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Jun 17, 2013
The generic Apple is only the beginning when it comes to delicious, fruity names. Brooke Cussans of Baby Name Pondering offers you a bushel full of more subtle names related to the apple, many kids’ favorite fruit. Anyone care to bite?
Jun 4, 2013
Brooke Cussans of Baby Name Pondering looks back at some favorite fantasy films of the 1980’s and comes up with a group of exotic name choices.
May 29, 2013
Guest bonus blogger Anna Otto of waltzingmorethanmatilda.com proves that Australian celebrity parents are right up there when it comes to wild and wacky baby names.
May 22, 2013
For Memorial Day, we celebrate the names of gallant Civil War generals, from the Latinate Marcellus to the biblical Zebulon to word names like Strong and Speed and Zealous.
May 21, 2013
The Joss Whedon Universe is populated with characters with intriguing names–from Harmony to Echo to Serentiy. And here are some of the best, according to Sarah Douglas of Names4real..
May 19, 2013
From this week’s baby name news, some extremely unique, way off the grid choices, from Briseis to Melusine to Hera to Forever. Would you dare? And who did?
May 15, 2013
Of the new names to enter the Top 1000 of 2012, here are the Nameberry Picks of the most likely to succeed–from Azalea to Zahra.
May 15, 2013
Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain dishes up with some appealing A-starting baby names for girls that you might not have thought of–from Avalon to Azalea.
May 14, 2013
It seemed like one of those weird starbaby aberrations when Rachel Griffith named her son Banjo, but here Anna Otto of the blog Waltzing More Than Matilda explains it with the the intriguing story of Australian folk hero Banjo Paterson.
May 13, 2013
Just below the new Top 1000 are dozens of wonderful names, some on the brink of wider popularity along with classics sailing toward extinction. Are your favorite baby names — or your own name! — among them?
May 13, 2013
Names from the Isle of Man, according to Eleanor Nickerson of British Baby Names, are completely unique and intriguing as Lilee, Vondy, Finlo and Callister.
May 7, 2013
Kelli Brady of the blog NameFreak! finds baby name inspiration from the surnames of notable literary characters, from David Copperfield to Robinson Crusoe.
May 5, 2013
Yes, a preponderance of girls’ names end in the vowel ‘A’, but there’s a new trend approaching for I-ending names as well.
Apr 29, 2013
All the names most recently added to Nameberry are unusual variations of ancient names for girls, suddenly fresh and usable again.
Apr 28, 2013
From the sublime (Violet) to the ridiculous (Steve Martin’s jokey Conquistador), here are the most interesting entries in this week’s baby name news.
Mar 31, 2013
Some highly unusual baby names in the Nameberry 9 this week–including a little girl named Lincoln.
Mar 11, 2013
You like surname names but want to move beyond Mason and Mitchell? Here are 21 new ideas for you.
Mar 11, 2013
Rainbow may be the most literally colorful, but what other unusual baby names made the news this week?
Mar 6, 2013
Natalie Hanson tells us where she found Wilhelmina (here!) and why she and husband Taylor chose it for their second daughter’s name.
Mar 5, 2013
This week’s baby name news is full of inventive surprises, including Vaunne, Quilla, Tangerine and Cloud.
Feb 21, 2013
When it comes to crazy baby name stories, we’ve heard them all. Here, our nomination for the ten weirdest ever.
Feb 18, 2013
Our newest baby names for 2013 range from ancient saints’ names to modern inventions. Could one be right for your baby?
Feb 11, 2013
Some wild and woolly baby names in this week’s newsiest names, from Bright to Chapel, Radley to Rekker.
Feb 3, 2013
This week's Nameberry 9 features a mix of gender-neutral names, unusual surname choices and novel names.
Jan 22, 2013
What names are most parents not using….but should be? Help us discover your favorite hidden treasure names!