Let Us Name Your Baby

Holly and her husband have called their baby Fatty as a bump name and it... stuck. Now they are considering keeping it as an out-of-the-womb nickname. But what should his real name be? Should Holly give her son an F name to justify Fatty, or is it best to abandon the Fatty nickname entirely? Nameberry's experts share their words of wisdom.

Allison and her husband are at a loss for boy names. They hate all of the choices on each other's lists — besides the much-too-popular Jack, that is. Is there a name that can bridge their style gap, or should they discount popularity and opt for the one name they've always liked? Nameberry's consultants weigh in with help from The Amazing Baby Name Book coauthor Amy Ephron.

Rachael is down to the wire and has yet to find a girl name that she loves and honors her late mother Nancy. Should she abandon the search for the right N name and instead find a name connected to love and remembrance? Or has the perfect name been under her nose this whole time?

Jadis has already renamed herself once, but a combination of disapproval from loved ones and a malevolent literary association have Jadis second-guessing her chosen name. Can she find a new first, middle, and last name combination that's unique and memorable, but not straight-up weird? Nameberry's consultants offer their words of wisdom.

Donna's daughter is two months old and still without a name! She has a strong list of contenders, but which one is the right fit with older sisters named Nora and Lia? Should Donna choose another name that ends in A, or go with a choice that breaks the mold? Nameberry's expert consultants weigh in.

How do you honor someone who hates their own name? This Berry wants to name her baby in honor of her own dad Aristoteles — the Spanish variation of philosophic Aristotle — who has requested that his name not be passed down.

Can you name a baby after your pet sheep? What are the next trendsetting girl names? Are there any good nicknames for Barnaby? Nameberry's experts answer these quick-fire questions in the latest lightning round of our advice column, Let Us Name Your Baby

Our expert consultants talk to Logan, who wants to give her daughter a polarizing family name that will surely upset her mother. Should she stick with the name she loves and endanger family harmony, or keep the peace and go with a less charged but also less meaningful name?

In this week's edition of our advice column, we speak to Catherine, who is searching for the perfect way to honor her late brother Dave in her daughter's name. Nameberry founder Pamela Redmond chimes in with her ideas, finished off with our first official "Let Us Name Your Baby" birth announcement!

Nameberry's experts hear from Danielle, who wants to name her June baby June — but not because it's her birth month! Will strangers judge her and think she named her baby uncreatively? We tackle this baby name dilemma with help from a Berry with personal experience and baby name consultant Colleen Slagen.

In this week's edition of our advice column, we speak to Remy, who's naming a younger sister to Arden Valentine. He's searched the internet high and low, but each name pales in comparison to Arden. Nameberry's expert consultants offer their words of wisdom and name suggestions, of course.

Nameberry's experts hear from Jen, who asks: Can you break family naming traditions? And how do you break the news to your in-laws? Thankfully, we have a therapist on staff.

In the latest edition of our advice column, we speak to Molly and Adam, who are searching for the perfect simple, sleek, and straightforward girl name to go with their complicated double-barrel surname. Can Nameberry's experts help them find a name that ticks all their boxes, or will Molly and Adam have to loosen their criteria?

Nameberry's experts offer their solutions to three readers' baby name puzzles. Can we find the perfect dark academia boy name with a sweet nickname? Or a girl name that somehow feels demure and feminine, but also spunky and tomboyish? Thankfully, we love a good baby name paradox.

Nameberry's experts talk to Sam and her astronomer husband who have three kids — Eva, Ronan, and Conor — and a baby girl on the way. Aurora might be the perfect name, but the nickname Rory is a no-go for this Irish father. Can Rory be avoided? And if not, what should they choose instead?

In the latest edition of our new advice column, Let Us Name Your Baby, we speak to Tamara, who's in search of a name just as meaningful as her older daughter's, Talia Dee. The catch? It needs to work in Serbian and English, and ideally connect to the anime series One Piece. Nameberry's experts are on the case.

In the first edition of our new advice column, Let Us Name Your Baby, we talk to parents whose older children are Scout and Cruz — and now are struggling to find a name for their third. So far, their only overlap is Cub. But can Cub and Scout be siblings? Nameberry's experts weigh in.