[name_f]Do[/name_f] any of you have names that you just can’t seem to shake?
When I first started my baby name adventure I absolutely adores [name_m]Asher[/name_m] and [name_u]Porter[/name_u] for a boy and [name_u]Harper[/name_u]/[name_u]Piper[/name_u]/[name_u]Carter[/name_u] for a girl. I’ve moved on from the boy names, although I still enjoy [name_m]Asher[/name_m] but I just can’t shake the girls! [name_f]Every[/name_f] time I meet a little girl with one of those names I just think “darn, I love that name!”
So what are your name loves that you can’t leave behind no matter what you try?
I have a love for -ra names ([name_f]Flora[/name_f], [name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_f]Leonora[/name_f], [name_f]Aurora[/name_f], etc.) and at times I wasn’t totally in love with [name_f]Flora[/name_f] but preferred other -ra names such as [name_f]Aurora[/name_f], however, I’ve always second guessed that choice, so I tried to look at the negative aspects of [name_f]Flora[/name_f] (mouth flora, and fauna, margarine, etc.) but she’s always come back and every time I love her more, every time I see a new aspect of her that trumps the other -ra names.
My rule now is: if any [name_u]Berry[/name_u] sees my trying to replace [name_f]Flora[/name_f] with another -ra name, please stop me!
@opheliaflora [name_f]Flora[/name_f] is such a great name! [name_m]Don[/name_m]'t replace it with anything! My girl name loves of [name_u]Harper[/name_u], [name_u]Piper[/name_u], and [name_u]Carter[/name_u] I just can’t use. They’re just a little too common (especially in my area, there are SO many) so I couldn’t use them. I wish someone in my family would use them so I could have one, especially [name_u]Harper[/name_u]. I love that name so much!
Kimarie - I’m not sure how I found out about it but I was in love when I first heard it. Now, it’s not one of my favorites and I’m definitely seeing it as just a smush of [name_u]Kim[/name_u] + [name_f]Marie[/name_f] (which… I think is how it was created) but I just can’t bring myself to nix it. I keep telling myself “Maybe I can make it work as a middle name somehow” lol.
[name_f]Tiffany[/name_f]… I don’t know why but I keep coming back to it. I want to scratch it off but then I’m like “Nah… I really like it”
[name_f]Sienna[/name_f]! I’ve loved it for so long and even though I’m looking at others now I think I will always come back to [name_f]Sienna[/name_f]!
[name_u]Shiloh[/name_u], [name_f]Alyssa[/name_f]/[name_f]Alyssia[/name_f] and [name_f]Isabella[/name_f]. They were one of my first loves and I just can’t get rid of them. Although none are on my shortlist any more, they float around beneath it. I doubt I’ll ever use [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] because it’s too frilly and my sister wants to use it (and she’s closer to actually having the ability to than I am) and I don’t think I’ll use [name_u]Shiloh[/name_u] because she’ll stick out like a sore thumb among not only her siblings, but her family and friends because every name used where I live is ridiculously popular. I think I might use [name_f]Alyssa[/name_f]/[name_f]Alyssia[/name_f] in the future, thankfully the name never took off in the UK compared to the US.
[name_u]Carter[/name_u] for a boy. He was my number 1 for the longest time. I was just recently able to shake him off of my top 10 but when the 1000 character signature rule allowed me to, he popped back up on my signature. Also [name_u]Brooklyn[/name_u] for girls. I keep telling myself that it’s too childish and popular and won’t age well but then I’ll hear it randomly and remember why I can’t seem to kick it off my top 100. [name_f]Sadie[/name_f] is another one I can’t shake. It’s fallen off of my top 5 but she’s still hanging strong at number 6. I still love her so it’s hard for me to admit that sometimes I grow a bit bored of [name_f]Sadie[/name_f].
[name_m]Emrys[/name_m]. It’s been my absolute favorite for about 6-7 years, and I cannot imagine myself not actually naming my son [name_m]Emrys[/name_m]. Sometimes I wish I was able to leave it behind, because it doesn’t really fit with my style a ton and I would love to use a Scandinavian name, but I just can’t leave it. For better and for worse, my son will be named [name_m]Emrys[/name_m]!
[name_u]Fable[/name_u] is another one. It was one of the names I first fell in love with for a boy when I was like 11 or 12 and discovered a name book. Nowadays I know I couldn’t use it especially as a first name but I feel like there will always be a soft spot for [name_u]Fable[/name_u] in my name list, lol.
Kimimela. It’s not even listed on Nameberry, and I tell very few people outside of name nerds because no one seems to get it. [name_m]Even[/name_m] people on Nameberry don’t really get it, I’ve found, which saddens me. “It’s too hard to pronounce, it’s too weird,” etc. etc. But I can’t talk myself out of it. I’ve tried, really I have, but my heart just stamps its foot and insists, “Your daughter’s name is [name_f]Kimi[/name_f]. Period. Your family and the world at large will just have to get over themselves and crawl out of their little box.” It’s so firmly rooted that I’ve been collecting butterfly-themed decorations and wall hangings to one day put in my daughter’s nursery, and I’m not pregnant.
I’ve hung onto [name_f]Arwen[/name_f] since I was fourteen and I can’t imagine letting go of that one, either.
And Ellaria, which I’m rapidly growing a major attachment to even though I don’t particularly care for Ellaria Sand of Dorne. It’s just so dang pretty.
Kimimela. It’s not even listed on Nameberry, and I tell very few people outside of name nerds because no one seems to get it. [name_m]Even[/name_m] people on Nameberry don’t really get it, I’ve found, which saddens me. “It’s too hard to pronounce, it’s too weird,” etc. etc. But I can’t talk myself out of it. I’ve tried, really I have, but my heart just stamps its foot and insists, “Your daughter’s name is [name_f]Kimmi[/name_f]. Period. Your family and the world at large will just have to get over themselves and crawl out of their little box.” It’s so firmly rooted that I’ve been collecting butterfly-themed decorations and wall hangings to one day put in my daughter’s nursery, and I’m not pregnant.
I’ve hung onto [name_f]Arwen[/name_f] since I was fourteen and I can’t imagine letting go of that one, either.
And Ellaria, which I’m rapidly growing a major attachment to even though I don’t particularly care for Ellaria Sand of Dorne. It’s just so dang pretty.
Thessalonica, anybody I’ve told in ‘real life’ says its beautiful and always ask for permission to use it if I decide not to. But people on nameberry usually don’t like it. They say “It’s too long” “It’s too klunky” etc, but I still find it beautiful and love it’s subtle biblical roots.
Also, [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] with the nn Bash, I love it, but again, people on nameberry say it’s too ‘Violent’ lol
[b][i][name_f]Persephone[/name_f]. I love it. Like i really love it. I can easily imagine myself calling a daughter [name_f]Persephone[/name_f]. Its so beautiful and romantic and dark. I also love the mythology of this names. But i see it been used more frequently(at least on the name blogs) and iam really worried that it will get more popular. Also every time i say that i plan to use this name for my first daughter, they either laughed and say what a horrible name it is or telling me “What a beautiful name!I think i will name my daughter that” (my two cousins basically say that to me :(. I try to let it go and replace it with other names but nothing feels the same.
The same goes for [name_f]Psyche[/name_f].
The boy names i cant let go are Prometheus, [name_m]Orpheus[/name_m] and [name_m]Amadeus[/name_m]. Everyone says the same, that they too big for a little boy etc. But all are meaningful to me and i cant let them go.[/i][/b]
I always talk about my top favourite names on these threads, but I’ve actually realised I can’t pry myself away from them. My boys’ have always been pretty solid, but at the start of the year, I had a huge overhaul of my girls’ names (which are all over the place) that led to me deciding [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] was my new favourite name, above [name_f]Pandora[/name_f]… That lasted about 4 months. I just keep coming back to [name_f]Pandora[/name_f], despite some doubts I have (mainly the shop), and I can’t seem to replace her or let her go at all.
[name_f]Lunette[/name_f] has also been a favourite for a while (though not as high up), but the major issue is that ‘des lunettes’ means ‘glasses’ in [name_m]French[/name_m], and I just keep imagining how ridiculous it would sound if a [name_f]Lunette[/name_f] went to or lived in [name_f]France[/name_f]. Especially as [name_f]Lunette[/name_f] is definitely not a well used name here. But I can’t bring myself to get rid of it, or even make it a GP since it just sounds like a name over here, and it’s so beautiful!
And there are loads of middles I want to fit into my top 4s for both genders, but probably won’t be able to: [name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_f]Hermione[/name_f], [name_f]Constance[/name_f], [name_f]Lyra[/name_f], for boys [name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_m]Remus[/name_m], [name_m]Hamish[/name_m] (plus more). I just have so many middles I love, but not enough firsts, that I’d actually use, for all of them.
For me, [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] and [name_u]Elliott[/name_u] are names I have loved since childhood, and since meeting a female [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] in my late teens it’s been on both lists. When I met my husband, I tried to gauge his opinion on names very subtly to see if he shared my tastes! He vetoed a few of my names (e.g. [name_m]Dominic[/name_m]) but [name_u]Elliott[/name_u] and [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] both made it through.
I came here to say [name_m]Emrys[/name_m] too! I’ve deleted my boy list so many times but [name_m]Emrys[/name_m] is the only one that stays on and that I definitely want to use.
My girls list is ever evolving. There are names that stay on it but I’m constantly changing my mind on what I’d name a second daughter.
There are so many girl names that I love that it will be hard, but I have a boys name down packed. At least a first name.
[name_m]Jethro[/name_m] - love, love, love this name and no matter how hard I try, I can’t stop loving it! I’ve even had dreams about it! But, I don’t think I’d actually use it because it sticks out like a sore thumb with my other favourites, and any time I mention it to someone they give me a very weird look or think I’m joking
[name_u]Ellery[/name_u] for a girl. I am in love with it, but everyone i tell it to says “For a girl??” or “I sounds like celery”. [name_m]Ive[/name_m] tried to get over it but i cant…ill use it one day i’m sure of it!
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]. She is kind of my dirty little secret, because I want to hate the name, but I just can’t! She is soft and rhythmic, overtly frilly but with the nn choices of [name_f]Liv[/name_f] or Livi or even [name_u]Ollie[/name_u]. I just can’t shake my love for this name, no matter how hard I try. I remind myself of “that horrid girl I went to high school with” and “how popular” it is and even that “my third cousin named her daughter [name_f]Alivia[/name_f]”. But then I counter myself with "the wonderful [name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m] cred " and “the beautiful meaning”. [name_m]Even[/name_m] if my arguments far outweigh any reason I should have to like it, I still love it. I can’t make myself not.