Articles by Jackie

Jackie is a lifelong name nerd and a busy student working to earn a doctorate in biomedical science. In her minimal spare time, she loves to cuddle with her pets, cook, and name things. Check out Jackie’s blog, Namesplash.

The Basics of Choosing a Japanese Name
Sat Feb 24 2024

The Basics of Choosing a Japanese Name

A beginner's guide to beautiful and meaningful Japanese names.
Thu Aug 13 2015

Thinking Outside the Popularity Box

How to find a less popular cousin of today’s top names.
Tue Aug 04 2015

Best Botanical Baby Names

Adelia, Cassia, Zinnia–some of the lovely choices found among the scientific botanical names.
Tue Jul 28 2015

Nerdy Namesakes: Brilliant Biologists

From Darwin to Huxley to Watson, some interesting options from the field of biology.
Tue Mar 03 2015

Last Names First: Science hero surnames

From the fields of astronomy and physics, guess blogger Jackie offers some inspirational hero names like Dalton, Pascal and Thorne.
Sun Aug 17 2014

Literary Namesakes: Last names first

Guest bloger Jackie of namesplash serves up a massively comprehensive menu of author surname possibilities, from Alcott to Yeats. Which do you like? Any to add?
Tue Dec 31 2013

Honoring a Loved One Whose Name You Don’t Love

You’d love to name your baby after a dear relative, friend or ancestor, but just can’t get on board with their actual name? Here’s some practical advice on how to work around the dilemma.