Hello, friends!
I think I’ve sort of documented this change in my girls list over the last three months on Nameberry, and if you’ve been on Nameberry since before then, you might have noticed a change in the style of my girls lists. I love vintage and clunky names and always have, but back in [name_f]May[/name_f] I found a lot of eclectic word names and names from children’s literature entering my lists.
It was great at the time, and I still do like most of them, but I feel like I’ve strayed too far from my general style and have lost my naming identity in the process. It’s fun to find new names and enjoyable when you’re not agonizing over the sets being usable in real life, but now that I want to go back to being super serious about my lists, I’m having some difficulties.
I have always loved out-dated and crusty girls’ names. Ones that feel like crooked bangs cut by safety scissors, chunky knit sweaters, a rainy walk in a garden, an armful of books, little dresses and tights, vintage nurseries, and bonnets. I adore the crunchy homestead-feeling names, and those are the names I’ve always seen my children as having, but now that I’ve found so many new favorites that don’t fit that style, I feel a bit weird about my lists.
So, I thought I’d ask the berries for help!
What names would you suggest to me based on my less eclectic, less colorful favorites, the ones that have been on my lists for years, the clunky and witchy? What names do you associate with my style beyond my newer favorites? What names do you think I’d like? If you have any reasoning or explanations, I’d love to hear them!
[name_f]My[/name_f] current list (the names that fit the classic and clunky style I've loved forever):
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f], [name_f]Agnes[/name_f], [name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f], [name_f]Bernadette[/name_f], [name_f]Blythe[/name_f], [name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_f]Clementine[/name_f], [name_f]Eloise[/name_f], [name_f]Esther[/name_f], [name_f]Evelyn[/name_f], [name_f]Fern[/name_f], [name_f]Frances[/name_f], [name_f]Harriet[/name_f], [name_f]Hazel[/name_f], [name_f]Hildegard[/name_f], [name_f]Hyacinth[/name_f], [name_f]Ida[/name_f], [name_f]June[/name_f], [name_f]Louise[/name_f], [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], [name_f]Margot[/name_f], [name_f]Martha[/name_f], [name_f]Nora[/name_f], [name_f]Oona[/name_f], [name_f]Philomena[/name_f], [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f], [name_f]Prudence[/name_f], [name_f]Ramona[/name_f], [name_f]Roberta[/name_f], [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f], [name_f]Sybil[/name_f], [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f], [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f], [name_f]Timothea[/name_f], [name_f]Viola[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_f]Winifred[/name_f]
[name_f]My[/name_f] current list (the names that fit the newer style, of which I'm trying to get away from slightly):
[name_m]Alcott[/name_m], [name_f]Benedicte[/name_f], [name_f]Beulah[/name_f], [name_f]Bird[/name_f], [name_f]Bridget[/name_f], Cavatica, [name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f], [name_f]Concordia[/name_f], [name_f]Favor[/name_f], [name_m]Garland[/name_m], [name_f]Hero[/name_f], [name_f]Merit[/name_f], [name_m]Murphy[/name_m], [name_f]Pepper[/name_f], [name_m]Quimby[/name_m], [name_m]Royce[/name_m], [name_m]Vision[/name_m], [name_f]Winsome[/name_f], [name_f]Zelda[/name_f], [name_f]Zipporah[/name_f]
Thank you all in advance!