[name_m]Hi[/name_m] all! I’m needing some fresh names to mull over and I was wondering if there might be anyone with similar taste who could offer up some new ones since many of my favourites I can’t actually use for various reasons. I think my tastes tend to be between somewhat magical and natural with a lot of [name_m]French[/name_m] and the occasional complete random one (that is usually chosen for it’s meaning).
It’s important to me that names have a meaning. I don’t like names that mean nothing (as in are completely made up with no roots in actual language) or names that mean something negative; eg. I love [name_f]Odessa[/name_f], it’s so beautiful and stately, however apparently it’s related to [name_m]Odysseus[/name_m] which means “to hate” so I wouldn’t actually use it.
Mixing and matching is welcome too, either with names in my lists or names you suggest!
Favourite girls firsts:
[name_f]Aveline[/name_f]
Lowenna
[name_f]Morwenna[/name_f] (can’t use irl)
[name_f]Eowyn[/name_f] (I like [name_f]Elowen[/name_f] too, but hubby prefers [name_f]Eowyn[/name_f])
[name_m]Ad[/name_m]élie
[name_f]Odelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Arianwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Carys[/name_f]
[name_f]Della[/name_f]
[name_f]Odessa[/name_f] (can’t use irl)
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f] (i love but hubby says it sounds like dolphin )
Girl’s middle options:
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Lumi[/name_f]
[name_f]Imani[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
Odellette
[name_f]Alouette[/name_f] (love it but hubby vetoed as he started singing the song and now I can’t disassociate )
[name_f]Giselle[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
I recently fell in love with the name [name_f]Lumi[/name_f]…. [name_f]Lumi[/name_f] [name_f]Eowyn[/name_f] is beautiful. I also like [name_f]Willa[/name_f] [name_f]Arianwen[/name_f] and [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] [name_f]Clementine[/name_f].
From your boys list, [name_m]Lorcan[/name_m], [name_m]Soren[/name_m], Lowen & [name_m]Emrys[/name_m] are all very cool! Hard to pick….I think my favorites would be Lowen [name_m]Rainier[/name_m] (very unusual & distinctive), or [name_m]Lorcan[/name_m] [name_m]Asher[/name_m].
You might like….
[name_m]Laramie[/name_m] ([name_m]French[/name_m] origin, “a canopy of leafy boughs”)
[name_m]Callum[/name_m]
[name_m]Espen[/name_m]
[name_m]Adler[/name_m]
[name_m]Atlas[/name_m]
[name_m]Foster[/name_m]
[name_m]Larsen[/name_m] nn [name_m]Lars[/name_m] ([name_m]Roman[/name_m] origin, “crowned with laurel”)
Ender (Turkish origin, “very rare”)
[name_u]Roan[/name_u]
Skandar
and just for middles…
[name_m]Arrow[/name_m]
[name_m]Valor[/name_m]
[name_m]Emmanuel[/name_m]
Thanks for your suggestions and feedback everyone! So far my favourites of the newly suggested names are:
Girls:
[name_f]Ottoline[/name_f] - lovely middle! Doubt I could convince hubby for a first unfortunately
Ysella - this is lovely and unexpected! Sounds like the name of a queen
[name_f]Sabelle[/name_f] - I like this version of [name_f]Isabel[/name_f], far more unusual
[name_f]Allaire[/name_f] - I love this! I’ve never heard it before, but it sounds so whimsical and unusual and I like it’s cheerful meaning.
[name_f]Calla[/name_f] - simple and sweet
Elowena - interesting combination of [name_f]Elowen[/name_f] and Lowenna
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f] - I love! Unfortunately I’ve already used it for my cat
[name_f]Alma[/name_f] - I’d forgotten about this name! I find it really tailored and sophisticated.
Boys:
[name_u]Taliesin[/name_u] - very distinctive and unusual
[name_m]Aneurin[/name_m] - I’m loving this as a middle name, mentioned it to hubby just now and he gave his nod of approval
[name_m]Idris[/name_m] - very stately!
[name_m]Alaric[/name_m] - love this, very Mediaeval knight-ish
[name_m]Eamon[/name_m] - sounds like the name of a king! [name_u]Love[/name_u] it’s meaning of “protector”
[name_u]Auden[/name_u] - understated but distinctive
[name_m]Callum[/name_m] - this name has actually been entering my radar lately, good classic Scottish charm
[name_m]Atlas[/name_m] - I don’t know if I would ever be brave enough to use it in real life but I do like it!
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