Dec 2, 2013
New Babyberry Report for November: Ruby, Rory and Rowdy
A bumper crop of beautifully named babyberries arrived last month, from Alice to Alonzo, Vivienne to Viggo. Here’s the full Monthly Report.
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Dec 1, 2013
Picture Perfect Names: Saffron Rose and Dashiell Ford
Finding the formula for achieving the perfect balance of first and middle names is a lot like solving a puzzle–and the subject of Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 this week.
Dec 1, 2013
Predicting 2014 Starbaby Names, Part 2
Tara Ryazansky is back with name predictions for another set of celebs expecting in 2014, and hoping you’ll matcher yours to hers.
Nov 28, 2013
Happy St. Andrew’s Day: Scottish names for the Scottish national day
It’s St. Andrew’s Day, the Scottish equivalent of St. Patrick’s Day, so have a look at K. M. Sheard’s pick of her favorite unusual names from Scotland.
Nov 26, 2013
The family name you’re NOT going to pass down…
Whether it’s a name you like but a relative you don’t or a family name you simply can’t abide, which ancestral monikers are you planning NOT to pass down to your children?
Nov 24, 2013
Sweet Spot Names: Lincoln, Clara, and Callie
In between the extreme and the ho-hum, Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 this week features names that hit the sweet spot.
Nov 21, 2013
Baby Names from Books: 6 choice choices for boys
Six great literary names from the blue column this week, thanks to Anna Otto of Waltzing More Than Matilda. Which is your favorite?
Nov 20, 2013
The Newest Names on Nameberry
Our 16 newest names include word names and nicknames, international imports and mythological revivals. How many have you heard before?
Nov 19, 2013
Just one more baby (name)
Wherever you are in your family planning, we want you to imagine that you’re going to have just one (more) baby.. What name would you choose, and why?
Nov 18, 2013
40+ Neglected Namesake Names–Boys’ edition
Today we serve up 40+ unusual names for boys, all with the plus of honoring notable figures from the past–from Adlai to Lemon to Zebulon..
Nov 17, 2013
Baby Names from Books: 6 choice choices for girls
Anna Otto of WaltzingMoreThanMatilda delves deeply into the backstories of six fictional favorites.
Nov 17, 2013
Pop Culture Names: Cora, Aurora and Devora
In this week’s Nameberry 9, Abby Sandel finds unusual names in movie, TV and theater cast and character lists, from Cora to Aurora to Buttercup and Briar.
Nov 14, 2013
Stephen King Names: Abra, Malachi and Gage
You don’t have to be scared of Tara Ryazansky’s Stephen King baby names–most of them are perfectly usable.
Nov 12, 2013
100 Top Word Names of 2012: Hunter, Hope–and Henry?
As guest blogger Nephele demonstrates here, not all word names give away their identities as such–as in Martin, Morgan and Maya. It’s fun to see the sometimes surprising dictionary definitions of these names.
Nov 12, 2013
Nominate your favorite and win!
We’ve got a great new feature on Nameberry, which suggests other names you might like based on the ratings of your fellow berries. Nominate your favorite name set for a chance to win one of our gorgeous botanical prints.
Nov 11, 2013
Nickname Names for Boys
Why name a baby Jacob if you only want to call him Jake? An increasing number of parents are asking just that, and putting nickname names on the birth certificate for their sons.
Nov 10, 2013
Name Days and New Names: Valor, Rigby, and Ripken
Elm, Valor and Isabelline are some of the unique names in this week’s Nameberry 9–along with some of Abby Sandel’s thoughts on Name Days.
Nov 10, 2013
Georgian Girls Names: Alethea, Augusta and Jane
Teenberry Haley Sedgwick is particularly partial to the elegance of Georgian names, and here are her favorites. What are yours?
Nov 7, 2013
Predicting Starbaby Names of 2014
Coming attractions of several of next year’s starbabies have been announced, and Tara Ryanzansky goes out on a limb predicting what their names might be. You’re hereby invited to join in and add your prognostications.
Nov 7, 2013
Unusual Girls’ Names: 100 excellent choices
Looking for a girls’ name that’s cool, unusual….and wonderful? Then have we got a list for you: 100 excellent choices each given to only ten (or fewer) baby girls last year.
Nov 5, 2013
What are you favorite unusable names?
Siobhan is too hard to pronounce and Aristotle too much to live up to, Icarus would be called Icky and Lucifer is just the devil. What names do you love that can never be used?
Nov 4, 2013
Monthly Babyberry Report for October–Oslo, Ozias and Verona Mae
Here’s our new Monthly Report on the babyberries announced in October–Verona! Ozias! Olso!
Nov 3, 2013
German Names With Flair: Fritz, Lorelei, and Otto
Her last name is misleading: Berry Juice blogger Angela Mastrodonato is of German descent. Here she offers a wide selection of attractive names that contradict that culture’s somewhat stodgy reputation.
Oct 31, 2013
Jersey Boys and Girls: Trenton, Edison and Elizabeth
Denise K. Potter wants a little respect for her home state–and for all the great baby names you can find living there.
Oct 30, 2013
Nameberry Picks: 14 jazziest jazz singers’ names
These legendary jazz singers definitely add some pizzazz to their names–we’re thinking Ella, Etta, Esperanza…and more…