Choosing the perfect name for your baby girl is a momentous decision. It’s a name that will accompany her throughout her life, shaping her identity and reflecting the values and hopes you have for her. While there are countless names to consider, names beginning with “A” often evoke a sense of grace and strength, and…
BN PODCAST #83 Names and Women’s Rights J: I’m Jennifer Moss. M: And I’m Mallory Moss. J: And we’re the founders of BabyNames.com. M: And we’re sisters, too (singing) J: Yes, we are! And our first segment is always INTERESTING Names we’ve found since the last episode J: Well there’s certainly a CELEBRITY baby name…
The Process, Pitfalls, and Pain Points Episode #47 – Many parents are finding it hard to choose a baby name in this day and age. Mallory and Jennifer discuss the process and challenges of choosing a name for your child. Do you get stuck in the veto process? Does your partner hate every name you…
Episode #31 – Our guest is Kevin Stroud, attorney and host of The History of English Podcast. We talk about English naming, and what happened in the year 1066 to change both the English language and English names, many of which we still use today. We also discuss how and why it was necessary to…
Dear Jennifer, What is your opinion on legally changing your name simply because you don’t like it? I’m 30, and I’ve never liked my name. It just doesn’t feel like “me.” I was born “Chelsea,” and started spelling it “Chelsi” when I was 13 in an effort to improve how I felt about my name….
Dear Grandma Maggie, I am a single mom and I just found out that I am 2 months pregnant. My daughter is 11 and she wants to pick the girl’s name, but the names she picked are off of some television show she watches and I do not like the names. How do I tell…
Hi Grandma Maggie, I’ve loved the name Lily since I was a little girl. My husband and I were set on the name if our third child turned out to be a girl, but we had a boy. My sister-in-law named her daughter Liliana. I think it is a lovely name, but now my husband’s…
Dear Grandma Maggie, I am 30 weeks pregnant. We told our daughter, Ava (5), that her new baby sister was going to be named Olivia. The only problem is that Ava does NOT like the name Olivia. I think there is someone in her Kindergarten class who she doesn’t like with that name. She wants…
