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Classic Girl Names: Alexandra the Great

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　The other day we took a look at all the boys’ names in the Alexandrian clan, now we move on to the girls. Here we find 11 direct descendants on the Social Security list. The big surprise is that Alexandra, the direct feminization of Alexander, does not...

Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana!

Perfect P Baby Names for Girls: Poppy and Pauline

The Spellings of Classic Name Katherine

Rare Girls’ Names of the 1940s: Avis, Marigold and Jinx

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She Found the Perfect Name for Baby #7

　　By Tara Wood 　　Although I’ve done it seven times, I still find baby naming weird and challenging. 　　I don’t know about you, but my mood, thoughts, likes, and opinions all shift daily- sometimes hourly. Oftentimes I change my my mind three or four times before I finally decide on what...

Flower Baby Names: A rose by any other name…

　　By Joanna Walker 　　In Romeo & Juliet, Juliet faces a dilemma– she has fallen in love with the son of her father’s sworn enemy: a Montague. Juliet famously asks: “What’s in a name?” She concludes that names are irrelevant and uses the garden rose to illustrate her point “That which...

Top Royal Baby Girl Names

　　What are the top 　　royal names for girls in contention for the new princess born to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge? Will the royal baby girl be named Alice, the favorite with bookmakers? Diana, the crowd-pleasing choice? Or Elizabeth, one of the most royal names of all — or maybe something completely...

Taylor Swift-Inspired Baby Names

　　By Abby Sandel 　　Taylor Swift’s latest video is a who’s who of Hollywood stars, up-and-coming singers, and supermodels galore. 　　(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcIy9NiNbmo YouTube Bad Blood Taylor Swift) stars Taylor as a sort of James Bond/Wonder Woman/Katniss Everdeen warrior extraordinaire. After her fellow BFF-spy betrays her, she enrolls in assassin school and assembles...

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Comic Book Names: The names behind the superwomen

Comic Book Names: The names behind the superwomen

Girls’ Names: 8 great ones under the radar The Mary Month of May GIRLS’ NAMES 2011: The Secret Popularity List Top Girl Names 2011 Girls’ Names: Naming a daughter the Pinkett-Smith way Unisex Baby Names: How To Achieve Baby Name Equality He Says Shayla, She Says Cecilia: Help this couple agree on a baby name! Princess Names: Princesses by Marriage (Hi, Kate!)

Girls’ Names: What’s your style? Different for boys and girls?

　　Today’s Question of the Week is a two-parter: 　　Last week we talked about naming styles for boys, now it’s the girls’ turn. 　　With girls’ names, there are even more style preference category possibilities. How would you characterize the names you like best? Girly girl, boyish, or truly gender neutral names? ...

Vanishing Names: So long, Susan; Bye bye, Barbara

　　One of my favorite poems, for reasons that will soon be obvious, is called “Mourning the Dying American Female Names,” by Hunt Hawkins. You can read the whole poem here, but I’ll give you a few choice lines: 　　Many names are almost gone: Gertrude, Myrtle, 　　Agnes, Bernice, Hortense, Edna, Doris,...

Heroine Names: A Memorial Day salute

　　When Memorial Day—then called Decoration Day—was first observed on May 30, 1868 to honor and decorate the graves of the Civil War dead, much of the impetus for it came from women—particularly in the South. It was a woman poet who conceived the idea of wearing poppies on Memorial Day...

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Brother Names

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Exploring the Meaning of Julian

　　Julian is a quiet classic, which has been in steady use throughout history but never wildly popular. It currently ranks at #35 in the US, appreciated for his jolly but understated charm. 　　Up to a point, the origins of the name are clear and undisputed: it comes from the Roman...

12 Boy Names That Deserve More Love

　　Looking for a boy name that feels both fashionable and original, that stands out for its rarity but fits with current trends? 　　Boy names are evolving at lightning speed right now, with parents more willing than ever to branch out from traditional choices and embrace individuality in their sons’ names...

Hipster Cowboy Names Buck Tradition

　　Hipster cowboy names seem completely right for our times. Yes, there are cowboys — babies whose car seats are buckled into the backs of pickups for a day of roaming the range. And then there are the hipster babies more accustomed to riding the L train, the little dudes who may wear...

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200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

Gender-Bending Baby Names Surprisingly International Baby Names Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave The Coolest Unisex Nature Names Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity 100 Unique Unisex Middle Names Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names 50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up

How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham

　　Alanna Shore, stay-at-home parent, and her husband Keith, artist and art director of Mikkeller Beer, live in Bucks County, Pennsylvania with their four children. 　　In May they welcomed their latest arrivals, twins named Nico Gianna and Jasper Graham. Here, Alanna shares the story of how she and Keith named their...

Unisex Names Across the Atlantic

　　Unisex baby names are increasingly appealing to parents. But which names are considered unisex, and which names are not, is a very subjective matter – one that is influenced by factors like a person’s past experience, age or location. 　　If you live in the United States of America, you can...

Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl

　　It’s hard to imagine Lauren, Lindsay, Madison and Sydney as anything other than girl names. But rewind 100 years and they were used mainly — or even exclusively — for boys. So were a lot of other names that are now more female. 　　Unisex names are rarely perfectly gender-balanced. They’re...

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Irish Names Now: What’s doing in Dublin?

Irish Names Now: What’s doing in Dublin?

Baby Names 2010: What Names Are Heading This Way? Top Names in Scotland: Jack and Sophie rule on Children’s Book Names: From Aidan to Zoe 1980s Baby Names: Beyond Jessica & Josh New York City Names: Sophia and Jayden top the new list French Baby Names: The latest trends in French prenoms Midwestern Baby Names: What’s heading north in North Dakota? Twilight Baby Names: Beyond Bella & Edward

Movie Character Names: They had monikers then

　　I’ve always been intrigued with the names of the characters played by movie stars, especially the iconic figures of the Golden Age—the interplay between actor and character name, and the roles those names played in establishing and perpetuating their screen personas. 　　It certainly comes as no surprise that John Wayne...

Not Your Mother’s Baby Names

　　There’s an entire generation of new baby names that are moving rapidly up the popularity list and that distinguish themselves by being recently minted–and by the fact that grandparents do a double take the first time they hear them. For even if they existed as surnames or place names or...

Baby Names 2010: The Hottest Trends

　　What are as the hottest 2010 baby names trends? Here, our 15 top picks: 　　MOST FASHIONABLE CONSONANT 　　L, by far, with the booming fashionableness of almost every L name for girls, and most especially those with two L sounds: Lila, Lola, Layla, Leila, Lily, Lillian, Delilah, Tallulah, even Lulu and...

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Forgotten Names Making a Comeback

Forgotten Names Making a Comeback

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How Gen Z Is Your Name?

　　Gen Z names, the most popular names for babies born from 1997 to 2012, are led by Emily and Jacob, according to a new study by Nameberry. 　　The watchword for Generation Z names is diversity, according to Nameberry’s study, with 70% more names in general use for Zoomers than for...

80 Great New Sweet Spot Names

　　Ever since we started exploring and writing about baby names, Pam and I have been intrigued by the concept of sweet-spot names, those that fall in that perfect position of not being epidemically popular—so common that their distinctive images to be diluted—yet not extreme enough to raise eyebrows or cause...

50 Names That Mean You Live in the North East

　　Do you know a lot of kids named Maeve and Rowan, Connor and Max? You might just live in the North East of the USA. 　　Behind the national data on the most popular baby names, each region has its own favorites, and the North East — here, the six states...

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20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask

20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask

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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...

How to Change Your Baby’s Name

　　So you've already put a name on the birth certificate, but now you're feeling baby name regret. Can you change your baby's name? Of course you can! 　　Follow our step-by-step guide to changing a baby name, from navigating the legal process to coping with the emotions of a name change....

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...

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