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Baby Naming

Naming A Baby In Contemporary Jewish Life

Ron Kronish | Posted 05.22.2013 | Religion
Ron Kronish

Naming a child in any religious tradition is a momentous occasion. In recent decades, in the Jewish tradition, one can combine traditional Jewish ceremonies and contemporary Jewish customs in a personal, familial and communal way which perpetuate the values and ideals which we cherish.

Obsessed With Baby Names? You're Not Alone.

Laura Wattenberg | Posted 04.10.2013 | Parents
Laura Wattenberg

Do you find yourself discussing celebrity baby names more these days? Do you notice more articles about the top names of the year, or hear more friends agonizing over whether Amelia and Atticus have become "too popular"?

The Tough Task of Baby Naming

Sarah Chang | Posted 05.06.2013 | Parents
Sarah Chang

Does her name work because it's perfect for her, or because we have started to associate certain personality characteristics with it?

Happy Birthday, Donald Duck!

Linda Rosenkrantz | Posted 08.08.2012 | Parents
Linda Rosenkrantz

Today is Donald Duck's birthday, so we thought we'd commemorate it by inviting a bunch of his oldest chums over to Nameberry to celebrate.

21 Must-Follow Baby Naming Rules

Pamela Redmond Satran | Posted 06.27.2012 | Parents
Pamela Redmond Satran

A few weeks ago we asked the Nameberry moms and dads to tell us their best baby-names rules. What followed were hundreds of suggestions, from the idiosyncratically individual (all middle names must be Celtic and begin with R) to rules so universal they might apply to everyone.

Shocking Number Of Parents Regret Their Baby's Name

The Huffington Post | Jessica Samakow | Posted 02.23.2012 | Parents

While certain parents try to trademark their baby's name, other parents -- about 54% according to a new online survey -- regret their chosen moniker. ...

Baby Names: What They Say About Our Times

Ann Brenoff | Posted 02.13.2012 | Fifty
Ann Brenoff

What we name our children speaks a lot more about where we are emotionally at the time than where they may be headed in the future, and therein lies the problem.

Namers Remorse: What Happens When You Don’t Like The Baby Name You Chose?

Posted 02.23.2012 | Parents

Some people have baby names picked out when they are just kids themselves. Others don’t decide on a name until two days after their baby is born. Ei...

How To Choose A Great Middle Name

Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz | Posted 10.09.2011 | Parents

No sooner had we declared the death of such old-style middle names as Ann, John and Marie -- mere connective tissue between the first name and the las...

7 Of The Biggest Baby-Naming Mistakes -- And What To Do Instead

Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz | Posted 08.31.2011 | Parents

There are few things more thrilling in life than having your first baby. But newbie baby namers are prone to making some mistakes that more experience...

Obama Victory Sparks Baby Naming Frenzy (PHOTOS)

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style

The U.S. election has triggered a new generation of mini Barack Obamas with parents in Kenya and the United States naming their newborns after the new...