I’m starting to see a theme with the names that I gravitate toward… they’re from all different languages/cultures, popular or not, ancient and new. Yet all of them conjure a sense of ‘calm’ to them.
So I’m interested to know, what names or sounds within names give you this same feeling? It could just be a vowel or consonant that triggers this reaction, an association with the name, or the sound of the name in its entirety. Very open-ended, just whatever comes to mind for you!
I think [name]Colombe[/name] is peaceful sounding probably because it means dove
[name]Hannah[/name]
[name]Odette[/name]
[name]Grace[/name]
[name]Corinne[/name]
[name]Noelle[/name]
[name]Serenity[/name]
[name]Talia[/name]
I think these have the kind of vibe you’re talking about:
[name]Anya[/name]
[name]Oona[/name]/[name]Una[/name]
[name]Baya[/name]
[name]Boheme[/name]
[name]Isla[/name]
Lumi
[name]Naia[/name]/[name]Naya[/name]
[name]Nyla[/name]
[name]Abia[/name]
[name]Amaya[/name]
[name]Kaya[/name]
[name]Leilani[/name]
Leto
[name]Luna[/name]
I adore the names [name]Leslie[/name], Kenslie and [name]MacKenzie[/name], i think the zie is the zen for me!
Suzu
[name]Opal[/name]
[name]Palma[/name]
[name]Dove[/name]
[name]Winola[/name]
[name]Paloma[/name]
[name]Celeste[/name]
Tuscany
[name]Elisabeth[/name]
[name]May[/name]
[name]June[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Giselle[/name]
[name]Elodie[/name]
[name]Guinevere[/name]
Velevt
[name]Verona[/name]
Of course, this is totally subjective but here goes:
[name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Olive[/name]
[name]Tess[/name]
[name]Amabel[/name]
[name]Luna[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Isolde[/name]
[name]Amaryllis[/name]
[name]Odessa[/name]
[name]Lyra[/name]
[name]Lark[/name]
[name]Thea[/name]
[name]Willa[/name]
[name]Freya[/name]
[name]Esther[/name]
[name]Thora[/name]
Also, completely agree with suggestions [name]Paloma[/name] and [name]Celeste[/name]!
For some reason, the name [name]Clarity[/name] sounds really peaceful to me.
[name]Cora[/name]
[name]Shea[/name]
[name]Amara[/name]
[name]Laurel[/name]
Agree with [name]Colombe[/name], [name]Paloma[/name], [name]Celeste[/name], [name]Shea[/name], [name]Thora[/name], [name]Iris[/name], [name]Dove[/name], [name]Clarity[/name] and [name]Isla[/name].
For me, peaceful names have soft sounds, or peaceful meanings:
Girls:
[name]Faye[/name]
[name]Sage[/name]
[name]Aya[/name] (eye-a)
[name]Lowri[/name]
[name]Alouette[/name]
[name]Ash[/name]
[name]Loire[/name]
[name]Ember[/name]
Solace
[name]Serene[/name]
[name]Terra[/name] (“earth”)
[name]Mercy[/name]
[name]Arla[/name]
[name]Leila[/name]
[name]Sabella[/name]
[name]Ara[/name] (AHR-a)
[name]Sai[/name]
[name]Fifer[/name]
[name]Clara[/name] (CLAHR-a)
[name]Moira[/name]
[name]Lore[/name]
[name]Waverly[/name] (reminds me of waves)
And for boys:
[name]Sayer[/name]
[name]Callum[/name]
[name]Sawyer[/name]
[name]Fifer[/name]
[name]How[/name] about …
[name]Boheme[/name]
[name]Sage[/name]
I once knew a girl by the name of [name]Amity[/name] (:
Beautiful picks, everyone! It’s always so cool to see how labels inspire different people in different ways.
Amberdaydream, [name]Aya[/name] is one of my very favorite names 
It’s one of my favourites, too. Very soft name, and it’s a palindrome, which is always cool. Better than [name]Ava[/name], which (for me) has become a PLAINdrome. Though I still like [name]Ava[/name].
More to add to peaceful boys names:
[name]Floyd[/name]
[name]Lloyd[/name]
[name]Lake[/name]
[name]Fabian[/name]
[name]Florian[/name]
[name]Sirene[/name]…Sirenety, serena…zarah is just relaxing to say
When I was picking my son’s name last summer I realized that I liked [name]Henry[/name] because when I said the name it made me want to smile. Since dh didn’t care for it. I tested other names looking for another that left me with a smile on my face – [name]James[/name] did the trick and hubby liked it.
I also think that when I find a good first name-middle name combo the name “sings”. If I don’t have a middle name to pair with a first name then I’m not sure I really like the first name.
‘[name]Zen[/name]’ or anything related to peaceful mind always makes me think of Sanskrit names.
My favourites are:
The name [name]Carina[/name] is also great for a bearer with a peaceful, tranquil aura, [name]IMO[/name].
Those that immediately came to mind when thinking ‘zen’ were name of whimsy such as…
Satu
[name]Lotus[/name]
[name]Capucine[/name]
Eirys
Isatou
[name]Willa[/name]
Hiraani
Roseliese
Nimue
Ophélie
Siddhima