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Quirky UK TV Actress Names

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Ever since I spotted the name Honeysuckle on the credits of the ITV series Foyle’s War, I have been riveted by the cast rolls at the end of other British shows. For if the characters on these comedies and dramas have good names, some of the actors—particularly...

Dec 26, 2024

Name Sage: But I Like All 42 Names!

Name Sage: A Sister for Juliet and Celia

Names Honoring Screen Icon Maureen O’Hara

Name Sage: Solving the puzzle of a name for sister #3

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Animated Baby Names for Girls

Dec 26, 2024

　　By Abby Sandel 　　Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling kept us guessing about their daughter’s name for weeks. But as Esmeralda Amada has gotten older, they’ve shared not only her name, but also their reasons for the choice. In a recent interview, they shared that the name appealed because it works...

Hello, Baby! O-Ending Surname Names for Girls

Dec 26, 2024

　　by Abby Sandel 　　If you’re an American Idol devotee, you might remember Season Two’s Kimberly Caldwell. Her music career hasn’t taken off, but Caldwell has remained in the public eye as a television host and sometimes actor. Now she’s added a new role to her repertoire: mom. She and soccer...

Long, Lovely Names for Girls

Dec 26, 2024

　　Great news! Your private lists are back! Access them through your member panel. It will be a few more days till you can modify lists or create new ones. 　　By Abby Sandel 　　Earlier this week, Mike Myers and wife Kelly Tisdale welcomed a new daughter, a sister for Spike Alan and...

Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Beverly

Dec 26, 2024

　　Christina writes: 　　I’m just a few weeks away from my due date and my husband and I are having major naming blocks! With our first I knew her name before we were even married. My grandmother is Theresa and I knew Tessa would be the perfect way to honor that,...

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Black History Names: Cultural heroines of the Harlem Renaissance

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Romantic Names for Girls

Dec 26, 2024

　　Romantic names for girls – loosely defined as creative and elaborate names that suggest an earlier era and a Latinate emotionality – have become more fashionable in recent years. As we grow more comfortable with the notion of equality for girls, we may also become confident enough to give our...

Baby Names from Books: 20 Lost Literary Girls’ Names

Dec 26, 2024

　　Within the pages of books from all periods of literary history—from classical, metaphysical and Elizabethan poetry and plays to the Romantics and the Realists, right up to modern novels—can be found gems of names that have been lost to time, either because they’ve been identified with a singular character or simply...

Unique Baby Names: Is there such a thing??

Dec 26, 2024

　　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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Nickname in the News: Hal

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70s Daddy Names Around the World

Dec 26, 2024

　　Daddy Names, like Dad Clothes and Dad Jokes, are total classics. We’re all familiar with them—sometimes to the point of exhaustion. They’re common among middle-aged men—those who are experienced fathers, but not yet old enough to be grandfathers. Most importantly, they’re not trendy among babies born today. The names on...

Celebrity Baby Names Q+A: Gemma Burgess

Dec 26, 2024

　　by Sophie Kihm 　　Our newest celebrity baby names Q&A: 　　Author and screenwriter Gemma Burgess and her husband Fox Barry are parents to three sons—Errol Fletcher (age seven), Ned William (age five), and Arthur Noel (age five months). We recently chatted with Gemma about her naming philosophy and what it was...

15 Fabulous French Boy Names

Dec 26, 2024

　　When you think of French boy names –and girl names–, words like sophisticated and stylish come to mind. And rightly so. The fifteen French names for boys below are all that and accessible too—Remy, for example, has already been successfully imported, as has Beau. But for some of the rest, pronunciations...

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America's Top Unisex Names of 2022

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100 Unique Unisex Middle Names

Dec 26, 2024

　　What’s hot in the middle spot? Unique unisex middle names, of course! 　　With more and more unisex first names in circulation, you’d think that conventionally gendered middles would be holding firm, if only for practicality’s sake. And you’d be right – to a certain extent, at least. 　　Although the SSA...

Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around

Dec 26, 2024

　　Vintage surname names — it’s not an oxymoron! 　　Yes, we tend to think of surname names as a modern trend, and in many ways it is. The way we use surname names today is remarkably different from a century ago. 　　Historically, wealthy families passed down surnames as a way to authenticate...

Unisex Names Across the Atlantic

Dec 26, 2024

　　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...

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How Millennial Is Your Name?

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The Top Names We're Watching for 2024

Dec 26, 2024

　　Which baby names will be on top in 2024? 　　If we're speaking literally, you can expect to see the same few names on the tippy-top of the charts — Olivia and Emma, Liam and Noah. But it's a lot more fun to look at the fastest-rising names — the choices rapidly...

60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style

Dec 26, 2024

　　What makes a Southern name? Just a unique blend of tradition and modern style. 　　Parents in the American South are famous for passing on family names to children, for example by repeating first names, or using mom's maiden name as a first name. This means that classics like John and...

America's Next Top Baby Names

Dec 26, 2024

　　What are America's next top baby names, the future favorites that nobody is using today? 　　A few generations ago, in 1980, names like Luna and Luca, Kennedy and Maverick were shuffling along at the bottom of the charts. Today, they’re among the most popular namesUSA, each ranking within the Top...

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100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More

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Top Czech Names Follow International Trends

Dec 26, 2024

　　This just in: the top Czech baby names for 2022! 　　The Czech Republic is a small country in central Europe with a classic, self-contained naming culture. Traditional Czech names such as Vendula and Zdeněk have made the charts for decades, and proper Czech spellings are favored over streamlined international variations....

20 Chic French Names You Should Know About

Dec 26, 2024

　　You know when you see a child (or a picture of one) and think, “Dang, that kid is cooler than I’ll ever be”? That’s how we feel when we hear a lot of the most popular names in France. 　　I mean, imagine having a playdate with little Capucine or Timéo....

80 Great New Sweet Spot Names

Dec 26, 2024

　　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...

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Name Sage: Japanese-inspired Names for Raiden and Renzo's Sister

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It’s Okay to Change Your Baby’s Name

Dec 26, 2024

　　Considering changing your baby's name? You're not alone! 　　A few weeks after their son's birth in February 2022, Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott announced that they had changed their little boy's name. “That was the hardest thing that I’ve ever done in my life...I’m still like, ‘Did I make the...

How to Cope With Baby Name Regret

Dec 26, 2024

　　Baby name regret — also known as baby name remorse — is a common source of shame among new parents. It allegedly affects between 10-20% of new parents, yet the perceived stigma deters many from sharing their feelings or stories. 　　Lately, celebrities have been opening up about their own experiences with baby...

9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby

Dec 26, 2024

　　On this 98-degree day, I’m doing the only chore that makes sense: cleaning the basement. That’s how, deep in a dusty box, between my now adult daughter’s kindergarten drawings and my ancient college essays, I found a draft of the proposal for our very first baby-naming book. 　　What struck me...