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… defending men.”  There has never been a British King Alexander (though there were several in Scotland), but there are royal connections via the youngest son of Edward VII and the …

… the Scottish side of my family back to the early 1800s with the help of Scotland’s online government resources where I discovered such delectable family names as Grey. And …

… be discovered. For this woman called Heather, it took 17 years and a trip to Scotland to find meaning in her name. French names: what’s in store for 2018 …

… 100 name pop back. FLORA, the Roman goddess of Spring and flowers, became popular in Scotland and elsewhere via the heroic tale of Flora McDonald’s helping Bonnie Prince Charlie …

… name we saw coming. Harris (988) — How can a name in the Top Ten in Scotland be off the charts in the States? It’s great to see this surname …

… was actually in the US Top 600 in the 1890s, and especially well used in Scotland.  Florrie has a lot going for it—it’s floral and furry and was …

… Scotland): This modern Scottish classic, which reached peak popularity in the 80s and 90s in Scotland, has never been widely used across the pond. It derives from Kirstin, a Scottish …

… 286 for girls in the US. (The figures are even closer in England, Wales and Scotland.) With an older son called Tatum, the couple must be fans of the unisex …

… Sean and Gavin had taken their place. Now British parents are extending out the net. Scotland is providing a wealth of historic surnames and place names, and Wales is offering …

This week’s news includes names from books and technology, babies named after hospitals, and baby name trends in Ireland and the Isle of Man. Technology and Top Ten trends …

Last week we challenged you to create your own invented baby names. You took us up on it….and how! Over 200 entries later, Linda and I along with Nameberry …

One of our most popular blog posts ever was on 100 wonderful names given to 25 or fewer girls each year.  (We did a boys’ version too.) But what, we …

Let’s help these parents solve a puzzle! Find Celtic baby names–specifically Scottish-Cornish– that don’t start with P or I, contain the letters L and A, but …

By Linda Rosenkrantz When you’re looking for names for a Christmastime baby, you can go the obvious route with Noel and Noelle, Mary or Merry, or you could consider …

British baby names were very much on the front burner this week, following the release of the official Top 100 popular British names lists for 2010. At the top of …

By Linda Rosenkrantz There are many girls’ names that mean light.  There’s the whole Lu-name contingent: Lux and Luz, Lucy and Lucia, Lucille and Lucinda, for starters. And …

By Clare Bristow Noel Streatfeild has enchanted generations of young readers. She’s best known as the author of Ballet Shoes, a tale of three sisters finding their talents on …

The top English girls’ names for the current year are listed on Nameberry here. You can also see popularity statistics for English names on the individual name pages. English name …

By Clare Bristow This week’s news includes names from this year’s biggest movies, inspiration from cities, soccer players and mythical heroes, and the perennial question: when to reveal …

By Meagan at TulipByAnyName December welcomes in the winter season, holiday celebrations, and a great medley of names. There’s plenty of name inspiration this month, from holidays, to seasonal …

By Anna Otto, WaltzingMoreThanMatilda The Australian Top 100 just came out, not long after the US data. One small difference is that we count variant spellings as the same name …

By Linda Rosenkrantz For what seems like forever, this pair of sainted sister names, Agnes and Agatha, have seemed like the quintessential starched, buttoned-up, high-lace-collared, mauve-dressed …

By Katinka This week’s name news includes some of the most eccentric appellations we’ve ever encountered, from siblings named after subatomic particles to some very creative name changes …

Black history names include the names of some of the great jazz musicians of the past century. But these cats didn’t just give us some of the best music …

We all love Irish baby names—and even more for boys than for girls. Just look at the US popularity list and you’ll see Liam at the top of …

If you’re looking for a popular, well-liked girl names that start with E, no problem.  An E name—Emily or Emma—has held the top spot for 18 …

By Stephanie Pappas, Live Science When my husband announced the birth of our first child to my family last June, they were convinced, thanks to a bad cell phone connection …

By Tiana Putric The names of many American states have been used by parents of the past –– Arizona, Indiana, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington –– as well as others more popular with …

By Clare Bristow This week’s baby name news includes clever smooshes, the perfect choice for a winter Olympian’s baby, and names that however much you love them, just …

By Linda Rosenkrantz Nickname names are hot! Who by now hasn’t met, for instance, a girl named Sam or Charlie? And nobody loves a nickname name more than celebrities …

By Linda Rosenkrantz After a rash of girls’ names beginning with the ‘Loo’ sound—Lucy and Lucille and Luna and Lulu–we’re suddenly seeing an even bigger bounce for …

The most common last names in the US include a mix of origins, just like America itself. Most of the Top 100 surnames are of English origin, but many popular …

Surnames used as unisex baby names offer fresh, modern-sounding options that aren’t too tied to one gender. Last names as first names are always in fashion. Some lean …

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 Abby Sandel This past week, three high profile parents chose baby names for their boys featuring the letter O. Actors Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale went with an Italian …

By Nick Turner In my last post, I wrote about how baby names are getting longer — with choices like Isabella and Olivia (four syllables each) trumping old-fashioned picks such …

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 …

By Eleanor Nickerson It’s time once again to look back at the most prevalent trends that have influenced baby names in Britain in 2017. HOT SOUNDS OF 2017: OR …

by Linda Rosenkrantz A Berry recently posted a request for a blog explaining the origins of some of the common nicknames—more properly diminutives or pet forms– for classic names …

First names make a statement, meaningful middle names tell a story. Often they preserve a memory. In the Jewish tradition, there is a disinclination to name after the living. Ours …

A few blogs back, we talked about lake names, and what an evocative word that is. Another, similarly appealing word is island, calling up images of calm, peaceful, isolated places …

Last names for girls are as established as popular favorites Harper, Madison, and Avery, but what about the new choices in this stylish class? If you love gender neutral names …

By Linda Rosenkrantz Every year, a small number of new names manages to move onto the Top 1000 list for the first time ever.  Sometimes this marks the beginning of …

By Linda Rosenkrantz Here is Part 2 of our search for fresh vintage nickname names, and this time we’re looking at boys’ names that at one time registered on …

By Brooke Cussans, Baby Name Pondering Recently I featured a list of “cheesy” names at Baby Name Pondering. No, not names that are bad puns – names that are derived from …

By Josh Murray Spring is here, and along with it comes the arrival of the Major League Baseball season. All thirty clubs have left spring training behind in Arizona and …

By Tiana Putric Spellebrities are kids who can spell words that most of us simply can’t: appoggiatura, cymotrichous, esquamulose, guetapens, and stichomythia. According to cognitive science professor Brenda Rapp …

The Top 100 names of England and Wales are resplendent with choices that feel a lot more chic and surprising in the US than they must in the UK. Freya …

By Linda Rosenkrantz The other day we took a look at all the boys’ names in the Alexandrian clan, now we move on to the girls. Here we find 11 …

Aiden and boy names that rhyme with it have been all the rage since around the year 2000. Have you ever wondered about the history of this name trend? Or …