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Midcentury Nickname Names: Buster and Buddy are back

　　I don’t you know if you’ve noticed a growing trendlet—at least among celebrities—for what we might call generic-boy-nickname-names. In other words, these aren’t specific short forms like Charlie or Archie, but ol- timey macho boy tags like Buddy and Buster. 　　In the recent past, we’ve seen Noel Gallagher’s Sonny, a...

Oscar Nominee Names: Nameberry Week in Review

How About Harvey? What About Walter?

Presidents Day Names: The Veeps’ Turn

NASCAR Baby Names: Racing Towards the Right Name

Boys’ Names Ins and Outs Nameberry Week in Review: Debut issue Irish Baby Names: Last Names First Boys’ Names: Naming a son the Pinkett-Smith family way Boys’ Names: The Happy Ending Animal Names: The Wild Kingdom Nameberry Picks: 15 Fantastico Italian Boys’ Names A Boy Named Chelsea

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Nameberry Picks: Best Cowboy Names

　　Heroes and villains, famous and infamous, real life, big and small screen characters and the actors who played them—there’s a whole genre of cowboy names that have a certain swagger and western twang all their own. 　　Here are a dozen of the best: who they were and why we like...

Top Boys Name For Each Letter: a 130-year survey

　　Yesterday, we looked at the girls’ names, and today, as promised, it’s the boys’ turn. Again, we present the Top 10 baby names for every letter of the alphabet—from Anthony to Zecheriah—compiled by nameberry’s own Nephele. (The U.S. Social Security Administration’s complete names lists spanning a 130-year period were used in the tabulation...

William and Kate’s First Baby Boy: Top Nameberry Picks

　　Yesterday we came up with our suggestions for the name of the first baby daughter of Prince William and his bride. With the variety of girl name possibilities, it was relatively easy—almost an embarrassment of riches—but with the boys, there’s a far less fertile field, especially if we stick within our strict confines...

Super Name Sunday: Names From Super Bowl XLV

　　While the country’s attention will be focused on football this Super Bowl Sunday, some of us may be more interested in another aspect of the action: The crazy names of the players, of course! Nameberry’s new intern Robert Harclerode breaks down the most interesting names on both teams: 　　The Super...

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Unique Baby Names: Is there such a thing??

Unique Baby Names: Is there such a thing??

Family Names: Naming from the Heart BALLERINA NAMES: Names for the Nutcracker Season Baby Names from Books: 20 Lost Literary Girls’ Names Baby Name Fever: Is There A Cure? Word Names for Babies: What’s in a word? Place Names: New Destinations The Magic of Maya Heroine Names: Worthy Women with Notable Names, Part 2: Cultural Icons

The Lost Names of 1880

　　I was combing through the Top 1000 Names of 1880 the other day for another project (ah, the glamorous life of the baby name expert) and I was blown away by how many names on the list had been totally forgotten. I don’t mean just marginalized, like Ethel or Beulah,...

Heroine Names: Worthy Women with Notable Names, Part I-Trailblazers

　　What could be a greater gift to bestow on your daughter than a name with a heroic namesake, someone with an inspiring story to add a layer of pride to your little girl’s feelings about her name–and give her great material for a school report? 　　The following is a list of...

Nature Names: Will trees be the new flower names?

　　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...

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Nameberry Challenge: Name Affleck baby #3!!

Nameberry Challenge: Name Affleck baby #3!!

Oscar Nominee Names: Nameberry Week in Review Boys’ Names: Nameberry’s newsiest boys’ names this week Irish Baby Names: Last Names First BOYS’ NAMES 2011: The Underground Popularity List Boys’ Names: 8 greats under the radar Animal Names: The Wild Kingdom Father’s Day Names: Dads of the rich and famous Boys’ Names: Naming a son the Pinkett-Smith family way

Presidents Day Names: The Veeps’ Turn

　　When Presidents Day rolls around, on our site and others, a lot of attention is paid to the influential names of our past presidents—Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jackson, Tyler, Taylor, Truman, Lincoln, Kennedy et al—and sometimes the names of their wives and children as well. And so I thought that this year it...

Occupation names: A Labor Day celebration

　　It’s Labor Day weekend, and so time once more to turn our attention to the original, pre-barbecue significance of the holiday and celebrate some hard-working occupational names. 　　We’re focusing on the more uncommon, fresher sounding examples, and those with less obvious meanings, so no Archer, Shepherd or Baker. The er-ending...

Boys’ Names: Regular Guy Names

　　I have a friend, a pretty quirky guy, who has one of those generic boys’ names: Bill. I was thinking recently what an advantage it is for Bill to be named Bill rather than something like Jasper or Jarvis, one of those boys’ names that’s his equal in quirkiness. Bill...

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Baby Name News: From fashion, sports and teentown

Baby Name News: From fashion, sports and teentown

Baby Name Trends: Sleek, simple, cool names Who gets to judge your baby’s name? Baby Names: The gender reshuffle Naming Baldwin Get Your Latest Baby Name News! Newsy Names this Week: Aberdeen, Hercules and Via A Girl Called Liam Gender-Bending Baby Names

Most Popular, Most Unisex Baby Names

　　Many unisex baby names are not truly unisex, meaning they’re used predominantly for one sex and only rarely for the other. 　　I’m thinking of names like Addison and Madison, which started as boys’ names but are now used nearly exclusively for girls, and names like James, in the Top 10...

Modern Virtue Names

　　By Abby Sandel 　　Virtue names go way back. The Pilgrims brought them to Plymouth Rock. A handful of classics, like Grace and Hope, have almost always ranked in the US Top 1000. 　　But there’s a new kind of virtue name in vogue today: the modern virtue. These names are less...

What are your favorite gender-neutral names?

　　There’s no two ways about it: unisex baby names are red hot right now! 　　The latest Top 100 lists for both boys and girls are peppered with gender neutral names, from once-unisex options now all but abandoned for one gender, like Evelyn and Madison, to names that are increasingly leaning...

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Cheery-O Names

TV Character Names: Dynasty & Dallas CAREFUL, KAL-EL; WATCH OUT WHIZDOM! GOODBYE, GLADYS? THE FOUR-GENERATION RULE Taking Baby Names Seriously Names of the Future 70’s Baby Names: Beyond Tiffany & Todd New York Baby Names: Big competition in the Big Apple

Baby Name Timeline

　　When we were preparing the article “Bizarre Baby Names: A Growing Trend?” for the July issue of Reader’s Digest magazine that’s just hit the stands, we put together a lonnnnnng timeline of the key markers in American names –much longer than they could possibly use with the story. So here we offer you...

Enter the New Nameberry Contest!!!

　　Mother’s Day is fast approaching, and to baby name fanatics that means one thing beyond cards and flowers: that the release date of the latest figures from the Social Security Administration is only a few weeks away. We’ll soon know whether or not Emily and Jacob have finally been overtaken...

Number One Names: So Long, Jacob and Emily?

　　On Friday the official list of most popular names will be announced, and we’ll find out whether Jacob and Emily will continue their reign or end their long runs as the Number One Names in the U.S. 　　(Plus, everyone who’s entered the Nameberry Mother’s Day Contest will see whether their...

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Baby Names of 2011: Newest crop of babyberries

Baby Names of 2011: Newest crop of babyberries

Popular baby names: The case for the common name Belgian Names: Beyond Flemish and French Latin American Names: los nombres del bebe con salsa Baby Names 2010: The Also-Rans British Baby Names: Anglo-American Relations Top UK Baby Names: Olivia and Oliver head the list Favorite Baby Names: Your Personal Top 10? International Faves: Top names across the globe

The Nameberry 9: What’s a normal name?

　　In The Nameberry 9 blog this week, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel, addresseses the question of “What is a ‘normal name?” 　　The news was filled with so-called normal names this week. But what defines a normal name? Is it a Top Ten choice that plenty of people your age share? Or...

Name Stories for Kids: For name-nerds-in-training!

　　There are countless books for kids with first names in their titles—from Harold and the Purple Crayon to Madeline to Fancy Nancy to Olivia—but there aren’t very many books for children about names, with scenarios revolving around such name issues as how they relate to identity, popularity, etc 　　I have found a...

The Nameberry 9: There’s more than one Number 1

　　This week, Appellation Mountain ‘s Abby Sandel travels around the country and across the pond to discover which names ranked Number 1 where. 　　Baby name news is fast and furious at year’s end. Lists of Worst and Best Celebrity Baby Names abound. (Did anyone else notice that Zuzu Audrey, daughter of Top...

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9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby

9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby

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How to Cope With Baby Name Regret

　　Baby name regret — also known as baby name remorse — is a common source of shame among new parents. It allegedly affects between 10-20% of new parents, yet the perceived stigma deters many from sharing their feelings or stories. 　　Lately, celebrities have been opening up about their own experiences with baby...

Updating Popular 1950s Names

　　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...

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

　　Nameberry has been happy to host Abby Sandel's Name Sage column and to bring our visitors her wise naming advice for several years now. Here, Abby's accumulated naming wisdom (so far). Thank you, Abby, for your wonderful column. 　　The act of choosing a name is deceptively simple. Just a few...

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