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… the 5th century and was in widespread use until the Norman Conquest of 1066. The name’s most famous bearer — rather fittingly — is renowned British civil engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel …

… May 26, let’s take a closer look at some awe-inspiring, and perhaps surprising, names that come from Arabic, the original language of the Koran and spoken by many …

… your style so well! Without that word, I’d be stuck – you’ve considered surname names, nickname names, frilly and feminine names, and short, casual ones, too. It makes for …

To me, Greek names are some of the most beautiful–though I might be biased as my own name has Greek roots. Here are some Hellenic names that deserve more …

This week’s news includes names inspired by restaurants, presidents, animals, numbers, and the far east. And then of course, there’s our Happy Thanksgiving baby names. Thanksgiving names: gratitude …

The top nature names for babies include names drawn from plants and trees as well as from animals, from water as well as the sky, names with an obvious connection …

… naming their sons. Boy names have historically been much more stable and conservative than girl names, with sons more likely to receive classic names or handed-down family names than …

By Denise K. Potter April showers bring May… baby names? The fifth month, along with tulips, orchids and apple blossoms, promises a number of colorful and exciting baby names, twelve …

Some names are so taboo that no one would dare use them… or would they? Parents are now naming their babies Lucifer — 58 of them in 2022 — and many other …

Baby name numerology holds that every letter of every name counts toward its significance, but number names count more than most. Numerical names can reflect a child’s place in …

What makes a name everlastingly cool? Mix an element of edge and swagger, a seductive sound, a charismatic cultural association, plus a certain timeless quality and you get what the …

In a desperate attempt to bond with the teenagers in my family, I have become a devoted watcher of Gossip Girl. And as I take in the adventures of these …

This week, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel ‘s picks of The Nameberry 9 newsiest options focuses on the trend for  short and sweet baby names. Are miniature names growing on …

Guest blogger Paula Thomas finds lots of  inspiration in the roster of the 99th Tour de France names. Almost two hundred riders from 31 nations, 22 teams and two managers …

The most notable names of 2012 take a colorful direction this year, with influences that range from presidents to K-pop, celebrities and the characters they play, and from the …

By Linda Rosenkrantz It’s not unusual to find interesting and creative names among the leading figures in all spheres of the arts, but there’s a really stellar group …

By Linda Rosenkrantz A few months ago, we blogged about lady detectives, clueing you in to some fabulous names like Trixie, Temperance and Thursday, Loveday and Precious.  Now it’s …

by Linda Rosenkrantz Y is one of the loneliest letters in babyname land.  I mean when’s the last time you heard someone say they were looking for a name …

By Adelina_sophia I have always been a huge fan of names with French accents and German and French umlauts. They just look so pretty, elegant, chic and exotic. Below …

By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain Would you pay tens of thousands of dollars to have a crack team of experts develop a one-of-a-kind name for your baby …

By Linda Rosenkrantz There’s a new novel out that’s attracting quite a bit of attention titled Vanessa and Her Sister, the story of the Stephen sisters, Vanessa and …

by Pamela Redmond Satran Everything you need to know about boys’ baby names, from A to Z. A While A is the second most-popular first initial for boys’ names …

One of the most exciting parts of the new US Top 1000 has to be the debuts and returns list, prime sources for the best new baby names. In 2014 …

By Linda Rosenkrantz Ever since I spotted the name Honeysuckle on the credits of the ITV series Foyle’s War, I have been riveted by the cast rolls at the …

A Nameberry reader recently asked: How long do baby names in the US Top 10 tend to remain in the Top 10? Good question, we thought, and so with the …

By Emily Cardoza Though summer vacation has just about ended, visions of white sand beaches and gentle waves endure – even if only as screensavers. Why not continue the summer holidays …

The very best baby names of 2017 are an eclectic bunch, incorporating classic names and modern names, unusual baby names along with the stylish and popular baby names 2017. If …

By Linda Rosenkrantz So you’ve come up with what you’re sure is a unique name for your baby. A Biblical/word/animal/place name no one else has …

By John Kelly From kindergarten to college, the kids are going back to school. But for those of you with babies on the way, let’s take some inspiration from …

by Linda Rosenkrantz We’ve moved beyond it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas time as the holiday is fast approaching. The air is filled with carols and …

What are the most controversial baby names? Be it a polarizing style or a potentially problematic association, we polled our members to reveal the top names parents might just want …

Vintage nicknames are the perfect way to revive the style value of classic names. After decades of being the top girl name, Mary is on the decline, while names like …

There are dozens of ways to slice and dice baby names.  Classic or hipster, modern or vintage. But here’s a divide that cuts across style categories: is the name …

It’s the beginning of the Chinese Year of the Monkey, the ninth zodiac sign, coming between the sheep and the rooster. In the past, we’ve celebrated the strength …

What are the top royal names for girls in contention for the new princess born to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge?  Will the royal baby girl be named Alice …

By Kelsey Andersen Now that the 2014 baby name statistics are out for England and Wales, we can see what names are the most popular in these two British countries …

Greek baby names are the perfect focus on March 25th, which is Greek Independence Day–a major Hellenic holiday. Today we commemorate it with some wonderful but neglected Greek names …

This week’s baby name news includes Robin Thicke’s latest inventive combination, thoughts on children naming their siblings, terms of endearment names, and one-of-a-kind names from …

Here at Nameberry, we know a lot about name obsession. We’ve been obsessed about the subject ourselves for as long as we can remember.   Yes, it's true: We …

When I heard yesterday that former child star (I bet she hates that) Mayim Bialik had named her baby boy Fred (only to discover later in the day that it …

Sandra Bullock’s choice of Bardo as her newly-adopted son’s middle name puts the spotlight back on the O names – names that begin, end, or otherwise emphasize the …

by Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain Congrats to Kim and Kanye on the arrival of their daughter!  There’s been no name announcement as of Sunday night.  Is the couple …

By Linda Rosenkrantz For some time now we’ve been seeing a profusion of soft El-starting names, from Ella to Eleanor, Eloise, Elliot, Ellery, Elodie, et al.  And now …

By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain The other night a friend asked me what happens to kids with really strange names.  Not made up names, or names with crazy spellings, he …

By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain Do you prefer Olivia, or the spare Liv? Nathaniel, or just Nate? If you’re drawn to Liv and Nate, you’re not alone. Short …

By Anna Otto, Waltzing More than Matilda These are names which rose the fastest in Australia in 2014, calculated not only by overall national position, but by the number of …

By Meagan at TulipByAnyName These famous television show hosts have the gift of gab. Let’s have our own chat about their names! Conan O’Brien Conan is an Irish …

By Abby Sandel Just last week, we were enjoying a mini-revival in classic baby names. There was the nicely-named – and beautifully alliterative! – Christopher Carlton Cumberbatch, a Mary Cecilia …

It’s off to the wild blue yonder for this week’s challenge! First-time parent Allison is seeking a boy’s name that feels traditional, but still slightly offbeat …

by Pamela Redmond Satran Baby names are in general a lot more adventurous in the US than they are in the UK, with American parents using word names and place …