We’re a bit late in reporting the good news, but congratulations go out to Baby Name Legends Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz on the launch of their long-awaited website, Nameberry.
The message boards aren’t hopping just yet, but it’s great to have their material available in a searchable format online. Their lists of cool and unusual names knock our socks off, and they have some truly thorough lists of foreign variants. Who knew that Peni’Aminapeni was the Hawaiian for Benjamin?
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Funny, I found them yesterday, looking up Josephine & potential siblings. I signed up for an account there, have a tiny list of favorites and have posted twice on the up * coming boards! I’ve been bored the last couple of days, can you tell?
Hey Abby — Thanks for the mention and congratulations on your new daughter! I love all her names…..
and check out the new bb’s at http://nameberry.com/bb/ — they look really fab and we would love your comments!
Thanks for the website recommendation. I’ve been browsing around on it for the last half hour — it’s really interesting.
By the way, who’s Abby?
Wow, thanks for letting us know! I’m addicted to their books, how exciting!
I’ve been outed!
In real life, I’m Amy Abigail – A. Abigail – Abby. Abigail is the middle name I chose. It probably seems bizarre to go from Amy to Abby, but while the first feels completely wrong, the second feels like the right name for me.
Verity is a cherished screen name – but that’s all.
Does someone think it’s time for Abigail to be NotD? i do!
I like Abigail a lot. It’s been a favorite since I was a little girl (I believe I had numerous dolls who went by this name). If it hadn’t become so popular, it would be near the top of my list.
I’d figured out Verity was just a screen name — you’d hinted in that direction before, and Amy Verity sounds silly, so I knew that couldn’t be your full name. Going from Amy to Abby makes perfect sense to me; while they’re linguistically similar, they’re miles apart stylistically, and choosing a similar-sounding name feels like less of a rejection of the appellation your parents chose for you.
Anyway, there’s my analysis, and I’d fully support the idea of making Abigail a NotD!