So, [name]Niamh[/name] has been my favourite girl’s name forever. It holds a lot of personal meaning for me, besides the fact that I love it. DH isn’t as crazy about it, but he used to be okay with using it because it meant so much to me. Today, he told me he just doesn’t really like it that much at all. I don’t want to use a name that he doesn’t love, but I don’t want to settle for a name I don’t love either, sooooo I need help getting together a new list.
Other names I love that he hates include [name]Demi[/name], [name]Demelza[/name], [name]Briony[/name], [name]Bianca[/name], [name]Rhiannon[/name], [name]Linnea[/name], [name]Lara[/name], and [name]Larissa[/name]. [name]One[/name] name on my list he does like is [name]Rowena[/name]- doesn’t love it, but likes it all right. Some names he likes include [name]Calliope[/name], [name]Rosalind[/name], [name]Freya[/name], and [name]Meredith[/name].
We already have a son named [name]Gareth[/name]. We like names that are well established as first names (no word names, surnames, etc), bonus if they have some kind of literary/mythological/historical connection.
As an alternative to [name]Rosalind[/name], what about the more unique, very historic [name]Rosamund[/name]? I think it’s would go so well with [name]Gareth[/name] (which I also love).
I don’t think the other names you mentioned work well with [name]Gareth[/name], except for [name]Rhiannon[/name] and [name]Rowena[/name] - which have the same vibe. Some others that have a similar feel - like Welsh/mythological-ish/British Isles - include
[name]Bronwen[/name]
[name]Guinevere[/name]
[name]Morgan/name
[name]Catrin[/name]
[name]Fiona[/name] (ooh, I love [name]Fiona[/name] + [name]Gareth[/name]!)
[name]Gwendolen[/name]
[name]Meredith[/name]
[name]Rhonwen[/name]
[name]Winifred[/name].
And of course, [name]Niamh[/name].
I like the suggestion of [name]Rosamund[/name] so count me as 2x on that. I liked a number of your banned names, especially [name]Briony[/name] (though I’d spell it [name]Bryony[/name]), [name]Rhiannon[/name], and [name]Niamh[/name].
Other ideas with a Welsh/Gaelic/Arthurian feel:
[name]Angharad[/name]
[name]Vivien[/name]
[name]Sabrina[/name]
[name]Morgana[/name]
[name]Isolde[/name] or [name]Iseult[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Sinead[/name]
Siasmin
[name]Gwyneira[/name]
[name]Gwendolen[/name]
[name]Tegan[/name] or [name]Tegwen[/name]
I’d fond of most of the Welsh -wen names as well, especially: [name]Anwen[/name], [name]Branwen[/name], Lilwen, and Rhoswen.
First I want to congratulate you on the choice of [name]Gareth[/name]. Wow. Second, what about:
[name]Elaine[/name]
[name]Bryn[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Bronwen[/name]
[name]Cassandra[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Cassia[/name]
[name]Junia[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name] (although I assume you’ve considered this if you have [name]Calliope[/name] up there)
[name]Diana[/name]
[name]Artemis[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Hermione[/name]
[name]Echo[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Fiona[/name]
[name]Dorian[/name]
[name]Ione[/name]
[name]Tamsin[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Miranda[/name]
[name]Viola[/name]
This is really fun, so please come back and tell us how things are going.
Thanks! There are quite a few ideas here that I like. Going to ask DH about his thoughts on [name]Maren[/name], [name]Sinead[/name], [name]Imogen[/name], [name]Cordelia[/name], [name]Tamsin[/name], [name]Gwendolen[/name], [name]Rosamund[/name], [name]Ianthe[/name], and [name]Ione[/name]. I like the similar [name]Iona[/name] as well.
It’s in a bit of a different vein from most of my other names, but another one I love is [name]Anna[/name]. DH likes [name]Alice[/name] a lot as well. Are they too plain next to [name]Gareth[/name]?
[name]Gareth[/name] has such an old English feel to it I would go with [name]Rowena[/name], [name]Bronwen[/name]/[name]Bronwyn[/name], [name]Gwyneth[/name] (but i can’t stand that poser),[name]Guinevere[/name].
