News on Naming Characters and Other Non-Babies

Grandpa names — the names that grandchildren call their grandfathers — are more creative than ever before. Bye-bye, Grandpa and hello, Biggie? Zippo? Grady? The choice is yours!

Bridgerton names are part of the Netflix series' enthralling fantasy, but may not represent real early 19th century naming practices.

Grandma names — the names that grandchildren call their grandmothers — are more creative than ever before. Bye-bye, Grandma and hello, Glamma? Zuzu? Honey? The choice is yours!

Most fiction authors get to name a whole world of characters — but getting it right is a fine art. Author Maria Frazer shares her top tips for choosing names that enhance your story and keep your readers on board.

Character names can be as difficult as baby names. Here are some tips from a writer on finding good ones.

We asked the Berries — what's the weirdest thing you've named? Their answers may surprise you!

What can we learn about names from a 2-year-old? They're complicated, but fun, and carry no baggage.

I may be the world’s only novelist who’s also a name expert, which makes it doubly ironic that I was compelled to change my own character names. But when Darren Star, creator of Sex & the City, made a television show based on my novel Younger, he changed the name of my heroine Alice to […]

The new Little Women movie is sure to set lots of style trends, including one for names from its Civil War era, particularly Jo and Louisa.

For National Name Your Car Day, Sophie Kihm shares her auto-biography.

Some really interesting and unusual names found on girl TV characters this year.

Great baby name inspiration for girls can be found in 21st century novels.

Nickname names in the news this week, plus animal names and the shift in name popularity.

Baby name news this week, from vintage to badass.

Game of Thrones names have become standard for modern babies, with Arya, Khaleesi, and even Snow used as names for girls and boys.

A fascinating look into the creative process behind the names in the already-acclaimed debut novel “Self-Portrait with Boy” by Rachel Lyon

For your baby born under the sign of Sagittarius, how about one of the cool names related to its symbol, the archer?

From out of the toy box and off the movie screen come lots of usable Lego-related names.

By Joe Satran Updated with names from Black Panther on March 5. At the movie theater, we’re living in the Age of Marvel. It only took Black Panther three weeks to hit $500 million at the U.S. box office — faster than almost any other movie in history. Thor: Ragnarok, the previous entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), […]

J. K. Rowling is back with two new Harry Potter projects–the perfect time to look to her clever inventions of character names.

If a character has a wonderful name, I’m already halfway in love. And if the names in the book feel discordant — out of time or place or literally out of character — I lose confidence in the author.

In her Names from Books series this month, Clare Bristow turns to Victor Hugo and the rich casts of characters in such works as ‘Les Miserables’ and ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ –and reveals a certifiable 19th century name nerd.

There’s lots of rhyme and reason behind J. K. Rowling’s character name choices, as Meredith Testa demonstrates here.

The Baudelaire triplets & Co are back, providing another look at their varied names.

Some of the names of Edith Wharton’s iconic characters follow the 100 Year Rule and others don’t. Here they are, from Abner to Ethan to Zeena.