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Romantic Names for Girls

　　Romantic names for girls – loosely defined as creative and elaborate names that suggest an earlier era and a Latinate emotionality – have become more fashionable in recent years. As we grow more comfortable with the notion of equality for girls, we may also become confident enough to give our...

Nov 24, 2024

Unique Baby Names: Is there such a thing??

Black History Names: Cultural heroines of the Harlem Renaissance

Aviatrix Names: Flying high with the names of pioneer pilots

Mary: The mother name and her offspring

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Flower Names: A floral bouquet of names for girls

Nov 24, 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...

BALLERINA NAMES: Names for the Nutcracker Season

Nov 24, 2024

　　One of the staples of the holiday season is The Nutcracker ballet, making this the perfect moment for balletomane Heather Stevenson‘s guest blog on the enchanted world of exotic ballerina names. 　　Many little girls proclaim that they want to be ballerinas when they grow up—most are drawn to the sequined tutus, the rhinestone...

President’s Day Names: All the Presidents’ children

Nov 24, 2024

　　We’re all pretty familiar with the names of the presidents whose surnames have beeen commonly used for children–Jackson, Jefferson, Taylor, Tyler, Lincoln, Truman, Madison, Wilson, Kennedy et al– and we’re equally familiar with the names of most of their wives as well. 　　But less well known are the ones they chose for...

Place Names: New Destinations

Nov 24, 2024

　　Feeling that geographical names have become kind of ho-hum? It’s true that many people have tired of Paris and some of the over-visited names from the American West like Cheyenne, Sierra, Dakota and Dallas. But that’s no reason to write off the whole category—we can renew our passports and look...

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Unique Baby Names: Is there such a thing??

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Nature Names: Will trees be the new flower names?

Nov 24, 2024

Golden Girl Names

Nov 24, 2024

　　When The Golden Girls hit the small screen in 1985, the names of its leading ladies—Rose, Dorothy and Blanche—were late middle aged, and Mama Sophia was old enough to have already been in and out of the Shady Pines Nursing Home. That was 25 years ago, a period of major change in the...

Boys’ Names for Girls: A Key To Success?

Nov 24, 2024

　　Will giving your daughter a masculine name — as Heidi Klum and Seal did with their newborn daughter Lou — increase her odds for career success? 　　It might if she goes into the legal profession, according to a new study. Women with masculine names make more money as lawyers than...

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Nickname Names for Boys

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Presidents’ Day Names: The mighty middles–Quincy, Knox and Gamaliel

Nov 24, 2024

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　On previous Presidents’ Days, we’ve looked at the first and last names of the Chief Executives, their wives and their children’s appellations. So what’s left? 　　Their middle names! And in this era of middle-name mania, we think they merit our attention. 　　Many of the early people in...

Nameberry Picks: 13 best virtue names for boys

Nov 24, 2024

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　When we hear the phrase ‘virtue names’ we tend to think first and foremost of the girls—Faith, Hope and Grace, Prudence and Patience. But some parents are beginning to acknowledge that there are good boys as well as girls, and considering some of the old male virtue...

Baby Name Choice: Second thoughts on Laszlo?

Nov 24, 2024

　　By Joel Stein, columnist, Time magazine 　　We’ve had second thoughts. Specifically, my lovely wife Cassandra has had second thoughts that were my first thought. Levi, which she thought was trending too close to popularity and therefore rejected to my great disappointment, didn’t become so popular and she thinks it might...

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Unisex Names Across the Atlantic

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10 Years, 10 Name Trends We Called

Nov 24, 2024

　　In 2008, shortly after Pam and I moved our shared baby name expertise from the book world into the virtual universe, we inaugurated a tradition of collaborating towards the end of every year on a blog of our predictions for the following year’s baby name trends, based on the cultural...

Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction

Nov 24, 2024

　　Gender neutral names are susceptible to the same shifts in popularity as traditionally gendered names, but these shifts can differ between the sexes. This makes it more interesting to examine the directions of unisex names, which fluctuate in girl-boy ratio from year to year. 　　Nameberry defines gender neutral names as...

How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham

Nov 24, 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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60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style

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How Millennial Is Your Name?

Nov 24, 2024

　　Millennial names define their generation. John and Mary were the Number 1 names for The Greatest Generation, Linda and Gary emblematic names of the Baby Boom, and now Jessica and Michael emerging as the top names for Millennials. 　　Nameberry tabulated the names of all babies born from 1982 until 2004,...

Old Money Names That Will Make You Feel Rich

Nov 24, 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...

The Secret Meanings of Color Names

Nov 24, 2024

　　Color names, either flat-out color names like Blue or names with colorful meanings like Aurelia, are more and more popular. 　　But do you know the secret meanings behind the color behind that name you love? 　　Color-related meanings are drawn from a wide range of cultures and are often even older...

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It’s Reigning Baby Names: Duke, Prince and Royalty

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Unusual Baby Names: Eclipse, Pancake and Pip

Nov 24, 2024

　　The names in the news this week include word names, bird names, and the top names in two European countries. 　　A girl called Eclipse 　　Did you watch the solar eclipse on Tuesday? I live on the wrong continent, but it was interesting to follow America’s reaction to it. The best...

Popular Baby Names: From Nameberry, Italy and Celebrityville

Nov 24, 2024

　　By Clare Bristow 　　This week’s news includes the names Strummer, Sofia, Sunday… and Santa! 　　Before we dive in, have you seen our top names of 2017? These are the names that have been the most looked-at this year. A few highlights: Atticus rose to the top spot for boys, and...

Top City Baby Names Around the World

Nov 24, 2024

　　by Pamela Redmond Satran 　　When we published our exclusive lists of most popular urban baby names around the world a few months ago, you cheered….and complained. 　　You loved knowing which names were most popular among Nameberry readers in our cities with the most visitors, from London to Los Angeles, Chicago...

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9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby

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How to Change Your Baby’s Name

Nov 24, 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....

Updating Popular 1950s Names

Nov 24, 2024

　　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...

How Not To Name The Baby: Top 10 Baby-Naming Don’ts

Nov 24, 2024

　　Since parents today invest so much thought and effort into finding the right name for their child, we get a lot of queries asking for advice on what to name the baby, and we do try to accentuate the positive. 　　But we also find it incumbent upon us to point...