Nov 2, 2016
What to Name Your November Baby
A wide variety of notable namesakes for November from the fields of science, politics and music.
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Oct 9, 2016
5 Super Surnames from my Family Tree
Looking into your family history can uncover some interesting surnames as well as firsts, finds intern Laura Booher. How about you?
Oct 6, 2016
Newsy Names: Charmian, Colin & Gene
In his first Names in the News column for Nameberry, distingushed linguist John Kelly looks at recent newsmakers from Mother Teresa to the late Arnold Palmer.
Oct 3, 2016
Nifty Namesakes for Your October Babe
Looking for namesake for your October babe? Some great hero names this month–Macy and Minnie, Charlotte and Carson
Sep 27, 2016
Writers’ Pen Names: A concise history
Writer Rachel Lyon presents a concise history of the stories behind some of the most notable pen names in literary history, including Mark Twain, George Eliot and Joseph Conrad. What would you choose for
Sep 22, 2016
TV Baby Names: “Stranger Things” are happening in names
Joyce and Jonathan, Barb and Nancy–can this cool series bring those dated names back? Stranger Things have happened!
Sep 7, 2016
Notable Baby Name Namesakes: Hudson, Moses and Narcissa
Naming inspiration this month from the worlds of Civil Rights history, politics, sports, and journalism.
Sep 6, 2016
Is Lucifer Off-Limits?
Here, the Name Sage encounters a name that she just can’t recommend, though she does offer more suitable suggestions. What names do you think have associations that make them unusable?
Aug 31, 2016
If This Is Your Name, You’re Probably in Kindergarten
What are the most likely names of kids entering kindergarten this year?
Aug 28, 2016
Vintage Girl Names: 9 Fresh Ideas
Fresh vintage choices for girls are on the way, so move over, Amelia and Clara and make room for Vera, Cordelia and Louisa.
Aug 28, 2016
Hero Baby Names: Award-Winning Teachers
America’s best teachers are true heroes, and here are some National Teacher of the Year award winners who would make worthy namesakes.
Aug 22, 2016
19 Biblical Girl Names You Should Consider
With Old Testament names like Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, Leah and Hannah sliding down the popularity list, it’s time to look for some fresh substitutes–and here are some new possibilities, from Abijah to Jerusha to Kezia to Zipporah.
Aug 3, 2016
10 Great Namesakes for your August Babe
Notable August namesakes from Althea to Tuesday to Vera.
Jul 14, 2016
Vintage Baby Names: Lost Boys of 1916
These lost boy names of a century ago have what it takes to be rediscovered now.
Jul 12, 2016
17 Medieval Hipster Names
Could these obscure names from the Middle Ages work for a 21st century babe?
Jul 6, 2016
Inspiring Namesake Names from Alice to Beatrix to Wiley
Baby name inspiration from July-related namesakes, including Harper Lee, Wiley Post and Beatrix Potter.
Jun 26, 2016
The Story of Summer and other Season Names
Cleveland Evans explains the history of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter as baby names.
Jun 16, 2016
Pre-Hillary Women Candidates for POTUS
Before Hillary, these women also ran–Victoria, Belva, Lenora and more.
Jun 8, 2016
The 10 Most Inspired Names for your June Babe!
Inspirational heroes from black history, space exploration, British history, show biz and more.
May 26, 2016
Memorial Day Baby Names: World War I inspiration
To commemorate Memorial Day, here is Nancy Man’s comprehensive rundown of names associated with the First World War, from Alvin to Lorraine to Woodrow.
May 23, 2016
Benjamin:The new Top 10 boy name
Famous Benjamins, Bens, Benjis and Bennys–from the Bible to the big screen
May 15, 2016
Comeback Classic Baby Names
By Abby Sandel The new US Top 1000 list is out, and while it’s easy to focus on the trendy and the novel – Saylor is up for girls, Baylor for boys, and Oakley for both! – plenty of classic baby names are also making a comeback. Last year we looked at nine boy names […]
May 10, 2016
Baby Names from Books: Welsh classics
Ancient Welsh classic names from books marry great stories and beautiful Welsh names.
May 4, 2016
What to Name Your May Baby
Notable namesakes for May from the worlds of presidential politics, medicine, literature, journalism and dance.
Apr 27, 2016
15 Old-but-New Names for Boys
by Pamela Redmond Satran Vintage baby names have been so widely used for so long that the parent in search of a boys’ name that’s both old-fashioned and fresh-feeling may have to search long and hard. On the boys’ side we’ve seen waves of Biblical baby names, from Adam and Zachary to current Top Ten […]