Like the title says, what are some names that you love (or like), but you can’t use now because of whatever reason?
Here’s (some of) mine:
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_m]Levi[/name_m]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Ana[/name_f]/[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsa[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Theodosia[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_u]Florian[/name_u]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m]
[name_m]Roman[/name_m]
[name_f]Camille[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Isobel[/name_f]
And obviously any variation or sound alike a or similar names to any of these.
Mine are ones that my fiance doesn’t like or have bad associations or don’t go with my last name!
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_m]Harvey[/name_m]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
Taken already:
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
Too close to my name ([name_f]Anna[/name_f]):
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
Pronunciation issues:
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
Dislike the nicknames:
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] “[name_f]Genny[/name_f]”
[name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] “[name_u]Alex[/name_u]” or “[name_u]Lexi[/name_u]”
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f] “[name_f]Vicki[/name_f]”
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f] “[name_f]Lulu[/name_f]”
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f] “[name_f]Minnie[/name_f]”
Obvious reasons:
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsa[/name_f]
[name_m]Landon[/name_m] , [name_m]Lawson[/name_m] and Loxley (too close to my last name)
I have so many!
[name_f]Norah[/name_f]
[name_f]Marissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Daniella[/name_f]
[name_u]Logan[/name_u]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_f]Lauren[/name_f]
Names we can’t use because of spelling:
[name_u]Avery[/name_u] (last name is two syllables and has all the same letters R, E, V, A)
[name_f]Aria[/name_f]: too close to my surname
[name_f]Beth[/name_f]: I loved this name…then met my [name_f]MIL[/name_f] and it is her mn…she completely ruined it for me
[name_m]Lincoln[/name_m]: a friend used this for their boy
Taken:
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]/[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_f]Willow[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]/[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
[name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]
Too Close to Someone We Know
[name_f]Danielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_u]Brooke[/name_u]
[name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f]
[name_u]Lisa[/name_u]
[name_f]Laura[/name_f]
[name_u]Hunter[/name_u]
Negative Association
[name_f]Zoey[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m]
[name_m]Brent[/name_m]
[name_m]Brian[/name_m]
[name_m]Hector[/name_m]
[name_u]Michael[/name_u]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]/[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
Taken:
[name_u]Cassidy[/name_u]
[name_u]Dylan[/name_u]
[name_f]Elaina[/name_f]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m]
[name_f]Katelyn[/name_f]
[name_m]Liam[/name_m]
[name_f]Nicole[/name_f]
[name_f]Nyla[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_u]Skylar[/name_u]
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
Problems w/ last name:
[name_m]Harlan[/name_m]
[name_u]Harley[/name_u] (g)
[name_m]Holden[/name_m]
Other:
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_m]Gavyn[/name_m]
[name_u]Hayden[/name_u] (g)
[name_u]Jace[/name_u]
[name_m]Jackson[/name_m]
[name_f]Jaycie[/name_f]
[name_u]Jayden[/name_u]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_u]Stevie[/name_u]
[name_m]Timothy[/name_m], [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m], [name_f]Matilda[/name_f], [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f], [name_m]Jonah[/name_m], [name_m]Josiah[/name_m] & [name_m]Joseph[/name_m] 
Taken:
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
Negative Association:
[name_u]Arden[/name_u]
[name_m]Rider[/name_m]/[name_m]Ryder[/name_m]
Already have relatives with these names,
[name_u]Tristan[/name_u]
[name_u]Luca[/name_u]
[name_m]Alec[/name_m]
Too close to my name,
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m]
All my guilty pleasure names because my husband said no.
Other Names that I love but can’t use -
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f] - her uncle would be [name_u]Tristan[/name_u], a little too close.
[name_m]Angus[/name_m] - agricultural community where beef cattle is common.
[name_m]Milo[/name_m] - a crop that’s grown where I live.