Head over Heels in love with...?

Let me have them, what are your favorite name loves for boys and girls? Common, uncommon, unique, made up, literary, pop culture inspired, celebrity, guilty pleasure, anything! What names make your heart sing and why?

I feel so stuck in a name rut and would love to see what the other berries are head over heels for :slight_smile:

My top loves have been Fox Thomas and Aria Estellise, they’re very solid for me and a bit unusual but also feel grounded and like they would fit a real person and not just a character in a book. I also adore Elowen for a girl as it feels very fantasy and magical without a direct link to any big story.

I’ve also really been crushing on Irie recently and the nickname Edi/Ede (Ee-dee) recently. My boy names are few and far between, I always get crushes but they never last very long.

right now I’ve totally been obsessing over the names [name_u]Cruz[/name_u], inspired by [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] and [name_m]David[/name_m] [name_m]Beckham[/name_m]'s son
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m] because I’ve been a huge fan of the fast and furious franchise
and most recently I’ve been loving the name [name_m]Austin[/name_m], I haven’t met many people with the name and I think that’s why I love it so much right now. and it’s a plus that the name means “great” or “magnificent”

As for girl names, I’ve been obsessed with [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] for a long while since [name_f]Kourtney[/name_f] Kardashian chose it for her daughter
& also [name_u]Avery[/name_u] and [name_u]Emery[/name_u], something about these names seems so light and fresh to me :slight_smile:

@ashleysharonxox
My best friend loves [name_m]Dominic[/name_m] and I was never a big fan, then I saw the new F&F movie and remembered the main guys name is [name_m]Dominic[/name_m]. She is obsessed with that movie series so I think that’s why she adores the name. Remembering that def made me warm up to it! [name_m]Austin[/name_m] isn’t a bad name either! It was fairly common where I grew up though.

I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]! Although I always jokingly pronounce it “pen-a-lope” instead of “pen-el-o-pee”. It is a little unassuming to me and sort of creeps up on me which is why I think I like it :slight_smile: [name_u]Avery[/name_u] was a long time favorite for me (for a boy) but it became pretty common in my area and DH has a cousin (girl) named [name_f]Averi[/name_f]. So it got axe’d U.U

For this baby I’m in love with [name_m]Elton[/name_m] and [name_f]Olwen[/name_f].

But I will probably always love [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f], [name_f]Willow[/name_f], [name_f]Ivy[/name_f], [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m], [name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] and [name_m]Patrick[/name_m].

My crush names tend to be nature names. [name_f]Willow[/name_f], [name_u]Sage[/name_u], [name_u]Vale[/name_u], [name_u]River[/name_u], [name_u]Montana[/name_u], [name_u]Skye[/name_u], [name_f]Ivy[/name_f], etc. These are names I wouldn’t be likely to use though there are several that I would include as middle names.

I’ve also crushed a bit on literary-esque names. [name_u]Story[/name_u], [name_m]Atlas[/name_m], [name_f]Saga[/name_f], [name_f]Sonnet[/name_f]. These are also names I likely wouldn’t use save for a middle name spot if it just happens to work.

Names I would use tend to be very traditional and classic, and have lots of nn potential. I love nicknames, the more potential the better. Think [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] and [name_m]Alexander[/name_m].

I adore [name_f]Ada[/name_f] - she is sweet and assuming and I have never met anyone named [name_f]Ada[/name_f] (unfortunately DH met an awful [name_f]Ada[/name_f]).
I would call her [name_f]Adie[/name_f] (ay-dee).

I’ve been super obsessed with [name_f]Verity[/name_f] recently, after hearing it on an awesome character on a TV show. I never used to like it, but now I love it so much. It conjures up images of an adorable little girl with curly hair and rosy cheeks, or a selfless girl/woman who just wants to help everyone else. Ugh, it’s just so amazing! I’m also crushing really badly on [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] & [name_f]Verity[/name_f] as sisters. And I’m still completely in love with my top 4 boys’ names: [name_m]Caspian[/name_m], [name_u]Phoenix[/name_u], [name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m], & [name_m]Horatio[/name_m]. These are pulling at my heartstrings too:
[name_m]Hamish[/name_m]
[name_m]Archie[/name_m] (and [name_m]Archer[/name_m])
[name_m]Beau[/name_m]
[name_u]Remy[/name_u] (b)
[name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Clio[/name_f]

Sometimes I wish I could use every name on my list. :frowning:

[name_m]Rudyard[/name_m] for a boy after I read [name_u]Kim[/name_u] by [name_m]Rudyard[/name_m] [name_m]Kipling[/name_m] this week- I can see its kind of hipster/pretentious but it just sounds so lovely and Rud is so handsome and manly and grounds the name a lot

I love the name Elisea recently. I also love [name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_u]Poet[/name_u], [name_u]Penny[/name_u], and [name_f]Nellie[/name_f].

[name_f]Irie[/name_f] and [name_f]Lorenza[/name_f] are my current loves right now, that my fiancee likes also…

[name_m]Oswin[/name_m] and [name_m]Marius[/name_m] are favorites for boys at the moment.

There are quite a few names that I am absolutely in love with.

[name_f]Selene[/name_f]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f] (I love it as a nn for a longer name though i.e. [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f], [name_f]Helena[/name_f])
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Shoshannah[/name_f]/[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] (like [name_f]Lena[/name_f], I would want to use a longer name i.e. [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f], [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f])
[name_f]Drucilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliana[/name_f]

[name_m]Eugene[/name_m]
Galahad
[name_m]Gareth[/name_m]
[name_m]Damon[/name_m]
Ze’ev
[name_u]Shay[/name_u] (like this so much for a boy)
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_m]Fagan[/name_m]
[name_m]Conan[/name_m]
Sparkling
[name_u]Robin[/name_u] (as a nn for [name_m]Robert[/name_m])

@mirimouse I adore [name_f]Willow[/name_f]! I remember loving it as a child (back when it was super uncommon and pre [name_f]Willow[/name_f] [name_m]Smith[/name_m]) it was always so…forlorn sounding to me which really pulled me in. I wish it had stayed an undiscovered gem! [name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] is also growing on me, it looks so handsome!

@lisaskye I adore nature names (they’re usually my top names) and I’ve been crushing a lot on the literary names, especially as middles. [name_u]Fable[/name_u] I think tends to be my favorite one. [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] is such a handsome name! My name crushes tend to actually be normal names (which I would never use) and I’ve really been crushing on Margeary lately (until the nn [name_f]Marge[/name_f] was brought up…bleh). I think [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] and [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] are wonderful when it comes to nick name potential! They’re very versatile.

@grackym [name_f]Ada[/name_f] is great! I tend to love short and sweet names and have personally never met an [name_f]Ada[/name_f]. I would assume she would be sweet :slight_smile: I’ve been crushing a lot on [name_u]Edi[/name_u] ([name_u]Ede[/name_u]/[name_f]Edie[/name_f]/[name_f]Edy[/name_f]?) (EE-dee) lately myself :slight_smile:

@myosotis [name_f]Verity[/name_f] and [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] would make an amazing sibset! They really compliment each other nicely. [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] is my #2 boys name ([name_m]Fox[/name_m] being #1) DH isn’t a huge fan but he okay’d it if we have two boys. It’s wonderful! [name_u]Phoenix[/name_u] was a long time favorite along with [name_m]Griffin[/name_m]. I really adore [name_m]Beau[/name_m] and [name_u]Rue[/name_u]! [name_u]Remy[/name_u] is a new crush for me :slight_smile: I feel your pain, I told DH we have to have about 10 kids so I can use all of my names (or each child is going to have to have about 6 middle names xD)

@gr19 I think [name_m]Rudyard[/name_m] has a lot of versatility. There’s the full name, Rud, and [name_u]Rudy[/name_u] that he could go by. I never worry if something sounds “hipster” since most of my favorite names fall into that category.
@bellathewriter Elisea looks gorgeous, how do you pronounce it? Ehl-uh-see or Eh-lee-see-ah? Or some other way? It gives me an ocean-esque vibe :slight_smile: I love [name_u]Poet[/name_u]! [name_u]Penny[/name_u] has really grown on me (more so for a nick name, but it’s still great) I really like it as a nn for [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] but I also think it is fine on its own.

@trina14 Oh my gosh, I was just looking up [name_f]Irie[/name_f] the other day! I absolutely got a huge crush on it but so many online forums (not NB) were brutal about how horrid it was! Although most sites shoot down any name that’s not Top 10. It’s so nice to see someone else who actually likes it! :smiley: [name_m]Oswin[/name_m] and [name_m]Marius[/name_m] are so intriguing, especially [name_m]Marius[/name_m]. [name_m]Marius[/name_m] feels very…[name_m]Roman[/name_m]-esque/Gladiator to me? Probably because I think of [name_m]Marcellus[/name_m] (which I love). SO I get a very powerful vibe from that name :slight_smile:

Lately, I’ve been literally swooning over:

[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] (for a boy)
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m]/[name_m]Ernie[/name_m]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_u]Bertie[/name_u]
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m]
[name_m]Callum[/name_m]
[name_m]Casey[/name_m]
[name_m]Barclay[/name_m]
[name_m]Archie[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]

[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Betsy[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Lulu[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lottie[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]

Combinations:
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] [name_m]Edward[/name_m]/[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] [name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_m]George[/name_m] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m] [name_m]Joshua[/name_m]
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u] [name_m]Joel[/name_m]

[name_f]Minnie[/name_f] [name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f] [name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Betsy[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Lottie[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]

Celebrity/Famous combos:

[name_m]George[/name_m] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] [name_m]Louis[/name_m] & [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Milly[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f] [name_u]Madison[/name_u] & [name_u]Sunny[/name_u] [name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Liberty[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f] & [name_f]Minnie[/name_f] [name_f]Blossom[/name_f]
[name_f]Clover[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Megan[/name_f]
[name_f]Johannah[/name_f] [name_f]Faith[/name_f]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f] & [name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f] [name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Ethel[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] & [name_f]Marnie[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Georgina[/name_f]
[name_f]Maud[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Daphne[/name_f] [name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Gabriella[/name_f] [name_f]Therese[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lenore[/name_f] [name_f]Lilian[/name_f] [name_f]Maria[/name_f]

Above all though, my dream sibling set:

[name_f]Betsy[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f], [name_f]Florence[/name_f] [name_f]Eva[/name_f], [name_f]Martha[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f], [name_f]Lottie[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f], [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] [name_m]Edward[/name_m], [name_m]George[/name_m] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] and [name_m]Ernest[/name_m] [name_m]Joshua[/name_m]:

[name_f]Betsy[/name_f], [name_f]Florence[/name_f], [name_f]Martha[/name_f], [name_f]Lottie[/name_f], [name_f]Elsie[/name_f], [name_u]Charlie[/name_u], [name_m]George[/name_m] & [name_m]Ernie[/name_m]

I’m loving [name_f]Helen[/name_f] right now. So calm, strong, and pretty.

I’m not loving any boy names right now, and that’s almost unheard of for me. I’m usually more steadfast in my devotion to my boy list.

I have been loving

[name_f]Lilia[/name_f] [name_f]Harlow[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Theia[/name_f] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] [name_f]Selene[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Caia[/name_f] [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]

[name_m]Conrad[/name_m] [name_m]Lewis[/name_m]
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m] [name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_u]Seth[/name_u] [name_m]Donahue[/name_m]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_m]Zeke[/name_m]

I’m just going to throw some out - some of which I would never use either because I know someone with the name, it’s a GP or it’s too popular / uncommon. Some of these names I don’t love, I just like.

[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoelie[/name_f]
[name_u]Zola[/name_u]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]
Zaelia
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Maddie[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Gloria[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] / Olivie / [name_f]Olive[/name_f]

[name_u]Story[/name_u]
[name_u]Fable[/name_u]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_u]Sydney[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_u]Marlowe[/name_u]

[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_u]Wally[/name_u]
[name_u]Alfie[/name_u]
Ender
[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Efraim[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
Alder
[name_m]Adler[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]

I have such a wide variety of style. Some I would use, some just GPs.

For girls love [name_f]Sienna[/name_f], [name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_f]Zara[/name_f], [name_f]Lydia[/name_f], [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], Rhianwen, [name_u]Laney[/name_u], [name_f]Annalise[/name_f], [name_u]Eden[/name_u] and [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] and would probably actually consider using them.
For boys I love [name_m]Harrison[/name_m], [name_m]Ronan[/name_m], [name_u]Everett[/name_u], and [name_m]Archer[/name_m].

I also love [name_f]Eva[/name_f], [name_f]Anna[/name_f], [name_f]Mia[/name_f] and [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] but all are far too common to actually be used (aside from [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] which is my boyfriends nieces name so I couldn’t use it anyway)
For boys, its [name_m]Luke[/name_m], [name_u]Mason[/name_u], [name_u]Noah[/name_u], and [name_u]Evan[/name_u] ([name_u]Evan[/name_u] is my boyfriend’s brothers name)

[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f], [name_f]Hazel[/name_f], [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] and [name_f]Maisie[/name_f] and [name_f]Saffron[/name_f] I would use but fear they are too trendy
And the same with [name_m]Conan[/name_m], [name_m]Cohen[/name_m] and [name_m]Jaxon[/name_m] for boys.

Then there’s [name_f]Octavia[/name_f], [name_u]Everly[/name_u], [name_u]Hadley[/name_u], [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] and Avonlea which I would love to use but just dont have the guts to! Luckily I dont seem to have any fears for boys.

Then my GPs all girls, are split into two categories. The trendy, unisex ones: [name_m]Hanley[/name_m], [name_f]Harlow[/name_f], [name_u]Skyler[/name_u], [name_u]Alden[/name_u], [name_u]Addison[/name_u], [name_u]Winter[/name_u], [name_u]Saylor[/name_u], [name_u]Waverly[/name_u], [name_u]Piper[/name_u], [name_f]Winslet[/name_f], [name_u]Fifer[/name_u], [name_u]Lake[/name_u], [name_f]Kinley[/name_f], [name_u]Wren[/name_u], Everby, [name_m]Sagan[/name_m]

And the mystical/long/slightly out there/feminine ones: [name_u]Amory[/name_u], [name_f]Sonnet[/name_f], [name_f]Leonora[/name_f], Esmerine, [name_f]Faline[/name_f], [name_f]Rowena[/name_f], [name_f]Lillith[/name_f].

I know I’ve included a pretty long list of names here! Some of the stranger names I love…yet if I heard a child with it I would probably cringe!

[name_m]Ezra[/name_m] and [name_f]Flossie[/name_f]! [name_f]Flossie[/name_f] was one of the Bobbsey Twins. [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] is biblical, and I love the sound of it.

[name_f]Susan[/name_f]

For Girls I’ve recently been loving [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] and [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] and the idea of calling them “[name_f]Eve[/name_f]” and “[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]” For the longest time (Since I was about 7 years old. lol.) I’ve loved the name Thessalonica, I first heard it in a Bible story and I’ve loved it since. But it is an undeniable mouthful, so I’d call her [name_f]Tessa[/name_f]. haha. And a couple more I love for girls are [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] [name_f]Faith[/name_f] “Lady”, [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] “[name_u]Rory[/name_u]” (After my sister), [name_f]Johanna[/name_f] [name_f]Bethel[/name_f] “[name_u]Jo[/name_u]”, [name_u]Arden[/name_u] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] “[name_u]Ari[/name_u]”, and [name_f]Verity[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f] “[name_f]Vera[/name_f]” (After both of my grandmas)

For boys, [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m] [name_m]Emmerson[/name_m] “[name_u]Sammy[/name_u]/[name_u]Sam[/name_u]” (after my paternal grandpa), [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_u]Dean[/name_u] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] “[name_m]Will[/name_m]” (After my maternal Grandpa, my dad and my brother), [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] [name_u]Michael[/name_u] “Bash” (After My brother), [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_m]Sheppard[/name_m] “[name_m]Ben[/name_m]/[name_m]Benji[/name_m]”, [name_u]Jensen[/name_u] [name_m]Amiel[/name_m] [name_u]Hudson[/name_u] ([name_m]Don[/name_m]'t have a nn…lol), [name_m]Finnegan[/name_m] [name_m]Ross[/name_m] “[name_u]Finn[/name_u]”, and [name_m]Lincoln[/name_m] [name_u]Reid[/name_u] “[name_m]Link[/name_m]”