Choosing a unique middle name can make your daughter's name stand out and add personal meaning. Middle names can be a nod to family heritage or honor a role model. Names aren't strictly tied to sex, ...

Parenthood is filled with decisions, some are more fun to make than others. Naming a baby is fun and extraordinarily important. Oftentimes it may also be one of the first decisions that is made while ...

Middle names were created for religious and aristocratic purposes, evolving to serve as a way to distinguish people with common names. Today, they primarily serve for personal reasons, such as ...

Nameberry's study shows that parents are making bolder choices with their kids' middle names Getty As baby names get more unique, parents are getting more creative with their kids' middle names — and ...

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. In 2011, demographic researchers across America realized something surprising: Census forms had a lot of spots ...

Danger actually is a middle name, says Dr. Hannah Emery, a self-described “colossal name nerd." When she was working on her sociology doctorate on naming conventions, Emery discovered that 56 children ...

But in an era when individuality is prized and everybody wants their kid to stand out, parents are getting more creative with their middle name choices. Though the classics are still classics (they’ve ...

From Louise to Rose to Grace, the most popular middle names for girls in the UK are wonderfully classic. A study by ...