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.
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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 29, 2013
Halloween Baby Names: Creepy Names that (mostly) survived horror movies
Some horror movie character names have been more tainted than others–which of these do you think have survived their ghoulish associations?
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 27, 2013
Halloween Baby Names: Greatest Ghost Names– Araminta, Caspar and Claudia
Ghostly names from Araminta to Linnet to Simon, summoned up by K. M. Sheard.
Oct 24, 2013
Halloween Baby Names: Scary mythological creatures Griffin, Phoenix and Faun
Here’s the first of our three Halloween Berry Juice blogs–Brooke Cussans on some awesome mythological creature names.
Oct 24, 2013
Unpopular Names: Which ugly ducklings grow up to be swans?
Historically, the least popular names in the U.S. include Arabella and Miley, Jason and Sebastian down at the bottom of the barrel with Spurgeon and Icy. Which of today’s ugly ducklings will become tomorrow’s swans?
Oct 23, 2013
Nickname Names: How did Henry get to Hank?
In which we try to unravel the sometimes circuitous paths taken by classic names to their nicknames, as in Charles to Chuck and Henry to Hank.
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?
Oct 17, 2013
Confessions of a Name Snob
Let’s face it–a lot of us, in our own ways, are baby name snobs. Lauren Apfel of omnimom.net describes her particular symptoms. What are yours?
Oct 16, 2013
Unisex Names 2013: The top 20 (so far)
There’s a new Number 1 on our list of names that can be used for both girls and boys, and it’s one of the most appealing of the bunch. (And no, it’s not North, but we have news on that too.)
Oct 14, 2013
Most Popular Girls’ Names of 2013….so far
With three-quarters of 2013 behind us — can you believe it? — we see Imogen widening her lead over Charlotte as the Number 1 girls’ name on Nameberry. Here’s what’s hottest among our 100 most -searched girls’ names. Guess Number 101 and win a fabulous prize!
Oct 13, 2013
Meanings of Names: Ever hear of Homophony?
K. M Sheard of Nook of Names describes an approach to naming that dates back to the time of Adam and Eve.
Oct 13, 2013
Trendy Names in the News: Maceo, Azura, and Knox:
As in everything else, styles in baby names change too; this week in her Nameberry 9 newsiest names, Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel points to possible trends represented by this week’s new entries.
Oct 8, 2013
How Hating My Name Made Me a Better Namer
Growing up with a name she hated made Yona Zeldis McDonough think verrrry carefully when it came to naming her children and the characters in her books.
Oct 8, 2013
Newest Boy Babyberries: The 3rd Quarterly Report of 2013, from Alaric to Zion
Today we have the boys’ half of the Quarterly Report–again a feast of fabulous names–unusual choices as well as most popular Liam, Milo, Oliver and Walter.
Oct 7, 2013
Newest Girl Babyberries: The 3rd Quarterly Report of 2013, from Ada to Xanthe
The new Nameberry Quarterly Report of recently arrived babyberries is the biggest and best yet–and first of all, here come the girls! Classics like Alice and Annabel, newer names like Wildflower and Everdeen. Stay turned for the boys and the multiples to follow.
Oct 6, 2013
Dominic and Ellis, Elijah and Daxel: Great D and E Names in the News
In this week’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names, Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel focuses on some novel names like Daxel, Dekker and Endellion, as well as golden oldies Della and Elsie.
Oct 6, 2013
The Fitzes: Beyond Mr. Darcy, F. Scott and JFK
Fitzgerald and short form Fitz have recently come onto the radar via the presidential character in ‘Scandal’. Kelli Brady of NameFreak! takes a look here at the whole range of Fitzes.
Oct 3, 2013
The Blooming of Lily
Nook of Names’ K. M. Sheard traces the ups and downs of the name Lily, and its surprising origins– which have nothing to do with the flower.
Sep 30, 2013
Best Boys’ Names: 10 stylish selections
From our new book “The Nameberry Guide to the Best Baby Names for Boys” comes this group of top stylish names. These boys’ names combine freshness, quality, and broad appeal.
Sep 29, 2013
Jack, Jackson & Theodore: Who says it’s tough to name a boy?
Finding a good boy’s name is a lot easier today than it once was, says Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain, as she scans the newsiest names of the week for her Nameberry 9 feature, thus launching our week of boy name blogs, to commemorate our new “Nameberry Best Baby Names for Boys” eBook..
Sep 25, 2013
New TV Character Baby Names: Is Aylee the next Arya?
We’re being inundated with a slew of brand new TV shows. Yeah, but how baby-usable are their characters’ names? Davina? Duncan? Dash?
Sep 24, 2013
Animal Baby Names: Rare specimens
Brocken, Zebrule, Cabrilla–these and more unusual names of unusual animals and birds suggested by Dantea for inclusion into the menagerie of baby names.
Sep 22, 2013
Tasty Baby Names: Food possibilities from Romaine to Kale to Clementine
Aimee Reneau Tafreshi takes us on a trip through the market to discover some highly unusual food-related name possibilities, such as Pinto, Sorrel and Romaine.