[name]Hi[/name] nameberries, hope you can help me out on this one!
At the moment I’m really loving names with the letter ‘U’ in it. I feel it’s a really under-used vowel in a name and adds a certain quality to a name. Perhaps some umph?!
I’m not so keen on names beginning with ‘U’ but if you’ve a really beautiful one, feel free to try change my mind. Current favourites are:
Girls:
[name]Luna[/name]
[name]Judith[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Quinn[/name]
Boys:
[name]Hugh[/name]
[name]Jude[/name]
[name]Alun[/name] (Welsh form of [name]Alan[/name])
[name]Atticus[/name]
[name]Quade[/name]
[name]Quentin[/name] (Yes, I understand that all Q names will have a ‘U’ afterwards)
I’d love some suggestions for my “names containing ‘U’ list” and feel free to give thoughts on my favourites!
As you can see, I’m mainly struggling on girls’ names.
Also, [name]Do[/name] any of you have a crush on a certain letter of the Alphabet?
For boys, I like [name]Hugo[/name] and [name]August[/name] a lot. [name]Eulalie[/name], [name]Eudora[/name], [name]Aurelia[/name], [name]Autumn[/name], and [name]Maura[/name] come to mind for girls. The only names I can think of that start with U are [name]Ursula[/name], [name]Ulysses[/name], and [name]Uriah[/name].
Girls:
[name]Luna[/name]- This name is pretty, but it still reminds me of the word “loony”.
[name]Judith[/name]- [name]WAY[/name] too outdated and old lady-ish for my taste.
[name]Audrey[/name]- I like this name.
[name]Quinn[/name]- [name]LOVE[/name] this name for a girl.
Boys:
[name]Hugh[/name]- Too much like an old man.
[name]Jude[/name]- Nice strong, handsome name.
[name]Alun[/name]- I don’t like the name [name]Alan[/name] in the first place, but this spelling makes it worse.
[name]Atticus[/name]- Reminds me of To Kill a Mockingbird. I like it.
[name]Quade[/name]- Very unique. Like!
[name]Quentin[/name]- I like this name, too.
As for some suggestions:
Girls:
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Justice[/name]
[name]Summer[/name]
Boys:
[name]August[/name]
[name]Austin[/name]
[name]Luke[/name]
[name]Umberto[/name]
[name]Una[/name] ([name]Oona[/name])
I love both [name]Hugh[/name] and [name]Alun[/name] (the Welsh spelling). I also love [name]Gustav[/name], [name]Guy[/name], and [name]Humphrey[/name].
Girl names [name]Julia[/name], [name]Augusta[/name], [name]Eulalia[/name], and [name]Eudora[/name].
Oh I love the suggestion of [name]Maura[/name] & [name]August[/name]! And from your list I love [name]Luna[/name], [name]Audrey[/name], [name]Atticus[/name] & [name]Hugh[/name]!
Some other suggestions…
[name]Hugo[/name]
[name]Aldous[/name]
[name]Auden[/name]
[name]Autry[/name]
[name]Audra[/name]
[name]Bruno[/name]
[name]Huxley[/name]
[name]Jude[/name]
[name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Raoul[/name]
[name]Tucker[/name]
[name]June[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Journey[/name]
[name]Guinevere[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Fleur[/name]
[name]Alouette[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name]
[name]Paulina[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Aubrey[/name]
[name]Quincy[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name]
[name]True[/name]/[name]Truly[/name]
From your list I really like [name]Luna[/name], [name]Atticus[/name] and [name]Hugh[/name]/[name]Hugo[/name].
Girls:
[name]Lucille[/name]/[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Lotus[/name]
[name]Plum[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Juliette[/name]
[name]Junia[/name]
[name]Juno[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Autumn[/name]
Boys:
[name]Romulus[/name]
Leonardus
[name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Caius[/name]
[name]Cassius[/name]
[name]Marcus[/name]
[name]Guy[/name]
[name]Joshua[/name]
[name]Luca[/name]
[name]Louis[/name]
[name]Octavius[/name]
[name]Sullivan[/name]
[name]Ulysses[/name]
[name]Vaughn[/name]
@Poptart: [name]August[/name] would be a sweet middle name, I like it a lot. [name]Aurelia[/name] is also very pretty, and I love the meaning “gold”.
@Baileyanne: I love the suggestion of [name]Justice[/name] for a girl, a virtue name I’d never thought of using. I thought of [name]Quade[/name] as there’s a very talented Australian [name]Rugby[/name] player called [name]Quade[/name] [name]Cooper[/name] and It’s an Irish surname also.
@Moxielove: I love [name]Una[/name] too, but if I were ever to use it, I’d use the full irish [name]Oonagh[/name] version.
@Miloowen: thanks for the vote of confidence on the welsh version of [name]Alan[/name], [name]Alun[/name]. I’ve come across a few welsh rugby players with it, and the fact that it’s an anagram of [name]Luna[/name], it could be a twin choice in the future!
@Alexa400: I love the boys names [name]Aldous[/name] and [name]Huxley[/name], but I’d want to be very brave to use them! My grandmothers name is [name]Louisa[/name], so that could be a choice in the future and I think [name]Alouette[/name] is a beautiful girl’s name.
@Etak_llaw: thanks for the high opinion of [name]Luna[/name], [name]Atticus[/name] and [name]Hugh[/name], at the moment they’d be at the very top of the list. I do love the boys names that you’ve suggested, especially [name]Cassius[/name], [name]Luca[/name] and [name]Vaughn[/name]. The welsh [name]Vaughn[/name] could suit a brother [name]Alun[/name].
Thanks for all for your help and suggestions so far.
[name]Eulalie[/name] is one of my absolute favorite names ever! Sticking with [name]Poe[/name], there’s also Ulalume. Some that I don’t think have been mentioned yet:
[name]Aubrey[/name] (but for a boy. [name]Love[/name] it!)
[name]Auburn[/name]
[name]Melusine[/name]
[name]Lilou[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Quinton[/name]
[name]Fauna[/name]
[name]Undine[/name]
[name]Unity[/name]
Ursal (my grandfather’s name)
[name]Julius[/name]/[name]Julian[/name]/[name]Julio[/name]
[name]Remus[/name]
[name]Aurelius[/name]
[name]Duncan[/name]
[name]Rufus[/name]
[name]Gunther[/name]
[name]Augustin/name
[name]Augustus[/name] (triple U! Woohoo! ;))
[name]Linus[/name]
[name]Louden[/name]
Marilu
[name]Lucretia[/name]
[name]Louella[/name]
[name]Lucas[/name]
[name]Lucinda[/name]
[name]Lux/name
Sorry for repeats
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Lucille[/name]
[name]Eugenia[/name]
[name]Eugenie[/name]
[name]Tallulah[/name]
[name]Lulu[/name]
[name]Louise[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Ursula[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Ruthie[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
Sunniva
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Juliana[/name]
[name]Gertrude[/name]
[name]Angus[/name]
[name]Magnus[/name]
[name]Linus[/name]
[name]Edmund[/name]
[name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Russell[/name]
[name]Rutherford[/name]
[name]Beau[/name]
[name]Gus[/name]
[name]Augustus[/name]
[name]Lucian[/name]
[name]Julius[/name]
[name]Lucas[/name]
I don’t think anyone mentioned [name]Juniper[/name]! It’s my current name crush…I love it!!