Have you ever struggled to pronounce a name you're unfamiliar with? You're not alone-people get plenty of pronunciations wrong, even names that belong to celebrities: Both Doctor Who actor Ncuti Gatwa ...

Baby names provide insight into the population’s culture during any given year. Some trends come and go in a single year, whereas others last for decades. Choosing a baby name is a deeply personal ...

Modern parents aren't too concerned if their kids' names can be found on a keychain. Millennial and Generation Z parents have accelerated the trend of formerly common baby names becoming less common ...

Most Americans assume they can name their child anything they like, but every state has limits. Some names get blocked for practical reasons, while others are prohibited for legal or cultural purposes ...

Baby names provide insight into the population's culture during any given year. Some trends come and go in a single year, whereas others last for decades. Choosing a baby name is a deeply personal ...

State names are time capsules. Many come from Indigenous languages that describe rivers, landforms, or people. Others carry European titles and even literary fantasies that mapmakers treated as real.

An analysis by language learning website Preply found that Connecticut was the third hardest state name for Americans to spell correctly. It was also the sixth hardest state name to pronounce. The ...

An analysis by language learning website Preply found that Massachusetts was the fifth hardest name for Americans to say correctly. It was also the fifth hardest state name to spell. The study found ...