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Mar 30, 2014
This week, Abby Sandel considers the question of extreme unusual names–and how our perceptions of them might change over time. Any names that you once considered too weird to consider but seem perfectly acceptable now?
Mar 16, 2014
It’s an almost-anything-goes week in Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names–all the way from Alice to Buzz to Ferelith.
Mar 10, 2014
Think you have to choose between names that are classic and those that are unusual? Here are more than 100 girls’ names that give you both.
Feb 26, 2014
There are the popular names like Sophia and Jacob. Then there are the stylish names: Adelaide and Atticus, Maisie and Silas. And then there is the style wave of names beyond that, which may sound avant garde, even outrageous, now, but which we predict will set the fashion of the future.
Feb 23, 2014
Bodhi, Machs, Sid, Fianna–this installment of Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names of the week provides a perfect illustration of the immense variety found in today’s baby name landscape.
Feb 20, 2014
If you love the nickname Joe but don’t want to use Joseph, how about Joab or Jotham? Aurora Firth offers lots of cooler paths to common nicknames.
Feb 19, 2014
Why invent a unique baby name when some modern author may have already done it for you? Here are dozens of quirky literary character names, from Amaryllis to Zazie, Athens to Zoyd.
Feb 10, 2014
Welcome to the world of reality star baby names–Jaxie, Alena and a girl named Beau are all in Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names this week.
Feb 2, 2014
After looking at Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names, we’re wondering how far YOU would go in considering a daring middle name.
Jan 28, 2014
Australian baby name blogger Anna Otto has collected a great group of names popular around the world but not ranked in English-speaking countries, in her new ebook designed to help parents find names that are both unusual and normal. Here, she offers a curated selection of some of the best.
Jan 21, 2014
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 5, 2014
Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names this week includes word names like Deacon and Zephry and Crimson and brand name Dior. How do you feel about this genre?
Dec 30, 2013
These names from recent birth announcements in a British newspaper are undeniably exotic and intriguing. But would you dare give one to an actual baby?
Dec 19, 2013
It’s the WInter Solstice, and Dantea–aka Angel Thomas–takes the occasion to introduce us to some relevant choices from the plant and pagan deity worlds.
Dec 12, 2013
Angela Mastrodonato uncovers some names that were lost with four New England towns in the 1930s–such as Clementina, Marietta, Cyprian, Lowell and Lucius.
Dec 4, 2013
And now for something completely different: a syllabus of scientist names of the biological persuasion. And you don't have to be a geek to appreciate them.
Nov 20, 2013
Our 16 newest names include word names and nicknames, international imports and mythological revivals. How many have you heard before?
Nov 18, 2013
Today we serve up 40+ unusual names for boys, all with the plus of honoring notable figures from the past–from Adlai to Lemon to Zebulon..
Nov 14, 2013
Here are 40+ quirky, quaint girls’ name, all honoring worthy women of the past–from Albion and Alzina to Zelia and Zilpha.
Nov 10, 2013
Elm, Valor and Isabelline are some of the unique names in this week’s Nameberry 9–along with some of Abby Sandel’s thoughts on Name Days.
Nov 7, 2013
Looking for a girls’ name that’s cool, unusual….and wonderful? Then have we got a list for you: 100 excellent choices each given to only ten (or fewer) baby girls last year.
Oct 27, 2013
Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel finds some evidence of how names evolve in this week’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names–from Atticus to Capri to Zoey.;
Oct 24, 2013
Here’s the first of our three Halloween Berry Juice blogs–Brooke Cussans on some awesome mythological creature names.
Oct 8, 2013
Growing up with a name she hated made Yona Zeldis McDonough think verrrry carefully when it came to naming her children and the characters in her books.
Oct 6, 2013
Fitzgerald and short form Fitz have recently come onto the radar via the presidential character in ‘Scandal’. Kelli Brady of NameFreak! takes a look here at the whole range of Fitzes.