Baby Name Advice

As Nameberry’s resident Name Sage, I hear all sorts of baby naming questions. While every short list and situation is just a little different, a few big themes repeat. And even though my answers vary based on circumstances, some things remain true. With a fresh new year upon us, let’s talk about those enduring questions […]

The Name Sage to the rescue: Helping this family with very specific specifications!

The Name Sage helps this mom find a traditional name with a wow factor for the baby brother of Augusten Emery Axel.

Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave has put the call out on Instagram—she needs help choosing a name for her baby! Teddi Mellencamp—daughter of rockstar John Mellencamp and current cast member of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills—is expecting a baby girl with her husband Edwin Arroyave. The couple have a seven-year-old daughter named Slate Angel and a […]

Nameberry’s Name Guru to the Stars chooses great names for a range of celebrities who are expecting baby girls and baby boys in the coming months.

The Name Sage meets the challenge of finding just the right middle name to blend with the short choice of Lia.

She loves Pearl, he advocates for Cilla–what compromise names can the Name Sage suggest?

The Name Sage offers some cool suggestions for the coming baby sister of Isla and Elodie. And there’s a poll!

The Name Sage is called upon to help find a boy name for this family’s sixth child. Check out her suggestions and vote on the poll!

The Name Sage rises to the challenge of finding a name that will work in both Germany and America. Vote on her poll!

The Name Sage throws out a fun challenge: What’s the best middle name for Gracie? Enter the poll!

The Name Sage helps find a brother name for Elowyn Magnolia and Arthur Jack Ruger and invites readers to vote on her suggestions.

The Name Sage has some great suggestions for the name of the sister of Penelope Reese.

They’re the baby battlers – the couple thrilled to be expecting, but struggling to find any one single name that they can agree on. Let’s help them find a great name for their son that they can both like. Annie writes: We are expecting a son in November, and my husband and I are in […]

The Name Sage guides Elliott Thatcher’s mom towards a traditional yet modern name for his little brother.

Their firstborn is Cedar. Now they need ideas for nature names for boys that are just as perfect for his little brother. Lisa writes: We have a son named Cedar, and we’re expecting another boy in September. If it was a girl, we were considering Aurora, Juniper, or Sequoia. I know Juniper and Sequoia could […]

The Name Sage helps find the perfect sibset name for baby number 3.

The Name Sage helps this mom find the perfect boy-girl twin names.

The NAme Sage helps find the perfect sister name for Jack.

Our Name Sage seeks a strong classic baby boy name for Charlie’s little brother.

Is Lyla too much like other La-la names? See what the Name Sage thinks!

Is it harder to pick a boys’ name than a girls’? The Name Sage doesn’t think so, and offers some persuasive proof!

Parents who work with lots of kids have a unique challenge when it comes to naming their own–a problem Name Sage Abby confronts this week.

The Name Sage helps this mom looking for a name from the worlds of sci fi and fantasy.

When someone close to you uses the name you’ve picked for your about-to-arrive son, what to do? The Name Sage has definite ideas!