Matilda Magazine: Naming the Next Generation
Kate from Name Soiree and Sarah from For Real Baby Names have teamed up together to produce an online magazine for baby names, called Matilda. What a brilliant idea, and what a great name for it! The...
View ArticleHappy Second Birthday, Waltzing More Than Matilda!
My blog turns two years old today. I have to admit, I didn’t think very deeply about what I was doing when I started the blog, and didn’t know any more about blogging than what I’d read in a few...
View ArticleInterview with Cristina from Once Upon a Time Baby Names
Cristina began her successful blog A Baby Name Per Day in 2011, and recently rebooted it as Once Upon a Time Baby Names. Her blog is devoted to rare, unusual and beautiful names, and each entry for a...
View ArticleInterview with Angela of Upswing Baby Names
Are you looking for a baby name that is a bit different to the rest, but not outrageously so? That’s uncommon, yet not odd or obscure; stylish, but unpretentious; and that stands out from the crowd for...
View ArticleName News Round Up
The papers took a break from berating Australians for their taste in baby names on the day that the US name data was released, and reported that they had found a nation even worse at naming children....
View ArticleInterview with Elisabeth from You Can’t Call It “It”!
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...
View ArticleA Quick Guide to Swistle: Baby Names
Swistle’s Name Kristen is the insightful blogger behind Swistle: Baby Names, but she writes under the whimsical name Swistle, with her avatar labelled as Swistle, of Thistleville. I’m not sure what...
View ArticleInterview with Ebony from Babynameobsessed
Today we are looking at another Australian blogger; Ebony is still in high school, and has been working on Babynameobsessed for over a year. She covers names from popular culture, names from...
View ArticleVote For Your Favourite Names Here
Your votes from the second set of polls have been tabulated and recorded, with Margot Amelia absolutely destroying her opponents, and Flynn Pascal in a modest victory on the boys side. Margot and...
View ArticleInterview with Clare from Name News
Clare has a wonderful Name News page on the Scoop.it website, which collects interesting blog posts and stories in the news about names. Her collection includes posts in languages other than English,...
View ArticleVote for Your Favourite Names Here
Your votes from the third set of polls have been recorded, and most of them were absolute walkovers. Etta June and Jude Winter received more than twice as many votes as their closest opponents, as did...
View ArticleThe Baby Name Stealing Olympics
As the Olympics are on, here is a light-hearted look at the competitive world of “name stealing”. Being a competition, I have sorted them into teams, and awarded each entrant a prize, which hopefully...
View ArticleInterview with Kelli from NameFreak!
Kelli Brady is the analytical blogger at NameFreak!, which is a true name nerd’s blog – and of course I mean that in the most complimentary sense possible! There is tons of analysis of American name...
View ArticleGemma and Jewel
Twins Luella Miette and Emmeline Maeve Girls Alina Dawn (Nicholas, Kiara) Anika Josephine (Tane, Kieran) Bonnie Lola Camilla Elizabeth (Gus, Claudia) Coco Zara Doreen “Dora” Eriana Jade Essie Florence...
View ArticleVote For Your Favourite Names
Results are in from the early winter votes on names from the Birth Announcements. There was a narrow win for Francesca Violet, and a convincing one for Oliver Theodore, who early on emerged as a clear...
View ArticleInterview with Kara from The Art of Naming
Kara is the bubbly, friendly blogger at The Art of Naming, which she has been regularly maintaining, along with a host of social media, for a year now. Kara genuinely loves helping parents find the...
View ArticleHow to Dot Com Your Baby Name, and Other Name Stories in the News
Mastering Your Baby’s Domain Baby names in the digital age have become so complicated that some parents now make sure their child has their own e-mail account, Twitter handle, Facebook page, and...
View ArticleVote For Your Favourite Names
Results are in from the late winter votes on names from the Birth Announcements. There were convincing wins for twins Frankie Joy and Rosie Winter, and for Mabel Florence in the girls’ names. Jasper...
View ArticleYou Asked About … The Weekly Birth Announcements
I’ve been publishing the Birth Announcements category every Friday for almost three years now, and by now I’ve received quite a few questions about them. Here’s the answers to them, plus the answers...
View ArticleVote For Your Favourite Names
Results are in from the early spring votes on names from the Birth Announcements. Twins Audrey Kate and June Stevie steamrolled the opposition, gaining a thumping 84% of the vote. In the girls’ names,...
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