Name News

As today is the vernal equinox, I decided to do a post on spring names. (Some of these mean "spring of water", but the image I get of those is one of springtime.)     Unisex Aviv (Hebrew, "spring") Chun (Chinese, "spring") Haru (Japanese, "spring", "clear weather", or "light, sun, male") Haruka (Japanese, "spring" or…

Just in time for the season, MooseRoots curated a list of spring-inspired baby names and ranked them by popularity in 2014.

So ... does that mean Winter Blackstock is coming?

Harvest isn't a common baby name, but it could be a great, seasonal middle, or even a bold first name choice for a baby born in the autumn.

At the end of the day, you choose the name you want for your children. After all, they’re YOUR children, but I am a firm believer in honouring your family if you can and I’m glad I did.

Over time we came to differentiate Summer-the-girl from summer-the-season, so much so that Summer once told a friend that her middle name was 'the girl'.

My favorite names for autumn go beyond some of the classic choices into names inspired by their meanings, colors, and connections to fall foods and activities. Some are surprising, some are spot-on, and a few are, well, just a little bit of a stretch. After all, a little imagination could be just what you need to find that perfect name this season.

Verwacht je binnenkort een kindje en zoek je een naam die je altijd aan de zomer van 2015 zal doen terugdenken? Ik heb een beetje zitten associëren met als resultaat deze lijst van 67 kindernamen d...

Summer is in full swing, and what better time than now to give your child a beachy name? Here are my favorites.

This post was originally published on March 20 2011, and almost entirely rewritten on March 26 2015. Tomorrow is the Autumn Equinox, ushering in my favourite season of the year. The searing heat of...

Blessed Ostara, or Eostre if you prefer!

Ostara is a holiday based on ancient Germanic traditions and takes place on the Vernal Equinox. This time of year is synonymous with rebirth and rejuvenation in many spiritual traditions. Night and day are balanced, and the Earth is starting to awake from her winter slumber.

It's all sunny skies from here.

Winter is the coldest season, and the hottest baby name borrowed from the calendar. It's more popular for girls, but this name could work for boys, too.

We're coming to the close of another season so I wanted to take the time to do a review of all the names we've discussed here on Beloved Baby Names from September-November.

We love nature names, we love word names, we love exotic international names. Here guest blogger Kelsey Andersen combines all three.

Summer is the perfect time to have a baby. Admittedly, it is really hot. And, humid. And, some hospitals don’t have air conditioning. And, you feel about 1000x hotter than normal because pregnancy transforms you into a human furnace to keep that little sweetie cosy inside.

This is a little bit late! It's spring now, though it certainly doesn't feel like it here. One day it's cold and the next muggy. We just had a short rain, and it felt like a shower out there. I've always liked spring, despite my poor allergies and the unruly weather, as I'm a spring baby myself.

If your back aches from so much shovelling and your kids’ noses are perpetually dripping, you can take some solace in the fact that the eternal winter is finally over.

Spring has officially sprung.