Bold Names

Hello everyone! I’ve been a name nerd for a while so I’ve seen a lot of names. I had a friend who recently named her child a very bold whimsical name (I won’t post the name because I don’t have permission). It got me thinking about the bold names I used to love and have since forgotten because I was told to never use them. Now I have a new confidence that I could one day use a bold name.

With that little back story, what’s a name you think is bold or have been told is unusable by someone? I’m so excited to see what you guys post!

To start:
[name_f]Topanga[/name_f]
Avenoir
Zeolide
Eunoia

[name_f]Love[/name_f] [name_f]Topanga[/name_f], gives me serious [name_m]Boy[/name_m] Meets World vibes (which is where my love for the name [name_m]Ryder[/name_m] came from, the joys of teenage crushes :see_no_evil::joy:)

Not sure if any would be considered bold but 99% of the names I love are considered unusable by everyone around me :joy: here’s a few:

Keltie
[name_f]Zaylie[/name_f]
[name_f]Calypso[/name_f]
[name_f]Italia[/name_f]
Maymi
Fairamay
[name_f]Ulani[/name_f]
Ismaya
[name_f]Ohana[/name_f]
[name_f]Swan[/name_f]
Elmsleigh
[name_f]Saylor[/name_f]
[name_m]Kelbie[/name_m]
[name_f]Story[/name_f]
Eclipso
Caprianna
[name_f]Swayze[/name_f]

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[name_f]Love[/name_f] [name_f]Topanga[/name_f]!

Some names I like that give me similar bold vibes to the ones you named…

[name_f]Wynona[/name_f] / [name_f]Winona[/name_f] / [name_f]Wynonna[/name_f]
[name_f]Atalanta[/name_f]
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_f]Zenobia[/name_f]
[name_f]Xanthippe[/name_f]
[name_f]Thalassa[/name_f]
[name_f]Apollonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Artemis[/name_f]
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f]
[name_f]Zephyrine[/name_f]
[name_f]Dulcinea[/name_f]
[name_f]Euphemia[/name_f]
[name_f]Freesia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilac[/name_f]
[name_f]Antonina[/name_f]

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[name_f]Topanga[/name_f] has grown on me of late! I like it! Avenoir and Zeolide are intriguing - never heard of them!

I’ll throw in:

[name_f]Zosime[/name_f]
[name_f]Arianell[/name_f]
Samphire
[name_f]Endellion[/name_f]
[name_f]Elestren[/name_f]
[name_f]Amoret[/name_f]
Rosfrith
[name_f]Eadlyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Elswyth[/name_f]
[name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f]
Carisbrooke
[name_f]Morven[/name_f]
[name_f]Angharad[/name_f]
Mithian
[name_f]Corliss[/name_f]
[name_f]Meraud[/name_f]
[name_m]Glow[/name_m]
[name_f]Sunshine[/name_f]
[name_f]Celandine[/name_f]
[name_m]Tallis[/name_m]
[name_f]Stellaria[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophronia[/name_f]
Bozhidara
[name_f]Ignacia[/name_f]
[name_f]Dwynwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Tinkara[/name_f]
[name_f]Leocadia[/name_f]
[name_f]Everina[/name_f]
[name_f]Cerelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Tanith[/name_f]
[name_f]Tegwen[/name_f]

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I have lots of names that I love that would be very bold to use in real life, even though I would be so excited to meet one.
[name_f]My[/name_f] favorite bold choices for girl names come in four kinds:

[name_m]Long[/name_m], weird, magical-sounding, very feminine girl names with too many syllables for most people’s comfort (and a few of these were made up for fictional characters making them even bolder choices)

[name_f]Cassiopeia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lunaria[/name_f]
[name_f]Leocadia[/name_f]
Altaluna
[name_f]Andromeda[/name_f]
[name_f]Quintessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Evaluna[/name_f]
[name_f]Solaria[/name_f]
Castalia
[name_f]Luminara[/name_f]
[name_f]Iridessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Asteria[/name_f]
[name_f]Astraea[/name_f]
[name_f]Celestia[/name_f]

Unusual word/wordlike names that for various reasons might be awkward to have in real life:

[name_f]Sapphire[/name_f] / [name_f]Sapphira[/name_f]
[name_f]Queen[/name_f]
[name_f]Valkyrie[/name_f]
[name_f]Olympia[/name_f]

Names I or another berry made up, sometimes for a game:

Karia
Noraline
Lucelia
Maxana
Liliopeia

Unusual foreign names that would seem weird on my kid (they are pretty exclusively used by an ethnicity or culture that I don’t have any particular connection to)

[name_f]Halona[/name_f]
[name_f]Winona[/name_f]
[name_f]Haruhi[/name_f]
[name_f]Sakura[/name_f]
[name_f]Mei[/name_f]
[name_f]Priya[/name_f]
[name_f]Nami[/name_f]
[name_f]Nayeli[/name_f]
[name_f]Araceli[/name_f]

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[name_f]My[/name_f] bold name crush has always been [name_f]Zelda[/name_f]. I’ve been told by many friends that it’s unusable, however it’s still always remained a favourite.

I also like the idea of very traditional boys names for girls every now and then, which I’d consider a bold choice. Names such as [name_m]Evan[/name_m] or [name_m]Jack[/name_m] or [name_m]David[/name_m] on a girl will always intrigue me (this began when for some reason I thought [name_m]David[/name_m] Guetta was a woman).

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Avenoir is incredible! So glamorous. I’d love to hear it used in real life.

[name_f]My[/name_f] addition to bold names would be [name_f]Xiola[/name_f]. I just discovered her, and not even sure [name_f]Xiola[/name_f] is a legitimate name. But how fun and energetic! Not sure if it’s usable because the main Google search result has a bit of a tragic story.

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For me bold names feels like they are strictly tied to one person

[name_f]Andromeda[/name_f]
[name_f]Xenia[/name_f]
[name_f]Shania[/name_f]
[name_f]Beyoncé[/name_f]
[name_f]Miley[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleopatra[/name_f]
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
Shelise

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