Some favorite fictional bears have had surprisingly human names, from Mabel to Duffy.

Evangeline, Ottoline, Penelope, Charlotte–celebs have gone all Nameberry in their choices this week.

You say you want unique? Well, the writers of a forthcoming book offer some names you won’t find anywhere else.

Are you a play-it-safe baby namer or an adventurer? Go for a classic or something out of the ordinary?

Get ready for a brimming basketful of the names of babyberries born in the past three months–our Quarterly Report, Including a girl named Bennett and a boy called Hawthorne.

For the Fourth–some interesting American Revolution-era hero names–Mercy, Artemas, Crispus, Salem, Button, and more.

The international roster of the Tour de France starters provides a wide-ranging source of name possibilities.

This week’s nine newsiest boys’ names–including Barnaby and Brooks, Jasper and Jem.

Where do you find sisters Aurelia and Beatrice, brothers Benedict and Freddie, plus dozens of other charming combinations? In the British birth announcements, of course. Here’s the latest baby name style inspiration from London.

What names are hot in the UK and not in the US, and vice versa? Here are some stats to pin them down.

Edwardian names like Elsie, Celtics such as Callum: here are the five hottest baby name trends in Britain today.

Have you ever thought about how different your own or your child’s name might have been with a slight change in circumstances?

Once a prime inspiration for baby names, soap opera characters of the past have included such ahead-of-their time appellations as Ava and Lark, Holden and Hunter.

Would you name your daughter Elliot? Would you call your son Harper? Where do you stand on unisex names?

Guest blogger Kristin Alexander had always loved names, but when she learned she was expecting a girl, her passion turned into an obsession. Can you relate?

Django, Grover, Isabetta–this week’s Nameberry 9 consists of names that are unusual but still totally usable.

F. Scott Fitzgerald came up with some amazing names for the characters in his novels and stories–here are some of the most notable.

Are you the baby name worker bee, while your spouse rules the decision from on high? Or are you both so confused you plan to let a stranger decide your baby’s name? Tell us who’s the name decider in your family!

Why can’t a girl get a family surname as a first? Why not indeed, as this charming Southern tradition demonstrates.

Inventive names have a long history–and they just keep on coming. Here are nine of the newsiest.

Historic baby names include some quirky names for girls and boys.

Has a celebrity’s choice ever turned you onto– or off– a name? We’d love to know which one–and why!

Some popularity ups and downs clue you in to important trends. And then there are those that make no sense at all.

Axel, Ace, Jett…many of today’s coolest names can be traced back to the glam rock headliners of the 1980’s.

Might what you do or what you love inspire your baby’s name? Tell us about your professions and your passions and what names they might suggest.