Sep 28, 2010
Boys’ Names: Unusual, Stylish Picks
Want a name for your baby boy that’s new, stylish, and unusual? No, that’s not too much to ask. Here are dozens of choices.
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Sep 26, 2010
Girl Names: Unusual, Stylish Choices
Looking for one of those secret names that’s fresh, stylish, but used for fewer than 100 babies a year? One of these great choices might be right for you.
Sep 21, 2010
Name Popularity List: Two new Latin names and how they got there
How two girls’ names from a Spanish reality TV show jumped onto the US Most Popular list.
Sep 17, 2010
Antiquarian Names: Colonial craftsmen names
A hand-crafted list of Early American craftsmen’s first names — Hercules, Marinus, Reverdy, anyone?
Sep 14, 2010
Angel Names: 25 heavenly names for your little cherub
The heavens are filled with angel names, and here are 25 of the best.
Sep 9, 2010
Unusual Names for Girls: Below the Top 1000
Lots of the most fashionable girls’ names today — Maisie and Mercy, Clementine and Bryn — are still flying below the Top 1000 radar. Here are our picks of names that hit all the right style buttons but are given to only a handful of baby girls.
Sep 7, 2010
Do You Like Your Name?
Do you bless your parents for their perfect choice or wonder what in the world they were thinking?
Sep 7, 2010
Italian names: From La Dolce Vita and beyond
Mariella and Serenella, Alfio and Livio–fresh choices from iconic Italian films.
Sep 3, 2010
French Names: New Wave Classics
Alluring names from Breathless, Jules et Jim, and other timeless French Nouvelle Vague films.
Aug 29, 2010
Tolkien Names: Naming Your Children in Elvish
From the fantasy world of Tolkien comes a selection of usable Elvish names, from Elen to Helin, Leo to Veo.
Aug 23, 2010
TV Character Names: So what’s new?
New names on the tube, from Auggie to Sookie to Temperance to Ziva.
Aug 20, 2010
How To Update Old Nickname Names
You love your mother-in-law Darci, but there’s gotta be a way to honor her without naming your daughter Darci.
Aug 19, 2010
Cool Middle Names: Find one for Facebook
More and more people come to nameberry searching not for a name for their baby, but for a cool middle name for themselves. Here, some ideas for middle names that can juice up your Facebook persona (and maybe, your life).
Aug 18, 2010
Classic baby names: Peter, Paul or Mary?
Which of the faded standards is ready for a comeback?
Aug 17, 2010
Bizarre Baby Names: Do celebs have them in their DNA?
Oddball baby names seem to run all in the family for the Baldwin boys, the Jackson 10, the Zappas, the Carradines, the Coppolas et al.
Aug 11, 2010
Jazzy Baby Names: Miles, Mose & Mabel
Naming inspiration from the checklist of jazz greats
Aug 10, 2010
Naming Literary Characters II: One author’s choices
Mystery maven Jeff Abbott expands on his character name choices.
Aug 9, 2010
Naming Literary Characters: One author’s advice
A best-selling crime novelist describes his naming process (and how he’s been helped by nameberry)
Aug 5, 2010
Unusual Girls’ Names: A Guide to the Very Coolest
Here are the best and coolest unusual girl names.
Aug 2, 2010
Italian Girls’ Names: Le tante sorelle di Isabella
Love Isabella? So, unfortunately, does everybody else. Here are some worthy Italian sister names for that over-exposed beauty.
Jul 27, 2010
Rock Star Baby Names: From Ace to Zuma
Can you tell a Barenaked Ladies baby name from a Coldplay choice?
Jul 19, 2010
Baby Jock Names: 25 surprising sports star choices
Some intriguing athlete names from Aurealius to Early to Zebulon
Jul 14, 2010
Question of the Week: How meaningful is meaning?
Would you give your child a name that means “crooked mouth”?
Jul 12, 2010
Spy Girl Names: Real life femmes fatales
Mysterious and evocative cloak-and-dagger girls’ names.