Jan 26, 2014
Winter Olympic Baby Names: Part 2–The Boys
Now here come the Olympic hopeful boys’ names competing for popularity–from Leif to Lowell to Joss. Who gets your vote?
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Jan 26, 2014
Anything Goes for Girls: Apple, Willow, Mia, and Cai
A wide variety of girls’ names in this week’s Nameberry 9, from the royal Mia Grace to the next Disney princess, Moana.
Jan 23, 2014
Winter Olympics Baby Names–Part 1, The Girls
Tara Ryazansky scans the roster of US Olympic hopefuls to produce a list of intriguing girls’ names, from Annelies to Summer and Sugar.
Jan 20, 2014
Oscar-Nominated Names: Time to cast your ballots
Here are our picks as candidates for Best Oscar-Nominee Name of the year. Who would you vote for? Celestine? Crispin? Wylie?
Jan 19, 2014
In Favor of Fitting In: Harper, Haven and Hudson
Abby Sandel takes a fresh look at the eternal fitting in/standing out divide as she analyzes this week’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names.
Jan 12, 2014
Rock Star Names: How to create a superstar stage name
How would you go about creating a pop star persona for yourself? Here are five sure-fire methods, courtesy of Brooke Cussans. (And you guess who’s in the illustration–before she took on her now-famous name?)
Jan 12, 2014
The New Everyboy Names: Emmett, River, and Axel
Abby Sandel explores some of the newer options in the widening world of acceptable names for boys in her Nameberry 9 newsiest names this week, options like Jasper and River and Axel.
Jan 8, 2014
Golden Globes Names: Who’s the best named nominee?
Who or what is the best named Golden Globes-nominated actor or picture? Philomena? Tatiana? Joaquin? Oscar?
Jan 5, 2014
Noun Names for the New Year: Dahlia, Deacon, Dior and Velvet
Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names this week includes word names like Deacon and Zephry and Crimson and brand name Dior. How do you feel about this genre?
Dec 29, 2013
Jagger, Bear, and Lucy Diamond: Fierce and Fanciful Baby Names in the News
Sime wild and wooly celebrity names in Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 this week, including Kate Winslet’s baby Bear.
Dec 15, 2013
Boys Baby Names: The viable and the verboten
Finding the right baby name for a boy can be a challenge–where do you stand on the line between conservative and adventurous? Abby Sandel presents nine recent celebrity choices that fall mostly in the middle.
Dec 11, 2013
Best Starbaby Names of 2013: Scout, Sage and McCartney
Here are the Nameberry Picks of the best celebrity baby names of 2013–from Beatrix Belle to Valor.
Dec 8, 2013
Baby Name Inspiration: Naia, Noa, and Jett
Baby name inspiration can come from an infinite variety of sources–including family and popular culture– as Abby Sandel demonstrates in this week’s Nameberry 9.
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 26, 2013
Doctor Who Baby Names: Classic Christopher to quirky Capaldi
There’s been much hullabaloo over the fiftieth anniversary of Dr. Who. Brooke Cussans looks at the names of all the portrayers of the Doctor over the years.
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 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
40+ Neglected Namesake Names–Girls Edition
Here are 40+ quirky, quaint girls’ name, all honoring worthy women of the past–from Albion and Alzina to Zelia and Zilpha.
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 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 3, 2013
Unexpected Names for Girls: Edelweiss, Marceline, and Cee Cee
Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel has found some names you’ve never heard before for this week’s Nameberry 9–Winsome? Edelweiss? Allifair? wdyt?
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…
Oct 27, 2013
Mavi, Capri, and Rockwell: Novel Names in the News
Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel finds some evidence of how names evolve in this week’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names–from Atticus to Capri to Zoey.;
Oct 20, 2013
True Classic, New Classic: Joseph, Josephine and Cleopatra
Abby Sandel of AppellationMountain.net defines classics and near classics via this week’s nine newsiest names. What’s your definition?