Jul 14, 2009
Latin Baby Names: Most influential choices
Latin names are in the spotlight and climbing up the popularity list. Here are some of the best-known choices….and some we bet you never heard before.
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Jul 8, 2009
Oz Names: Some fanciful ideas from the Emerald City
The Oz books offer a rich variety of unusual–even bizarre–names.
Jul 6, 2009
Naming Baby After an Old Boyfriend
Baby-naming Rule Number 1: Don’t name the baby after your old boyfriend. Ooops.
Jul 6, 2009
Kissing Cousin Names: Names that don’t look related–but are
They may not look alike, but these names have close family ties
Jul 1, 2009
Girls’ Names from the Comix: Betty vs. Veronica
The pages of comic books offer a wham-bam selection of unusual name options, from sassy to strange.
Jun 25, 2009
Classic Names: Ten You Never Thought Of
How come everyone flocks to Ava and Aiden, or even Avery and Atticus, when there are so many truly distinctive names hiding in plain sight?
Jun 22, 2009
Beyond Ava & Aiden is Born
Welcome Ava & Aiden, daughter and son of Jennifer and Jason
Jun 21, 2009
Love That Name, but…
Our guest blogger always thought she knew what she’d name a daughter….until she was actually having one.
Jun 19, 2009
Famous Dad Names: Noteworthy Names of Some Famous Fathers
Notable names of some notable people’s proud papas. HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!
Jun 17, 2009
She Suggests Names, He Vetoes Them: Can This Couple Negotiate?
His wife’s job was to suggest possible names for their twin daughters. His job was to say he didn’t like them.
Jun 16, 2009
70’s Baby Names: Beyond Tiffany & Todd
Sifting through the discarded names of the seventies produces some names that might already be ripe for revival
Jun 15, 2009
Mini-Names: When You Need Something Short
As the world gets more complicated, these short — very very short — names sound even sweeter.
Jun 14, 2009
Royal Baby Names: Hollywood’s Little Princes and Princesses
Some Hollywood royalty are taking their status literally and crowning their kids with names like King, Prince, Duke and Baron.
Jun 11, 2009
Pre-Natal Nicknames: Peanut and Pie
Pumpkin and Lumpkin may sound pretty cute for the duration, but most pre-natal nicknames aren’t ready to be prime time players.
Jun 9, 2009
Celebrity Baby Names: Brooklyn yes, Bronx no
Why is it that some starbaby names hit it big and others don’t?
Jun 9, 2009
L Names to Love
We’ve had J names and K names, but the next letter in the baby name limelight: L, as in Lucius and Leopold, Levi and Lovely.
Jun 8, 2009
Names Rescued from the Titanic
Some interesting names have survived from the 1912 passenger list of the ill-fated ship.
Jun 4, 2009
Two Middle Names: Guide to a Charming Tradition
The British are famous for eccentric baby names, and lots of them. With a name like Alexi William Martin Rabbit, you know you’re not in Kansas anymore.
Jun 2, 2009
Bad Boy Names: Asking for Trouble?
Is naming your kid Vandal setting him up for a lifetime of trouble — or at least trouble-making?
Jun 1, 2009
Baby Girl Names from Ancient Rome
Although they’ve been around for ages, many of the girls’ names from Roman times are still fresh and appealing today.
May 29, 2009
Popular Names: Hidden Gems on the List
Treasure hunting for nuggets buried deep in the Popular Names list.
May 28, 2009
Celebrity Baby Names: The Un-Weirdly-Named Starbaby Boys
Bucking the trend, lots of celebrities are going back to the classics when naming their baby boys.