My new shortlist!

oliv_1631 · July 17, 2025, 9:50pm

I haven’t been very active on here recently, but yesterday I got suddenly inspired to make a new shortlist and I’d love your opinions on it - individual names but also how they go as a group! I’d also love any middle name ideas or opinions on the overall vibes of the names / my style! Thank you!!

The names are roughly in favourite to least favourite order.
Fem:

Dagny
Hero
Sable
Dido
Cosima ‘Coco’ / just Coco
Ione ‘Io’
Sidonie
Juno
Kezia
Veda
HMs: Marcy, Birdie, Roxy, Rue… I like too many girls names

Masc (I find masc names really difficult and i don’t really love the bottom five of these, but oh well):

Jem
Marlo
Sasha
Elliott
Lou
Jasper
Zephyr
Jude
Blaise
Fitz

Greyblue · July 18, 2025, 7:59am

[name_f]Dagny[/name_f] → rugged, cool, and distinctive; I love [name_f]Dagny[/name_f]
[name_f]Hero[/name_f] → poetic, pretty but powerful
[name_f]Sable[/name_f] → gentle and interesting, with a warm feel
[name_f]Dido[/name_f] → for me, this depends on where you are, and if your list is for a real child or just a collection. Outside of an [name_f]English[/name_f] context, and as part of a collection, it does feel fun and sparky, with a hint of power; in an [name_f]English[/name_f] speaking context, and for a real baby, it feels like it could be hard to wear
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] ‘Coco’ / just [name_f]Coco[/name_f] → [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] is so elegant and pretty, but strong and majestic too! I love [name_f]Coco[/name_f] too [name_f][/name_f]- I’d probably use it as a nickname with some of your ‘longer’ form names, though I like it as a full name
[name_f]Ione[/name_f] ‘Io’ → melodic and bright!
[name_f]Sidonie[/name_f] → gorgeous! tough, strong, and sunny too
[name_f]Juno[/name_f] → pretty and quirky with such a charming sound
[name_f]Kezia[/name_f] → beautiful, warm and autumnal
[name_f]Veda[/name_f] → distinctive yet familiar with a lovely sound

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and…

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[name_f]Marcy[/name_f] → sweet and warm but with sass
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Birdie[/name_f] → quirky and vintage
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Roxy[/name_f] → sassy and cool
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Rue[/name_f] → sweet and cosy

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[name_m]Jem[/name_m] → wonderful, literary and warm
[name_m]Marlo[/name_m] → cool, breezy and sparky
[name_f]Sasha[/name_f] → gentle but rugged at the same time
[name_m]Elliott[/name_m] → gentle but solid
[name_f]Lou[/name_f] → musical, gentle, and cool
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m] → sparkly and sleek
[name_m]Zephyr[/name_m] → bright and breezy
[name_m]Jude[/name_m] → gentle, charming and cool
[name_m]Blaise[/name_m] → bright and handsome
[name_m]Fitz[/name_m] → it’s okay, kind of cool but it doesn’t quite hold the magic of some of your others

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I like your list [name_f][/name_f]- full of spark and magic [name_f][/name_f]- though I do find your girls names a bit more sparkly, a bit more unique? But at the same time, I can imagine you five fave boys matching with some of the girls too. Like, [name_f]Sasha[/name_f] and [name_f]Dagny[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f] [name_m]Elliott[/name_m] and [name_f]Juno[/name_f], [name_f]Veda[/name_f] and [name_f]Lou[/name_f], [name_m]Marlo[/name_m] and [name_f]Sable[/name_f], [name_m]Jem[/name_m] and Kezia…

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Not sure what style you like for middles, but here are my suggestions:

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[name_f]Dagny[/name_f] [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Hero[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sable[/name_f] [name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Dido[/name_f] [name_f]Louella[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Sylvaine[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Coco[/name_f] [name_f]Saskia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ione[/name_f] ‘Io’ [name_f]Mirabel[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sidonie[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Juno[/name_f] [name_f]Constanza[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Kezia[/name_f] [name_f]Fable[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Veda[/name_f] [name_f]Iseult[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Marcy[/name_f] [name_f]Endellion[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Birdie[/name_f] [name_f]Cressida[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Roxy[/name_f] [name_f]Callista[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Rue[/name_f] [name_f]Idalia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Jem[/name_m] [name_m]Leander[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Marlo[/name_m] [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sasha[/name_f] [name_m]Benvolio[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Elliott[/name_m] [name_m]Finvarra[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lou[/name_f] [name_m]Amadeus[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Jasper[/name_m] [name_m]Finnian[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Zephyr[/name_m] [name_m]Augustine[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Jude[/name_m] [name_m]Iphis[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Blaise[/name_m] [name_m]Gwydion[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Fitz[/name_m] [name_m]Ragnar[/name_m]
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Wandarine · July 18, 2025, 12:15pm

What a fun list!

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[name_f]Dagny[/name_f], [name_m]Jem[/name_m] and [name_f]Dido[/name_f] are so underrated. [name_f]Cosima[/name_f], [name_f]Juno[/name_f], [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] and [name_m]Elliott[/name_m] I feel fit on and list. I hadn’t heard [name_f]Veda[/name_f] befor but I instantly like it. [name_f]My[/name_f] favourite is [name_m]Blaise[/name_m] though!

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All in all the list feels spunky and effortlessly cool, maybe even hipster.

EdgeOfTheMeadow · July 19, 2025, 6:04pm

Your girls’ names feel spirited and sparkly! They have a great energy to them. Here are some middle ideas:

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[name_f]Dagny[/name_f] [name_f]Luciana[/name_f], [name_f]Dagny[/name_f] [name_f]Ozelle[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Hero[/name_f] [name_f]Araminta[/name_f], [name_f]Hero[/name_f] [name_f]Midori[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sable[/name_f] [name_f]Irina[/name_f], [name_f]Sable[/name_f] [name_f]Ondine[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Dido[/name_f] [name_f]Uvelia[/name_f], [name_f]Dido[/name_f] [name_f]Kephirah[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Kezia[/name_f] [name_f]Endellion[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Cosima[/name_f] ‘Coco’ [name_f][/name_f] [name_f]Tess[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Coco[/name_f] [name_f]Lilias[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ione[/name_f] ‘Io’ [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sidonie[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], [name_f]Sidonie[/name_f] [name_f]Mavine[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Juno[/name_f] [name_f]Titania[/name_f], [name_f]Juno[/name_f] [name_f]Thessaly[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Veda[/name_f] [name_f]Nephele[/name_f], [name_f]Veda[/name_f] [name_f]Abigael[/name_f]

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Your boy names are succinct and sassy!
[name_f][/name_f]Trying on some middles for them:

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[name_m]Jem[/name_m] [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], [name_m]Jem[/name_m] [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Marlo[/name_m] [name_m]Hartigan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sasha[/name_f] [name_m]Evangel[/name_m], [name_f]Sasha[/name_f] [name_m]Finlo[/name_m],
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Elliott[/name_m] [name_m]Ambrose[/name_m], [name_m]Elliott[/name_m] [name_m]Ira[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lou[/name_f] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m], [name_f]Lou[/name_f] [name_m]Dashiell[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Jasper[/name_m] [name_m]Luke[/name_m], [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] [name_m]Finnian[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Jude[/name_m] [name_m]Raphael[/name_m], [name_m]Jude[/name_m] [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m], [name_m]Jude[/name_m] [name_m]Bellamy[/name_m]

ashthedreamer · July 20, 2025, 3:14am

I love your style! [name_f][/name_f] The names feel so light and unexpected together but cohesive.

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[name_f]Dagny[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- big love, she’s a middle for one of my favorite girls’ names. [name_f][/name_f] When I mentioned it to my family, my brother goes “hahaha, like dagger?” so I guess take that for what you will, I love it but idk how many people are ready for it.
[name_f]Hero[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- big, big love. [name_f][/name_f] If so many people didn’t find it narcissistic, [name_f]Hero[/name_f] [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] would be on my list right now.
[name_f]Sable[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- I like it a lot! [name_f][/name_f] [name_f]Read[/name_f] a novel in high school with a [name_f]Sable[/name_f] in it and I’ve liked [name_f]Sable[/name_f] ever since. [name_f][/name_f] I do prefer [name_f]Sybil[/name_f], but I like [name_f]Sable[/name_f] too!
[name_f]Dido[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- not too familiar with it, first instinct is it’s not my favorite. [name_f][/name_f] Sort of reminds me of the Portuguese nn Duda for Eduarda; repeated D’s but it’s not my favorite.
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- clearly, big fan. [name_f][/name_f] And love [name_f]Coco[/name_f]! [name_f][/name_f] Though not with [name_f]Hero[/name_f], she is currently in my top 10 as a middle.
[name_f]Ione[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- so fun, and I like [name_f]Io[/name_f] a lot. [name_f][/name_f] Slightly prefer [name_f]Iona[/name_f] or [name_f]Hermione[/name_f], I think, but [name_f]Ione[/name_f] is lovely!
[name_f]Sidonie[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- like a lot, wish she was more well loved!
[name_f]Juno[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- I prefer [name_f]Juniper[/name_f] or [name_f]Junia[/name_f] myself, but [name_f]Juno[/name_f] is really fun and such a cool name.
[name_f]Kezia[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- love, love, love! [name_f][/name_f] If I could find a home for her, she would be on my list. [name_f][/name_f] I’m a big fan.
[name_f]Veda[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- prefer [name_f]Vera[/name_f], but she is nice.

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Also love [name_f]Birdie[/name_f] from your honorable mentions! [name_f][/name_f] [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Birdie[/name_f] would be adorable. [name_f][/name_f] [name_m]Or[/name_m] [name_f]Kezia[/name_f] [name_f]Birdie[/name_f]? [name_f][/name_f] [name_f]Veda[/name_f] [name_f]Birdie[/name_f]?

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[name_m]Jem[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- unfortunately I haven’t been able to get into [name_m]Jem[/name_m], I like just classic [name_m]James[/name_m] much more.
[name_m]Marlo[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- really lovely, always reminds me of [name_m]Kit[/name_m] [name_f]Marlowe[/name_f]!
[name_f]Sasha[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- love, love, love. [name_f][/name_f] There could never be too many boy Sasha’s in the world. [name_f][/name_f]
[name_m]Elliott[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- like a lot, although I prefer some other [name_f][/name_f]- ett names like [name_m]Everett[/name_m] & [name_m]Bennett[/name_m] to him.
[name_f]Lou[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- prefer this for a girl, but he is pretty cool for a boy too! [name_f][/name_f] Reminds me a lot of [name_m]Kit[/name_m] or [name_m]Ari[/name_m] or [name_f]Leni[/name_f] in that regard [name_f][/name_f]- could work for either gender, I prefer them for a girl.
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- lovely name, I prefer [name_m]Caspar[/name_m] (which happens to be my favorite boys’ name, so you could say I prefer [name_m]Caspar[/name_m] to everything else )
[name_m]Zephyr[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- like a lot. [name_f][/name_f] I don’t think I’d use him myself but I love seeing others consider him!
[name_m]Jude[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- like a lot, prefer [name_m]Judah[/name_m] though.
[name_m]Blaise[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- LOVE. [name_f][/name_f] he’s on my list as a middle atm but I’m a big [name_m]Blaise[/name_m] fan. [name_f][/name_f] He’s so effortlessly cool.
[name_m]Fitz[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- so cute, I know a little [name_m]Fitzwilliam[/name_m] nn Fitzy. [name_f][/name_f] I prefer a fuller name for him, but just [name_m]Fitz[/name_m] fits (ha!) really well with the other names on your list.

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Good luck!

columbiacharm · July 22, 2025, 1:22pm

I really love your style. So different from mine, but one I admire greatly! I might label them generally something like Eclectic European. I think they go together well. [name_f]Hero[/name_f] might be abit of a stand out to me with the other girls, strictly because I always think of the word hero everytime I see it vs the name. I do think [name_f]Hero[/name_f] & [name_f]Rue[/name_f] would make adorable sisters.

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Some of your boys names skew a little more common/expected than your other names. Like [name_m]Elliott[/name_m] & [name_m]Jasper[/name_m]. But their vibe still fits.