Fiction #writers, if you find yourself in need of a name for an African-American woman in the early 20th Century, Evergreen kind of rocks.
https://namerology.com/2023/01/17/in-search-of-antique-african-american-names/
Laura Wattenberg, Name Wizard
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Baby name expert: Baby Name Wizard author/site founder and founder of Namerology.com
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Oh brother...just woke up to a Daily Mail headline about me: "Woman sparks heated debate with her top 10 most hated baby names." Which was a surprise, because I haven't made a top-10 list of ANYTHING. The best I can figure is this is a histrionic take on an article I wrote for a defunct website 11 years ago. (If the Daily Mail needs more breaking news ideas, I hear that Senator Obama from Illinois is thinking of running for president.)
Nancy FriedmanMy names (and brand names) of the year for 2022.
https://nancyfriedman.typepad.com/away_with_words/2022/12/names-of-the-year-2022-fritinancy-edition.html
https://nancyfriedman.typepad.com/away_with_words/2022/12/names-of-the-year-2022-fritinancy-edition.html
Namerology.comThe 2022 #Name of the Year is #Volodymyr
**vague spoiler for the 12/6/22 NYT daily #crossword ahead**
Today's New York Times crossword is satisfyingly #name-forward.
My computer security suite flags files with lots of personal #names as security risks. That works for most people, I guess.
mccAlexa. Alexa, wake up. Your name is Alexa Goodrich, you live in Lansing, Michigan and you have a husband and two daughters. You've been dreaming that you are a computer voice assistant. It's been three months since the accident and your mind created this false reality to protect itself. Your family misses you. Alexa, please wake up.
I write about #babynames. Both to advise #parents and fiction #writers about #name choices, and to look at our society through a naming lens.
Why you should care: Name trends are one of the purest, most honest social indicators. They're a fossil record of culture. And they're chronically misunderstood and underestimated.
Author of Baby Name Wizard books; founder of Namerology.com ( @namerology ) and the late, lamented BabyNameWizard.com; @BNW #BNW on Twitter.