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Names that have been used for princes of Great Britain (Note: princes mean children of monarchs, not all the princes)

… s family was traveling in Third Class), it offers some  insight into class differences among names as well. Here are some more unusual names that stand out: FIRST CLASS MALES …

… it sets her apart from her classmates. In the end, she learns to appreciate her name’s uniqueness and view it as a gift of love from her parents. Brontë …

By Eleanor Nickerson What’s hot in England but still outliers in the US? In many cases, England and America cross over on the lists of rising baby names. The …

… and heartwarming stories of the past few weeks. And also – of course – on the wonderful names behind them! Top 12 Newsworthy Names Art Creativity has played a pivotal role in …

… Paris. French names for girls are led today by Charlotte, one of the top girl names in the US, French Quebec, the British Isles, Australia, and New Zealand. Along with …

… gender-neutral, working for people of any gender. See our collection of adjective names below, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry. RELATED: Word Names Unique Names Unique Word Names

… Ren. In Japan, popular names include Sakura, Yuna, Haruki, and Riku. Not many Americans or British are able to speak Japanese, making for less fluid travel of names between cultures …

… names; the Celts were an ancient tribe that roamed throughout northern Europe, including the modern British Isles and northern France. S ome baby names that might be considered Celtic include …

These names were pulled from the ranks of the British nobility and have been used throughout generations of the nobility

Names that I found repeated consistently throughout my family history, most all the way back to ancient times in some variation. English, British, Scottish, Irish, Norwegian, German, French, Greek, European …

Variations on a British butler like Trevor, Nigel or Simon. And other fun stuff like Fergus.

Middle names have become standard for babies, with one middle name the convention in the US though two middle names are becoming more usual following the example of the British …

… earth Archie to the fashionable Leonore to the popular Emma. The royal boy and girl names here include those used by the British royal family as well as those from …

Bridgerton names fit right in with the Netflix series' lavish costumes, sparkling dialogue, and beautiful people walking down beautiful vistas (with nary a horse dropping in sight). Based on the …

Last names as first names for boys have boomed in recent years. If you’re looking for new options beyond popular Mason and Jackson, we have lots of fresh ideas …

Presidential baby names — the famous last names and, in a few cases, first names of America’s presidents — are more popular than ever in the US. The presidential connection may …

The Ephron family is known for their exceptional writing, and — to us, at least — their exceptional names. Screenwriters Phoebe and Henry Ephron had four daughters in the 1940s and '50s …

The biggest critic of parents’ baby name choice? Yup, that would be Grandma! According to a 2016 survey, almost half of new parents who received negative comments about their newborn …

Mermaid names have made it big in recent years.  There’s Madison, Darryl Hannah’s character from Splash.  Disney christened The Little Mermaid Ariel in 1989, and she and her …

Ideally, we should wait until we’ve got a sense of a dog’s personality before picking out dog names, but puppy-owners, like would-be parents, often have a …

Names that start with U are by definition unique: U is the rarest first intial! But wait — before you skip from the T’s of Thea and Theo to the …

Photography baby names, like the entire set of artistic baby names, express creativity through connections to notable namesakes and subtle references to the artform (and some not-so-subtle — photographer …

These names aren't just rare, they're all-but-forgotten. Meet the comeback kids of 2024! The names below were used in the US in the past, but disappeared …

Unisex names that start with W run the gamut from traditional to trendy, but all are nicely underused. Whether it's retro rarities like Wallace and Wendell, distinguished British surnames …

Baby names that start with I are a small but mighty group. There may not be many of them, but lately many names with the I initial have been zooming …

Baby names that start with G range from classics to contemporary choices. The most popular girls name starting with G is red-hot Italian name Gianna, which has shot up …

Boy names that start with C are the third most populous group by initial, following J and A. C names for boys have been dominated for decades by Christopher and …

Popular names in Australia in 2024 are led by Charlotte and Oliver in the Number 1 spots. At first glance, the Australian Top 100 looks a lot like the popularity …

One of the downsides–admittedly a fairly minor one–to living in such a heavily populated country as the U.S. is that it takes the Social Security Administration five …

One of my embarrassing little obsessions is princess names.  The whole idea of royalty, in these modern times, is kind of embarrassing.  And then there’s the issue of encouraging …

Last week we unearthed twenty long lost literary girls’ names–some of which have rarely been used outside of books, plays and poetry– and now we turn to the boys …

Since we last looked, jewel names have really begun to shine, some of them approaching the popularity they had when they were all the rage from the 1880s to the …

Belgian native and guest blogger Sarah B. unscrambles the pieces of the complicated jigsaw puzzle that is the diverse naming structure of her native land by analyzing its Most Popular …

Recently, the London newspaper The Independent published the results of a survey they did asking one hundred British literary figures–including such leading lights as Maeve Binchy, Tracy Chevalier, Cynthia …

In the never-ending search for fresh green nature names, prospective parents have dug all around the flower garden, looked up at tree names and swum through a sea of …

There’s probably no word in the English language that sounds quite so calm, cool, clear and refreshing than the word ‘lake’—even more than other water names like River …

In the build-up to the Beckham baby name announcement, one of the wilder suppositions thrown out was that Posh might go for a Spice Girls-related name.  Well, we …

This week, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel does her usual super job of uncovering the most interesting and unusual names in the news. There’s been no shortage of baby …

What with the movie Ted, starring an outrageously potty-mouthed teddy bear, having been a box office sensation, and celebs giving their baby boys the actual first or middle name …

There was a time when the titles of nobility seemed to be reserved strictly for the canine world, as in “Here Prince!” “Here, Duke!” But that seems to be changing …

By Lauren Apfel, aka omnimom In 1642, Oliver Cromwell led a contingent of parliamentarians against King Charles I, defeating him in what became known as the English Civil War and …

By K. M Sheard, Nook of Names I’ve been musing for a while now on the rich mine of names that are the surnames of artists. Many of them …

By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain Last month, two high profile birth announcements both featured Bodhi within days.  Not Mason, not Noah.  Bodhi.  Proof that choosing a different name is no …

By Denise Potter The third month of the year holds more than the promise of spring. The thirty-one days of March encompass a little bit of everything—from the …

By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain Take a few minutes and try to list all the girls you know named Sophia – or Sophie or Sofia.  How about Isabella?  Zoe, Ava, Madison …

By Denise K. Potter Today, we associate the month of August with sweltering hot weather, vacationers and (gasp) back-to-school shopping commercials. But over the past few centuries, there …