Alternatives to Popular Names

General Name Discussion
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Hey everyone! What are your favourite alternatives to popular names?

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Here are some I’ve thought of [name_f][/name_f]- I’d love to hear what you think! [name_f]Do[/name_f] you like any of these, or are there others you’d add to a list like this?

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Girls:
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Madison[/name_f] → [name_f]Madeline[/name_f], [name_f]Madelaine[/name_f], [name_m]Madden[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Rose[/name_f] → [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f], [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f], [name_f]Rosalyn[/name_f], [name_f]Rosa[/name_f], [name_f]Rosetta[/name_f], [name_f]Rosalina[/name_f], [name_f]Rosabelle[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Mary[/name_f] → [name_f]Marie[/name_f], [name_f]Marley[/name_f], [name_f]Maren[/name_f], [name_f]Maris[/name_f], [name_f]Mariana[/name_f], [name_f]Maribelle[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] → [name_f]Sharla[/name_f], [name_f]Charlene[/name_f], Charlice, [name_f]Carlotta[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]Emily/Emma → [name_f]Emelia[/name_f], [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], [name_f]Emery[/name_f], [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f], [name_m]Emerson[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]Amelia/Amelie → [name_f]Amalia[/name_f], [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], [name_f]Amara[/name_f], [name_f]Amaya[/name_f], [name_f]Amerie[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lily[/name_f] → [name_f]Lila[/name_f], [name_f]Lillian[/name_f], [name_f]Lilith[/name_f], [name_f]Lydia[/name_f], [name_f]Liliana[/name_f], [name_f]Lilibet[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Olivia[/name_f] → [name_f]Olive[/name_f], [name_f]Ovalia[/name_f], [name_f]Livia[/name_f], [name_f]Liviana[/name_f], [name_f]Alivia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Isabella[/name_f] → [name_f]Isadora[/name_f], [name_f]Sabella[/name_f], [name_f]Mirabel[/name_f], [name_m]Bellamy[/name_m], [name_f]Izara[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Evelyn[/name_f] → [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], [name_f]Everley[/name_f], [name_f]Evelina[/name_f], [name_f]Evora[/name_f]

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Boys:
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Michael[/name_m] → [name_m]Micah[/name_m], [name_m]Malachi[/name_m], Mickael, [name_m]Miguel[/name_m], [name_f]Mika[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]William[/name_m] → [name_m]Willard[/name_m], [name_m]Wilson[/name_m], [name_m]Willem[/name_m], [name_m]Willis[/name_m], [name_m]Wiley[/name_m], [name_m]Wilbur[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] → [name_m]Bennett[/name_m], [name_m]Benson[/name_m], [name_m]Benedict[/name_m], [name_m]Benji[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Alexander[/name_m] → [name_m]Alistair[/name_m], [name_m]Alec[/name_m], [name_m]Axel[/name_m], [name_m]Xander[/name_m], [name_m]Xavier[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Samuel[/name_m] → [name_m]Sampson[/name_m], [name_m]Samson[/name_m], [name_m]Samwell[/name_m], [name_m]Samar[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Henry[/name_m] → [name_m]Hendrix[/name_m], [name_m]Hendrick[/name_m], [name_m]Harrison[/name_m], [name_m]Hudson[/name_m], [name_m]Harvey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Robert[/name_m] → [name_m]Robin[/name_m], [name_m]Rupert[/name_m], [name_m]Reuben[/name_m], [name_m]Rohan[/name_m], [name_m]Robson[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Oliver[/name_m] → [name_m]Olivier[/name_m], [name_m]Ollivander[/name_m], [name_m]Olson[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Edward[/name_m] → [name_m]Edmund[/name_m], [name_m]Edwin[/name_m], [name_m]Eduardo[/name_m], [name_m]Edison[/name_m], [name_m]Edgar[/name_m], [name_m]Edric[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Lucas[/name_m] → [name_m]Lucian[/name_m], [name_m]Lucius[/name_m], [name_m]Luca[/name_m], [name_m]Luka[/name_m], [name_f]Lux[/name_f]

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[name_m]Liam[/name_m]- [name_m]Lionel[/name_m]

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[name_m]Noah[/name_m]- [name_f]Noe[/name_f]

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[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]- [name_m]Ollivander[/name_m]

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[name_m]Jackson[/name_m]- [name_m]Madsen[/name_m]

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[name_m]Mateo[/name_m]- [name_m]Martin[/name_m]

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[name_m]Lucas[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Luan[/name_m]

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[name_m]Elijah[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Ellis[/name_m]

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[name_m]James[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Jemison[/name_m]

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[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]- Tielo

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[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Safiya[/name_f]

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[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Olallie[/name_f]

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[name_f]Emma[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Emebet[/name_f]

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[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Avelot[/name_f]

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[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Amalia[/name_f]

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[name_f]Isabella[/name_f]- [name_f]Itsaso[/name_f]

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[name_f]Mia[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Ida[/name_f]

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[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]- Andeline

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[name_f]Evelyn[/name_f]- [name_f]Evodie[/name_f]

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[name_f]Ava[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- Averin

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here are some I’ve thought of

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[name_f]Madison[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Madalena[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- Rosabeth
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Charlie[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Emmanuella[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Lilac[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Olympia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Isabella[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Isalia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Evelyn[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Evergreen[/name_f]

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[name_m]Michael[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Mitchell[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]William[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Willoughby[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Bennington[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Alexander[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Alexei[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Sam[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Samwise[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Henson[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Robert[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Robinson[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Oleander[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Edward[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Edris[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Lucas[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Luciano[/name_m]

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emily/emma → émiliette, emmadine
[name_f][/name_f]isabella → isaura, isolde
[name_f][/name_f]benjamin → benesek
[name_f][/name_f]oliver → olivian

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I like your ideas [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Madelaine[/name_f], [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f], [name_f]Maren[/name_f], [name_f]Amara[/name_f], [name_f]Lilibet[/name_f], [name_f]Isadora[/name_f], [name_f]Mirabel[/name_f], [name_f]Izara[/name_f], [name_f]Evelina[/name_f], [name_m]Wilbur[/name_m], [name_m]Alec[/name_m], [name_m]Alistair[/name_m], [name_m]Bennett[/name_m], [name_m]Samson[/name_m], [name_m]Robin[/name_m], [name_m]Rupert[/name_m], [name_m]Edwin[/name_m], and [name_f]Lux[/name_f] are my faves :slight_smile:

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Some of mine (based on UK top 10):

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[name_m]Noah[/name_m] → [name_m]Nekoda[/name_m], [name_m]Nikolai[/name_m], [name_m]Noadiah[/name_m]

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[name_m]Muhammad[/name_m] → [name_m]Hamza[/name_m], [name_m]Majdi[/name_m], Mubin

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[name_m]George[/name_m] → [name_m]Gage[/name_m], [name_m]Geordie[/name_m]

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[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] → [name_m]Tolliver[/name_m], [name_m]Oleander[/name_m]

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[name_m]Leo[/name_m] → [name_m]Leander[/name_m], [name_m]Miro[/name_m], [name_m]Laszlo[/name_m]

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[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] → [name_m]Artan[/name_m]

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[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] → [name_m]Ozias[/name_m], [name_m]Oslo[/name_m]

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[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] → [name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m], [name_m]Isadore[/name_m], [name_f]Fifer[/name_f]

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[name_m]Theo[/name_m] → [name_m]Sholto[/name_m], [name_m]Finlo[/name_m]

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[name_m]Freddie[/name_m] → [name_m]Farley[/name_m], [name_m]Frey[/name_m], [name_f]Indy[/name_f]

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[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] → [name_f]Olympia[/name_f], [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f], Ivalia

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[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] → [name_f]Amity[/name_f], [name_f]Adelia[/name_f]

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[name_f]Isla[/name_f] → [name_f]Eira[/name_f], [name_f]Ismay[/name_f], [name_f]Iona[/name_f]

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[name_f]Ava[/name_f] → [name_f]Mavis[/name_f], [name_f]Aya[/name_f], [name_f]Anya[/name_f]

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[name_f]Lily[/name_f] → [name_f]Linnea[/name_f], [name_f]Romilly[/name_f], [name_f]Tansy[/name_f]

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[name_f]Ivy[/name_f] → [name_f]Eilis[/name_f], [name_f]Viola[/name_f], [name_f]Vita[/name_f]

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[name_f]Freya[/name_f] → [name_f]Freydis[/name_f], [name_f]Fable[/name_f]

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[name_f]Florence[/name_f] → [name_f]Floralie[/name_f], [name_f]Fliss[/name_f], [name_f]Constance[/name_f]

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[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] → [name_f]Sibylla[/name_f], [name_f]Isabeau[/name_f], [name_f]Ishbel[/name_f]

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[name_f]Mia[/name_f] → [name_f]Mina[/name_f], [name_f]Mira[/name_f], [name_f]Mabli[/name_f]

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From yours, I really like (and often also use) [name_f]Maren[/name_f], [name_f]Emery[/name_f], [name_f]Amerie[/name_f], [name_f]Lillian[/name_f], [name_f]Lilith[/name_f], [name_f]Sabella[/name_f] (so unique!) and Bellamy; [name_m]Wiley[/name_m] (briefly forgot he existed, sorry Wiley!), [name_m]Benji[/name_m], [name_m]Benson[/name_m] (my heart loves, my brain hates), [name_m]Alec[/name_m], [name_m]Samwell[/name_m], [name_m]Rupert[/name_m] and [name_m]Edmund[/name_m]

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Surely forgetting most of my ideas, but the ones I recall right now:

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[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Maren[/name_f], [name_f]Moira[/name_f]

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[name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Lillian[/name_f], [name_f]Lilith[/name_f], [name_f]Lillis[/name_f], [name_f]Romilly[/name_f]

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[name_f]Emma[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Emmi[/name_f], [name_f]Emery[/name_f], [name_f]Gemma[/name_f], [name_f]Ama[/name_f], [name_m]Amory[/name_m]

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[name_f]Ava[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Avia[/name_f], [name_f]Avery[/name_f], [name_f]Ada[/name_f]

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[name_f]Luna[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Lua[/name_f], Luara, Lunara, [name_f]Luma[/name_f], [name_f]Selena[/name_f], [name_f]Luana[/name_f]

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[name_m]Michael[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- ‘Michael’ (Hebrew pronunciation), [name_m]Mikkel[/name_m]

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[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Shmuel[/name_m]

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[name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Henrique[/name_m], [name_f]Emery[/name_f]

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[name_m]Lucas[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Luke[/name_m] (does it count if it’s also popular?)

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[name_m]James[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Jameson[/name_m], [name_m]Jem[/name_m], [name_m]Eames[/name_m], [name_m]Amos[/name_m]

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[name_m]Jackson[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Jax[/name_m], [name_m]Pax[/name_m], [name_m]Sonny[/name_m], [name_m]Jameson[/name_m], [name_m]Axton[/name_m], [name_m]Daxton[/name_m]

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[name_m]Noah[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Nolan[/name_m], [name_m]Noam[/name_m], [name_m]Koa[/name_m], [name_m]Koda[/name_m]

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[name_m]Elijah[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Eli[/name_m], [name_m]Ellis[/name_m], [name_m]Levi[/name_m], [name_m]Jedidiah[/name_m]

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[name_m]Liam[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Cian[/name_m], [name_m]Leon[/name_m], [name_m]Diem[/name_m], [name_m]Lee[/name_m]

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[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Livia[/name_f], [name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f], [name_f]Amelie[/name_f], [name_f]Camille[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Delilah[/name_f], [name_f]Elise[/name_f], [name_f]Eileen[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Billie[/name_f], [name_f]Edie[/name_f], [name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ava[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Maeva[/name_f], [name_f]Ada[/name_f], [name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Freya[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Freydis[/name_f], [name_f]Caia[/name_f], [name_f]Ebba[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Elvy[/name_f], [name_f]Irene[/name_f], [name_f]Iva[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sophia[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Sapphira[/name_f], [name_f]Serafine[/name_f], [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Grace[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Greer[/name_f], [name_f]Gwen[/name_f], [name_f]Greta[/name_f], [name_f]Gloria[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Willow[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Cleo[/name_f], [name_f]Winter[/name_f], [name_f]Meadow[/name_f]

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[name_m]Muhammad[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Mael[/name_m], [name_m]Ahmad[/name_m], [name_m]Suleiman[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Noah[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Amos[/name_m], [name_m]Ira[/name_m], [name_m]Oren[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Theo[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Otto[/name_m], [name_m]Bruno[/name_m], [name_m]Aldo[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Leo[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Lorenzo[/name_m], [name_m]Gio[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Owen[/name_m], [name_m]Oslo[/name_m], [name_m]Orion[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Arthur[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f][/name_f] [name_m]Artem[/name_m], [name_m]Artair[/name_m], [name_m]Arto[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]George[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Giorgio[/name_m], [name_m]Georgios[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Luca[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Lucian[/name_m], [name_m]Nico[/name_m], [name_m]Marco[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Freddie[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Fritz[/name_m], [name_m]Teddy[/name_m], [name_m]Bobby[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Jack[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Jem[/name_m], [name_m]Isaac[/name_m], [name_m]Mack[/name_m]

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[name_f]Zoe[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Zosia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Elsinore[/name_f], [name_f]Hannelore[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Camila[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Ludmila[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Isabella[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Isannah[/name_f], [name_f]Isola[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ava[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Avia[/name_f], [name_f]Avea[/name_f]

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[name_m]Jack[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Mack[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Thor[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Lucas[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Alucard[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Hardy[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- Zeben

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