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For the arrival of May, official month of the Virgin Mary, we revisit her classic name and some of its many variations as possibilities for May baby names. May, as …

by CaraMichelle Here is the latest edition of CaraMichelle’s invaluable, comprehensive, monthly list of new starbabies, allowing us to get a broad picture of the May baby names new …

… family members than we would have ever imagined!…We loved that Mabel contained the name “May” in it. May is a special month for my husband and I (it’s …

… of the classic, the contemporary and the creative. Of particular interest in this group of May baby names: *One pair of twins—boys handsomely named Hunt Inigo and Nash Zennor …

I like a few names that are popular, but mostly, names that are semi-unique (somewhat rare, but not too “out there”). My favorites are nature or place names, and …

May, as any Catholic schoolchild can tell you, is the official month of the Virgin Mary, Mother of God.  Which might make Mary an appropriate name for a girl born …

… Josie James (Scott Caan and Kacy Byxbee) Lei Li Agostina Maria, sister of Devo (m) (Maynard James Keenan and Lei Li) Maya Elizabeth (Dan Maffei and Abby Davidson-Maffei) Meilani …

By Meagan Burke, TulipByAnyName The month of May is abloom with flowers, new life, and great names! May is home to several holidays, including Mother’s Day, Cinco de Mayo …

… it. (It also pays tribute to Maya Angelou…a friend of ours named their daughter Maya, so that wasn’t an option…but Maya Angelou’s real name was Marguerite …

Looking for names similar to the increasingly popular Theodore? Fear not, I have just the list for you!

Fairy baby names are perfect for May 1st. Today, in many traditions in Europe and North America, the boundaries with the magical world are just a bit thinner than usual …

By Erica Loop, Brit + Co Twins, twins, they’re everywhere! Or at least, it seems like it. Beyoncé and Jay-Z are expecting twins, and so are George and Amal …

By Erin Waldron This past week, America said a sad goodbye to one of the most beautiful and influential voices of our time when poet, author, educator, actress, director, and …

You might not actually love or like these names. There just a suggestion, and they may help you create your own name.

On a recent tour through Nameberry’s mysterious inner vault — think of it as a vast industrial basement jammed with gears and pipes, or maybe the endless stacks of a …

Ohio mom of two Kristen Hunger had an easy — make that ecstatic — experience naming her first two children, Colette and Weston, pictured above.  But this time around?  She can’t …

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 Linda Rosenkrantz It was Boys’ Month on Nameberry birth announcements in December, with little lads far outnumbering girls, including a pair of boy twins named Auden Gray and Emery …

Names of the Cotters, Bartholomews, Harrigans, and More from my new middle grade novel A Family History of Ivy May. It was so much fun naming all of them - a …

As baby name experts, you may think we know all (or at least most) of the names out there, but we're constantly discovering new choices! Literature and film, international …

Maybe if you really love Autumn.

May derive from Estonian "sirel", meaning "lilac flower".

May cut it in Budapest, but not in Boise. Just Fritz would be preferable.

Maybe if you're planning to have only one child -- and iffy even then.

May tagalong after fast-rising cousin Jaxon.

May be the most modern, stylish Catherine nickname: more unusual than Kate or Cate, with an animal and word name edge. Cat Power is a trendy folksinger.

Maybe it's because she shares that winning -elle sound with Isabel and Bella, but Estelle is no longer seen as a muumuu-wearing canasta player of a certain age …

Maybe if you spent your honeymoon there. We did say maybe. Bermuda was used in the 17th century, such as Bermuda Rolfe.

Anayeli may be considered a variation of the Zapotec name, Nayeli, combined with the classic and popular Ana, giving it the meanings "grace, I love you" or "I love (God …

Charlie may be one of the most gender-neutral names, used in the US last year for about 2200 baby girls and 2100 baby boys. The formal Charles, by contrast …

Riviera may work for lovers of River who want something rarer and more elaborate for their little girl. The A ending adds a feminine touch. Riviera first debuted as a …

Erasmus may be out of fashion in the English-speaking world, but in Slovenia, Erazem is a fashionable riser.

Armoni may for some be an alternate spelling of the popular designer name Armani, but in Hebrew the word pronounced ar-moan means chestnut, so this can make an original …

Jupiter may be known as the father of all the gods, but it's baby girls who have claimed his name for their own. Mythological and celestial baby names are …

Rayne may be considered a modern respelling of the nature name Rain or a variation of the surname Raine, which comes from the Old French word reine, meaning "queen."

You may be tempted to scoff at Mint as another wacky celebrity baby name — it was used by Dutch model Romee Strijd for her daughter in 2020 — but it's …

This may be a cymricized form of the Anglo-Saxon (male) name Eldred, and/or from ael "brow" + trydd"third".

This may be a cymricized form of the Anglo-Saxon (male) name Eldred, and/or from ael "brow" + trydd"third".

Prochorus may be a big name for a child to wear, but it has a lively meaning and a New Testament connection.

Lissy may be this generation's answer to Missy. It's rare to see Lissy on a birth certificate, but if you pay attention, you may notice it as a …

You may be more familiar with Jimena, the feminization of this name. Jimeno is just as upbeat and attractive — we'd love to see more parents embrace this rarity. It …

Sean may be off its peak for boys, but there were still 1300 baby boys named Sean in the US in the most recent year counted, versus only five baby …

Dox may sound like a modern invention but it actually has a notable historical bearer. Malagasy poet Jean Verdi Salomon Razakandrainy was known mononymously as Dox, inspired by a nickname …

Some may think that the girls have enough variations of the ancient Roman emperor's name Julius of their own – from Julia to Juliet to Julianne – without using the usually …

Davis may seem an unlikely choice for a girl, but over 50 baby girls received the name in the US last year, perhaps in honor of an ancestral David. Viola …

Skylar may be mainstream now, but Skylark is fresh and offbeat. With Lark gaining more attention as a name — following in Wren's footsteps — Skylark feels fashionable yet distinct. Skylark …

Wildflower may be the ultimate hippie name, added to the lexicon by Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden when they chose it as one of their daughter's middle names. It …

Malek may be a variation of the more popular Malik, made familiar via actor Ramy Malek. It might also be a Dinka name, used in Southern Sudan, meaning "brown bull …

Lauran may not be a spelling used much currently, but it was given to baby girls fairly frequently in Lauren's heyday, back in the 1980s and 1990s. The Lauran …

Hadriana may not have been used for a couple of millennia, but with the new fashion for ancient names, it just might be ready for a comeback.