My DH and I are expecting and we can’t find any good inspiration on a name! We prefer nerdy and unusual names that aren’t too weird. I’ve tried searching on Google and Nameberry with no avail as of yet. Any ideas you may have, comment below. We just need a good starting off point I think as we basically shrug at each other and change the subject. Thanks!
Nerdy and unusual names? You got it, girl!
[name_f]Bernadette[/name_f]
[name_f]Doreen[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Saffron[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliska[/name_f]
[name_m]Jovani[/name_m]
Rusalka
[name_f]Evanthe[/name_f]
[name_u]Gwynne[/name_u]
[name_f]Brigitta[/name_f]
[name_f]Clarimond[/name_f]
[name_f]Zenaida[/name_f]
[name_f]Geraldine[/name_f]
[name_f]Irma[/name_f]
[name_f]Felipa[/name_f]
[name_f]Vienna[/name_f]
[name_f]Maud[/name_f]
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Myrtle[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadine[/name_f]
[name_f]Orpah[/name_f]
[name_f]Ginger[/name_f]
[name_f]Rubina[/name_f]
[name_f]Mercedes[/name_f]
[name_f]Aneko[/name_f]
[name_u]Day[/name_u]
[name_f]Romola[/name_f]
[name_f]Pernilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Valeska[/name_f]
[name_f]Yana[/name_f]
Belphoebe
[name_f]Muriel[/name_f]
Keldegarde
[name_f]Lois[/name_f]
[name_f]Pomona[/name_f]
[name_f]Deirdre[/name_f]
[name_f]Blanche[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]Grainne[/name_f]
[name_f]Melisande[/name_f]
[name_f]Kiki[/name_f]
[name_f]Winola[/name_f]
[name_f]Coretta[/name_f]
Davinia
[name_f]Marilou[/name_f]
[name_u]Quincy[/name_u]
[name_f]Lenore[/name_f]
Jericha
[name_u]Vida[/name_u]
[name_f]Maris[/name_f]
[name_f]Portia[/name_f]
[name_u]Carmel[/name_u]
[name_f]Mesa[/name_f]
Luta
[name_f]Jinx[/name_f]
[name_f]Charmian[/name_f]
[name_f]Luella[/name_f]
[name_f]Eglantine[/name_f]
[name_f]Frida[/name_f]
See if any of those strike you, and also take a look at my signature if you want for some nerdy/unusual names.
Since the last poster covered girls names, I’ll try a few boy suggestions. Anything strike your fancy?
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m]
Allister
[name_m]Booker[/name_m]
[name_m]Bruno[/name_m]
[name_m]Cedric[/name_m]
[name_m]Clement[/name_m]
[name_m]Clyde[/name_m]
[name_m]Darwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Denzel[/name_m]
[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_u]Fabrice[/name_u]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_m]Fraser[/name_m]
[name_m]Gareth[/name_m]
[name_f]Garnet[/name_f]
[name_m]Jarvis[/name_m]
[name_m]Julius[/name_m]
[name_m]Kermit[/name_m]
[name_m]Leopold[/name_m]
[name_u]Lyle[/name_u]
[name_u]Marlin[/name_u]
[name_m]Matthis[/name_m]
[name_m]Merlin[/name_m]
[name_m]Nelson[/name_m]
[name_m]Norman[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_m]Phineas[/name_m]
[name_m]Prescott[/name_m]
[name_m]Remus[/name_m]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_m]Timothy[/name_m]
[name_m]Wiley[/name_m]
[name_m]Willem[/name_m]
[name_m]Winston[/name_m]
I think a good starting point would be your family trees. [name_m]Even[/name_m] if you don’t ave any genealogy work done, you should be able to go back at least to great grandparents by asking your parents. Once you get back that far, there are usually some unusual or even “nerdy” names that show up. I’m a big advocate of using “-son” names when it actually ties into family relation, so that could open options up a bit too.
Some suggestions if you want something new:
[name_f]Zelma[/name_f]
[name_m]Chester[/name_m]
[name_f]Maxine[/name_f]
[name_m]Cecil[/name_m]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_m]Virgil[/name_m]
[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]
[name_m]Orville[/name_m]
If only my DH wasn’t so picky! Out of all of these great suggestions, the only one that got put on a maybe list was [name_m]Booker[/name_m]. We already have 3 kids with nerdy inspired names that we happened across easily but we cannot think of anything new. [name_m]Booker[/name_m] is the main character from one of my favorite video games so it got added. Unfortunately the main character from his favorite game is named [name_m]Gordon[/name_m] which is too common for us. We also do not want to use any family names as that has not gone over well with other family members choosing to do that. It’s a mess, honestly. Thank you everyone for your replies and any future replies, thank you as well! We need all the help we can get!
I might be a nerd, but I’d like to point out that Rusalka is not a name but a Russian word for mermaid.
I think you should hit the books (or DVDs or videogames, etc). You can make a list of characters but also people involved in production. You have likely surrounded yourself with artefacts of whichever nerdy sub-cultures you’re drawn to, so the answer could be on your shelves.
Here a some shots in the dark. Sorry for repeats!
Abernathy
[name_m]Algernon[/name_m]
[name_f]Amoret[/name_f]
[name_m]Balthazar[/name_m]
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m]
[name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_f]Demelza[/name_f]
[name_f]Dulcinea[/name_f]
[name_m]Edric[/name_m]
[name_m]Elam[/name_m]
[name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f]
[name_m]Fitzgerald[/name_m]
[name_m]Ford[/name_m]
[name_m]Grover[/name_m]
Hawkins
[name_m]Huxley[/name_m]
[name_f]Indira[/name_f]
[name_m]Irving[/name_m]
[name_m]Kelvin[/name_m]
[name_f]Leonora[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_m]Orsen[/name_m]
[name_m]Percival[/name_m]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f]
[name_m]Phineas[/name_m]
[name_m]Roland[/name_m]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_m]Titus[/name_m]
[name_m]Tycho[/name_m]
[name_m]Ulysses[/name_m]
[name_u]Vida[/name_u]
[name_m]Wilfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Wolfgang[/name_m]
[name_f]Zadie[/name_f]
I really like this idea for you!
I’ll try a few more suggestions going down the line of [name_m]Booker[/name_m].
[name_m]Ace[/name_m]
Aidric
[name_u]Ainsley[/name_u]
[name_m]Alphonse[/name_m]
[name_m]Amadeus[/name_m]
[name_m]Anselm[/name_m]
[name_u]Arlen[/name_u]
[name_m]Aston[/name_m]
[name_u]Averil[/name_u]
[name_m]Barclay[/name_m]
[name_m]Bridger[/name_m]
[name_m]Cadoc[/name_m]
[name_m]Caradoc[/name_m]
[name_m]Carver[/name_m]
[name_m]Castor[/name_m]
Cirrus
[name_m]Cornelius[/name_m]
[name_m]Crispin[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyprian[/name_m]
[name_m]Devereaux[/name_m]
[name_u]Ellery[/name_u]
[name_m]Farley[/name_m]
[name_m]Fisher[/name_m]
[name_m]Fraser[/name_m]
[name_m]Freeman[/name_m]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f]
[name_m]Goldwyn[/name_m]
[name_f]Grier[/name_f]
[name_m]Grover[/name_m]
[name_m]Hanley[/name_m]
[name_m]Harlan[/name_m]
[name_u]Harlem[/name_u]
[name_m]Huckleberry[/name_m]
[name_m]Julio[/name_m]
[name_m]Keller[/name_m]
[name_u]Kirby[/name_u]
[name_m]Kipling[/name_m]
[name_m]Luther[/name_m]
[name_m]Malone[/name_m]
[name_u]Marley[/name_u]
[name_u]Marlowe[/name_u]
[name_u]Monroe[/name_u]
[name_m]Montague[/name_m]
[name_f]Montserrat[/name_f]
[name_m]Penn[/name_m]
[name_u]Penrose[/name_u]
[name_m]Perseus[/name_m]
Pyrus
[name_m]Ramsey[/name_m]
[name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Robinson[/name_m]
[name_u]Royce[/name_u]
[name_u]Satchel[/name_u]
[name_u]Sloan[/name_u]
[name_f]Taren[/name_f]/[name_m]Teren[/name_m]
[name_m]Torsten[/name_m]
[name_m]Tullio[/name_m]
[name_m]Valerian[/name_m]
[name_m]Washington[/name_m]
[name_m]Webster[/name_m]
[name_m]Wellington[/name_m]
[name_u]Willoughby[/name_u]
[name_u]Winslow[/name_u]
For some reason with this style, girls names are a lot harder for me to come up with!