Names Like These?

Hello, berries!

Lately I’ve felt so uninspired with my names, and I’ve gone hunting and found some I like (at least, I think I like!). But in a way, they just don’t feel like me, still. Not like [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f], [name_f]Adele[/name_f], [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_f]Claire[/name_f], [name_f]Audrey[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Ayla[/name_f], [name_u]Tali[/name_u], [name_f]Vera[/name_f], [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f], etc., do. I can see some of them making my list but I can’t see these making up the other half of my list? If that makes sense? What do you think of these crushes, and what would you recommend as names that balance these longstanding favorites and the crushes? I think the issue is, in part, my synesthesia has my longtime favorites as purples and whites and cool colors while these new interests seem like bold pinks and yellows and browns and they just don’t seem to mesh for me? Which isn’t really something you can recommend, I know, but I’m hoping I’ll find some new lovelies anyway. :joy:

[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]/Adeliza (this one seems pointless, anyway, with how much I adore [name_f]Adele[/name_f], but anyways)
[name_f]Amalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Anina[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Kaia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lovella[/name_f]
[name_f]Maris[/name_f]
[name_f]Mira[/name_f]
[name_f]Nechama[/name_f]
[name_f]Odelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Oona[/name_f]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f]
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Tirzah[/name_f]

Thanks, berries!

[name_f]Lera[/name_f] or [name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Neve[/name_f]
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsbeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_u]Seren[/name_u]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_f]Aveline[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f]
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Zella[/name_f]
[name_f]Winona[/name_f]
[name_f]Thisbe[/name_f]
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f]

I love [name_f]Amalia[/name_f], [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f], [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], [name_f]Mira[/name_f], Oona and [name_f]Petra[/name_f] for you!

I’d recommend

[name_f]Keziah[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Amity[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Cressida[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonie[/name_f]
[name_f]Odelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Evelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Tova[/name_f]
[name_f]Mavis[/name_f]
Priscilla
Peony
Madrigal
Mina

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I recently started growing to love [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] (even though I have a cousin named this, I never fully appreciated it) [name_f]Adeline[/name_f], [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], & [name_f]Amalia[/name_f]. They all sound elegant, classic & feminine!

[name_f]Petra[/name_f], [name_f]Mira[/name_f], [name_f]Lovella[/name_f], [name_f]Odelia[/name_f], & [name_f]Anina[/name_f] sound nice to me as well.

Some that I love that remind me of your list:
[name_f]Demelza[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]
[name_f]Aveline[/name_f]
[name_f]Vada[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Luella[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f] or [name_f]Mina[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]
[name_u]Calypso[/name_u]
[name_f]Coralie[/name_f]
[name_u]Nova[/name_u]
[name_f]Giulianna[/name_f] ([name_f]Julianna[/name_f])
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rowena[/name_f]
[name_u]Amari[/name_u]
[name_f]Lumina[/name_f]
[name_f]Milani[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]Katarina[/name_f]

I adore [name_f]Amalia[/name_f], [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f], [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], [name_f]Kaia[/name_f], [name_f]Mira[/name_f], [name_f]Nechama[/name_f], [name_f]Oona[/name_f] :heart_eyes:, [name_f]Petra[/name_f], [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] and [name_f]Tirzah[/name_f]!

My personal favourite is [name_f]Oona[/name_f], which just has so much spirit and energy and… oomph :wink: I love it!

Petra, [name_f]Nechama[/name_f] and [name_f]Tirzah[/name_f] are also amazing, really fresh and striking, but with a warm, cosy vibe.

Amalia, [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f], [name_f]Kaia[/name_f], [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], [name_f]Maris[/name_f], [name_f]Mira[/name_f] and [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] all seem to fit so beautifully with your current favourites. Is it just the colour associations that make them feel not quite the right fit?

How about…

Verity
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Thais[/name_f]
[name_f]Maren[/name_f]
[name_f]Lovisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Keturah[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Anais[/name_f]
[name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Manon[/name_f]
[name_f]Celine[/name_f]
[name_f]Tikvah[/name_f]
[name_f]Noelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarai[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Noemi[/name_f]
[name_f]Evelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Avis[/name_f]
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Corinna[/name_f]