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Dec 20, 2016
Top Ten Girl Names: Too Popular to use?
How popular is too popular to use? See ikf you agree with the Name Sage and take the poll.
Nov 6, 2016
Baby Name Advice: Use the Name You Love
Here is some helpful baby name advice about how to counter some of the objections you might run into–accentuate the positive and remember that the bottom line is use the name you love!
Sep 14, 2016
5 Things Every First-Time Parent Needs To Know About Baby Names
The baby name world has moved far beyond Jennifer and Jason. Here, what every first-time parent needs to know about choosing the perfect bayb name today.
Sep 13, 2016
8 Biggest Baby Naming Mistakes …
How NOT to name the baby! Here are the most common mistakes baby namers make and how to avoid them.
Jan 20, 2016
How Not To Name the Baby
You’ve heard the rules for baby naming–now here are 10 clues to how NOT to name the baby.
Nov 24, 2015
How to Find A Name You BOTH Love
Our sagacious Name Sage offers some wise advice on bringing two differing styles closer together. It’s called compromise.
Jun 14, 2015
5 Ways to Get Dads Excited About Baby Names
Nick Turner offers five surefire ways to lure a reluctant prospective dad into the baby naming process.
Apr 2, 2015
How (Not) to Choose a Baby Name
Guest blogger Kate Gunn’s adventures in baby naming–and what you might expect when you choose a ‘different’ name.
Mar 22, 2015
How to Name a Large Family
What factors come into play when you have to pick names for multiple children? Guest blogger Kate, speaking from experience, offers her rules of selection.
Feb 26, 2015
Baby Name Advice: Straddling two cultures
Guest blogger Beth Grimm offers some sound and solid advice for naming a child who will inhabit more than one culture.
Feb 22, 2015
9 Ways to Choose an Unusual Baby Name
Abby Sandel shows how you can look to the stars when you’re seeking an unusual names–but definitely within limits.
Feb 5, 2015
The Timeless + Timely Baby Name Formula
If you’re looking for a name that’s both classic and contemporary, guest blogger Kara Blakley has a formula for finding just that.
Mar 26, 2014
19 Signs You’ve Found the Right Baby Name
When you find the right baby name, it may be like meeting the person you want to share your life with: You just know. Or maybe you’ll know the match is right by one of these 19 signs of baby name perfection.
Apr 8, 2013
The Top Ten Baby Name Problems: And how to solve them
From bossy families to name regrets, here are the baby name problems we hear most often, and ideas on how to fix them.
Jul 23, 2012
No Dumb Names: And 21 other baby name rules worth following
Rule Number 1 when naming your baby? No dumb names. And lots of other sage advice you really should take our word on.
Apr 18, 2012
Global Baby Names: Picking a border-crossing name
You’ve ticked off all the qualifications on your list, but have you considered how your child’s name will fare when you travel?
Dec 15, 2011
5 Routes to Baby Name Happiness
Can’t find a name you both love? Maybe you and your partner need to try an unconventional strategy to find the right name.
Aug 29, 2011
The 7 Biggest Mistakes Newbie Baby Namers Make
It’s not your fault: You’ve never named a baby before. If you’re a first-time namer, beware of making these common mistakes.
Jun 28, 2011
Middle Names: How To Make A Distinguished Choice
Don’t default to a boring middle name. The middle can be the perfect place to use a name that’s more meaningful and distinctive than one you dare put in first place.
Feb 7, 2011
5 Mistakes Even Smart Baby Namers Make
No baby namer is perfect. Here are the most common mistakes that even the best-informed parents make when choosing a name.
Jan 11, 2011
Popular Baby Names: How To Pick One That’s The Same, But Different
Love a popular name but fear that it’s overused? You might want to consider one of these substitutes.
Dec 2, 2010
Unusual Names: 5 Ways to Stay on the Right Side of Weird
You want a distinctive name for your baby, but you don’t want it to stand out in the worst kind of way. Here’s how to pick a name that’s unusual without being weird.
Feb 13, 2010
6 Ways Not To Fight About Baby Names
Conceiving your child may have made you feel, more than any other step you’ve taken together, as if you and your spouse had finally and truly become one. Choosing its name can remind you that, nope, you’re still actually two. There are all those people with all those names that each of you knew and […]