Pamela Redmond is the cocreator and CEO of Nameberry and Baby Name DNA. The coauthor of ten groundbreaking 

, Redmond is an internationally-recognized baby name expert, quoted and published widely in such media outlets as the 

, CNN, and the BBC. She has written about baby names for 

Redmond is also a New York Times bestselling novelist whose books include 

Pamela Redmond

Clare Green has been writing for Nameberry since 2015, covering everything from 

. Her work has featured in publications such as 

. Clare has a background in linguistics and librarianship, and recently completed an MA dissertation researching 

. She lives in England with her husband and 

Clare Green

The name ọbà is a girl's name meaning "ruler".

Ọbà is a river goddess worshipped in Nigeria. Nigerian kings also use Ọbà as a pre-nominal honorific meaning "ruler".