Objective: Come up with unique and creative baby names by combining different elements from various sources.
Choose 3-5 sources of inspiration for your baby names. These could include:
Names of your favorite book or movie characters
Names of famous historical figures
Names of places or cities
Words from a foreign language
Names of plants or animals
Elements from mythology or folklore
Write down 5-10 words or names from each source of inspiration. You should have a total of at least 15-50 words/names.
Begin combining the words/names from your list in unique ways. You can:
Mix and match syllables or parts of the words/names
[name_m]Add[/name_m] prefixes or suffixes
Combine two words/names to create a new one
Use anagrams or rearrange the letters
Write down each new invented baby name as you come up with them. Aim for as many names as you can. When you feel satisfied with your list and had enough fun, share them here!
You never know, one of your invented names might become the next big trend!
Example:
Sources of inspiration:
Greek mythology
[name_u]French[/name_u] words
[name_u]Nature[/name_u]
Words/names from sources:
[name_f]Athena[/name_f], [name_m]Zeus[/name_m], [name_m]Apollo[/name_m]
[name_u]Amour[/name_u], [name_f]Lumière[/name_f], Espoir
[name_u]Willow[/name_u], [name_u]River[/name_u], [name_f]Luna[/name_f]
Invented baby names:
Zespoir
Source words: [name_m]Zeus[/name_m] (Greek mythology) + Espoir (French word for “hope”)
Combination method: Took the first two letters of [name_m]Zeus[/name_m] and added the whole word Espoir.
Result: Zespoir
Lunalie
Source words: [name_f]Luna[/name_f] (Nature) + [name_f]Amélie[/name_f] (Inspired by the [name_u]French[/name_u] name)
Combination method: Combined the whole word [name_f]Luna[/name_f] with the last three letters of [name_f]Amélie[/name_f].
Result: Lunalie
Athénaire
Source words: [name_f]Athena[/name_f] (Greek mythology) + [name_f]Lumière[/name_f] (French word for “light”)
Combination method: Took the first four letters of [name_f]Athena[/name_f] and added the last four letters of [name_f]Lumière[/name_f].
Result: Athénaire
Rivièra
Source words: [name_u]River[/name_u] (Nature) + [name_u]Riviera[/name_u] (Inspired by the geographical term)
Combination method: Took the first four letters of [name_u]River[/name_u] and added the last three letters of [name_u]Riviera[/name_u].
Result: Rivièra
Apollune
Source words: [name_m]Apollo[/name_m] (Greek mythology) + [name_f]Luna[/name_f] (Nature)
Combination method: Combined the whole word [name_m]Apollo[/name_m] with the last three letters of [name_f]Luna[/name_f].
Result: Apollune
Lunathena
Source words: [name_f]Luna[/name_f] (Nature) + [name_f]Athena[/name_f] (Greek mythology)
Combination method: Combined the whole word [name_f]Luna[/name_f] with the last five letters of [name_f]Athena[/name_f].
Result: Lunathena
Rivollo
Source words: [name_u]River[/name_u] (Nature) + [name_m]Apollo[/name_m] (Greek mythology)
Combination method: Combined the first three letters of [name_u]River[/name_u] with the last four letters of [name_m]Apollo[/name_m].
Result: Rivollo
Willéna
Source words: [name_u]Willow[/name_u] (Nature) + [name_f]Athena[/name_f] (Greek mythology)
Combination method: Took the first four letters of [name_u]Willow[/name_u] and added the last three letters of [name_f]Athena[/name_f].
Result: Willéna
Lumipollo
Source words: [name_f]Lumière[/name_f] (French word for “light”) + [name_m]Apollo[/name_m] (Greek mythology)
Combination method: Combined the first four letters of [name_f]Lumière[/name_f] with the last four letters of [name_m]Apollo[/name_m].
Result: Lumipollo
Athénamour
Source words: [name_f]Athena[/name_f] (Greek mythology) + [name_u]Amour[/name_u] (French word for “love”)
Combination method: Combined the whole word [name_f]Athena[/name_f] with the last four letters of [name_u]Amour[/name_u].
Result: Athénamour
Zériver
Source words: [name_m]Zeus[/name_m] (Greek mythology) + [name_u]River[/name_u] (Nature)
Combination method: Took the first two letters of [name_m]Zeus[/name_m] and added the whole word [name_u]River[/name_u].
Result: Zériver
Espoillow
Source words: Espoir (French word for “hope”) + [name_u]Willow[/name_u] (Nature)
Combination method: Combined the first five letters of Espoir with the last three letters of [name_u]Willow[/name_u].
Result: Espoillow