Sep 27, 2011
Popular Names: Nicknames Gone Wild
These dozen nicknames come with a warning label: rampant popularity ahead.
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Sep 26, 2011
Nameberry 9: Top new TV names
What’s the Fall TV line-up in baby name ideas? They range from exotics like Tigerlily and Kimantha, international names like Anders and Minka, classics like Conrad, and good old nicknames like Maggie and Bert.
Sep 23, 2011
TV Baby Names: Names from The Simpsons — Doh!
There’s a lot more to names from The Simpsons beyond Homer, Marge, Lisa and Maggie. How about Verity or Titania, Hugo or Horatio?
Sep 23, 2011
French Names: What’s chic now?
Au revoir, Danielle and Pierre, and bonjour to a new group of French names chic in Paris and ready for their debut here. How many do you know?
Sep 21, 2011
Question of the Week: Your first name love?
Whether it was inspired by a much loved person, a public personality, a character in a book or was one you completely made up, what was your favorite name as a child– and does it make you blush now?
Sep 20, 2011
Names Meaning Peace: From Axel to Zuelia
Maybe a name that means peace won’t get your baby to sleep through the night…but it’s still a lovely, inspirational idea.
Sep 19, 2011
Nameberry 9: Are Blogbabies the New Name Trendsetters?
High-profile Mom sites have become among the hottest sources of wild and wooly baby names–from Reverie to Glow to Boheme.
Sep 15, 2011
Nicknamey Names
When does a nicknamey name move beyond that to become a solid, viable, stand-alone choice? How about Halle? What about Will?
Sep 14, 2011
Question of the Week: Just how important is a name?
We’re here because we think names are important. But are they everything — or would a Bertha smell every bit as sweet as a Rose?
Sep 13, 2011
BOYS’ NAMES 2011: The Underground Popularity List
Which boys’ names are attracting a quiet but dramatic rise in interest right now? These sleepers could be the most popular boys’ names of the future.
Sep 12, 2011
Baby Name News: Raden, Ransom, Revere and the rest of the Nameberry 9
You’ll find some names you may never have heard before in this week’s baby name news–Raden? Revere? Vox?
Sep 9, 2011
Unique Southern Names
Southern names have a distinctive charm all their own, and the novels and plays by its native sons and daughters native are chock full of them.
Sep 8, 2011
GIRLS’ NAMES 2011: The Secret Popularity List
There’s the official popularity list: ho-hum. Then there’s the Nameberry popularity list. And now there’s the secret Nameberry popularity list.
Sep 6, 2011
Baby Name News: Milo, London, and the rest of the Nameberry 9
The brewing Beyonce baby name question, Alyssa Milano’s pick, and other nameberry name news of the week.
Sep 2, 2011
Occupation names: A Labor Day celebration
From Baxter and Booker to Webster and Wheeler, a Labor Day salute to names that sometimes surprisingly reflect the laborers of the past.
Sep 1, 2011
Surname names: In defense of putting last names first
Which came first, the first name or the last? Today’s knowlegeable guest blogger unravels the complex intertwining of given and family names, putting Aubrey, Avery and Austin in their proper places.
Aug 31, 2011
Name Themes: Pro or con?
What do you think of families whose kids’ names all start with the same letter, or are a garden of flower names? Would or did you theme your children’s names?
Aug 29, 2011
The 7 Biggest Mistakes Newbie Baby Namers Make
It’s not your fault: You’ve never named a baby before. If you’re a first-time namer, beware of making these common mistakes.
Aug 29, 2011
Baby Name News: Georgia, Phayson, and the rest of the Nameberry 9
This week’s Nameberry 9: Why it’s good to be ahead of the name curve, which surprising celebrity is inspiring a new name craze, and whether it’s goodnight, Irene?
Aug 26, 2011
Baby Name Trends: Ha Ha names are nothing to laugh at!
Trend alert: Boyish girls’ names starting with the syllable ‘Ha’ have been popping up all over the place, as in Harper, Harley and Harlow.
Aug 25, 2011
Award-Winning Baby Names
How about an award name for your baby…Lola? Luna? Lulu? Abel? Ambrose?
Aug 24, 2011
What’s YOUR Question of the Week?
Let’s have your thoughts on what would make a great Question of the Week.
Aug 23, 2011
High-Energy Names
Can choosing an energetic-sounding name make for an energetic-acting baby? Maybe. Pick one of these high-energy names at your own peril.
Aug 19, 2011
Family Names: Some genealogical gems
What gems would you discover if you searched your family history way, way back? Interesting specimens like today’s guest blogger’s colonial finds?
Aug 18, 2011
Nameberry Picks: 15 enchanted island names
Some seductive island inspriration for baby namers, from California’s Catalina to the Caribbean Cayman and Lucia, to Malta and Majorca.