Jul 29, 2014
What’s the most unusual thing you’ve ever named?
A car or a cottage, a cat or a cobra — what’s the most unusual thing you’ve ever named, what did you name it, and why?
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Jul 22, 2014
What name do you just not get?
Other people love it and you don’t. Or you find it wonderful and can’t understand why the world doesn’t agree. What name do you just not get?
Jul 8, 2014
Where’d You Get That Name, Baby?
Did you or would you name your baby after a beloved relative or admired friend or hero? Who….and why?
Jul 1, 2014
Strange Love: What’s your craziest name crush?
You know you shouldn’t love this name, but you do.
Jun 18, 2014
Name Your Nameberry Ticker Family!
What if you had to choose all your children’s names from the dozen or so that pass by on the Nameberry ticker at any given moment? We challenge you to pick the most compatible bunch!
Jun 10, 2014
What Name Theme Would You Choose?
If you had to give all your children names with the same theme, which theme would you choose? Names that start with Z or that have been used for royals, names from mythology or names from the circus, let’s blue-sky about name themes.
Jun 3, 2014
Oh no she didn’t!
What’s the most outrageous, insulting, crazy, ridiculous thing anyone has ever said to you about your child’s name…or your own?
May 20, 2014
What’s Your Favorite Mythological Name?
Mythological names are newly stylish for modern babies. Which are your favorites, and would you give one to your child?
May 13, 2014
I love that name BUT….
What name do you love love love, except for that big fat but that stands in the way of your ever using it?
Apr 29, 2014
What name would you steal, if you could?
We all know you’re not a namenapper. But if you knew you could get away with it, whose wonderful name would you steal, and why?
Apr 22, 2014
Your Top 5 Boy Names!
What are the five boys’ names you love above all others? Bring us your longtime loves, your guilty pleasures, the names you used and the ones you’re saving for someday.
Apr 15, 2014
Your Top 5 Girl Names!
List the five girls’ names you like best. They might include names you used for your daughter, names you plan to use, or just your five favorites.
Apr 8, 2014
Have you ever been teased about your name?
Have you been teased about your name, and was it hurtful or affectionate? Have your children ever been teased about their names/
Apr 1, 2014
Pick a Boy-Girl Pair from the Top 1000
Let’s play another all-berry baby name game. Let’s say you only had one daughter and one son, and you had to choose their names from the same U.S. popularity rank. Which pair would you pick?
Mar 25, 2014
What were your great-grandparents’ names?
Climbing further up on our family trees, let’s look at the names of our great-grandparents. Classic or antiquated, from near or far? And would you use any of them for a child today?
Mar 18, 2014
What’s your favorite classic girls’ name…and why?
Anne and Elizabeth, Charlotte and Alice — out of all the wonderful classic girls’ names, which do you love the best?
Mar 12, 2014
Baby Name Letters: What’s your favorite O name?
Rising stars or international choices, classic picks or current hotties, there are names that start or end with the letter O to suit every taste. Which do you like the best?
Mar 4, 2014
What were your dolls’ names?
Did you call your Barbie Barbie? Or come up with more creative names for your dolls? Or were you naming your beanie babies and pet mice instead?
Feb 25, 2014
True Name Confessions: What’s yours?
It’s time to spill your deepest, darkest naming secrets. We’ll go first….
Feb 18, 2014
What’s your favorite classic boys’ name…and why?
Classic names for boys range from the perennials such as William and Henry to biblical names such as Jacob and revived classics like Atticus and Arthur. Which is your very favorite?
Feb 4, 2014
What name do you hear waaaaaay too often?
It may not rank high on the popularity list, but we all have names that we seem to hear everywhere, way too often, in our personal worlds. What’s yours?
Jan 28, 2014
Middle Names: What’s your favorite kind?
Middle names might be family honorifics or musical connectors, symbolic opportunities or ways to get creative. Which kind of middle name do you like best?
Jan 21, 2014
What name deserves more love?
Nominate your favorite under-appreciated name for more universal love, whether it’s a forgotten name from the past or an undiscovered international or modern choice.
Jan 14, 2014
Love the name, hate the nickname? Or vice versa….
Love Eleanor, hate Ellie? Or maybe it’s the nickname you love, like Ned, and the long form you can’t abide. Tell us your experience with this kind of love-hate experience, and which names inspire this emotional divide.