Make me a girls' list based on my boys' list!

Girl Names
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After getting some awesome advice on another thread I’ve revamped my list of favorite boys’ names. I’m in love with all of them. Problem is, my girls’ list leaves me cold. So I’m starting over! Can you think of some girls names I will love based on the following boys names?

[name]Thaddeus[/name]
[name]Roscoe[/name]
[name]Atlas[/name]
[name]Wallace[/name]
[name]Magnus[/name]
[name]Rafferty[/name]
[name]August[/name]
[name]Marlowe[/name]
[name]Ferdinand[/name]
[name]Everett[/name]
[name]Waldo[/name]
[name]Baxter[/name]
[name]Erasmus[/name]
[name]Felix[/name]

My two favorites girls names are [name]Marigold[/name] and [name]Eloise[/name] – though only [name]Marigold[/name] is giving me the warm fuzzies right now.

I’ll do my best to respond to every reply! Thank you, Berries!

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[name]Golda[/name]
[name]Ursula[/name]
[name]Sidonie[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Agnes[/name]
[name]Wanda[/name]
[name]Marla[/name] / [name]Marlene[/name]
[name]Frances[/name]
[name]Maxine[/name]
[name]Augusta[/name]
[name]Colombia[/name]

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[name]Anais[/name]
[name]Sylvie[/name]
[name]Hero[/name]
[name]Cressida[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Delphia[/name] / [name]Delphina[/name]
[name]Maris[/name]
[name]Lilias[/name]
[name]Freesia[/name]
Alodia
[name]Linnet[/name]
[name]Coralie[/name]
[name]Rosemary[/name]
[name]Ottilie[/name]
[name]Jessamy[/name]
[name]Odette[/name]
[name]Idony[/name]

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[name]Magnolia[/name]
[name]Thessaly[/name]
[name]Agatha[/name]
[name]Thalia[/name]
Romily
[name]Isadora[/name]
[name]Sorcha[/name]
[name]Vienna[/name]
[name]Minerva[/name]
[name]Cornelia[/name]
[name]Octavia[/name]
[name]Isis[/name]
[name]Xanthe[/name]
[name]Flavia[/name]
[name]Elmira[/name]
Thomisina
[name]Melisande[/name]
[name]Leonora[/name]
[name]Cleo[/name]

Not sure if these are even in the right ballpark, but hope it gives you some ideas!

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I love [name]Atlas[/name], [name]Magnus[/name], [name]Rafferty[/name], [name]August[/name], [name]Marlowe[/name] (!!!), [name]Felix[/name]…you have some great names!

[name]Magdalene[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Gloria[/name]
[name]Odessa[/name]
[name]Cynthia[/name]
[name]Bernadette[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Freya[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Fiona[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Claudia[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name]
[name]Charmaine[/name]
[name]Selene[/name]
[name]Clio[/name]
[name]Artemis[/name]
[name]Irene[/name]
[name]Maia[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Elaine[/name]
[name]Florence[/name]
[name]Astrid[/name]
[name]Lilith[/name]
[name]Aviana[/name]
[name]Francesca[/name]
[name]Arcadia[/name]
[name]Jocelyn[/name]
[name]Evangeline[/name]
[name]Ember[/name]
[name]Isadora[/name]
[name]Jasmine[/name]
[name]Coraline[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Saskia[/name]

[name]Do[/name] you like any of those?

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This will be challenging… Your boy’s names list is very eclectic. I also love [name]Marigold[/name]!
You might like these:
[name]Rosalind[/name]
[name]Linden[/name]
[name]Marguerite[/name]
[name]Elodie[/name]
[name]Ellery[/name]/[name]Eleri[/name]
[name]Athena[/name]
[name]Freya[/name]
[name]Eden[/name]
[name]Adele[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name]/[name]Jessamyn[/name]
[name]Juniper[/name]
[name]Junia[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Magdalen/name/[name]Magdalena[/name]
[name]Sabina[/name]
[name]Sabine[/name]
[name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Celestia[/name]
[name]Sylvie[/name]
[name]Gen[/name]ève
See anything you like?

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[name]Marigold[/name] and [name]Eloise[/name] are very nice!

Along the same lines as [name]Eloise[/name], do you like [name]Eliora[/name]?

Some other options:
[name]Azalea[/name]
[name]Zephyr[/name]
[name]Geneva[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Althea[/name]
Meira

I’m not sure if these would be your style or not – you’ve got a great variety of boys names on your list! :slight_smile:

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Holy crap. I asked, and y’all DELIVERED!

Names I LIKE but wouldn’t use:

[name]Maris[/name], [name]Rosemary[/name], [name]Coralie[/name], [name]Ottilie[/name], [name]Romilly[/name], [name]Sorcha[/name], [name]Cleo[/name]/[name]Clio[/name] (wish I could find a long form for this! I love it as a nn but hate [name]Cleopatra[/name]), [name]Magdalene[/name], [name]Freya[/name], [name]Claudia[/name], [name]Florence[/name], [name]Francesca[/name], [name]Coraline[/name], [name]Matilda[/name], [name]Scarlett[/name], [name]Linden[/name], [name]Elodie[/name], [name]Sabina[/name], [name]Cordelia[/name], [name]Celeste[/name], [name]Eliora[/name], [name]Genevieve[/name], [name]Linnea[/name], [name]Lola[/name] (maybe as a nn), [name]Marian[/name]

I [name]LOVE[/name] and would use:

[name]Sylvie[/name], [name]Odette[/name], [name]Magnolia[/name], [name]Thessaly[/name], [name]Xanthe[/name], [name]Odessa[/name], [name]Iris[/name], [name]Alice[/name], [name]Saskia[/name], [name]Juniper[/name], [name]Zephyr[/name] (probably as a nn for [name]Zephyrine[/name]), [name]Geneva[/name], [name]Hazel[/name] (though I worry about popularity), [name]Clementine[/name], [name]Harriet[/name], [name]Willa[/name]

I [name]LOVE[/name] but don’t know if I’d be brave enough to use:

[name]Hero[/name], [name]Isis[/name], [name]Minerva[/name], [name]Artemis[/name], [name]Lilith[/name], [name]Arcadia[/name], [name]Mabel[/name], [name]Valentine[/name]

In terms of style:

I like names with two or more syllables. I like nature and place names. I like names with ‘s’ and ‘l’ sounds. I like names that are uncommon and eclectic.

Please keep the suggestions coming! This has been so helpful.

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[name]Petra[/name]
[name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Astrid[/name]
Cleonid
[name]Vashti[/name]
[name]Flavia[/name]
[name]Verena[/name]
[name]Valena[/name]
[name]Ariadne[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name]
[name]Portia[/name]
[name]Regan[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Berlin[/name]
Caspia
[name]Maple[/name]
[name]Elvira[/name]

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I think if you have a girls’ name that is giving you the warm fuzzies - don’t overthink it. No need for a long list when one is all it takes!

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Regarding a longer version for [name]Cleo[/name], what about Cleome?

Also, here are more ideas!
[name]Laurel[/name]
[name]Carys[/name]
[name]Maris[/name]

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daniclarkrn – That’s definitely a good point! Still, I’m a name nerd, and collecting new names is a favorite pastime. :smiley:

sunshine.10 – I [name]LOVE[/name] Cleome! And it’s even a nature name. I also discovered [name]Cleonie[/name], which has a lovely sound.

[name]Laurel[/name] – I would adore this name if I didn’t so strongly associate the name with a girl I knew in college. Not a nice association, unfortunately.
[name]Carys[/name] – Firmly in my “lovely name but not for me” category, though I love the exotic Welshness of it.
[name]Maris[/name] – Pronounced [name]Mar[/name]-EES or [name]MAR[/name]-is? I prefer the first pronunciation.

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[name]Petra[/name] – For me, forever associated with the character in ‘Ender’s Game’. Also too close to [name]Peter[/name]. But I love the clunky/elegant feel of it!
[name]Ingrid[/name] – This has that same clunky/elegant feel, which I love. It might be a little TOO [name]German[/name] for me.
[name]Astrid[/name] – [name]Love[/name] it, but I worry about teasing potential (ass turd? kids are awful).
Cleonid – I prefer Cleome (rec’d above) or [name]Cleonie[/name].
[name]Vashti[/name] – I’d be uncomfortable using a name from a non-European culture that I don’t belong to, but [name]Vashti[/name] is fantastic.
[name]Flavia[/name] – Flava Flav.
[name]Verena[/name] – Pretty!
[name]Valena[/name] – Pretty!
[name]Ariadne[/name] – [name]Love[/name].
[name]Philomena[/name] – Not a big fan. I always think Philharmonic.
[name]Portia[/name] – [name]LOVE[/name]!
[name]Regan[/name] – I’m not a fan of unisex names.
[name]Beatrix[/name] – I so want to love [name]Beatrix[/name]. I know it fits my style perfectly. But it always sounds odd when I say it out loud.
[name]Berlin[/name] – My aversion to Germany is too strong, unfortunately. I do like [name]Dresden[/name] (as a name).
Caspia – I’ve never heard this one before! Somewhere between [name]Cassia[/name] and [name]Casper[/name]. Hmm. I quite like it.
[name]Maple[/name] – Prefer [name]Mabel[/name].
[name]Elvira[/name] – Mistress of the Dark? I like the Elv- suffix, though!