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"When pondering classic and even regal names, there is one that almost always comes to mind: Elizabeth. This perpetually popular name surely has a good reason for remaining as such! But what is that reason? Beyond its elegance and beauty, Elizabeth tends to flow very well with many names. This is one of the reasons that it has remained within the Top 30 every single year since 1880." 
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"In 1970, H boy names disappeared from the Top 100. One did not appear in the Top 100 again until 1993. What's the deal?"
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Want to name your car? Here are over 50 car name ideas I've collected from around the web.
Clare's insight:
What a treasure trove of car-naming quotations! It's changing my perceptions of a few of those names... Some car names I have known include Perx, Pigbug, Mwup, Fud, Carlemagne [sic], and Bumpy. Not quite so mellifluous.
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"Nameberry's own Hannah Tenison provides lots of baby name inspiration via the movie directors of Golden Age Hollywood, including such examples as Capra, Conway and Corrigan."
Clare's insight:
Well done, Hannah - a lovely list, including Rowland, Raoul, Anatole, and more.
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"True Blood stars Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer have released the names of their twins, born 9 months ago, just in time for the Season 6 premiere of their show, which airs tonight. The on and off screen couple have named their twins, in a very British fashion, Poppy and Charlie."
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"While I prefer Bo on its own (for either gender), many want a name with more substance. Here are some full names for Bo, for both boys and girls."
Clare's insight:
Hm, surprisingly few female names starting with Bo-. Can you think of any others?
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Another week has passed, and the baby name community is all about Enid, Rowdy, Alexandra, Mary-Claire, John-Michael, and more. Spotted any great baby names?
Clare's insight:
That was the week that was... with an interesting overheard snippet about names from a dating perspective.
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Cammie writes: Our first - a girl- is due in September. Our last name is Liberty, just like the Statue and the Bell. While I love our last name, it's actually making things a bit difficult in the b...
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Sleek, smooth and stylish. Up until 20 years ago, Jude was a unisex rarity; now with a dash of Hollywood suave, it's a popular member of Team Blue.
Clare's insight:
Hey! This is one of my top best favourite names, so lovely to see it profiled on BBN. No longer obscure, not wearing a frown, and certainly not a lost cause, it's exciting to see it on the rise.
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Selena Gomez is so excited about being a big sister, she took to Twitter to publicize her baby sister's name.
Clare's insight:
Welcome, Gracie!
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Have you ever wished that you had a different name? Many soon-to-be-parents take naming their bundle of joy very seriously and go on an exhaustive quest for the perfect baby name. Which factors influence this decision?
Clare's insight:
Here's a first for this page: names on the radio (including the voice of Nameberry).
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T. writes: We are having a little boy in September. I've loved the name Finn for as long as I can remember, and we're pretty set on using that. The only thing I'm slightly concerned about is that I...
Clare's insight:
"There are no naming rules. I am going to repeat this, because it comes up a lot: There are NO NAMING RULES."
Quite right :-)
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What were the names of all 20 of Johann Sebastian Bach's children?
Clare's insight:
That's a coincidence: I was reading about Wilhelm Friedemann (in a name book, under the entry for Friedemann) only last night.
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Als fervent trekkie heb ik hier al meermaals geschreven over kindernamen uit Star Trek. Vorige week zag ik voor het eerst in mijn leven de grote concurrent, Star Wars. Uiteraard zijn er ook naar personages uit dit scifi-universum kinderen vernoemd.
Clare's insight:
Reminds me of the announcement (I think on Names4Real, but can't find it just now) of a boy called Luke Sky. Let's hope his surname was what we're all thinking.
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He's a mouthful of an ancient name. How would Balthasar wear on a boy in 2013?
Clare's insight:
Like wise men? See also the very recent discussion of Gaspar: http://appellationmountain.net/gaspar-baby-name-of-the-day/
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"In Abby Sandel's Nameberry 9 names in the news this week, such interesting options as Poppy and Persia and Berlin."
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So we know that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's daughter arrived a little early this weekend. (Kanye can consider it an early Father's Day gift.) But they're
Clare's insight:
No doubt the world will find out before long.
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"It seems like I'm always suggesting eccentric animal names. Turtle is derived from the French word tortue, and it means the same thing. This is not the same etymology as the "turtle" in turtledove. That comes from the Latin turtur, which supposedly replicates the bird's call."
Clare's insight:
Well, I like it better than Tortoise.
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"Friends, he's finally here," she Tweeted Thursday evening, posting a photo of a large blue teddy bear and an "it's a boy" balloon.
Clare's insight:
Welcome, Logan!
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A compilation of names from BAs announced in this week's newspapers. Sibling names are in brackets.
Clare's insight:
Featuring Gwenno Tegwen, Iris Lula Myrtle, Reuben James, and more.
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"Clunky or not, I think there is a lot of affection out there for Enid. Some may find it hard to pronounce, or think it had a boring image, but it seems that plenty of people are familiar with this rarely used name. It also has a lot of versatility. I could just as easily see an Enid appearing in a period drama such as 'Downtown Abbey'; as a character in a sci-fi or future earth type scenario movie; or even as a sister to Merida in 'Brave' or Margo, Edith and Agnes in 'Despicable Me'. What do you think - is Enid ripe for a comeback?"
Clare's insight:
Yes, more Enid, please.
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Elisabeth Wilborn is the stylish blogger at long-time favourite amongst name nerds, You Can't Call it "It"! Elisabeth's blog is very popular (I bet you've been there already!), and I think it's bec...
Clare's insight:
Hooray - we all love YCCII and WMTM, so what could be better Sunday reading than one interviewing the other?
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"I do not watch beauty pageants, but I do go through the names of the contestants. :) Here are the ladies that will be competing for Miss USA on Sunday!"
Clare's insight:
Good list! Mabelynn stood out for me too...and also Libell.
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"I thought it would be fun to explore interesting names from actors and characters in current movies. The following movies are rated as the Top 10 of the Box Office and I'll pick a name or three that appeal to me from the cast/characters."
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Coincidentally (I hope) very similar to Angela's post on Nameberry last week.* Both explore why Elizabeth is so popular as a middle name, and offer some alternatives with the same stress pattern.
For more middle name fun, filter this page by the tag "middle names". Or to find more posts on Elizabeth, simply type that name into the filter search box.
*http://nameberry.com/blog/middle-names-longer-choices-beyond-elizabeth