Former name obsessions

General Name Discussion
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I used to keep lists of my favorite names in this book of names I found on the street (I still love that thing), and I felt like sharing them because they are relatively different than what I like now. And please keep in mind I was 10, forced myself to do every letter until I gave up, and occasionally made up names.

*- still like

[name_u]Akira[/name_u], [name_f]Astrid[/name_f], [name_f]Anika[/name_f]
[name_f]Briony[/name_f], [name_f]Brynn[/name_f], [name_f]Bess[/name_f]*
[name_f]Cassandra[/name_f], [name_f]Claire[/name_f], [name_f]Cara[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f], [name_u]Dara[/name_u], [name_f]Dixie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f], [name_f]Ella[/name_f], [name_f]Eleni[/name_f]
[name_f]Faye[/name_f], [name_f]Fern[/name_f], [name_f]Farrah[/name_f]
Gisslle, [name_f]Gemma[/name_f], [name_f]Giovanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Hope[/name_f], [name_u]Haven[/name_u], [name_u]Hadley[/name_u]
[name_f]Ines[/name_f], [name_f]Imogen[/name_f], [name_m]Indus[/name_m]
[name_u]Jess[/name_u], [name_u]June[/name_u], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]*
[name_u]Kaya[/name_u], [name_f]Kali[/name_f], [name_f]Kate[/name_f]*
[name_f]Leda[/name_f], [name_f]Louisa[/name_f], [name_f]Lydia[/name_f]*
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f], [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], [name_f]Malia[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f], [name_f]Nina[/name_f], [name_f]Neve[/name_f]
[name_f]Olympia[/name_f], [name_f]Opal[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f]*
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f], [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]*
[name_u]Quin[/name_u]* (I prefer two n’s), Queta
[name_f]Rita[/name_f], [name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_u]Skye[/name_u], [name_f]Summer[/name_f]
[name_f]Talia[/name_f], [name_f]Tori[/name_f]
[name_f]Una[/name_f], [name_f]Ulrica[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u], [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_u]Willow[/name_u], Wynnet
[name_f]Xiomara[/name_f], [name_f]Xena[/name_f]
[name_f]Yona[/name_f], [name_f]Yvette[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f], [name_f]Zoe[/name_f]

[name_m]Alexander[/name_m], [name_m]Abel[/name_m]
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u], [name_u]Bradley[/name_u]
[name_m]Cole[/name_m], [name_u]Cody[/name_u]
[name_m]Dax[/name_m], [name_u]Dallas[/name_u]
[name_m]Enzo[/name_m], [name_u]Elias[/name_u]*
[name_u]Finn[/name_u], [name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_u]Glenn[/name_u]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_u]Harry[/name_u]*
[name_m]Isaiah[/name_m], [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_u]Jonah[/name_u], [name_m]Jack[/name_m]*
[name_m]Kylan[/name_m], [name_u]Kai[/name_u]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m], [name_u]Luca[/name_u]
[name_u]Micah[/name_u], [name_u]Mars[/name_u]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m], [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u], [name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_u]Paxton[/name_u], [name_u]Phoenix[/name_u]
[name_u]Quentin[/name_u], [name_u]Quinn[/name_u] (I prefer 1 n)
[name_u]Roy[/name_u], [name_u]Rory[/name_u]*
[name_m]Soren[/name_m], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]*
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m], [name_u]Terry[/name_u]
[name_m]Ulysses[/name_m], [name_m]Ulric[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m], [name_m]Vance[/name_m]
[name_u]Wyatt[/name_u], [name_u]Walker[/name_u]
[name_m]Xavier[/name_m], [name_m]Xeno[/name_m]
[name_u]Yael[/name_u], [name_m]Yul[/name_m]
[name_m]Zell[/name_m], [name_m]Zac[/name_m]

oof

There was also something me and my friends wrote where the main characters were [name_f]Agnes[/name_f], [name_f]Clover[/name_f], [name_u]Ruby[/name_u], [name_f]Dodo[/name_f] (b) and two others.

very oof

[name_m]Feel[/name_m] free to share some of your childhood names!

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I would always make lists of names for each letter. I remember putting [name_f]Rena[/name_f] for R and [name_f]Della[/name_f] for D a lot. I also remember putting [name_f]Queenie[/name_f] for Q and [name_f]Xena[/name_f] for X. I may have put [name_f]Freya[/name_f] for F.

I used to be obsessed with the name [name_f]Peggy[/name_f] because of [name_f]Peggy[/name_f] [name_m]Parish[/name_m], the author of [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_f]Bedelia[/name_f] books. Later I was obsessed with [name_u]Kyle[/name_u] because of a character in a cartoon, and I wanted to be named [name_f]Gretchen[/name_f] because of two cartoon characters. At one point I saw Tootsie used as a name in a book of idioms and decided to use it for hypothetical scenarios myself. And a few years back when I was really into Wheel of [name_u]Fortune[/name_u] I loved the names [name_u]Pat[/name_u] and [name_f]Vanna[/name_f].

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When I was VERY little, I named all my dolls Mama because I did not know any other names.

Later I liked very classic and common names. At age 5 I wanted my baby sister to be [name_f]Katie[/name_f] or [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] (she says she’s thankful that wasn’t my decision because she thinks those are boring names) and my dolls were [name_f]Katie[/name_f] and [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f].

My teenage style was very biblical: [name_f]Joanna[/name_f], [name_f]Miriam[/name_f], [name_m]Caleb[/name_m], and [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] were my favorites.

Later I liked unusual names to get to common nicknames, like [name_f]Emerald[/name_f] for [name_f]Emma[/name_f].

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Lily and [name_m]Lucas[/name_m] - I still really like [name_f]Lily[/name_f] but it’s just too popular to use as a first name, which is a shame as it’s a family name. [name_m]Lucas[/name_m] feels very dated to me now (I liked it in the 00s)

Cassie/Cassandra- I still like it but it’s a bit dull in comparison to other names I like, and [name_f]Cassandra[/name_f] seems dated and too closely linked to Only Fool’s and Horses. I updated it to [name_f]Cassia[/name_f], which seems a bit fresher.

Theodora - i actually really liked this until recently. I really love the name [name_f]Thea[/name_f] but thought it looked incomplete so adopted [name_f]Theodora[/name_f]. But in hindsight it’s really clunky sounding & old fashioned.

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