Aug 17, 2014
Modern Girls’ Names: Zhuri, Marlowe, and Vale
Is there a sea change in the way girl babies are being named? Abby Sandel fills us in here about what’s behind the emerging modern choices.
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Aug 17, 2014
Literary Namesakes: Last names first
Guest bloger Jackie of namesplash serves up a massively comprehensive menu of author surname possibilities, from Alcott to Yeats. Which do you like? Any to add?
Aug 13, 2014
Place Name Picks: State your State favorites
Georgia, Carolina, Virginia: here are the Nameberry Picks of best State names in the Union.
Aug 12, 2014
Which Names Do You Wish You Were Brave Enough To Use?
You love it. You long for it. But this is one baby name you’re afraid you’re just not brave enough to use.
Aug 11, 2014
Boys’ Names 2014: New guys on the block
Short, strong, and barely heard a generation ago, these are not your father’s or grandfather’s baby names.
Aug 10, 2014
Cheesy Name Choices – From Colby to Winnimere
Brooke Cussans scans the cheese case to find some interesting possibilities–such as Kiri and Colby–which don’t sound cheesy at all.
Aug 7, 2014
Welsh Nickname Names: Iolo, Betsan and Llio
A whole new world of intriguing nickname names from Wales opens up to us here, thanks to Eleanor Nickerson. Gwenno, anyone?
Aug 6, 2014
July Celebrity Baby Names: Maya, Meilani & Myllena
A wide variety of starbaby names appeared on the marquee in the month of July; here’s the full report from CaraMichelle.
Aug 5, 2014
What Names Are Ripe for Revival?
Nameberry is full of wonderful old baby names just waiting to be rediscovered. Which do you nominate as ripest for revival?
Aug 5, 2014
Upper-Class Baby Names: Aussie style
Anna Otto analyzes the sometimes tricky concept of class in baby names from her Australian perspective. Wdyt? Do her assessments apply to the US as well? Do you think there are upper and lower-class names?
Aug 4, 2014
July Babyberries: Asa & Augusta & Atticus
Our babyberry announcements for July–a variety of fabulous choices, from Antoinette to Zora, Augustine to Quentin.
Aug 3, 2014
The #1 Baby Names: How popular are they?
How many usages does it take to bring a baby name to the top spot? Kelli Brady shows how drastically that number has decreased over time. (Or why you know so many grown Jennifers and no baby Noahs.)
Aug 3, 2014
Starbaby News: The Jagger Dynasty, gender-bending and more
In Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 this week: Mick Jagger becomes a grandfather AND a great-grandfather, a Lion lands in the middle spot, and Ezra is used for a girl!
Jul 31, 2014
Color Names for Boys: Why not?
Did you know that pink used to be reserved for boys and blue for girls? Lots of interesting ideas here from Nick Turner on the subject of color names for boys.
Jul 30, 2014
Notable Names of August: Poppy and Peridot
Here comes August! Denise Potter finds some notable names to celebrate this month –including those of Roman emperors, Arctic explorers and jazz musicians.
Jul 29, 2014
Black Baby Names: African-American traditions
Guest blogger Elisabeth Waugaman looks at the history of African-American names, and in particular at the influence of slavery.
Jul 28, 2014
22 Secret Shakespeare Names: From Angus to Varro
Are you a Shakespeare buff but wouldn’t want to name your baby Othello or Ophelia? Here are 22 names of characters that don’t immediately call the Bard to mind.
Jul 27, 2014
Names From an Art Dynasty: Raffaelle, Rembrandt and Rubens Peale
Unique in art history, this family of artists–the Peales– used other great artists of the past as namesakes for their children.
Jul 24, 2014
Ancient Place Names: Alalia, Salona and Thessaly
There’s a certain romance to ancient place names…Alalia, Illyria, Thessaly…and Eleanor Nickerson has found some great ones.
Jul 23, 2014
Baby Names LESS Popular Than They Seem
If you’re shying away from these baby names because you believe they’re too popular, maybe you owe them a second look.
Jul 22, 2014
Predicting a Starbaby Name: A sibling for Lincoln
After you name you first girl Lincoln, where do you go from there for your next baby? Tara Ryazansky has some suggestions and asks for yours.
Jul 22, 2014
What name do you just not get?
Other people love it and you don’t. Or you find it wonderful and can’t understand why the world doesn’t agree. What name do you just not get?
Jul 21, 2014
The Trendy ‘ett’ Boys–from Beckett to Bennett to Jett
Have you noticed the sudden raft of boys’ names ending in ‘ett’–Beckett, Emmett, Everett–climbing on the popularity lists?
Jul 20, 2014
Naming Baby Number Two
Abby Sandel explores the complications that can arise when naming a second child. Do siblings’ names have to match?
Jul 20, 2014
French Names: From Lilou to Lazare
On a sojourn in France, K. M. Sheard gathered some interesting names–traditional French examples, more modern choices, and a few popular imports from other countries.