Jun 5, 2013
Preppy boys’ names ending with S: Ames, Keats, and Yates
Abby Sandel of appellationmountain.net spots a new trendlet: preppy boys’ names that end in ‘s’, as in Eames, Yates and Keats.
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Jun 4, 2013
Fantasy Names From Eighties Movies
Brooke Cussans of Baby Name Pondering looks back at some favorite fantasy films of the 1980’s and comes up with a group of exotic name choices.
Jun 2, 2013
Addison, Juno and Jayne: Possible names for boys?
Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain looks at the changing trends and perceptions of baby names for boys.
May 30, 2013
Prepare Your Baby’s Nursery: Choosing a Bassinet and Crib
The team at Ready, Set, Baby offers advice on choosing the perfect crib or bassinet for your child, and tips towards a successful sleep regimen.
May 28, 2013
Give Me a Name with Swagger and Sass
Sure, the sweet, pretty names are nice enough, but when Suzi Catchpole of Australia’s Babyology was naming her three sons, she wanted names with serious attitude.
May 27, 2013
Springtime in Paris: A New Generation of French Names
The French names popular in Paris these days have moved far beyond old-school choices like Jacqueline and Jacques. These new choices sound exotic to us and may just be ready for export.
May 23, 2013
Prepare Your Baby’s Nursery
From Ready, Set, Baby! The Watch and Learn Guide to Your Baby’s First Year, here are valuable tips on how to plan a nursery that will be totally safe for your baby..
May 22, 2013
Memorable Memorial Day Names: Marcellus, Maxcy and Moonlight
For Memorial Day, we celebrate the names of gallant Civil War generals, from the Latinate Marcellus to the biblical Zebulon to word names like Strong and Speed and Zealous.
May 21, 2013
Joss Whedon’s World of Names
The Joss Whedon Universe is populated with characters with intriguing names–from Harmony to Echo to Serentiy. And here are some of the best, according to Sarah Douglas of Names4real..
May 20, 2013
Geek Chic: Names that wear glasses
Some baby names are so uncool they’re cool, like these geek chic names that wear heavy horn-rimmed glasses in the most fashionable way. PLUS: Read to the end of today’s blog to find out how to enter our new Nameberry Store contest — a fresh giveaway every day this week!
May 20, 2013
Cabbage Patch Kids Baby Names
Lots of people got into names via the birth certificates of their Cabbage Patch Kids. Here, guest blogger Alzora describes her memorable experience and invites you to share yours.
May 19, 2013
Way Off the Grid: Baby names Hera, Evening & Forever
From this week’s baby name news, some extremely unique, way off the grid choices, from Briseis to Melusine to Hera to Forever. Would you dare? And who did?
May 13, 2013
Unusual Baby Names: Top choices under the radar
Just below the new Top 1000 are dozens of wonderful names, some on the brink of wider popularity along with classics sailing toward extinction. Are your favorite baby names — or your own name! — among them?
May 12, 2013
Classic Baby Names: Where do they stand?
Do quiet classics like Phillip and Jane stand a chance against upstart invaders like Titan and Arya? Abby Sandel analyzes the standing of classic baby names on the new Top 1000.
May 12, 2013
A Letter to Jacob and Sophia
A Dad’s humorous hypothetical letter of apology to future bearers of the year’s most popular names, Sophia and Jacob.
May 7, 2013
Literary Character Surnames: Wentworth, Gatsby and Holmes
Kelli Brady of the blog NameFreak! finds baby name inspiration from the surnames of notable literary characters, from David Copperfield to Robinson Crusoe.
May 5, 2013
Wide-Ranging Baby Names: Fisher, Fletcher & Amalia
Wide-ranging baby names are featured in this week’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names, from Fletcher to Fisher to Carice to Catchen.
May 5, 2013
Baby Names Trend: I-Ending Girl Names To Keep An Eye On
Yes, a preponderance of girls’ names end in the vowel ‘A’, but there’s a new trend approaching for I-ending names as well.
Apr 28, 2013
Unusual Baby Names: Phaedra, Phoenix and Penna
From the sublime (Violet) to the ridiculous (Steve Martin’s jokey Conquistador), here are the most interesting entries in this week’s baby name news.
Apr 21, 2013
Classic Baby Names: New twists on old standards
Classic names are great–especially with a little twist to make them more distinctive.
Apr 15, 2013
X Marks the Middle Spot
X-starting baby names are too rare, and x-ending ones too familiar, but names with the letter x in the middle may be just right.
Apr 14, 2013
Boys’ Baby Names: They’re getting cooler all the time
Boys’ baby names are getting more interesting, creative and awesome all the time–and catching up with the girls’.
Apr 10, 2013
Historic Baby Names: Mothers and Fathers of Invention
Historic baby names of great inventors — from Theophlius to Temple to Hedy Lamarr.
Apr 7, 2013
Girl Baby Names: Plain and fancy, from Arya to Tess to Zetta
The intriguing variety of girl baby names, from the simple Tess to the exotic Zetta.
Apr 3, 2013
TV Baby Names: Granny names rejuvenated– Sophie, Sophia and Violet
Those Grandma names on yesterday’s TV shows are back–now on babies’ birth certificates.