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Baby Boy Names: The long and short of it

　　A friend is searching for baby boy names that start out long – three or more syllables long – and can be reduced to one-syllable nicknames. 　　If you’ve got a two-syllable last name, this is a good strategy. You end up with not one but two euphonic pairings. And your child...

Boys’ Names 2013: Soft new choices

Honoring a beloved grandfather by taking his name

Your Favorite Literary Names for Boys

Popular Boys’ Names: Top 100 Makeover Australian Baby Names: Focus on Banjo Addison, Juno and Jayne: Possible names for boys? Retro Boy Names: The Motorcycle-Riding Poets Name the All-Boy Quints! Preppy boys’ names ending with S: Ames, Keats, and Yates 20 Best Super Sleuth Names for Boys Boy Names: The Top 100 of 2013 (so far)

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Literary Character Surnames: Wentworth, Gatsby and Holmes

　　by Kelli Brady of NameFreak! 　　Wentworth Miller, the actor from the former hit show Prison Break, has a very distinctive name. He is a third, after his father and grandfather, and he may share his name with a few others in the world, but his first name is by no...

Goldilocks Classics for Boys: Holden, Noah, Wyatt and Beau

　　By Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain 　　It’s been a great week for welcoming boys! 　　Eric Christian Olsen, Kate Levering, Fergie and Josh Duhamel have all brought home new sons. The parents have something in common besides making headlines. Their naming style might be called modern classic. 　　On Friday, Angela wrote...

Memorable Memorial Day Names: Marcellus, Maxcy and Moonlight

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Before you fire up the barbie or pack up the picnic basket, why not take a minute to think about what Memorial Day memorializes. 　　The holiday—originally called Decoration Day—was first commemorated on May 30, 1868, not long after the Civil War had ended, and was given that...

Biblical Baby Names: Why Noah now?

　　It seems that just about every few decades since the 1940’s, one Old Testament patriarch name has entered the popularity list’s Top 5, some lingering longer than others. From the forties through the early eighties it was David, joined by Joshua in 1983, Daniel for the single year 1985, Jacob...

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How I Named My Baby: Kilmer Dove

How I Named My Baby: Kilmer Dove

Rose Alternatives: Fresh Twists on a Classic Ann Alternatives: Updating a Classic Mom Names: the New Generation 100 Best Girl Names Below the Top 1000 Little Black Dress Names Are Always in Style Don't Name Your Daughter Harper How I Named My Baby: Esme Virginia 12 Girl Names That Deserve More Love

My Name, My Story: Zara

　　Names can tell a powerful story, but as a US immigrant from China, the English names I was given didn’t mean anything to me. This is my journey through those names, to choosing my own English name that continues my story. 　　Chinese Names 101Born in China to Chinese parents, I...

Stunning Spanish Names for Girls and Boys

　　If you’re interested in Spanish names for your baby-to-be, you’re probably familiar with the many Spanish choices popular in the US, like Sebastián and José, Camila and Sofia. But there are many intriguing baby names that are popular in Spain and Latin America but virtually unknown to anglophones. 　　Sure, classic Spanish names...

100+ Rare Girl Names You Don’t Know (Yet!)

　　Rare girl names — the best ones, anyway — are not only uncommon but also unusual, usable, and fit your personal style. 　　You may be looking for a name so rare and cool, it’s intimidating (try Dolucila or Xelat). Or perhaps you’re on the hunt for one that conveys friendliness...

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How to Make Classic Boy Names Unique

How to Make Classic Boy Names Unique

80+ Woodsy Names for Boys That Will Make You Want to Have a Son How I Named My Baby: October Teddy I Named My Son Liam Before It Got Popular Trending Boy Names Strong Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide Brother Names New Geek Chic Names For Boys Aiden Names: the Rise And Fall of a Mega-Trend

Traditional Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide

　　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...

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...

Where To Find A Cool Vintage Boy Name

　　The good news for lovers of vintage boy names is that they’ve never been cooler. 　　The bad news? Well... they’ve never been cooler. 　　That means it can feel increasingly difficult to find the perfect “I wish I’d thought of that first!” vintage boy name. You know: the sweet but strong,...

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Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity

Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity

The Top Unisex Names in Every US State Surprisingly International Baby Names Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl 100 Unique Unisex Middle Names America's Top Unisex Names of 2022 Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity

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...

Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave

　　The great thing is that the pool of surnames is so large — and ever more diverse — that there are always more to discover. 　　Sure, they don’t all make good first names. I know families called Beer, Small and Bumstead, but I doubt any babies will get those as...

200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

　　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...

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Baby Name Trends: Technology and more

Baby Name Trends: Technology and more

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New Baby Surname Trends

　　Just when you had the whole first name and middle name thing worked out for your baby, here comes a new name challenge. What will your child’s surname be? 　　One Australian couple blended elements from each of their last names to create a brand-new surname for their child. Courtney Cassar...

Popular names: Nameberry vs US

　　The top names of 2018 were recently released, reflecting the names parents chose for their children born last year. At Nameberry we compile our own Top 1000 based on the most popular names on the website. It’s updated every month, so it’s a year and a half ahead of the...

These Cool Winter Baby Names Are Hot, Hot, Hot!

　　Seasonal baby names: would you consider using one?Each year, the Office for National Statistics in England and Wales releases a month-by-month breakdown of the Top 10 baby names for boys and girls. The boys’ side is more or less constant, and so is the girls’… for eleven months of the...

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How Gen Z Is Your Name?

How Gen Z Is Your Name?

The Best of the Rarest Baby Names The Top Baby Names A-Z 50 Names That Mean You Live in the North East Baby Names Before 1850 5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name New Popular Irish Names Revealed Popular Twin Names Presidential Names for Babies: Who's Winning?

Top Czech Names Follow International Trends

　　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....

Top Baby Name Influencers 2023

　　Baby name influencers don't set out to start name trends, but ultimately, their names go viral. 　　When it comes to influential names, there’s a formula for success. Whether the name is that of a celebrity or their child, it needs to be connected to someone who’s highly visible in the...

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...

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Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names

Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names

What the Name Sage Knows: Ten Secrets to Loving Your Child's Name Test-Driving Your Baby Name 20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine Name Sage: Japanese-inspired Names for Raiden and Renzo's Sister Unique Twin Names to Inspire Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous How Not To Name The Baby: Top 10 Baby-Naming Don’ts

Name Change Resources

　　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 Have More Fun Naming Your Baby

　　Choosing names for hypothetical babies is always fun — why do you think I got into this business? — but when you’re actually expecting, the pressure is on. Suddenly you’re faced with the very big task of naming an actual human being, which (often) requires you to collaborate with your...

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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