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PERfect Girls’ Names: juniPER, harPER and PERsephone

　　By Brooke Cussans at Baby Name Pondering 　　Just starting your name search or stuck in a rut? Not sure where to start, or just need some fresh inspiration? Then how about one for every day of the week! Here are seven names containing the PER sound – one “per” day...

Nov 27, 2024

Classic Girl Names: Alexandra the Great

1950s Girls’ Names: Where are Sharon and Sandra now?

Nicknames: Waltzing with Tilda and Tilly

Top 100 Girl Names of 2014

Rare Girls’ Names of the 1940s: Avis, Marigold and Jinx Perfect P Baby Names for Girls: Poppy and Pauline Accentuating the Positive: Baby names with accents Hiding in Plain Sight: the Secret Popularity of Lynn and Lee Girls’ Baby Names: A plethora of P-names A Sad Farewell to The Nook of Names Classic Girls’ Names: What’s your favorite? What’s your favorite flower name?

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The Spellings of Classic Name Katherine

Nov 27, 2024

　　By Kelli Brady, NameFreak! 　　As I reveal in my book, Name-alytics, there are three spellings of Katherine that have been in the Top 100… Catherine, Katherine and Kathryn (the Big 3). Catherine reached its peak in 1914, Katherine reached its peak in 1988, and Kathryn reached its peak in 1951....

Flower Baby Names: A rose by any other name…

Nov 27, 2024

　　By Joanna Walker 　　In Romeo & Juliet, Juliet faces a dilemma– she has fallen in love with the son of her father’s sworn enemy: a Montague. Juliet famously asks: “What’s in a name?” She concludes that names are irrelevant and uses the garden rose to illustrate her point “That which...

Top-Ten-Then Girls: Shirley, Bertha and Bessie

Nov 27, 2024

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　When you hear the phrase ‘Top 10 girls’ name,’ you might tend to think of classics like Mary and Elizabeth, or later long-running favorites Jennifer and Jessica, or the current Sophia. But it certainly wouldn’t be Bertha—which in fact was in that golden group for twelve years–...

Polly put the kettle on and we’ll all have a nursery rhyme name!

Nov 27, 2024

　　With their lilting rhythms and catchy rhymes, nursery rhymes have delighted successive generations of children since the first publication of Mother Goose in the 1700s—though the original meanings, some of them political, have been lost. (Who knew that ‘Ring Around a Rosy’ referred to the Great Plague of 1665?) The...

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Boy Names for Girls & New Names for Boys

Buttoned-up Girls’ Names 12 Literary Ladies: Unique names from Abra to Sapphira Girl Baby Names: Something Old, Something New Hiding in Plain Sight: the Secret Popularity of Lynn and Lee Medievalizing a Name: Elizabeth to Elisende Imaginative Names for Girls: Aurora, Angelou, and Elle The Two Aggies: Agatha and Agnes unbuttoned Bye-bye, Meghan. So long, Marisa. Girl names leaving the Top 1000

The Long and the Short of Girl Names

Nov 27, 2024

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Do you prefer your girls’ names short and simple, or long and elaborate? 　　There’s no right answer, and plenty of parents shortlist Rose and Isabella, Blair and Ellington. 　　From just one syllable to seven or eight, this week’s high profile birth announcements proved that parents...

What makes a name a name?

Nov 27, 2024

　　By Abby Sandel, AppellationMountain 　　What makes a name real? 　　To think bigger, what makes a word real? That’s the question raised by English professor and language historian Anne Curzan in her TED talk. 　　They’re long-standing questions, but the speed of our modern age means that change happens fast. Imagine a...

Top 100 Girl Names of 2014

Nov 27, 2024

　　Imogen may still not have cracked the US Top 1000, but she continues her reign as the Number 1 girls’ name on Nameberry for 2014. 　　The real news with girls’ names, though, is Khaleesi, which vaulted to Number 2 on our list thanks to Game of Thrones. Given that Nameberry’s...

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

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Brother Names

Nov 27, 2024

　　Choosing the right brother names involves striking the right balance. Ideally, brother names should be coordinated in a clear way — such as style or origin — but you want the names to be distinctive, so the brother set doesn’t feel too matchy. 　　Looking for brother names with similar style is...

100+ Best Boy Names Ending in a Vowel

Nov 27, 2024

　　Boy names ending in a vowel (or a vowel sound) feel lively and distinctive, in an era where consonant names for boys – particularly those ending in N and R – have long dominated the list of popular names. 　　There are now five boy names ending in a vowel sound...

Exploring the Meaning of Julian

Nov 27, 2024

　　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...

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Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction

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Unisex Names Across the Atlantic

Nov 27, 2024

　　Unisex baby names are increasingly appealing to parents. But which names are considered unisex, and which names are not, is a very subjective matter – one that is influenced by factors like a person’s past experience, age or location. 　　If you live in the United States of America, you can...

Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?

Nov 27, 2024

　　Unisex names are attracting more and more attention for babies of both sexes – but “unisex” doesn’t always mean “gender-neutral”. 　　Unisex vs. Gender Neutral NamesNameberry generally defines unisex names as those given to the minority sex at least 10% of the time. But although those names may qualify as unisex...

100 Unique Unisex Middle Names

Nov 27, 2024

　　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...

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Modern Christian Names With Spirit and Style!

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Old Money Names That Will Make You Feel Rich

Nov 27, 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...

What's a Classic Name?

Nov 27, 2024

　　What makes a name classic? 　　Anyone who has done a quick search for names has likely come across a variety of lists of "classic names". While some names, such as John, Michael, and Mary, make consistent appearances on these lists, the other names are more variable. 　　So what is a...

60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style

Nov 27, 2024

　　What makes a Southern name? Just a unique blend of tradition and modern style. 　　Parents in the American South are famous for passing on family names to children, for example by repeating first names, or using mom's maiden name as a first name. This means that classics like John and...

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Rare Names With Popular Nicknames

Nov 27, 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...

80 Great New Sweet Spot Names

Nov 27, 2024

　　Ever since we started exploring and writing about baby names, Pam and I have been intrigued by the concept of sweet-spot names, those that fall in that perfect position of not being epidemically popular—so common that their distinctive images to be diluted—yet not extreme enough to raise eyebrows or cause...

5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name

Nov 27, 2024

　　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...

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9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby

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

Nov 27, 2024

　　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...

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

Nov 27, 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...

It’s Okay to Change Your Baby’s Name

Nov 27, 2024

　　Considering changing your baby's name? You're not alone! 　　A few weeks after their son's birth in February 2022, Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott announced that they had changed their little boy's name. “That was the hardest thing that I’ve ever done in my life...I’m still like, ‘Did I make the...