May 13, 2013
International Baby Names: Manx Names
Names from the Isle of Man, according to Eleanor Nickerson of British Baby Names, are completely unique and intriguing as Lilee, Vondy, Finlo and Callister.
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Apr 29, 2013
Girls’ Names 2013: Our 10 newest choices
All the names most recently added to Nameberry are unusual variations of ancient names for girls, suddenly fresh and usable again.
Apr 22, 2013
Literary Baby Names: Happy Birthday, Mr. Shakespeare
Looking beyond Romeo and Juliet to find some more unusual Shakepearean baby names.
Apr 10, 2013
Historic Baby Names: Mothers and Fathers of Invention
Historic baby names of great inventors — from Theophlius to Temple to Hedy Lamarr.
Mar 3, 2013
Classic Girls’ Names: Good Charlotte
Charlotte is demure, yet solid and strong, traditional but not stuffy, British with a trace of a French accent–one of the very best classic girls’ names.
Feb 25, 2013
Baby Names: Once so hot, now so not
Gladys and Gary, Kevin and Kimberly are among the names that dominated their decades only to fall from fashion grace. What names were hot but now are not — and will any rise again?
Feb 21, 2013
The 10 Weirdest Baby Names Stories of All Time
When it comes to crazy baby name stories, we’ve heard them all. Here, our nomination for the ten weirdest ever.
Jan 10, 2013
The Lost Names of 1913
You might think that, a hundred years ago, all the names were conventional and normal. You would be wrong.
Oct 31, 2012
Noble Names: Earls, Dukes, Kings and Queenies
Do aristocratic titles really make upscale names–or is it quite the opposite?
Oct 22, 2012
Classic Names: A trio of Theos
All names Theo are on the rise–Theodore and Theodora,Theo and Thea–and of course Theodore is the daddy of them all.
Aug 29, 2012
Classic Girls’ Names: All about Alice
Sweet, solid, classic, current–Alice is a name that has everything.
Aug 27, 2012
The 50-Year Rule: 1962 names revisited
Is it time to revive some half-century-old faves? How about Polly, Portia, Benedict or Booker?
Aug 6, 2012
Big Apple Baby Names
From Bryant Park to the Bethesda Fountain, Sullivan Street to Sutton Place–some Manhattan-related name inspirations.
Jul 18, 2012
Space Names: The Men on the Moon
We’re celebrating the anniversary of the first moon landing with the spacey names of astronauts and space missions.
Jul 17, 2012
Welcome Back!: Names back on the Top 1000
After an absence of just a year or more than a century, these names have climbed back onto the Top 1000. Is this the first step in a long march to the top?
Jul 4, 2012
Patriotic Baby Names: 4th of July revolutionary picks
For the Fourth–some interesting American Revolution-era hero names–Mercy, Artemas, Crispus, Salem, Button, and more.
Jun 6, 2012
Historic Baby Names: Quirky picks From Amaziah to Zebina
Historic baby names include some quirky names for girls and boys.
May 2, 2012
Political Names: Which ones would you vote for?
A slate of political picks ranging from the historic Lincoln to current candidates to word names like Chad.
Mar 15, 2012
Shakespeare Names: Embrace the Ides of March!
An Ides of March offering of names found in Shakespeare plays–making much ado about names.
Feb 16, 2012
African-American Artist Names
A Black History Month salute to African-American artists, some of whom just happen to have such intriguing names as Romare, Edmonia, and Dox.
Jan 17, 2012
Unusual Boys’ Names: 12 Fresh Biblical Choices
Are there really any good unusual boys’ names left in the Bible? You bet. Here, a dozen obscure-yet-usable choices most of us have somehow overlooked for the past several centuries.
Dec 13, 2011
Vanishing Names: So long, Susan; Bye bye, Barbara
A collection of once-popular girls’ names are falling from favor fast. Are they headed for obscurity, or just a very long nap?
Dec 1, 2011
Baby Names Trends: Cassia, Caspian and Cash
New trendlet in town: Names beginning with the syllable Cas–from Caspian to Cassiopeia to Cash.
Nov 1, 2011
Classic Boys’ Names: Let’s hear it for Henry!
Why do we say hooray for Henry? Because it’s classic yet quirky, popular yet not epidemically so, with a rich historical and literary background.
Sep 1, 2011
Surname names: In defense of putting last names first
Which came first, the first name or the last? Today’s knowlegeable guest blogger unravels the complex intertwining of given and family names, putting Aubrey, Avery and Austin in their proper places.