Give me a name you love but can't use and I'll suggest some alternatives

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] everyone!

As a bit of distraction/fun, if you’d like to drop me up to three names (or combos!) that you love but can’t use/feel conflicted about using for whatever reason, and I’ll suggest some alternatives.

These alternative might be based on sound, meaning, vibe, style, or just whatever weird connection my brain makes, but feel free to let me know if there’s anything specific you need me to avoid !!

(you don’t need to say exactly why you can’t use a name, but if you can’t use [name_f]Ada[/name_f] because your sister is [name_f]Ava[/name_f], let me know to avoid similar sounding names, or if it’s [name_u]Noah[/name_u] you love but popularity you want to avoid, maybe specify you need something more distinctive!!)

Anyway, I hope you’re all having the best day you can, or if not, I hope things feel easier soon!

Thank you for anyone who chooses to take part :heart:

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[name_m]Theodor[/name_m] - a family member name just named their son [name_u]Theo[/name_u] :frowning:
[name_m]Odin[/name_m] - not a fan of the meaning but sound is cute
[name_u]Julian[/name_u] - LOVE the pronunciation in [name_f]English[/name_f] but we’re from Northern Europe where it would be pronounced very differently(and I’m not a fan of it) , so I’m a bit conflicted :frowning:

Fun idea!

How about…
[name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f] (too similar to a relative’s name)
[name_f]Liesel[/name_f] / [name_f]Liesl[/name_f] (too similar to my own name)
[name_m]Russell[/name_m] (have liked it for a long time, but now know a really unpleasant one who is making me like the name less :roll_eyes:)

Oh, so cool!

I love [name_u]Jack[/name_u] (b), but I can’t use it as it’s my beautiful cousin’s name. I like that it’s a very solid stand-alone name!

I love [name_u]Vision[/name_u] (g), but I’m not sure I’d use it due to how out-there it is. (I think [name_f]Violet[/name_f] would be a good alternative… but it’s my sister’s name!)

[name_m]Isaac[/name_m] & [name_u]Charles[/name_u] (I dont like [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] as a nickname)

Also [name_m]Ronan[/name_m] & [name_u]Grayson[/name_u]

ooh, would love to see what you can come up with! mine are:

[name_f]Mercedes[/name_f], because of the car :grimacing:
[name_f]Michiru[/name_f] (f), because i don’t have any ties to Japan
[name_u]Nicola[/name_u] (m), because my brother is named [name_u]Niko[/name_u]!

I’d love to see what you have for:

[name_u]Henry[/name_u] (my cousin’s name)
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u] (b, the name of my grandparent’s dog :sob:)
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] (name of an annoying person I know lol)

I’d love to hear your suggestions for:

[name_m]Aaron[/name_m] (know a really bad/ rude person with this name)
[name_u]North[/name_u] (b) (association with the Kardashians)

[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] (sadly same problem as Aaron)

[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] (it reminds me of vampires because of a book I read and I simply can’t get over that)

[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] - popularity is my issue. Unfortunately, [name_m]Benedict[/name_m] doesn’t quite hit the mark.

[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] - popularity + a bit trendy

[name_m]Matthias[/name_m] - no solid reasons, just close but not quite!

Thank you!!

i would love to see what you have for:

morgana → love it, but it’s the name of a relative !! also pretty close to my mum’s name

cleopatra (and other cleo names) → irreconcilably incompatible with my surname (which sounds very similar to the first two syllables)

[name_m]Silas[/name_m] & [name_m]Josiah[/name_m]

Why

Exs game tag had syllable with heavy “sigh” sound syllable.

Definitely [name_f]Winona[/name_f] for me (bc I don’t have any [name_f]Sioux[/name_f] heritage).

[name_f]Isabella[/name_f], and [name_f]Alice[/name_f]. They are already my cousins.

Could I have one for [name_u]Tristan[/name_u]? I love it but my cousin has a son with the name

@ElmwoodDreams

[name_m]Theodor[/name_m]: [name_m]Augustin[/name_m], [name_m]Isidore[/name_m], [name_m]Sebastien[/name_m], [name_u]Thaddeus[/name_u]
[name_m]Odin[/name_m]: [name_u]Oberon[/name_u], [name_m]Boden[/name_m], [name_u]Tobin[/name_u], [name_m]Jovian[/name_m]
[name_u]Julian[/name_u]: [name_u]Tristan[/name_u], [name_u]Adrian[/name_u], [name_u]Florian[/name_u], [name_m]Maximillian[/name_m]

@EagleEyes

[name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f]: [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f], Angeline/Angelie, [name_u]Camille[/name_u], [name_f]Georgina[/name_f]
Liesl/Liesel: [name_f]Lotta[/name_f], [name_f]Greta[/name_f], [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] (with the Leer-uh pn maybe), [name_f]Cerise[/name_f]
[name_m]Russell[/name_m]: [name_u]Maxwell[/name_u], [name_m]Ross[/name_m], [name_u]Joss[/name_u], [name_m]Rafael[/name_m], [name_u]Lowell[/name_u]

@snowmaiden

[name_u]Jack[/name_u]: [name_u]Max[/name_u], [name_m]Ralph[/name_m], [name_m]Clark[/name_m], [name_u]Reid[/name_u], [name_u]Jem[/name_u], [name_m]Nash[/name_m]

[name_u]Vision[/name_u]: Aisling/Aislinn, [name_f]Aveline[/name_f], [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f], [name_f]Vita[/name_f], [name_f]Iris[/name_f], [name_f]Vienna[/name_f]

(ah, [name_f]Violet[/name_f] would be perfect for [name_u]Vision[/name_u], but alas!)

@25vbrandeberry

[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]: [name_m]Zachary[/name_m], [name_m]Caleb[/name_m], [name_m]Eric[/name_m], [name_u]Sasha[/name_u], [name_u]Ezra[/name_u], [name_u]Elias[/name_u]

[name_u]Charles[/name_u]: [name_u]James[/name_u], [name_m]Cassius[/name_m], [name_m]Chester[/name_m], [name_u]Arthur[/name_u], [name_m]Ralph[/name_m]

[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]: [name_m]Roland[/name_m], [name_u]Owen[/name_u], [name_u]Logan[/name_u], [name_u]Rory[/name_u]

[name_u]Grayson[/name_u]: [name_m]Graham[/name_m], [name_u]Hudson[/name_u], [name_u]Gabriel[/name_u], [name_u]Galen[/name_u]

@tallemaja

[name_f]Mercedes[/name_f]: [name_u]Meredith[/name_u], [name_f]Acacia[/name_f], Zoraida/Zoraide, [name_f]Esmeray[/name_f], [name_f]Cerelia[/name_f], [name_f]Cadencia[/name_f]
(this was a hard one as [name_f]Mercedes[/name_f] is so distinctive and the first one I thought of (Delores) doesn’t have the best associations either!!)

[name_f]Michiru[/name_f]: [name_u]Micah[/name_u], [name_f]Milou[/name_f], [name_f]Mitzi[/name_f], [name_f]Bijou[/name_f], [name_f]Anouk[/name_f], Manuelu

[name_u]Nicola[/name_u]: [name_f]Colette[/name_f], [name_f]Isolda[/name_f], [name_f]Natasha[/name_f], [name_f]Nadia[/name_f], [name_f]Carina[/name_f]

@marigold.solstice

[name_u]Henry[/name_u]: [name_u]Remy[/name_u], [name_m]Hugo[/name_m], [name_m]Rupert[/name_m], [name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_u]Jory[/name_u], [name_m]Geordie[/name_m], [name_m]Cedric[/name_m]

[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]: [name_u]Jensen[/name_u], [name_u]Jem[/name_u], [name_m]Fletcher[/name_m], [name_u]Julian[/name_u], [name_m]Josiah[/name_m]

[name_f]Ella[/name_f]: [name_f]Lula[/name_f], [name_f]Twyla[/name_f], [name_f]Lillia[/name_f], [name_f]Embla[/name_f], [name_u]Celeste[/name_u], [name_f]Della[/name_f]

@Epgirl

[name_m]Aaron[/name_m]: [name_u]Evan[/name_u], [name_m]Adam[/name_m], [name_u]Cameron[/name_u], [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], [name_m]Alec[/name_m]

[name_u]North[/name_u]: [name_u]Hudson[/name_u], [name_m]Nestor[/name_m], [name_m]Garth[/name_m], [name_u]Reeve[/name_u], [name_m]Ford[/name_m]

[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]: [name_f]Juliette[/name_f], [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f], [name_f]Delphine[/name_f], [name_f]Jocelyn[/name_f]

[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]: [name_f]Talia[/name_f], [name_f]Luella[/name_f], [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f], [name_f]Natalia[/name_f], [name_f]Idalia[/name_f]

@CarolAnn

[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]: [name_m]Benson[/name_m], [name_m]Barnabas[/name_m], [name_m]Emmanuel[/name_m], [name_m]Eben[/name_m], [name_m]Simon[/name_m]

[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]: [name_m]Sylvan[/name_m], [name_m]Stellan[/name_m], [name_u]Tristan[/name_u], [name_u]Augustine[/name_u], [name_m]Tobias[/name_m]

[name_m]Matthias[/name_m]: [name_u]Thaddeus[/name_u], [name_u]Laurence[/name_u], [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m], [name_m]Amadeus[/name_m]

@rosepip

[name_f]Morgana[/name_f]: [name_f]Isolda[/name_f], Ignatia/Ignacia, [name_f]Agatha[/name_f], [name_f]Ceridwen[/name_f], [name_f]Augusta[/name_f], [name_f]Nimue[/name_f], [name_f]Ursula[/name_f], [name_f]Rowena[/name_f]

[name_f]Cleopatra[/name_f]: [name_f]Vashti[/name_f], [name_f]Corinna[/name_f], [name_f]Petra[/name_f], [name_f]Petronella[/name_f], Apollina

@Lysia

[name_m]Silas[/name_m]: [name_m]Linus[/name_m], [name_m]Sylvan[/name_m], [name_m]Augustus[/name_m], [name_u]Sasha[/name_u], [name_u]Lyle[/name_u], [name_m]Casper[/name_m], [name_m]Cedric[/name_m]

[name_m]Josiah[/name_m]: [name_u]Jonah[/name_u], [name_m]Tobias[/name_m], [name_u]Roscoe[/name_u], [name_m]Jorah[/name_m], [name_u]Jasper[/name_u], [name_u]Jesse[/name_u], [name_u]Joss[/name_u]

@AerieEerie

[name_f]Winona[/name_f]: [name_f]Iona[/name_f], [name_u]Winter[/name_u], [name_f]Noelia[/name_f], [name_f]Noella[/name_f], [name_f]Linnea[/name_f], [name_f]Lowenna[/name_f], [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f], [name_f]Tiana[/name_f], [name_f]Leonie[/name_f], [name_f]Minna[/name_f]

@heartwings

[name_f]Isabella[/name_f]: [name_f]Clarissa[/name_f], [name_f]Selena[/name_f], [name_f]Larissa[/name_f], [name_f]Sybil[/name_f], [name_u]Abilene[/name_u], [name_f]Abigail[/name_f], [name_f]Loretta[/name_f], [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]

[name_f]Alice[/name_f]: [name_f]Anna[/name_f], [name_f]Carys[/name_f], [name_f]Clarice[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f], [name_f]Celia[/name_f], [name_f]Grace[/name_f]

@DropOfsunlight

[name_u]Levi[/name_u]: [name_u]Ira[/name_u], [name_u]Leon[/name_u], [name_u]Evan[/name_u], [name_u]Lyle[/name_u], [name_u]Elias[/name_u], [name_m]Vincent[/name_m]

[name_f]Ava[/name_f]: [name_u]Jade[/name_u], [name_f]Mia[/name_f], [name_f]Lacey[/name_f], [name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_f]Liv[/name_f], [name_f]Amy[/name_f], [name_f]Pippa[/name_f]

@BronwynParry1

[name_u]Tristan[/name_u]: [name_m]Bastian[/name_m], [name_m]Caspian[/name_m], [name_m]Terrence[/name_m], [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m], [name_m]Tobias[/name_m], [name_u]Robin[/name_u]

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[name_f]Athena[/name_f] (not something I can’t use, but I am looking for an alternative)
[name_u]Nyx[/name_u]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m] (I dislike its popularity)


Thank you! :heart:

Please could you do;

[name_f]Lily[/name_f] - too popular
[name_u]Florian[/name_u] - too [name_f]Disney[/name_f]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f] - the gloves get mentioned any time I suggest it to my partner :roll_eyes:

Thank you!

[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] (“nus” is awkward to say)
[name_u]David[/name_u] (too common)
[name_u]Nicola[/name_u] (would prefer something that isn’t unisex)

ooh i love this idea!! :two_hearts: can i please have alternatives for amelia? i’ve long loved her but i’d love to find something less popular. thank you grace!!!

[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] - [name_u]Love[/name_u] it and the nickname [name_f]Sophie[/name_f], but I think it’s too common and expected.
[name_u]Sunny[/name_u] - I think she’s absolutely adorable, but I worry about the usability in real life, and if the name would grow with someone, or always stay a bit too young.
[name_m]Horatio[/name_m] - This name is so satisfying to say, and I really love the sound of it, but I’m afraid it doesn’t match stylistically with any of my other names, really making it stick out like a sore thumb among my boys list, which worries me as I don’t think I’d be able to find the perfect middle for it, as well as it’d most likely look like I just chose a random name if it were beside the likes of [name_m]Theodore[/name_m], [name_u]Henry[/name_u], and [name_m]Cassian[/name_m].