Deer Names 🦌

Name Advice
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I would love to hear some names that are either deer-related by meaning or names like [name_u]Roe[/name_u] (species of deer) and even translated into another language other than [name_f]English[/name_f].

[name_m]Even[/name_m] names that make you think of Deer - like [name_f]Giselle[/name_f] makes me think of Gazelles and they look similar to the Deer species :sweat_smile:

T.I.A :purple_heart: Lysia (apparently currently obsessed with woodland critters since my last Topic was about [name_u]Bear[/name_u] names for boys :rofl: )

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i love deer names, too. they are such a special animal!

fawn
tabitha
ceylan
darby
sika
oscar
roscoe
herschel
farrow
raleigh
buckley
derby
hart

hope this helps! :deer:

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[name_f]Fiadh[/name_f]! I also have [name_u]Reed[/name_u] on my list — deer backwards :blush:

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According to Behind the Name:

Alna
[name_m]Ayal[/name_m], [name_f]Ayala[/name_f]
[name_f]Ayelet[/name_f]
Ceren
[name_m]Costello[/name_m]
Darley
Damhán, Damán, Damnat
[name_f]Dorcas[/name_f]
Dyra
[name_f]Eilonwy[/name_f]
[name_f]Elain[/name_f], [name_u]Elan[/name_u]
Elaphiaia, Elaphina
[name_m]Ephron[/name_m]
[name_f]Fawn[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiadh[/name_f], [name_f]Fiadhnait[/name_f]
Irema
[name_u]Hartley[/name_u], Hartell
[name_m]Hirsh[/name_m]
[name_m]Hjörtur[/name_m]
Kuralai
[name_f]Maral[/name_f], [name_f]Meral[/name_f]
Ofer, [name_f]Ofri[/name_f], [name_u]Ophrah[/name_u]
[name_m]Oisín[/name_m]
[name_m]Raeburn[/name_m]
Rasha
Roffey
[name_f]Xiamara[/name_f]
[name_f]Zibiah[/name_f]

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[name_f]Fawn[/name_f] was my first thought, but I also know of a little girl with the middle name [name_f]Doe[/name_f]. So with that reference, why couldn’t you also use Buck?!

[name_u]Axis[/name_u] (species of deer)
Fallow (species of deer)
[name_u]Rein[/name_u] (like reindeer)
Bull (like a bull elk)
[name_u]Roe[/name_u] (like you mentioned)
Rusa (another species)
Sika (species)
Andean (species variety)
[name_u]Marsh[/name_u] or [name_f]Meadow[/name_f] (where you might see a deer)
[name_f]Valley[/name_f]
[name_u]Forest[/name_u]
And why not Deer on its own?!
** edited to add, I love @wishmay suggestion of [name_u]Reed[/name_u], deer backwards!!

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Fallow
[name_u]Red[/name_u]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_u]Roscoe[/name_u]
Caribou
[name_u]Comet[/name_u]
[name_u]Snow[/name_u]
[name_m]Richmond[/name_m] (ie. [name_m]Richmond[/name_m] [name_u]Park[/name_u] - I always associate that with deers)

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[name_m]Rudolph[/name_m] and [name_f]Bambi[/name_f]? :sweat_smile:

Also sweet [name_f]Elke[/name_f]! (ELL-kuh)

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[name_f]Ayelet[/name_f] is my favourite deer name :heart:

[name_u]Fallon[/name_u] always felt like a deer name to me because it’s like a combination of Fallow and [name_f]Fawn[/name_f]

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all my favourite names seem to come back to deer! off the top of my head:

[name_m]Zvi[/name_m]
[name_f]Doe[/name_f]
[name_f]Kinta[/name_f]
[name_f]Fawn[/name_f]
[name_f]Bambi[/name_f]
[name_m]Ossian[/name_m]
[name_f]Dorcas[/name_f]
[name_f]Bichette[/name_f]
[name_f]Dymphna[/name_f]
[name_m]Sacheverell[/name_m]

Last one has to be my ultimate favourite – it means “roebuck leap” :pleading_face:

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Thank you all for the suggestions!
[name_u]Will[/name_u] look over this thread for the next few days and see what ones seem to stick :slight_smile:

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[name_f]Davina[/name_f] means little deer :two_hearts:

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[name_f]My[/name_f] favorite deer name is [name_u]Raleigh[/name_u] for a boy. I also have a strong association with [name_f]Nara[/name_f], the Japanese city where deers have learned to bow before taking food from park visitors.

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[name_m]Ayal[/name_m], [name_f]Ayala[/name_f], [name_f]Ayelet[/name_f], and [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] are my favorite deer-related names. I also saw Gzala recently and thought it was cool.

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