I have been thinking about hipster names and want to collect more of them. I define hipster as ahead of the trends/trendsetting, whimsical, and usually one of the extremes of pretentious or down-to-earth. What are your top 5 hipster names?!
I’ll start, but some of these have been on my list for a while and do follow a few trends:
Bramble - unisex
Viatrix
Novello
Faloma
Blush - new color name possibility
Not mine as in “I like them” but these are the first names that come to mind when I hear “Hipster”
something like [name_u]Golden[/name_u] or [name_u]Silver[/name_u]
[name_m]Fox[/name_m] / [name_m]Wolf[/name_m] / [name_m]Bear[/name_m]
old names like [name_f]Edna[/name_f], [name_f]Ethel[/name_f] or [name_m]Eugene[/name_m]
[name_f]Saffron[/name_f], [name_f]Sapphire[/name_f], [name_u]Lennon[/name_u], [name_u]Indigo[/name_u], [name_u]Orion[/name_u], [name_m]Atlas[/name_m], Delphinum, [name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f]
Thanks for the reply, opheliaflora! Golden and Delphinium are amazing. I think it is probably easier to come up with categories that appeal to hipsters than individual names, so from your ideas: uncommon flowers, creatures, clunky old fashioned names, celestial names, uncommon color names, and hero names.
A few hipster kids I know:
Anabel Lee
Clementine (now about 10 yo)
Nikolai
Jasper
Eugenia
Ravi
Berlin (g)
Cairo
Silvus
Whimsical names that set trends, I like the idea of names like that! What about-
Intense/good emotions, feelings, descriptions, attributes- [name_f]Divine[/name_f], Gaurdian, [name_f]Happy[/name_f], Shimmer, [name_m]Valiant[/name_m]
Rarely used nature names, maybe even some with less then completely desirable connections, but strong and lovely- [name_m]Birch[/name_m], Dandelion, [name_m]Heron[/name_m], [name_m]Pike[/name_m], [name_m]Pine[/name_m], Poplar (Bramble would fit in this category very well)
Interesting place names and place descriptions- Huron, [name_f]Isle[/name_f], Maui, Ottawa, [name_f]Provence[/name_f], Province, Shenandoah, Terrace, Vancouver
Here are a few more:
Greek/[name_m]Roman[/name_m]/[name_u]Hero[/name_u] names- [name_m]Ignatius[/name_m], [name_f]Electra[/name_f], [name_f]Andromeda[/name_f], [name_f]Persephone[/name_f], [name_m]Octavian[/name_m], [name_f]Atalanta[/name_f], [name_f]Cressida[/name_f], [name_m]Julius[/name_m], [name_m]Aurelian[/name_m], [name_f]Boudicca[/name_f], [name_m]Tarquin[/name_m], [name_m]Saturn[/name_m], [name_m]Jupiter[/name_m]
Nature names- [name_f]Tansy[/name_f], [name_f]Lark[/name_f], [name_f]Jonquil[/name_f], [name_u]Cedar[/name_u], [name_u]Robin[/name_u], [name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f], [name_f]Orchid[/name_f], [name_f]Sundance[/name_f], [name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f], [name_u]Bay[/name_u], [name_f]Blossom[/name_f], [name_f]Oceane[/name_f],
Place names- [name_m]Bronx[/name_m], [name_u]Jericho[/name_u], [name_u]Salem[/name_u], [name_f]Avalon[/name_f], [name_u]Waverly[/name_u], [name_u]Abilene[/name_u], [name_u]Harlem[/name_u], [name_u]Tennessee[/name_u], [name_u]Montana[/name_u], [name_m]Reno[/name_m], [name_u]Holland[/name_u]
Old names- [name_f]Enid[/name_f], [name_f]Georgina[/name_f], [name_f]Maude[/name_f]/[name_f]Maudie[/name_f], [name_f]Bess[/name_f], [name_f]Opal[/name_f], [name_m]Otis[/name_m], [name_m]Benedict[/name_m], [name_f]Ginger[/name_f], [name_u]Elias[/name_u], [name_m]Cecil[/name_m], [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f], [name_f]Dominica[/name_f], [name_f]Bernadette[/name_f], [name_m]Seymour[/name_m], [name_f]Wendy[/name_f], [name_u]Asa[/name_u]
Uncommon names- [name_u]Manzie[/name_u]/[name_f]Manzi[/name_f], [name_u]Vega[/name_u], [name_f]Marceline[/name_f], [name_u]Jazz[/name_u], [name_u]Ellery[/name_u], [name_m]Marco[/name_m], [name_m]Teo[/name_m], [name_m]Dimitri[/name_m], [name_f]Franca[/name_f]/[name_u]Fran[/name_u], [name_m]Dodge[/name_m], [name_f]Marlo[/name_f], [name_u]Arlo[/name_u], [name_m]Shep[/name_m], [name_m]Jago[/name_m], [name_f]Eleni[/name_f]
[name_u]Nick[/name_u] name names- [name_m]Iggy[/name_m], [name_u]Lou[/name_u], [name_f]Lulu[/name_f], [name_m]Ned[/name_m], [name_m]Archie[/name_m], [name_u]Penny[/name_u], [name_f]Bee[/name_f], [name_m]Jimmy[/name_m], [name_f]Dolly[/name_f], [name_f]Michi[/name_f]
So uncool they’re cool:
[name_f]Doris[/name_f]
[name_f]Phyllis[/name_f]
[name_m]Alistair[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Wolfgang[/name_m]
[name_u]Auguste[/name_u] for girls
maybe [name_m]Peter[/name_m]?
Ones I think of:
[name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m]
[name_m]Adler[/name_m]
[name_u]Rafe[/name_u]
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_m]Orson[/name_m]
[name_f]Coraline[/name_f]
[name_f]Birdie[/name_f]
[name_u]Ellery[/name_u]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_u]Vesper[/name_u]
Some hipster kids I’ve come across:
[name_m]Elvis[/name_m]
[name_m]Bodhi[/name_m]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_m]Axl[/name_m]
Deliliah
[name_u]Cedar[/name_u]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u]
[name_m]Augustus[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_m]Homer[/name_m]
[name_m]Clive[/name_m]
[name_f]Lark[/name_f]
[name_u]Aspen[/name_u]
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