If you had to name your child after

Baby Name Games
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{{I’m stealing this game from NancyM on babynamewizard}}

  • I will start us off with 3 categories (with a girl name and a boy name for each category), the next person will choose two of those categories and add 1 new one and give their 2 names for each category.
  • The name must be the actual English word for something in the category. For example, if the category is tree, the challenge is to pick a name of a type of tree like [name_u]Cedar[/name_u] or Evergreen, not [name_f]Daphne[/name_f], meaning “laurel”, or [name_u]Ashley[/name_u], meaning “ash tree clearing”.
  • You can suggest a nickname, i.e., [name_f]Tina[/name_f] for [name_f]Argentina[/name_f] (if the category were country), but the name on the (hypothetical) birth certificate has to come from the category.
  • You can also give them middle names if you want but those must also fit the category.

Here are 3 categories to start. If I had to name my child after…
a US President: g - [name_u]Monroe[/name_u] [name_u]Taylor[/name_u]. b - [name_m]Zachary[/name_m] [name_m]Hayes[/name_m].
a city: g - [name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] [name_u]London[/name_u]. b - [name_m]Austin[/name_m] [name_u]Phoenix[/name_u].
a car (make or model): g - [name_f]Mercedes[/name_f] [name_f]Nova[/name_f]. b - [name_m]Holden[/name_m] [name_m]Brooks[/name_m].

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If I had to name my child after…
a US president: g. [name_m]Lyndon[/name_m] [name_u]McKinley[/name_u]. b. [name_m]Hayes[/name_m] [name_m]Warren[/name_m].
a city: b. [name_u]Salem[/name_u] [name_u]Raleigh[/name_u]. g. [name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] [name_f]Geneva[/name_f]
something edible: g. [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] [name_f]Olive[/name_f]. b. [name_m]Basil[/name_m] [name_u]Sage[/name_u]

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A U.S. President: Girl- [name_u]Monroe[/name_u] [name_u]Madison[/name_u] boy- [name_m]Ford[/name_m] [name_m]Harrison[/name_m]

City- girl: [name_u]Prairie[/name_u] [name_m]Lincoln[/name_m] boy: [name_m]Knox[/name_m] [name_u]Phoenix[/name_u]

Country: girl- [name_u]Egypt[/name_u] [name_u]Morocco[/name_u] boy- Haiti [name_f]England[/name_f]

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A U.S. President; girl - [name_u]Reagan[/name_u] [name_u]McKinley[/name_u] [name_u]Taylor[/name_u], boy - [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Washington[/name_m] [name_m]Grant[/name_m]
City; girl - [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] [name_f]Olympia[/name_f] [name_f]Florence[/name_f], boy - [name_u]Paris[/name_u] [name_m]Charleston[/name_m] [name_u]Phoenix[/name_u]
[name_f]Gem[/name_f]/Mineral/Metal; girl - [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Sapphire[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f], boy - [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] [name_u]Mercury[/name_u] [name_u]Jet[/name_u]

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City: [name_u]Madison[/name_u] [name_f]Florence[/name_f] and [name_u]Rio[/name_u] [name_m]Jackson[/name_m]
[name_f]Gem[/name_f]/Mineral/Metal: [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Jade[/name_f] and [name_u]Jet[/name_u] [name_u]Mica[/name_u]
Nature: [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] and [name_u]River[/name_u] [name_u]Ash[/name_u]

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[name_f]Gem[/name_f]/mineral/metal: boy- [name_u]Cobalt[/name_u] [name_u]Mica[/name_u] girl- [name_f]Emerald[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]

Nature: boy: [name_u]River[/name_u] [name_u]Brook[/name_u] girl- [name_f]Petal[/name_f] [name_f]Lotus[/name_f]

Month/number: girl: [name_f]October[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u] boy: [name_u]December[/name_u] [name_u]Seven[/name_u]

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Nature: girl - [name_f]Hazel[/name_f] [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] ; boy - [name_u]Reed[/name_u] [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m]
[name_f]Gem[/name_f]/Mineral/Metal: girl- [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] ; boy- [name_u]Sterling[/name_u] [name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
Shakespearean Character: girl - [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]; boy- [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]

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Nature: girl - [name_f]Spring[/name_f] [name_f]Sunshine[/name_f] ; boy - [name_u]Sorrel[/name_u] [name_m]Birch[/name_m]
US President- girl-[name_u]Quincy[/name_u] [name_m]Delano[/name_m]; boy-[name_m]Grant[/name_m] [name_m]Millard[/name_m]
Shakespearean Character: girl-[name_f]Aliena[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]; boy- [name_m]Alonso[/name_m] [name_m]Timon[/name_m]

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Nature: girl-[name_f]Marigold[/name_f] [name_u]Lake[/name_u]; boy- [name_m]Forrest[/name_m] [name_u]Vale[/name_u]
Shakespearean Character: girl- [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Viola[/name_f]; boy- [name_m]Abraham[/name_m] [name_m]Griffith[/name_m]
Animal: girl- [name_f]Kitty[/name_f] [name_u]Jay[/name_u]; boy- [name_m]Wolf[/name_m] [name_u]Wren[/name_u]

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Nature: [name_u]Rain[/name_u] (girl) and [name_u]River[/name_u] (boy)
Animal: [name_f]Lark[/name_f] and wol
Greek.mythology.[name_f]Persephone[/name_f] and [name_m]Apollo[/name_m]

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Nature: Boy: [name_m]Lynx[/name_m] [name_u]Sage[/name_u] Girl: [name_f]Dahlia[/name_f] [name_m]Wolf[/name_m]

Greek mythology: boy- [name_m]Zeus[/name_m] [name_m]Hercules[/name_m] girl- [name_f]Persephone[/name_f] Medusa

Book characters: Boy- [name_u]Darcy[/name_u] [name_m]Holden[/name_m] girl- [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]

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Nature: [name_f]Laurel[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f] and [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_m]Heath[/name_m]
[name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m]: [name_m]Robert[/name_m] [name_u]Valentine[/name_u] and [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] [name_f]Isabell[/name_f]
Greek myth: [name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Calliope[/name_f] and [name_m]Evander[/name_m] [name_m]Linus[/name_m]

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Nature: [name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_f]Violet[/name_f] and [name_u]Marlin[/name_u] [name_u]Bay[/name_u]

[name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m]: [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Hamlet[/name_m] and [name_f]Miranda[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]

Colors: [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] [name_u]Blue[/name_u] and [name_u]Jet[/name_u] [name_u]Cobalt[/name_u]

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Colors: [name_f]Scarlet[/name_f] [name_f]Hazel[/name_f] & [name_u]Indigo[/name_u] [name_u]Blue[/name_u]

Nature: [name_f]Jonquil[/name_f] [name_m]Cove[/name_m] & [name_u]Yarrow[/name_u] [name_m]Stone[/name_m]

Bodies of Water: [name_u]Brook[/name_u] [name_u]Bay[/name_u] & [name_u]River[/name_u] [name_u]Ocean[/name_u]

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Colors: Fuschia [name_f]Lavender[/name_f] and [name_u]Sky[/name_u] [name_u]Green[/name_u]

Bodies of water: [name_u]Bay[/name_u] [name_u]Lake[/name_u] and [name_u]Ocean[/name_u] Sea

Surnames: [name_m]Smith[/name_m] [name_m]Baker[/name_m] and [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] [name_u]Blake[/name_u]

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Nature: Bear River | Meadow Aspen
Surnames: Reid Baker | Mackenzie Reagan
Time: August Midnight | Sunday Winter

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Nature: [name_f]Coral[/name_f] [name_f]Oriole[/name_f] and Viper [name_f]Moon[/name_f]

[name_u]Day[/name_u] (time of day, days of week, season, or month): [name_u]July[/name_u] [name_f]Autumn[/name_f] and [name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]October[/name_f]

Celebrity names: [name_f]Angelina[/name_f] [name_f]Jennifer[/name_f] and [name_m]Johnny[/name_m] [name_u]Morgan[/name_u]

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Nature: girl-[name_u]Dove[/name_u] [name_f]Evening[/name_f]; boy-[name_u]Dale[/name_u] [name_u]Linden[/name_u]
[name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m]: girl-[name_f]Bianca[/name_f] [name_f]Desdemona[/name_f]; boy-[name_u]Laurence[/name_u] [name_m]Benedick[/name_m]
[name_f]Music[/name_f]-girl-[name_f]Cadence[/name_f] [name_f]Allegro[/name_f]; boy-[name_u]Reed[/name_u] [name_u]Harmony[/name_u]

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Nature: [name_f]Coral[/name_f] [name_f]Oriole[/name_f] and Viper [name_f]Moon[/name_f]

[name_u]Day[/name_u] (time of day, days of week, season, or month): [name_u]July[/name_u] [name_f]Autumn[/name_f] and [name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]October[/name_f]

Celebrity names: [name_f]Angelina[/name_f] [name_f]Jennifer[/name_f] and [name_m]Johnny[/name_m] [name_u]Morgan[/name_u]

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Nature: [name_m]Denali[/name_m] [name_u]Ash[/name_u] / [name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_u]Rain[/name_u]

[name_u]Day[/name_u](time of day, days of week, season, or month): [name_f]October[/name_f] Dusk/ [name_f]Wednesday[/name_f] [name_f]September[/name_f]

Animals: [name_m]Hawk[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m] / [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_f]Fawn[/name_f]