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Sep 22, 2013
In this week’s Nameberry 9 names in the news blog, Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel wonders whether rules for baby naming would be a good or a bad thing. What do you think?
Sep 19, 2013
Anna Otto, creator of the always-interesting blog WaltzingMoreThanMatida.com, introduces us to the world of indigenous–or Aboriginal–Australian names.
Sep 17, 2013
Forget urban legends, never mind crazy celebrity baby names. What we want to hear are the most unusual names you’ve ever heard in real life.
Sep 17, 2013
Abby Sandel gets personal as she relates the story of her search through her family name history, discovering such treasures as Jupiter, Lane and Orwen.
Sep 15, 2013
This week Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel highlights the year’s best celebrity sibsets so far, from the classic (George, Philipe & Edward) to the creative (Aurora, Wynter & Holiday)..
Sep 11, 2013
Happy Classical Music Month! Let’s celebrate with some of the more distinctive composers’ first names–.Artemy, Muzio, Ottorino, anyone?
Sep 8, 2013
Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 names in the news is all pink and pretty this week, with appealing choices like Lydia and Lucy and Alba Violet.
Sep 3, 2013
As daring and magical as the feats they perform are these Cirque du Soleil-related names found by Brooke Cussans of Baby Name Pondering.
Sep 1, 2013
Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain classifies this week’s Nameberry 9 as Goldilocks names–modern classics for boys that are not too hot and not too cold, but just right.
Aug 27, 2013
Aimee Reneau Tafreshi put a lot of thought into choosing her daughter’s distinctive name–but not as much about how commonplace her nickname might be.
Aug 27, 2013
Let’s set name snobbery aside and celebrate the wonderfulness of the most popular baby names. Share your favorites from among America’s favorites.
Aug 25, 2013
It’s been a dramatic week for baby names in the news–from Cruz to Carmen to Shooter. Check out Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9.
Aug 21, 2013
Many people associate Neil Gaiman with the character name Coraline, but there are myriad others in his vast oeuvre, such as Yvaine, Japeth, Azazel and Auberon.
Aug 18, 2013
An amazing range of names in the Nameberry 9 by Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain this week, from Amy and Helene to Cairo and Everest.
Aug 14, 2013
Have you loved an unusual name forever only to find, now that you’re finally in a position to use it, that it’s become the trendy favorite of the moment? Here are some fresher choices that might take its place.
Aug 12, 2013
Crime-solving detectives are often eccentric and so, it turns out, are their names; here, for instance, are Hieronymous, Endeavor and Ebenezer.
Aug 12, 2013
The much anticipated 2012 England-Wales popularity list is here, topped by Amelia and Harry–and here’s our trusty UK correspondent, British Baby Names’ Eleanor Nickerson’s instant analysis.
Aug 7, 2013
Lovie and Dovie, Loyal and Royal were all on the popularity list of 1913. Those might not be so revivable, but there are many from a century ago that are.
Aug 6, 2013
Angel Thomas, known to us as Dantea, has come up with some interesting nature names we can pretty much guarantee you’ve never heard before–but might be interestingl enough to consider if you’re looking for the truly unusual.
Aug 4, 2013
They’re smart, sleek and sophisticated. Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names sees a refreshing wave of short, brisk girls’ names as an antidote to the frilly Victorians.
Aug 4, 2013
A is the most popular first initial for baby names, closely followed by E, with I and O up-and-coming. Abby Sandel surveys the most stylish vowel names in the news.
Jul 28, 2013
Some strong and unusual girl baby names make up Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 this week, from Rio to Rhythm, Antonella to Liv.
Jul 28, 2013
Michelle Shepherd-Barron, who blogs at whatiwaswearing, analyzes the difference in attitudes towards baby naming between the Brits and the Yanks. Do you Britberries agree?
Jul 25, 2013
Omnimom Lauren Apfel found naming her twins an entirely different exercise from naming her singletons–and delves into the identity issues involved.
Jul 22, 2013
These buttoned-up, serious boys’ names can sound both traditional and fresh. And many of them come packaged with cute nicknames that make them a lot more user-friendly.