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Sep 12, 2018

Who gets to judge your baby’s name?

This week’s name news includes a baby boy named Amber, triplet girls named after a car, and a comprehensive look at the name Paul.

Sep 10, 2018

Scottish Baby Names: Announcements from Aberdeen

By Linda Rosenkrantz There’s something so undeniably intriguing about reading the local birth announcements in real time as they’re published in various places.  We always relish our own monthly roundups, as well as our friend Eleanor Nickerson’s frequent feature on her British Baby Names site, which also encompasses some Irish and Scottish names.  But recently […]

Sep 5, 2018

Baby names in the news: A world of possibilities

This week’s news includes a lucrative naming opportunity, British starbabies, unplanned nicknames, and the coolest names in Israel, Belgium and Germany. British baby name reveals If you love all things British, you’ll enjoy this week’s starbaby names. TV presenter Declan Donnelly (one half of Ant and Dec) has welcomed his first child, Isla Elizabeth Anne. […]

Sep 4, 2018

Baby Name Doubt: Is This Name Too Different?

They chose a name for Lucy’s brother, but now they’re having doubts. Should they reconsider the name that got away? Kelsey writes: We’re due November 24 with a boy. My husband and I decided to name our son Callahan Samuel and call him Cal.  Samuel is a family name, so that part is sticking. We […]

Aug 21, 2018

Choosing Baby Names: Love, Logic, or Both?

When you’ve loved names since you could talk, how can you possibly choose just one? The Name Sage advises logic, unless, of course, the name you adore breaks all the rules …   Adriana writes: We are finally pregnant! After years of infertility, we are expecting. I am a name lover, and have been since […]