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Baby Names from Books: 6 choice choices for girls

　　by Anna Otto, Waltzing More Than Matilda 　　1. Arrietty 　　Arrietty Clock is a teenage “borrower” from Mary Norton’s classic children’s fantasy book series, The Borrowers. The borrowers are tiny people who live by “borrowing” everyday items from the Big People they call “human beans.” Because of the spirited Arrietty’s curiosity, she and...

Jan 14, 2025

Georgian Girls Names: Alethea, Augusta and Jane

Pop Culture Names: Cora, Aurora and Devora

Anything Goes for Girls: Apple, Willow, Mia, and Cai

40+ Neglected Namesake Names–Girls Edition

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Invented Names Past and Present: From Vanessa to Iridessa

Jan 14, 2025

　　By Angela Mastrodonato, Upswing Baby Names 　　With names, as with other subjects, once I learned my assumptions were wrong, I was put in my place. 　　Pre-kids, I was a name-snob who openly expressed disdain for invented names, grouping all invented names with experimental spellings, and modern word-play creations such as...

Sundance Catalog Names

Jan 14, 2025

　　by Pamela Redmond Satran 　　At this time of year, catalogs flood the house every day – the poor mail deliverer! – only to be promptly thrown into the recycling bin. 　　One of the few exceptions is the Sundance Catalog. It’s not as if I ever order anything from there, though...

Movie Star Character Names: A salute to Shirley Temple and the roles she played

Jan 14, 2025

　　By Haley Sedgwick 　　As a child, I remember asking my mum for a videocassette that I had my eyes on in the grocery store. Any normal preschooler would be asking for some sort of cartoon, but not me. My passion was musicals, and one actress, who had blonde curls and...

Unexpected Names for Girls: Edelweiss, Marceline, and Cee Cee

Jan 14, 2025

　　Nameberry 9 by Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain 　　It’s been a quiet week for high profile arrivals. Sure, Michael Weatherly of NCIS fame and wife Bojana welcomed son Liam. It’s a great name – friendly, upbeat, accessible. Liam is also a solid favorite in the US, just like big sister’s...

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Gorgeous Greek Girl Names

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Celebrity Baby Names Q+A: Elizabeth Holmes

Jan 14, 2025

　　by Sophie Kihm 　　Our latest celebrity baby names Q+A: 　　We were so thrilled to talk to Elizabeth Holmes, journalist and creator of “So Many Thoughts.” She and husband Matt Stuart have two sons, and are expecting a daughter later this summer. 　　What are your children’s names? 　　Fitzgerald and Oliver 　　How...

Time To Be More Greta!

Jan 14, 2025

　　Greta Thunberg: TIME Person of the Year 201992 years ago, TIME magazine named American aviator Charles Lindbergh its first “Man of the Year”. Fast-forward to 2019, and not only has the feature been renamed “Person of the Year”, but it’s been announced that the chosen candidate this year is a...

Name Sage: Choosing Cute Classic Girl Names

Jan 14, 2025

　　Cute classic girl names evolve from charming nicknames in nursery school to distinguished formal names as adults. But which goes best with brothers Theodore “Teddy” and Jack? 　　Christie writes: 　　We are pregnant with a GIRL after two sweet boys and really struggling with a name for her! 　　My boys are...

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How I Named My Baby: October Teddy

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12 Boy Names That Deserve More Love

Jan 14, 2025

　　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...

How I Named My Baby: Koda Florian

Jan 14, 2025

　　Cinthia, a surgical technologist, and Benjamin Shaver, who works in warehouse maintenance, live in Seattle, Washington with their son, Koda Florian. 　　Koda was born on December 8, 2022. Below, we speak with Cinthia about how she and Ben named their little boy. 　　Tell me Koda’s name story!I overwhelmed myself with...

80+ Woodsy Names for Boys That Will Make You Want to Have a Son

Jan 14, 2025

　　What do you get if you cross cottagecore with cowboy names? Meet woodsy names for boys. Woodsy names are the best of each trend — the rugged handsomeness of cowboy names blended with the romantic pastorality and natural elements of cottagecore names. 　　These are the names of woodland heroes and forest...

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Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?

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200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

Jan 14, 2025

　　Lovers of unique word names, put down your dictionaries! 　　We’ve found a better way to come up with truly original word names for babies: crowdsource it! We recently asked our brilliant Berry community to suggest cool new word name possibilities that no one’s thought of yet — and they didn’t...

Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl

Jan 14, 2025

　　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...

The Coolest Unisex Nature Names

Jan 14, 2025

　　Unisex nature names blend two of the coolest categories of baby names right now, so it’s no wonder they’re attracting a lot of attention! 　　The top gender neutral names in the US include several nature-inspired options, and the natural world is also a wonderful place to look for unique unisex...

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Quirky Favorite Baby Names in 10 Top Cities

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Cottagecore Baby Names Turn Back the Clock

Jan 14, 2025

　　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...

60 Names That Mean You Live in the Midwest

Jan 14, 2025

　　Know a lot of babies named Vivian and Lincoln? You might just live in the Midwest. 　　We analyzed the most popular names by state to find which names are used more in the twelve core Midwestern states — that's Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio,...

New Study Shows Climate Impact on Baby Names

Jan 14, 2025

　　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...

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80 Great New Sweet Spot Names

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100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More

Jan 14, 2025

　　We often cover rare and unique names — from creative modern inventions to unusual place and nature names. The names below are rare too, but with a difference. 　　You've almost certainly heard of them. (And so have your parents.) 　　Even if you don't know someone with them in real life,...

Rare Names With Popular Nicknames

Jan 14, 2025

　　Have you ever known the excitement of meeting a Ben who is not Just Another Benjamin but is, in fact, Benedict? Or Nicki whose “secret” full name is Danika? If so, this list is for you. 　　Rare full names with familiar nicknames can be the best of both worlds, for...

Popular Twin Names

Jan 14, 2025

　　Popular twin names used to appear on the Social Security top baby names site, but alas, no more. 　　But while there hasn’t been hard data on the top twin names in the US in over a decade, we can extrapolate from the 2010 twin names data to make some educated...

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How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby

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Updating Popular 1950s Names

Jan 14, 2025

　　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...

20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask

Jan 14, 2025

　　When I was a waitress, we had a trick to help indecisive customers make up their minds about what they wanted to eat. 　　If it was the main course that had them stumped, we asked, “Meat or fish?” 　　And if it was dessert, the question was “Fruit or chocolate?” 　　Now,...

Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort

Jan 14, 2025

　　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...