As we’re TTC, I’ve been thinking about names a LOT recently and thought it would be fun to “re-name” your kids (or future kids!) if you went with a different style. I’d love to hear yours!
Actual:
Levi
Griffin
Tessa (hypothetical, no girls yet )
If I matched to our Italian last name:
Luca
Mateo
Evelina
actual:
hermione elise
ferris jay
james theodore
evangeline hallie
lucia teagan
sophie maren
jonah blake
matching their celtic surname:
erin roisin
blaine rafferty
rowan crosby
sloane bridget
cara shay
saoirse maeve
malachy finnegan
guilty pleasures:
milan seraphine
jacoby keats
phoenix cicero
venice nirvana
dove calais
jovie holland
deacon fleetwood
honour names (that i haven’t already used - only family honours):
lily rebecca (after sisters and grandma)
simon raphael (after after grandpa and brother)
miles everett (after brother and grandpa)
aurora rosalyn (after sister and grandma)
jane cassidy (after grandma and aunts)
iris caroline (after mum and grandma)
alexander michael (after brother and uncle)
traditional/vintage (that i haven’t already used):
diana lilibet
william henry
christopher otis
sally alma
harriet louise
alice madeleine
gene roger
Current top 3:
[name_f]Lucretia[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Zadie[/name_f] [name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m] [name_m]Achilles[/name_m]
Names I like but aren’t currently on my long list
[name_f]Imogene[/name_f] [name_f]Una[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f] [name_f]Natalie[/name_f]
[name_m]Romeo[/name_m] [name_u]Quincy[/name_u]
Popular names only
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Athena[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Gianna[/name_f]
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
Same initial, different names
[name_f]Lilith[/name_f] [name_f]Runa[/name_f]
[name_u]Zoe[/name_u] [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_m]Garrison[/name_m] [name_u]Arthur[/name_u]
Traditional
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m] [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
Word names only
[name_f]Ginger[/name_f] [name_f]Amethyst[/name_f]
[name_u]Clove[/name_u] [name_f]Humility[/name_f]
[name_m]Prosper[/name_m] [name_u]Blaize[/name_u]
Current favourites/what I’d name 4 children
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] [name_u]Robert[/name_u] [name_u]Henry[/name_u] nn [name_u]Eli[/name_u]
[name_u]William[/name_u] [name_u]Ezra[/name_u] [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] nn [name_u]Billy[/name_u]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Myka[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] nn [name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_f]Anna[/name_f] nn [name_u]Penny[/name_u]
to match my Welsh origin surname
[name_m]Iwan[/name_m] [name_u]Bevan[/name_u]
[name_u]Dylan[/name_u] [name_m]Urien[/name_m]
[name_f]Bethan[/name_f] [name_f]Eira[/name_f] nn [name_f]Beth[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f] [name_f]Olwen[/name_f] nn [name_f]Annie[/name_f]
Traditional
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] [name_u]Clyde[/name_u] nn [name_u]Alex[/name_u]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] [name_u]Lyle[/name_u] nn Bass
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] nn [name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_u]Florence[/name_u] [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] nn [name_f]Flora[/name_f]
Guilty pleasure
[name_m]Alabaster[/name_m] [name_u]Jericho[/name_u] nn Bass
[name_m]Isambard[/name_m] [name_m]Alpheus[/name_m] nn [name_u]Sam[/name_u]
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] [name_f]Amethyst[/name_f] nn [name_f]Maggie[/name_f]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m] [name_u]Roscoe[/name_u] (g) nn [name_f]Gigi[/name_f]
[name_f]Honour[/name_f]
[name_u]Robert[/name_u] [name_u]Henry[/name_u] nn [name_u]Robbie[/name_u]
[name_m]Andrew[/name_m] [name_m]Brian[/name_m] nn [name_u]Drew[/name_u]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f] [name_f]Maud[/name_f] nn [name_f]Liv[/name_f]
[name_f]Hilma[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] nn Hilly
[name_f]My[/name_f] one & only son is [name_u]Beck[/name_u] and he has two middles - the first is Irish and the second is Hebrew. So first I’ll give my hypothetical daughter, [name_f]Marianne[/name_f], two corresponding middles: [name_f]Marianne[/name_f] [name_f]Aoife[/name_f] [name_f]Zariyah[/name_f].
Matching Beck’s Welsh last name ~
[name_m]Llyr[/name_m] [name_m]Aled[/name_m] [name_m]Rhydian[/name_m]
[name_f]Nia[/name_f] [name_f]Merewen[/name_f] [name_f]Eira[/name_f]