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Apr 30, 2015
The ABCs of Boys’ Names
Interesting boy name news, info and trivia for every single letter of the alphabet!
Apr 28, 2015
Seeking a Science-Inspired Name
Liz writes: I’m a math teacher and science lover, my husband is a history teacher and literary enthusiast. We are expecting our second son, and looking for something that can go with our first son’s name: Truman King, Tru for short. We’re hoping for a name with ties to science, history, or both. And, because […]
Apr 26, 2015
Best Names Near the Bottom of the List
As we anticipate the release of the new Top 1000 names, guest blogger Elizabeth Broadbent looks back at the 2013 lists and finds some nuggets in the bottom 50.
Apr 26, 2015
Baby Names Ending in R
It looks like names ending in ‘r’ are beginning to replace all those n-ending names we’ve seen so much of, as seen in this week’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names.
Apr 23, 2015
High Fashion Baby Names
From the world of high fashion, these model names are as exotic and glamorous as their bearers.
Apr 21, 2015
Everyone Hates My Favorite Name!
Should you abandon your favorite name because it’s getting a bad reception? The Name Sage solves this question.
Apr 21, 2015
Autobiography of a Name Nerd
YA novelist Christina June could never have enough children to use all the names she loves, so she saves them for her characters.
Apr 19, 2015
Rare Boys’ Names of the 1940s
Anna Otto continues her exploration of interesting rare names from the 1940s– this time looking at the boys– all from her unique Australian point of view.
Apr 19, 2015
Cool New Celebrity Baby Names
By Abby Sandel What a busy week! There’s been a royal birth – no, not that royal birth. A candy entrepreneur welcomed colorfully named twins. A reality star gave birth to a son, and so did a famously private Hollywood power couple. Every celebrity baby name in the headlines this week was on trend – […]
Apr 16, 2015
Children’s Book Names
There are so many kids’ books with character names –human and otherwise–in their titles, and CaraMichelle offers a generous helping of them.
Apr 15, 2015
Vintage Baby Names
I was asked by a magazine interviewer recently why I thought some vintage names come back and others don’t. Why Cora and Flora and not Dora? Why Edward and not Edwin? All of which got me thinking about the influences that do propel names out of the attic and into the spotlight.
Apr 14, 2015
Ancient Baby Names
Guest blogger Kara Cavazos finds some buried treasures from the ancient world that feel modern enough to use.
Apr 14, 2015
A name for Roxanne’s baby brother?
This week the Name Sage take on the challenge of naming Roxanne Alice’s baby brother–finding something that’s not too common and not too out there either.
Apr 13, 2015
Poetic Baby Names
We celebrate National Poetry Month with some poetic poets’ names–lyrical choices like Dove and Frost and Auden.
Apr 12, 2015
Celebrity Baby Names for Boys
This week’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names are celebrity choices that are anything but weird–as in Reid, Randall, Theodore and Israel.
Apr 12, 2015
Chic French Baby Names
Direct from the capital of French fashion, guest blogger Nirit Sumeruk presents the chicest of the chic names–past and present.
Apr 9, 2015
Spicy Baby Names
Looking at spice names for babies, Angela Mastrodonato points out which ones are usable and which are no-nos.
Apr 8, 2015
March Celebrity Baby Names
March was the month in which Cate Blanchett chose the classic Edith, Vin Diesel honored his friend Paul Walker by naming his daughter Pauline, there were girl starbabies named Berlin and Ioni, and boys called Blues and Hutch.
Apr 7, 2015
Rare Girls’ Names of the 1940s: Avis, Marigold and Jinx
Though this is written from an Australian point of view, Anna Otto has pinpointed a group of rare and interesting girls’ names from the 1940s, that are worth considering in other locales as well.
Apr 7, 2015
Ask the Name Sage: Is Peter a Problem?
The NameSage deals this week with the name Peter, and the general question of name-teasing these days.
Apr 6, 2015
Babyberry Report for March: Elowen, Ezra & Ezra
The month of March brought with it some great Nameberry birth announcements, from the sweet Paloma Rose and Thea Violet to the unique twins Camus Raphael and Kipling Angelo.
Apr 5, 2015
Quirky, Cool Celebrity Baby Names: Balthazar, Rocket, and Dashiel
Quirky to say the least, this week’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names, includes Ioni, Rocket, Edan and Zot.
Apr 5, 2015
Good-Intention Baby Naming
Even if a name doesn’t mean quite what you thought it did–it’s the intention that counts.
Apr 2, 2015
How (Not) to Choose a Baby Name
Guest blogger Kate Gunn’s adventures in baby naming–and what you might expect when you choose a ‘different’ name.