Jan 23, 2014
Winter Olympics Baby Names–Part 1, The Girls
Tara Ryazansky scans the roster of US Olympic hopefuls to produce a list of intriguing girls’ names, from Annelies to Summer and Sugar.
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Jan 21, 2014
Invented Names Past and Present: From Vanessa to Iridessa
Some names that sound like they've been around forever were actually the inventions of authors for their literary works; Angela Mastrodonato provides plenty of examples, from Clea to Vanessa, as well as some recent ones that might become established choices in the future.
Jan 16, 2014
Disney Princess Names: How influential are they really?
We’ve all assumed that Disney Princess names have had a powerful influence on baby names–but Abby Sandel puts that theory to the test, with surprising results.
Jan 14, 2014
Boys’ and Girls’ Names–and the size of their sounds
Psychology professor Mark van Vugt has some interesting theories on gender differences embedded in the sounds of names.
Jan 12, 2014
Rock Star Names: How to create a superstar stage name
How would you go about creating a pop star persona for yourself? Here are five sure-fire methods, courtesy of Brooke Cussans. (And you guess who’s in the illustration–before she took on her now-famous name?)
Jan 9, 2014
Pregnancy & Parenting: Great Grammy-Nominated Music for Kids
Looking for some great music for your kids? These albums are both entertaining and empowering–and they’ve all been nominated for a Grammy!
Jan 7, 2014
Color Baby Names: A synesthete’s slant on the auras of names
Do you see a color or texture when you hear a name? You might have synesthesia, as today’s guest blogger Shannon explains.
Jan 5, 2014
Twelfth Night Names: From Airi to Wren
What names do partridges and pear trees bring to mind? K. M. Sheard of the blog and book “Nook of Names” has some imaginative, free-associative, Twelfth Night ideas.
Jan 2, 2014
Do The Next Big Names Appear In Pottery Barn Catalogs?
There’s long been talk about the Pottery Barn catalog names being trend-predictors. Now Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names gives a brilliant analysis of why this may or may not be so.
Dec 31, 2013
Honoring a Loved One Whose Name You Don’t Love
You’d love to name your baby after a dear relative, friend or ancestor, but just can’t get on board with their actual name? Here’s some practical advice on how to work around the dilemma.
Dec 29, 2013
Doctor Who Names, Part 2–Companion Names: Ace, Tegan and Sarah Jane
Brooke Cussans follows up her blog on the actor portrayers of Dr. Who with one on the interesting names of the Doctor’s companions–as in Leela, Tegan and Romana.
Dec 24, 2013
French Baby Names: Trends and Predictions 2014
Our French correspondent, Stéphanie Rapoport, presents her annual predictions of popular names for the next year. AT the top of her list:: the not-especially-Gallic Emma and Nathan.
Dec 22, 2013
Does This Name Make Me Look Old?
What’s more aging than gray hair or wrinkles? A name that’s not Jone, Joni, JoAne, or Jo but old school Joan.
Dec 19, 2013
Winter Solstice Names: Odin, Demeter and Ivy
It’s the WInter Solstice, and Dantea–aka Angel Thomas–takes the occasion to introduce us to some relevant choices from the plant and pagan deity worlds.
Dec 15, 2013
A Teenberry Name Nerd’s Path to Enlightenment
UK teenberry Josie (whirligig) Crocker traces her name progression from Jessyca to Wren–in other words pre- and post-Nameberry.
Dec 12, 2013
Buried Treasures: Vintage names from lost New England towns
Angela Mastrodonato uncovers some names that were lost with four New England towns in the 1930s–such as Clementina, Marietta, Cyprian, Lowell and Lucius.
Dec 10, 2013
The Story of O Names: Then and Now
How have names starting with ‘O’ fared over the years? Kelli Brady does the math and comes up with some interesting stats.
Dec 8, 2013
Contagious: What makes a name catch on?
Wharton School Professor Jonah Berger has written a bestselling book analyzing why certain things catch on, and for Nameberry he now turns his attention to how this applies to baby names. Could be the weather.
Dec 5, 2013
Baby Naming Traditions Around the Globe
Thanks to guest blogger Abigail Cukier for explaining the diverse baby naming traditions of various cultures, including Jewish, Hindu, Islamic, Chinese and Japanese.
Dec 4, 2013
Science Geek Chic Names: Biology Department
And now for something completely different: a syllabus of scientist names of the biological persuasion. And you don't have to be a geek to appreciate them.
Dec 1, 2013
Predicting 2014 Starbaby Names, Part 2
Tara Ryazansky is back with name predictions for another set of celebs expecting in 2014, and hoping you’ll matcher yours to hers.
Nov 28, 2013
Happy St. Andrew’s Day: Scottish names for the Scottish national day
It’s St. Andrew’s Day, the Scottish equivalent of St. Patrick’s Day, so have a look at K. M. Sheard’s pick of her favorite unusual names from Scotland.
Nov 26, 2013
Doctor Who Baby Names: Classic Christopher to quirky Capaldi
There’s been much hullabaloo over the fiftieth anniversary of Dr. Who. Brooke Cussans looks at the names of all the portrayers of the Doctor over the years.
Nov 21, 2013
Baby Names from Books: 6 choice choices for boys
Six great literary names from the blue column this week, thanks to Anna Otto of Waltzing More Than Matilda. Which is your favorite?
Nov 17, 2013
Baby Names from Books: 6 choice choices for girls
Anna Otto of WaltzingMoreThanMatilda delves deeply into the backstories of six fictional favorites.