Episode #19 – Jennifer and Mallory discuss spooky, dark, Gothic, and mystical names–just in time for Halloween!
In this episode our guest “cub reporter” Miranda Mendelson helps report the current celebrity baby news. Miranda can be found on her popular beauty blog, SlashedBeauty.com!
A full list of Gothic names from the book History of the Gothscan be found here on BabyNames.com.
Other names discussed on this episode:
Avichai, Sigalit, Gavriel, Emene, Layla, Farid, Kevinnie, Chetachi, Sachin, Midnight, Stormi, Thorn, Talon, Noir, Damien, Elvira, Svenghouli…and more!
We also discuss the “easy to spell, easy to pronounce” controversy…and make fun of Mallory’s Twitter feed. Make sure to follow both Mallory (@MalloryMoss) and Jennifer (@Mossifer) on Twitter.
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.
