Name News

Leslie and Nicolette have chosen to name their son Able Phineas.

The couple welcomed their "graceful warrior" baby girl on March 25, their first wedding anniversary

Bold word names for both genders are having another moment, from quirky virtue names like Wisdom to unconventional date names like Tuesday to unique picks from the natural world like Ocean on the up and coming. I’m quite a fan of a bold word name in the middle spot, especially myself (I know I keep mentioning Nightingale, but it’s just so beautiful…) Today, though, I’ve decided to take a close look at some of the most 2021 appropriate word names for girls in particular, as I recently noticed tha

Along with nature and word names, animal baby names are on the rise! Here are 25 animals that are ready to be given as names!

I was scrolling along on babynames.com one day in my usual fashion when I discovered some baby naming drama surrounding two celebrity friends, Sasha Benz and Jessica Hart, who used the same highly unusual choice for their little girls three years apart, leading to accusations of name theft. I’m always one for a good na

Aussie model and beauty-brand founder Jessica Hart, named her newborn daughter “Baby” two years after blogging friend Sasha Benz named her little girl “Baybi.” 

Photo by Egor Kamelev on Pexels.com Origin: GreekMeaning: "nectar." Nectar is the English form of the Greek Nektarios Νεκτάριος, which is derived from νέκταρ (nektar), meaning "nectar, the drink of the gods. Nectar is not a name that has ever been in common use in the English-speaking world, but since it is the name of…

"The Shortening Winter's Day is Near a Close" by Joseph Farquharson Origin: Latin Gender: Unisex Meaning: "Sun Standing Still

Actor and TV host Nick Cannon and partner Brittany Bell have announced the birth of their new baby girl -- and they've given her the strongest name ever: Powerful Queen Cannon.

"My wife just gave me a 7 lb. 1 oz. baby boy," the rapper announced Wednesday

Happy Thanksgiving! In honor of the holiday, I present to you a mother and daughter with an appreciative pair of names: Thankful and Grateful. These two were part of the late-18th century Gould fam…

~*~*~*~*~*~*~ An integral part of Christmas celebrations. Not only are bells often found as decorations, and feature in many Christmas carols such as Jingle Bells and Silver Bells, their appealing sound is also used to create a distinctly festive atmosphere. The use of bells in wintertime goes back thousand

If Genesis can make it, why can’t Temple? A religious name that has the potential to soar, Temple feels like a modern answer to names like Temperance and Tempest of the past, a word name or surname that could be ideal for your little girl or boy, depending on your location. Today, I’m taking a look at some of Temple’s strengths and weaknesses, some areas in which it’s clear why parents embrace her and others where children or adults with the name could point out flaws. So is Temple too wacky to

Gamble on the cover of Life in April, 1960 Like the name Tirrell, the curious name Gamble appears regularly these days in the boys’ data, but it first popped up as a girl name — just on…

One-of-a-kind baby names are truly unique. We have 300+ names that nobody (really, nobody) is using, and could be right for your baby.

Today, I’m taking a look at the newly stylish nature name Meadow. A name that has recently captured the attention of nature name aficionados, we’re delving into the perks and possible negative aspects of the name Meadow. Is she far too flower child and babyish for a child to grow comfortably into? Or is Meadow’s simila

As far as I’m concerned, naming your child “Baby” is a clear indicator that you are willfully ignorant about human development. Too strong?

Earlier this year, singer Ed Sheeran welcomed a baby girl named Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran. She wasn’t actually born at sea — “Seaborn” is her mother’s surname &#…

"I want to name my baby 'Sunny', and have her middle name be 'Disposition', so that her name will be 'Sunny Disposition', on full legal documents. ... "She would have an Easter-egg type name, where if you know the full thing it's like a surprise," she said.

Jeremy Allen White and Addison Timlin also share 2-year-old daughter Ezer Billie

Josh and Kathryn have chosen to name their daughter Chapel Grace Brolin.