Names like Tatiana?

General Name Discussion
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I’m trying to come up with names that have the same feel as Tatiana to me, and drawing a blank.
I’m not naming babies, but trying to come up with combos that have the same feel as Fey Tatiana Echo, and although I can easily find more names like Fey and Echo, Tatiana is proving quite unique.

What I’m looking for is something that has a wild, fierce streak, like a force of nature, but is also regal and delicate, elfin even. For me, Tatiana is a name that evokes power and intelligence, mercurial, but always loyal. She’s also a natural protector, mother-like in an almost primeval sense. Unafraid, adaptable, fierce. I also associate the name with magic, the wild, unpredictable, cunning Faerie folk of ancient folklore.
A name like Morgana would maybe fit in except it’s too close to Tatiana. Morgause as well, but she feels too unfamiliar. Gaia or Hera, but they’re too short. Nephele or Parisa, but they’re too soft, warm, bright and bubbly sounding.

I want something at least two syllables, preferably 5 letters or more, a little cold and dark, mysterious, enigmatic but still familiar enough that others will potentially associate it the same way I do.
As a starting point, I’m after girls names, but I would love any boy names you might come up with that have the same feel.

Also wanted to link to a couple of images that I associate with what I’m looking for:
Image 1 | Image 2

Anyone up to the challenge?
Thanks ^^

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[name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_f]Tatiana[/name_f]! It’s on my list too :slight_smile:

[name_f]Elvira[/name_f]
[name_f]Kateri[/name_f]
[name_f]Morwenna[/name_f]
Rowenna
[name_f]Gwyneira[/name_f]
[name_f]Arianell[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivalo[/name_f]
[name_f]Endellion[/name_f]
[name_f]Romola[/name_f]
[name_f]Demelza[/name_f]
Vivendel
[name_f]Elixane[/name_f]
[name_f]Araluen[/name_f]
[name_f]Arianwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Ginevra[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
Belphoebe
Cyclamen
[name_f]Ismene[/name_f]
[name_f]Salomea[/name_f]
[name_f]Eponine[/name_f]
Ysaline/Ysée
Pelageia
[name_f]Calixta[/name_f]
[name_f]Cybele[/name_f]

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The first name that came to mind was the similar [name_f]Titania[/name_f]. I haven’t seen much love for that one on here though; it seems to be too “metallic” for most people.

Here are some others:

[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ekaterina[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Luciana[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]/[name_f]Viviana[/name_f]
Aelita
[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]
[name_f]Alethea[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Andromeda[/name_f]
Castilla
[name_f]Demetria[/name_f]
[name_f]Rowena[/name_f]
[name_f]Lenore[/name_f]/a
[name_f]Arianne[/name_f]/[name_f]Ariana[/name_f]
[name_f]Corisande[/name_f]
[name_f]Tempest[/name_f]
Casimira

I hope this helps!

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Some of these are more familiar, while others are a bit obscure, but they feel like they may have the vibe you’re looking for:

[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Artemisia[/name_f]
[name_f]Miranda[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]
[name_f]Wisteria[/name_f]
[name_f]Desdemona[/name_f]
[name_f]Ravenna[/name_f]
[name_f]Elysia[/name_f]
[name_f]Gisela[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Yvaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinivere[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Paloma[/name_f]
[name_f]Tanith[/name_f]
[name_f]Vespera[/name_f]
[name_f]Zinovia[/name_f]/[name_f]Zenobia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmanuelle[/name_f]
[name_u]Simone[/name_u]
[name_f]Ottoline[/name_f]
[name_f]Bronwen[/name_f]

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@katinka - Thanks! Some of these feel right, Belphoebe in particular. I really love her but haven’t gotten around to adding her to the list yet so I didn’t think of her earlier. [name_f]Salomea[/name_f] is the same, although I think I slightly prefer just [name_f]Salome[/name_f]. [name_f]Elixane[/name_f] and [name_f]Cybele[/name_f] would also fit, I’ll have to think about those two some more! I want names like [name_f]Endellion[/name_f] and Vivendel to be right, but I want these names to have a sound like thunder or and these two are ringing bells to me.

@vestigesofsummer - Thank you! I really like [name_f]Ekaterina[/name_f] and Casimira, I think I’m looking for something a little more exotic than [name_f]Lenore[/name_f]. If I loved [name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f], she would also fit. And [name_f]Titania[/name_f] is great, but I’m not looking to replace [name_f]Tatiana[/name_f], just looking for that can hold their own next to her. [name_f]Titania[/name_f] is too close to [name_f]Tatiana[/name_f], and I do prefer the latter.

@mega_muffin - [name_f]Ravenna[/name_f] immediately stands out to me, she’s a little soft but the V adds a crispness that I love. [name_f]Isolde[/name_f], [name_f]Yvaine[/name_f] and [name_f]Vespera[/name_f] are also great, and I wish I loved [name_f]Tanith[/name_f] and [name_f]Zenobia[/name_f] more, they have the right feel. I adore [name_f]Emmanuelle[/name_f] and [name_f]Ottoline[/name_f] and [name_f]Artemisia[/name_f], but they’re ultimately too sweet and frilly to fit here. Thank you!

If anyone else has any suggestions, I’d be happy to hear them!

(I’ve been trying on my own as well and think I want to add [name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] to the mix? Also toying with [name_f]Zephyra[/name_f], Austeja, [name_f]Elettra[/name_f], [name_f]Yseult[/name_f], Lórien, Ostara, [name_f]Niobe[/name_f], [name_f]Arcadia[/name_f], [name_f]Clarimond[/name_f], Endzela, Hereswith/Roswitha, Nocturne, [name_f]Persis[/name_f], Rixende, Rohesia, Sotiria or [name_f]Valeska[/name_f]? Any thoughts on these would also be welcome!

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[name_f]Tatiana[/name_f] is such a great name. [name_f]Regal[/name_f] and queenly. I had a friend in high school named that. She was baptized Tatiane (ne like Knee) but she usually went by [name_f]Tatiana[/name_f] or [name_f]Tania[/name_f].

Names like [name_f]Tatiana[/name_f], imo:
[name_f]Cleopatra[/name_f]
[name_f]Bellatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlet[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Thisbe[/name_f]
[name_f]Pandora[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]
[name_f]Hera[/name_f]
Gwenllian
Hespera
Fiammetta
Lucrezia/Lucretia

**Sorry for any repeats.

From your list, I vote for Endzela and [name_f]Niobe[/name_f].

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Thanks for stopping by [name_f]Belle[/name_f] ^^ [name_f]Glad[/name_f] to see you around here a little more!
Tatiane is sweet! From your suggestions I love [name_f]Cleopatra[/name_f], [name_f]Pandora[/name_f], Hespera and [name_f]Lucretia[/name_f].
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f] also fits, but she’s a little too expected. [name_f]Fiammetta[/name_f] and [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] are a little too bright, [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] a little too lacy, I prefer [name_f]Niobe[/name_f] to [name_f]Thisbe[/name_f]. [name_f]Bellatrix[/name_f] and Gwenllian fit, but I prefer Belphoebe to [name_f]Bellatrix[/name_f], and none of the [name_f]Gwen[/name_f]-names appeal to me.
[name_f]Glad[/name_f] you like Endzela, I’m not sure she’s serious enough, she means ‘snowdrop’ so she has an air of whimsy I was ideally trying to avoid with these names…

Any more input is greatly appreciated!

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The first that came to mind for me is [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]. Others (sorry for repeats):

[name_f]Asteria[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Annika[/name_f]
[name_f]Adrienne[/name_f]
Ambrosine
[name_f]Anemone[/name_f]
[name_f]Arcadia[/name_f]
[name_f]Audriana[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrina[/name_f]
[name_f]Bellatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Bohemia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Carina[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassiopeia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassia[/name_f]
Calligenia
[name_f]Cressida[/name_f]
[name_f]Coraline[/name_f]
[name_f]Danika[/name_f]
[name_f]Davina[/name_f]
[name_f]Daria[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorea[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphina[/name_f]
[name_f]Emiliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Esmerelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
Florestine
[name_f]Finola[/name_f]
[name_f]Gardenia[/name_f]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]
[name_f]Ginevra[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Gloria[/name_f]
[name_f]Hestia[/name_f]
[name_f]Hera[/name_f]/[name_u]Hero[/name_u]
Hecate
[name_f]Hyacinth[/name_f]
Hisolda/[name_f]Isolda[/name_f]
[name_f]Hortensia[/name_f]
[name_f]Heloise[/name_f]/a
Hazara/[name_f]Hadara[/name_f]
[name_f]Iphigeneia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ilaria[/name_f]
[name_f]Ioanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Irina[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabeau[/name_f]
[name_f]Jacinta[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]
[name_f]Jana[/name_f]
[name_f]Kerensa[/name_f]
[name_f]Kalliope[/name_f]
[name_f]Katya[/name_f]/[name_f]Katia[/name_f]
[name_f]Katarzyna[/name_f]
[name_f]Lalita[/name_f]
Lorien
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Larissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Lileas[/name_f]
Lilaea
[name_f]Livia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lumina[/name_f]
[name_f]Liora[/name_f]
Lakmé
[name_f]Marcella[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariposa[/name_f]
[name_f]Milena[/name_f]
[name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_f]Melisande[/name_f]
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_f]Nerissa[/name_f]
Nectaria
[name_f]Opaline[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Odessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Olympia[/name_f]
Orianthe
[name_f]Parisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Phaedra[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Paloma[/name_f]
[name_f]Petunia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ravenna[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhoda[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_f]Romana[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophronia[/name_f]
[name_f]Selene[/name_f]/a
[name_f]Theresa[/name_f]
[name_f]Thaleia[/name_f]
[name_f]Thalassa[/name_f]
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Thora[/name_f]
[name_f]Ursula[/name_f]
[name_f]Viviana[/name_f]
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f]
[name_f]Veronique[/name_f]
[name_f]Valeria[/name_f]
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
[name_f]Winona[/name_f]
Wilhemina
Willomine
Zosime
[name_f]Zosia[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelia[/name_f]

Sorry, I think I’ve kinda spammed you ahaha!!

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The first name that came to my mind was [name_f]Aurora[/name_f], though it’s a bit short and pretty popular.

10

[name_f]Amaya[/name_f], perhaps.

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[name_m]Endymion[/name_m]

En·dym·i·on [en-dim-ee-uhn]

Classical Mythology. a young man kept forever youthful through eternal sleep and loved by [name_f]Selene[/name_f].
Also, a narrative poem (1818) by [name_m]John[/name_m] [name_u]Keats[/name_u].

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[name_f]Evadne[/name_f]

E·vad·ne [ih-vad-nee]
[CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY.]
the wife of Capaneus who threw herself on his funeral pyre.
a daughter of Pelias, king of Iolcus.

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I absolutely adore the name [name_f]Hadassah[/name_f], but I’m not convinced that it’s shaken it’s “hyperreligious” (Nameberry’s words) feel.

[name_f]Elettra[/name_f] is something I came across for the first time recently via the granddaughter of [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] Bergman. It reminds me of the name [name_f]Allegra[/name_f], but feels lighter and fresher for some reason.

Lórien is one of my all-time favourites too and my lookalike boys name would be the name Anduin (also from LOTR and a name that has a special meaning to my family). [name_f]Tori[/name_f] [name_m]Amos[/name_m] has a daughter called [name_f]Natashya[/name_f] Lórien which is just divine.

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I love love love the name [name_m]Endymion[/name_m]! It’s the perfect boy alternative to [name_f]Endellion[/name_f].

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@dreamingoffireflies - I don’t mind being spammed, I do that regularly myself :stuck_out_tongue: A lot of these are gorgeous but a little on the frilly side for me. I’m trying to avoid cute and sweet since I’m likely to get enough of that from the shorter names I plan to add to the mix. [name_f]Davina[/name_f], [name_f]Hestia[/name_f], [name_f]Kerensa[/name_f], Lorien, [name_f]Lileas[/name_f], [name_f]Liora[/name_f], [name_f]Odessa[/name_f], [name_f]Parisa[/name_f], [name_f]Phaedra[/name_f], [name_f]Ravenna[/name_f], [name_f]Thalassa[/name_f], [name_f]Thora[/name_f], Zosime and [name_f]Zosia[/name_f] are all ones to mull over, thanks for reminding me! ^^

@merlynhawk - she fits if not for her mainstream appeal. Thanks for stopping by! :slight_smile:

@care - [name_m]Endymion[/name_m] definitely fits! It’s the first name I thought of when trying to come up with some boy options. [name_f]Evadne[/name_f] is also a great fit, she has grace, but is a little unwieldy, and has lots of history. Thanks ^^

(I’ll keep the thread open another day if anyone else has anything to suggest!)

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I think with the right combo, [name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] can lose some of her religiousness. I kind of love the story of [name_f]Esther[/name_f] in the Bible though, she’s a worthy namesake. [name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] is one of the names I’v been playing some more with, currently the combo is [name_f]Dido[/name_f] [name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] _____ (something…).
I’m intrigued by the sounds of a lot of names from LOTR, but I’m not a fan of the book itself so it seems a little wrong to use the names. Lórien with her connection to [name_f]Tori[/name_f] [name_m]Amos[/name_m] is always on my list though :wink: That woman is [name_f]Queen[/name_f].
I’ve been thinking of reading the Silmarillion though, it seems to have a different style and a lot of gorgeous names.

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The first name that comes to mind is [name_f]Ferelith[/name_f] (based on [name_f]Tatiana[/name_f] and your reference images), but I see you already have her in your signature!

Some other suggestions (apologies for any repeats):

[name_f]Arianwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Astraea[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Demelza[/name_f]
[name_f]Galatea[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannelore[/name_f]
[name_f]Heloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]
[name_f]Kerensa[/name_f]/[name_f]Kerenza[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Melisande[/name_f]
[name_f]Myfanwy[/name_f]
[name_f]Phaedra[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvana[/name_f]
[name_f]Thalassa[/name_f]
[name_f]Vespera[/name_f]

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I know I’m a little late to the party, but I wasn’t sure if you were still looking for names.

In case you are, here are a few I think might fit your criteria:

[name_f]Amoret[/name_f]
[name_f]Anahita[/name_f]
Astarte
Azaran
[name_f]Aziza[/name_f]
[name_f]Calandra[/name_f]
[name_u]Calypso[/name_u]
Chephira
[name_f]Farasha[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Iolana[/name_f]
Kefira
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Melisandre[/name_f]
Mirana
[name_f]Morrigan[/name_f]
Naraya
Nausicca
Nazrin
Nerezza
Nokomis
Safiya
[name_f]Valeria[/name_f]
[name_f]Vanora[/name_f]
Velanna
Vinyana
Vitani
[name_f]Zahara[/name_f]
[name_f]Zarina[/name_f]

And a few boy names:

Adalric
[name_m]Alaric[/name_m]
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_m]Caradoc[/name_m]
[name_m]Casimir[/name_m]
Emeric
[name_m]Emrys[/name_m]
[name_m]Erasmus[/name_m]
Fenris
Gwydion
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m]
Nicaius
[name_m]Ozias[/name_m]
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
Varric

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[name_f]Raphaela[/name_f]
[name_f]Perdita[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarai[/name_f]
[name_f]Myrtle[/name_f]
[name_f]Ludovica[/name_f]
Hosannah
Vasilica
[name_f]Aoibhinn[/name_f]
[name_u]Dagny[/name_u]
[name_f]Ilaria[/name_f]
Zibiah
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Clelia[/name_f]

so many gorgeous ones suggested already it’s hard to match, here’s a few off the top of my head which fit your imagery imo! :slight_smile: