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Nameberry Week in Review: Debut issue

　　As promised, here is our first Week in Review by Abby Sandel–creator of the wonderful AppellationMountain blog– bringing you a roundup of the latest baby name news of the week every Monday from hereon in. 　　Early January brought round-ups of The Most Popular Names of 2010, at least according to a...

A Boy Named Chelsea

Oscar Nominee Names: Nameberry Week in Review

Boys’ Names: Naming a son the Pinkett-Smith family way

Nameberry Picks: Best Cowboy Names

Presidents Day Names: The Veeps’ Turn Boys’ Names: The Happy Ending How About Harvey? What About Walter? Nameberry Picks: 15 Fantastico Italian Boys’ Names Boys’ Names Ins and Outs Midcentury Nickname Names: Buster and Buddy are back NASCAR Baby Names: Racing Towards the Right Name Animal Names: The Wild Kingdom

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Irish Baby Names: Last Names First

　　The current popularity lists are full of Irish names that are also surname names—Ryan, Riley, Brody, Brady, Brennan, Connor, Keegan, and Quinn, to name just a few—and have been for quite some time. For the most part, they have been two- and occasionally one-syllable names; we’d like to suggest that...

William and Kate’s First Baby Boy: Top Nameberry Picks

　　Yesterday we came up with our suggestions for the name of the first baby daughter of Prince William and his bride. With the variety of girl name possibilities, it was relatively easy—almost an embarrassment of riches—but with the boys, there’s a far less fertile field, especially if we stick within our strict confines...

Super Name Sunday: Names From Super Bowl XLV

　　While the country’s attention will be focused on football this Super Bowl Sunday, some of us may be more interested in another aspect of the action: The crazy names of the players, of course! Nameberry’s new intern Robert Harclerode breaks down the most interesting names on both teams: 　　The Super...

Top Boys Name For Each Letter: a 130-year survey

　　Yesterday, we looked at the girls’ names, and today, as promised, it’s the boys’ turn. Again, we present the Top 10 baby names for every letter of the alphabet—from Anthony to Zecheriah—compiled by nameberry’s own Nephele. (The U.S. Social Security Administration’s complete names lists spanning a 130-year period were used in the tabulation...

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BALLERINA NAMES: Names for the Nutcracker Season

BALLERINA NAMES: Names for the Nutcracker Season

Word Names for Babies: What’s in a word? Baby Name Fever: Is There A Cure? Name Shame Heroine Names: Worthy Women with Notable Names, Part 2: Cultural Icons Exotic Lite: Girls’ Edition A Baby Named ….Seabiscuit? Top English Girls’ Names: Who Are The Most Popular? Nature Names: Will trees be the new flower names?

The Magic of Maya

　　Hope Edelman, today’s guest blogger, is the acclaimed author of the influential bestseller Motherless Daughters; her new book, a fascinating and inspirational personal odyssey titled The Possibility of Everything, is out this week. 　　My daughter got her name from a San Francisco Guardian newspaper box. 　　Actually, she got her name...

The Lost Names of 1880

　　I was combing through the Top 1000 Names of 1880 the other day for another project (ah, the glamorous life of the baby name expert) and I was blown away by how many names on the list had been totally forgotten. I don’t mean just marginalized, like Ethel or Beulah,...

Unique Baby Names: Is there such a thing??

　　This blog is adapted from our most recent book, Beyond Ava & Aiden: The Enlightened Guide to Naming Your Baby 　　When people look for baby names online, they often put in a search for unique names. Some of them are trying to find names that are unusual and distinctive, but...

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Classic Boys’ Names: Let’s hear it for Henry!

Classic Boys’ Names: Let’s hear it for Henry!

Nameberry Picks: 15 Fantastico Italian Boys’ Names Boys’ Names: Naming a son the Pinkett-Smith family way NASCAR Baby Names: Racing Towards the Right Name Animal Names: The Wild Kingdom Boys’ Names: Nameberry’s newsiest boys’ names this week Father’s Day Names: Dads of the rich and famous Boys’ Names: Regular Guy Names Super Name Sunday: Names From Super Bowl XLV

Irish Baby Names: Last Names First

　　The current popularity lists are full of Irish names that are also surname names—Ryan, Riley, Brody, Brady, Brennan, Connor, Keegan, and Quinn, to name just a few—and have been for quite some time. For the most part, they have been two- and occasionally one-syllable names; we’d like to suggest that...

Occupation names: A Labor Day celebration

　　It’s Labor Day weekend, and so time once more to turn our attention to the original, pre-barbecue significance of the holiday and celebrate some hard-working occupational names. 　　We’re focusing on the more uncommon, fresher sounding examples, and those with less obvious meanings, so no Archer, Shepherd or Baker. The er-ending...

A Boy Named Chelsea

　　This guest blog by a guy named Chelsea lets us in on his gender-bender life experiences. 　　There’s nothing that unusual about being named after a place, except when that place name becomes one of the more popular names for girls during the 1990’s and you are a boy. That’s what happened to me. My...

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Who gets to judge your baby’s name?

Who gets to judge your baby’s name?

Unisex Names: Which names work best for both genders? Gender-Bending Baby Names The Subconscious Bias of Unisex Baby Name Trends What are your favorite gender-neutral names? Modern Virtue Names Gender Neutral Baby Names Baby Name News: From fashion, sports and teentown Baby Name News of the Week

Baby Names: The gender reshuffle

　　By Eve Newman 　　What actually makes a name female or male? Most names seem to have been assigned a strict gender based on previous usage, but recently more and more we are seeing boy names used for girls and girl names used for boys. You could say this is the...

A Girl Called Liam

　　This week’s baby name news includes the latest trends in Ireland, girls with traditional male names, and the new Big Bang baby 　　Banned baby names: Liam and MarseilleYou’ve probably heard the saying that when a dog bites a man, it’s not news, but when a man bites a dog, that’s...

Newsy Names this Week: Aberdeen, Hercules and Via

　　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 the name? 　　Names from the movies: Solo and ShuriIf you’re a movie-goer, you might have already clocked some great names in cinemas...

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Top Names of 2008: Emma and Jacob Rule

Top Names of 2008: Emma and Jacob Rule

Number One Names: So Long, Jacob and Emily? CAREFUL, KAL-EL; WATCH OUT WHIZDOM! New York Baby Names: Big competition in the Big Apple Cheery-O Names L Names to Love Taking Baby Names Seriously GOODBYE, GLADYS? Latin Baby Names: Most influential choices

THE FOUR-GENERATION RULE

　　It takes at least four generations for names to sound appealing again for babies. The names of today’s moms and dads – names popular from the late sixties through the eighties – are for the most part too familiar to foist upon an innocent newborn. You’ll find a lot of...

Is Your Favorite Name More Popular Than You Think?

　　The Number One girls’ name of the decade so far is Emily, with about 190,000 babies receiving that name since 2000. And the top boys’ name is Jacob, given to nearly 229,000 boys this decade. 　　But there are other names that are given to more than twice as many babies...

70’s Baby Names: Beyond Tiffany & Todd

　　When we talk about vintage names, we’re usually harking back to the Gay ’90s or the Roaring ’20s at the latest. But what about more recent vintage vintages? Are there any names that were popular just a couple of decades ago that are already ready for revival?–or are they all...

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British Baby Names: Tops of the pops

British Baby Names: Tops of the pops

Belgian Names: Beyond Flemish and French Name Stories for Kids: For name-nerds-in-training! Latin American Names: los nombres del bebe con salsa The Nameberry 9: What’s a normal name? Top UK Baby Names: Olivia and Oliver head the list Popular baby names: The case for the common name TV Names: Happy Soap Opera Day! Vintage Baby Names: What’s your era?

How Popular is Too Popular?

　　Question of the Week: Would you choose a popular name? 　　When my daughter Chloe was little, her name was becoming well used in Britain and Australia, but was hardly heard in the U.S. In fact, a surprising number of people often didn’t know how to pronounce or spell it. And so, try as...

International Faves: Top names across the globe

　　As we eagerly await the revelation of what the top names were in the US last year, we thought it might be fun to see what international faves were heading the lists in other parts of the world. Which American favorites were also among the three preferred choices in other...

Irish Baby Names: What’s Hot Now

　　Irish baby names are in the news this week, with the release of the official statistics on the top names of 2010. Leading the list: Sophie and Jack, holding onto their Number 1 crowns from last year. But there are lots of other changes and surprises in the statistics. 　　The...

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How to Change Your Baby’s Name

How to Change Your Baby’s Name

How Not To Name The Baby: Top 10 Baby-Naming Don’ts How to Cope With Baby Name Regret Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous Name Change Resources 20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask The Best Baby Name Advice Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names How to Pick the Perfect Multilingual Name

Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine

　　Aviva writes:I’m expecting my first child. I was very close to my grandmother Elaine, who passed away, so I’d like to name my son after her. 　　For his first name, I’ve thought of Laine or Lane. Is there anything else I’m missing? 　　I’m leaning toward Laine right now but don’t...

Test-Driving Your Baby Name

　　When picking a name, it can be hard to find opportunities to test the name in a way that gauges the true ‘wearability’ of the name and the reactions it is likely to elicit. People’s abstract opinions of names (“no-one will ever be able to spell Aoife correctly”, “Harper is...

Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort

　　Rainbow baby names — names for a child born after the loss of another — can be a way to mark a time of mixed emotions. Some parents find it helpful and meaningful to choose a name that both acknowledges the loss and celebrates new life, commemorating the past and...

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