My favourite name since I was a child was [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] (nn. Sephi) but I have recently fallen out of love. I no longer feel it is the right ‘fit’ for me now that I have grown up.
But this has given me a problem! I have a long girl’s list, but I don’t truly ‘love’ any of them the same way I once loved [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], and I cannot see myself ever using them. For months I have felt uninspired and frustrated by my girl’s names list and I really want that to change!
Some names on my list at the moment include:
[name_f]Anoushka[/name_f] - I adore the sound of this name, but I could not see myself using it as a fn
[name_u]Corbin[/name_u] - sounds ridiculous with the probable surname of my children
[name_f]Viveka[/name_f] - love this name, but I feel the nickname ‘[name_f]Vivi[/name_f]’ or ‘[name_f]Viv[/name_f]’ would be inevitable, and I don’t like them at all
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f] - the opposite problem- I prefer the nicknames to the name itself and would not want to use nicknames as fns
[name_f]Tosca[/name_f] - one of my favourite names for years and had moved into top place on my list until my dad pointed out that in our Australian accent it sounds a lot like ‘tosser’, a derogratory term where I live. Now I can’t unhear it! I’ll still probably end up naming a pet this haha
[name_f]Fredrika[/name_f] - a bit much?
[name_u]Reed[/name_u] - a GP
Other names that I like but feel I don’t love enough to ever use include [name_f]Jerusha[/name_f], [name_f]Saskia[/name_f], [name_u]Shannon[/name_u], Talis, [name_f]Orla[/name_f] and [name_f]Marika[/name_f]
Please help me Berries! What names should I add to my list?