Apr 13, 2015
Poetic Baby Names
We celebrate National Poetry Month with some poetic poets’ names–lyrical choices like Dove and Frost and Auden.
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Apr 13, 2015
We celebrate National Poetry Month with some poetic poets’ names–lyrical choices like Dove and Frost and Auden.
Apr 12, 2015
This week’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names are celebrity choices that are anything but weird–as in Reid, Randall, Theodore and Israel.
Apr 12, 2015
Direct from the capital of French fashion, guest blogger Nirit Sumeruk presents the chicest of the chic names–past and present.
Apr 9, 2015
Looking at spice names for babies, Angela Mastrodonato points out which ones are usable and which are no-nos.
Apr 8, 2015
March was the month in which Cate Blanchett chose the classic Edith, Vin Diesel honored his friend Paul Walker by naming his daughter Pauline, there were girl starbabies named Berlin and Ioni, and boys called Blues and Hutch.
Apr 7, 2015
Though this is written from an Australian point of view, Anna Otto has pinpointed a group of rare and interesting girls’ names from the 1940s, that are worth considering in other locales as well.
Apr 7, 2015
The NameSage deals this week with the name Peter, and the general question of name-teasing these days.
Apr 6, 2015
The month of March brought with it some great Nameberry birth announcements, from the sweet Paloma Rose and Thea Violet to the unique twins Camus Raphael and Kipling Angelo.
Apr 5, 2015
Quirky to say the least, this week’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names, includes Ioni, Rocket, Edan and Zot.
Apr 2, 2015
Guest blogger Kate Gunn’s adventures in baby naming–and what you might expect when you choose a ‘different’ name.
Apr 1, 2015
Nameberry’s newest feature–the debut of our weekly baby name advice column, The Name Sage, by Abby Sandel. Get ready to have your baby name questions resolved by our resident guru.
Mar 31, 2015
Relaxed and comfy down-home nickname names are on the rise in both the UK and the US–some of them quite surprising. Angela Mastrodonato explains.
Mar 29, 2015
Perfectly pretty P-names for girls are featured in the Nameberry 9 this week–including Primrose, Philomena, Poppy andPippa
Mar 29, 2015
Although it’s been said that a rose is a rose is a rose, there is a range of interesting names for the different varieties. Guest blogger Joanna Walker looks into the naming of roses.
Mar 26, 2015
There are several spelling variations of the classic Katherine and it’s fascinating to follow Kelli Brady’s tracking of how they have alternated over time.
Mar 25, 2015
Like brother Alexander, Alexandra has sparked a galaxy of girls’ name, from Alexis to Lexie to Sasha.
Mar 23, 2015
The classic Greek name Alexander has spawned countless international variations and nicknames, from Alex to Zander to Sasha.
Mar 22, 2015
The latest batch of Nameberry names in the news are rich in significance–as in Sistine, Bohdi, Shalom.
Mar 22, 2015
What factors come into play when you have to pick names for multiple children? Guest blogger Kate, speaking from experience, offers her rules of selection.
Mar 19, 2015
Have you noticed all the grown-up TV characters with trendy baby names–and vice versa?? In this humorous piece, Nick Turner gives ample evidence of the disconnect.
Mar 18, 2015
A selection of more unusual Knights of the Round Table names that move beyond Arthur, Lancelot, Percival and Elaine.
Mar 17, 2015
From Urban to Mainstream to Hippie to Unaffected– Shauna Carlson finds four ways to look at hipster names.
Mar 16, 2015
There are probably as many or more baby Liams in Copenhagen than there are in Cork. Baby names have gone international–big time!
Mar 15, 2015
The childhood favorite of so many girls over the decades, ‘Anne of Green Gables’ has some inspiring names, from Valentine to Marilla to Jem.
Mar 15, 2015
Abby Sandel looks at nine vintage names that have been rediscovered by celebs, leading to their new popularity.