[name_m]Hi[/name_m]! I hate baby naming. I just do. It’s not fun for me. So! I very much welcome suggestions! I’ll still be going through the books and searching online, but I will take all the help I can get!
Our daughter and son are [name_f]Lotus[/name_f] and [name_u]Phoenix[/name_u]. Our naming preferences are: Noun, in English, with a clear, known symbol (lotus, phoenix), nature or mythology preferred, the less common the better ([name_u]Phoenix[/name_u] is uncomfortably popular for me). We like to be literal with the meanings: some people like name meanings like “[name_f]Susan[/name_f], it means lily”. No, [name_f]Susan[/name_f] means [name_f]Susan[/name_f] and [name_f]Lily[/name_f] means lily. That’s just how we roll and its what works for us. No worries about having “weird” names as we live in a hippy liberal town where weird names are common.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions you might have!
Hah! I like your perspective! [name_f]Welcome[/name_f] to Nameberry. I wrote a Nameberry blog a few months ago that contained several names you may like. I’ve listed the ones I think you may like below, but here is the link to the blog if you’d like to see it in full: Arctic Baby Names: Icy cold but cool – Baby Name Blog - Nameberry.
[name_m]Aquilo[/name_m] (“AK-wuh-loh” is the ancient [name_m]Roman[/name_m] personification of the north wind)
[name_m]Heath[/name_m]
[name_m]Moss[/name_m]
[name_u]North[/name_u]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u]
[name_u]Spruce[/name_u]
[name_m]Wolf[/name_m]
Boreas (“BAWR-ee-uhs” or “BOHR-ee-uhs” is the ancient Greek personification of the north wind)
Eider (“AHY-der,” waterfowl found in the Arctic Circle)
[name_f]Kodiak[/name_f]
[name_m]Lynx[/name_m]
Polaris (the [name_u]North[/name_u] [name_f]Star[/name_f]’s proper name)
Ptarmigan (“TAHR-mi-guhn,” state bird of [name_f]Alaska[/name_f])
[name_m]Seal[/name_m]
[name_u]Timber[/name_u]
[name_m]Sylvan[/name_m] (a stretch, but I love it so much)
[name_u]Lake[/name_u]*
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_u]Aspen[/name_u]* (favorite)
Alder
[name_u]Orion[/name_u]
[name_u]Falcon[/name_u]
[name_m]Hawk[/name_m]
[name_m]Heron[/name_m]*
[name_u]Cobalt[/name_u]
[name_m]Granite[/name_m]
[name_u]Slate[/name_u]
[name_m]Stone[/name_m]
[name_u]Spruce[/name_u]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] (Sea)
This is fun! Best of luck! I love tree and water names.
I’ll say
Hendrix - a musical legend
Borealis - after the Aurora Borealis aka Northern Lights
Huckleberry
Cove
Solstice - which idk if it is a boys or girls name
Perhaps, Bramble tickles your fancy?
I also like the idea of [name_m]Hawk[/name_m] with your two, or [name_m]Hawthorn[/name_m].
Here are some other names, I think fit nicely…
[name_m]Anchor[/name_m]
[name_u]Ash[/name_u]
[name_u]Aspen[/name_u]
[name_m]Atlas[/name_m]
[name_u]Bay[/name_u]
[name_m]Brooks[/name_m]
[name_u]Canyon[/name_u]
[name_u]Cedar[/name_u]
[name_u]Dusty[/name_u]
[name_u]Everest[/name_u]
[name_u]Finch[/name_u]
[name_m]Flint[/name_m]
[name_m]Forrest[/name_m]
Foxx
[name_u]Frost[/name_u]
[name_u]Harbor[/name_u]
[name_m]Hawthorn[/name_m]
[name_m]Huckleberry[/name_m]
[name_u]Hunter[/name_u]
[name_m]Leif[/name_m]
[name_u]Linden[/name_u]
[name_m]Nash[/name_m]
[name_u]Oakley[/name_u]
[name_m]Ranger[/name_m]
[name_m]Ridge[/name_m]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_u]Sky[/name_u]
Summit
[name_m]Thorne[/name_m]
[name_m]Torin[/name_m]
[name_u]West[/name_u]
[name_m]Wilder[/name_m]
[name_m]Wolf[/name_m]
[name_f]Wren[/name_f]
Yukon
[name_u]Zion[/name_u]
You have such fun names for your kids, but you don’t enjoy picking out names? I find it hard to be believe, ha ha.
I’ll suggest a few that I don’t think I’ve seen here:
Cress
[name_m]Basil[/name_m]
[name_u]Marsh[/name_u]
[name_f]Jade[/name_f]
[name_u]Reed[/name_u]
[name_u]Fennel[/name_u]
Soma (sort of the nectar of the gods in Hindu mythology)
A few suggestions are:
[name_m]Bram[/name_m] (Bramble/[name_m]Bramwell[/name_m])
[name_m]Tennyson[/name_m]
[name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m]
[name_m]Edison[/name_m]
[name_m]Hawk[/name_m]
Ha, yeah… It’s just so hard and important and it has a deadline. It’s stressful! Before I was a mom I had a ton of names that I liked. Now none of them are right for us. Sigh…
