Top Baby Names for 2023
Expect more creativity in baby names this year! https://nameberry.com/blog/baby-name-trends-the-hottest-name-trends-of-2023
Eccentric names the norm in Brazil but ‘Samba’ rejected as too outlandish
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/26/brazil-names-samba-seu-jorge The question is: who has the authority to decide which names...
A Baby-Naming Business
Beau Jessup is teenage girl from the UK who owns a business helping Chinese parents to choose English names for their children. It all...
Racist mascots are finally being banned. But that’s only a first step.
Now that people are paying attention, it's time to expand decolonization efforts. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/22/indi...
Why Parents Are More Creative With Girl Names Than Boy Names
Check out the latest trends in baby names: more creativity for boys’ names. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/parents-baby-names-creative-gi...
Why Do We Mock the Names We Mock?
Mocking names is a way to mark boundaries around class and status, but how do people determine which names to mock?...
'Kyiv' or 'Kiev' — Here's why the difference is political
Place names are always political. Even if it’s not obvious. Spelling and pronunciation choices force us to take a stance....
My 'incorrect' surname is a tether to my grandpa's traditional values but I still hold onto it
For many descendants of immigrants, a family name is the only remaining link to their heritage and that makes it worth keeping....
Ukrainians are removing and altering road signs to confuse and insult Russian forces
Taking a stance against Russia by changing road signs is a great demonstration of the politics of naming. Nobody's waiting for...
More First Nations parents share baby name challenges with Vital Statistics
Government offices need to do better to include Indigenous writing systems in identification documents. Six years later, it’s the same...