Element names!

I read an article the other day about a family that had 4 children named after the astrological 4 elements: [name]Earth[/name], [name]Fire[/name], Water, [name]Air[/name]. So each child had a water, fire, air, or earth themed name. And I thought it was such a cool idea. What would you use?

Girls:
[name]Terra[/name]
[name]Ember[/name]
[name]Brooke[/name]
[name]Windy[/name]

Boys:
[name]Stone[/name] or [name]Canyon[/name]
[name]Aidan[/name]
[name]River[/name]
[name]Blue[/name]??? Can’t think of a good one for [name]Air[/name].

You could also use the names related the zodiac, which is divided into elements:

[name]Fire[/name] (Ares, [name]Leo[/name], Saggitarius)

[name]Mars[/name]
[name]Lionel[/name]
[name]Archer[/name]

[name]Earth[/name] ([name]Taurus[/name], Virgo, Capricorn)

Byre
[name]Virginia[/name]
[name]Caprice[/name]

[name]Air[/name] ([name]Gemini[/name], [name]Libra[/name], [name]Aquarius[/name])

[name]Gemma[/name]
[name]Liberty[/name]
Arius

Water (Cancer, [name]Scorpio[/name], Pisces)

Crabby (joke)
[name]Pio[/name]
[name]Fisher[/name]

When I first read your post, I thought that they actually named them [name]Earth[/name], [name]Air[/name], Water and [name]Fire[/name]! I am glad that it was just a themed name. I think it is a sweet idea, especially if you are a very at one with nature sort of couple, and do plan to have four children. The only problem would be if the connections were too obvious and they sounded like a family of superheroes!

I would use :
Girls :
[name]Fiammetta[/name] [name]Shula[/name] nn [name]Fia[/name] - fire (Italian and Arabic names)
[name]Nephele[/name] [name]Sora[/name] nn [name]Ellie[/name] - air (Greek ‘cloudy’ and Japanese ‘sky’. Actually, that isn’t a great combinied meaning …)
[name]Demeter[/name] [name]Ila[/name] nn [name]Demi[/name] - earth (Greek and Sanskrit)

And one boy :
[name]Rio[/name] [name]Merlin[/name] - water (Spanish and English/Welsh).

What a lovely idea, i think you could get away with it if you did it subtly! I would go for-

[name]Air[/name]- [name]Skye[/name], [name]Storm[/name], [name]Blue[/name], [name]Aura[/name], [name]Era[/name]
Water-[name]River[/name], [name]Isis[/name], [name]Ocean[/name], [name]Rio[/name], [name]Azura[/name], [name]Raine[/name], [name]Tallulah[/name]
[name]Fire[/name]- [name]Burney[/name], [name]Blaise[/name], [name]Nina[/name] (Native American origin also apparently)
[name]Earth[/name]- [name]Isla[/name], [name]Everest[/name], [name]Nevis[/name], [name]Ila[/name], [name]Terra[/name], [name]Sandy[/name], [name]Savannah[/name]

I think its a really sweet idea to have some kind of connection between names, also it makes it special for the siblings to have a connection.

I could totally see myself doing this! With some difficulty to say the least… Here’s all names with the right meaning, but I’d never go all out like this myself. Fiammetta is a long time love of mine ^^

[name]Fire[/name]: Fiammetta Brighid [name]Hestia[/name] nn [name]Etta[/name] or [name]Fia[/name] and [name]Ignatius[/name] [name]Ronan[/name] [name]Elmo[/name] nn [name]Elmo[/name]
Water: [name]Mayim[/name] [name]River[/name] [name]Ondine[/name] nn [name]May[/name] and [name]Caspian[/name] [name]Jules[/name] [name]Merlin[/name] nn [name]Ian[/name]
[name]Earth[/name]: [name]Cressida[/name] [name]Sylvie[/name] [name]Demeter[/name] nn Cress and [name]Hermes[/name] [name]Peter[/name] [name]Everest[/name] nn [name]Mies[/name]
[name]Air[/name]: [name]Inanna[/name] [name]Starling[/name] [name]Isis[/name] nn [name]Annie[/name] and [name]Heron[/name] [name]Zephyr[/name] [name]Storm[/name] nn [name]Ron[/name]

Okay, this was hard… I should have dropped the second middle.
Kudos to those who know what I’m thinking on all of these names, [name]Cressida[/name] and [name]Jules[/name] especially are somewhat obscure in their relationship to earth and water… :slight_smile:

Oh, I can’t believe I forgot [name]Ondine[/name]/[name]Undine[/name]! It has been on our list (well, DH said only for a middle) for so long.

Girls:
[name]Makani[/name]
[name]Gaia[/name]
[name]Moira[/name]
Pyrrha

Boys:
[name]Zephyr[/name]
[name]Clay[/name]
[name]Kai[/name]
[name]Blaise[/name]

This is actually a little tangential, but I know a family who has 4 boys. Their names are [name]Ocean[/name], [name]River[/name], [name]Sky[/name] and [name]Canyon[/name].

If I did something like this the names would be more like…

Direction~ [name]Atlas[/name], [name]East[/name], Climb
Weather~ [name]Raine[/name], [name]Sky[/name],
[name]Earth[/name]~ Creeke, [name]Day[/name], [name]Leaf[/name],
Feelings~ [name]Hope[/name], Thought, Dare, [name]Dream[/name], Silent
Place~ [name]Bay[/name], Mountain, Wander, Place
—What do you think? I like some but, then again…

I would use [name]Ember[/name]/[name]Brooke[/name] or [name]Aidan[/name]. What about [name]Skye[/name] for [name]Air[/name]?

[name]Male[/name] then female selections

[name]Air[/name]: [name]Zephyr[/name], [name]Azure[/name]
Water: [name]Kai[/name], [name]Maya[/name] (Hebrew for water)
[name]Fire[/name]: Cinaed (born of fire in Gaelic), [name]Azar[/name] (fire in Persian)
[name]Earth[/name]: Riku (land in Japanese), [name]Ila[/name] (earth in Sanskrit)

Mine would be:

[name]Earth[/name]: [name]Demetria[/name] “earth mother” and [name]Adam[/name] (created from the earth)
Wind: [name]Brisa[/name] “wind” [name]Zephyr[/name]
Water: [name]Rosemary[/name] “dew of the sea” or [name]Galina[/name] (from goddess of calm seas) [name]Calder[/name] “rocky waters”
[name]Fire[/name]: Fiametta “fire” and [name]Fintan[/name] “white fire”

Cool idea! I’ll try to avoid repeating names that have already been mentioned…

[name]Earth[/name]:
[name]Avani[/name] – [name]Earth[/name]
[name]Eartha[/name]
[name]Gaia[/name]
Any flower/plant names.

[name]Fire[/name]:
[name]Ash[/name]/[name]Asher[/name]-- A bit of a stretch/too obvious maybe. :slight_smile:
Conl”ed – Chaste fire
[name]Azar[/name] – [name]Fire[/name]
Bryni – Old English, [name]Fire[/name]
[name]Brighid[/name] – Irish goddess of fire, poetry and wisdom
Joash – “[name]Fire[/name] of Yaweh”
[name]Loki[/name] – Norse trickster god associated with fire and magic.
[name]Pele[/name] – Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes and fire.
[name]Phoenix[/name]
[name]Vesta[/name]/[name]Hestia[/name] – [name]Roman[/name] goddess of the hearth.

[name]Air[/name]:
Rangi – Means “sky” in Maori
[name]Astraea[/name] – “[name]Star[/name]”
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Ciel[/name]
Cirrus
[name]Alya[/name] – “[name]Sky[/name], heaven, loftiness”
[name]Azure[/name]
Caelestis
[name]Helios[/name]
[name]Luna[/name]
[name]Sora[/name] – “[name]Sky[/name]”
Any of the constellation/star names.

Water:
[name]Poseidon[/name] (I couldn’t really see this on a child though!)
Okeanos
[name]Douglas[/name]
[name]Jordan[/name]
[name]Naida[/name] (relating to Naiads)
Virva – [name]Will[/name]-o-the-wisp (which floats above the water.)
Any river/lake names.

[name]FIRE[/name]
[name]Seraphina[/name]: fiery, ardent
[name]Josiah[/name]: fire of the [name]Lord[/name]
[name]Aidan[/name]: little and fiery (too popular for me to use)
[name]Uriah[/name]: flame of Jehovah (often translated as God is my light)

[name]EARTH[/name]
[name]Pierre[/name]: rock
[name]Arden[/name] (unisex): valley of the eagle
[name]Hadley[/name]: heather meadow
[name]Juniper[/name]: tree
[name]Bryn[/name]: hills
[name]Leilani[/name]: heavenly flower
[name]Georgiana[/name]: earth-worker or farmer

WATER
[name]Maxwell[/name]: great stream
[name]Beckett[/name]: dweller near the brook
[name]Beverley[/name]: dweller near the beaver stream
[name]Oceane[/name]: ocean (mn only)
[name]Rosemary[/name]: dew of the sea
[name]Thames[/name]: (alright maybe I would not use it, but it could be used)
[name]Irving[/name]: green river, sea friend
[name]Pavati[/name] (female): clear water (I’m not sure I’m brave enough)

[name]AIR[/name] and AETHER
[name]Iris[/name]: rainbow
[name]Aura[/name] or [name]Auria[/name]: air
[name]Anemone[/name]: breath - this would be pretty daring though
[name]Nova[/name]: chasing butterflies (also a cataclysmic nuclear explosion)
[name]Andromeda[/name] ([name]Andie[/name]): from mythology, and thereby also a constellation

[name]Hi[/name] guys, I’m 15 and what I’m about to tell you about me and my sibling is honestly true… My name is Whynd, pronounced Wind, my brothers name is Rhane pronounced [name]Rain[/name], my other brothers name is [name]Blaize[/name] pronounced [name]Blaze[/name] and my sisters name is [name]Skye[/name]… I love all the names out here <3 :stuck_out_tongue:

My favourites would be:

[name]Air[/name]: [name]Jonah[/name], [name]Isadora[/name]
[name]Earth[/name]: Argent, [name]Hadlee[/name]
[name]Fire[/name]: [name]Ash[/name], [name]Phoenix[/name]
Water: [name]Ronan[/name], [name]Nerissa[/name]

When I first read this I thought you meant the scientific elements. I do admit to falling asleep in Chemistry class but then I found that if I looked at the periodic table then I could imagine what strange family would call their children after elements and what their nn would be. I then found myself making sibsets out of them! Oh the thoughts that come out of boring lessons!!!

Oh and I would name them:
[name]Skye[/name]
[name]Isla[/name]
[name]Marina[/name]
[name]Ember[/name]

Girls:

[name]Fire[/name]: [name]Ember[/name], [name]Nina[/name], [name]Seraphina[/name], [name]Arden[/name], [name]Bridget[/name], [name]Reese[/name], [name]McKenna[/name], [name]Eloise[/name], [name]Sunday[/name], [name]Solana[/name].
[name]Earth[/name]:[name]Demetra[/name]/[name]Demetria[/name], [name]Chloe[/name], [name]Terra[/name]/[name]Tierra[/name], [name]Chelsea[/name], [name]Hazel[/name], [name]Laurel[/name], [name]Briar[/name], [name]Dahlia[/name], [name]Garland[/name], [name]Ivy[/name], [name]Arista[/name], [name]Diana[/name].
Water: [name]River[/name], [name]Marina[/name], [name]Kendall[/name], [name]Lynn[/name], [name]Darya[/name], [name]Brooke[/name], [name]Cordelia[/name], [name]Meredith[/name], [name]Marin[/name], [name]Selena[/name], [name]Carina[/name].
[name]Air[/name]:[name]Celeste[/name], [name]Sora[/name], [name]Averie[/name], [name]Diana[/name].

Boys:
[name]Fire[/name]:[name]Leo[/name], [name]Kenneth[/name], [name]Flynn[/name], [name]Pheonix[/name], [name]Blaise[/name], [name]Rhys[/name]/[name]Reese[/name].
[name]Earth[/name]:[name]Sage[/name], [name]Adam[/name], [name]Ash[/name], [name]Oakley[/name], Kol.
Water:[name]Kendall[/name], [name]Kenton[/name], [name]Hudson[/name], [name]Rio[/name], [name]Dylan[/name], [name]Caspian[/name], [name]Ronan[/name].
[name]Air[/name]: [name]Niall[/name], [name]Neil[/name], [name]Avery[/name], [name]Gemini[/name].