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Name Spotlight: Zion

March 25, 2019 LauraWattenberg 3 min read No Comments

For college basketball fans, the “Name of the Year” is already decided. Duke freshman Zion Williamson is being called the best college player of his generation, and his charismatic first name is poised to become a marketing sensation. But the name Zion had a story of its own long before […]

Timeless Yet Intriguing Boys’ Names: The Master List

March 19, 2019 LauraWattenberg 1 min read No Comments

Yes, you can have it both ways. You can give your son a timeless, rooted name that that passing trends can’t touch, yet stay off the beaten path of fashion. Satisfy both sides of your style sense with the Namerology collection of boys’ names that are certified as both timeless […]

Pearl Harbor in Baby Names

March 15, 2019 LauraWattenberg 2 min read 2 Comments

On December 7, 1941, the world shifted: the Japanese bombing of a U.S. domestic naval base brought America into World War II. You can see the country’s move to wartime thinking play out in pre vs. post-Pearl Harbor baby names. What’s more, you can see direct echoes of the attack […]

Carol Danvers in 1968 and 2019

Captain Marvel and the Great Superhero Name Problem

March 8, 2019 LauraWattenberg 2 min read 6 Comments

The new Captain Marvel movie showcases the most powerful hero of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She controls energy, she regenerates, she has far-reaching cosmic awareness. As embodied by actress Brie Larson, she is young and beautiful and badass. Her name, you ask? Carol. The character Carol Danvers made her comics […]

Namerology: the art and science of names

Meet Namerology.com

March 8, 2019 LauraWattenberg 1 min read 5 Comments

Welcome to Namerology! My name is Laura Wattenberg. I’m the author of the Baby Name Wizard books and the original founder of BabyNameWizard.com. I’ve spent 18 years studying names and name trends, and I’ve learned that it’s a subject that can never run dry. That’s because names are part of […]

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Timeless yet Intriguing Girls’ Names: The Master List

March 1, 2019 LauraWattenberg 2 min read 7 Comments

Welcome to the best of both worlds: girls’ names that are certified timeless, yet still have the potential to surprise and intrigue. How can a name hit both targets? The secret to the double power lies in the names’ history. They’ve stood the test of time, generation after generation, without […]

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