Word Baby Names: Pro or con?

Word Baby Names: Pro or con?

Question of the Week: How do you feel about word names?

Of course the category of word names encompasses a lot of different types: nature names, color names, virtue names and other nouns (and the line between words and names sometimes blurs).

Which kinds do you and do you not like?

How about spiritual names such as Trinity, Serenity, Journey?

Musical names like Cadence, Harmony, Lyric?

Newer names like Dream, Story, Fable?

Would you use one?

Did you use one?

Do you have a favorite?

About the Author

Linda Rosenkrantz

Linda Rosenkrantz

Linda Rosenkrantz is the co-founder of Nameberry, and co-author with Pamela Redmond of the ten baby naming books acknowledged to have revolutionized American baby naming. You can follow her personally at InstagramTwitter and Facebook. She is also the author of the highly acclaimed New York Review Books Classics novel Talk and a number of other books.