Name inspirations: vintage, historical, mythical, lyrical, unique etc ???

[oceansunrise]

Hello,

I’m a newbie to this forum and would love to glean some inspiration for baby names…to date, I’ve researched far & wide and still can’t pinpoint the “one” name that resonates with me as my baby’s name(s). (Btw, I’m not sure whether I’m having a boy or girl until the birth so would appreciate any input for both sexes).

Regarding my naming preference, I like names that evoke a positive emotion, strength, beauty, wisdom, lyricism etc.

I’m also not fan of traditional/ common names either…

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

[Sorceress]

[name_f]Nephele[/name_f]
[name_f]Arcadia[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_f]Ondine[/name_f]
[name_f]Morgana[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Ceridwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Melusine[/name_f]
[name_f]Melisande[/name_f]
[name_f]Rowena[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Aphrodite[/name_f]
[name_f]Demetra[/name_f]
[name_f]Hera[/name_f]
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_f]Venus[/name_f]
[name_f]Hestia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhea[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Sigrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Brunhilde[/name_f]

[violetgray]

[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Calista[/name_f]
[name_u]Seren[/name_u]
[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f]
[name_f]Iona[/name_f]
[name_u]Alix[/name_u]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
Maylis/[name_f]Mailys[/name_f]
[name_f]Anais[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Alessia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eira[/name_f]/Eirlys
[name_f]Eveline[/name_f]/[name_f]Evelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Alis[/name_f]
[name_f]Carys[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_u]Hero[/name_u]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]

[name_m]Emrys[/name_m]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_m]Pryce[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_m]Cassius[/name_m]
[name_u]Trystan[/name_u]
[name_m]Caedmon[/name_m]
[name_m]Octavian[/name_m]
[name_m]Evander[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Axel[/name_m]
[name_m]Soren[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Griffin[/name_m]
[name_f]Taran[/name_f]
[name_m]Stellan[/name_m]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_m]Phineas[/name_m]
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]
[name_m]Alaric[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucien[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_u]Theo[/name_u]
[name_m]Maxen[/name_m]
[name_m]Aurelius[/name_m]
[name_m]Cato[/name_m]
[name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m]

[oceansunrise]

Thanx so much Sorceress & Violetgray !!! Your lists were really helpful I’ve not seen some of your listed names before - so it was refreshing to learn these new names & ‘bounce’ ideas from them.

I love [name_f]Arcadia[/name_f] & [name_f]Persephone[/name_f] as well as [name_f]Lavender[/name_f] & [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m]. These four were on my ‘favorite names list’ for a while. I might reconsider them perhaps, for middle names if not the first names.

Cheers

[jem]

[name_f]Oriana[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_f]Cornelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]

[oceansunrise]

Thanx a lot [name_u]Jem[/name_u]!!

[name_f]Love[/name_f] [name_f]Oriana[/name_f] & [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] Once upon a time, I loved the name [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] too (because it was [name_f]Anne[/name_f] [name_f]Shirley[/name_f]'s favorite name and I loved the [name_f]Anne[/name_f] of [name_u]Green[/name_u] Gables book series/ telemovie as a teen).

At the moment, I am leaning towards [name_f]Alaska[/name_f] for a girl and either [name_u]Falcon[/name_u] [name_m]Ulysses[/name_m] or [name_m]Ulysses[/name_m] [name_u]Falcon[/name_u] for a boy. But I also like [name_f]Elizabella[/name_f] [name_u]Sage[/name_u]…but my preferences keep changing…

But thanks again, I appreciate your suggestions [name_f]Merci[/name_f] beaucoup !

[iamamiam]

Athena
Aphrodite
Nephele

Caesura
Cadence
Orpheus…there are a bunch of good musical ideas on this thread: Nameberry - Welcome to the Nameberry Forums!

Adira
Alodia
Amani, Amica, Mika, Amity
Amoret
Annora
Charis Karis or Carys
Clara
Eowyn
Esperance or Esperanza
Gage
Geneva
Hadrian
Halona
Helena
Hypatia
Karima
Kerensa
Lida
Merit
Mira
Natia
Paloma
Portia
Rhett
Tate
Truman
Valor or Valiant
Verity and variations: Vera, Verena, Verita, Veritas, Veradis…
Vida

Darrow
Ewan
Kavita
Lorel
Madoc
Neve
Soren

[oceansunrise]

Thanx Iamamiam for these great suggestions!!

I love [name_f]Carys[/name_f], [name_f]Geneva[/name_f], [name_m]Hadrian[/name_m], [name_f]Kerensa[/name_f], [name_m]Valiant[/name_m], Veritas, [name_m]Soren[/name_m]…so more food for thought!

Once again, many of these names are fresh to me…love learning new names & having new fresh possibilities to consider…

Many thanx !!!

[alexa400]

Sorry for any repeats but how about…

[name_f]Amoret[/name_f]
[name_f]Amabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Apolline[/name_f]
[name_f]Cressida[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphia[/name_f]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Endellion[/name_f]
Fiametta
[name_f]Gwyneira[/name_f]
[name_f]Kalila[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Maelys[/name_f]
[name_f]Mireia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mazarine[/name_f]
[name_f]Melevine[/name_f]
[name_f]Noelani[/name_f]
[name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Ondine[/name_f]
[name_f]Palila[/name_f]
[name_f]Paloma[/name_f]
[name_f]Persis[/name_f]
[name_f]Penina[/name_f]
[name_f]Priya[/name_f]
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhonwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Talila[/name_f]
[name_f]Verena[/name_f]
[name_f]Vevina[/name_f]
[name_f]Yesenia[/name_f]

[name_m]Alonzo[/name_m]
[name_m]Amadeus[/name_m]
[name_m]Archer[/name_m]
[name_m]Arsenio[/name_m]
[name_m]Basil[/name_m]
[name_m]Brando[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_m]Cecil[/name_m]
[name_m]Crispin[/name_m]
[name_m]Dante[/name_m]
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_m]Donahue[/name_m]
[name_m]Donovan[/name_m]
[name_m]Everard[/name_m]
[name_m]Faron[/name_m]
[name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m]
[name_m]Holden[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Huxley[/name_m]
[name_m]Ignatius[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m]
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u]
[name_m]Laszlo[/name_m]
[name_m]Leander[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Marius[/name_m]
[name_u]Mercer[/name_u]
[name_u]Merritt[/name_u]
[name_m]Maverick[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicolo[/name_m]
[name_u]Perrin[/name_u]
[name_m]Peverell[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_m]Raul[/name_m]
[name_m]Remington[/name_m]
[name_m]Rhodri[/name_m]
[name_u]Roscoe[/name_u]
[name_m]Tolliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Walden[/name_m]
[name_m]Whittaker[/name_m]
[name_m]Woodrow[/name_m]
[name_m]Wyndham[/name_m]
[name_m]Zenebe[/name_m]

[oceansunrise]

Thanx Alexa400

I love:

[name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhonwen[/name_f] *(I especially love this one…have not seen it before…)
[name_m]Dante[/name_m]
[name_m]Faron[/name_m]
[name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m]

A beautiful selection of names to consider…thanx again [name_f]Alexa[/name_f] :)!!