I’m looking for an energetic name. Something insanely bright and hyper. The kind of name you might not really want to give to a human baby just so you don’t jinx yourself. I’d prefer to stay away from anything too silly - [name]Pixie[/name] is cute, but a bit too fake sounding for me. Thank you!
[name]Eliza[/name] is what I first thought of.
[name]Joy[/name]
[name]Hope[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]/[name]Clare[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name]
[name]Ella[/name]
[name]Josie[/name]
[name]Maisy[/name]
These have a super-great dash of energy in them in my opinion:
[name]Aviva[/name]
[name]Isis[/name]
[name]Rivkah[/name]
[name]Fairuza[/name]
[name]Saskia[/name]
[name]Avril[/name]
[name]Sequoia[/name]
Freyja
[name]Domino[/name]
[name]Ziva[/name]
[name]Lalita[/name]
[name]Vega[/name]
[name]Elettra[/name]
[name]Gypsy[/name]
Devika
Calypso
[name]Delta[/name]
[name]Daisy[/name], [name]Pepper[/name], [name]Zoe[/name], [name]Gemma[/name], [name]Marigold[/name], [name]Zinnia[/name], [name]Aviva[/name], [name]Phoebe[/name], [name]Cat[/name], [name]Roxy[/name], [name]Kitty[/name], [name]Susie[/name]/[name]Suzy[/name] all sound happy and bouncy and energetic to me.
Some of these are best off as nicknames, [name]IMO[/name], but they’re very spritely. Others stand alone just fine.
[name]Zoe[/name], [name]Piper[/name]
I also thought of [name]Aviva[/name] right off. Others:
[name]Ziza[/name]
Lively
Delysia
[name]Joya[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name]
[name]Mellie[/name]
[name]Lizzie[/name]
Any two syllable name ending in an ‘ee’ sound.
[name]Sunny[/name]
[name]Alexi[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Daisy[/name] was my first thought.
I love the suggestion of [name]Aviva[/name]! So lively and happy.
My first thoughts were [name]Clara[/name] and [name]Eleni[/name] (eh-[name]LEN[/name]-ee)… what about:
[name]Lilia[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Fiona[/name]
[name]Eliana[/name]
[name]Rory[/name] (I don’t like for a girl, but it does sound very energetic).
[name]Vivian[/name] or [name]Vivienne[/name] with the nn [name]Vivi[/name].
[name]Aviva[/name], as others have said. I love this name.
[name]Holly[/name]
[name]Polly[/name]
[name]Zena[/name]
[name]Piper[/name]
[name]Zoe[/name]
[name]Sally[/name]
[name]Liza[/name]
[name]Zelda[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name] with the nn [name]Trixie[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Maggie[/name]
[name]Kizzy[/name] and [name]Piper[/name] were my first thoughts
[name]Piper[/name]
[name]Mimi[/name]
Sparkle
[name]Remmy[/name] (and its variants)
[name]Mitzy[/name]
[name]Misty[/name]
I second whoever said a two-syllable name ending in an “ee” sound.
Lots of great suggestions here–love [name]Sunny[/name], nn [name]Vivi[/name], [name]Piper[/name], [name]Fifer[/name]/[name]Fiona[/name]/[name]Felicity[/name] (w nn [name]Fifi[/name] maybe), [name]Mitzi[/name], nn [name]Trixie[/name], [name]Gypsy[/name], [name]Zoe[/name]. Other possibility, formal G- name with [name]Gigi[/name] nn.
OP–I’ve been thinking of the name [name]Philippa[/name] lately, with nn [name]Pixie[/name]. I really think it would be an adorable nn on a little girl. [name]Do[/name] you really think it’s over the top?
I don’t think [name]Pixie[/name] is too over the top for a nickname (but would be for a formal name!). It’s cute. [name]Gigi[/name] is adorable.
[name]Jubilee[/name]. I really, really love this name.
Goodness, so many great suggestions! I really love [name]Aviva[/name], but our favorite name for a little girl (right now at least) is [name]Vivi[/name]. [name]Do[/name] you think it would be too much to have two children with ‘viv’ in their names? I also really love the idea of [name]Kizzy[/name] and [name]Jubilee[/name], but there’s just something not quite right about them. That means they’ll probably become my new favorites in a week or so. [name]Remmy[/name], [name]Lilia[/name], [name]Ziva[/name], and [name]Sunny[/name] also stood out. I love [name]Alexei[/name] but my dad used to work with an [name]Alexei[/name] who was kind of rude so I know he’d hate to hear it, even as a middle name. I love, love, love [name]Joya[/name] spelled [name]Gioia[/name], which ages it slightly, and SO doesn’t like how it sounds. [name]Rivkah[/name] is awesome… I don’t think I’ve ever seen that one before.
I just realized that I didn’t mention why I’m looking for this kind of name… I’ve fallen in love with the name [name]Zelie[/name] and just can’t seem to find the perfect middle name. Also, would [name]Vivi[/name] and [name]Zelie[/name] as siblings be too cutesy? [name]Do[/name] you taste sweet tarts when you say them together? When shouted at the playground, would they sound too much like vuvuzela?
@juiniperle - I don’t think [name]Pixie[/name] is over the top as a nickname, it’s actually really cute! I just couldn’t personally use it as any part of a given name. I didn’t mean to offend at all!
Thank you all so much!
My first thoughts were [name]Shiri[/name], [name]Shirley[/name], [name]Shayla[/name] & [name]Sheila[/name] or [name]Tinsley[/name], [name]Tenley[/name] or [name]Tansy[/name].
[name]Poppy[/name], [name]Calliope[/name], [name]Coco[/name], [name]Fifi[/name], [name]Mimi[/name], [name]Tess[/name], [name]Piper[/name], [name]Phoebe[/name], [name]Daphne[/name], [name]Xanthe[/name], [name]Halle[/name], [name]Tabatha[/name], [name]Emme[/name], [name]Elodie[/name]
Me too… then after some thinking I thought of [name]Emmylou[/name].