Roses and Cellar Doors

I'm a massive Studio Ghibli fan, so I have no idea how this post never occurred to me before now. ;) Miyazaki especially is known for ...

I always find it interesting what TV characters name their new babies. Do the writers actually take style and popularity (or time period, fo...

....and princes...and other main people.....Let's just go with "Heroes & Heroines". Why limit ourselves? This isn't g...

Before books and movies and urban legends, there were fairy tales. Many were, of course, adapted to the new mediums, but for some reason, ot...

So, like many name-nerds, I love looking through movie credits for names. And there's one section in modern films I always stick around ...

A friend of mine was surprised recently--her top baby name is a new lipstick color! I didn't even know lipstick lines used  human names,...

It occurred to me the other day just how many great writers go by initials. I wonder why? Do they just have a more acute understanding on ho...

I love watching the credits of old movies. Although they definitely skew masculine, there're still lots of forgotten names to find for b...

Because I'm tired of seeing this bit of misinformation on naming boards-- Edward  has NOT been jumping in popularity because of Twilight...

I know I can't be the only one who contemplates writers' choices of character names. Did they pick them for their history or meaning...