Irish Names
Episode #48 – Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Jennifer and Mallory talk all about Irish names, including the history and traditions of Irish naming, Irish name → full article
Jennifer Moss (she/her) is the founder of BabyNames.com, author of The Baby Names Workbook, and Producer of The Baby Names Podcast. Jennifer is widely regarded as the leading expert on popular baby name trends and the naming process, serving as the authoritative source on the subject for national and international media.
Jennifer entered the tech arena in the 80s as a software developer and database architect, and became a pioneer in the Internet industry. In addition to operating BabyNames.com, Jennifer owns a web development agency in central California.
Episode #48 – Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Jennifer and Mallory talk all about Irish names, including the history and traditions of Irish naming, Irish name → full article
Episode #47 – Many parents are finding it hard to choose a baby name in this day and age. → full article
Episode #46 – In honor of Black History Month, Jennifer and Mallory discuss names inspired by iconic Black Americans and the history of naming in → full article
Episode #45 – In this episode, Mallory and Jennifer give cool, unique alternatives to the Top Baby Names on the BabyNames.com charts. We also get → full article
Episode #43 – Jennifer and Mallory discuss Disney names from mice to dwarfs to princesses to Mousketeers. Also: the latest celebrity baby news and listener → full article
Episode #42 – Jennifer and Mallory discuss everything about pet names! Dog names, cat names, even hippos! We discuss common pet name categories, famous historical → full article
Episode #41 – Just in time for Halloween, Jennifer and Mallory talk about iconic names from the horror genre: movies, tv, and books. They also → full article
Episode #40 – Jennifer and Mallory discuss names from the works of William Shakespeare: names Shakespeare (allegedly) created, how Romeo and Juliet discussed names, Shakespeare → full article
Episode #39 – In honor of Hispanic History Month, Jennifer and Mallory discuss Spanish names, the history of Spanish naming and name construction, Spanish surnames, → full article
Hurricane Andrew, Katrina, Harvey – why are storms given human names? As a personal name enthusiast I’ve always wondered this myself, so I did a → full article
Episode #38 – Jennifer and Mallory discuss names of famous superheroes (and supervillains) from the comics, movies, and television. We also report on current celebrity → full article
Episode #37 – Jennifer and Mallory discuss names inspired by STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. We go over namesakes of inventors, mathematicians, physicists, → full article
Episode #36 – Jennifer and Mallory discuss everything about French names! We start with the history of naming in France, then discuss the top 20 → full article
Episode #35 – Big Brother is an international reality show that has been on air in the U.S. since the year 2000, and just recently → full article