Great names that aren't really names

General Name Discussion
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A friend of mine posted this on her facebook from the Disney baby site. I actually thought this was a pretty good list! What do you think?

30 great names that aren’t really names:
[name]Arrow[/name]
[name]Twain[/name]
Brightly
[name]Verity[/name]
[name]Season[/name]
Bloom
[name]Lark[/name]
[name]Ever[/name]
[name]Haven[/name]
[name]Sailor[/name]
[name]Rosemary[/name]
[name]Prudence[/name]
[name]Sunday[/name]
[name]Fox[/name]
[name]Slate[/name]
[name]Cadence[/name]
[name]West[/name]
[name]Archer[/name]
[name]Breaker[/name]
[name]Snow[/name]
[name]Crew[/name]
[name]Indigo[/name]
[name]Grey[/name]
[name]Ash[/name]
Alder
[name]Lake[/name]
Brave
Tannyn (respelling of Tannin)
[name]Gage[/name]
[name]Honor[/name]

Some of the comments (on facebook) mentioned children named Halo, [name]Stone[/name], [name]Grey[/name], [name]Belle[/name], and [name]Emerald[/name]. I would argue that some of the names on their list ARE ‘really’ names, but I think it’s still a pretty great list. I love word names, so what are your favorite names that aren’t ‘really’ names? :slight_smile:

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I adore [name]Reverie[/name]. I love the sound as well as the meaning. I’d love to use it as a mn, but it doesn’t flow with any of my favorites.

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I definitely like some of the names on that list!

I’ve always thought Alacrity would be a good name, it has a great meaning and it’s not a commonly used word.
I met a little girl named [name]Basil[/name], and I really like it, but I wouldn’t use it.
Merit is on my list, which technically is a word name, but I like it because of the Egyptian meaning.

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These are on my own list:
I know people named [name]Season[/name], and [name]Rosemary[/name].

[name]Arrow[/name] - both
[name]Haven[/name] - boy
[name]Sailor[/name] - boy
[name]Rosemary[/name] - girl
[name]Prudence[/name] - girl
[name]Sunday[/name] - boy
[name]Fox[/name] - both
[name]Cadence[/name] - boy
[name]Snow[/name] - boy
[name]Indigo[/name] - both
[name]Lake[/name] - girl
Brave - girl
[name]Gage[/name] -both
[name]Honor[/name] - boy

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[name]One[/name] of my favorites is [name]Egypt[/name]. I worked with a girl named [name]Egypt[/name] and it was cool. She wasn’t even Egyptian! I also love [name]Rosemary[/name] from the Disney list.

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There are some awesome names on that list! [name]Prudence[/name] stands out to me; that could definitely grow on me. Other word names I like:

Harvest
Rosebud
[name]Sparrow[/name]
[name]Timber[/name]

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I love a lot of the names on that list, especially [name]Verity[/name], [name]Lark[/name], [name]Fox[/name], [name]West[/name], [name]Snow[/name] and [name]Grey[/name].

Others I like:

[name]North[/name]
[name]Wolf[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] (I guess this counts…?)
[name]Tiger[/name] (massive GP)

[name]Ireland[/name]
[name]Madrigal[/name]
[name]Aria[/name]
[name]Avalon[/name]
[name]Briony[/name]
[name]Thyme[/name]
[name]Winter[/name]
[name]Starling[/name]
[name]Fable[/name]