Aug 11, 2014
Boys’ Names 2014: New guys on the block
Short, strong, and barely heard a generation ago, these are not your father’s or grandfather’s baby names.
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Jul 21, 2014
The Trendy ‘ett’ Boys–from Beckett to Bennett to Jett
Have you noticed the sudden raft of boys’ names ending in ‘ett’–Beckett, Emmett, Everett–climbing on the popularity lists?
Jun 11, 2014
Short, Simple, Chic Baby Names
The chicest names in Europe are not the elaborate and obscure but short, simple, familiar names like these easy choices for both boys and girls.
Jun 8, 2014
Popular Baby Name Sounds: Oliver, Leonor and Aria
In this week’s Nameberry 9 Newsiest Names, Abby Sandel adds the sounds of names to baby naming considerations, Do your favorites share sounds?
May 4, 2014
French-Accented Baby Names: Jeanette, Cosette, Colette
Jeanette Soto explores the origins of her own less-than-fashionable, difficult-to-spell name, and learns to love it in the process, then goes on to explore other ‘ette’ names.
Apr 27, 2014
Baby Name Pronunciation: AHN-drea, AN-drea, on-DRAY-a?
Guest blogger Gay Cioffi addresses the issue of pronunciation–a sometimes overlooked consideration when making your baby name choice.
Apr 17, 2014
Baby Name Trends: The n-ending boys’ names epidemic
Many popular boy names end with the letter n.
Apr 6, 2014
Parentology: What’s not in a name? E is for…?
In his attention-attracting and somewhat controversial book, “Parentology,” Dalton Conley talks about how and why he gave his children such unusual names, and here’s an excerpt on that subject. How far out would you be willing to go and what do you think of his theories?
Mar 18, 2014
Alliterative Baby Names in Pop Culture: Luna Lovegood and Lucy Liu
Pop culture is filled with alliterative names, as in all these examples supplied by Brook Cussans. Some people like them for their snap and memorableness, others don’t. Where do you stand?
Mar 16, 2014
Baby Names for Boys: Popularity of “S” and “Sh” sounds
Kelli Brady continues her analysis of S-sound-beginning names’ popularity–this time looking at the boys. Do you have a favorite S name for boys?
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 9, 2014
Bold B-Names and Beyond: Booker, Bowie, Bridget and Bijou
Some eye-catching baby names in Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 this week, many of them starting with the letter B–Bridget, Booker, Bijou and Bowie.
Mar 6, 2014
S-Names for Girls: Popularity of “S” vs. “Sh” sounds
NameFreak!’s Kelli Brady applies her awesome analytic skills to the popularity of the varieties of girls’ name starting with the letter ‘S’.
Feb 24, 2014
Baby Name Trendlet: Ev-starting names from Eve to Ever to Everest
Ev- names are everywhere, it seems, from classics Eve and Eva to contempos Everleigh and Everest. We’d call it a total trendlet.
Jan 14, 2014
Boys’ and Girls’ Names–and the size of their sounds
Psychology professor Mark van Vugt has some interesting theories on gender differences embedded in the sounds of names.
Dec 10, 2013
The Story of O Names: Then and Now
How have names starting with ‘O’ fared over the years? Kelli Brady does the math and comes up with some interesting stats.
Nov 5, 2013
What are you favorite unusable names?
Siobhan is too hard to pronounce and Aristotle too much to live up to, Icarus would be called Icky and Lucifer is just the devil. What names do you love that can never be used?
Oct 21, 2013
Baby Girl Names: Short and sweet
After a generation of long, elaborate, ultra-feminine names, we’re starting to see more baby girl names that are short and sweet. Whether you’re trying to balance a longer last name or looking for a middle name choice, these slim girls’ names might appeal.
Oct 13, 2013
Meanings of Names: Ever hear of Homophony?
K. M Sheard of Nook of Names describes an approach to naming that dates back to the time of Adam and Eve.
Oct 9, 2013
Guilty Pleasure Spellings: What’s yours?
You know it’s Nameberry heresy, but you just can’t help liking Zooey better than Zoe or Ayden over Aidan. What’s your guilty pleasure name spelling, and why?
Oct 6, 2013
Dominic and Ellis, Elijah and Daxel: Great D and E Names in the News
In this week’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names, Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel focuses on some novel names like Daxel, Dekker and Endellion, as well as golden oldies Della and Elsie.
Sep 18, 2013
Y So Few Y Names?: There may be more than you think
Yes, Y is one of the least used initials for baby names, but have you thought of Yeats or Yancy or Yvaine?
Sep 15, 2013
G Names: Then and now, hard and soft
Kelli Brady of namefreak! presents an interesting analysis of the history of G-names over the years, and how their sounds have shifted.
Sep 8, 2013
Pretty in Pink: Lovely Names for girls like Lucy, Briar, and Calais
Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 names in the news is all pink and pretty this week, with appealing choices like Lydia and Lucy and Alba Violet.
Sep 2, 2013
Baby Boy Names: The long and short of it
Sometimes what you need is not one name but two: a long, elaborate, proper baby name with a short, sleek nickname. Here are some baby boy names that satisfy on both counts.