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Everything ella, from Ella to Bella to Arabella, is red hot right now. Bella is one of the most, well, beautiful girl names starting with B. It carried a hint …

Names in this category are bards and poets, readers and writers and dreamers, hopeless romantics, indolent shepherds sleeping while their flock roams nearby. Colors and textures are green and gold …

Alexandra has become a modern classic, reigning in the US Top 100 from 1984 until 2014. Today parents are looking for these same attractive elements in more unexpected choices. Alexandra …

X is a red-hot letter in baby names right now, but girl names that start with X remain an exotic, exclusive group. Only two X names for girls currently …

By Nephele You may have read that the last living link to the Titanic tragedy of 1912, a British woman named Millvina Dean, died last week at the age of …

by Pamela Redmond Satran Trendy baby names have been around a lot longer Miley Cyrus or any of the famous Kardashians. From the dawn of recorded U.S. baby name …

By Pamela Redmond Satran George vaulted halfway up our boys’ popularity list for 2013, thanks to the naming of the little British Prince George Alexander Louis.  George went from Number …

By Pamela Redmond Satran Rowan has taken over from Quinn as the most popular unisex name on Nameberry. Rowan attracted the most views of all the unisex names on the …

I’ve always loved reading classic books. By the time I was twelve, I’d read a few Shakespearean plays, Pride & Prejudice, and Sense & Sensibility. Shakespeare was great of course …

By Pamela Redmond Satran Think you have to pick between names that are classics, with deep roots and centuries of use, and names that are unusual? You don’t, as …

By Pamela Redmond Satran The midyear tally of the most popular baby names of 2014 is in, with Imogen and Asher holding onto the Number 1 spots they claimed for …

by Pamela Redmond Satran There’s a new class of boys’ names trending today that has a short clipped sound, contains only one syllable, is undeniably masculine yet not traditionally …

By Pamela Redmond Satran The new Number 1 baby names in the US are….the old Number 1 baby names in the US. For the second year in a row …

A popular Persian name, Reza stems from the Arabic word ridan which translates to "satisfaction, approval", though more figuratively, it may refer to being content with God's will and …

Resembling Orion, a current favorite, Kirion is a Russian name ready for import.

The campion is a pretty woodland plant with pink or red flowers, whose common name derives from Old French champion "champion". The plant is so called because in classical times …

The campion is a pretty woodland plant with pink or red flowers, whose common name derives from Old French champion "champion". The plant is so called because in classical times …

Dozier means a person who lives near the willows or reeds. It may be an occupational name referring to a basket maker.

Philosophical surname that could make an unusual first for a red-headed girl.

This once neglected Biblical name is back on the scene, ready to shake off both its association with the long running satirical comic strip, L'il Abner and its historical …

A better modern solution than Robert Jr. ; known to fiction readers via Canadian novelist Robertson Davies.

This form got noticed as the first name of long-reigning Russian president Brezhnev; other bearers include playwright and short-story writer Andreyev, Leonid the Magnificent,a Russian performance artist …

80s sensation Derek brought several spelling variations along for the ride, including Derick, Derrick, and Dereck. While this spelling fell off the charts in in '93, it has resurfaced in …

This appealing name of a mythical king of Tara whose reign brough prosperity to his kingdom is strongly associated with actor Sean. The Irish form is Conaire.

A currently undiscovered word name with a similar feel to Ridge, Rocky, Cove, Quest, Tripp, and Blaze, Rove is an adventurous choice, associating with rambling, roaming, and exploring without a …

A wild word name in the realms of Prairie, Wilder, Ridge, and Summit, Frontier is an undiscovered option, most literally describing the boundary or border between two places and the …

Also appearing in the charts as Realtin, Reailtin, Réaltan, and Réiltín, this distinctive Irish name combines the word réalta with a diminutive suffix, giving it the sparkly meaning of "little …

If you’re a fan of the annual animated Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, you’ll recognize the name of Rudolph’s beautiful doe sweetheart, pronounced cla-REES—uncomfortably close …

Burgundee is a feminine name inspired by the rich, deep reddish-purple color known as burgundy, which takes its name from the Burgundy wine region of France. As a color …

Burgundey is a distinctive feminine name inspired by the rich red-purple color, which itself derives from the Burgundy region of France famous for its wines. This colorful name evokes …

Although she declared her independence as far back as the reign of Elizabeth I — Good Queen Bess, Bess now sounds less passé than Beth or Betsy.

A floral name of Cree origin, Mihkokwaniy means "rose" or "red flower". It notably appears in the title of a poem by Oji-Cree, Two-Spirit storyteller, Joshua Whitehead.

Used by composer Xavier Leroux in his 1903 opera, La reine Fiammette, this fiery name is the French form of Fiammetta, itself an artistic variant of the Italian Fiamma.

A pretty sound, but the spelling is too easy to read as "Leah label".

Emerson is a formerly masculine surname, but has ridden up the charts on the tails of Emma, Emily, Addison, and Madison. Here are some alternatives!

Since the Kardashian's are all you ever hear or read about in the media, I decided to create a list of everybody in the family's names.

Will continue to add names as I read through the series! Currently finished with two of out of six.

Happy Diwali to all of our readers who are celebrating this week! Symbolizing the triumph of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, and good over evil, the Hindu festival of …

We are thrilled to announce the new, redesigned, and much improved Nameberry, introducing a host of new features now and over the days and weeks to come. Designed by the …

By Pamela Redmond Satran There’s a new generation of names popular in Paris, all fresh and chic-sounding beyond the French borders.  Will they translate to the English-speaking …

by Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have reportedly named their newborn daughter North,  and less than 24 hours after the announcement, all directional jokes …

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 …

By Pamela Redmond Satran How will you know when you’ve found the right name for your baby?  You’ll just know, some might say — but you might know that …

By Pamela Redmond Satran Many couples are shocked to find that, while they agree about so many more seemingly important things, they’re locked in an enormous battle over baby …

by Pamela Redmond Satran Are you looking for classic baby names but bored by all the usual suspects: Emma and Olivia, William and James? We have a great source for …

By Abby Sandel Are you ready to go back to Hogwarts? On July 31st, the eighth installment in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, will be …

by Pamela Redmond Satran Did you know that Nameberry’s own Popular Names List ranks 2000 baby names of each gender rather than the official US 1000? That gives you …

by Pamela Redmond Satran My grandfather’s middle name was Owen, which was pretty unusual when I was growing up. I never thought back then that I’d name a …

They had the perfect baby name all ready to go, until a famous singer gave it to his daughter – just weeks ahead of their due date! How do you handle …

Kublai Khan was the fifth khagan-emperor of the Mongol Empire (reigned 1260-1294). He also founded the Yuan dynasty in China as a conquest dynasty in 1271, and ruled …