Indulge me/help me expand my lists!

[name_u]Haven[/name_u]'t posted one of these threads in a while, if ever, but I’m always in search of new names that fit my style and could possibly go on my list. I’m not expecting and won’t be for quite a long time, so when I try and discuss names with my SO he’s never interested.

I’d describe my style as mostly unusual names with an ethereal/otherworldly feel, that sound like they could belong in a fantasy novel but also work in real life. Connections to mythology are a plus, and I love names of Celtic and Scandinavian origin as well. Prefer names with a long history, but am trying to be open to more recent creations too. I don’t mind some classics, but most of them feel quite boring to me. Not a fan of surnames as first names or most Biblical names/names with overtly [name_m]Christian[/name_m] meanings (with some exceptions).

My top 10 for each gender at the moment are:

[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Ceridwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Annora[/name_f]
[name_f]Arwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cerys[/name_f]
[name_f]Morwenna[/name_f]

[name_u]Tristan[/name_u]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Alasdair[/name_m]
[name_m]Alaric[/name_m]
[name_m]Emrys[/name_m]
[name_m]Oisin[/name_m]/[name_m]Ossian[/name_m] (pronounced uh-sheen)
[name_m]Soren[/name_m]
[name_m]Stellan[/name_m]
[name_m]Leif[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Odin[/name_m]

I apologise if these don’t quite fit your style, but inspired by your names I’d suggest :

[name_f]Saskia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ebba[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Arianell[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelheid[/name_f]
[name_f]Leila[/name_f]
[name_u]Zola[/name_u]
[name_f]Endellion[/name_f]
[name_f]Eulalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Olwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Delyth[/name_f]
Aderyn
[name_u]Adair[/name_u]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Elara[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliora[/name_f]
[name_f]Mairwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Una[/name_f]/[name_f]Oona[/name_f]
[name_f]Iona[/name_f]
[name_f]Iolanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Ailis[/name_f]
[name_f]Alaia[/name_f]
[name_f]Bronwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Alba[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Cornelia[/name_f]
Larkspur
[name_f]Ginevra[/name_f]
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]
[name_f]Ondine[/name_f]

[name_m]Sylvan[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m]
[name_m]Amos[/name_m]
[name_m]Kester[/name_m]
Montgomery
Rhydian
[name_m]Orson[/name_m]
[name_m]Perseus[/name_m]
[name_m]Aramis[/name_m]
[name_m]Gethin[/name_m]
[name_u]Blaise[/name_u]
[name_m]Ragnar[/name_m]
[name_m]Lysander[/name_m]
[name_m]Fergus[/name_m]
[name_m]Lars[/name_m]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_u]Fionn[/name_u]
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_m]Cornelius[/name_m]

[name_m]Alaric[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Evander[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_m]Cian[/name_m]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_m]Thorin[/name_m]

[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Morgana[/name_f]
[name_f]Clotilde[/name_f]
[name_m]Endymion[/name_m]
[name_f]Io[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]

Some suggestions so far are already on my lists - I particularly love [name_f]Endellion[/name_f], [name_f]Olwen[/name_f], [name_f]Delyth[/name_f], Aderyn, [name_f]Lyra[/name_f], [name_f]Iona[/name_f], [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f], [name_f]Morgana[/name_f] and [name_f]Isolde[/name_f] (but not with a brother named [name_u]Tristan[/name_u]); Rhydian, [name_m]Alaric[/name_m], [name_m]Magnus[/name_m], [name_m]Cormac[/name_m], [name_m]Evander[/name_m], [name_m]Thorin[/name_m].

I like [name_m]Gethin[/name_m] a lot! That’s one I forgot about but it is really handsome. And I won’t say which one, @greyblue, but one of your boy suggestions is my surname… and while I’m changing it to SO’s when we get married, I’m not a fan of the whole passing down your maiden name tradition. [name_m]Sylvan[/name_m] and [name_m]Aramis[/name_m] are nice in theory, but I’m worried the former might be seen as too girly/effeminate and the latter being the name of a cologne puts me off.

[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] and [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f] get suggested to me often too, but I don’t like the [name_f]Narnia[/name_f] books at all, and [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f]/[name_f]Bronwyn[/name_f] was used a fair bit here… for my parents’ generation so I have trouble picturing it on a baby.

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] there.

Great lists!

[name_m]How[/name_m] about…

Girls-

[name_f]Anwen[/name_f]

[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]

[name_f]Bellatrix[/name_f]

[name_f]Branwen[/name_f]

[name_f]Briar[/name_f]

[name_f]Calliope[/name_f]

[name_f]Callista[/name_f]

Eilonwy

[name_f]Eowyn[/name_f]

[name_f]Esme[/name_f]

[name_u]Indigo[/name_u]

[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]

Myfawnwy

[name_u]Malin[/name_u]

[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]

[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]

[name_u]Skye[/name_u]

Boys-

[name_m]Adrian[/name_m]

[name_m]Atlas[/name_m]

[name_m]Aurelius[/name_m]

[name_m]Bastian[/name_m]

[name_m]Crispin[/name_m]

[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]

[name_m]Caspar[/name_m]

[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]

[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m]

[name_m]Gwilym[/name_m]

[name_m]Gareth[/name_m]

[name_u]Keats[/name_u]

[name_u]Leith[/name_u]

[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]

[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]

[name_m]Peregrine[/name_m]

[name_m]Quinlan[/name_m]

[name_u]Tiernan[/name_u]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps. :slight_smile:

Some great names there, I especially like [name_m]Alasdair[/name_m], [name_m]Felix[/name_m], [name_m]Oisin[/name_m], [name_f]Stella[/name_f], [name_f]Freya[/name_f] and [name_f]Elowen[/name_f]. In fact my partner and I were seriously considering [name_f]Freya[/name_f] for our baby due soon (and I’d consider [name_f]Elowen[/name_f] if he was open to it).

Some others that may fit the bill:

Saoirse
Jemima
Seraphine
Nimue
[name_f]Elke[/name_f]
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_u]Ellery[/name_u]
[name_f]Aveline[/name_f]
[name_f]Bronte[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Ayla[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirabel[/name_f]
[name_u]Zola[/name_u]
Jedda
[name_f]Dree[/name_f]
[name_f]Luella[/name_f]
[name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]
[name_u]Arden[/name_u]

[name_m]Bastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_u]Claude[/name_u]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspar[/name_m]
[name_m]Roman[/name_m]
[name_m]Orson[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucian[/name_m]
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m]
[name_m]Apollo[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
Miro
[name_u]Fionn[/name_u]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Atlas[/name_m]
[name_m]Saxon[/name_m]
[name_m]Elio[/name_m]

Sorry for any repeats.

I like:

[name_f]Anwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Branwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Briar[/name_f] (might be cheesy though cause my name’s [name_f]Rose[/name_f])
[name_f]Callista[/name_f]
[name_f]Eowyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_u]Malin[/name_u]
[name_f]Nimue[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f] (though I know a horrible person with this name which has kind of ruined it for me)
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Aveline[/name_f]

[name_m]Adrian[/name_m]
[name_m]Aurelius[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Roman[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucian[/name_m]
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Peregrine[/name_m]

I must be picky - a lot of the others are either NMSAA or have associations I don’t like :frowning: I don’t want [name_f]Bronte[/name_f] or [name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] because they’re too tied to authors I’m not interested in, [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] and [name_u]Keats[/name_u] are surnames, and [name_u]Indigo[/name_u] and [name_u]Skye[/name_u] are kind of downmarket here. Also [name_f]Jemima[/name_f] is a ragdoll on a kids show and [name_m]Saxon[/name_m] might have some unfortunate racial connotations…

There’s a lot of overlap between our lists, so I thought I’d share mine with you. Some of them are probably a little too out there for your taste, and there may be some repeats, but hopefully you see some you like.

[name_f]Acacia[/name_f], [name_f]Acadia[/name_f], [name_f]Acantha[/name_f], [name_f]Aerith[/name_f], [name_f]Agatha[/name_f], [name_f]Aisling[/name_f], [name_f]Alethea[/name_f], [name_f]Alice[/name_f], Alifair, [name_f]Altalune[/name_f], [name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f], [name_f]Amerie[/name_f], [name_f]Amoret[/name_f], [name_f]Andromeda[/name_f], [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f], [name_f]Antoinette[/name_f], [name_f]Anwen[/name_f], [name_f]Aoife[/name_f], [name_f]Araceli[/name_f], [name_f]Araluen[/name_f], [name_f]Araminta[/name_f], [name_f]Arcadia[/name_f], Arcana, [name_f]Ardith[/name_f], [name_f]Aria[/name_f], [name_f]Ariadne[/name_f], [name_f]Artemesia[/name_f] /[name_f]Artemisia[/name_f], [name_f]Arwen[/name_f], [name_f]Astaroth[/name_f], Astarte, [name_f]Asteria[/name_f], [name_f]Astoria[/name_f], [name_f]Astrea[/name_f], [name_f]Astrid[/name_f], [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f], [name_f]Aurora[/name_f], [name_f]Avalon[/name_f], Avonlea
[name_f]Behati[/name_f], [name_f]Bianca[/name_f], [name_f]Blythe[/name_f], [name_f]Boheme[/name_f], [name_f]Briar[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f], Belisent
[name_f]Calandra[/name_f], [name_f]Calliope[/name_f], [name_u]Calypso[/name_u], [name_f]Caressa[/name_f], [name_f]Cassia[/name_f], [name_f]Celeste[/name_f], [name_f]Celestine[/name_f], [name_f]Cerelia[/name_f], [name_f]Ceres[/name_f], [name_f]Cerise[/name_f], [name_f]Cerissa[/name_f], [name_f]Cherith[/name_f], [name_f]Chloris[/name_f], Cimorene, [name_f]Circe[/name_f], Citrine, [name_f]Clarion[/name_f], [name_f]Cora[/name_f], [name_f]Coral[/name_f], [name_f]Coralie[/name_f], [name_f]Coraline[/name_f], [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f], [name_f]Corisande[/name_f], [name_f]Corliss[/name_f], [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f], [name_f]Corvina[/name_f], [name_f]Cosette[/name_f], [name_f]Cosima[/name_f], [name_f]Crescent[/name_f], [name_f]Cressida[/name_f], Cyllene, [name_m]Cymbeline[/name_m], [name_f]Cynara[/name_f], [name_f]Cynthea[/name_f]
[name_f]Dagmar[/name_f], [name_f]Dahlia[/name_f], [name_u]Damaris[/name_u], [name_f]Damiana[/name_f], [name_f]Daphne[/name_f], [name_f]Darya[/name_f], [name_f]Deirdre[/name_f], [name_f]Delphine[/name_f], [name_f]Desdemona[/name_f], [name_u]Dove[/name_u], [name_f]Dulcinea[/name_f]
Eirlys, [name_f]Elaine[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], Elestren, Eliena, [name_f]Elowen[/name_f], Elysande, [name_f]Elysia[/name_f], [name_f]Enya[/name_f], [name_f]Eowyn[/name_f], [name_f]Euphemia[/name_f], [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f], [name_u]Everly[/name_u], Euphrosyne
[name_f]Fae[/name_f], [name_f]Fairuza[/name_f], [name_f]Faline[/name_f], [name_f]Farasha[/name_f], [name_f]Fauna[/name_f], [name_f]Faustine[/name_f], [name_f]Fawn[/name_f], [name_f]Felicia[/name_f], [name_f]Fenna[/name_f], [name_f]Ferelith[/name_f], [name_f]Fern[/name_f], [name_f]Fianna[/name_f], [name_f]Fiona[/name_f], [name_f]Forsythia[/name_f], [name_f]Francesca[/name_f], [name_f]Freesia[/name_f]
[name_f]Gaia[/name_f], [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f], [name_f]Gwyneira[/name_f]
[name_f]Hyacinth[/name_f]
[name_f]Ianthe[/name_f], [name_f]Imara[/name_f], [name_f]Inanna[/name_f], [name_f]Indira[/name_f], [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f], [name_f]Iris[/name_f], [name_f]Irissa[/name_f], [name_f]Isabeau[/name_f], [name_f]Isadora[/name_f], Ishtar, [name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f], [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Kaisa[/name_f], [name_f]Kamaria[/name_f], Karasi, [name_f]Kasia[/name_f], [name_f]Kasiani[/name_f], [name_f]Katarzyna[/name_f], [name_f]Katia[/name_f] / [name_f]Katya[/name_f], [name_f]Ksenia[/name_f]
[name_f]Laelia[/name_f], [name_f]Lark[/name_f], [name_f]Lavender[/name_f], [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f], [name_f]Lenore[/name_f], Liadan, [name_f]Lilac[/name_f], [name_f]Lilith[/name_f], [name_f]Linnea[/name_f], [name_f]Liora[/name_f], Lirael, [name_f]Lucia[/name_f], [name_f]Lucienne[/name_f], [name_f]Lumi[/name_f], [name_f]Lumina[/name_f], [name_f]Luminosa[/name_f], [name_f]Luna[/name_f], [name_f]Luneth[/name_f]
[name_f]Madrigal[/name_f], [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f], [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f], [name_f]Mairead[/name_f], [name_f]Mairwen[/name_f], [name_f]Marigold[/name_f], [name_f]Marjani[/name_f], [name_f]Mazarine[/name_f], [name_f]Meadow[/name_f], [name_f]Melisande[/name_f], [name_f]Melisandre[/name_f], [name_f]Melusine[/name_f], [name_u]Meredith[/name_u], Merewen, [name_f]Millicent[/name_f], [name_f]Minerva[/name_f], [name_f]Mirabai[/name_f], [name_f]Mireya[/name_f], [name_f]Miriam[/name_f], [name_f]Moira[/name_f] [name_f]Morgana[/name_f], [name_f]Morwenna[/name_f], [name_f]Myfanwy[/name_f], [name_f]Myrcella[/name_f]
[name_f]Naamah[/name_f], [name_f]Nadia[/name_f], [name_f]Nahara[/name_f], [name_f]Nahia[/name_f], [name_f]Naiara[/name_f], [name_f]Naida[/name_f], [name_f]Nairi[/name_f], [name_f]Nashira[/name_f], [name_f]Nasima[/name_f], [name_f]Nasrin[/name_f], [name_f]Nastassia[/name_f], [name_f]Navi[/name_f], [name_f]Nayeli[/name_f], [name_f]Nazira[/name_f], [name_f]Nebula[/name_f], [name_f]Neima[/name_f], [name_f]Neith[/name_f], [name_f]Neoma[/name_f], [name_f]Nephele[/name_f], [name_f]Nerys[/name_f], [name_f]Nessa[/name_f], [name_f]Nevara[/name_f], [name_f]Niamh[/name_f], [name_f]Niobe[/name_f], [name_f]Nisha[/name_f], [name_f]Nolwenn[/name_f], [name_f]Noor[/name_f], [name_f]Nora[/name_f], [name_f]Novalie[/name_f], [name_f]Novella[/name_f], [name_f]Nyssa[/name_f], [name_f]Nyx[/name_f]
[name_f]Oceane[/name_f], [name_f]Octavia[/name_f], [name_f]Odessa[/name_f], [name_f]Ofira[/name_f], Olenna, [name_f]Olwen[/name_f] / [name_f]Olwyn[/name_f], [name_f]Ondine[/name_f], [name_f]Oona[/name_f], [name_f]Opal[/name_f], [name_f]Opaline[/name_f], [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f], [name_f]Ophira[/name_f], [name_f]Oriana[/name_f], [name_f]Orinthia[/name_f], [name_f]Orla[/name_f]
[name_f]Pandora[/name_f], [name_f]Parthenia[/name_f], [name_f]Pearl[/name_f], [name_f]Persephone[/name_f], [name_f]Phaedra[/name_f], [name_f]Philomena[/name_f], [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Ravenna[/name_f], [name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f], [name_f]Roisin[/name_f], [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f], Rosary, [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Rowena[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabine[/name_f], [name_f]Sable[/name_f], Sabriel, [name_f]Saffron[/name_f], [name_f]Safira[/name_f], [name_f]Sahara[/name_f], [name_f]Salome[/name_f], [name_f]Samara[/name_f], Samsara, [name_f]Sansa[/name_f], [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f], [name_f]Saskia[/name_f], [name_f]Selene[/name_f], [name_f]Semiramis[/name_f], [name_f]Sephora[/name_f], [name_f]Serafina[/name_f] / [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] / [name_f]Seraphine[/name_f], [name_f]Shamara[/name_f] / [name_f]Shamira[/name_f], [name_f]Sibyl[/name_f], [name_f]Signe[/name_f], Siofra, [name_f]Sirena[/name_f], Skadi / Skathi, [name_f]Snow[/name_f], Solace, [name_f]Solene[/name_f], Sonali, [name_f]Sonia[/name_f], [name_f]Sonnet[/name_f], [name_f]Sophronia[/name_f], [name_f]Stella[/name_f], [name_f]Stellaluna[/name_f], [name_f]Sybil[/name_f], [name_f]Sylvana[/name_f], [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] / [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f], [name_f]Syrena[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f], [name_f]Talia[/name_f], [name_f]Talisa[/name_f], [name_f]Talitha[/name_f], [name_f]Tanith[/name_f], [name_f]Taraja[/name_f], [name_f]Tatiana[/name_f], [name_f]Thalassa[/name_f], [name_f]Thalia[/name_f], [name_f]Thea[/name_f], [name_f]Theodora[/name_f], [name_f]Theodosia[/name_f], [name_f]Thirza[/name_f] / [name_f]Tirzah[/name_f], [name_f]Thisbe[/name_f], [name_f]Titania[/name_f]
[name_f]Vashti[/name_f], [name_f]Velvet[/name_f], [name_f]Viola[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], Virelai, [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f], [name_f]Willow[/name_f], [name_u]Winter[/name_u], [name_f]Wisteria[/name_f]
[name_f]Yareli[/name_f], [name_f]Yesenia[/name_f], [name_f]Yseult[/name_f], [name_f]Yvaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Zefiryn[/name_f], [name_f]Zephyrine[/name_f]

[name_m]Abraxas[/name_m], [name_m]Alasdair[/name_m] / [name_m]Alistair[/name_m], [name_m]Alban[/name_m], [name_m]Albion[/name_m], [name_m]Aldric[/name_m], [name_m]Altair[/name_m], [name_m]Amadeus[/name_m], [name_m]Amphion[/name_m], [name_m]Andreas[/name_m], [name_m]Ansel[/name_m], [name_u]Arden[/name_u], [name_m]Arthur[/name_m], [name_m]Asahel[/name_m], [name_u]Ash[/name_u], [name_m]Asher[/name_m], [name_u]Aspen[/name_u], [name_m]Atlas[/name_m], [name_u]August[/name_u], [name_m]Aurelius[/name_m], [name_m]Azriel[/name_m]
Baelfire, [name_m]Balthazar[/name_m], [name_m]Bardric[/name_m], [name_m]Bastian[/name_m], [name_m]Bayard[/name_m], [name_m]Beacon[/name_m], [name_m]Beckett[/name_m], [name_m]Benedict[/name_m], Bensiabel, [name_m]Birch[/name_m], [name_m]Bjorn[/name_m], [name_m]Bram[/name_m] /[name_m]Bramwell[/name_m], [name_m]Breccan[/name_m], [name_f]Briar[/name_f]
[name_m]Caius[/name_m], [name_m]Caliban[/name_m], [name_f]Callisto[/name_f], [name_m]Callum[/name_m], [name_m]Canaan[/name_m], [name_m]Caradoc[/name_m], Carnelian, [name_u]Cedar[/name_u], [name_m]Celadon[/name_m], [name_f]Cendrillon[/name_f], [name_f]Ciel[/name_f], [name_f]Cimarron[/name_f], [name_m]Corentin[/name_m], [name_m]Cyprus[/name_m], [name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u], [name_m]Declan[/name_m], [name_u]Destry[/name_u], [name_m]Dorien[/name_m], Dragomir, [name_m]Dresden[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m], [name_f]Eirian[/name_f], [name_f]Endellion[/name_f] [name_m]Endymion[/name_m], [name_m]Enoch[/name_m], [name_m]Esmond[/name_m], [name_m]Evander[/name_m], [name_u]Everest[/name_u], Evren
Fenrir, [name_m]Fiero[/name_m], [name_m]Finbar[/name_m], [name_m]Finian[/name_m], [name_m]Forest[/name_m], [name_m]Fox[/name_m], [name_u]Frost[/name_u]
[name_m]Galileo[/name_m], [name_m]Gareth[/name_m], [name_m]Gavin[/name_m], [name_m]Giles[/name_m], [name_m]Griffin[/name_m]
Hallow, [name_m]Havelock[/name_m], [name_m]Hawk[/name_m], [name_m]Hawthorn[/name_m], [name_m]Herne[/name_m], [name_m]Heron[/name_m]
[name_m]Idris[/name_m], [name_m]Imre[/name_m], [name_f]Iridian[/name_f], [name_m]Ishmael[/name_m]
[name_u]Jules[/name_u], [name_m]Julian[/name_m]
[name_u]Kiernan[/name_u], [name_u]Koren[/name_u]
Larimar, [name_f]Lark[/name_f], [name_m]Leander[/name_m], [name_m]Leopold[/name_m], [name_u]Linden[/name_u], [name_m]Llewellyn[/name_m], [name_m]Lorcan[/name_m], [name_m]Lucan[/name_m], [name_m]Lucian[/name_m], [name_m]Lysander[/name_m]
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m], Malachite, [name_m]Melchior[/name_m], [name_u]Meredith[/name_u], Meriadoc, [name_m]Morandi[/name_m], Meriwether
[name_m]Naphtali[/name_m], [name_m]Naveen[/name_m], [name_u]Neptune[/name_u], [name_m]Nicasio[/name_m], [name_m]Numair[/name_m]
[name_m]Oisin[/name_m], [name_u]Orion[/name_u], [name_m]Orpheus[/name_m], [name_m]Osric[/name_m], Othniel, [name_m]Owain[/name_m]
Pellinor, [name_u]Penrose[/name_u], [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m], [name_m]Phelan[/name_m], [name_m]Phineas[/name_m], [name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m], Polaris
[name_m]Rainier[/name_m], Ramiel, [name_m]Rasmus[/name_m], Remiel, [name_u]Rigel[/name_u], [name_m]Riordan[/name_m], [name_m]Ronan[/name_m], [name_m]Ronin[/name_m], [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], [name_m]Rune[/name_m]
[name_m]Saladin[/name_m], [name_u]Sascha[/name_u], [name_m]Severin[/name_m], [name_u]Shiloh[/name_u], [name_m]Silvan[/name_m] / [name_m]Silvanus[/name_m], [name_u]Silver[/name_u], Skandar, Skoll, [name_m]Sol[/name_m], [name_m]Solomon[/name_m], [name_f]Sora[/name_f], [name_m]Soren[/name_m], [name_f]Sparrow[/name_f], [name_m]Stellan[/name_m], Sycorax
[name_u]Taliesin[/name_u], [name_u]Tarian[/name_u], [name_m]Thaniel[/name_m], [name_m]Thayer[/name_m], [name_m]Theron[/name_m], [name_m]Thoreau[/name_m], [name_m]Thorin[/name_m], [name_m]Thorn[/name_m], [name_m]Tiberius[/name_m], [name_u]Tiernan[/name_u], [name_m]Tobias[/name_m], Torben, [name_m]Torsten[/name_m], [name_m]Torvald[/name_m], [name_u]Tristan[/name_u], [name_m]Tycho[/name_m], [name_m]Tyraine[/name_m]
[name_m]Ulric[/name_m], Umbriel
[name_u]Valentine[/name_u]. [name_m]Valerian[/name_m], Varys, [name_u]Verne[/name_u], [name_m]Vidar[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilder[/name_m], [name_m]Wolf[/name_m]
[name_u]Yarrow[/name_u]
[name_u]Zen[/name_u], [name_u]Zephyr[/name_u]

You listed some of my favourite names! Here are a few suggestions. I apologise if they’re not to your taste.

[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f], [name_f]Persephone[/name_f], [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f], [name_f]Eowyn[/name_f], [name_f]Isadora[/name_f], [name_f]Theodora[/name_f], [name_f]Cressida[/name_f], [name_f]Eira[/name_f], [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f], [name_u]Ivory[/name_u], [name_f]Odette[/name_f], [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f], [name_f]Ekaterina[/name_f], [name_f]Ardith[/name_f], [name_f]Morrigan[/name_f], [name_f]Circe[/name_f], [name_f]Avalon[/name_f], [name_f]Anthea[/name_f], [name_f]Elva[/name_f], [name_f]Athena[/name_f], [name_f]Andromeda[/name_f], [name_u]Ember[/name_u], [name_f]Evanthe[/name_f], [name_f]Araminta[/name_f], [name_f]Myfanwy[/name_f], [name_f]Arianwen[/name_f], [name_f]Eleonora[/name_f], [name_f]Daphne[/name_f], [name_f]Iris[/name_f], [name_f]Eleri[/name_f], [name_f]Arianell[/name_f], [name_f]Isolde[/name_f], [name_f]Celestia[/name_f], [name_f]Ambrosia[/name_f].

[name_m]Ragnar[/name_m], [name_u]Oberon[/name_u], [name_m]Lorcan[/name_m], [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m], [name_m]Evander[/name_m], [name_m]Ewan[/name_m], [name_m]Milo[/name_m], [name_m]Lysander[/name_m], [name_m]Orson[/name_m], [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m], [name_m]Eamon[/name_m], [name_m]Otis[/name_m], [name_u]Orion[/name_u], [name_m]Augustus[/name_m], [name_m]Apollo[/name_m], [name_m]Casimir[/name_m], [name_m]Magnus[/name_m], [name_m]Atlas[/name_m], [name_m]Ambrose[/name_m], [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m], [name_u]Asa[/name_u], [name_m]Otto[/name_m], [name_m]Maximus[/name_m], [name_m]Osiris[/name_m], [name_m]Adonis[/name_m], [name_m]Enoch[/name_m], [name_m]Abraxas[/name_m], [name_m]Gawain[/name_m], [name_m]Tiberius[/name_m], [name_m]Llewellyn[/name_m], [name_m]Wayland[/name_m], [name_u]Percy[/name_u], [name_m]Cedric[/name_m], [name_m]Clement[/name_m], [name_m]Wolfe[/name_m].

From your lists it seems you prefer a distinct look and sound of name within the scope you’ve detailed. I’m hoping I’ve found some names you haven’t heard or seriously considered before that fit your style. I’d love to know if anything stands out.

Merula “blackbird” of Latin origin, Briseis from Greek mythology, [name_f]Thais[/name_f] “beloved, bandage” of Greek origin, [name_f]Accalia[/name_f] from Greek mythology, [name_f]Danae[/name_f] from Greek mythology, Myrrine “myrrh” Greek origin, Celandine “swallow bird” of Greek origin, Yrsa from Norse legend, [name_f]Melantha[/name_f] dark flower" of Greek origin, Telyn “harp” of Welsh origin, [name_f]Rhoswen[/name_f] “white rose” of Welsh origin, [name_f]Maelys[/name_f] “prince” of [name_m]French[/name_m] origin, Elophia of Romani origin, Miselda of Romani origin, Sulis a Celtic goddess of healing waters.

Iason “healer” of Greek origin and the original name from which [name_m]Jason[/name_m] was Anglicised from, [name_m]Daire[/name_m] “fruitful, fertile” of Celtic origin, [name_m]Macsen[/name_m] “greatest” from Welsh mythology, Ewein “well-born” of Welsh origin and variation of [name_u]Owen[/name_u], [name_m]Thane[/name_m] “landholder, warrior” of Old English / Scottish origin, Neilan “champion” of Celtic origin and variation of [name_u]Neil[/name_u], Preben “first in battle” of Slavic origin, Braith “freckled” of Welsh origin, [name_f]Morven[/name_f] “child of the sea” of Old English origin, Fenimore appears to be an Old English location surname but I’ve included it because of it’s similarity to [name_m]Finnian[/name_m] and Pellinor.

First of all Oisín is my favorite name in the world and I love seeing other people using it, but I hope some of these help.

[name_u]Aeron[/name_u]/[name_m]Aran[/name_m]
Alpin/Ailpein
Amargein (AV-ah-rinn)
[name_m]Aodh[/name_m] (AY)
[name_u]Bran[/name_u]
Caílte/Caoilte (KELL-teh or KWELL-teh)
Conleth/Connla ([name_u]CON[/name_u]-leh)
[name_m]Evander[/name_m]
Ferdia (FAIR-dee-ah)
Fiachra (fee-OCH-rah)
[name_m]Fraser[/name_m]/[name_m]Frazier[/name_m]
Galahad
Lir
Naoise (NEE-sha)
[name_m]Percival[/name_m]
Somerled
[name_u]Taliesin[/name_u]

[name_f]Edda[/name_f]
[name_f]Eluned[/name_f]
[name_f]Enid[/name_f]
Eydis
Igraine
[name_f]Inga[/name_f]
[name_f]Iona[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
Neasa
[name_f]Nimue[/name_f]
Sigrun
[name_f]Yvaine[/name_f]

@lavenderwitch - great lists! I don’t really have an upper limit of what’s too “outlandish” but another factor when it comes to names I like is that they’re culturally suitable, I saw a lot of Arabic names on there which I wouldn’t feel comfortable using on my child as both my SO and I are of mostly Anglo-Celtic background. I saw a lot of Game of Thrones names there too, and I can’t say I’m a huge fan of that series (despite being a massive nerd, I know! It just really isn’t my thing for some reason) And [name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f] is SO’s favourite name but I really hate it for some reason… Also word-names aren’t really my thing either.

@icelandic - most of the ones you suggested that I liked are already on my lists! A lot of the others aren’t to my taste - I particularly don’t like the majority of Greek girl names ending in that -ee sound. [name_f]Persephone[/name_f], [name_f]Ariadne[/name_f] and [name_f]Evanthe[/name_f] just don’t sound good to me at all. [name_m]Atlas[/name_m] is too wordy and you’d be surprised how common [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] is in Australia so it doesn’t quite have that fantasy feel to me.

@kachenka - I like most of those! Definitely found a few I’d never heard of or thought about before. [name_f]Danae[/name_f], [name_f]Melantha[/name_f], Telyn, [name_f]Maelys[/name_f], [name_f]Morven[/name_f] and Sulis are lovely; as are Iason, Ewein, [name_m]Thane[/name_m] and Braith.

@genevievereine - I like Conleth (though wish I could just pronounce it as it’s spelled!), [name_m]Evander[/name_m], Lir, Somerled, [name_u]Taliesin[/name_u]; [name_f]Eluned[/name_f], Eydis, Igraine, [name_f]Iona[/name_f], [name_f]Isolde[/name_f], Neasa, [name_f]Nimue[/name_f] and [name_f]Yvaine[/name_f]! I’ve had [name_m]Percival[/name_m] suggested to me multiple times as it is Arthurian and does fit my style but I can’t get over [name_u]Percy[/name_u] being a total joke name here; a boy named [name_m]Percival[/name_m], especially if he turns out anything like me or SO, would definitely get mocked. :frowning: