Feb 4, 2011
Super Name Sunday: Names From Super Bowl XLV
Is there a football game on this Sunday? Gee, we were more interested in the players’ names.
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Jan 30, 2011
Oscar Nominee Names: Nameberry Week in Review
Juicy names from the Oscar nominations announced this week–like Laser and Jem–plus Coco and Morocco and other new starbabies.
Jan 27, 2011
Nameberry Picks: 12 Best Photo Names
Baby name possibilities from the annals of photography–Ansel to Walker.
Jan 24, 2011
Nameberry Week in Review: January 16-24
Nameberry news of the week, from here, there and everywhere, as reported by Abby Sandel.
Jan 18, 2011
Freckle-Faced Names: Polly, Peggy & Penny
Some of these retro nickname names haven’t been heard from for a century or more, but are they cute and peppy enough to bounce back?
Jan 17, 2011
Nameberry Week in Review: Debut issue
The latest news in the world of baby names, brought to you each Monday by Abby Sandel.
Dec 16, 2010
Artsy Baby Names: Jackson, Jasper & Julian
A gallery guide to creative modern artists’ names, as varied and vibrant as their work itself.
Nov 10, 2010
When’s the best time to announce baby’s name?
Is it better to tell the world your baby’s name sooner or later?
Oct 29, 2010
Werewolf Names
In celebration of Halloween, we turn our attention to a ghoulish new source of baby name inspiration. Goodbye, vampires; hello, werewolves and your furry names.
Oct 25, 2010
Matt Damon Baby Name Contest: And the winner is…
Of the over 200 people who entered, one got it right! Welcome, Stella Zavala Damon, and congratulations, Stephanie Bailey!
Oct 21, 2010
Midcentury Nickname Names: Buster and Buddy are back
The sudden reemergence of Buster and Buddy, Sonny and Junior.
Oct 12, 2010
New Nameberry Contest! Guess the Matt Damon Baby Name
Matt and Luciana Damon’s fourth daughter will be born any minute now. Will she have a Latinate name like her sisters Alexia, Isabella, and Gia? Or something more surprising? Guess the new baby’s name and win a full set of signed baby name books.
Sep 17, 2010
Antiquarian Names: Colonial craftsmen names
A hand-crafted list of Early American craftsmen’s first names — Hercules, Marinus, Reverdy, anyone?
Sep 7, 2010
Italian names: From La Dolce Vita and beyond
Mariella and Serenella, Alfio and Livio–fresh choices from iconic Italian films.
Sep 3, 2010
French Names: New Wave Classics
Alluring names from Breathless, Jules et Jim, and other timeless French Nouvelle Vague films.
Aug 23, 2010
TV Character Names: So what’s new?
New names on the tube, from Auggie to Sookie to Temperance to Ziva.
Aug 17, 2010
Bizarre Baby Names: Do celebs have them in their DNA?
Oddball baby names seem to run all in the family for the Baldwin boys, the Jackson 10, the Zappas, the Carradines, the Coppolas et al.
Aug 11, 2010
Jazzy Baby Names: Miles, Mose & Mabel
Naming inspiration from the checklist of jazz greats
Aug 9, 2010
Naming Literary Characters: One author’s advice
A best-selling crime novelist describes his naming process (and how he’s been helped by nameberry)
Jul 27, 2010
Rock Star Baby Names: From Ace to Zuma
Can you tell a Barenaked Ladies baby name from a Coldplay choice?
Jul 23, 2010
The Fastest-Rising Names in the UK
Which baby names are British parents searching most often? From Florence to Frankie to Jenson, the list is very different from Nameberry's own.
Jul 19, 2010
Baby Jock Names: 25 surprising sports star choices
Some intriguing athlete names from Aurealius to Early to Zebulon
Jul 16, 2010
John Today, Gianni Tomorrow
With longtime favorite John fading away, what new variations will take its place?
Jul 12, 2010
Spy Girl Names: Real life femmes fatales
Mysterious and evocative cloak-and-dagger girls’ names.