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Oscar Nominee Names: Nameberry Week in Review

　　_Covering the week of January 25 to 31st, Abby Sandel– creator of the wonderful AppellationMountain blog– unearths some treasures in the male Oscar nominee names announced this week._ 　　The list of nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards came out last week. Even though the only category in which I’ve actually seen all the...

Irish Baby Names: Last Names First

Presidents Day Names: The Veeps’ Turn

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

Animal Names: The Wild Kingdom

Super Name Sunday: Names From Super Bowl XLV How About Harvey? What About Walter? Nameberry Week in Review: Debut issue Top Boys Name For Each Letter: a 130-year survey Boys’ Names Ins and Outs Nameberry Picks: Best Cowboy Names A Boy Named Chelsea NASCAR Baby Names: Racing Towards the Right Name

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Boys’ Names: The Happy Ending

　　Maybe contemplating the name Rufus sparked my revelation. Or it might have hit me when I encountered an Otis. Whatever the inspiration, I suddenly realized that my most-loved boys’ names end in the letter s. Yep, almost all of them. 　　Amias? One of my all-time underappreciated favorites. 　　Amadeus and Miles? ...

Nameberry Picks: 15 Fantastico Italian Boys’ Names

　　Until recently, Italian names–particularly for boys– have rarely ventured outside their own neighborhoods, but lately we’ve seen several popping up in the celebrisphere—though usually, if not always, used by celebs with Italian roots. There have been at least four Mateo/Matteos, two Roccos, two Romeos, Annabeth Gish’s Enzo, Ricky Martin’s Valentino, and...

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

　　This week Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel follows the lead of Jada Pinkett (with son Jaden) in showing us how to find boys’ names honoring a female namesake. 　　Jaden Christopher Syre Smith turns 13 next month. Smith is Hollywood royalty, the son of actors Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith, and his name is...

Midcentury Nickname Names: Buster and Buddy are back

　　I don’t you know if you’ve noticed a growing trendlet—at least among celebrities—for what we might call generic-boy-nickname-names. In other words, these aren’t specific short forms like Charlie or Archie, but ol- timey macho boy tags like Buddy and Buster. 　　In the recent past, we’ve seen Noel Gallagher’s Sonny, a...

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Word Names for Babies: What’s in a word?

Word Names for Babies: What’s in a word?

Exotic Lite: Girls’ Edition Will This Baby Ever Get A Name? Heroine Names: Worthy Women with Notable Names, Part I-Trailblazers Nature Names: Will trees be the new flower names? A Baby Named ….Seabiscuit? Family Names: Naming from the Heart Unique Baby Names: Is there such a thing?? BALLERINA NAMES: Names for the Nutcracker Season

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,...

Goodbye Girls’ (Names)

　　Guest blogger Deb Levy, who writes with her husband about life in these recessionary times at And For Poorer, had three wonderful girls’ names all picked out. The only thing she was missing was the daughters to give them to. 　　“It’s a girl!” the doctor cried after the gazillionth push....

Baby Name Fever: Is There A Cure?

　　Guest blogger 　　Jennifer Maselli finds herself nursing Baby Name Fever, and the only (elusive) cure is the perfect name. 　　Since finding out that our third and final child – due this fall – is a girl, I have become afflicted with something I like to call “Baby Name Fever.” I’ve...

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

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

Irish Baby Names: Last Names First Occupation names: A Labor Day celebration Boys’ Names: 8 greats under the radar Super Name Sunday: Names From Super Bowl XLV Cowboy Baby Names: This week’s Nameberry 9 Presidents Day Names: The Veeps’ Turn Animal Names: The Wild Kingdom Father’s Day Names: Dads of the rich and famous

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...

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

　　Why does Henry consistently rank as one of the top two Nameberry favorite boys’ names? (Finn is the other one.) 　　Because in many ways Henry is the most perfect of the classic boys’ names—as historic as James and John and William –yet with a quirkier edge that makes it seem modern, and even hip. 　　Henry...

Boys’ Names: Regular Guy Names

　　I have a friend, a pretty quirky guy, who has one of those generic boys’ names: Bill. I was thinking recently what an advantage it is for Bill to be named Bill rather than something like Jasper or Jarvis, one of those boys’ names that’s his equal in quirkiness. Bill...

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Irish Baby Names 2018

Irish Baby Names 2018

Gender-Bending Baby Names Modern Virtue Names Who gets to judge your baby’s name? Naming Baldwin Get Your Latest Baby Name News! Most Popular, Most Unisex Baby Names 10 Years of Baby Names Baby Name Trends: Sleek, simple, cool names

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...

Baby Name News of the Week

　　By Clare Bristow 　　This week’s news includes a wealth of names from Canada, lots of celebrity boy names, and naming stories from the worlds of rugby and baseball. 　　Names around the world: Octavian and EmilieThere’s a lot of online fanfare about the release of new name data, but have you...

Baby Name News: From fashion, sports and teentown

　　By Clare Bristow 　　This week’s news includes thoughts from teenagers about their names – popular and otherwise – fashionable cosmopolitan names, and some awesome alliteration. 　　Popular names: Emma and Sophia 　　Emma and Sophia are all grown up! Ok, not all of them – as we know, they were the first...

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America's Next Top Baby Names

America's Next Top Baby Names

Quirky Favorite Baby Names in 10 Top Cities New Study Shows Climate Impact on Baby Names Ancient Names for Babies The Secret Meanings of Color Names 60 Names That Mean You Live in the Midwest Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna What's a Classic Name? Old Money Names That Will Make You Feel Rich

Cottagecore Baby Names Turn Back the Clock

　　Cottagecore baby names are part of a recent aesthetic trend defined by an appreciation for romanticized rural life, according to The New York Times. Hobbies such as bread baking, embroidery, and mushroom foraging are among the wholesome, nostalgic elements of the cottagecore lifestyle. 　　Cottagecore names, too, evoke this bucolic way...

How Millennial Is Your Name?

　　Millennial names define their generation. John and Mary were the Number 1 names for The Greatest Generation, Linda and Gary emblematic names of the Baby Boom, and now Jessica and Michael emerging as the top names for Millennials. 　　Nameberry tabulated the names of all babies born from 1982 until 2004,...

Modern Christian Names With Spirit and Style!

　　Christian names combine spirituality with style, conveying a faith-based message with contemporary sensibility. 　　These modern Christian names with an evangelical feel aren’t traditional biblical names, well-worn virtues, or even the old prophet names that are so popular nowadays. No, this is a fresh, 21st-century style of Christian names that shout...

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Baby Names 2010: The Also-Rans

Baby Names 2010: The Also-Rans

Popular Baby Names: Tops of the un-pops Question of the Week: How do you feel about sharing your name(s)? Top UK Baby Names: Olivia and Oliver head the list Irish Baby Names: What’s Hot Now TV Names: Happy Soap Opera Day! The Nameberry 9: There’s more than one Number 1 The Nameberry 9: What’s a normal name? Popular baby names: The case for the common name

Vintage Baby Names: What’s your era?

　　VINTAGE NAMES: What era are you? 　　Unless you’re a baby namer focused on finding a newly created or cutting-edge name, chances are you’ve considered using one from the past. But which part of the past? An ancient name or one from earlier in the 20th century? 　　So, the question of the...

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...

Baby Names of 2011: Newest crop of babyberries

　　Since our last round-up of Nameberry’s actual baby names of 2011 in June, there’s been a bonanza of beautifully named newbies posted on our forums–and I’m sure they’re just the tip of the iceberg. Once again Pam and I are blown away by the fantastic choices being made—from the elegant classics to the more imaginative...

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How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby

How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby

How to Change Your Baby’s Name Unique Twin Names to Inspire Name Change Resources Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine Name Sage: Japanese-inspired Names for Raiden and Renzo's Sister How to Cope With Baby Name Regret How Not To Name The Baby: Top 10 Baby-Naming Don’ts 20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask

Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous

　　Sure, Thanksgiving is about sweet potatoes with little marshmallows on top, but it’s also about family. That’s why, as we approach the holiday, our coverage of Thanksgiving baby names is focused this year not on Pilgrim names or turkey names but on the new style in family names. 　　Family names...

Updating Popular 1950s Names

　　Today the 1950 United States Census has finally been made public, giving us a peek into the post-war lives of our grandparents and great-grandparents. It’s a treasure trove for name lovers and family history enthusiasts alike! 　　You may want to name your child after a family member born in the...

The Best Baby Name Advice

　　Over the many months of How I Named My Baby, our Berries have shared incredible tips and valuable insight on navigating the baby name process. 　　Here, the best baby name advice from our readers: 　　On where to begin:“Start off by asking your partner what names they don’t like! Are there any names...

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