I’ve looked into wildflower names (like [name_f]Aster[/name_f], Aven) and names that mean hill (like [name_f]Brynn[/name_f]) and animal names (like [name_u]Wren[/name_u], [name_f]Orsa[/name_f]), month names (like [name_u]June[/name_u]) but I am still looking for the right name for our mountain girl. Think blonde horse-loving, book-reading skier (if she’s gonna grow up in this family)!
Hubby is partial to common names which I prefer to avoid = big problem. He’ll go out on a limb if it’s something worthwhile which is what I’m looking for!
[name_f]Heather[/name_f] - a flower
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f] - type of tree
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]/ [name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_u]Hayden[/name_u] - Hay valley
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Mazie[/name_f]/ [name_f]Maisie[/name_f] - diminutive of [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_u]Montana[/name_u]
[name_u]Sierra[/name_u] - mountain range
[name_f]Samara[/name_f] -watch mountain
[name_f]Harlow[/name_f] - [name_m]Rock[/name_m] [name_m]Hill[/name_m]
[name_u]Kendall[/name_u] - valley on the river [name_m]Kent[/name_m]
[name_f]Holly[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f] - Greek for laurel
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f] - name of tree
[name_f]Pomona[/name_f] - fruit tree
[name_f]Solveig[/name_f]
[name_f]Kirsten[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] - luring rock
[name_f]Della[/name_f]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_f]Liesl[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_f]Britta[/name_f]
[name_f]Carolina[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_u]Leslie[/name_u] - garden of holly
[name_f]Gretchen[/name_f] - From [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] which comes from the [name_m]French[/name_m] for [name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_f]Savannah[/name_f] - large grassy plain
[name_f]Arbor[/name_f]
[name_f]Tara[/name_f] - name of sacred hill in [name_m]Dublin[/name_m].
[name_u]Arlie[/name_u] - “eagle wood”
[name_f]Sienna[/name_f]
[name_u]Ashton[/name_u] - ash tree
[name_f]Erin[/name_f]
[name_u]Indiana[/name_u]
[name_f]Jessa[/name_f]
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u]
[name_u]Sidney[/name_u]
[name_u]Dallas[/name_u] - “meadow dwelling”
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_u]Carson[/name_u]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_f]Paloma[/name_f] - [name_u]Dove[/name_u]
[name_f]Lorna[/name_f]
[name_f]Pippa[/name_f] - lover of horses, apparently.
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Etain[/name_f]/ [name_f]Aideen[/name_f]/[name_f]Edana[/name_f] - Irish horse goddess
[name_u]Piper[/name_u]
Astor - [name_m]Hawk[/name_m]
[name_f]Aster[/name_f] - type of flower
[name_f]Asteria[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhonwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]
[name_f]Clover[/name_f]
[name_u]Ember[/name_u]
[name_f]Amber[/name_f]
[name_f]Nitzana[/name_f] - flower bud
[name_f]Rhoda[/name_f] - [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Avalon[/name_f]
[name_u]Blair[/name_u] - [name_m]Field[/name_m], plain
[name_u]Ainsley[/name_u] - [name_f]Anne[/name_f]'s field
[name_u]Hadley[/name_u] - heather field
[name_f]Erica[/name_f] - [name_f]Heather[/name_f] in latin
I was having too much fun and it just got away from me. I hope some of these might be the sort of vibe you’re going for… am I warm?
[QUOTE=oregano7;2893928]From your sig, I love [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]. Is it not a contender?
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f] IS a contender and we even agree about liking it (though it’s gaining popularity concerns me a bit) and it seems such a serious and quiet name to me. I was hoping for something spunkier with a meaning that resonated with us personally. Haha! maybe that’s too much to ask but we got it with our eldest’s name, [name_u]Oakley[/name_u] [name_m]Miles[/name_m].
With #2 we picked a name we just liked, [name_m]Bennett[/name_m], and even though his mn ([name_m]Ford[/name_m]) is special to us I’ve always wished his first had more personal meaning.
[name_f]Aster[/name_f] sparkles to me and has special meaning to us but we can’t use it with our last name (Dickenson) so [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Aster[/name_f] she may be!
I love [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Aster[/name_f] but I agree that maeve is a little more sedate than [name_f]Aster[/name_f].
[name_m]How[/name_m] do you feel about:
[name_u]Prairie[/name_u] (I realize it’s like, the exact opposite of the mountain name you’re looking for, but I feel like it’s got that spunky nature vibe; and how cute is [name_u]Prairie[/name_u] [name_f]Aster[/name_f]?)
Sahalie- this is the name of a waterfall in Oregon, but I think it works as a name. In fact, I went to school with a Sahalie. (Pronounced Sa-holly)
[name_f]Gloria[/name_f] or [name_f]Glory[/name_f] - connects to the spiritual aspect of nature
[name_f]Gaia[/name_f]- Mother Nature!
[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f]
[name_u]Lake[/name_u]
[name_f]Sparrow[/name_f]
[name_f]Caia[/name_f] - another earth goddess name.
[name_u]Sorrel[/name_u]
[name_f]Elke[/name_f] - not really a nature name, but sounds like one.
Good luck!
ETA: just realized how much [name_u]Prairie[/name_u] [name_f]Aster[/name_f] sounds like “prairie oyster.” I don’t care, I still like it!
I’d like to point out [name_f]Alba[/name_f]. The moment you described your daughter, that was the name that popped into my mind. Maybe with a more concrete nature name as her middle?
[name_f]Alba[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Alba[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Alba[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Alba[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Alba[/name_f] [name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_f]Alba[/name_f] [name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f] has always been a favorite of mine, but I’m also concerned about the popularity! We also live in the mountains and if I ever have a girl, she will be a mountain girl! [name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_f]Neve[/name_f]? The Irish pronunciation is Neeve (so pretty) and it means snow! When I zeroed in on [name_f]Neve[/name_f] about a year ago I didn’t like it as much as [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] but it grew and grew on me and now I just love it. It’s funny how names feel different to different people, but I totally think both [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] and [name_f]Neve[/name_f] are very spunky names. They are strong and not too girly but also beautiful in a very simple way. [name_f]Neve[/name_f] could be shortened to Neeves or Nevi. I love [name_f]Neve[/name_f] [name_f]Aster[/name_f]!!! My husband likes classic, usually very feminine girly names so I’ve thought of using a different first name but calling her [name_f]Neve[/name_f], like [name_f]Celia[/name_f] [name_f]Neve[/name_f]. I also love [name_f]Celia[/name_f], [name_f]Cece[/name_f] or [name_f]Celie[/name_f] for short. Some others:
[name_f]Meara[/name_f] - means lake, pool. [name_u]Love[/name_u] this so much but can’t use it. [name_f]Mira[/name_f] is a different spelling but also different meaning.
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u] - so spunky, my sis has an [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_u]Quinn[/name_u], but she goes by [name_u]Quinn[/name_u], also rising in popularity though
[name_f]Sosie[/name_f]/Sosi (could be short for [name_f]Sonia[/name_f])
[name_f]Clea[/name_f]
[name_f]Nuala[/name_f]
[name_f]Solveig[/name_f] ([name_m]Sol[/name_m]-vay) - “daughter of the sun”
Good luck! [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Aster[/name_f] is beautiful - - and very spunky - if you decide to go with it!
[name_f]Neve[/name_f] (the Irish spelling is [name_f]Niamh[/name_f]) means “bright”, not snow. And [name_f]Solveig[/name_f] means “sun” and “strength”. [name_f]Solveig[/name_f] is my middle name, and I adore it.
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Aster[/name_f] is a beautiful name,but I wouldn’t consider it “spunky” although your daughter could change that! LOL
[name_f]Tivona[/name_f]-(Hebrew meaning loves nature)
[name_f]Antigone[/name_f]-Greek mythology-courageous daughter of Oedipus
[name_f]Acadia[/name_f]-idyllic place
[name_f]Bianca[/name_f]-white
[name_f]Linnet[/name_f]-“flaxen haired”
[name_f]Leandra[/name_f]-like a lioness
[name_f]Damia[/name_f]-Greek for goddess of forces of nature
[name_u]Dara[/name_u]-strength of an oak tree
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]-“sun gift”
[name_f]Veda[/name_f]-“knowledge”
Roxy- because it’s a spunky name
It’s well known for being a flower that can grow in the mountains. It means “noble white” so it’s perfect for a little fair haired girl.