
Name Bites: Jolyon and Celestine
In a new addition to our podcast, we present our third installment of Name Bites! Jennifer and Mallory each pick a name to present and discuss its origin, history, popularity, and namesakes.Names mentioned in this episode: Jolyon and Celestine.Have a name you want us to cover? Write us at podcast@babynames.com.Join us in our Facebook groups:The Baby Names PodcastCelebrity Baby NewsThe Baby Names Podcast is a production of BabyNames.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
21 Syys 20218min

Top Names from Around the World
Jennifer and Mallory review and analyze the top 5 names from 40 countries around the world: Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia Federation, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, and the United States. We also report on the current celebrity baby news and take questions from our listeners!Names mentioned in this episode: Dumaresq, Lucky, Liam, Maverick, Keaton, Cosmo, Rillian, Julia, Ottilie, Emerson, and more!View the full list of top names around the world on BabyNames.com!Join us in our Facebook groups:The Baby Names PodcastCelebrity Baby NewsThe Baby Names Podcast is a production of BabyNames.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
7 Syys 202141min

Name Bites: Leo and Lavender
In a new addition to our podcast, we present our second installment of Name Bites! Jennifer and Mallory each pick a name to present and discuss its origin, history, popularity, and namesakes.Names mentioned in this episode: Leo and LavenderHave a name you want us to cover? Write us at podcast@babynames.com. To chat with Jennifer, Mallory, and other name enthusiasts, join our Facebook Group!The Baby Names Podcast is a production of BabyNames.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
17 Elo 20219min

Zen, Sage, and Names from New Age
Jennifer and Mallory suggest names associated with and reminiscent of New Age spirituality. We also report on the current Celebrity Baby News and take name questions from our listeners.Names mentioned in this episode: Idris, Malcolm, Avice, Isabeau, Rayssa, Momiji, Zen, Sage, Asta, Bodhi, Celeste, Déja, Ethereal, Kismet, Muse, Nyx, Seance, Solstice, Spirit, Vortex...and many, many more!Join us in our Facebook groups:The Baby Names Podcast________________________Related episodes:Names from SpaceDark, Gothic, and Mystical NamesTemporal (Time) Names________________________SourcesZen on Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen11 Benefits of Burning Sage, How to Get Started, and More2014 Study on Sage: https://www.scielo.br/j/rbfar/a/p3kqjsDnN8fZxcdkgYbGQLC/?lang=en2016 Study on Sage: http://thesis.honors.olemiss.edu/622/The Baby Names Podcast is a production of BabyNames.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3 Elo 202139min

Name Bites: Lilibet and Roman
In a new addition to our podcast, we present our first installment of Name Bites! Jennifer and Mallory each pick a name to present and discuss its origin, history, popularity, and namesakes.Names mentioned in this episode: Lilibet, Elizabeth, RomanHave a name you want us to cover? Write us at podcast@babynames.com. To chat with Jennifer, Mallory, and other name enthusiasts, join our Facebook Group!The Baby Names Podcast is a production of BabyNames.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
20 Heinä 202110min

Olympic Names
Episode 74 - In honor of the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, we're reviewing names from the U.S. Olympic team, past and present. We also review the current celebrity baby news and take two fun questions from our listeners.Names mentioned in this episode: Seim, Tino, Sky, Usain, Olympia, Olga, Nadia, Tennys, Napheesa, Evy, Nevin, Coryn, Francesca, Evita, Yul, Sakura, Genevra, Cheta, Tierna...and more!______Full U.S. Olympic Roster: https://babynames.com/blogs/names/us-olympic-team-20212021 Olympics Schedule: https://www.nbcolympics.com/full-scheduleStory of Seim: https://www.tiktok.com/@seimkuruc/video/6973130426198084870Usain Bolt Welcomes Twins! https://babynames.com/blogs/celebrities/olympian-usain-bolt-welcomes-twins______The Baby Names Podcast is a production of BabyNames.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
6 Heinä 202125min

Jewish Name Changing in America
Part 2 of a two-part series on Jewish names and identity. Our special guest is Kirsten Fermaglich, Professor of History and Jewish Studies at Michigan State University and author of A Rosenberg by Any Other Name: A History of Jewish Name Changing in America . We discuss how it became common after World War I for Jewish families to change their surnames and why. Jennifer and Mallory also reveal their TRUE family surname and some deep, dark family secrets.We also report on the latest celebrity baby news and take questions from listeners: What do you think about a boy named Hazel? What boy names can we use for a girl?Names mentioned in this episode: Childeric, Apollo, Clementine, Lilibet Diana, Arrow Fox, Elliot, Lux, Zillion, Mixolydian, and more!The Baby Names Podcast is a production of BabyNames.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
22 Kesä 202151min

Jewish Names and the Holocaust
Part 1 of a two-part series on Jewish names and identity. Jennifer and Mallory speak with sociolinguist Dr. Iman M. Nick, author of Personal Names, Hitler, and The Holocaust: A Socio-onomastic Study of Genocide and Nazi Germany. Dr. Nick is president of the Germanic Society for Forensic Linguistics, and the Editor-in-Chief of NAMES, the scientific journal of the American Name Society.Listener discretion is advised: this episode covers topics of violence, racism, and genocide.Names mentioned in this episode: Loma, Télesphore, Eaton, Abraham, Cohen, Yaniv, Caleb, Ethan, Stanley, Kaladin, and more!Please spare a minute to take our PODCAST LISTENER SURVEY and enter to win a $50 Amazon Gift Card: https://bit.ly/bnpodsurveyThe Baby Names podcast is a production of BabyNames.com.______________Sources:What is the difference between Yiddish and Hebrew?Personal Names, Hitler, and The Holocaust: A Socio-onomastic Study of Genocide and Nazi Germany by I.M. NickThe American Name SocietyThe Baby Names Podcast is a production of BabyNames.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
8 Kesä 202153min