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any of these could be the name of the same sweet guy in a crew neck sweatshirt who almost needs to cut his hair again. Idk who I'm talking …

Names from William Shakespeare's plays that I would consider using for a child of my own.

… Ophelia. Shakespearean names with strong ties to their characters include Desdemona, Puck, Othello, and Hero. Shakespeare names are as timeless as the Bard’s plays. Among the Shakespearean baby names …

The plays of William Shakespeare are a mother lode of wonderful names, rich and diverse, drawing from the history and mythology of ancient Greece and Rome, tales of Renaissance Italy …

… Caesar, there’s no reason to beware.  But Julius Caesar does bring to mind William Shakespeare, so this seems like a good time to look at Shakespeare names beyond Juliet …

Every so often, we nominate a list of names that most visitors to Nameberry aren’t using….but should be. But this time, we thought we’d turn the question …

… s name doppelganger. The older, less famous Jacksonville, Fla. resident, who happens to share the same moniker as the pop sensation, has been banned from both Facebook and Ping on …

O'shane is a masculine name that appears to combine the Irish patronymic prefix 'O'' with 'Shane,' a name of Irish origin meaning 'God is gracious' or 'gift from God …

"What's in a name?" As a Shakespeare teacher and true lover of the Bard's plays, I created this list to share the best of Shakespeare's characters …

… name you’ve heard in recent months that you loved?  A baby naming job well done you’d like to celebrate? Share your favorite recent baby name with us here.

“__What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” — William Shakespeare True story: I have never once wanted to …

A compilation of names William Shakespeare used in his work that could be names for modern day babies!

... That could work in a modern context. Does not include much from the historical plays.

… with similar style, but there are many questions to consider from there: Should your daughters share a first initial? Do you want sibling names that are classic or trendy? Androgynous …

Some Shakespearean names scream out their heritage–think Hamlet, Macbeth, Desdemona, Ophelia, Iago, Romeo–while others carry a more subtle reference to their ties to the Bard. We’re looking …

… map. Ranked at 614 in the US, it doesn’t show up at all in Shakespeare’s English homeland. Romeo The Shakespearean Juliet is popular for girls, so why not …

… parent after a great name for the next generation, there are nine possible moments to share your child’s name. The options: At age thirteen A lifetime name enthusiast, you …

It’s just a little over a week  till the new Most Popular Names list is announced, for 2009.  How do you think things are going to change?  Will Emma …

by Pamela Redmond Satran It’s a common baby name dilemma: You love a name like Cora or Lila forever, holding it close as your own special secret choice, and …

There are a lot of surprisingly cool character names hiding in Shakespeare’s plays. You only have to look beyond the more obvious Romeo and Juliet, Caesar and Cleopatra, Hamlet …

This week’s name news includes super-rare names for girls, celebrity baby boys, samurai babies, cosmic cars, and a billionaire. The naming road not taken Do you have Ophelia …

Update: Cora’s brother has a name! They gave their first two daughters traditional, feminine A names. Should they stick with that style – and letter! – for sibling names or try …

By David Sidhu Guest blogger David Sidhu shares some of his fascinating research on the personality traits people associate with certain names. And if you’d like to delve further …

I can never decide which name I like more, Daisy or Maisie. I’m equally torn between Otis and Osias, Beatrice and Beatrix, Harry and Henry. What two pairs of …

Today we’re celebrating the natal day of William Shakespeare, and in his honor  we thought that instead of reiterating the usual list of familiar major characters—Romeo and Juliet …

A slew of names start and end with the same letter, giving them a spunky edge. Are you a fan of the double letter?

Names that begin and end with the same letter. My 2 kids unintentionally fell into this category so I decided to make a list.

By Abby Sandel, AppellationMountain I know that Hollywood isn’t one great big playdate, with A-list moms and reality starlets alike pushing their designer strollers through the park together …

Shakespeare used Volumnia as the name of Coriolanus' mother in his tragedy Coriolanus while Dickens used it in Bleak House.

Shakespeare invented the names Salerio, Solanio, and Salarino for his play The Merchant of Venice. The names are puns on salario, the Italian word for "salary," as each character shows …

Shakespeare seems to have coined this name for the Prince of Bohemia in his late tragicomedy The Winter's Tale by drawing inspiration from the Latin floris meaning "flower". It …

Shades of Thurston Howell, the effete millionaire castaway on Gilligan's Island.

Shakespeare's Tempest has kept the name Prospero alive.

Same problem as Eóin -- squared.

Shakespeare's classic drunken fool. In fact, this name, carried to Britain by the Normans, was quite popular until it was brought into disrepute by the low-life character who …

Popular baby names go through cycles: They rise to the top, but then in a year or a decade, most fall away to be replaced by…. Well, by new names …

A Shakespearean name used for the wild and witty best friend of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet. A variant of the name, which supposedly derives from Mercurius/Mercury, first appeared …

In Shakespeare's The Tempest, Caliban is the name of the deformed son of a witch: not the greatest literary reference for a child. But Caliban does have an appealing …

Pronounced SHAM-ee, this color and word name is soft and appealing.

River shares the tranquil feeling of all the water names, and seems to have pretty much escaped its past strong association with River Phoenix and his unfortunate fate. Actor Joaquin …

The Shakespearean character Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream is King of the Fairies, but the name, with its bold 'O' beginning has plenty of strength alongside its magical …

This Shakespearean name is even more out of step than its male counterpart, but it may possibly be so far out it could make its way back in.

A shaper, more succinct variation on Roseanne, Rosanne or Roseanna, Roseann was popular in the 1940s.

The Shakespearean Portia may be a real name, but Porsche is now and forever a car, not a little girl.