I’ve been a lurker on Nameberry for YEARS, it’s almost embarrassing. I’m obsessed with names and how people land on names for their children, animals, and anything else. My fiancée and I are getting married in September, and we are going to be immediately trying to start our family. We’re both in our late thirties so it is likely to be the only child we have together. We have been discussing names and we really want to name our child something that is unique and has a special meaning.
A little background info to help:
My SO and I met in 2014 but didn’t date until 2022 after being best friends for nearly 10 years. We enjoy going on nature hikes, gardening, and camping. We are always outside in nature. We have a pet raccoon named Lugnut that lives in a hole next to our house and comes outside to sit with us most evenings.
Baby will have a 15/16 year old big sister named Remington Presley, nn Remi or Rem.
SO’s family is of Slavic and German descent, my family is of Scottish and Native American descent. Neither of our families are native to the US.
We really do NOT care for any of the names of our family members. He has a grammy named Margaret, but neither of us like the name. My grandma, Helen, was my life and I would love to honor her too, however, I don’t care for the name Helen. As you can see, we don’t care for the older traditional names too much.
Names we have tossed around and REALLY love are:
Zephyr
Orion
Lux
Bronwyn
Ronan
Elyse
Milo
Indigo
Phoenix
We want 2 middle names and would prefer a unisex first name with different middle names for either a boy or a girl. Boy’s second middle name will be James and girl’s will be Ann.
Thanks for reading all of this, I look forward to seeing what you guys come up with!!
[name_f]Lux[/name_f] is great as it would honour [name_f]Helen[/name_f] via the meaning! Also loving [name_f]Bronwyn[/name_f], [name_m]Orion[/name_m], [name_m]Zephyr[/name_m], [name_f]Elyse[/name_f] and [name_f]Indigo[/name_f]!
If you want to honor [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] could use [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] or [name_f]Margalo[/name_f] or some other name with the same meaning as [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] (probably in the middle, none seem quite your style)
To honor [name_f]Helen[/name_f] you could do [name_f]Leni[/name_f] or [name_m]Helix[/name_m] for similar sound or [name_f]Day[/name_f], [name_m]Eclipse[/name_m], any [name_m]Luc[/name_m]- name, [name_f]Luz[/name_f], [name_f]Lux[/name_f], [name_m]Nuri[/name_m] for similar meaning
Some more modern-sounding options to honor [name_f]Helen[/name_f]: [name_f]Elina[/name_f], [name_f]Alena[/name_f], [name_f]Ilona[/name_f], [name_f]Eleni[/name_f], [name_f]Olena[/name_f], [name_f]Leni[/name_f]
and to honor [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]: [name_f]Merit[/name_f], [name_f]Margaux[/name_f], [name_f]Maisie[/name_f], [name_f]Marit[/name_f], [name_f]Mared[/name_f], [name_f]Marsaili[/name_f]
Zephyr Apollo James is literally our top male combo right now.
Osiris is a name that we discussed last night that we both fell in love with instantly.
Honestly, I love all of the combos that you threw at me. I think my favorites are Lux Evander James for a boy and Zephyr Eleni Ann for a girl. Thank you for your suggestions!
[name_f]My[/name_f] first thought was [name_f]Haven[/name_f] - it shares Helen’s rhythm and 3 of its letters, but is more in the style that you prefer. There’s also [name_f]Elin[/name_f], which feels like a modern version of Helen; and together, these make me think of [name_f]Eden[/name_f], which could be right up your alley.
I also like [name_m]Garrett[/name_m] as a subtle honour for a [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]. [name_m]Garnet[/name_m] could work, too. Oh, and how about [name_m]Argo[/name_m]?
From your name list I love [name_m]Remington[/name_m] with
[name_f]Bronwyn[/name_f], [name_f]Indigo[/name_f], [name_m]Zephyr[/name_m] and [name_m]Phoenix[/name_m] the most! And like @Greyblue said [name_f]Lux[/name_f] would be a perfect name that’s gender neutral and honours [name_f]Helen[/name_f]!
Other gender neutral names you may like
[name_m]Alder[/name_m]
[name_f]Amalfi[/name_f]
[name_m]Atlas[/name_m]
[name_m]Benson[/name_m]
[name_m]Bridger[/name_m] (Bridge/Ridge/Beach)
[name_m]Brighton[/name_m]
[name_m]Callahan[/name_m]
[name_f]Callisto[/name_f] (Cal/Cali)
[name_m]Calloway[/name_m]
[name_m]Cannon[/name_m]
[name_m]Canyon[/name_m]
[name_f]Capri[/name_f]
[name_m]Chandler[/name_m]
[name_m]Coast[/name_m]
[name_m]Elwood[/name_m]
[name_m]Grayson[/name_m] / [name_m]Greyson[/name_m]
[name_m]Hawthorn[/name_m] / [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m]
[name_f]Horizon[/name_f]
[name_m]Jensen[/name_m]
[name_m]Jericho[/name_m] (after listening to [name_f]Baby[/name_f] Name [name_f]Envy[/name_f] I lowkey love it for a girl)
[name_m]Jupiter[/name_m]
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] (Lock/Locke)
[name_m]Noble[/name_m]
[name_m]Oleander[/name_m]
[name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] (Pear/Perry)
[name_f]Poem[/name_f]
[name_f]Poet[/name_f]
[name_f]Pomme[/name_f]
[name_f]Rain[/name_f] / [name_f]Reign[/name_f]
[name_m]Reeves[/name_m]
[name_m]Reinhart[/name_m] (Hart/Rey)
[name_m]Rhodes[/name_m]
[name_m]Skipper[/name_m]
[name_m]Solar[/name_m]
[name_f]Solstice[/name_f] (Sol/Soul/Sully)
[name_m]Sumner[/name_m]
[name_f]Sutton[/name_f]
[name_m]Willoughby[/name_m] (Willow)
[name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]
[name_m]Ziggy[/name_m]