All about your names!

[ashthedreamer]

Thank you for the love, @leafsgirl44, @baya44, and @missniwalyra!

CATEGORY 1: YOUR LIST

1. What is your favorite girl’s name?
[name_f]Isobel[/name_f]
2. What is your favorite boy’s name?
Lately, [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], but it’s been favorite by committee since [name_m]Caleb[/name_m] fell out of favor for me… on any given day it could be [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], [name_m]Caspar[/name_m], [name_u]Avery[/name_u], [name_m]Boaz[/name_m], or [name_u]Aquila[/name_u].
3. What is the longest name/combo on your list?
Longest combo is tied between [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] [name_u]Dagny[/name_u] [name_u]Louise[/name_u], [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Tirzah[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f], and [name_f]Zoe[/name_f] [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] (21 letters each).
4. What is the shortest name/combo on your list?
[name_u]Tali[/name_u] [name_f]Eliora[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f] and [name_u]Avery[/name_u] [name_m]Ian[/name_m] [name_u]George[/name_u] tie for shortest (14 letters each).
5. Tell me the story behind a favorite name of yours.
[name_f]Isobel[/name_f]. I was dreadfully depressed from about 2007 through 2014, suicidal at points (<-hiding for potential triggers->), and completely hopeless. At that point, television shows were the only thing that made me feel semi alive. I had really gotten hooked on the TV show Alias, and when [name_u]Michael[/name_u] and [name_u]Sydney[/name_u] were naming their baby and decided on [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f], I was completely gobsmacked by how lovely she was. I’d loved [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] for a while, and had even come across [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] in other stories, etc., but it never clicked like it did when I saw watching that show. In the midst of a lot of despair, [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] was this lovely, shimmering, hopeful thing that completely took my breath away. She was lots of hope in the midst of a very dark time, and, consequently, my first real association to my synesthesia when it comes to names. She was like the purest, clearest creek with twinkling gems of every color–green and pink and blue and purple and yellow–covering the creek bed and just twinkling in the warmth of the sun. The meaning of the name, “[name_f]My[/name_f] God is a vow,” plus her absolute loveliness was a vow from God to me in a time when I was without hope that there WOULD be hope, and beauty, and that He was still with me. I’ve since switched from [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] to the Scottish [name_f]Isobel[/name_f], but [name_f]Isobel[/name_f] has that same loveliness and the same promise from my God with this beautiful visions of the [name_f]Fairy[/name_f] Pools and fields of heather and rugged highlands and crumbling castles and cathedrals.
6. What is the newest name/combo on your list?
Newest names to my list are [name_f]Eilidh[/name_f] and [name_m]Fitzwilliam[/name_m]. Newest full combo is [name_u]Orion[/name_u] [name_m]Cornelius[/name_m] [name_m]Jack[/name_m]. Newest partial combo is [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] Greystoke. [name_f]Eilidh[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] has been on my radar for forever, so I don’t really count her as the newest combo, and I don’t have anything for [name_m]Fitzwilliam[/name_m] yet.
7. What is the oldest name/combo on your list?
Probably [name_f]Isobel[/name_f] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]. [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]/Isobel [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] has been on my radar for nearly a decade now. [name_u]Avery[/name_u] [name_m]Ian[/name_m] [name_u]George[/name_u] has been around for nearly as long though!
8. What is the most underrated name on your list? (In your opinion!)
Oh, goodness, I feel like I have a lot of these. [name_m]Boaz[/name_m] (although pretty popular on here, much less so in real life!), [name_u]Aquila[/name_u], [name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m], [name_m]Reef[/name_m], [name_m]Lorcan[/name_m], [name_m]Barnabas[/name_m], [name_f]Tirzah[/name_f], [name_f]Eilidh[/name_f], etc. Maybe [name_m]Lorcan[/name_m], though… I hardly ever hear him, and he has SUCH a lovely name and is so usable… why is [name_m]Lorcan[/name_m] so rare???
9. What is the most unique name on your list?
Uhh, I have quite a few outside the top 1000; not sure which has the least uses, but these are all the FNs not on the top 1000: [name_f]Isobel[/name_f], [name_f]Eilidh[/name_f], [name_f]Tirzah[/name_f], [name_f]Eleni[/name_f], [name_u]Tali[/name_u], [name_m]Caspar[/name_m], [name_m]Boaz[/name_m], [name_u]Aquila[/name_u], [name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m], [name_m]Lorcan[/name_m], [name_m]Reef[/name_m], [name_m]Barnabas[/name_m], [name_m]Eoghan[/name_m], [name_m]Fitzwilliam[/name_m].
10. What is the most common/popular name on your list?
[name_m]Jack[/name_m] (19), but [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] (22), [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] (27), and [name_f]Violet[/name_f] (36) aren’t far behind!
11. If you had to let go of a name on your list, which name would it be?
I keep a top 20 for each gender so probably will end up letting go a lot of them, haha, but the easiest to go would probably be [name_m]Fitzwilliam[/name_m] or [name_m]Peter[/name_m] for a boy, [name_f]Eilidh[/name_f] or [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] for a girl. Today anyway.
12. What name on your list did you fall in love with at first sight?
Does [name_f]Isobel[/name_f] count? lol. Most took a while to develop, but [name_f]Tirzah[/name_f], [name_f]Isobel[/name_f], [name_f]Claire[/name_f], [name_u]Aquila[/name_u], and [name_m]Reef[/name_m] were pretty much instantaneous loves.

CATEGORY 2: THEMED NAMES

13. What is your favorite trendy name?
[name_u]Everly[/name_u] for sure.
14. What is your ultimate GP name?
I can never think of GPs when I need to! lol. Probably [name_u]Brady[/name_u] for a girl. ducks & hides
15. What is your favorite floral name?
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f], [name_f]Liliana[/name_f], [name_f]Poppy[/name_f], and [name_f]Violet[/name_f] are all on my list, so I guess it’s a toss-up? [name_f]Violet[/name_f] technically ranks highest on my list right now, but I could see [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] taking her pace, if I didn’t love [name_f]Lottie[/name_f] so much as a nn for [name_f]Violet[/name_f].
16. What is your favorite word name? (non-floral)
Does it count if it’s a word name in another language? Because if so, [name_f]Lærke[/name_f] 1000000%. Honors so many family members and it’s such a lilting, soft, unexpectedly beautiful name. [name_f]English[/name_f] word name, probably [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] or [name_m]Reef[/name_m]. [name_u]Grey[/name_u], [name_u]Fife[/name_u], and [name_f]Grace[/name_f] are also on my list… I’m not a huge word name person.
17. What is your favorite space-themed name?
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f]!!! [name_u]Orion[/name_u] for a boy. I also like [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] a lot.
18. What is your favorite month or week name? (e.g. July, Friday)
[name_u]Day[/name_u] name would be [name_f]Sunday[/name_f], for the reminder of what happened on [name_f]Easter[/name_f] [name_f]Sunday[/name_f]. I am partial to [name_u]March[/name_u] because it’s my birth month, but [name_u]June[/name_u] is also growing on me and I like [name_f]Mae[/name_f] for my grandmother. I have a weird affinity to [name_u]January[/name_u] (and [name_u]Janvier[/name_u]!) but probably wouldn’t use them. I have a weird thing for month names in other languages… I think [name_u]Janvier[/name_u] and [name_f]Juillet[/name_f] are SO cool.
19. What is your favorite Greek mythology name?
I don’t even know. I wouldn’t use a mythological name because of my faith anyway, but maybe [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] (like that there’s a [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] in the Bible, too!), or [name_f]Maia[/name_f], [name_f]Daphne[/name_f], or [name_f]Thisbe[/name_f]. I’m a big [name_f]Daphne[/name_f] fan but probably wouldn’t use her, and prefer the Hebrew origins of [name_f]Maya[/name_f] over [name_f]Maia[/name_f].
20. What is your favorite name from Harry Potter?
Oh, goodness, don’t even know. I know next to nothing about HP. I’m one of very few people who haven’t gotten into the series and really have no desire to. Knowing absolutely nothing about the characters, I think [name_m]Draco[/name_m], [name_f]Bellatrix[/name_f], and [name_m]Sirius[/name_m] make super cool names, but pretty sure at least [name_f]Bellatrix[/name_f] isn’t a very lovely character.
21. What is your favorite name from F.R.I.E.N.D.S?
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f] for sure. I’ve loved the name [name_f]Rachel[/name_f] for eons. I am quite fond of [name_u]Chandler[/name_u] and [name_m]Ross[/name_m] too!
22. What is your favorite biblical name?
Too many to count! lol. [name_f]Tirzah[/name_f], [name_m]Boaz[/name_m], and [name_u]Aquila[/name_u] rank highest on my list, but I’m a big fan of [name_f]Eve[/name_f]/Eva, [name_f]Lydia[/name_f], [name_m]Judah[/name_m], [name_m]Peter[/name_m], [name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m], and [name_m]Barnabas[/name_m] too.
23. What is your favorite name with an unfortunate meaning?
I guess [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]. I actually love the meaning but I know a lot of people are put off by it. It seems rather insulting to me to categorically write off a name that means a physical handicap (like “blind”), so the dislike rubs me the wrong way, but I have a whole thing about [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and the way [name_m]Jesus[/name_m] treated the blind, haha… this is probably not the right place for it.
24. What is your favorite name with a meaning related to the ocean?
The only one on my list right now is [name_m]Reef[/name_m], but I also adore [name_u]Ocean[/name_u]/Oceanus, [name_f]Kaia[/name_f], [name_f]Coralie[/name_f], [name_u]Mariner[/name_u], [name_u]Harbor[/name_u], and [name_f]Marine[/name_f].
25. What is your favorite totally made-up name?
Uhh… can’t think of one right now haha. Maybe Greyston/Grayston? I love it as a more surnamey alternative to uber-popular [name_u]Grayson[/name_u], but I’m pretty sure it has zero history.

CATEGORY 3: INTERNATIONAL NAMES

26. What is your favorite Māori name?
Te [name_f]Aroha[/name_f] is amazing. A very good friend of mine used Anahira/Anahera as a middle for one of her (half Maori) daughters, and I always liked that too.
27. What is your favorite Irish name?
[name_m]Eoghan[/name_m], [name_m]Lorcan[/name_m], and [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] are all on my boys’ list… I guess technically [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] but he could be a word name too, so maybe [name_m]Lorcan[/name_m] since he ranks higher for me than [name_m]Eoghan[/name_m] due to his straightforward spelling? Not a huge fan of Irish names for girls, maybe [name_f]Niamh[/name_f] or [name_f]Aislinn[/name_f]. [name_f]Fionnabhair[/name_f] (finn-ah-vare) is a huge GP.
28. What is your favorite English name?
[name_m]Jack[/name_m], maybe? [name_f]Daisy[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_m]Reef[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_m]Peter[/name_m], [name_f]Audrey[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]… not sure if they really count because most are either word names or come from another origin and are traditional in [name_f]English[/name_f] now.
29. What is your favorite Turkish name?
LOVE [name_f]Esma[/name_f]/Azma/Azra and [name_m]Aslan[/name_m] for a boy.
30. What is your favorite Hebrew name?
Too many to count! [name_f]Ayla[/name_f] and [name_u]Tali[/name_u] top the list for girls, [name_m]Ben[/name_m]-[name_u]Ami[/name_u] for boys. [name_f]Nechama[/name_f], [name_f]Odelia[/name_f], [name_f]Maya[/name_f], [name_f]Tehila[/name_f], [name_u]Yuval[/name_u], [name_m]Noam[/name_m], [name_m]Moshe[/name_m], [name_m]Eliam[/name_m], and [name_m]Avram[/name_m] are also huge favorites.
31. What is your favorite Japanese name?
[name_f]Amaya[/name_f] or [name_f]Hana[/name_f]? Not hugely familiar with Japanese names tbh.
32. What is your favorite Hawaiian name?
[name_f]Auli’i[/name_f] or Kailei (kye-lay). I also love [name_f]Kaia[/name_f].
33. What is your favorite Indian name?
It’s a tie between [name_f]Priya[/name_f] and [name_f]Lilavati[/name_f]!
34. What is your favorite Russian name?
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] or [name_m]Semyon[/name_m]. I also love [name_f]Nadia[/name_f]/Nadezhda.
35. List some other international favorites of various origins!
Icelandic: Mæja
Polish: [name_f]Hania[/name_f] ([name_f]Hania[/name_f] is to [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] in Polish as [name_f]Anya[/name_f] is to [name_f]Anna[/name_f] in Russian!), [name_f]Michalina[/name_f]
Zulu: Isisa (eep, I love this name!!)
Italian: [name_f]Maddalena[/name_f], [name_m]Cristiano[/name_m]
[name_m]Dutch[/name_m]: [name_f]Fenna[/name_f], [name_f]Madelief[/name_f]
Hungarian: Mihaly, [name_f]Rahel[/name_f]
Portugese: [name_m]Simão[/name_m], Abraão, [name_f]Margarida[/name_f], [name_f]Amora[/name_f], Amália, [name_f]Evora[/name_f]
Greek: [name_m]Leonidas[/name_m], [name_f]Eleni[/name_f]

CATEGORY 4: TAG A BERRY

36. [name_m]Tag[/name_m] a Berry with names of a very similar style to you
I think the closest are these three? @baya44, @auroradawn, @acajou?
37. [name_m]Tag[/name_m] a Berry with OPPOSITE style to you, but whose names you love anyway
It’s been a while since I’ve been terribly active on nameberry honestly… maybe @coffeeorangecats? I LOVE her taste but our styles don’t always match up.
38. [name_m]Tag[/name_m] a Berry whose names you admire from afar, but rarely speak to
Uh, probably a lot. I’ve not been very active on nb lately.
39. [name_m]Tag[/name_m] a Berry who helped you discover a love for a new name
@dearest! She introduced me to a combo rather than a name in general ([name_f]Audrey[/name_f] [name_f]Cosima[/name_f], still a huge favorite!), but anyways.
40. [name_m]Tag[/name_m] a Berry whose names you’re always on the lookout for
@seawillow 10000000%. Also @aerieeerie!
41. [name_m]Tag[/name_m] a Berry who influenced your naming style
Too many to count. I especially love @babies123456 for teaching me about Hebrew names, though; they’ve become such an integral part of my list.

CATEGORY 5: OPINIONS

42. What’s a name everyone seems to love, but you’re not a fan of?
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], [name_f]Florence[/name_f], [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], [name_f]Naomi[/name_f], [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_u]Oliver[/name_u].
43. What’s a name everyone seems to dislike, but you love?
[name_u]Everly[/name_u]‘s probably the closest. Otherwise, not sure haha.
44. What do you think of alliterative names? What’s your favorite alliterative name? (e.g. Alaska Anouk, Madeleine Mae)
I love alliteration when it works! I don’t have an alliterative combo on my list just now, but wouldn’t be opposed to it. I used to love [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Opal[/name_f] and [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Odette[/name_f].
45. [name_f]Do[/name_f] name meanings matter to you?
They’re not a deciding factor on whether I keep a name around, but they definitely do add a layer of charm for me if it’s a lovely meaning. [name_m]Case[/name_m] in point, [name_f]Isobel[/name_f].
46. What’s your opinion on traditionally masculine names for girls, and traditionally feminine names for boys?
Not a fan personally. [name_u]Brady[/name_u]‘s a GP but I love names like [name_u]Avery[/name_u], [name_u]Harper[/name_u], [name_u]Bailey[/name_u], [name_u]Addison[/name_u], etc. on boys, so I guess that should tell you something?
47. Does name popularity influence your name decisions?
Rarely. I do love a LOT of names outside of the top 1000; I think that’s just sort of because how eclectic my list is and my preference for rare Biblical and international names. But I have a lot of popular top 100 names especially on my girls list, but also on the boys ([name_m]Samuel[/name_m], [name_m]Jack[/name_m], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_f]Claire[/name_f], [name_f]Zoe[/name_f], [name_f]Audrey[/name_f], [name_f]Aurora[/name_f], etc.), so my list really is all over the place.
48. How much do other Berry opinions influence your name decisions?
Eh. I use it as a gauge to keep me in check from going TOO crazy ([name_m]Barzillai[/name_m], Pudens, Greystoke, le sigh).
49. What’s your opinion on using long, (but beautiful), easily mispronounced non-English names in an English-speaking country?
Eh, I’d have to be really committed to use it. I’m not unaware that it could be pretty unpleasant to deal with on a daily basis, but if the name meant enough, I would seriously consider it. [name_f]Eilidh[/name_f] and [name_m]Eoghan[/name_m] are on my list, but I wouldn’t consider them long. I would not use [name_f]Fionnabhair[/name_f], [name_m]Sebastião[/name_m], or [name_f]Nadezhda[/name_f] over [name_f]Fiona[/name_f], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], and [name_f]Nadia[/name_f].
50. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you follow naming trends?
I think a good part of my girls’ style does, but I’m not sure you could say my boys’ style does. haha. They could maybe fit trends but are definitely still very rare for the most part.

CATEGORY 6: MISC

51. What was the FIRST name you can remember loving? Do you still like/love it now?
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f] and [name_m]Peter[/name_m] were my respective first loves. I still LOVE [name_m]Peter[/name_m] ([name_u]Augustine[/name_u] [name_m]Peter[/name_m] [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] is in my top 10; I’m considering adding [name_m]Peter[/name_m] as a FN too), and like [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] but probably wouldn’t use her. I’ve fallen out of love with the nn [name_u]Abby[/name_u] and feel like I couldn’t guarantee JUST [name_f]Abigail[/name_f]. I’m sort of thinking of adding her as a middle (considered [name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] [name_f]Eliane[/name_f] the other day!), but I’m not sure. [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f], [name_f]Claire[/name_f], [name_f]Lacey[/name_f], and [name_u]Bryn[/name_u] (b) are other lifelong loves… [name_f]Claire[/name_f] is in my top 5 right now and as a family name, probably won’t ever go far away. [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] I ADORE but am not sure I’d use her since [name_f]Isobel[/name_f] means so much, but I’d love to find a home for her. [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f] is a like but never seems like a love enough to add her to my list. [name_f]Lacey[/name_f] I’d add in a heartbeat for the right combo, and [name_u]Bryn[/name_u] I really like and would love to use to honor my Welsh ancestry, but with [name_f]Brynn[/name_f]'s current popularity for girls, who knows what’ll happen there.
52. Cutest matching names for twins?
I always liked [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] and [name_m]Oscar[/name_m] together, but I’m sort of over that… probably [name_f]Isobel[/name_f] and [name_f]Adele[/name_f] lol, or maybe [name_f]Adele[/name_f] and [name_u]Aquila[/name_u]? [name_u]Tali[/name_u] and [name_f]Tirzah[/name_f]? [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] and [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]? [name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m] and [name_m]Barnabas[/name_m]? [name_m]Jack[/name_m] and [name_m]Judah[/name_m]? [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] and [name_m]Reuben[/name_m]? [name_f]Violet[/name_f] and [name_u]Everett[/name_u]?
53. If you had to give your kid a family name, what name would you pick?
[name_f]Grace[/name_f] or [name_m]John[/name_m] nn [name_m]Jack[/name_m], probably? I also like [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] but not up front. As a more contrived honor, [name_f]Claire[/name_f], [name_f]Liliana[/name_f], [name_f]Eilidh[/name_f], or [name_m]Boaz[/name_m].
54. What’s the best name in your family tree?
I think [name_m]Drury[/name_m] is pretty epic. I also love No@h, [name_f]Ave[/name_f].ry, Em3line, [name_m]Lott[/name_m]!e, etc.
55. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you prefer the ‘Hot Takes’ thread or the ‘Quick Poll’ thread? Why?
[name_m]Don[/name_m]'t really follow either honestly!
56. Show me some ‘aesthetic’ pictures that you feel match the vibe of your name.

[name_f]My[/name_f] internet doesn’t like me, so skipping this one.

[firefly305]

Hey, I know we’ve never interacted, but before I even created an NB account, I would look through name threads and your comments always swept me away! You’re so thoughtful and romantic, I’ve always admired you

[ashthedreamer]

Aww, thank you, lovely! I admittedly am not on here much these days, but nice to “meet” you! I’ll have to keep an eye out for your threads when I do stop in.

[Wandarine]

mood ngl I changed my space themed name three times scrolling down this thread because I always thought of a better one!

@rhodes2nowhere if that helps, I love [name_m]Kilian[/name_m] and [name_u]Lumen[/name_u]!

@rorawhale yay for Median! It’s a robust choice

@GenEric egg white and yoke for twins is too cute, I love it

@Mary_Rose another vote for [name_f]Nancy[/name_f] here!

[TeaJay]

CATEGORY 1: YOUR LIST

Summary

1. What is your favorite girl’s name? [name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
2. What is your favorite boy’s name? [name_m]Alistair[/name_m]
3. What is the longest name/combo on your list? I think the longest is “[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] [name_f]Eilidh[/name_f]”
4. What is the shortest name/combo on your list? [name_f]Brigid[/name_f] [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
5. Tell me the story behind a favorite name of yours. [name_f]Rose[/name_f] is a family name- it was the maiden name of our great grandma who’s history was somewhat mysterious and my sister and cousin had it as middles
6. What is the newest name/combo on your list? I just added some unpaired names to my list but they are all ones I liked but [name_f]Brigid[/name_f] is a newer one to my list
7. What is the oldest name/combo on your list? Probably [name_f]Fiona[/name_f] as I have liked it since I was a kid saw the movie the secret of [name_u]Roan[/name_u] Inish
8. What is the most underrated name on your list? (In your opinion!) **I don’t know! One of the names I’m surprised isn’t more popular is [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] **
9. What is the most unique name on your list? I don’t know maybe [name_f]Nuala[/name_f]? or [name_f]Ceridwen[/name_f]
10. What is the most common/popular name on your list? [name_u]Liam[/name_u] & [name_f]Luna[/name_f]
11. If you had to let go of a name on your list, which name would it be? Probably [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] because it’s so popular.
12. What name on your list did you fall in love with at first sight? [name_f]Ariadne[/name_f]

CATEGORY 2: THEMED NAMES

Summary

13. What is your favorite trendy name? I guess [name_f]Luna[/name_f] and [name_u]Kit[/name_u] are pretty trendy
14. What is your ultimate GP name? Idk I don’t think any of my names are full GP but I guess [name_f]Arianwyn[/name_f] and [name_f]Ceridwen[/name_f]
15. What is your favorite floral name? [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] and [name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
16. What is your favorite word name? (non-floral) [name_u]Peregrine[/name_u]
17. What is your favorite space-themed name? [name_f]Stella[/name_f] and [name_f]Andromeda[/name_f]
18. What is your favorite month or week name? [name_f]Wednesday[/name_f] and [name_u]October[/name_u]
19. What is your favorite Greek mythology name? [name_f]Ariadne[/name_f] & [name_f]Calliope[/name_f]
20. What is your favorite name from Harry Potter? [name_f]Hermione[/name_f], [name_f]Luna[/name_f], [name_m]Hugo[/name_m], [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
21. What is your favorite name from F.R.I.E.N.D.S? [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
22. What is your favorite biblical name? [name_f]Naomi[/name_f], [name_u]Jesse[/name_u], [name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
23. What is your favorite name with an unfortunate meaning? [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] it means “blind”
24. What is your favorite name with a meaning related to the ocean? “[name_u]Morgan[/name_u], [name_m]Merlin[/name_m]”
25. What is your favorite totally made-up name? Scotlyn

CATEGORY 3: INTERNATIONAL NAMES

Summary

26. What is your favorite Māori name? [name_m]Manaia[/name_m]
27. What is your favorite Irish name? I [name_u]Love[/name_u] so many! [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], [name_f]Nuala[/name_f], [name_f]Caoimhe[/name_f], [name_m]Ruari[/name_m], [name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
28. What is your favorite English name? [name_u]Beckett[/name_u]
29. What is your favorite Turkish name? [name_f]Ayla[/name_f]
30. What is your favorite Hebrew name? [name_u]Ezra[/name_u]
31. What is your favorite Japanese name? [name_f]Keiko[/name_f]
32. What is your favorite Hawaiian name? [name_f]Nalani[/name_f]
33. What is your favorite Indian name? [name_m]Ravi[/name_m]
34. What is your favorite Russian name? [name_m]Alexei[/name_m], [name_f]Annika[/name_f], [name_f]Anya[/name_f], [name_m]Nikolai[/name_m]
35. List some other international favorites of various origins! [name_m]Emrys[/name_m] (welsh), [name_f]Mairwen[/name_f] (unknown hebrew/Egyptian), [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] (swedish), [name_f]Freya[/name_f] (norse), [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] (scottish), [name_f]Saskia[/name_f] (dutch)

CATEGORY 4: TAG A BERRY

Summary

36. [name_m]Tag[/name_m] a Berry with names of a very similar style to you I don’t know!
37. [name_m]Tag[/name_m] a Berry with OPPOSITE style to you, but whose names you love anyway ** @seawillow **
38. [name_m]Tag[/name_m] a Berry whose names you admire from afar, but rarely speak to @SparkleNinja18
39. [name_m]Tag[/name_m] a Berry who helped you discover a love for a new name
40. [name_m]Tag[/name_m] a Berry whose names you’re always on the lookout for @lumosmaxima
41. [name_m]Tag[/name_m] a Berry who influenced your naming style

CATEGORY 5: OPINIONS

Summary

42. What’s a name everyone seems to love, but you’re not a fan of? [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
43. What’s a name everyone seems to dislike, but you love? Nameberry has a kind of mean entry for [name_f]Ceridwen[/name_f] not being ~poetic~ but I love it
44. What do you think of alliterative names? What’s your favorite alliterative name? (e.g. Alaska Anouk, Madeleine [Mae] (Mae - Baby Name Meaning, Origin, and Popularity | Nameberry)) I think it depends- it can be really cute! I [name_u]Haven[/name_u]'t thought about it but [name_f]Astrid[/name_f] [name_f]Ariadne[/name_f]
45. [name_f]Do[/name_f] name meanings matter to you? It does but it’s not everything. Like [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] means “blind” and a lot of “mary” names mean “bitter” but I’d probably still use them
46. What’s your opinion on traditionally masculine names for girls, and traditionally feminine names for boys? It depends. I really like using traditionally masculine names that have been more recently used for girls on boys- like [name_u]Madison[/name_u] or [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] or [name_u]Leslie[/name_u]. For girls I like unisex and surnames but I’m not a huge fan of straight up using traditional “boy” names like [name_u]James[/name_u] unless you’re willing to do the same with girls names for boys. I think names like [name_f]Blythe[/name_f] or [name_f]Joy[/name_f] make great boy middles.
47. Does name popularity influence your name decisions? It doesn’t change how much I like it but I would change if I used it in a first spot if it was like in the top 10
48. How much do other Berry opinions influence your name decisions? **They sometimes make me love a name or combo or could point out a potential problem I didn’t see but otherwise not hugely. **
49. What’s your opinion on using long, (but beautiful), easily mispronounced non-English names in an English-speaking country? If it has meaning to you, you should use it. We can learn to say it.
50. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you follow naming trends? **I feel like I do accidentally! usually when a name starts trending mor eif when I’ll first start hearing it and liking it. **

CATEGORY 6: MISC

Summary

51. What was the FIRST name you can remember loving? Do you still like/love it now? Probably [name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]? I do still like it but I thought it was pronounced [name_f]Ree[/name_f]-uh-non back then.
52. Cutest matching names for twins? I’d want it to have a theme or maybe matching initials but not super matchy in terms of sound spelling.
53. If you had to give your kid a family name, what name would you pick? [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
54. What’s the best name in your family tree? [name_f]Rose[/name_f], Ethelmay
55. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you prefer the ‘Hot Takes’ thread or the ‘Quick Poll’ thread? Why? Quick [name_u]Poll[/name_u]. I just like voting!
56. Show me some ‘aesthetic’ pictures that you feel match the vibe of your name.

[Strawberry.Bunny]

Category 2:
[name_m]Favorite[/name_m] trendy names?
Vintage names
Your ultimate gp name?
[name_u]Journey[/name_u], and [name_m]Nekoda[/name_m]
What’s your favorite floral name?
[name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_u]Briar[/name_u], [name_f]Lily[/name_f] and [name_f]Tulip[/name_f]
[name_m]Favorite[/name_m] word name?
[name_u]Prairie[/name_u] and [name_u]Journey[/name_u]
[name_m]Favorite[/name_m] space thrmed name?
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f], [name_f]Moon[/name_f], and [name_u]Neptune[/name_u]
What is your favorite month or week name?
[name_u]October[/name_u], [name_u]November[/name_u], [name_u]June[/name_u], [name_f]May[/name_f], [name_u]March[/name_u], [name_u]August[/name_u], [name_f]Sunday[/name_f] and [name_f]Wednesday[/name_f]
What is your favorite greek mythology name?
[name_m]Apollo[/name_m] and [name_f]Juno[/name_f]
What’s your favorite name from [name_u]Harry[/name_u] [name_m]Potter[/name_m]?
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f] and [name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
What’s your favorite name from F.R.I.E.N.D.S?
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] and [name_f]Monica[/name_f]
What’s your favorite biblical name?
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f], [name_u]Genesis[/name_u], [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f], [name_f]Anna[/name_f], [name_u]Gabriel[/name_u] and [name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
[name_m]Favorite[/name_m] name with an unfortunate meaning?
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f], which means blind and [name_f]Mia[/name_f] which means bitter
What is your favorite name with a meaning related to the ocean?
[name_f]Misty[/name_f], [name_u]Harbor[/name_u], [name_u]Sailor[/name_u], and [name_u]Bay[/name_u]
[name_m]Favorite[/name_m] made up name?
[name_f]Locklyn[/name_f]!

[Wandarine]

CATEGORY 1: YOUR LIST

What is your favorite girl’s name? [name_f]Rebekka[/name_f]
What is your favorite boy’s name? [name_u]Amos[/name_u]
What is the longest name/combo on your list? [name_f]Felicitas[/name_f]
What is the shortest name/combo on your list? tie between [name_u]Amos[/name_u], [name_f]Mara[/name_f], [name_m]Bram[/name_m] and [name_m]Leif[/name_m]
Tell me the story behind a favorite name of yours. [name_f]Rebekka[/name_f] was chosen in the two minutes it takes to walk from my childhood best friend’s home to mine. It was theme week at high school, so I needed to dress up for the next day as “me 20 years from now”. I mostly pictured myself as a mother, but I didn’t have any baby dolls myself I could have used as a prop so I borrowed my friend’s. To her it was named [name_f]Helene[/name_f] but I decided [name_f]Rebekka[/name_f] fit better, and it stuck.
What is the newest name/combo on your list? [name_m]Kenan[/name_m], discovered this year
What is the oldest name/combo on your list? I used [name_m]Matthias[/name_m] in a combo around 2008-ish
What is the most underrated name on your list?(In your opinion!) [name_f]Zippora[/name_f]
What is the most unique name on your list? [name_m]Kenan[/name_m], I’d say
What is the most common/popular name on your list? [name_f]Mara[/name_f]
If you had to let go of a name on your list, which name would it be? [name_f]Mara[/name_f]
What name on your list did you fall in love with at first sight? [name_f]Zippora[/name_f]

CATEGORY 2: THEMED NAMES

What is your favorite trendy name? [name_m]Ethan[/name_m]
What is your ultimate GP name? T’Haila
What is your favorite floral name? probably [name_f]Iris[/name_f]
What is your favorite word name? (non-floral) [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
What is your favorite space-themed name? [name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
What is your favorite month or week name? (e.g. [name_u]July[/name_u], [name_m]Friday[/name_m]) [name_u]June[/name_u]
What is your favorite Greek mythology name? [name_f]Ariadne[/name_f]
What is your favorite name from [name_u]Harry[/name_u] [name_m]Potter[/name_m]? does [name_u]Amos[/name_u] count?
What is your favorite name from F.R.I.E.N.D.S? [name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
What is your favorite biblical name? still [name_u]Amos[/name_u]
What is your favorite name with an unfortunate meaning? [name_f]Andra[/name_f]. I usually don’t care but I’m not naming my daughter “male”.
What is your favorite name with a meaning related to the ocean? [name_f]Megan[/name_f] if that counts, otherwiese [name_f]Marina[/name_f]
What is your favorite totally made-up name? Cresima

CATEGORY 3: INTERNATIONAL NAMES

What is your favorite Māori name? [name_m]Nikau[/name_m]
What is your favorite Irish name? [name_f]Siobhan[/name_f]
What is your favorite [name_f]English[/name_f] name? [name_m]Nelson[/name_m]
What is your favorite Turkish name? Enver
What is your favorite Hebrew name? [name_u]Amos[/name_u] again
What is your favorite Japanese name? [name_f]Midori[/name_f]
What is your favorite Hawaiian name? [name_f]Kalea[/name_f]
What is your favorite [name_f]Indian[/name_f] name? Nihal
What is your favorite Russian name? [name_f]Vera[/name_f]
List some other international favorites of various origins! Spanish: [name_f]Nuria[/name_f], Welsh: [name_f]Nerys[/name_f], Romansh: Flurin

CATEGORY 4: TAG A BERRY

Tag a [name_u]Berry[/name_u] with names of a very similar style to you @Randomdude555 but I only realised that reading your reply to this thread
Tag a [name_u]Berry[/name_u] with OPPOSITE style to you, but whose names you love anyway @standardcrow your kids have super cool names but I’d never use them myself
Tag a [name_u]Berry[/name_u] whose names you admire from afar, but rarely speak to @MagnoliaE . I just really love Hebrew names
Tag a [name_u]Berry[/name_u] who helped you discover a love for a new name @rosebeth I would never have thought of Pythagoras on my own but it’s gorgeous
Tag a [name_u]Berry[/name_u] whose names you’re always on the lookout for @sparkleninja18 comes up with unexpected things
Tag a [name_u]Berry[/name_u] who influenced your naming style I have to pass on this one. Everyone a little

CATEGORY 5: OPINIONS

What’s a name everyone seems to love, but you’re not a fan of? [name_u]Sloane[/name_u]
What’s a name everyone seems to dislike, but you love? [name_m]Mingus[/name_m]
What do you think of alliterative names? What’s your favorite alliterative name? (e.g. [name_f]Alaska[/name_f] [name_f]Anouk[/name_f], [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f]) [name_m]Can[/name_m] be great! [name_m]Favorite[/name_m]: [name_u]Amos[/name_u] [name_m]Alois[/name_m]
Do name meanings matter to you? Only when they’re extremely unfortunate
What’s your opinion on traditionally masculine names for girls, and traditionally feminine names for boys? masculine/feminine sounding names can be nice and unexpected. [name_m]Flat[/name_m] out male/female names on the other sex just don’t vibe with me, although I’m all for smashing gender.
Does name popularity influence your name decisions? Only indirectly, when I hear something so often it gets boring.
How much do other [name_u]Berry[/name_u] opinions influence your name decisions? Hardly.
What’s your opinion on using long, (but beautiful), easily mispronounced non-[name_f]English[/name_f] names in an [name_f]English[/name_f]-speaking country? I don’t see anything wrong with it but I’m not in the position to tell
Do you follow naming trends? As in looking them up? Sometimes. As in basing my decisions on them? No.

CATEGORY 6: MISC

What was the FIRST name you can remember loving? [name_f]Do[/name_f] you still like/love it now? [name_u]Marie[/name_u]. It seems boring now.
Cutest matching names for twins? [name_f]Emma[/name_f] and [name_m]Emil[/name_m]. But in practice I’d name twins like regular siblings.
If you had to give your kid a family name, what name would you pick? [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] or [name_u]Oliver[/name_u] (different people but the respective best fn choices!)
What’s the best name in your family tree? [name_m]Johann[/name_m]-[name_m]Adam[/name_m]. I used it on a character.
Do you prefer the ‘Hot Takes’ thread or the ‘Quick [name_u]Poll[/name_u]’ thread? Why? I hardly read Hot Takes so… Quick [name_u]Poll[/name_u] I guess?
Show me some ‘aesthetic’ pictures that you feel match the vibe of your name. Aesthetic for my actual irl name:

[SofiaSweden]

CATEGORY 1: YOUR LIST

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1. What is your favorite girl’s name?
   [name_f]Cosima[/name_f]. It makes me think of my favorite color, blue, and of sparkling auras and twirling stars. It’s just so elegant and mysterious but with an attitude as well, which I appreciate in a name.

2. What is your favorite boy’s name?
   [name_u]Axel[/name_u]. It’s so simple yet strong with a wonderful mening. It was also my maternal great-grandfather’s name, so there’s the nostalgic connection to it.

3.What is the longest name/combo on your list?
Girl: [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [name_f]Clementine[/name_f].
Boy: [name_m]Bram[/name_m] [name_u]Willoughby[/name_u]

4. What is the shortest name/combo on your list?
   Girl: [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] [name_u]Winter[/name_u]
   Boy: [name_u]Atlas[/name_u] [name_m]Henry[/name_m]

5.Tell me the story behind a favorite name of yours
One of my longest lasting name crushes is [name_f]Astrid[/name_f]. I am from [name_u]Sweden[/name_u], so I, as many other swedes, grow up on the books by the wonderful [name_f]Astrid[/name_f] Lindgren (the creator of [name_f]Pippi[/name_f] Longstocking!). So it’s partly inspired by her, because she was not only an amazing children’s author, but she was also a compassionate and strong woman full of sass.

6.What is the newest combo on your list?
[name_f]Sylvestra[/name_f] [name_f]Moon[/name_f]. I discovered the wonderful [name_f]Sylvestra[/name_f] recently, and have quickly become one of my favorite names.

7. What is the oldest name/combo on your list?
   It’s a tie between [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] and [name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_f]Magdalene[/name_f].

8. What is the most underrated name on your list, in your opinion?
   Hard question, but I have to go with [name_f]Sybil[/name_f]. She’s in the middle of a combo, but I can easily picture it as a first name. It’s so full of vintage charm and character, it deserves more attention.

9.What is the most unique name on your list?
Not so sure, probably [name_f]Margareta[/name_f]? It’s the Swedish version of [name_f]Margaret[/name_f].

10. What is the most common/popular name on your list?
    It feels like it’s a tie between [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] and [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f].

11.If you hade to let go of a name on your list, which name would it be?
I love all of my girl combos too much, so it have toe be one of the boys. I’d say [name_m]Leonardo[/name_m].

12.What name on your list did you fall in love with at first sight?
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f]. Look at the first question for the reasons why.

CATEGORY 2: THEMED NAMES

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13. What is your favorite trendy name?
    For girls: [name_f]Clara[/name_f]
    For boys: [name_u]Oliver[/name_u]

14. What is your ultimate GP name?
    Girl: [name_f]Tinuviel[/name_f]
    Boy: Finrod
    (I am a HUGE fan of the [name_m]Lord[/name_m] of the Rings universe).

15. What is your favorite floral name?
    [name_f]Marigold[/name_f]

16. What is your favorite word name?
    Gosh, I LOVE word names. This is hard, but:
    For girls: [name_u]Fable[/name_u]
    For boys. [name_u]Poet[/name_u]

17. What is your favorite space-themed name?
    [name_f]Celestial[/name_f].

18.What is your favorite month or week name?
I absolutely adore [name_f]Sunday[/name_f]! I would use it in a heartbeat if I could.

19. What is your favorite Greek mythology name?
    [name_f]Persephone[/name_f] and [name_m]Apollo[/name_m].

20.What is your favorite name from [name_u]Harry[/name_u] [name_m]Potter[/name_m]?
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] and [name_m]Albus[/name_m].

21. What is your favorite name from F.R.I.E.N.D.S?
    [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f], hands down.

22. What is your favorite biblical name?
    [name_f]Rebecka[/name_f] and [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u].

23. "What is your favorite name with an unfortunate meaning?
    Again, [name_f]Persephone[/name_f].

24. What is your favorite name with a meaning related to the ocean?
    [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]!

25. What is your favorite totally made-up name?
    None, I’m afraid. There is absolutely nothing wrong with them, it’s just not speaking to me.

I think I stop here for today, I might continue tomorrow. Thank you @Kiriko for the tag!

[itsjustjack]

CATEGORY 1: YOUR LIST

1. What is your favorite girl’s name? [name_f]Athena[/name_f]
2. What is your favorite boy’s name? [name_m]Simon[/name_m]
3. What is the longest name/combo on your list? [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f], [name_f]Marceline[/name_f] (maybe more a GP? Idk) or [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f], all tied at 9 letters each.
4. What is the shortest name/combo on your list? I’ve got a good few four letter names including [name_u]Rhys[/name_u], [name_f]Anya[/name_f], [name_f]Gwen[/name_f], [name_u]Noah[/name_u], [name_u]Rome[/name_u].
5. Tell me the story behind a favorite name of yours. [name_f]My[/name_f] dad always told me that my grandpa wanted to name a son [name_m]Isidore[/name_m] but never did and that my dad thought it would be fun to do so too; I’m much more a fan of [name_f]Isadora[/name_f] (reminds me of dance which was an important part of my childhood) and totally love the idea of using [name_f]Isadora[/name_f] as a first or middle for sort of a creative honor name idea. [name_m]Isidore[/name_m], I’d maybe consider as a middle for a boy.
6. What is the newest name/combo on your list? Maybe [name_f]Magda[/name_f]? Not actually sure! Seems like a while since I’ve actually gotten new names.
7. What is the oldest name/combo on your list? Either [name_m]Simon[/name_m], [name_m]Colin[/name_m], or [name_m]Alasdair[/name_m], I think. Maybe [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] for girls, though my preferred nickname has changed a couple times (currently [name_f]Libby[/name_f]).
8. What is the most underrated name on your list? (In your opinion!) [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m] or [name_m]Macaulay[/name_m] for boys, maybe [name_f]Rowena[/name_f] for girls?
9. What is the most unique name on your list? [name_u]Indigo[/name_u] or [name_u]Kestrel[/name_u]/Kessie.
10. What is the most common/popular name on your list? [name_m]John[/name_m] (as a middle) or [name_u]Noah[/name_u].
11. If you had to let go of a name on your list, which name would it be? [name_u]Noah[/name_u]. I absolutely love it but it might be too popular for my tastes. [name_u]Or[/name_u] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], it’s a family name but perhaps a bit TOO used in my particular family now.
12. What name on your list did you fall in love with at first sight? [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f], thanks to [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] Bergman. [name_u]Or[/name_u] [name_u]Rhys[/name_u], as I’ve always loved the sound but never liked the spelling I knew of before ([name_u]Reese[/name_u], it’s too “candy” for me personally).

CATEGORY 2: THEMED NAMES

13. What is your favorite trendy name? [name_f]Mia[/name_f]/Amelia or [name_u]Noah[/name_u] if we’re talking talking popular name by numbers, [name_f]Luna[/name_f] or [name_m]Zander[/name_m] if we’re talking trendy as in relatively newly popular/introduced.
14. What is your ultimate GP name? [name_f]Connemara[/name_f] “[name_u]Connie[/name_u]” or “[name_f]Mara[/name_f],” or [name_u]Peregrine[/name_u] “[name_u]Perry[/name_u].”
15. What is your favorite floral name? [name_u]Indigo[/name_u], [name_f]Dahlia[/name_f], [name_f]Lavender[/name_f], [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f]. [name_u]Indigo[/name_u] if I have to pick one.
16. What is your favorite word name? (non-floral). This is super hard, I love many! [name_f]Serenity[/name_f] or [name_u]Carter[/name_u], [name_u]Sparrow[/name_u] and most other bird names, and if they count, place names get a mention ([name_u]Rome[/name_u]/Roman, [name_u]Berlin[/name_u], [name_f]Carolina[/name_f], [name_f]Georgia[/name_f]).
17. What is your favorite space-themed name? [name_u]Nova[/name_u] for girls, [name_u]Mars[/name_u] for boys.
18. What is your favorite month or week name? (e.g. July, Friday). [name_f]April[/name_f] overall and for month names, with [name_u]June[/name_u] as a pretty close second. In terms of week names, [name_m]Saturday[/name_m] is my favorite.
19. What is your favorite Greek mythology name? [name_f]Athena[/name_f].
20. What is your favorite name from Harry Potter? [name_f]Ginny[/name_f], [name_u]Percy[/name_u], [name_f]Minerva[/name_f], [name_m]Seamus[/name_m], [name_f]Lavender[/name_f], [name_u]Dean[/name_u], [name_m]Cedric[/name_m], [name_m]Colin[/name_m]. HP has a lot of great names, honestly.
21. What is your favorite name from F.R.I.E.N.D.S? Definitely [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]. (I had to look this up.)
22. What is your favorite biblical name? [name_m]Simon[/name_m]!
23. What is your favorite name with an unfortunate meaning? [name_u]Tristan[/name_u]? I’m not sure, honestly I don’t keep close track of most name meanings…
24. What is your favorite name with a meaning related to the ocean? Does [name_u]River[/name_u] count?
25. What is your favorite totally made-up name? Casteline, Zaliat, Azaniel, Maztrilan… I have a lot. [name_f]Every[/name_f] name was made up at some point!

CATEGORY 3: INTERNATIONAL NAMES

26. What is your favorite Māori name? [name_f]Kaia[/name_f], [name_f]Hana[/name_f]
27. What is your favorite Irish name? So many! [name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_u]Sean[/name_u], [name_m]Seamus[/name_m], [name_f]Aislinn[/name_f], [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f], [name_f]Sinead[/name_f], and [name_f]Roisin[/name_f], just to name a few.
28. What is your favorite English name? [name_u]Julian[/name_u], [name_u]Christian[/name_u], [name_m]Wesley[/name_m], [name_f]Georgia[/name_f], and more.
29. What is your favorite Turkish name? [name_f]Maryam[/name_f], [name_f]Ayla[/name_f]
30. What is your favorite Hebrew name? [name_f]Hadassah[/name_f], [name_f]Rivka[/name_f], [name_f]Chava[/name_f], [name_u]Avi[/name_u], [name_f]Avital[/name_f], [name_u]Ariel[/name_u], [name_m]Dov[/name_m], [name_m]Lev[/name_m]
31. What is your favorite Japanese name? [name_f]Amaya[/name_f], [name_m]Kenji[/name_m], [name_f]Sakura[/name_f], [name_f]Kaori[/name_f], [name_f]Sen[/name_f], [name_f]Rin[/name_f]
32. What is your favorite Hawaiian name? [name_u]Kainoa[/name_u], [name_f]Leilani[/name_f]
33. What is your favorite Indian name? [name_f]Anu[/name_f]
34. What is your favorite Russian name? [name_f]Anya[/name_f], [name_f]Natasha[/name_f], [name_f]Yulia[/name_f], [name_m]Alexei[/name_m], or [name_m]Nikolai[/name_m].
35. List some other international favorites of various origins! [name_f]Luz[/name_f], [name_f]Beatriz[/name_f], [name_f]Fieke[/name_f], [name_f]Anneke[/name_f], [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f], [name_f]Asha[/name_f], [name_f]Una[/name_f], [name_m]Macaulay[/name_m], [name_m]Angelo[/name_m], [name_u]Kristian[/name_u], [name_m]Lars[/name_m], [name_m]Andrei[/name_m]

CATEGORY 4: TAG A BERRY

Skipping this because it’s too hard to pick

CATEGORY 5: OPINIONS

42. What’s a name everyone seems to love, but you’re not a fan of? [name_u]August[/name_u], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], and [name_f]Daisy[/name_f].
43. What’s a name everyone seems to dislike, but you love? Seurat (as a middle).
44. What do you think of alliterative names? What’s your favorite alliterative name? (e.g. Alaska Anouk, Madeleine Mae) I really like alliterative names, I think they can be lovely. I don’t have a particular favorite but I am currently super digging the combo Cassia Clare.
45. [name_f]Do[/name_f] name meanings matter to you? Not really, to be honest, unless it’s a word name (then meaning matters a LOT to me) or the meaning is something especially problematic in [name_f]English[/name_f] or a language commonly spoken in my area (which is a 100% dealbreaker).
46. What’s your opinion on traditionally masculine names for girls, and traditionally feminine names for boys? I don’t have an issue with them at all, and think they can be fun and fresh, but they’re not usually to my personal taste. I do love unisex names, and this is often how they’re created— I say in most cases, go for it! [name_f]My[/name_f] “sweet spot” is recognizable but not too common.
47. Does name popularity influence your name decisions? Somewhat, but only in that if I were naming a kid I wouldn’t want them to be one of multiple of that name in their class.
48. How much do other Berry opinions influence your name decisions? More than I’d like to admit, lol. I try not to let it, though, and strive to just like what I like!
49. What’s your opinion on using long, (but beautiful), easily mispronounced non-English names in an English-speaking country? Absolutely fine!
50. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you follow naming trends? Not knowingly, but I’m sure like most anyone, I’m not totally immune to influence.

CATEGORY 6: MISC

51. What was the FIRST name you can remember loving? Do you still like/love it now? This is a hard one! Uh, maybe [name_m]Colin[/name_m] or [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] or [name_f]Aurora[/name_f]? Yes, I still like all of them, but would only use [name_m]Colin[/name_m] of the three.
52. Cutest matching names for twins? [name_f]Lavender[/name_f] and [name_f]Lilac[/name_f] has always been a favorite set of mine, however “matchy” it admittedly is. This isn’t the most popular around here, maybe, but I’m really into matching first initials for twins.
53. If you had to give your kid a family name, what name would you pick? [name_u]James[/name_u] or [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f].
54. What’s the best name in your family tree? I have a huge family and a lot of great names are in it, but my cousin named her son [name_m]Cedric[/name_m] a few years back, and I absolutely adore that name.
55. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you prefer the ‘Hot Takes’ thread or the ‘Quick Poll’ thread? Why? Quick [name_u]Poll[/name_u], it’s a more positive thread overall, but Hot Takes is also fun sometimes and people (usually) keep things nice.

[Babies123456]

Thank you ash @ashthedreamer

I don’t have time to do all of them but this was fun! Some of the numbers are funky so just ignore them

1. What is your favorite girl’s name? Esther
2. What is your favorite boy’s name? Ben-Ami
3. What is the longest name/combo on your list? Judith Winsome Ruth
4. What is the shortest name/combo on your list? Ida Maeve
5. Tell me the story behind a favorite name of yours. Esther- I had liked the name for a while and one day I was teaching my Sunday school class and we were reading a picture book about Queen Esther (who’ve I’ve always loved). I mentioned how pretty the name was to another teacher and she’s like “Well why not use it for a daughter?” And I guess it stuck.
6. What is the newest name/combo on your list? Evelyn Ruthie
7. What is the oldest name/combo on your list? Sascha Lev or Ben-Ami Isaac
8. What is the most underrated name on your list? (In your opinion!) Sabine, Fern, Maxine
9. What is the most unique name on your list? Ben-Ami
10. What is the most common/popular name on your list? Evelyn or Amelia
11. If you had to let go of a name on your list, which name would it be? I don’t know
12. What name on your list did you fall in love with at first sight? Isadora
13. What is your favorite trendy name? Do Eden and Ruby count?
14. What is your ultimate GP name? Isis
15. What is your favorite floral name? Rosemary if that counts
16. What is your favorite word name?
    Poem or Sunny (non-floral)
17. What is your favorite space-themed name? Lyra
18. What is your favorite month or week name? June, May, and Sunday
19. What is your favorite Greek mythology name? Isadora
20. What is your favorite name from Harry Potter? I don’t know any
21. What is your favorite name from F.R.I.E.N.D.S? Phoebe
22. What is your favorite biblical name? Hmm Tzipporah, Miriam, Ruth/Ruthie, Eli/Elijah, Ezra, Isaac, Solomon, Emanuel,Esther, Reuben (sorry too many)
23. What is your favorite name with an unfortunate meaning? Benoni (son of my sorrow?)
24. What is your favorite name with a meaning related to the ocean? Miriam or Marion
25. What is your favorite totally made-up name? Not sure ?

(Skipped 26-41)

42. What’s a name everyone seems to love, but you’re not a fan of? Hmmm Violet? Adelaide?
43. What’s a name everyone seems to dislike, but you love? Edwina, Winifred, Fern, Judith
44. What do you think of alliterative names? What’s your favorite alliterative name? (e.g. Alaska Anouk, Madeleine Mae) Not really a fan. Maybe Esther Evelyn? Eh idk.
45. Do name meanings matter to you? Yes but I don’t think I’d use a name just for the meaning, more of a bonus (more important for my kids Hebrew names)
46. What’s your opinion on traditionally masculine names for girls, and traditionally feminine names for boys? I think it’s fun depending on the name
47. Does name popularity influence your name decisions? Yes definitely. My name is very popular and I don’t want my kid to be the third X in their class
48. How much do other Berry opinions influence your name decisions? Somewhat
49. What’s your opinion on using long, (but beautiful), easily mispronounced non-English names in an English-speaking country? I’ll probably do it so sorry Ben-Ami
50. Do you follow naming trends? I like to know what’s trending but I’m not really a fan of trends myself
51. What was the FIRST name you can remember loving? Do you still like/love it now? Isadora and Eliza when I was really young like 8? I also really liked Ever, Eden, Aaron and some others
    11.Cutest matching names for twins?
    G/G: Ida & Nell
    B/G: Solomon & Esther
    B/B: Solomon & Emanuel
52. If you had to give your kid a family name, what name would you pick? Ida!
53. What’s the best name in your family tree?
    Still Ida!

[VioletMoon]

CATEGORY 5: OPINIONS

42. What’s a name everyone seems to love, but you’re not a fan of?
    [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] & [name_u]Quinn[/name_u]

43. What’s a name everyone seems to dislike, but you love?
    [name_f]Vada[/name_f], [name_f]Vada[/name_f], [name_f]Vada[/name_f]! (In [name_u]Jan[/name_u] [name_u]Brady[/name_u]'s voice ) [name_m]Even[/name_m] my own boyfriend dislikes this name. sigh

44. What do you think of alliterative names? What’s your favorite alliterative name? (e.g. Alaska Anouk, Madeleine Mae)
    I love alliterative names, even if I probably wouldn’t be inclined to use them. I love the sound of [name_f]Nina[/name_f] [name_f]Natasha[/name_f].

45. [name_f]Do[/name_f] name meanings matter to you?
    When the time comes to name an actual baby, yes meanings matter. But right now just having fun trying different combos.

46. What’s your opinion on traditionally masculine names for girls, and traditionally feminine names for boys?
    I think that it’s a great way to pave a path for a more gender-neutral world. Technically, any name can be gender neutral, just like any word can become a name. I would love to see more bold choices!

47. Does name popularity influence your name decisions?
    At first it did deter me greatly, but one of my favorite names at the moment is [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], and by the time I have a baby, she might skyrocket even more. I have realized that as long as I’m not repeating names that my family has already used, then I’m good.

48. How much do other Berry opinions influence your name decisions?
    I would say I have learned so much from this community, I get about a 40% influence, great opinions & advice have been given! At the end of the day, however, my decisions have to be based on my personal taste though.

49. What’s your opinion on using long, (but beautiful), easily mispronounced non-English names in an English-speaking country?
    I think people have to make more of an effort to try and pronounce names correctly. [name_m]Even[/name_m] if [name_f]English[/name_f] is the primary language, there should be no reason to not give someone the respect they deserve. Parents should be able to choose the name that is close to their hearts.

50. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you follow naming trends?
    Not really! But I would love to.

CATEGORY 6: MISC

51. What was the FIRST name you can remember loving? Do you still like/love it now?
    [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] & [name_f]Abigail[/name_f]. Yes, I still love the sounds of them, [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] more than [name_f]Abigail[/name_f], but I wouldn’t use [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] now. & [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] I may or may not use as a middle name one day.

52. Cutest matching names for twins?
    When I was a teen, I swear I wanted to use [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] & [name_f]Violette[/name_f] Now I think I would use [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] & [name_f]Tatiana[/name_f] or [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] & [name_f]Madeline[/name_f].

53. If you had to give your kid a family name, what name would you pick?
    [name_f]My[/name_f] aunt’s name is [name_f]Rosie[/name_f], so most likely I would do a variation of [name_f]Rose[/name_f], like [name_f]Wildrose[/name_f], [name_f]Roselle[/name_f], or [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f].

54. What’s the best name in your family tree?
    [name_f]My[/name_f] grandmother’s sister is [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] & their mom’s name was [name_f]Esperanza[/name_f].

55. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you prefer the ‘Hot Takes’ thread or the ‘Quick Poll’ thread? Why?
    I am on the Quick [name_u]Poll[/name_u] Thread more often because I love seeing the amazing combos other berries come up with. Also to receive feedback on my own!

56. Show me some ‘aesthetic’ pictures that you feel match the vibe of your name.

[details=“The [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] Vibe”]
I’m basically a mixture of a lot of things.

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[Ameliaanwen]

This took my a while, but a really fun idea! @julianicole5 - thank you for tagging me!

CATEGORY 1: YOUR LIST (I’ve done the names on my UC because my big list is too long haha!)

What is your favorite girl’s name?

I am so indecisive and have so many favourites. Today my top 3 are Pearl, Daphne and Dorothy! So if I had to pick one favourite it would be either Daphne Pearl or Dorothy Pearl

What is your favorite boy’s name?

Again, hard for me to decide! I’ll go with my gut and say Linus!

What is the longest name/combo on your list?

Hermione Gwendolen

What is the shortest name/combo on your list?

Ivo James

Tell me the story behind a favorite name of yours.

The majority of my names have a story or special meaning (although some of the connections are somewhat tenuous!) Maybe I’ll post them all one day… I’ll briefly explain Daphne…

Daphne

I love the tree meaning of Daphne. Trees are very special to my family and me as my late granddad loved them and was very nature-oriented. Daphne is also a small link to my father David, who is important to me. Daphne also shares the same first syllable with daffodil which is a symbol for new beginnings and is a key emblem of Wales. Daffodils are also my mother’s favourite flower and are the flowers of her birth month too.

What is the newest name/combo on your list?

Josephine Lilac

What is the oldest name/combo on your list?

Louis Philip

What is the most underrated name on your list? (In your opinion!)

Mavis

What is the most unique name on your list?

Gwendolen

What is the most common/popular name on your list?

George

If you had to let go of a name on your list, which name would it be?

For girls, it would be Marjorie, for boys, it would be Alexander or James

What name on your list did you fall in love with at first sight?

So many of them just clicked with me straight away - Wilhelmina, Pearl, Daphne, Viola, Willa, Asher, Linus and George

CATEGORY 2: THEMED NAMES

What is your favorite trendy name?

I never know what trendy means! Sylvie comes to mind

What is your ultimate GP name?

Bramble for a boy, Nan for a girl

What is your favorite floral name?

Ahh so many! Probably Marigold

What is your favorite word name? (non-floral)

Pearl or Viola

What is your favorite space-themed name?

Astra or Stella, or even Stellaluna!

What is your favorite month or week name? (e.g. July, Friday)

Mae (if that counts!) I quite like Tuesday and Sunday as well.

What is your favorite Greek mythology name?

Hermione and Daphne

What is your favorite name from Harry Potter?

So many of them haha! Hermione, Fred and George come to mind immediately though.

What is your favorite name from F.R.I.E.N.D.S?

Rachel and Ben are the first two I thought of

What is your favorite biblical name?

A lot of my boys are biblical but I do love Asher

What is your favorite name with an unfortunate meaning?

Maeve and Cecily

What is your favorite name with a meaning related to the ocean?

Pearl - if that counts

What is your favorite totally made-up name?

Elisobel or Faelina

CATEGORY 3: INTERNATIONAL NAMES (I’m not very good with these so please correct me if I’m wrong - I’m keen to learn more about international names!)

What is your favorite Māori name?

Ari and Aria

What is your favorite Irish name?

Eithne, Maeve, Orla or Grainne

What is your favorite English name?

William and Hazel (I’d say most of my names are English…)

What is your favorite Turkish name?

Isra and Emre

What is your favorite Hebrew name?

Lots! If I had to pick one for boys and one for girls, I’d say Josephine and Nathaniel but I like Abe, Abner, Ezekiel, Isaac, Jesse and Jude and Magdalene and Delilah (as well as many others!)

What is your favorite Japanese name?

Aiko, Suki, Hiro and Zen

What is your favorite Hawaiian name?

They’re all so pretty! Malie, Koa, Kailani, Manu and Ano are my favourites

What is your favorite Indian name?

Asha and Zain

What is your favorite Russian name?

Anastasia and Feodor

List some other international favorites of various origins!

I like German names like Wilhelmina and Frederick and Welsh names like Winifred, Gwendolyn and Evan too. I can’t think of anything else from the top of my head but there are definitely more names I love from a range of different origins.

CATEGORY 4: TAG A BERRY

Tag a Berry with names of a very similar style to you

@VivienaLunelle123 - our girls’ names often merge! @MargotAbeline - I’ve often felt our names are kind of similar!

Tag a Berry with OPPOSITE style to you, but whose names you love anyway

@rosepip - I wish I was as brave as you with your names!

Tag a Berry whose names you’re always on the lookout for

@katkabet @futuremama @planetnames @lylee

Tag a Berry who influenced your naming style

@MichelleM & @Greyblue - when I was first on Nameberry, your replies to my posts really helped shape my style!

CATEGORY 5: OPINIONS

What’s a name everyone seems to love, but you’re not a fan of?

June and Anouk

What’s a name everyone seems to dislike, but you love?

Virginia and Gladys

What do you think of alliterative names? What’s your favorite alliterative name? (e.g. Alaska Anouk, Madeleine Mae)

On the whole, I try not to have alliterative names (although I just realised that my real name and middle name are alliterative haha!) because my alliterative combinations tend to be a bit of a mouthful! Maybe Dorothy Delphine or Felicity Fae and Freddie Foxglove or Linus Leif

Do name meanings matter to you?

Yes, but pretty much only as a last resort if I’m deciding between a few names. Meaningfulness matters more to me than the actual meaning, if that makes sense!

What’s your opinion on traditionally masculine names for girls, and traditionally feminine names for boys?

It’s not really my style, personally. I prefer traditionally masculine names for girls than traditionally feminine names for boys, but I think that’s because I’m more adventurous with my girls’ names anyway.

Does name popularity influence your name decisions?

Yes and no! If it’s a name I really love then popularity won’t matter. My real name is popular but I don’t mind being one of several in my year. It does annoy me though when a name I love starts rising on the charts! I try and stick in the ‘known and pronounceable but not commonly used’ category.

How much do other Berry opinions influence your name decisions?

I’m quite headstrong so even if a name was last on a poll in the Quick Poll thread, it’s probably still going in my UC! I am influenced by the wonderful name taste of other Berries though.

What’s your opinion on using long, (but beautiful), easily mispronounced non-English names in an English-speaking country?

For me it always depends on how much you love the name. If it’s your favourite favourite name, go for it - a quick correction might be needed but they’ll always stand out. If you have doubts, maybe it would be better to pick an easily pronounced nickname or a variant.

Do you follow naming trends?

I don’t think so. I try to maintain my own style but I’ve noticed that names I’ve liked for ages have started becoming more popular/trendy - grr!

CATEGORY 6: MISC

What was the FIRST name you can remember loving? Do you still like/love it now?

Sunsetia when I was about 7! An interesting choice and not one I would go for today but Sunset would make a cute middle, for sure!

Cutest matching names for twins?

Marnie and Marigold or maybe Nathaniel and Edward nn Nate and Ned!

If you had to give your kid a family name, what name would you pick?

It’s an informal tradition in my family for the first girl to have the middle name Anne, although most of the names on my UC are family names

What’s the best name in your family tree?

Lots of names quite far back in my family tree are coming back - Margaret, Ernest, Mary, Alfred, Hilda, Irene, Elsie, Mabel, Olwen, Charles and Nathaniel. Some wild cards - Eluned, Gwladys, Islwyn, Alfryn, Cissie

Do you prefer the ‘Hot Takes’ thread or the ‘Quick Poll’ thread? Why?

I’ve been living in the Quick Poll thread recently but it’s so interesting reading the Hot Takes!

Show me some ‘aesthetic’ pictures that you feel match the vibe of your name.

I’ve interpreted this in different ways, so…

My real name's aesthetic

The aesthetic of me as a person

My naming style aesthetic

Boys

Girls

The aesthetic of some of my names

Arthur Bramble

Marnie Florence

[Ameliaanwen]

Wouldn’t let me tag everyone, so I created a separate post aha

Tag a [name_u]Berry[/name_u] who helped you discover a love for a new name

@flowellagrace - [name_f]Thisbe[/name_f]! @brittanyanitarose - [name_f]Enid[/name_f]! @aiksx - Sunflower!

Tag a [name_u]Berry[/name_u] whose names you admire from afar, but rarely speak to

@missfuturedoctor @elanorelle @OpheliaFlora @Mary_Rose @Gia.berry @hannahwren @kasatka

[missfuturedoctor]

It’s lovely to hear that you admire my names! I think that we actually have quite similar tastes in names. I especially love Wilhemina [name_f]Rose[/name_f] and [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] [name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f] from your UC!

[Ameliaanwen]

Thank you! Yes, I noticed that you had [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] and I think that’s what got me thinking about [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] again and [name_f]Rose[/name_f] as a middle haha!

[SofiaSweden]

CATEGORY 3: INTERNATIONAL NAMES
26. What is your favorite Maori name?
Girl: [name_f]Anahera[/name_f]
Boy: [name_m]Wiremu[/name_m]

27. What is your favorite Irish name?
    Girl: [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
    Boy: [name_u]Declan[/name_u]

28. What is your favorite [name_f]English[/name_f] name?
    Girl: [name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
    Boy: [name_u]James[/name_u]

29. What is your favorite Turkish name?
    Girl; [name_f]Nuray[/name_f]
    Boy: [name_u]Evren[/name_u]

30. What is your favorite Hebrew name?
    Girl: [name_f]Hadassah[/name_f]
    Boy: [name_m]Mordecai[/name_m]

31. What is your favorite Japanese name?
    Girl: [name_f]Ayame[/name_f]
    Boy: [name_m]Daisuke[/name_m]

32, What is your favorite Hawaiian name?
Girl: [name_f]Leilani[/name_f]
Boy: [name_u]Kai[/name_u]

33. What is your favorite [name_f]Indian[/name_f] name?
    Girl: [name_f]Devika[/name_f]
    Boy: [name_m]Amir[/name_m]

34. What is your favorite Russian name?
    Girl: [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
    Boy: Alexej

35. List some other international favorites of various origins?
    Girls: [name_f]Lykke[/name_f], [name_f]Delphine[/name_f],[name_f]Paloma[/name_f], [name_f]Lumi[/name_f], [name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
    Boys: [name_m]Arvid[/name_m], [name_m]Ignatius[/name_m], [name_m]Jovan[/name_m], [name_m]Felipe[/name_m], [name_m]Malek[/name_m]

CATEGORY 4: TAG A BERRY
@Gia.berry, @ashthedreamer, @elanorelle @futuremama @SparkleNinja18 @leafygreens

CATEGORY 5: OPINIONS
42. What’s a name everyone seems to love, but you’re not a fan of?
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]. It’s nothing wrong with it, per say, It’s just that I personally find it rather boring.

43. What’s a name everyone seems to dislike, but you love?
    Oh, this is tough! Maybe really old fashioned gems like [name_f]Gertrude[/name_f] (yes, I adore this name!)

44. What do you think of alliterative names? What’s your favorite alliterative name?
    If the balance and sound is right they are perfectly fine! I like [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] a lot.

45. Do name meanings matter to you?
    It depends really. Sure, I do try to find names with great meanings, but It’s not super important.

46. What’s your opinion on traditionally masculine names for girls, and traditionally feminine names for boys?
    Each to their own. I mean, as long it’s nothing ridiculous it’s perfectly fine. I think it’s great when people want to break gender norms. In the Balkan countries, [name_u]Eden[/name_u] is a popular name for boys, for example.

47. Does name popularity influence your name decisions?
    I think like this: There’s a reason certain names are popular, it’s because they are great names. Popularity shouldn’t put you off from using a name you love. [name_f]My[/name_f] daughter [name_f]Thea[/name_f]’s name are in Top 20 here in [name_u]Sweden[/name_u], but it didn’t stop us, because it’s simply her name.

48. How much do other [name_u]Berry[/name_u] opinions influence your name decisions
    I love to go through the forums and read’s people insightful opinions of different names. I do take it into consideration, but in the end, it’s my decision.

49. What’s your opinion on using, long, but beautiful, easily mispronounced non-[name_f]English[/name_f] names in an [name_f]English[/name_f]-speaking country?
    I feel like if you don’t think that anyone else outside of yourself and your spouse can pronounce it, then you should go for another name.

50. Do you follow naming trends?
    I suppose so, since I gave my daughter a popular name, ha ha. Jokes aside, I like to keep up with what’s hot and what’s not, cause it for sure gives me inspiration for looking for similar names.

[flowellagrace]

aw so glad to hear i helped you to find your love for thisbe

[Jinxgirl]

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CATEGORY 1: YOUR LIST

1. What is your favorite girl’s name? [name_f]Alessandra[/name_f]

2. What is your favorite boy’s name? [name_m]Adrian[/name_m]

3. What is the longest name/combo on your list?
   [name_u]Jasper[/name_u] [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]

4. What is the shortest name/combo on your list? [name_m]Adam[/name_m] [name_m]Dominic[/name_m]

5. Tell me the story behind a favorite name of yours.
   I love [name_f]Susannah[/name_f] due to the character [name_f]Susannah[/name_f] [name_u]Dean[/name_u] and [name_f]Susanna[/name_f] [name_m]Kaysen[/name_m]

6. What is the newest name/combo on your list?
   [name_u]Julian[/name_u] and [name_u]Orion[/name_u]

7. What is the oldest name/combo on your list?
   [name_f]Anya[/name_f], [name_f]Leah[/name_f], [name_m]Daniel[/name_m]

8. What is the most underrated name on your list? (In your opinion!) [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f], [name_f]Anya[/name_f], [name_f]Susannah[/name_f], [name_u]Calder[/name_u], [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]

9. What is the most unique name on your list?
   [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] maybe

10. What is the most common/popular name on your list? [name_f]Abigail[/name_f], [name_m]Alexander[/name_m], [name_m]Daniel[/name_m]

11. If you had to let go of a name on your list, which name would it be? Idk

12. What name on your list did you fall in love with at first sight? [name_f]Claire[/name_f]

CATEGORY 2: THEMED NAMES

13. What is your favorite trendy name?
    [name_f]Trinity[/name_f], [name_u]Kennedy[/name_u]
14. What is your ultimate GP name?
    [name_f]Valley[/name_f], [name_f]Amber[/name_f], [name_u]Phaedra[/name_u], [name_u]Raven[/name_u]
15. What is your favorite floral name?
    [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Lily[/name_f]
16. What is your favorite word name? (non-floral)
    [name_f]Faith[/name_f],
17. What is your favorite space-themed name?
    [name_f]Stella[/name_f]
18. What is your favorite month or week name?
    [name_f]May[/name_f], [name_u]August[/name_u]
19. What is your favorite Greek mythology name?
    [name_f]Athena[/name_f], [name_f]Cassandra[/name_f]
20. What is your favorite name from [name_u]Harry[/name_u] [name_m]Potter[/name_m]?
    [name_m]Cedric[/name_m], [name_f]Cassandra[/name_f], [name_f]Lily[/name_f], [name_f]Angelina[/name_f], [name_f]Alicia[/name_f]
21. What is your favorite name from F.R.I.E.N.D.S?
    [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
22. What is your favorite biblical name?
    [name_f]Leah[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f], [name_m]Joseph[/name_m], [name_u]Eli[/name_u], [name_m]Joel[/name_m]
23. What is your favorite name with an unfortunate meaning?
    [name_u]Kennedy[/name_u]
24. What is your favorite name with a meaning related to the ocean?
    [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
25. What is your favorite totally made-up name?
    Rikarah, [name_f]Elsinore[/name_f]

CATEGORY 3: INTERNATIONAL NAMES

26. What is your favorite Māori name? [name_f]Maia[/name_f]
27. What is your favorite Irish name? Caiomhe
28. What is your favorite [name_f]English[/name_f] name? [name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]
29. What is your favorite Turkish name? [name_f]Mira[/name_f]
30. What is your favorite Hebrew name? [name_f]Leah[/name_f], [name_f]Abigail[/name_f], [name_m]Adam[/name_m]
31. What is your favorite Japanese name? Rinji and [name_m]Kenji[/name_m], [name_f]Sakura[/name_f]
32. What is your favorite Hawaiian name?
    [name_f]Malia[/name_f]
33. [name_m]Favorite[/name_m] [name_f]Indian[/name_f] name: [name_f]Riya[/name_f]

Category 5( skipping 4)

CATEGORY 5: OPINIONS

42. What’s a name everyone seems to love, but you’re not a fan of? [name_u]Oliver[/name_u], [name_f]Emma[/name_f]
43. What’s a name everyone seems to dislike, but you love? [name_f]Amber[/name_f], [name_f]Alicia[/name_f]
44. What do you think of alliterative names? What’s your favorite alliterative name? I like them. [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
45. [name_f]Do[/name_f] name meanings matter to you? Nah
46. What’s your opinion on traditionally masculine names for girls, and traditionally feminine names for boys? I like the feminine ones on boys more if they are surnames like [name_u]Avery[/name_u] or [name_u]Morgan[/name_u]. I’m okay with surnames being for both genders but not traditional male names like [name_u]James[/name_u] on girls
47. Does name popularity influence your name decisions? Only slightly
48. How much do other Berry opinions influence your name decisions? Not at all

CATEGORY 6: MISC

51. What was the FIRST name you can remember loving? [Do you still like/love it now?
    [name_f]Emily[/name_f]. I like it okay

52. Cutest matching names for twins?
    [name_u]Honor[/name_u] and [name_u]Noble[/name_u]
    [name_f]Diana[/name_f] and [name_m]Dominic[/name_m]
    [name_f]Verity[/name_f] and [name_u]Valor[/name_u]

53. If you had to give your kid a family name, what name would you pick?
    [name_f]Mary[/name_f], [name_m]Joseph[/name_m], [name_m]Wesley[/name_m], or [name_f]Kathleen[/name_f]

54. What’s the best name in your family tree?
    [name_f]Annie[/name_f] [name_f]Lorette[/name_f]

[brittanyanitarose]

1. It’s hard to nail down one favorite girl name, but lately I would say [name_f]Enid[/name_f].
2. [name_f]My[/name_f] all time favorite boy name is probably [name_m]Arthur[/name_m].
3. [name_f]My[/name_f] longest name is no longer on a list because it’s my son’s name, [name_m]Archimedes[/name_m] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]. The closest to that length wise on my current list are [name_f]Enid[/name_f] [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] [name_f]Fern[/name_f] and [name_f]Enid[/name_f] [name_f]Gregoria[/name_f] [name_f]Clio[/name_f].
4. Shortest combo is [name_m]Edmond[/name_m] [name_f]Rose[/name_f], shortest individual name is [name_f]Eir[/name_f].
5. So [name_f]Odette[/name_f] is a name I’ve loved since childhood. For a good portion of grade school I was super into ballet, and my parents even scrounged to pay for ballet lessons for me for a little while. [name_f]My[/name_f] favorite ballets were The Nutcracker and [name_u]Swan[/name_u] [name_u]Lake[/name_u], and from 1st to 5th grade I always said I wanted to names my children [name_f]Odette[/name_f] and [name_m]Fritz[/name_m] when I grew up. I even had a doll that came with an adoption certificate who I named [name_f]Odette[/name_f] [name_f]Clara[/name_f] when I was 8.
6. Freshest combos are [name_u]Oleander[/name_u] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f] and [name_f]Enid[/name_f] [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] [name_f]Eir[/name_f] (I’m making a lot of [name_f]Enid[/name_f] combos atm.)
7. Oldest current combos are [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] [name_f]Odette[/name_f] and [name_f]Isidora[/name_f] [name_f]Eponine[/name_f].
8. I feel like a lot of my names are pretty underrated, but the most underrated I think are [name_f]Nadine[/name_f] and [name_m]Virgil[/name_m].
9. The most unique names on my list are probably [name_f]Gregoria[/name_f], [name_f]Neried[/name_f], [name_f]Thessaly[/name_f], [name_u]Oleander[/name_u], [name_m]Alphonse[/name_m] and [name_u]Lupine[/name_u].
10. The most common name on my list is [name_f]Penelope[/name_f].
11. If I had to let go of a first name off of my list it would probably be [name_u]Phaedra[/name_u] or [name_m]Rupert[/name_m].
12. A name I absolutely fell head of heels for the first time I 3ncountered is was [name_u]Vivian[/name_u] for a boy.

CATEGORY 2: THEMED NAMES

13. [name_f]My[/name_f] favorite trendy names are [name_u]Juniper[/name_u], [name_u]Atlas[/name_u], and [name_u]Rowan[/name_u].

14. [name_f]My[/name_f] ultimate GP is [name_u]Meadowlark[/name_u].

15. Picking a favorite flower name is incredibly difficult, I like way too many, but I’m going to say my top 3 are [name_f]Artemisia[/name_f], [name_f]Gardenia[/name_f], and [name_u]Oleander[/name_u].

16. [name_m]Favorite[/name_m] non floral word name is probably [name_u]Tempest[/name_u].

17. [name_m]Favorite[/name_m] space themed names are [name_f]Lyra[/name_f], [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f], and [name_m]Altair[/name_m].

18. [name_f]My[/name_f] favorite week day name(s) is [name_f]Sunday[/name_f]/ [name_m]Domingo[/name_m], my favorite month name is [name_u]August[/name_u].

19. Picking a favorite Greek mythology name? Oh wow there so many good ones. Probably [name_f]Thisbe[/name_f], [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f], [name_u]Echo[/name_u], [name_f]Clio[/name_f], [name_f]Neried[/name_f], [name_f]Thallo[/name_f], Mnemosyne, [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] and [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f].

20. [name_f]My[/name_f] favorite name from [name_u]Harry[/name_u] [name_m]Potter[/name_m] (that is strongly associated with the books) is [name_f]Minerva[/name_f].

21. [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] is hands down the best name on Friends. I like [name_f]Monica[/name_f] and [name_m]Gunther[/name_m] too.

22. I’m not big on biblical names, at least not heavily associated withctue Bible names, because I’m not religious but my favorites are [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] and [name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m].

23. [name_f]My[/name_f] favorite name with an unfortunate meaning is [name_f]Bronagh[/name_f]/ [name_f]Brónach[/name_f]/ [name_f]Brona[/name_f], which means sorrow. [name_f]Dolores[/name_f] effectly means the same thing and is another I really like, but feels less unfortunate due to it’s association with the virgin [name_f]Mary[/name_f]. And the. Theire’s [name_f]Deirdre[/name_f], which doesn’t mean sorrows bit it associated with a tragic folklore character often called “[name_f]Deirdre[/name_f] of the sorrows.”

24. [name_f]My[/name_f] favorite ocean related names are [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f], [name_f]Nerida[/name_f]/ [name_f]Neried[/name_f], [name_f]Oceana[/name_f], [name_m]Merlin[/name_m], [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] (boy), and [name_m]Llyr[/name_m]/ [name_m]Lir[/name_m].

25. [name_m]Favorite[/name_m] totally made-up names are [name_f]Yvaine[/name_f], [name_f]Eilonwy[/name_f], [name_f]Winry[/name_f], [name_f]Miranda[/name_f],
    And D’artangan.
    CATEGORY 3: INTERNATIONAL NAMES

26. I admittedly don’t know many Māori names but Nikora, the Māori variation of [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]/ [name_f]Nicole[/name_f], is really lovely.

27. [name_f]My[/name_f] favorite Irish names are [name_f]Deirdre[/name_f] and [name_f]Sinead[/name_f].

28. [name_f]My[/name_f] favorite [name_f]English[/name_f] names are [name_m]Edmund[/name_m], [name_m]Edgar[/name_m], [name_m]Aldous[/name_m], [name_f]Edith[/name_f], [name_f]Ethel[/name_f], and [name_f]Fay[/name_f]/ [name_f]Faye[/name_f].

29. I’m also not super familiar with Turkish names, but one I really like is [name_m]Devrim[/name_m].

30. [name_f]My[/name_f] favorite Hebrew names are [name_f]Yocheved[/name_f] and [name_m]Noam[/name_m].

31. There are so many beautiful Japanese names, my favorites include Ine, [name_f]Midori[/name_f], Tsuna, Nozomi, [name_f]Ume[/name_f], [name_u]Satoshi[/name_u], [name_f]Gen[/name_f], [name_m]Naoki[/name_m], Hajime, and Izanagi.

32. [name_f]My[/name_f] favorite Hawaiian names are [name_f]Lilinoe[/name_f] and [name_m]Keanu[/name_m].

33. [name_f]My[/name_f] favorite [name_f]Indian[/name_f] names are [name_f]Tula[/name_f] and Ishir.

34. [name_f]My[/name_f] favorite Russian names are [name_f]Olena[/name_f] and [name_m]Leonid[/name_m].

35. Some other international favorites:
    [name_f]Sóley[/name_f] (f, Icelandic)
    Geon (m, Korean)
    Adunni (f, Yoruba/ Nigerian)
    [name_u]Idris[/name_u] (b, Welsh and Arabic)

CATEGORY 4: TAG A BERRY

36. I think @hyacinthbucket probably has the style most similar to my own that I’ve seen in the forums here.
37. @leafygreens seems to have a style that’s very different from mine but I love seeing their combos. Always helps me see names through new eyes.
38. @hannahhh @planetnames have great names and I love their polls but I’m not sure we’ve ever talked directly lol.
39. Shout out to @rosepip for being my introduction to [name_f]Helisent[/name_f] and [name_f]Aurembiaix[/name_f].
40. I’m always excited to see the names @Rosebeth and @seawillow are considering.
41. A lot of the berries who helped influence my naming style aren’t really active these days, but more recently I would give some credit to @cactusgram, @ethelmary, @katkabet, and hyacinthbucket and rosepip again for inspiration.

CATEGORY 5: OPINIONS

42. Everyone seems to like [name_f]Grace[/name_f] but I’m just not a fan.
43. I absolutely adore [name_f]Gardenia[/name_f], no one else really seems to like it though.
44. I’m generally not a huge fan of alliterative names but there are always exceptions and sometimes it works beautifully. Some of my favorite alliterative names that I’ve encountered are [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] [name_f]Carole[/name_f], [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] [name_f]Milicent[/name_f], [name_f]Emelia[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Delilah[/name_f] [name_u]Dove[/name_u], [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_u]Rhys[/name_u], [name_m]Alistair[/name_m] [name_m]Ambrose[/name_m], and [name_m]Silas[/name_m] [name_m]Smith[/name_m].
45. Meaning can matter, like if two names sound similar and I prefer the meaning of one over the other, that might sway me. But associations matter to me more than meaning.
46. Idealistically, I’m all for blurring the lines when it comes to gender coding and names. More pragmatically, I see how sexism in a broader social sense influences why boys names crossing the aisle to feminine use is often trendy and fun and “unique” and “strong,” while girls names crossing the aisle to masculine use almost never happen and meet a lot of resistance. As for my personal preference, I tend to like softer, unisex, or feminine leaning names for boys, and while I don’t mind masculine names on girls theoretically, don’t generally care for a lot of the ones that are currently trending.
47. To an extent. I had a super trendy name growing up which has definitely made me avoid extremely popular names, but I’m also not concerned with the name being unique. As long as it’s a name that’s not already prevalent in my social circle, and my kid won’t have 3+ other people with the same name in class, I’m good.
48. I ways appreciate feedback from the community here but how much of that I absorb really depends. Other people disliking a name I love won’t necessarily make me ditch it, but if I was on the fence about the flow of a combo or something than the opinions of other berries might be weighted a bit heavier. Same if I’m specifically guaging usability as a first or if a name might be safer in the middle.
49. I think it’s always important to consider what it will be like for child who has to wear a name, especially when it comes to potential spelling or pronunciation difficulties. That being said there are a lot of factors to consider and potential added intersections if the name in question has cultural significance to the parents. At the end of the day it’s a very personal decision either way.
    Tldr: I don’t think there’s anything wrong with a long non [name_f]English[/name_f] name in an predominantly [name_f]English[/name_f] speaking area as long as the decision is well considered.
50. Yes and no. I think it’s inevitable to follow trends to some extent, especially if you interact in forums like these. To some degree even just what names you’ll encounter out in the ether are affected by trends because names with buzz around them will have more reach. But I don’t deliberately follow trends and I’m not concerned with trying to be on trend. As I mentioned previously, a name being too popular can turn me off to it as a first name.

CATEGORY 6: MISC

51. Already mentioned previously but [name_f]Odette[/name_f] is the earliest name I can remember loving and it’s still on my list today.
52. I dislike matching names for twins but if I had to choose I’d either go with matching initials (because the names can still otherwise be quite different) or a nature theme. Examples:
    [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] and [name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f], [name_u]Fox[/name_u] and [name_m]Bjorn[/name_m], [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f] and [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f].
53. If I had to give my child a family name it would be [name_f]Rose[/name_f]/ [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] (multigenerstionsl family name) or [name_u]Claude[/name_u] (my great grandpa.)
54. The best names that I know of in our family tree are Larose, [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f], [name_f]Olive[/name_f], [name_m]Forrest[/name_m], [name_f]Fawn[/name_f], [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] and [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f]. [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] is my favorite.
55. I definitely spend a lot more time in the quick poll thread. The occasional vent is good and all and I appreciate the hot take thread, but I’m here more to talk about the names we love.
56. My name? Hmm:

[hannahhh]

thank you so much! that’s so sweet