Are their any GP names you just can’t take off your list? I keep convincing myself that mine are useable.
My fav GP
[name_f]Blanche[/name_f] [name_f]Neige[/name_f] - ([name_f]Neige[/name_f] is the middle name) I love the [name_f]Snow[/name_f] White meaning; however, it might be a bit tacky.
Others
[name_f]Allegra[/name_f] “[name_u]Allie[/name_u]” - unfortunately there is the allergy medication
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]- too hard to spell and pronounce for my taste
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f] “[name_u]Percy[/name_u]”
Oh, this is a big problem for me!
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
Polyxena
Arsinoë (especially with the nn Arson)
Callison/Malison
[name_f]Aeliana[/name_f]
Nightshade
[name_u]Onyx[/name_u]
[name_f]Pallas[/name_f]
Capulet
[name_f]Adisynne[/name_f]
[name_f]Allisunne[/name_f]
Anaxandra
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_f]El[/name_f]żbieta/Elizabeta/Ellyzabeth/[name_f]Elizaveta[/name_f]
Oliwia
[name_u]Cameron[/name_u]/Kamiryn
[name_u]Tyler[/name_u]
[name_f]Renesmee[/name_f]/Renezmae
Abcde
[name_u]Tyson[/name_u]
[name_u]Ryan[/name_u]/[name_u]Rian[/name_u]
[name_m]Masen[/name_m]/[name_u]Mason[/name_u]
[name_f]Katniss[/name_f]
[name_f]Sachi[/name_f]
Zsofia
The combo [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Avalon[/name_f]~
And [name_u]Artemis[/name_u] (only a “GP I like to convince myself is usable” when in a sibset with an [name_m]Apollo[/name_m]. Otherwise it’s purely usable)
My current GP list - I keep trying to convince myself they’re usable but they really aren’t for the reasons listed.
Pigeon - 1st name I ever loved but it’s just mean to call a child it lol. Tetley - living in the UK makes this incredibly unusable. Jessacake - love it as a full name not NN but it would never be taken seriously. [name_f]Skylie[/name_f] - always sounds like a Pokemon name to me. Katara - avatar put me off this. Sawyze - it always looks I’ve misspelled Swayze. [name_f]Xiomara[/name_f] - far too many prn. issues & my accent butchers it. [name_f]Tula[/name_f] - [name_f]Tula[/name_f] did the hula always comes to mind. Diem - feels odd without Carpe in front of it but equally can’t call a child Carpe. Paweena - the weena (weiner) part makes it unusable. [name_f]Buffy[/name_f] - pretty obvious why, great TV show though. [name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] - sounds little too ‘odd’ on a child. [name_f]Cameo[/name_f] - adore this but the jewellery puts me off. English - someone recently posted this & I love it but I live in the UK so yea… [name_f]Sadie[/name_f] - my son prn. this as Hades from [name_m]Hercules[/name_m] lol Telah - this is how I prn. [name_f]Tequila[/name_f] when drunk lol!
[name_f]Mildred[/name_f] (my grandma–she hated her name and often went by [name_m]Mike[/name_m])
[name_f]Thelma[/name_f] (my great grandma who also disliked her name)
[name_f]Gertrude[/name_f] nn [name_f]Gertie[/name_f]
[name_f]Myrtle[/name_f]
[name_f]Enid[/name_f]
[name_f]Eugenie[/name_f]/a
[name_f]Fanny[/name_f]
Also:
[name_f]Wednesday[/name_f] - Addams
[name_f]Zuzu[/name_f] - from It’s a Wonderful Life
[name_m]Rocket[/name_m] - from Purple [name_f]Moon[/name_f]
I think [name_f]Thelma[/name_f] and [name_f]Gertrude[/name_f] are completely useable. I must have ‘clunky’ taste as well then! [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f] is very sweet.
I like [name_f]Blanche[/name_f] [name_f]Neige[/name_f], but I live in [name_f]Canada[/name_f] and go to [name_m]French[/name_m] immersion so for me I can only picture [name_f]Snow[/name_f] White because [name_f]Blanche[/name_f] [name_f]Neige[/name_f] is the name I grew up hearing for her.
I love [name_f]Allegra[/name_f]! Although I don’t consider it a GP.
I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] Veralidaine, Bluebella, [name_f]Aprilette[/name_f], and Clareth.
@cactusgram I love love “old lady” names as well.
[name_f]Gertrude[/name_f], [name_f]Enid[/name_f], and [name_f]Eugenie[/name_f] are fabulous. I wish more people would use these names again, so I don’t get laughed at when I suggest these names.
[name_f]Honorine[/name_f] (I love it but can’t see it on a real little girl)
[name_f]Melisande[/name_f] “[name_u]Sandy[/name_u]” (It’s a lot of name, even if [name_u]Sandy[/name_u] makes it a little more manageable.)
[name_f]Apollonia[/name_f] “[name_u]Loni[/name_u]” (See above ^)
[name_f]Lilibet[/name_f] (I feel like it isn’t a Real Name.)
[name_f]Olivet[/name_f] (So cute, but a little too out-there.)
Coriander “[name_f]Cori[/name_f]” (This one isn’t even in the NB databases. I love it, though.)
Mylène (Pronunciation problems 'cause I don’t live in a Francophone area.)
[name_f]Aude[/name_f] (Prn problems.)
[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f] (It doesn’t feel solid enough.)
[name_f]Odette[/name_f] (I’d just feel weird using it on a little girl)
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f] (first syllable, and the lack of nickname options)
[name_f]Gwyneira[/name_f] “[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]” (Spelling and prn problems)
[name_f]Esther[/name_f] (It’s just TOO outdated atm.)
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] “[name_u]Billie[/name_u]” (A lot of name for a little girl.)
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f] “[name_f]Aggie[/name_f]”
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f] (it’s just not usable in the U.S. 'cause I don’t have the energy to keep correcting people)
[name_f]Soleil[/name_f] (Prn and spelling issues. Solay, anyone?)
[name_f]Saoirse[/name_f] (prn issues)
[name_f]Caoimhe[/name_f] (prn issues)
My taste is already kind of eccentric, so most of my GPs are downright bizarre.
the tip of the iceberg:
[name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f]
Ishtar
[name_f]Tamarind[/name_f] - weird bean/pod/fruit thing? Absolutely
[name_f]Isis[/name_f]
[name_f]Bel[/name_f]-imperia - the princess who writes letters in her own blood and then offs herself onstage during a play within the play The Spanish Tragedy? Of course
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f]
Calamity [name_f]Jane[/name_f] - turns out I would stop just short of naming a child “an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster” + [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeby[/name_f]
Tinamou - a small, flightless South American bird? Why not
[name_f]Elizabel[/name_f]
Tiamat - Primordial Mesopotamian dragon chaos goddess? Sure
