Articles by Jackie
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.