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Lost Latin Names Ready to Return: Aurelius to Octavius

　　By Andy Osterdahl, The Strangest Names in American Political History 　　Thanks to mass mega-phenomena like Harry Potter and The Hunger Games, we’ve been exposed to lots of previously fusty-sounding ancient Latinate names, and some of them are beginning to sound more and more wearable as baby names—in fact several have landed...

Apr 17, 2025

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Memorial Day Names: Araminta to Zealous

Apr 17, 2025

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Though its current associations might run more to barbecues, picnics and parades, Memorial Day conjures up a load of historic references dating back to its post-Civil War origins, as well as some more contemporary traditions. 　　There are several blogs-worth of noteworthy Civil War generals’ names alone—Alpheus, Americus,...

Labor Day Names: Occupational names for your little Pilot or Poet

Apr 17, 2025

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　It’s become a Nameberry tradition, almost since the beginning to celebrate occupational names on Labor Day. This year we’re not only featuring those whose original occupations might no longer exist in the modern world, though they’re all good, wearable, sometimes trendy names, but also some of the...

Baby Name Doubt: Is This Name Too Different?

Apr 17, 2025

　　They chose a name for Lucy’s brother, but now they’re having doubts. Should they reconsider the name that got away? 　　Kelsey writes: 　　We’re due November 24 with a boy. My husband and I decided to name our son Callahan Samuel and call him Cal. Samuel is a family name, so...

Black Music Names from History

Apr 17, 2025

　　Black history names include the names of some of the great jazz musicians of the past century. But these cats didn’t just give us some of the best music. These Black music names also offer some inspiration for baby boy names—and on the flip, serve as a cool way for...

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The Most Popular Baby Names of the Future

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Girl Baby Names: Harlow, Cleo, or Willow?

Apr 17, 2025

　　They’ve narrowed their list to three great names for their new daughter: Cleo, Harlow, or Willow. But how do they decide which is best? 　　Penny–May writes: 　　I’d really appreciate your help with our name choice. We are in Australia, so name trends are different than in the US. 　　My husband...

Prince and Princess Names: From fiction and fable and screen

Apr 17, 2025

　　If you like names that are classic and timeless, international and deep-rooted, royal names could be the perfect style for you. 　　These are the names worn by kings, queens, princes, princesses and their families (focussing on European ones here) from early medieval times to the present day — some names...

Boys’ Names for Girls

Apr 17, 2025

　　We all know about boy names for girls like Madison and Addison, Harper and Avery that were once exclusively male, later to be counted among the most popular girl names. 　　Then there are the newer names crossing the gender divide toward the girls’ side. These may still be more widely...

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How I Named My Baby: October Teddy

Apr 17, 2025

　　Michelle, a breastfeeding counselor, and Neil, a research scientist, live in Ames, Iowa with their four children: Eisley, Avonlea, Idalia Rae, and October Teddy. 　　October was born on March 4, 2023. Here, we talk to Michelle about how she and Neil named their little boy. 　　Tell me October’s name story!I...

Exploring the Meaning of Julian

Apr 17, 2025

　　Julian is a quiet classic, which has been in steady use throughout history but never wildly popular. It currently ranks at #35 in the US, appreciated for his jolly but understated charm. 　　Up to a point, the origins of the name are clear and undisputed: it comes from the Roman...

Trending Boy Names

Apr 17, 2025

　　New parents — those who haven't spent much time around today's babies — may not be up on today's trending boy names. Does this sound like you? You might be shocked to learn the hottest boy names right now. 　　What are trendy boy names? Trendy boy names are more popular than...

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50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up

Apr 17, 2025

　　Gender neutral names are extremely fashionable right now – but that can pose a problem to parents looking for a cool but uncommon unisex baby name. 　　Familiar favorites such as River (Number 105 for boys in 2022, and Number 150 for girls) and Charlie (Number 178 for boys, Number 123...

Gender-Bending Baby Names

Apr 17, 2025

　　Gender-bending baby names cross gender boundaries. Some of them are more popular for boys, others for girls, and some are so rare they could go either way. See what you think – are these names more boy or girl to you? 　　Arlo 　　Actor Theo Rossi and his wife chose a...

Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave

Apr 17, 2025

　　The great thing is that the pool of surnames is so large — and ever more diverse — that there are always more to discover. 　　Sure, they don’t all make good first names. I know families called Beer, Small and Bumstead, but I doubt any babies will get those as...

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Combo Names: When 1 plus 1 equals 1

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French Baby Names: Trends and Predictions 2014

Apr 17, 2025

　　To check out the latest trends in French baby names, we turn once again to our go-to expert,_ _Stéphanie Rapoport, creator of the popular site [_meilleursprénoms.com](http://meilleursprenoms.com/) and author of L’Officiel des Prénoms 2014 . For anyone conversant in French, the site is filled with interesting lists, charts and analysis on French baby names...

Trendy Names in the News: Maceo, Azura, and Knox:

Apr 17, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain 　　Styles change. 　　In hemlines and hairdos, in music and cuisine and baby names, too. 　　Once upon a time, Mildred was a Top Ten name in the US. Clarence, Connie, Randy, Dawn, Eugene, Norman, Norma, Crystal, Dustin, Myrtle, and Elmer have all ranked in the...

The Most Notable Names of 2013

Apr 17, 2025

　　Noah has unseated Jacob to become the new Number 1 name for boys – the first new top boys’ choice of the 21st century. 　　The boys’ side of the list claims all the hottest news, in a turnaround from the usual pattern in which girls’ names dominate the trend shifts. Liam...

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5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name

Apr 17, 2025

　　Many of us spend an entire nine months — or even longer — weighing the relative merits of names for our babies. 　　But it’s possible to judge most names much more quickly than that, at least accurately enough to tell whether they belong on your shortlist. 　　Here, Nameberry’s top quick...