lovely list!!
[name_f]Honey[/name_f] - I’ve been in love with this name since I was very young, and first saw the movie [name_f]Honey[/name_f]! If you haven’t seen it, [name_f]Jessica[/name_f] [name_u]Alba[/name_u] plays a woman named [name_f]Honey[/name_f], and I just thought it was so cool and pretty. Although that’s my first association with it being used as a first name, my strongest association is Miss [name_f]Honey[/name_f] from [name_f]Matilda[/name_f], and I just love that so much. It makes the name feel very sweet, kind, and loving to me. I’m aware that it’s more of a gp though, and maybe not best suited as a first name. While I think it could work, I wouldn’t want to put any possible difficulties on a child, so I think I’d keep it as a middle. I think it could make a sweet nickname too! For any name really, as it’s most commonly used as a term of endearment!
Marigold/Goldie - [name_f]Marigold[/name_f] is another one of my favorites. It’s my favorite flower, associated with a holiday very dear to my heart, and I have a few personal associations with it. Because of that, it’s one of my greatest loves. It makes me happy every time I see it
I definitely think it could work as a first, it fits in nicely with the currently popular trends of nature/flower/colorful names. [name_f]My[/name_f] personal favorite nickname for it is Maggie!! I think [name_f]Goldie[/name_f] obviously works perfectly as a nickname for it, but I also think [name_f]Goldie[/name_f] would make a cute first name! Very sweet, warm, and honey filled.
Charli/Charlie - love [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] so much! I’m not a fan of the [name_f]Charli[/name_f] spelling, it feels a bit incomplete and a tad too trendy for me. I think [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] is the sweetest though. I think it works as a first name, or as a nickname, I personally love it with [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]. However, nickname names are very in, and [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] would fit in perfectly.
[name_u]Sunny[/name_u] - so sweet and warm! I’d love to meet a little [name_u]Sunny[/name_u]. I do think it leans slightly masculine to me as a full first name, because I think of [name_u]Sonny[/name_u]. I think [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f], [name_f]Sunday[/name_f], or [name_f]Susanna[/name_f] would make sweet full names for nn [name_u]Sunny[/name_u], too! It also reminds me of [name_f]Sunflower[/name_f], [name_u]Sunrise[/name_u], [name_u]Sunset[/name_u], and [name_f]Sunshine[/name_f] - all of which I love as middles!! This is also another one I think could work as a nickname for any name!
Bee/Bea - super cute! I personally prefer the [name_f]Bee[/name_f] spelling, because I’ve seen [name_f]Bea[/name_f] is often pronounced as bee-uh or bay-uh, and the [name_f]Bee[/name_f] spelling removes that issue. I also love the association with bees - so sweet! I think I personally prefer it as a nickname (Ruby, [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f], & [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] are my favorites), but I’d absolutely swoon if I met a little Bee!!
[name_f]Lois[/name_f] - not my personal favorite. It still feels a bit too old to me, but I love a lot of names that other people feel that way about, so I still do think it could work! I think maybe a more current sounding middle could balance it nicely. I like the [name_f]Lois[/name_f] [name_u]Lane[/name_u] association, but I do also think of [name_f]Lois[/name_f] [name_u]Griffin[/name_u] too, which maybe isn’t the best!
Crue/Cru - this one isnt my personal style, but I still find it very cute. I think I prefer the [name_m]Crew[/name_m] spelling, as it feels slightly more complete. [name_m]Crue[/name_m] isn’t bad either though, it reminds me of Motley [name_m]Crue[/name_m]! This name does feel more trendy compared to some of your other names!
[name_u]Sol[/name_u] - so, so adorable! I think this is such a cute name. It also feels the type of name that can suit any age, I can absolutely imagine a grown man named [name_u]Sol[/name_u] (perhaps because of its similarity to [name_m]Saul[/name_m] and Sal)!!
[name_m]Renly[/name_m] - this name has such a special place in my heart
it’s 100% boy to me, because it makes me think of [name_m]Renly[/name_m] Baratheon from Game of Thrones (which is a lovely association in my opinion)!! It makes me happy to see someone else love it, especially for a boy. It’s on my gp list, but that’s only a personal preference as it feels a tad too trendy for my style. I loooove nn [name_u]Ren[/name_u] too, as [name_u]Wren[/name_u] is one of my top boy names!!
Reu - I’m personally not a fan of this spelling, but I love [name_u]Rue[/name_u] a whole lot! I completely understand this spelling comes from [name_m]Reuben[/name_m], and it does make sense, but it feels incomplete as a full first name compared to the [name_u]Rue[/name_u] spelling. I think Roo would be very cute, too!! this name is so gentle and sweet, I really love it for a boy. There’s also similar sounding/long forms [name_u]Rooney[/name_u], [name_u]Rudy[/name_u], [name_u]Rune[/name_u], [name_m]Rufus[/name_m], [name_m]Rupert[/name_m], and my personal favorite [tied with [name_u]Rudy[/name_u] though]: Rufio! I think it works as a full first name too though!
[name_u]Murphy[/name_u] - one of my favorite boy names! I personally don’t like it on a girl, but thats because I associate it with a male character I love dearly, and therefore feels 100% masculine to me. I love the meaning and soft sound of it, too! I think it’s such a handsome name. I suppose it can work on any gender, but I do strongly prefer it for a boy!
[name_u]Banks[/name_u] - I’m not a fan, I’m sorry. It feels very trendy to me, and it reminds me too much of, well, just banks. It also feels very strongly like a last name to me. It can technically work as a first though, as it does remind me of [name_u]Hilary[/name_u] Duff’s daughter! I personally wouldn’t go with [name_f]Banksy[/name_f] (I’d still with just Banks), because I think a lot of people would assume you named them after the artist!