May 6, 2011
Mother’s Day Names: Remembering TV Moms
For Mother’s Day, a salute to the quintessential Mom Names of TVland past–the Margarets and Marions, Harriets and Helens. Which of them might be ready for revival?
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Apr 7, 2011
Name Stories for Kids: For name-nerds-in-training!
Start your toddler off right on the path towards name love with these five appellation-themed picture books .
Mar 25, 2011
A Boy Named Chelsea
A guy named Chelsea offers his personal perspective on the ups and downs–mostly downs–of having been given a girl’s name.
Mar 16, 2011
Name Teasing: Is it Dying Down?
Do kids still get teased about their unusual names the way they did in the days of Johnny and Jimmy and Jane–or are their peers more accepting now?
Mar 2, 2011
Schoolroom Names: One Teacher’s Take
Is Jesse always a troublemaker and Lily invariably shy? Here’s how one teacher navigates the room full of new names she encounters every year .
Mar 2, 2011
Question of the Week: What Would Your Perfect Pen Name Be?
Here’s a chance to invent any name in the world for your book jacket identity.
Feb 23, 2011
Spelling Variations: Do They Change the Image of a Name?
Is Anne, as the young heroine of Green Gables famously said, so much more distinguished than Ann? Do you see an Elisabeth differently than an Elizabeth? How much difference does a slight spelling variation make to the image of a name?
Feb 21, 2011
Designer Baby Names: Hot Off the Runway
Walking the Fashion Week runway with Abby Sandel, who, as always, has her eye out for stylish names.
Jan 26, 2011
Name Images and Impressions
Would you be interested in a guy named Gomer, a girl named Gerolmina?
Jan 18, 2011
Freckle-Faced Names: Polly, Peggy & Penny
Some of these retro nickname names haven’t been heard from for a century or more, but are they cute and peppy enough to bounce back?
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.
Nov 22, 2010
Comic Book Names: The Pow Factor!
Taking some baby-naming tips from the creators of comics characters–from Archie Andrews to Vicki Vale.
Nov 5, 2010
Baby Names 2010: The Also-Rans
They may not make our list of the Top Baby Names of 2010 so far, but these unusual and intriguing choices are still attracting the attention of thousands of parents.
Nov 3, 2010
How About Harvey? What About Walter?
Some boys’ names that were once thought of as ‘so-far-out-they’ll-always-be-out’ are suddenly up for reconsideration.
Nov 2, 2010
Name Spellings: Right and Wright?
You say Juliette, I say Juliet. Both spellings are equally legitimate….or are they?
Oct 24, 2010
Boys’ Names: The Happy Ending
What do Thomas, Tobias, and Octavius have in common? That’s right, they all end in s — which can be a winning formula for boys’ names.
Oct 15, 2010
Hurricane Names: Oddballs on the Lists
Read on to find out the odd hurricane names that register as a blip on our baby naming radar.
Oct 6, 2010
Literary Names: Shaw, Waugh, Wodehouse and Wilde
Posh names like Perdita and Peregrine from the pages of four witty writers.
Oct 6, 2010
Are you and your partner in sync about names?
What if one of you loves the name Oscar but the other can’t get the Grouch out of his head?
Oct 4, 2010
Boys’ Names 2010: Most Popular So Far
There’s a new Number One for boys, as nameberry tracks its most popular boys’ names for the first three-quarters of the year. Tristan and Atticus are moving up, Ryan and Mason heading down, and surprises abound.
Oct 1, 2010
Girls’ Names 2010: Most Popular So Far
Nameberry’s tally of our most popular names for 2010 so far reveal Charlotte still on top, Adelaide and Aurora moving up fast, and a large collection of surprising new names to watch.
Sep 29, 2010
Would you use a name from another culture?
Is it ok to blend ethnicities? What are the pros and cons?