Disney Princess Names: How influential are they really?
　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　As the mother of a five year-old girl, Frozen was required viewing over the recent school holidays.  Somewhere between the first appearance of talking snowman Olaf and the happy ending, I found myself musing about the popularity of Disney-princess names. 　　I’ve long thought that any...
Dec 4, 2024
Eclectic American Girl Doll Names: Cecile, Kanani, and Marie-Grace
Doctor Who Names, Part 2–Companion Names: Ace, Tegan and Sarah Jane
Unusual Girls’ Names: 100 excellent choices
Invented Names Past and Present: From Vanessa to Iridessa
Sundance Catalog Names Anything Goes for Girls: Apple, Willow, Mia, and Cai Baby Names from Books: 6 choice choices for girls Our Top 100 Girl Names of 2013 Pop Culture Names: Cora, Aurora and Devora Movie Star Character Names: A salute to Shirley Temple and the roles she played Winter Olympics Baby Names–Part 1, The Girls Georgian Girls Names: Alethea, Augusta and Jane
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Flower Names for Girls: The coolest right now
Dec 4, 2024
　　Flower names for girls never go out of style, and for good reason!  　　Flower names have a fresh femininity which has appealed to parents throughout the ages, but they can also make a meaningful choice.  　　Choosing a seasonal flower name can be a sweet way to connect your baby girl...
Unexpected Names for Girls: Edelweiss, Marceline, and Cee Cee
Dec 4, 2024
　　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...
Nameberry Picks: 14 jazziest jazz singers’ names
Dec 4, 2024
　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　The connection to the haunting voice of a well known jazz or blues singer definitely adds an element of –well—rhythm and blues—to a name’s image, an extra infusion of richness and pizzazz. Boyish Billie takes on new depth when listening to Lady Day, Etta goes from fusty...
40+ Neglected Namesake Names–Girls Edition
Dec 4, 2024
　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　If you scan the annals of distinguished women in American history, culture and science, you’ll find that a surprising number of them had distinctive names as well, names that could provide unique-ish choices with interesting back-stories. Several of them have a funky, fusty period flavor that may...
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Aviatrix Names: Flying high with the names of pioneer pilots
Aviatrix Names: Flying high with the names of pioneer pilots
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Spy Girl Names: Real life femmes fatales
Dec 4, 2024
　　Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel, one of nameberry’s favorite guest bloggers, now looks for–and finds– some intriguing names in the world of international espionage. 　　Fictional spies have glamorous names to go with their stiletto heels and hidden daggers. But for every femme fatale we find in books or movies, there’s a real...
Mary: The mother name and her offspring
Dec 4, 2024
　　For the arrival of May, official month of the Virgin Mary, we revisit her name and some of its many variations. 　　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 for a girl born this month, except after...
Mother’s Day Names: Noteworthy names of notables’ moms
Dec 4, 2024
　　Well, the announcement of the coronation of Isabella on Friday usurped our regular Mother’s Day blog spot, but we hope you’re still feeling enough of an afterglow to enjoy revisiting this gathering of  some of the more interesting names of  moms of distinguished sons and daughters. Turns out that a surprising...
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How I Named My Baby: Casper Jerome
How I Named My Baby: Casper Jerome
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How I Named My Baby: John Aidan
Dec 4, 2024
　　Beau and John Smart live in Fresno, California with their six sons: Justin Ira, Griffin Michael, Bennett Aaron, Travis Dean, Wesley Miles, and John Aidan. 　　Over twenty years after the birth of their first child, Beau and John welcomed their sixth, and last, John Aidan. Aidan, as he’s called, is...
How I Named My Baby: Mercer Joaquin
Dec 4, 2024
　　Allison and Roberto Carrera, a stay-at-home-mom and a Hispanic program director at a seminary, live in Louisville, Kentucky with their three children. After two daughters, Adele Gianna and Margo Anaís, they welcomed a son named Mercer Joaquin on August 14, 2021. 　　Below, we talk to Allison about how she and...
How I Named My Baby: Hollis Benjamin Ash
Dec 4, 2024
　　Mandy and Courtney, who work in legal marketing, live in Athens, Pennsylvania with Courtney's daughter Mackenzi and their three sons — Magnus William Linden, Abbott Ivan Hawthorne, and Hollis Benjamin Ash. 　　Their latest addition, Hollis, was born on June 17, 2021. Here, Mandy tells us about nicknames, her and Courtney's...
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America's Top Unisex Names of 2022
America's Top Unisex Names of 2022
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Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl
Dec 4, 2024
　　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...
100 Unique Unisex Middle Names
Dec 4, 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...
The Coolest Unisex Nature Names
Dec 4, 2024
　　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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New Study Shows Climate Impact on Baby Names
New Study Shows Climate Impact on Baby Names
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Cottagecore Baby Names Turn Back the Clock
Dec 4, 2024
　　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...
Popular Names Your Mom Never Heard Of
Dec 4, 2024
　　The biggest critic of parents’ baby name choice? Yup, that would be Grandma! 　　According to a 2016 survey, almost half of new parents who received negative comments about their newborn’s name said that they came from their own mom. 　　Whether you’re surprised or totally unsurprised by that statistic – no...
Old Money Names That Will Make You Feel Rich
Dec 4, 2024
　　Old money names conjure the aspirational lifestyle provided by generational wealth — elite country clubs, prep schools, and holidays in the countryside. The old money aesthetic is being felt beyond baby names — this prep-rebrand is suddenly everywhere. 　　Fashion runways are filled with pleated skirts, penny loafers, and pearl necklaces. Americans...
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Rare Names With Popular Nicknames
Rare Names With Popular Nicknames
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Top Czech Names Follow International Trends
Dec 4, 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....
30 Great Names You’re Not Using!
Dec 4, 2024
　　Looking for a cool name that's rare but not too out-there? You've come to the right place. 　　There are lots of reasons to choose an uncommon baby name. Maybe you hated being one of five Jessicas or Joshuas in your class, and don't want the same fate for your child......
100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More
Dec 4, 2024
　　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,...
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9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby
9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby
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Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names
Dec 4, 2024
　　Julie writes:We have two boys, Benjamin John, nn Benji, and William Henry, nn Will. Our third on the way is a girl and we are really struggling with her name. 　　For our boys, we quickly settled on classic names and used family names for the middles. There doesn’t seem to...
Test-Driving Your Baby Name
Dec 4, 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...
Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort
Dec 4, 2024
　　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...
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