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Does Pottery Barn Predict The Next Names? Part 4 – Conclusion 22 Aug 2013 | 03:30 pm
This is the last part of our series examining whether the names on the personalized items in the Pottery Barn catalogs are really fashion-forward names, as the theory suggests. Each part of the series...
Guest Blogging News: Will They Ever Make The Top 10? 16 Aug 2013 | 03:01 pm
I am often shocked at which names never made the top 10. These are wonderfully appealing names, like Owen, Max, and Lucy. I share this list of top 10 caliber names with Nameberry readers today. Some o...
Does Pottery Barn Predict The Next Names? Part 3 14 Aug 2013 | 03:30 pm
This is the third part in a series addressing the burning question: Does Pottery Barn Predict The Next Names? The long-standing theory is that names appearing on the personalized items in the Pottery ...
Does Pottery Barn Really Predict The Next Popular Names? Part 2 8 Aug 2013 | 03:30 pm
After repeatedly hearing the theory that Pottery Barn predicts the next popular baby names on the personalized items in their catalog, I set out to determine if this is true. I sampled baby names from...
Guest Blogging News: Sassy Short Girl Baby Names 5 Aug 2013 | 04:50 pm
Just like my Spotlight on Rafe inspired my Nameberry guest post, The Motorcycle Riding Poets, my post on Blythe inspired the Sassy Short Girl Baby Name post, which is running on Nameberry today. Blyth...
Does Pottery Barn Really Predict The Next Popular Names? Part 1 30 Jul 2013 | 03:30 pm
For years there has been a theory floating around the name-world that names appearing on monogrammed items in the Pottery Barn Kid’s catalog are up-and-coming names to watch. Being a big time name wat...
Bush Twin Syndrome: Generation Gap Siblings 25 Jul 2013 | 03:30 pm
Like Swistle (from Swistle Baby Names) I was always unsettled by the names of the Bush twins, Barbara and Jenna. Swistle brought up the Bush twin example in response to a reader who is grappling with ...
Guest Blogging News: Combo Names 22 Jul 2013 | 04:02 pm
A couple of years ago I wrote about combo names, and still find the subject inspiring. In the past couple of years, I have discovered new combo names and created some of my own. Creating your own comb...
Name To Watch: Blythe 11 Jul 2013 | 03:30 pm
Sometimes a name starts appearing in pop culture and I feel it is going places despite low birth numbers. Such is the case with Blythe. Not only do I feel Blythe is a solid up-and-coming name, I feel ...
Guest Blogging News: Motorcycle-Riding Poets 8 Jul 2013 | 03:22 pm
Sometimes specific names inspire new baby name categories. Rafe, which we spotlighted recently, inspired the “Motorcycle Riding Poets” list. The “Motorcycle Riding Poets” names are retro boys names wi...
