Jun 24, 2013
Nearly Unique Baby Names
These 50+ baby names are as close to unique as we can find: Each was given to only five children last year. Might one be right for your own unique child?
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Jun 23, 2013
Outlandish Baby Names: Cisco, Buttercup, North
For this week’s Nameberry 9, Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain has no problem finding a full complement of outlandish names. Not only North West, but Buttercup, Cisco, Quinoa and more.
Jun 23, 2013
Word Names in the Top 1000
Words as names? The infamous North aside, a surprising number of other word names are to be found in the 2012 most popular list–and Kelly Brady of Name Freak! presents the evidence.
Jun 21, 2013
North West: Behind Kim and Kanye’s baby name
Why did Kim and Kanye name their newborn daughter North West? And will their child have to cope with a lifetime of jokes? We look at the ins and outs, the why and why nots of the newest celebrity baby name.
Jun 19, 2013
Unique Baby Names: News to Me–Some Personal New Name Discoveries
Anna Otto, of the Australian name blog Waltzing More Than Matilda, shares some of her most recent name discoveries, which are drawn from a wide variety of cultures.
Jun 19, 2013
Pretty Girl Names
Looking for a girls’ name that means beautiful, or that sounds lovely, or simply a name for a pretty girl? We’ve got several that qualify on every count.
Jun 18, 2013
Names from the Book You’re Reading!
What are you reading, and more to the point, what are the characters’ names and what do you think of them?
Jun 18, 2013
Color Names: Thinking outside the Crayola box
If you’re looking for a color name beyond Violet, Scarlett and Blue, Berry Juice blogger Dantea has come up with some truly unusual choices, from Aero to Xanthene.
Jun 17, 2013
Nature Names: For the apple of your eye
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 17, 2013
Kimye Kname Kraziness
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West became the parents of a newborn baby girl on Saturday, and the world is waiting for the announcement of the new K name. Will it be Kai or Klementine or how about Kadasha? We’ve got some hot ideas.
Jun 16, 2013
Poppy, Persia and Clark: Baby Names in the News
In Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 names in the news this week, such interesting options as Poppy and Persia and Berlin.
Jun 16, 2013
Old Hollywood Baby Names: Direct from the directors
Nameberry’s own Hannah Tenison provides lots of baby name inspiration via the movie directors of Golden Age Hollywood, including such examples as Capra, Conway and Corrigan.
Jun 12, 2013
Four Syllable Middle Names: Longer choices beyond Elizabeth
If you’re looking beyond short, connective middle names for something more substantial, there are many longer possibilities other than the common Elizabeth, says Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names.
Jun 11, 2013
What’s Your Favorite Place Name?
Place names have opened up a whole new world of possibilities as first names. Which are your favorites, and why?
Jun 11, 2013
Baby Names Stories: How Omnimom made her four choices
In her wonderful essay, Lauren Apfel, aka omnimom, relates the rich history behind the naming of each of her four kids–Oliver, Phoebe, Leo and Jasper.
Jun 10, 2013
Literary Word Names: Sonnet, Story and Saga
If you like the idea of a literary name for your child, Brooke Cussans of Baby Name Pondering suggests that you don’t have to be limited to the names of favorite authors or characters: you can use evocative word names associated with books and reading..
Jun 9, 2013
Eve, Everly, and Marcus: Baby Names in the News
Why do we pick the names we do? New research credits age, education, even politics. And in other baby name news, Snooki is unmasked as a name nerd.
Jun 7, 2013
Boys’ Names 2013: Soft new choices
Ssssssh: Let us tell you a secret about boys’ names today. You don’t have to be wild to be cool Here are some stylish boys’ names with a sweet, gentle image and a soft sound.
Jun 6, 2013
Pregnancy Advice: Which foods to avoid–coffee? champagne? cheese??
Cheese? Coffee? Champagne? Shaun Dreisbach at Parents.com offers the final word on the foods that are okay and those you should avoid during pregnancy, with lots of info you probably didn’t know.
Jun 5, 2013
TV Baby Names: The current coolest characters
TV shows can sometimes provide creative inspiration–as in such current examples as Aria, Arya and Artemis.
Jun 5, 2013
Preppy boys’ names ending with S: Ames, Keats, and Yates
Abby Sandel of appellationmountain.net spots a new trendlet: preppy boys’ names that end in ‘s’, as in Eames, Yates and Keats.
Jun 4, 2013
Name the All-Boy Quints!
All-boy quintuplets are extremely rare, so this is one name nerd challenge we can only dream of coming true. So let’s dream.
Jun 4, 2013
Fantasy Names From Eighties Movies
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.
Jun 3, 2013
R Names Then and Now: Ralph vs. Ryder
Kelli Brady of NameFreak! compares the R-beginning names of the 1950’s to what and where they are today and comes to some interesting conclusions.
Jun 2, 2013
Addison, Juno and Jayne: Possible names for boys?
Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain looks at the changing trends and perceptions of baby names for boys.