Jan 13, 2013
Stylish Baby Names: The Nameberry 9–from Winter Victoria to Vivian Vespa
Some highly unusual choices in this week’s Nameberry 9–as in girls named Vivid, Calvary and Bo.
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Jan 10, 2013
The Lost Names of 1913
You might think that, a hundred years ago, all the names were conventional and normal. You would be wrong.
Dec 3, 2012
Unusual Girls’ Names: Lotus, Arrow, Pehr, and the rest of the Nameberry 9
Some daring girl choices in today’s Nameberry 9– but do they go too far?
Nov 28, 2012
Stump the Masters!
What names have you heard or seen that will be new to us? Bring on your strangest, most obscure baby names to stump the masters.
Nov 20, 2012
Middle Names: 100 fresh choices
Anything goes when it comes to middle names today. Here, 100 unusual choices with modern meaning.
Oct 21, 2012
Over-the-Luna About Baby Names
This week’s Nameberry 9 is dominated by the little starbaby with six names. Over the luna or just loony?
Oct 14, 2012
The Nameberry 9: Unusual but usable boys’names
What are this week’s newsiest names? They’re all on the blue team, they’re all mainstream, but they’re all somewhat off today’s radar–such as Dean.
Sep 29, 2012
Celebrity Babies: Reese Witherspoon’s boy Tennessee James
He wasn’t born on a mountaintop in Tennessee, but that’s the unusual name of Reese Witherspoon’s new little baby boy.
Sep 16, 2012
Forbidden Baby Names: Where to draw the line?
Are there names that are off limits? Where should we be drawing the line? What do you think?
Aug 27, 2012
The 50-Year Rule: 1962 names revisited
Is it time to revive some half-century-old faves? How about Polly, Portia, Benedict or Booker?
Aug 26, 2012
The Nameberry 9: Over-the-top baby names
When does a name cross the line from interesting to extreme to outrageous? Shooter? Race? Jerusalem? And how come Snooki picked the sanest name of the week?
Aug 21, 2012
Old-Time Radio Names: Zenith, Zero and Tao
Some wildly original names could be found on old-time radio shows–such as gals named Geranium and guys called Gann.
Aug 15, 2012
How My Catholic Girlhood Made Me A Name Nerd
Nuns with boys’ names, Popes with new names, naming the pagan babies — how could I not become a name nerd?
Jul 30, 2012
Olympic Baby Names: Gold medal winners of the past
Commodore, Cael, Xeno and Xenia–these are among the one-time Olympic winners whose unusual names are hereby awarded Nameberry Gold Medals.
Jul 10, 2012
Unusual Baby Names: Hiding in plain sight
You say you want unique? Well, the writers of a forthcoming book offer some names you won’t find anywhere else.
Jul 8, 2012
The Nameberry 9: From Noah to Sabbath, normal to neo
Are you a play-it-safe baby namer or an adventurer? Go for a classic or something out of the ordinary?
Jun 17, 2012
Creative Baby Names: Original but not outre
Django, Grover, Isabetta–this week’s Nameberry 9 consists of names that are unusual but still totally usable.
Jun 13, 2012
Literary Names: Fitzgerald names beyond the great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald came up with some amazing names for the characters in his novels and stories–here are some of the most notable.
Jun 10, 2012
Creative Baby Names: The Nameberry 9–Jubilee, Clover and Ralph
Inventive names have a long history–and they just keep on coming. Here are nine of the newsiest.
Jun 6, 2012
Historic Baby Names: Quirky picks From Amaziah to Zebina
Historic baby names include some quirky names for girls and boys.
May 16, 2012
New Baby Names: Debuts on the pop list, from Aleph to Zephyrus
Sifting through all the first-time names on the extended Social Security list, we’ve found a few gems, such as Plum, Rooney, Valencio and Eames.
Apr 25, 2012
Golden Names: 24-karat names
From Aurelius to Orla to Zorina to Goldie itself, these names all give off a golden glow.
Apr 8, 2012
The Nameberry 9: This week’s newsiest names, from Mabel to Maxim
In the Nameberry news this week, there are starbabies Mabel Ray and Leo Grey, names from the Gap Casting Call–and more.
Mar 28, 2012
Antique Baby Names: Collecting Collectible Names
There are so many colorful and evocative words in the worlds of antiques and collectibles–but could any of them translate into a unique baby name?
Mar 21, 2012
Baby Names: A New Wave of “A” Names
Love names that start with the letter A but want to move beyond the well-used list of favorites? Have we got a secret selection for you!