I love names that have a sense of magic, mystery and history. Ones that are evocative. But don’t want really long complicated names, prefer simpler ones as I have to think of how they work in the UK, US and Finland.
Can you suggest some names in the vein of [name]Isolde[/name], [name]Maeve[/name], [name]Isidor[/name], [name]Emrys[/name]?
[name]Deidre[/name] / [name]Deirdre[/name]
[name]Maire[/name]
[name]Moira[/name]
[name]Darby[/name]
[name]Maura[/name]
[name]Muriel[/name]
[name]Glenna[/name]
[name]Davina[/name]
[name]Isadora[/name]
[name]Eamon[/name]
[name]Keane[/name]
[name]Egan[/name]
[name]Sinclair[/name]
[name]Ronan[/name]
[name]Wylie[/name] / [name]Wiley[/name]
[name]Alistair[/name]
[name]Riordan[/name]
[name]Niall[/name]
I always connect magical with Arthurian legend, so names like [name]Arthur[/name], [name]Morgan[/name], [name]Gawain[/name], [name]Geraint[/name], [name]Percival[/name], [name]Hector[/name], [name]Lionel[/name], [name]Evaine[/name], [name]Enid[/name]
Others that feel magical or mythical to me-
Boys: [name]Alaric[/name], [name]Albus[/name], [name]Ariel[/name], [name]Caspian[/name], [name]Cassius[/name], [name]Daniel[/name], [name]Edgar[/name], [name]Edmund[/name], [name]Elinore[/name], [name]Fabian[/name], [name]Felix[/name], [name]Inigo[/name], [name]Ivo[/name], [name]Jasper[/name], [name]Julian[/name], [name]Leo[/name], [name]Lucian[/name], [name]Lysander[/name], [name]Magnus[/name], [name]Remus[/name], [name]Roman[/name], [name]Stellan[/name], [name]Taliesin[/name], [name]Tomas[/name], [name]Tristan[/name], [name]Xavier[/name], [name]Zephyr[/name]
Girls: [name]Athena[/name], [name]Aurora[/name], [name]Beatrix[/name], [name]Celeste[/name], [name]Eve[/name], [name]Fay[/name], [name]Gwendolyn[/name], [name]Isobel[/name], Lowenna, [name]Lucy[/name], [name]Luna[/name], [name]Merida[/name], [name]Persephone[/name], [name]Phoebe[/name], [name]Selene[/name], [name]Seraphina[/name], [name]Seren[/name], [name]Sienna[/name], [name]Stella[/name], [name]Valentina[/name]
Ainsel
Argante
Carya
Chione
[name]Clio[/name]
Embla
[name]Eos[/name]
Hilja
Ino
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Iselin[/name]
[name]Maia[/name]
Niniane
[name]Olwen[/name]
Orchil
Oriande
[name]Saga[/name]
[name]Theia[/name]
Tiranna
[name]Vega[/name]
[name]Vila[/name]
[name]Alvar[/name]
[name]Bran[/name]
[name]Cedar[/name]
Enlil
[name]Heron[/name]
[name]Idris[/name]
[name]Lucius[/name]
[name]Oriel[/name]
[name]Orion[/name]
[name]Roland[/name]
[name]Sylvan[/name]
Tyrian
Otter I’m almost surprised your list is so short. 
Boys: [name]Cymbeline[/name], [name]Havelock[/name], [name]Oberon[/name], [name]Yarrow[/name], [name]Merlin[/name],
Girl: [name]Minerva[/name], [name]Tempest[/name], [name]Wisteria[/name], [name]Elva[/name], [name]Morgana[/name]
Haha, yeah me too, [name]Lex[/name]. She said she wanted simple ones, think that’s why
However, Malk, if you want more, my list is much much longer…
Apologize for repeats!
[name]Guinevere[/name]
[name]Emerald[/name]
[name]Yvaine[/name]
[name]Antha[/name]
Chrysanthe
Amalthea
[name]Amethyst[/name]
[name]Sidra[/name]
[name]Altalune[/name]
[name]Luna[/name]
[name]Vevina[/name]
[name]Vesper[/name]
[name]Elara[/name]
[name]Elora[/name]
[name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Gillian[/name]
[name]Tabitha[/name]
Siofra
[name]Fiona[/name]
[name]Fia[/name]
[name]Hera[/name]
[name]Wisteria[/name]
[name]Willow[/name]
Asphodel
[name]Atalanta[/name]
[name]Eira[/name]
[name]Gwyneira[/name]
[name]Gwendolen[/name]
[name]Faye[/name]
Emerise
[name]Olwen[/name]
[name]Branwen[/name]
[name]Blodwen[/name]
[name]Nyssa[/name]
[name]Ariel[/name]
[name]Miranda[/name]
[name]Ianthe[/name]
[name]Avalon[/name]
[name]Morrigan[/name]
[name]Morgana[/name]
[name]Macha[/name]
[name]Cymbre[/name]
[name]Cybele[/name]
[name]Sibylla[/name]
[name]Sybella[/name]
[name]Isadora[/name]
[name]Faunia[/name]
[name]Niobe[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name]
[name]Mab[/name]
[name]Elanor[/name]
Lorien
[name]Arwen[/name]
Elbereth
[name]Ottilie[/name], I have been watching your posts with interests and while I really like a lot of the names, they are just too much for me to realistically use. My children are, so want something that won’t feel too strange with their names and things like [name]Hypatia[/name] or [name]Endymion[/name] would just feel out of place to me.
Names I like suggested so far.
[name]Isadora[/name], [name]Evaine[/name] (but prefer [name]Yvaine[/name] spelling, but it’s kind of unusable in Finnish), [name]Beatrix[/name], [name]Celeste[/name], [name]Luna[/name], [name]Persephone[/name], [name]Seraphine[/name], Embla, [name]Iris[/name], [name]Iselin[/name], [name]Saga[/name] (too cliche here maybe), Niniane (and found Nimue researching this which I really like and they’d say it the same way in Finnish I think), [name]Theia[/name], [name]Tempest[/name], Chrysanthe, [name]Altalune[/name], [name]Vesper[/name], [name]Tabitha[/name], [name]Eira[/name], [name]Branwen[/name], [name]Miranda[/name], [name]Ianthe[/name],
[name]Ronan[/name], [name]Alastair[/name], [name]Hector[/name], [name]Cassius[/name], [name]Inigo[/name], [name]Taliesin[/name], [name]Magnus[/name], [name]Lysander[/name], [name]Tristan[/name], [name]Zephyr[/name] (again can’t really use in Finland as they say Ys differently), [name]Bran[/name], [name]Heron[/name], [name]Orion[/name], [name]Oriel[/name], [name]Sylvan[/name],
Not sure how many are really usable here or that I would use, but it gives me some things to think about. [name]Ronan[/name], [name]Magnus[/name], [name]Iris[/name] were already on my list.
Thanks and any other suggestions are always welcome as I’m starting from scratch this time as I just can’t find names I love.
Girls:
Anastasia / Aurelia / Aurora
Daffodil / Daisy / Doe
Eirlys / Elowen
Fable / Faina / Fawn
Griselys / Gweneira
Hermione
Illyria / Iolanthe
Lark / Lux
Melusine / Minerva
Ofelia / Ophelia
Penelope / Persephone / Primrose
Seraphina / Sunday
Tempest / Thisbe
Vesper
Willow / Winter / Wisteria
Boys:
Alastair / Archibald / Arthur
Belisario / Bellamy / Berenger / Beresford / Bramwell
Emerson / Emrys / Erskine / Ethelbert / Ettore
Forrest
Hunter / Huntington
Leif / Loew / Lysander
Raymond / Redford / Roux
Severus / Sirius / Sylvan
Thayer / Tristan
Whistler / Wulfric
Aiden, Finn, Calla and:
Pearl
Dahlia
Luna
May
June
Ruby
Maren
Stella
Moira
Juliet
Alba
Alma
Anwen
Aria
Blythe
Diana
Dinah
Cecily
Daphne
Phoebe
Elsa
Elowen
Eve
Hazel
Gwen
Olive
Justine
Paloma
Rose
Marina
Delphine
Joy
Maia
Gaia
Hera
August
Asher
Asa
Oscar
Cormac
Cormac
Oren
Soren
Ethan
Ewan
Silas
Bram
Bran
Theo
Ezra
Leon
Jasper
Jonas
Desmond
Dominic
Rufus
[name]Irmgard[/name] - I really like Eirlys and [name]Elowen[/name], but don’t think they’d work here in Finland. [name]Love[/name] [name]Thisbe[/name], but not sure if I’m brave enough to use it. I can hear all my US family saying ‘like frisbee?’. I like [name]Winter[/name] as well, but think I would probably use the Finnish Talvi instead as it’s more interesting and you don’t have the problem with the W that they pronounce V here.
mei mei - I like a lot of your names but think they are expected with my kids’ names. This will be my last baby and I really want a name that is special, but not too out there. [name]Alba[/name] is a big love, but probably too similar to my DD’s name. [name]Cormac[/name] is my DP’s top choice and while I really like it, not sure if I love it enough. I really love the Gaelic version of [name]Oren[/name] - [name]Oran[/name] or [name]Odhran[/name], but someone I know here just named their baby [name]Oran[/name], so would seem odd to use it. [name]August[/name] is another name DP and i really like.
thanks.
Have you looked at Finnish mythological names? There are some pretty spectacular ones, Vellamo, Tellervo, Louhi, Otso and Tapio to name a few.
Been through the Finnish names and really not keen on most of them: I’m probably using [name]Valo[/name] (b) or Lumi (g) as their Finnish names as it’s the only ones DP and I really like. I’m considering Lumi as a first name, but DP’s not sold and worried about the Looney Lumi thing which is why he won’t go for [name]Luna[/name] either.
[name]Luna[/name], [name]Beatrix[/name], [name]Orion[/name], [name]Ronan[/name], and [name]Magnus[/name] seem fitting!
I would add [name]Lorcan[/name] and [name]Sabine[/name].
I had a pen pal from Finland named [name]Katja[/name].
She had sisters named [name]Marit[/name] and Satu - means fairytale - might work as a middle?
Other mythical, magical sounding names that may not have been mentioned:
[name]Amoret[/name]
[name]Aya[/name]
[name]Ayelet[/name]
[name]Eira[/name]
[name]Isis[/name]
[name]Esme[/name]
[name]Elodie[/name]
[name]Elea[/name]/[name]Elia[/name]
[name]Leonie[/name]
[name]Linnea[/name]
[name]Verena[/name]
[name]Violetta[/name]
[name]Viviana[/name]
[name]Viviette[/name]
[name]Nova[/name]
[name]Nerissa[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Persephone[/name]
[name]Pandora[/name]
[name]Paloma[/name]
[name]Lucette[/name]
[name]Lucina[/name]
[name]Cinda[/name]
[name]Signe[/name]/[name]Signy[/name]
[name]Ottoline[/name]
[name]Ottilie[/name]
Olenna
[name]Fleur[/name]
[name]Tansy[/name]
[name]Freya[/name]
[name]Fay[/name] - it means fairy
[name]Phaedra[/name]
[name]Trinette[/name]
[name]Odette[/name]
[name]Isaline[/name]
[name]Sapphira[/name]
[name]Glory[/name]
thanks, notcinnamon and niteowl, I prefer [name]Katri[/name] to [name]Katja[/name], but I do like Satu, but our surname begins with S so it would only be a middle name. I love [name]Sabine[/name] and [name]Signe[/name], but have the same problem.
From the new list I like
[name]Eira[/name] (it’s a place name in Finland and has Scandinavian roots, but DP doesn’t like it), [name]Nerissa[/name], [name]Pandora[/name] and the simpler versions of [name]Violet[/name] and [name]Vivian[/name].