Name game

A perfectly named Maine woman was arrested for arson following a series of fires she allegedly set on New Year's Day.

Maybe she says what I say when people ask me about my name: Wasn't my idea.

America. What are you doing.

There are about a zillion four-year-olds named Emma in France right now.

Bad news for people like me, and good news for the Dicks and Janes of the world: When your name is hard to…

An Irish bookmaker has helpfully drawn up a list of possible names for Beyoncé and Jay-Z's baby, complete with odds.…

For years, people have used a variety of terms for their grandparents, from Nana to PawPaw. Recently, Blythe Danner…

Four women and one of their husbands filed a lawsuit yesterday in Tokyo to challenge the law that forces almost all…

A Canadian professor reports a rise in gender-neutral names. Which is awesome — maybe.

Despite a complete lack of control over the situation, many people are getting weirdly atwitter over whether or not…

The central conflict of the most heralded love story in history can be encapsulated in four words: "What's in a…

1. In Germany, Matti is an unacceptable boy's name, but Legolas is cool. 2. 15-20% of new baby names are rejected…

Think celebrity baby names are weird? The Pillsbury Doughboy has a wife named Poppie Fresh and two kids named Popper…

Zoe's adorable, but look out — she bites.

If Yvonne seems a bit aloof, it's not that she doesn't like you — it's just that she has to protect her secret…

If you're blessed with an X name, you're probably pretty fierce — because you have to be.

With her kind and nurturing demeanor, Wendy is there to help the lost boy — or girl — in all of us.

Today is V-Day — Valerie Day, that is. And lucky Val inspires nothing if not love.

Ursula's not such a popular name these days — but given its sea-witch-meets-Bond-girl pedigree, maybe it should be.

Taylors, like Madisons, have been cursed with an obnoxiously trendy name. Can they redeem themselves?