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.
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Dec 10, 2013
What are your favorite holiday names?
Would you give your baby a name that references the holidays, from Noel to Nia to Christmas? And which of the range of festive choices do you like best?
Dec 8, 2013
Contagious: What makes a name catch on?
Wharton School Professor Jonah Berger has written a bestselling book analyzing why certain things catch on, and for Nameberry he now turns his attention to how this applies to baby names. Could be the weather.
Dec 8, 2013
Baby Name Inspiration: Naia, Noa, and Jett
Baby name inspiration can come from an infinite variety of sources–including family and popular culture– as Abby Sandel demonstrates in this week’s Nameberry 9.
Dec 5, 2013
Baby Naming Traditions Around the Globe
Thanks to guest blogger Abigail Cukier for explaining the diverse baby naming traditions of various cultures, including Jewish, Hindu, Islamic, Chinese and Japanese.
Dec 4, 2013
Sundance Catalog Names
Annesley and Sienna, Indigo and Reverie: The Sundance Catalog features names in keeping with its cosmopolitan cowgirl fantasy.
Dec 4, 2013
Science Geek Chic Names: Biology Department
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.
Dec 3, 2013
If you ruled your baby name world….
Let’s imagine, for one shining moment, that your partner turns over all baby naming power to you. What names do you pick, and why?
Dec 2, 2013
New Babyberry Report for November: Ruby, Rory and Rowdy
A bumper crop of beautifully named babyberries arrived last month, from Alice to Alonzo, Vivienne to Viggo. Here’s the full Monthly Report.
Dec 1, 2013
Picture Perfect Names: Saffron Rose and Dashiell Ford
Finding the formula for achieving the perfect balance of first and middle names is a lot like solving a puzzle–and the subject of Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 this week.
Dec 1, 2013
Predicting 2014 Starbaby Names, Part 2
Tara Ryazansky is back with name predictions for another set of celebs expecting in 2014, and hoping you’ll matcher yours to hers.
Nov 28, 2013
Happy St. Andrew’s Day: Scottish names for the Scottish national day
It’s St. Andrew’s Day, the Scottish equivalent of St. Patrick’s Day, so have a look at K. M. Sheard’s pick of her favorite unusual names from Scotland.
Nov 26, 2013
Doctor Who Baby Names: Classic Christopher to quirky Capaldi
There’s been much hullabaloo over the fiftieth anniversary of Dr. Who. Brooke Cussans looks at the names of all the portrayers of the Doctor over the years.
Nov 26, 2013
The family name you’re NOT going to pass down…
Whether it’s a name you like but a relative you don’t or a family name you simply can’t abide, which ancestral monikers are you planning NOT to pass down to your children?
Nov 24, 2013
Sweet Spot Names: Lincoln, Clara, and Callie
In between the extreme and the ho-hum, Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 this week features names that hit the sweet spot.
Nov 21, 2013
Baby Names from Books: 6 choice choices for boys
Six great literary names from the blue column this week, thanks to Anna Otto of Waltzing More Than Matilda. Which is your favorite?
Nov 20, 2013
The Newest Names on Nameberry
Our 16 newest names include word names and nicknames, international imports and mythological revivals. How many have you heard before?
Nov 19, 2013
Just one more baby (name)
Wherever you are in your family planning, we want you to imagine that you’re going to have just one (more) baby.. What name would you choose, and why?
Nov 18, 2013
40+ Neglected Namesake Names–Boys’ edition
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 17, 2013
Baby Names from Books: 6 choice choices for girls
Anna Otto of WaltzingMoreThanMatilda delves deeply into the backstories of six fictional favorites.
Nov 17, 2013
Pop Culture Names: Cora, Aurora and Devora
In this week’s Nameberry 9, Abby Sandel finds unusual names in movie, TV and theater cast and character lists, from Cora to Aurora to Buttercup and Briar.
Nov 14, 2013
Stephen King Names: Abra, Malachi and Gage
You don’t have to be scared of Tara Ryazansky’s Stephen King baby names–most of them are perfectly usable.
Nov 14, 2013
40+ Neglected Namesake Names–Girls Edition
Here are 40+ quirky, quaint girls’ name, all honoring worthy women of the past–from Albion and Alzina to Zelia and Zilpha.
Nov 12, 2013
100 Top Word Names of 2012: Hunter, Hope–and Henry?
As guest blogger Nephele demonstrates here, not all word names give away their identities as such–as in Martin, Morgan and Maya. It’s fun to see the sometimes surprising dictionary definitions of these names.
Nov 12, 2013
Nominate your favorite and win!
We’ve got a great new feature on Nameberry, which suggests other names you might like based on the ratings of your fellow berries. Nominate your favorite name set for a chance to win one of our gorgeous botanical prints.