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Dec 20, 2017
Baby Name News: Scottish, Star Wars and Starbabies
Baby name news this week includes Star Wars, Swooshes, starbabies, Scottish names and a set of sextuplets.
Dec 19, 2017
Bold Boy Names: How about Thor?
Should they name their son Thor? He’s big on the heroic heritage pick, but she fears it might be too much name for a mere mortal. Mary writes: I’m writing with an odd conundrum. My husband is dead set on naming our son Thor. My husband’s family is Norwegian and very proud of their heritage […]
Dec 18, 2017
New Spiritual Baby Names: Bodhi to Zen
There’s a new wave of spiritual baby names sweeping in, names like Bodhi and Temple and Vesper.
Dec 17, 2017
Merry Christmas Baby Names: Asher, Edith and Gioia
We wish you happy holidays with these ten names that mean happiness and joy!
Dec 17, 2017
Top Baby Names 2017
Nameberry’s most-viewed baby names of 2017 feature Atticus and Olivia in the top spots.
Dec 13, 2017
2017 Baby Names: Name pockets, pet names and more
The latest baby name news from celebrities, Ireland, Spain and the world of dogs.
Dec 12, 2017
How Does Your Own Name Affect Your Baby Name Style?
How parents’ names affect their baby name style.
Dec 10, 2017
Hanukkah Baby Names: Sweet-Spot Biblical Boy Names
In honor of Hanukkah, here are some sweet-spot biblical boy names–not too popular, not too obscure.
Dec 6, 2017
City Baby Names and other newsy names
This week’s baby name news includes city names like Memphis and Irish names like Merrigan.
Dec 6, 2017
Anglo-Spanish Sister Names
The Name Sage helps find a sister name for Mila that works in both Spanish and English.
Dec 3, 2017
Birth Announcement Baby Names: November Berrybabies
The delicious baby names and backstories of the newest members of the Nameberry family.
Nov 29, 2017
Popular Baby Names: From Nameberry, Italy and Celebrityville
Baby name popularity, here and abroad, is highlighted in this week’s name news.
Nov 28, 2017
Scottish Baby Names: Happy St. Andrew’s Day!
We commemorate the Scottish holiday with some lovely names of the lakes of Scotland.
Nov 27, 2017
Most Popular Baby Names 2017
Atticus and Olivia top Nameberry’s list of Most Popular Baby Names 2017.
Nov 26, 2017
Celebrity Baby Names: Brand New Predictions!
Name predictions of the next Baldwin, Redmayne and other stellar starbabies!
Nov 22, 2017
Happy Thanksgiving Baby Names!
For Thanksgiving Day, Clare Bristow highlights some celeb news, food and animal names, international trends and presidential picks.
Nov 21, 2017
Sagittarius Baby Names: 11 amazing archery names
For your baby born under the sign of Sagittarius, how about one of the cool names related to its symbol, the archer?
Nov 20, 2017
Lego Baby Names: Axl to Zane
From out of the toy box and off the movie screen come lots of usable Lego-related names.
Nov 16, 2017
Thankful Names for Thanksgiving: Graziella and Gwendolen
As we approach Thanksgiving, a good time to consider names that mean gratitude and blessings.
Nov 15, 2017
Baby Name News: Mabel Jane, Betsy-Blu and Next Baby Baldwin
A potpourri of baby name news this week, from Portuguese popularity to nixing Ninja Turtle names.
Nov 14, 2017
1960s Baby Names: Flower power namesakes for boys
These names from exactly half a century ago have a lot of retro resonance today.
Nov 13, 2017
Good, good word names…..
These words might make excellent baby names, except for their meanings.
Nov 12, 2017
Fantastic Baby Namers in Fiction and Real Life
Childrens’ book character namers showed the same creativity when naming their own kids.