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Jul 17, 2013
The international pantheon of illustrious architects of the past and present provides a great assemblage of unusual possibilities–names like Renzo and Inigo and Eero and Sullivan.
Jul 16, 2013
Elisabeth Wilborn of You Can’t Call it “it” has some issues with certain kinds of kreeatif spellings. Do you agree with her? Would you go for Kaylie or Kayleigh?
Jul 14, 2013
Sometimes choosing a baby name doesn’t get any easier as you go along, as Debra Liese discovered when it came time to find the perfect one for her third child.
Jul 14, 2013
As we anxiously anticipate the royal proclamation, Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel fills us in on other baby name news of the past week–including such celeb choices as Cricket and Rocket–and a tribute to the Pope.
Jul 9, 2013
They were Golden Girl names not so long ago, but Brooke Cussans thinks most of them are ready for a comeback–and some of them have returned already.
Jul 9, 2013
What’s it like to have an unusual name? Guest bloigger Shanti Knight shares her experiences–both positive and negative– of having a name whose ethnicity is not her own. Do you have an unusual name? Would you/did you give one to your child, especially one from another culture?
Jul 7, 2013
Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names offers her vision of mid-century bad boys’ names that have a poetic edge. Do you agree? Are there others you think would fit the category?
Jul 6, 2013
Can names be a shortcut to making judgments about people? And can you rely on those judgments as accurate? Abby Sandel looks at the controversy around baby name snobbery swirling in Britain and beyond.
Jul 2, 2013
It’s here! The second Quarterly Report of 2013, with all the gorgeous names chosen by Berries in the past three months–from Agatha Wren to Augustus Zain.
Jul 2, 2013
Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel gives you ten solid reasons to embrace (and not be so quick to reject) unusual names. See if you agree.
Jun 30, 2013
In this week’s Nameberry 9, Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel focuses on the latest uber-creative choices for girls–Djena, Maiselle and Sterling.
Jun 26, 2013
If you’re looking for an unusual name for your baby, you might have missed some that seem familiar, yet were given to fewer to a very small number of kids across the country, says Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names. Flora, anyone? Remy or Ramona?
Jun 26, 2013
Which of the celebrity baby names have had the strongest and most lasting influence? Violet? Mason? Maddox? Has this connection made you like the name more–or less?
Jun 25, 2013
Anna Otto of waltzingmorethanmatilda.com scans the night sky for the best names of stars and constellations. But which of them do you think would be usable for a baby?
Jun 24, 2013
These 50+ baby names are as close to unique as we can find: Each was given to only five children last year. Might one be right for your own unique child?
Jun 23, 2013
For this week’s Nameberry 9, Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain has no problem finding a full complement of outlandish names. Not only North West, but Buttercup, Cisco, Quinoa and more.
Jun 19, 2013
Anna Otto, of the Australian name blog Waltzing More Than Matilda, shares some of her most recent name discoveries, which are drawn from a wide variety of cultures.
Jun 18, 2013
If you’re looking for a color name beyond Violet, Scarlett and Blue, Berry Juice blogger Dantea has come up with some truly unusual choices, from Aero to Xanthene.
Jun 17, 2013
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West became the parents of a newborn baby girl on Saturday, and the world is waiting for the announcement of the new K name. Will it be Kai or Klementine or how about Kadasha? We’ve got some hot ideas.
Jun 16, 2013
In Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 names in the news this week, such interesting options as Poppy and Persia and Berlin.
Jun 16, 2013
Nameberry’s own Hannah Tenison provides lots of baby name inspiration via the movie directors of Golden Age Hollywood, including such examples as Capra, Conway and Corrigan.
Jun 11, 2013
In her wonderful essay, Lauren Apfel, aka omnimom, relates the rich history behind the naming of each of her four kids–Oliver, Phoebe, Leo and Jasper.
Jun 10, 2013
If you like the idea of a literary name for your child, Brooke Cussans of Baby Name Pondering suggests that you don’t have to be limited to the names of favorite authors or characters: you can use evocative word names associated with books and reading..
Jun 9, 2013
Why do we pick the names we do? New research credits age, education, even politics. And in other baby name news, Snooki is unmasked as a name nerd.
Jun 5, 2013
TV shows can sometimes provide creative inspiration–as in such current examples as Aria, Arya and Artemis.