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Georgian Girls Names: Alethea, Augusta and Jane

　　By Haley Sedgwick 　　I’ve always loved reading classic books. By the time I was twelve, I’d read a few Shakespearean plays, Pride & Prejudice, and Sense & Sensibility. Shakespeare was great of course; however, Jane Austen gave me even more. With her novels, I got the charming, delightful gentlemen I’d...

Invented Names Past and Present: From Vanessa to Iridessa

Sundance Catalog Names

Winter Olympics Baby Names–Part 1, The Girls

Our Top 100 Girl Names of 2013

Eclectic American Girl Doll Names: Cecile, Kanani, and Marie-Grace Doctor Who Names, Part 2–Companion Names: Ace, Tegan and Sarah Jane Anything Goes for Girls: Apple, Willow, Mia, and Cai 40+ Neglected Namesake Names–Girls Edition Disney Princess Names: How influential are they really? 100+ Classic Girls’ Names — below the Top 1000 Pop Culture Names: Cora, Aurora and Devora S-Names for Girls: Popularity of “S” vs. “Sh” sounds

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Baby Names from Books: 6 choice choices for girls

　　by Anna Otto, Waltzing More Than Matilda 　　1. Arrietty 　　Arrietty Clock is a teenage “borrower” from Mary Norton’s classic children’s fantasy book series, The Borrowers. The borrowers are tiny people who live by “borrowing” everyday items from the Big People they call “human beans.” Because of the spirited Arrietty’s curiosity, she and...

Flower Names for Girls: The coolest right now

　　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...

Restoration Comedy Names for Girls: Amaryllis, Araminta and Prue

　　By Amy of histornamia 　　While the Elizabethan/Jacobean playwright William Shakespeare has had a long influence on the names of children, his Restoration successors haven’t had as much impact on the name game. But when looking through character lists of these Restoration comedies, written between 1660-1710, there are some fabulous names...

Movie Star Character Names: A salute to Shirley Temple and the roles she played

　　By Haley Sedgwick 　　As a child, I remember asking my mum for a videocassette that I had my eyes on in the grocery store. Any normal preschooler would be asking for some sort of cartoon, but not me. My passion was musicals, and one actress, who had blonde curls and...

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Silent Screen Actress Names: The Virgins and The Vamps

Silent Screen Actress Names: The Virgins and The Vamps

Names Honoring Screen Icon Maureen O’Hara Is Sailor the New Harper? Hot Girl Names Ending with R Name Sage: Reinventing Bernice Synchronized Sister Sibsets: How to make meaningful connections Name Sage: A Sister for Ellie, Tessa, and Drew Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Beverly Girls’ Names with I-Endings Sassy Double-Syllable Names for Girls

Name Sage: A Sister for Beatrice and Amelie

　　Louise writes: 　　We have twin girls called Beatrice Willow and Amelie Isobel. We also had a little boy called Finnian Robert, sadly stillborn at 36 weeks. We are now expecting another girl in November. Any suggestions for something that would go well with our older kids’ names? 　　I like French...

Pretty Baby Names: 9 Kinds of Names for Girls

　　By Abby Sandel 　　What’s wrong with pretty? 　　Some weeks it seems like all of the newborn girls are being called James. Or Dashiel, Ryan, Wilder, Arlo, or Charlie, all names that appeared on celebrity girls’ birth announcements last year. 　　But pretty names for girls still carry the day. Nine of...

28 Gorgeous Girls’ Names We Love

　　By Abby Sandel 　　Nameberry is lucky enough to have millions of visitors every month, and one of our favorite things to do is check out the baby names that catch your interest. It’s the basis of the Nameberry Top 1000, a list that includes many a favorite in the US...

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Benjamin:The new Top 10 boy name

Benjamin:The new Top 10 boy name

Name Sage: On first-last name harmony Rock Star Baby Names: Bowie, Part 2 Rocky, Stony Baby Names: Jasper, Piers and Cole Baseball Baby Names: Top prospects Jameson, Cornelius & Daz Smart Boys’ Baby Names Are These Word Names for Boys Ready to Pop? Is Any Name Better than Theodore? 15 Old-but-New Names for Boys

Has Star Wars Wrecked Your Favorite Name?

　　Lauren writes: 　　I’ve got a little naming dilemma. A favorite family name, and one that goes well with my daughter’s name, is used in the new Star Wars movie … for one of the bad guys. 　　The spelling is different (thankfully), but can I name my baby something pronounced Kylo...

Gender Neutral Boys’ Names

　　For years, conventional wisdom dictated that boys were named after their fathers and grandfathers. But today, boys are just as likely to be named after the important women in their lives. 　　Along with that shift comes a willingness to think differently about boys’ names. We’ve noted the rise of boy-girl...

Name Sage: Traditionalish Baby Boy Names

　　It’s off to the wild blue yonder for this week’s challenge! First-time parent Allison is seeking a boy’s name that feels traditional, but still slightly offbeat, with possible ties to their loved ones’ names and the world of aviation. 　　Allison writes: 　　We are expecting our first little one at the...

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Surprisingly International Baby Names

Surprisingly International Baby Names

Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl Unisex Names Across the Atlantic Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really? The Top Unisex Names in Every US State The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State Gender-Bending Baby Names Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave

100 Unique Unisex Middle Names

　　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...

Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames

　　Total Bellas star Brie Bella, mother of three-year-old Birdie Joe and newborn Buddy Dessert, revealed she would have chosen the name Branch or Blossom for her child if she’d had a girl. “People thought I was crazy, but I thought Birdie and Branch would just be like the sweetest, cutest...

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...

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Astrology Names: The Ultimate Guide

Astrology Names: The Ultimate Guide

How Millennial Is Your Name? 60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style These Names Are At Their Peak New Study Shows Climate Impact on Baby Names Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna Old Money Names That Will Make You Feel Rich Babyberries: Class of 2023! What's a Classic Name?

Cottagecore Baby Names Turn Back the Clock

　　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...

Modern Christian Names With Spirit and Style!

　　Christian names combine spirituality with style, conveying a faith-based message with contemporary sensibility. 　　These modern Christian names with an evangelical feel aren’t traditional biblical names, well-worn virtues, or even the old prophet names that are so popular nowadays. No, this is a fresh, 21st-century style of Christian names that shout...

Ancient Names for Babies

　　Can the rise of ancient names for babies be credited to the prominence of Amelia, Zoe, Sebastian, and Atticus on international lists of popular names? 　　Or maybe it’s a reaction against all the new names and trends that have mushroomed over the past few decades, from word names to nature...

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New Popular Irish Names Revealed

New Popular Irish Names Revealed

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30 Great Names You’re Not Using!

　　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......

New Study Determines the Top Jewish Names

　　Jewish names are a diverse set, represented by Hebrew names, biblical names, Yiddish names, and gentile names that gained popularity among the American Jewish community. 　　A recent report by the Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion's Jewish Language Project reveals the most popular Jewish names in the US. This...

The Best of the Rarest Baby Names

　　Baby namers desperate for truly undiscovered baby names have always begged us for our secret list of unique names that nobody but nobody else has. You know, the truly wonderful baby names with deep history and wide appeal that somehow remain completely undiscovered. 　　The only problem was we didn’t have...

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The Art of the (Baby Name) Breakup

The Art of the (Baby Name) Breakup

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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...

Test-Driving Your Baby Name

　　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...

Unique Twin Names to Inspire

　　Unique twin names that feel well-matched but not too matchy can feel impossible to find. Naming twins is undoubtedly one of the biggest challenges (and greatest pleasures) facing a baby namer – although our ultimate guide to twin names is a great place to start! 　　Many parents naming twins take...

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