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Spy Girl Names: Real life femmes fatales

　　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...

Nov 23, 2024

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Aviatrix Names: Flying high with the names of pioneer pilots

Nov 23, 2024

　　Everyone knows the name of Amelia Earhart, but how many others do we know of the equally daring female pilots—then called aviatrixes– who made their mark during the early days of flying? 　　In the wild and wooly barnstorming, daredevil days of aviation from its beginnings to World War II, there were few occupations...

Two Celebs Chose Cosima

Nov 23, 2024

　　Is it a coincidence that Sofia Coppola and Claudia Schiffer both picked the same unusual (in the U.S. anyway) name for their baby daughters almost simultaneously—or is it a signal that it’s about to enter the mainstream? 　　Cosima (accent on the first syllable) derives from the Greek Kosmos, and refers to...

Great Names: All About Katherine

Nov 23, 2024

　　Katherine – or is it Catherine, or should we just make it Kate? – is one of those classic girls’ names that remains every bit as vibrant and popular today as it’s been through the centuries. 　　Greek for “pure” – it’s related to the word catharis – the name’s fame...

New Top Names List: Share Your Predictions!

Nov 23, 2024

　　It’s just a little over a week till the new Most Popular Names list is announced, for 2009. How do you think things are going to change? Will Emma and/or Jacob be toppled from their top spots? What names will rise and which will fall? 　　Here, as refresher, is the Top...

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

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Little Black Dress Names Are Always in Style

Nov 23, 2024

　　Little black dress baby names ooze style and sophistication, but they do so with classically understated flair. 　　Chic, Sleek and TimelessWhen legendary French fashion icon Coco Chanel designed the first little black dress in the 1920s, Vogue dubbed it “Chanel’s Ford”. Like the car brand, the LBD was designed to...

Where to Find A Cool Vintage Girl Name

Nov 23, 2024

　　So you’re looking for vintage girl names. The perfect name has to have style. It has to have charm! It shouldn’t be common — after all, Hazel and Evelyn are starting to sound more like baby names these days than inspired vintage choices. 　　We get it. Yes, these seemingly elusive qualities...

Compound Names for Girls: The Next Generation

Nov 23, 2024

　　Compound girl names – those formed by combining two separate names – have moved on since the days of Maryann and Annemarie! 　　Today’s smoosh names for girls are less likely to take classics like Mary and Anne as their base, and more likely to build on already fashionable or novel...

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Scandinavian Boy Names Hit the Sweet Spot

Nov 23, 2024

　　Scandinavian boy names offer a rich pool of names that are deep-rooted but little-used and sometimes unknown in other parts of the world. 　　With a few exceptions, like Eric, Scandinavian names — focusing here on Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland — didn’t figure much in the American name landscape of...

15 Cool Country Boy Names For Your Little Cowboy

Nov 23, 2024

　　Country boy names capture the spirit of the American West: places and landscapes, cowboys and pioneers, and country music – including the names singers give their own children. 　　The country style embraces names from a wide range of origins, from nature to cities to the bible. They’re not traditional classics,...

Name Sage: The Cat Stole Our Baby Name

Nov 23, 2024

　　The arrival of a new family pet has upended their plans for what to name their new son. What's the best alternative to John-called-Jack? The Name Sage weighs in on this family's cat-astrophe. 　　Katrina writes: My husband and I are adopting and just got matched with a baby boy! 　　We...

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Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity

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Surprisingly International Baby Names

Nov 23, 2024

　　Say “international baby names” — and what springs to mind? 　　Hands up if you said Anna or Adam! It’s true: there are plenty of popular names that feature near the top of the baby name charts in multiple countries. 　　But if your tastes lean towards more uncommon choices, finding a...

Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around

Nov 23, 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...

America's Top Unisex Names of 2022

Nov 23, 2024

　　Want to know the most popular unisex names? We’ve crunched the numbers for you. 　　Our definition of a unisex name is one that’s used for both girls and boys with a split of at least 90-10. (For the most popular names, there are always a few opposites recorded, like the...

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French Baby Names: What’s next in Nice

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Names with Oomph: That trendy oo sound

Nov 23, 2024

　　The high-profile letter V is found in many stylish baby names right now, but let’s not discount the potential of its neighbor, the power vowel U. Just consider the popularity of names like Lucy, Ruby, Jude, and Luca–and there are any number of other, similar names with promise: 　　• June...

2013 Baby Names: Predictions from the Nameberry 9

Nov 23, 2024

　　Today, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel, finds some 2013 baby name predictions embedded in this week’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names. 　　As 2012 faded into 2013, the world welcomed many a new little life. Re-reading birth announcements, I was struck by something. 　　None of them received outlandish names, but every one of...

British Baby Names: New sibsets

Nov 23, 2024

　　It’s another morning with British baby names in the London Telegraph here, and this time I thought I’d focus on charming sibsets from the recent birth announcements. 　　I always love the slightly off-kilter (from the American perspective) British baby names plus the eccentric string of middle names. But including the...

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Presidential Names for Babies: Who's Winning?

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Rare Names With Popular Nicknames

Nov 23, 2024

　　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...

100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More

Nov 23, 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,...

Baby Names Before 1850

Nov 23, 2024

　　Records on baby names only started in the US in 1880, and so getting an accurate read on names from the 1800s before this time can be difficult at best. 　　But researcher Douglas Galbi has compiled lists of baby names drawn from census records of the early 19th century. We...

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What the Name Sage Knows: Ten Secrets to Loving Your Child's Name

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

Nov 23, 2024

　　They're living in Japan, so their new daughter's name needs to bridge two cultures - just like brothers Raiden and Renzo. Plus, they're hoping for something that feels meaningful to their family. The Name Sage tries to check all the boxes! 　　Clarice writes:I'm really hoping you could help me out...

Name Change Resources

Nov 23, 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 Pick the Perfect Multilingual Name

Nov 23, 2024

　　Need an international name that works across different languages? It can be challenging, but here we share our tips and ideas to help you find a marvelously multilingual name that brings your family's cultures together. 　　If your family speaks multiple languages, you probably want your child to have a name...