Nov 14, 2013
Stephen King Names: Abra, Malachi and Gage
You don’t have to be scared of Tara Ryazansky’s Stephen King baby names–most of them are perfectly usable.
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Nov 12, 2013
100 Top Word Names of 2012: Hunter, Hope–and Henry?
As guest blogger Nephele demonstrates here, not all word names give away their identities as such–as in Martin, Morgan and Maya. It’s fun to see the sometimes surprising dictionary definitions of these names.
Nov 10, 2013
Georgian Girls Names: Alethea, Augusta and Jane
Teenberry Haley Sedgwick is particularly partial to the elegance of Georgian names, and here are her favorites. What are yours?
Nov 7, 2013
Predicting Starbaby Names of 2014
Coming attractions of several of next year’s starbabies have been announced, and Tara Ryanzansky goes out on a limb predicting what their names might be. You’re hereby invited to join in and add your prognostications.
Nov 3, 2013
German Names With Flair: Fritz, Lorelei, and Otto
Her last name is misleading: Berry Juice blogger Angela Mastrodonato is of German descent. Here she offers a wide selection of attractive names that contradict that culture’s somewhat stodgy reputation.
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.
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
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 22, 2013
Same Name Syndrome–Jillions of Jens
Jennifer/Jen Kim has encountered dozens of other Jennifer/Jen Kims. So how does that make her feel? Do you have a super-popular name combo?
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 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 10, 2013
All-American Names: From Dixie to Franklin to Tallulah
Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names looks at names that are strictly, 100% born and bred American; from Twyla to Tallulah to Tex.
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 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 29, 2013
The Shirley Temple Syndrome: On loving a popular, trendy name
All those Shirleys named for Shirley Temple are here to tell you it can be great to have a popular name, reports Brooke Cussans of Baby Name Pondering. How do you feel about people who share your popular name?
Sep 26, 2013
Quirky Vintage Nicknames for Boys: Huey, Louie and Howie
Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names, shows us that the long-term UK trend for quirky vintage nickname names for boys like Freddie and Louie has the potential to make it on this side of the pond.
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.
Sep 19, 2013
Indigenous Australian Names: Miro, Mika, Rianna
Anna Otto, creator of the always-interesting blog WaltzingMoreThanMatida.com, introduces us to the world of indigenous–or Aboriginal–Australian names.
Sep 17, 2013
Digging for Family History Names: Abby’s story
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
G Names: Then and now, hard and soft
Kelli Brady of namefreak! presents an interesting analysis of the history of G-names over the years, and how their sounds have shifted.
Sep 3, 2013
Magical Cirque du Soleil Names
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
Honoring a beloved grandfather by taking his name
Robbie Blair wanted to honor the grandfather he loved, and what better way than taking his name? The next challenge: Finding a way to truly make that name his own.