Jun 22, 2014
What makes a name a name?
Some things to really ponder in Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 column this week. Like when does a word become a real name? Aviatrix, for example.
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Jun 22, 2014
Place Names for Babies: Malaysia’s Hot, Argentina Only Warmish
Place names are among the hottest baby names, and now the website Swimmingly shows us just how hot many country names are when it comes to being translated for babies.
Jun 19, 2014
Baby Names that Bridge Generations: Allison and Kyle
Angela Mastrodonato looks at generation-bridging names: names that would fit both mom and baby, such as Natalie, Allison and Kyle.
Jun 17, 2014
Auto Pioneer Baby Names: Ford, Nash, Hudson & Tucker
Automotive history provides Nick Turner with some great name inspiration to share–such as Tucker, Hudson, Nash, and Maxwell.
Jun 16, 2014
Unusual Vintage Names: Which might come back?
Once in the Top 200, these names have fallen off the list completely. Which ones deserve to be revived? Otis? Viola? Freddie? Cast your votes!
Jun 15, 2014
Great Expectations Baby Names: Constantine, River & Royal Reign
Ultra-aspriational names rule on Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 this week, with celebrity choices Royal Reign, Pieta, Constantine, and Win.
Jun 15, 2014
World Cup Baby Names: Thiago, Memphis & Jozy
Maya Reyes-Solano looks at some of the interesting international names representing their countries in the current World Cup games, from Alessio too Xabi.
Jun 11, 2014
Short, Simple, Chic Baby Names
The chicest names in Europe are not the elaborate and obscure but short, simple, familiar names like these easy choices for both boys and girls.
Jun 10, 2014
Baby Name Backlash: When your kid hates her name…
What to do when your daughter hates the name you lovingly chose for her? Mom Tara Wood is just waiting it out.
Jun 9, 2014
New Starbabies born in May: A Future, a Mercy, and two Rivers
This month’s new celebrity baby names range from Bruce Willis’s Evelyn to Kristin Cavallari’s Jaxon to Ciara and Future’s Future.
Jun 8, 2014
Popular Baby Name Sounds: Oliver, Leonor and Aria
In this week’s Nameberry 9 Newsiest Names, Abby Sandel adds the sounds of names to baby naming considerations, Do your favorites share sounds?
Jun 5, 2014
Medievalizing a Name: Elizabeth to Elisende
Want to de-modernize one of the Top 10 girls’ names? Abby Sandel offers some historic suggestions from the Middle Ages.
Jun 4, 2014
Babyberry Report for May: Hetty, Sullivan and Moon
An intriguing variety of birth announcements on Nameberry last month, from Amelie and Atticus to Roman and Ramona to Poet and Petra.
Jun 3, 2014
Unisex Baby Names: the new entries for 2013
Only a limited number of names entered the charts this year for both boys and girls. Brooke Cussans elucidates.
Jun 2, 2014
Notable Names of June: Judy, Audie and Pearl
Denise Potter looks back through history to find notable names tied to the month of June, from ancient Rome to recent Hollywood.
Jun 1, 2014
Imaginative Names for Girls: Aurora, Angelou, and Elle
Names from movies and myth, a tribute to a powerful poet…all feature in Abby Sandel’s 9 Newsiest Names of the Week.
May 29, 2014
Best Names Given to Only 5 Babies in 2013
Here are Dantea’s picks for the best names given to the fewest recorded numbers of babies What are yours?
May 27, 2014
Girls’ Name Hazel: Will a new movie make her the next Jennifer?
In the 70s, “Love Story” shot the name Jennifer into the stratosphere; Nick Turner wonders if “The Fault in Our Stars” could do the same for the already ascending Hazel.
May 25, 2014
Alijah Mary and Future Zahir: New Sources for Meaningful Names
There are a variety of new ways going far beyond Junior to honor a loved one, as seen in Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 newest names this week. Have you found one?
May 21, 2014
Memorial Day Names 2014: 15 great Civil War hero names
Looking back on this Memorial Day to salute some of the historic, mostly heroic, Civil War generals–with names like Jubal, Zealous and Speed. Happy Memorial Day weekend!
May 19, 2014
2013 Baby Names: The state of the States’ popularity
Yes, Noah was Number 1 across the land, but only in top place in three states. And Aria, Serenity, Jace and Gavin were Top 10 names…somewhere. Here, some of the more surprising State statistics.
May 18, 2014
Nile: Yes, Like The River
Her parents gave guest blogger Nile Cappello her unusual name–and she’s been grateful to them ever since. If you have one, how do you feel about your unusual name?
May 18, 2014
Unexpected Baby Names in the News: Buster, Neal and Finola
In this week’s Nameberry 9 Names in the News, Abby Sandel spots some unexpected choices, from Pepper to Paisley, Atlas to Apple.
May 15, 2014
Pairing Up the Most Unpopular Names of the Past: Orange & Leafy
Arika Okrent takes a look at the lower depths of the pop lists from 1880 to 1932, and makes some fascinatingly eccentric finds, pairing them into such couples as Orange and Leafy, and Okey and Erie.
May 11, 2014
Celebs Embrace Popular Names: Jaxon, Maxim, and Evelyn
Celebrities–they’re just like us–and plenty of them choose the same popular names that we do, as shown in Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 this week.