For most people, introductions are a fleeting formality, an exchange of names accomplished in seconds. However, for Laurence Watkins, this simple task becomes an extraordinary feat of endurance. To ...

What’s in a name? A value of $30,000, apparently. Wealthy parents-to-be are spending tens of thousands of dollars to hire a “professional baby namer” to help them dub their new addition. Taylor A.

The name a new pope chooses will "indicate a certain spirit and direction and vision of the new pope," said Dennis Doyle, a theologian and professor emeritus of religious studies at the University of ...

Like the other ceremonies and traditions that accompany the advent of a new pope, his newly chosen name will be imbued with centuries of Catholic history and dissected for its many layers of meaning.

How do you name a baby? It’s a matter of method. “Choosing a baby name is very nuanced,” Jennifer Moss, the founder and CEO BabyNames.com, tells TODAY.com over email. “Not only do you want to choose ...

Created by Jalen Rose's mother, the name is the most popular in the NBA for the 3rd straight season. Jonathan Hartzell, NBA.com Magic guard Jalen Suggs narrates this look at how Jalen Rose's mother, ...

Dale Carnegie, the self-made titan of self-help, swore by the social power of names. Saying someone’s name, he wrote in How to Win Friends and Influence People, was like a magic spell, the key to ...

Names hold incredible power. They are among the first things people learn about you and they often leave a lasting impression. Whether you're considering changing your name after a significant life ...

Do you believe Cher isn't Cher's birth name—and that she only found out what it was as an adult? The pop icon has shared how she discovered that the name she thought for years her mother named her as ...

The experts at Nameberry just announced the top baby-name trends for 2025—and you might be surprised by what made the list My husband and I debated lots of baby-name trends when I was pregnant, but we ...

This election year, Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance's name has become better known across the country, but it's not the only one he's ever gone by. Vance first received national ...

I have a number of hang-ups — to paraphrase Avenged Sevenfold guitarist Synyster Gates, all of us are a little (screwed) up — but one I didn’t realize I had until recently is alexinomia: the fear of ...