what are names that make YOU happy? not names that have a sunny, summery vibe, but names that shine to YOU for some special reason!
maybe it’s an important honor, reminds you of a good memory, is a beloved character, or just sounds happy to you! what names just make you smile wide, plain and simple?
[name_f]Annie[/name_f] (top favorite)
[name_f]Frances[/name_f] “Annie” (happy mental picture)
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f] (honor name)
[name_u]Meadowlark[/name_u] (special meaning)
[name_u]Henry[/name_u] (top favorite)
[name_u]Freddie[/name_u] (happy mental picture)
For me, off the top of my head-
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u] - top favorite for me and spouse for a long time. If we have a daughter this is her name.
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m] - same as [name_u]Juniper[/name_u], but for a boy.
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f] - every [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] I’ve met is the sweetest!
[name_f]Zoa[/name_f] - not my style but I think it’s so cute and I met the happiest little girl with this name
[name_f]Camila[/name_f] - again, sweetest little girl ever!
[name_u]Florian[/name_u] - Husband is working toward becoming a firefighter. Our family our firefighting nerds. We’re not Catholic but I think it’s so cool that he’s the patron saint of firefighters. [name_u]Love[/name_u] the nickname [name_u]Rory[/name_u]. It’s perfect. Husband likes it but says it can’t be on the list until he officially becomes a firefighter, because what if he stays a paramedic forever and then we name our kid that. I don’t care, I love it!
[name_u]Hayes[/name_u] - It’s not on our list because it doesn’t meet the criteria we have for wanting to have ties to a name but it sure is cute!
Honorable mentions:
[name_u]Lanie[/name_u], [name_f]Molly[/name_f], [name_f]Emmaline[/name_f], [name_f]Maya[/name_f], [name_f]Nina[/name_f], [name_f]Adeline[/name_f], [name_f]Angelina[/name_f], [name_f]Ruthie[/name_f], [name_f]Lila[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_f]Lizzy[/name_f], & [name_u]Poet[/name_u]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u], [name_u]Micah[/name_u], [name_m]Joel[/name_m], [name_u]Archer[/name_u], [name_u]Cedar[/name_u], [name_u]August[/name_u], [name_u]Rigel[/name_u], [name_m]Rainier[/name_m], [name_u]Asa[/name_u], [name_m]Westley[/name_m], & [name_m]Benaiah[/name_m]
I’m currently loving [name_u]Nairne[/name_u] even though I probably won’t get to use it…
Others:
[name_f]Issoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Isannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Orlaith[/name_f]
[name_f]Merewen[/name_f]
[name_f]Allaire[/name_f]
[name_f]Elswyth[/name_f]
[name_f]Rohana[/name_f]
[name_f]Anthea[/name_f]
[name_f]Idalia[/name_f]
Boys
[name_m]Elveryn[/name_m]
[name_u]Peregrine[/name_u]
Nerian
[name_m]Jeriah[/name_m]
[name_u]Viridian[/name_u]
[name_m]Romaric[/name_m]
[name_m]Illarion[/name_m]
All I probably won’t get to use…alas.
[name_u]Vision[/name_u]! [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]! [name_u]Favor[/name_u]! [name_u]June[/name_u]! [name_f]Frances[/name_f]! [name_u]Florence[/name_u]! [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]! [name_f]Benedicte[/name_f]! [name_f]Agnes[/name_f]! [name_f]Agatha[/name_f]! [name_f]Orchid[/name_f]! [name_f]Kate[/name_f]! [name_f]Zelda[/name_f]! [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]!
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]! [name_m]Paul[/name_m]! [name_m]Otis[/name_m]! [name_u]Merit[/name_u]! [name_m]Geordie[/name_m]! [name_m]Raymond[/name_m]! [name_m]Hugh[/name_m]! [name_m]Alastor[/name_m]! [name_u]Nehemiah[/name_u]! [name_u]Alcott[/name_u]! [name_m]Orchard[/name_m]! [name_u]Walter[/name_u]! [name_u]Will[/name_u]! [name_m]Norm[/name_m]! [name_u]Everett[/name_u]!
They’re so bright! There are so many more, but these are a handful of stars.
All of my children’s names, but especially Zakynthos, Pythagoras and [name_f]Kinneret[/name_f].
Other names that make me happy
[name_m]Snær[/name_m]
[name_m]Shaul[/name_m]
[name_m]Daedalus[/name_m]
Foss
[name_m]Maccabee[/name_m]
[name_m]Orchard[/name_m]
Opher / Ofer
[name_m]Prosper[/name_m]
[name_m]Beeri[/name_m]
[name_u]Pip[/name_u]
[name_m]Binyamin[/name_m]
[name_u]Chanina[/name_u]
[name_f]Fig[/name_f]
[name_f]Mehetabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Providence[/name_f]
[name_f]Zuleika[/name_f]
Zebidah
Vindemiatrix
[name_f]Keshet[/name_f]
Émerence
Polyxo
[name_f]Saffran[/name_f]
[name_f]Tomine[/name_f]
Veslemøy
For me:
[name_f]Sarai[/name_f] 
[name_f]Cherith[/name_f] 
[name_f]Una[/name_f] 
[name_f]Mabli[/name_f] 
[name_f]Tansy[/name_f] 
[name_f]Ginevra[/name_f] 
[name_f]Opal[/name_f] 
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] 
[name_f]Carys[/name_f] 
[name_u]Snow[/name_u] 
[name_f]Libby[/name_f] 
[name_u]Kitty[/name_u] 
[name_u]Joni[/name_u] 
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f] 
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f] 
[name_f]Tamar[/name_f] 
[name_u]Robin[/name_u] 
[name_u]Tristan[/name_u] 
[name_m]Sholto[/name_m] 
[name_m]Cosmo[/name_m] 
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] 
[name_u]Henry[/name_u] 
[name_f]Bea[/name_f] 
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] 
[name_u]Cadence[/name_u] 
[name_u]Kerrigan[/name_u] 
[name_u]Keats[/name_u] 
[name_f]Bronte[/name_f] 
[name_f]Ilaria[/name_f] 
freddie DOES just sound happy!! and meadowlark is so sweet!
these are so sweet! you’re right, all hannah’s are just the sweetest! florian is so underrated, it’s so handsome!
these are so beautiful and unique… issoria and elveryn caught my eye immediately!
love the enthusiasm!! you have great taste <3
orchard is incredible!! i absolutely love it!!!
your children have SUCH beautiful names! and this list is amazing! zuleika is new to me but so pretty!
(how did i completely miss on orchard being a name??)
ahh don’t apologize! i love hearing everyone’s favorites <3 una is one of my happy names too!
[name_f]Rosie[/name_f] (The sound it self makes me happy)
But in general…
[name_u]Arthur[/name_u]
[name_f]Elsa[/name_f] / [name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Dora[/name_f]
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Floralie[/name_f] / [name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
[name_m]Moritz[/name_m]
[name_f]Leni[/name_f]
[name_f]Klara[/name_f] with a K!
[name_m]Johan[/name_m]
[name_f]Frida[/name_f]
[name_m]Leandro[/name_m]
Most names from [name_f]Opera[/name_f] like… (I love those! They have a musical sound and make me happy)
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Violetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Armida[/name_f]
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
Junon
[name_u]Or[/name_u] from Literature:
[name_f]Rosaline[/name_f] (this makes me very happy!)
[name_u]Oberon[/name_u]
[name_f]Angelica[/name_f]
[name_m]Orlando[/name_m]
[name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemarie[/name_f] and [name_f]Annemarie[/name_f] and [name_u]Romy[/name_u], too!
Also Russian names and names from Eastern Europe (and Romania) like [name_m]Viorel[/name_m], FĂ«dor, [name_f]Neva[/name_f]. They have great sounds that make me happy!
edwin - look at all the cute nicknames! it belongs to edwin hubble, the man after whom the hubble telescope is named as well as the birthname of buzz aldrin. i can’t always find something to honour my love for the mcu but edwin is special because it was also the name of the starks’ butler (jarvis was named after him!)
apollo - one of my first name loves. i resonate with a lot of what the god typically is associated with: the sun, healing, truth, poetry and art.
loki - of course, the name of my favourite trickster! just makes me plain happy. loki is my comfort fc.
athena: no reason at all! she just makes me happy.
hermione & cleo - again, no particular reason for loving both of them. hermione was a character in both harry potter and shakespeare’s the winter’s tale. cleo may be thought of as a short name for cleopatra, another name that i love.
narcissa - ah, my darling narcissa. if the association to narcissism wasn’t so prominent, i would’ve used it without hesitation. seriously. it is so damn gorgeous.
emerald: i have a lot of personal and meaningful connections to this name, so it would be a delight to use.
astraea - during the pandemic, i studied astronomy as a way to keep myself occupied. stars and celestial objects became prominent features in my writings. astraea was the goddess of justice & innocence and became the constellation virgo.
Yayyy I love love this prompt! [name_u]Happy[/name_u] names, to me, feel like sunshine, swimming in the ocean, contagious laughter… 
Here is my happy, elective list…
[name_f]Ayanna[/name_f]
[name_u]Zuri[/name_u]
[name_u]Shiloh[/name_u]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Kismet[/name_f]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_f]Lainey[/name_f]
[name_f]Gigi[/name_f]
[name_f]Keziah[/name_f]
[name_f]Thulile[/name_f] (too-LEE-lay)
Asanti
[name_f]Zenzile[/name_f] (zen-ZEE-lay)
Oona/Una
[name_f]Maya[/name_f]
[name_f]Leni[/name_f]
[name_u]Enzi[/name_u]
[name_u]Gideon[/name_u] (I love the giddy sound of this name! 
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[name_u]Nolan[/name_u]
[name_m]Orlando[/name_m]
[name_m]Zebediah[/name_m]
[name_u]Rio[/name_u]
[name_u]Zeppelin[/name_u]
[name_m]Zebedee[/name_m]
[name_m]Jedediah[/name_m]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_m]Apollo[/name_m]
[name_u]Jack[/name_u]
[name_u]Enzi[/name_u]
[name_m]Mateo[/name_m]
[name_m]Tiago[/name_m]
I loved making this! 
Oh my! my list is so long!
I’ll start with my boys names
Combos:
[name_m]Zebedee[/name_m] [name_m]Roger[/name_m] [name_m]Lloyd[/name_m] nn [name_m]Zeb[/name_m]
[name_u]Walter[/name_u] [name_u]Douglas[/name_u] [name_m]Wayne[/name_m] nn [name_u]Wally[/name_u]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_u]Jackson[/name_u] [name_u]David[/name_u] (I really love the meaning of this one!) nn [name_m]Benny[/name_m]
[name_m]Kenton[/name_m] [name_u]Michael[/name_u] nn [name_m]Kenny[/name_m] or [name_m]Kent[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m], [name_m]Thorin[/name_m], [name_m]Eustace[/name_m], [name_m]Fisher[/name_m], [name_m]Parson[/name_m], [name_m]Ivan[/name_m], [name_u]Gideon[/name_u], [name_m]Benton[/name_m], [name_m]Boaz[/name_m], [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m], [name_m]Nicodemus[/name_m], [name_m]Tobias[/name_m], [name_m]Abel[/name_m], [name_u]Amos[/name_u], [name_m]Abner[/name_m], [name_m]Jethro[/name_m], [name_m]Martin[/name_m]
Most virtue names: [name_u]Noble[/name_u], [name_u]Earl[/name_u], [name_m]Ernest[/name_m], [name_u]Loyal[/name_u], [name_u]Royal[/name_u], [name_m]Truman[/name_m], [name_m]Victor[/name_m], [name_m]Boone[/name_m], [name_m]Creed[/name_m], [name_u]Concord[/name_u], [name_u]Merit[/name_u], etc.
Girls names
Combos:
[name_f]Galena[/name_f] [name_u]Marie[/name_u]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f] [name_f]Diane[/name_f]
Eolia, [name_f]Susannah[/name_f], Lida-Rose, Bonnie-Jean, [name_f]Irene[/name_f], Inez/ [name_f]Ines[/name_f], [name_u]Joyce[/name_u], [name_f]Roberta[/name_f], [name_f]Bernice[/name_f], [name_f]Bernadette[/name_f], [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], [name_u]Ivy[/name_u], [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f], [name_f]Gertrude[/name_f], [name_u]Garnet[/name_u], [name_f]Belinda[/name_f], [name_u]June[/name_u], [name_f]Enid[/name_f], [name_f]Edna[/name_f], [name_f]Ethel[/name_f], [name_f]Ernestine[/name_f], [name_u]Artemis[/name_u]
I love virtue, names:
[name_f]Temperance[/name_f], [name_f]Patience[/name_f], [name_f]Prudence[/name_f], [name_f]Constance[/name_f], [name_f]Faith[/name_f], [name_f]Hope[/name_f], [name_f]Joy[/name_f], [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], [name_f]Charity[/name_f], [name_u]Blythe[/name_u], [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], [name_f]Amity[/name_f], [name_f]Glory[/name_f], [name_u]Honor[/name_u], [name_u]Hero[/name_u], [name_f]Grace[/name_f], [name_f]Mercy[/name_f], [name_u]Truly[/name_u], [name_u]Celeste[/name_u], [name_f]Clementine[/name_f], [name_f]Belle[/name_f]
I love all of these for so many reasons. Some because of all the nickname potential. some because they are honor names, several are from songs I have loved from a young age, many are are characters from books, movies, or TV shows, a couple are places that hold special meaning, I love Bible names especially for boy.
ooh rosie is super happy sounding! diana is one of mine too 
literature names are the BEST, and russian/eastern european names are so beautiful! you have amazing taste!
LOVE your list!! edwin is so sweet, i adore it! loki is honestly one of my comfort characters too. 
astraea is beautiful! i love love mythology names
i’m so glad so many people love una too!! i’ve always felt like it was so underrated
your list is beautiful and bright, i’ve never heard thulile and zenzile but they are so pretty!
gideon DOES have a giddy sound!! i know one who’s five and he is such a happy little guy