A quiz with questions from interesting Nameberry threads all in one place.
Name(s) youâd love if it wasnât so popular: [name_f]Sophia[/name_f], [name_u]Liam[/name_u], [name_u]Aidan[/name_u]
Name(s) you love for its sound alone: [name_f]Vienna[/name_f]
Name(s) you love for its meaning alone: [name_m]Nehemiah[/name_m] (comforted by God)
Name(s) you would love if they didnât feel dated: [name_f]Angela[/name_f], [name_f]Gloria[/name_f], [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
Name(s) you would love/use if you were braver: [name_m]Laertes[/name_m], [name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
Name(s) you love that are the less common spelling option: [name_f]Elinor[/name_f], [name_f]Annelise[/name_f] that includes [name_f]Elise[/name_f].
Favorite honor name in your life: [name_f]Alison[/name_f]
What your name would be if youâd been the opposite sex: [name_m]Peter[/name_m] [name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
Starting Letters you love only for girls names: V, M, S
Starting Letters you love only for boys names: G, C, P
Starting letters you tend to dislike for either gender: K, Z, I, O, B, Y
Starting letters you tend to love for both genders: A, E, R, N, L
Endings you love: ââicâ and ââianâ for boys, ââiaâ for girls.
Question you would add to the list?
would love if it werenât so popular ~ [name_f]Aurora[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f], [name_f]Celeste[/name_f], [name_f]Florence[/name_f], [name_f]Adeline[/name_f], [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f], [name_f]Ada[/name_f], [name_f]Margot[/name_f], [name_f]Nora[/name_f], [name_u]Milo[/name_u], [name_m]Oliver[/name_m], [name_u]Arlo[/name_u], [name_u]Julian[/name_u], [name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_u]Jasper[/name_u], [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
love for sound alone ~
[name_f]Helisent[/name_f], [name_f]Cecily[/name_f], Ferewin, [name_f]Ferelith[/name_f], [name_f]Parthenope[/name_f], [name_f]Azenor[/name_f], [name_f]Eulalie[/name_f], [name_u]Oleander[/name_u], [name_m]Devlin[/name_m], [name_m]Carnelian[/name_m]
love for meaning (/story behind)~
[name_f]Poesy[/name_f], [name_f]Melusine[/name_f], [name_f]Hecate[/name_f], [name_f]Thora[/name_f], [name_f]Bronte[/name_f] + [name_f]Asterope[/name_f], [name_f]Nimue[/name_f], [name_f]Morrigan[/name_f], [name_m]Taranis[/name_m]
would love if they werenât dated ~
[name_f]Heather[/name_f], [name_m]Percival[/name_m], [name_u]Basil[/name_u]
would use if I were braver (still on the table for middles!) ~
[name_f]Philophrosyne[/name_f], [name_f]Sappho[/name_f], [name_f]Ferelith[/name_f], [name_m]Carnelian[/name_m]
alternative spellings ~
[name_f]Freyja[/name_f], [name_f]Clio[/name_f], [name_f]Brigid[/name_f], [name_f]Aine[/name_f], [name_m]Lucien[/name_m]
favourite direct honour ~
Orpheama, [name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
favourite indirect honour ~
[name_f]Morrigan[/name_f]
my name if Iâd been a boy ~
[name_m]Torin[/name_m]⊠not sure on the middles
starting letters for girl names only ~
B, O, P, (anything after V)
starting letters for boy names only ~
F
starting letters I donât vibe with ~
K, J, R, Y, G
starting letters for both ~
A, L, C
endings I love for boys~
-ian, -ien, -ander, -ine
endings I love for girls ~
-e (pn. ee), -o, -ore, -wen, -ine
question I would add ~
[name_f]Do[/name_f] you love any names that are complete opposites in style? What are they?
Name(s) youâd love if it wasnât so popular: [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u], [name_f]Stella[/name_f], [name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
Name(s) you love for its sound alone: [name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
Name(s) you love for its meaning alone: [name_f]Esme[/name_f] (emerald)
Name(s) you would love if they didnât feel dated: [name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
Name(s) you would love/use if you were braver: [name_f]Sunday[/name_f], [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f]
Name(s) you love that are the less common spelling option: Analeise
What your name would be if youâd been the opposite sex: [name_m]Jake[/name_m] or [name_m]Luke[/name_m]
Starting Letters you love only for girls names: V, G, Q, P
Starting Letters you love only for boys names: M, R, L
Starting letters you tend to dislike for either gender: K, T, U, Y, N, X
Endings you love: âoâ endings for boys, âsâ endings for boys, âie, ey, yâ endings for girls
Do you love any names that are complete opposites in style? What are they?: [name_f]Elowen[/name_f], [name_u]Shiloh[/name_u], and [name_u]Kai[/name_u]
Question I would add: What is a name you would love, if it hadnât been ruined by someone you know? (Like a bully, a weird coworker, an exboyfriend, etc.)
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Name(s) youâd love if it wasnât so popular: Mila, Amelia, Samuel, Henry
Name(s) you love for its sound alone: Elodie, Sienna, Thaine, Dax
Name(s) you love for its meaning alone: Ruth (compassion for the misery of another), Athena (goddess of wisdom and war), Ari (eagle or lion), Isaac (he will laugh)
Name(s) you would love if they didnât feel dated: Hera, Lenna, Thesius, Arthur
Name(s) you would love/use if you were braver: Herminia, Hecate, Hawthorne, Everest
Name(s) you love that are the less common spelling option: Selene (as opposed to Celine), Maia, Jaxon, Caiden
Favorite honor name(s) in your life: Amelia, Nora, Wilder
What your name would be if youâd been the opposite sex: Tyler Andrew
Starting Letters you love only for girls names: A, S, I
Starting Letters you love only for boys names: H, T, D
Starting letters you tend to dislike for either gender: K, Y, U
Starting letters you tend to love for both genders: J, B, L
Endings you love: âeiaâ for girls and âsonâ for boys
Do you love any names that are complete opposite in style? What are they?: Archie & Jesse for boys, Storm & Sybil for girls
What is a name you would love if it hadnât been ruined by someone you know?: Nathaniel for a boy, Antoinette for a girl
Question Iâd add: Favorite name(s) from mythology
Names Iâd love if they werenât so popular: I donât really care about name popularity
Names I love for the sound alone: [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
Names I love for the meaning alone: [name_m]Hugo[/name_m], [name_f]Cressida[/name_f]
Names I would love if they werenât dated: [name_f]Juliette[/name_f], [name_f]Mariette[/name_f], [name_m]Abraham[/name_m], [name_m]Albert[/name_m]
Names I would use if I was braver: [name_f]Antoinette[/name_f], [name_m]Sixtus[/name_m], [name_u]Auberon[/name_u], [name_m]Clovis[/name_m]
Names I love that are the less common spelling: [name_m]Edvard[/name_m], [name_m]Frederic[/name_m]
Favourite honor name: [name_m]Carl[/name_m]
What my name would have been if I was the opposite gender: Iâm not sure
Starting letters I love for girls only: E, V
Starting letters I love for boys only: R, M, P
Starting letters I dislike for either gender: K
Starting letters I love for either gender: A, C, F
Endings I love: âetteâ for girls and âardâ and âricâ for boys
Do I love any names that are complete opposite in style? Not really
What is a name I would love if it had not been ruined by someone I know? [name_u]Anne[/name_u] for a girl and [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] for a boy
Favorite name from mythology: [name_f]Afrodite[/name_f]
Question Iâd add: Names you like that are ruined by a controversial historical figure
Names youâd love if it wasnât so popular: I donât really care about popularity, but some popular names I like are [name_u]James[/name_u], [name_f]Abigail[/name_f], [name_m]Henry[/name_m]
Names you love for its sound alone: [name_m]Ambrose[/name_m], [name_f]Iona[/name_f], [name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
Names you love for its meaning alone: Amargein (born of poetry), Laonome (law of the people), [name_m]Evander[/name_m] (good man)
Names you would love if they didnât feel dated: [name_f]My[/name_f] whole vibe is dated, but some that I canât get approval on are [name_f]Cathleen[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f], [name_f]Maud[/name_f], [name_f]Edith[/name_f], [name_f]Ethel[/name_f], [name_u]Douglas[/name_u]
Names you would love/use if you were braver: [name_m]Woodland[/name_m], Taiga, [name_f]Lore[/name_f], Wyeth, [name_u]Haven[/name_u]
Names you love that are the less common spelling option: [name_f]Cathleen[/name_f], RuairĂ, [name_m]Lochlann[/name_m], [name_m]Alastar[/name_m], [name_f]Annora[/name_f]
Favorite honor name in your life: [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] or [name_f]Helena[/name_f]
What your name would be if youâd been the opposite sex: [name_u]Spenser[/name_u] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
Starting Letters you love only for girls names: I, S, T
Starting Letters you love only for boys names: F, O, C, J
Starting letters you tend to dislike for either gender: K, Q, U, X, Y Z
Starting letters you tend to love for both genders: A, E, H, L, M, R
Endings you love: -een/-ine or -ĂĄn/-Ăn
Do you love any names that are complete opposites in style? What are they? [name_u]Pax[/name_u], [name_u]Sheridan[/name_u], [name_u]Tobin[/name_u]
What is a name you would love, if it hadnât been ruined by someone you know? [name_m]Caleb[/name_m], [name_u]Bevan[/name_u], [name_f]Stella[/name_f], [name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f], [name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
Favorite names from mythology? [name_f]Macha[/name_f], OisĂn, [name_f]Rhea[/name_f], [name_u]Naoise[/name_u], [name_m]Lir[/name_m]
Names you like that are ruined by a controversial historical figure? [name_m]Donal[/name_m], [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m]
Question Iâd add: What are some surnames/last names you like?
Name(s) youâd love if it wasnât so popular: Maybe [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]. Definitely [name_u]Ruby[/name_u].
Name(s) you love for its sound alone: [name_u]Joby[/name_u] and [name_m]Kobe[/name_m] are sooo cute-sounding! Babies with these names would be like little bear cubs (?!), Roo, (Ru, [name_u]Rue[/name_u], [name_u]Roux[/name_u]) [name_m]Rueben[/name_m], [name_u]Ruby[/name_u], [name_u]Willoughby[/name_u], [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f], [name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Alyssia[/name_f].
Name(s) you love for its meaning alone: [name_m]Oisin[/name_m] (little deer, nn Osh is also adorable) and [name_m]Orson[/name_m], [name_f]Dagney[/name_f], [name_m]Dacre[/name_m].
Name(s) you would love if they didnât feel dated: Iâd love them more if they didnât feel so dated - [name_f]Susie[/name_f], [name_f]Susannah[/name_f], [name_f]Sukey[/name_f], [name_f]Bess[/name_f], [name_f]Betsy[/name_f], [name_f]Lauretta[/name_f], [name_f]Lorna[/name_f], [name_u]Lindsey[/name_u], [name_u]Jean[/name_u], [name_m]Herbie[/name_m], [name_u]Huxley[/name_u] [name_f]Bonnie[/name_f].
Name(s) you would love/use if you were braver:
Kniphofia (Ni-foh-fee-uh)âŠItâs the Latin name for the red hot poker plant, donât you know! I am in love!
Name(s) you love that are the less common spelling option: Probably lots but Iâm not confident I know the original spelling in a lot of cases!
[name_m]Favorite[/name_m] honor name in your life: [name_u]Josie[/name_u].
What your name would be if youâd been the opposite sex: I would have been named [name_m]Aaron[/name_m], [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] or [name_u]Oliver[/name_u]. I remember wanting to be a boy called [name_u]Sam[/name_u] when I was around 8 years old.
Starting Letters you love only for girls names: S.
Starting Letters you love only for boys names: B.
Starting letters you tend to dislike for either gender: U, G, N, P, Y. (There are strong exceptions such as [name_f]Poppy[/name_f]!)
Starting letters you tend to love for both genders: A, E, H, J, K, L, V, W, X, Z.
Endings you love: is, ite, er, el, ine and other ânâ endings, and long I (eye) sounds.
[name_f]Do[/name_f] you love any names that are complete opposites in style? What are they? Yes! I love to pair the traditional with the obscure e.g. [name_u]Marley[/name_u] [name_m]Venn[/name_m] and mix names from different languages/cultures e.g. [name_m]Alejo[/name_m] [name_u]Verdi[/name_u]. [name_f]Leah[/name_f] [name_u]Vivendel[/name_u] is probably my most strikingly eclectic pairing!
What is a name you would love, if it hadnât been ruined by someone you know? Happily all the horrible people Iâve known have easily ignorable names!
Favourite names from mythology: [name_m]Perseus[/name_m], because of the nn [name_u]Percy[/name_u].
Names you like that are ruined by a controversial historical figure: [name_m]Thatcher[/name_m]. Not ruined for me as I have stronger occupational associations with it, but apparently the UK prime minister ruined this for some!
What are some surnames/last names you like? Evison, [name_m]Tennyson[/name_m], [name_u]Edison[/name_u], [name_u]Matisse[/name_u], [name_m]Devereaux[/name_m].
Iâd like to add, if you had to name a baby boy and a baby girl right this second, pretty much off the top off your head, what would you call them?
Name(s) youâd love if it wasnât so popular: Sophia, Luna, Eli, Elijah, Liam
Name(s) you love for its sound alone: Aine, and honestly most of the names I like unless they have a personal meaning to meâ Iâm admittedly not as into name meanings as some name nerds are (if you are into name meanings though, power to you, I love it).
Name(s) you love for its meaning alone: Lavender, Heron, Raven, Zion
Name(s) you would love if they didnât feel dated: Jennifer, Susanne, Jeffrey, Scott
Name(s) you would love/use if you were braver: Melisande, Minerva, Cassiopeia, Eurydice, Peregrine, Laertes, Orion, Orpheus
Name(s) you love that are the less common spelling option: Catherine (?), Elisabeth, Sonja, Anja (I do also love Anya), Aislinn, Selina, Rhys, Aly, Alastair, Rainn, Raine
Favorite honor name in your life: In terms of my favorite name I might use as an honor name, Thomas. In terms of the ones I am most likely to use, Molly or John. In terms of the one Iâm most proud of coming up with, Rochelle.
What your name would be if youâd been the opposite sex: Jacqueline or Brittany
Starting Letters you love only for girls names: M, V, Y
Starting Letters you love only for boys names: B K, L, Z
Starting letters you tend to dislike for either gender: G, I, O, U, W, X, Q
Starting letters you tend to love for both genders: A, C, D, E, H, J, N, P, S, T, R, F (ok what Iâm finding is Iâm really not picky about starting letters and gender lol)
Endings you love: âin,â âon,â âian,â âionâ âienâ for boys, ânaâ âneâ âinâ âenâ âessâ âetâ for girls
Do you love any names that are complete opposites in style? What are they? I do! My naming style is a bit all over the map sometimes. I guess a good contrast would be I love the name Spencer for a girl (or a boy), but I also love the name Seraphina.
What is a name you would love, if it hadnât been ruined by someone you know? Natasha
Favourite names from mythology : Athena, Andromeda, Eurydice, Brighid, Cassiopeia, Freya, Helena, Troy, Odysseus, Orion⊠Honestly I could go on a while. Iâm really into mythology names.
Names you like that are ruined by a controversial historical figure: Eva. Itâs not ruined for other people, necessarily, but it is for me.
What are some surnames/last names you like? I love word last names! Star, Harper, Archer, Swan, Penn, that sort of thing.
If you had to name a baby boy and a baby girl right this second, pretty much off the top off your head, what would you call them? Boy is easy, Simon John. Today for a girl Iâm feeling Cassia Marlowe.
Question you would add to the list? Favorite unisex names you truly like for all genders?
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Name(s) youâd love if it wasnât so popular: Donât care about popularity
Name(s) you love for its sound alone: Lily, Anna, Julia, Charlotte, Laura, Cara, and Maria. For boys, Daniel, Benjamin, James. Jack, and Leo.
Name (s) you love for its meaning alone: Cara (âfriendâ in Irish) and Julia (I love that this name comes from the month July and its connections to Ancient Rome). As for Daniel, I love the Bible story.
Name(s) you would love if they didnât feel dated: Laura, Lisa, Jennifer, and Sylvia. For boys, Robin.
Name(s) you would love/use if you were braver: Seraphina and Violet (Jennifer Garner and I have similar tastes it seems 
). For boys, Hugo and Luke.
Name(s) you love that is the less common spelling option: Hmm, not many. Euan over Ewan.
Favorite honor name in your life: Josephine and Miriam. For boys, Thomas and Blake.
What your name would be if youâd been the opposite sex: Alexander (Alec)
Starting letters you love only for girlsâ names: Iâm not that specific, but I definitely want an L name for a girl. I love the energetic, open A for Anna. And I also like S names for girls, but itâs not a requirement.
Starting letters you love only for boysâ names: D and J are my favorite start to boy names.
Starting letter you tend to dislike for either gender: P for girls. For both? X,Y, and Z.
Starting letters you tend to love for all genders: L and J is the common denominator.
Endings you love: ââyâ and ââiaâ for girls, ââielâ for boys (again, not required).
A question I would add to this list?
Are names that end in âyâ weaker?
Name(s) youâd love if it wasnât so popular?
[name_u]Michael[/name_u], maybe? I donât really mind popularity.
Name(s) you love for its sound alone?
Cecily/Cecilia and almost all of my boy names except for my favorites! 
Name(s) you love for its meaning alone?
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f] (in honor of Mrs. Adams), [name_f]Nuria[/name_f] (fire of the Lord), [name_f]Ilaria[/name_f] (happy, cheerful), [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] (daughter of the sea; heart)
(Disclaimer: I canât think of any that I love only based on meaning, as in, I hate the sound.)
Name(s) you would love if they didnât feel dated?
[name_f]Elaine[/name_f], [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f], [name_u]Lindsey[/name_u], [name_u]Clarence[/name_u], maybe even [name_m]Alfred[/name_m]!
Name(s) you would love/use if you were braver?
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f], [name_f]Ariadne[/name_f], [name_f]Constance[/name_f], [name_m]Alistair[/name_m], [name_m]Prosper[/name_m].
Name(s) you love that are the less common spelling option?
[name_f]Brigid[/name_f]!
[name_m]Favorite[/name_m] honor name in your life?
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]. 
What your name would be if youâd been the opposite sex?
[name_m]Luke[/name_m] or [name_m]Andrew[/name_m]
Starting letter(s) you love only for girls names:
M and C for some reason.
Starting letter(s) you love only for boys:
D, maybe, but I donât like nearly enough boy names to answer this properly.
Starting letters you tend to dislike for either gender:
K, O, P, Q, U, X, Y, Z.
Starting letters you tend to love for both genders:
Again, so few boy names I canât exactly answer, lol.
Endings you love:
T or D endings for girls (Margaret, [name_f]Brigid[/name_f], [name_f]Colette[/name_f], [name_f]Juliet[/name_f], Adelaide)
[name_f]Do[/name_f] you love any names that are complete opposites in style? What are they?
Hmm, not many, but [name_u]Tierney[/name_u] is definitely an outlier from the rest of my list, even though itâs Irish.
What is a name that you would love if it hadnât been ruined by someone you know?
I donât think there are any.
[name_m]Favorite[/name_m] names from mythology:
[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f], [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], and [name_f]Athena[/name_f]
Names you like that are ruined by a controversial historical figure:
[name_u]Oliver[/name_u] (Cromwell) and [name_u]Hillary[/name_u]!
What are some surnames/last names you like?
[name_m]Ah[/name_m], darn, I used to keep a list. Some are: [name_m]Meriwether[/name_m], [name_u]Starling[/name_u], BarrĂ©, [name_m]Doherty[/name_m], McIntyre, [name_m]Tomlinson[/name_m] (NOT because of One Direction; I didnât even know it was the last name of one of the members when I started liking it)
If you had to name a baby boy and a baby girl right this second, pretty much off the top of your head, what would you call them?
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] [name_u]Joseph[/name_u] and [name_f]Brigid[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f].
[name_m]Favorite[/name_m] unisex name you like for both genders?
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]. (Itâs actually the only one, hahaha.)
Are names that end in âyâ weaker?
No, definitely not just by ending in y. I do think theyâre in more danger of being cutesy though.
A question Iâd add:
Who is a historical figure or a famous person whose first and last name you love?
Iâll start with [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] Wilkes-BarrĂ©.