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How to Tell Your Only Child You’re Expecting

　　By Gay Cioffi @ Little Folks Big Questions 　　How do you tell your only child that you’re expecting a baby? 　　Before answering this question, I always begin by asking a parent to imagine what it would be like if their spouse or partner made an announcement one day, out of...

Nov 21, 2024

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Naming (Other People’s) Babies

Nov 21, 2024

　　by Laura Dunphy 　　Don’t tell me you’re pregnant. 　　I mean, I’ll be happy for you and all. But even before the word “Congratulations!” can escape past my lips, I’ll be naming your baby. 　　You’ll say, “I’m thinking about calling it—” 　　And I’ll say, “Nope.” 　　And you’ll say, “But I didn’t...

Choosing Baby Names: Love, Logic, or Both?

Nov 21, 2024

　　When you’ve loved names since you could talk, how can you possibly choose just one? The Name Sage advises logic, unless, of course, the name you adore breaks all the rules … 　　Adriana writes: 　　We are finally pregnant! After years of infertility, we are expecting. I am a name lover,...

Other People’s Name Opinions: Do you care?

Nov 21, 2024

　　It’s one of the many joys of being an expectant mom: suddenly everyone has an opinion — on your diet, your wardrobe, your activity levels, your birth plan, the size and shape of your baby bump… 　　And, of course, baby names. 　　A recent survey by the British parenting website Mumsnet...

Naming a Boy if You’ve Only Had Girls…

Nov 21, 2024

　　By Melissa Willets 　　After picking four girl names, for me the prospect of picking a boy name feels almost as overwhelming as being pregnant for nine, long months. Seriously, no sushi or rosé until August? 　　Indeed, naming a child of the gender opposite to what you’ve become accustomed to is...

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He Says Shayla, She Says Cecilia: Help this couple agree on a baby name!

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The Mary Month of May

Nov 21, 2024

　　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 any Catholic schoolchild can tell you, is the official month of the Virgin Mary, Mother of God. Which might make Mary an appropriate name...

Berry Question of the Week: Help name baby #3!

Nov 21, 2024

　　Rachel, a mom of two from Grand Rapids, Michigan, is expecting her third child in March and is having trouble finding the right name. She writes: 　　“My four-year-old daughter is named Avery Grace. My two-year-old son is named Isaiah Joel. We are having a third and final baby, a girl,...

Girls’ Names: 8 great ones under the radar

Nov 21, 2024

　　The other day we offered eight fresh choices for boys, and now it’s the girls’ turn—girl names ranging from a rare botanical specimen to a nostalgic nickname to an undercrowded place name. 　　1–Acacia—This a a pretty and delicate botanical name that has hardly been heard in this country, though it...

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100+ Best Boy Names Ending in a Vowel

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12 Boy Names That Deserve More Love

Nov 21, 2024

　　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...

Flower Names for Boys Are Blooming

Nov 21, 2024

　　Flower names for boys are a rare but beautiful bunch – a subset of the fashionable group of floral baby names which have proved particularly popular for girls in recent years. 　　Cool nature names for boys include tree names like Rowan and Oakley, wild animal names like Fox and Bear,...

Traditional Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide

Nov 21, 2024

　　Traditional boy names remain perennially popular with parents today, in spite of the broader trend towards ever more unique baby names for both sexes. 　　But that doesn’t necessarily mean that all traditional names for boys are popular. As well as the core classic boy names – like John, James and...

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America's Top Unisex Names of 2022

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Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames

Nov 21, 2024

　　Total Bellas star Brie Bella, mother of three-year-old Birdie Joe and newborn Buddy Dessert, revealed she would have chosen the name Branch or Blossom for her child if she’d had a girl. “People thought I was crazy, but I thought Birdie and Branch would just be like the sweetest, cutest...

Unisex Names Across the Atlantic

Nov 21, 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...

How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham

Nov 21, 2024

　　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...

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How Millennial Is Your Name?

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Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023

Nov 21, 2024

　　And that’s a wrap on the celebrity names of 2023. This year saw a number of notable celebrity baby names, including Techno Mechanicus, Rocky Thirteen, and Louetta Isley. 　　In addition, many A-list celebrity babies were born in 2023, such as the unnamed babies of Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds and...

New Study Shows Climate Impact on Baby Names

Nov 21, 2024

　　Nature-related baby names are a huge trend across the board right now. But did you know that the climate actually influences the type of nature names American parents are choosing for their children? 　　A recent study published in the journal Evolutionary Human Sciences analyzed over a century of baby names...

America's Next Top Baby Names

Nov 21, 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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The 12 Most Influential Celebrity Baby Names

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Nickname Names on the Rise

Nov 21, 2024

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Our British cousins have long been nuts for nickname names, and now we’re seeing in the latest Social Security stats the increased use of vintage nicknames on their own in the US as well. No jumps for UK faves Alfie and Archie yet, but here are some...

The Berries Have Spoken: 89 More Great Baby Names Now

Nov 21, 2024

　　By Abby Sandel 　　Earlier this month, we shared our list of the Best Baby Names Right Now. We declared them the right mix of authentic and creativie, perfect for 2016, and wearable into the 22nd century, too. 　　It was so much fun to hear your reactions. Perhaps the most controversial...

People Names for Dogs

Nov 21, 2024

　　If dogs are the new babies, then baby names are the new dog names. 　　Proof that we think of our dogs as children: We give them names fit for human girls and boys. All of the most popular names for dogs these days can also be used for people. Or...

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Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort

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Test-Driving Your Baby Name

Nov 21, 2024

　　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...

Name Change Resources

Nov 21, 2024

　　We won't sugar coat it: the legal and administrative logistics of a name change — whether it's your own or your child's — can be overwhelming. To make your process easier, we've compiled a far-reaching collection of name change resources, organized by location. 　　In the United States, name changes are processed at...

How to Change Your Baby’s Name

Nov 21, 2024

　　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....