[name_m]Hi[/name_m] there,
My last name is a noun. Unfortunately I tend towards adjectives as my favourite girls names. I don’t want my daughter’s name to sound as if it is describing the noun. Some names seem to do this worse than others. But are all adjectives out?
For example,
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
Side note, would you also eliminate any name ending in N or C, since my last name begins with C and ends with N?
Thank you!
You’re right. Some adjective names are worse than others, but because [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_u]Sage[/name_u], and [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] can also be used as nouns, I think you’d be okay. (I do agree with your [name_f]Violet[/name_f]/violent [name_m]Christian[/name_m] comment, though.) [name_m]How[/name_m] do you feel about [name_f]Olive[/name_f], [name_f]Daisy[/name_f], [name_u]Everly[/name_u], and [name_u]Harmony[/name_u]?
I wouldn’t use names that are ONLY adjectives, though–[name_f]Stormie[/name_f], Breezy, [name_u]Blue[/name_u], [name_u]Sunny[/name_u], etc (I don’t know why all my examples are weather themed)
As for names ending in “c” or “n,” I’d avoid it. Names like [name_u]Lyric[/name_u], [name_u]Brooke[/name_u], and [name_u]Dominique[/name_u] anything with a hard “c or k” sound) are kind of hard to say. And some “n” names bother me, while some don’t. For examples, names ending in “an”–[name_u]Jordan[/name_u], [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] and [name_u]Milan[/name_u]–sound forced, but the names [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] and [name_f]Jane[/name_f] sound fine to me with [name_m]Christian[/name_m]. So I wouldn’t rule a name ending in “n” out completely, but you might want to test it first.
Good luck!
Thanks for the reply! Those are excellent points. And thanks for your opinion on [name_f]Violet[/name_f], that was a serious contender and I didn’t know if I was overthinking it or not. For now I think my top contender is [name_u]Ruby[/name_u]…maybe [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] for a middle if the N ending is not too much? opinions welcome 
I would usually advise against using an adjective name before a noun name, but I think your case is different. FIrst, [name_m]Christian[/name_m] is also a fairly common name, so I don’t automatically think of it as a noun. Second, most of the names you’ve listed aren’t something automatically assocaited with Chrsitanity. I think that both [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] and [name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_m]Christian[/name_m] are beautiful names. I like [name_u]Sage[/name_u] to a lesser extent. Unfortunately, I do think that [name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_m]Christian[/name_m] could get misread as violent [name_m]Christian[/name_m].
AS far as names ending with C or N go…I wouldn’t automatically rule those out, but you’ll have to say them aloud several times to see if they sound ok.
Thanks for your opinion! That’s encouraging. I also love [name_f]Rose[/name_f] as long as my sister doesn’t use a [name_f]Rose[/name_f] derivative for one of her twin girls in [name_f]April[/name_f]
Any more thoughts on this?
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_m]Christian[/name_m] and [name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_m]Christian[/name_m] sound like lovely names to me. I think the more common the word is as a name, the less descriptive it feels.
I second this! I also think your example of [name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f] [name_m]Christian[/name_m] sounds lovely.
Thank you!!
Is [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] too diminutive do you think? Would an adult be taken seriously?
I have a similar problem with having a word last name and because of that I decided not to ever use word names although I love them too. In your case because [name_m]Christian[/name_m] is a pretty common last name I think it just depends on the name. I think [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] and [name_f]Rose[/name_f] sound fine, but [name_u]Sage[/name_u] is too much and I agree about avoiding [name_f]Violet[/name_f]. I would probably avoid most C ending names for pronunciation ease, but the N endings I personally think can sound just fine (well matched even) and again it just depends on the name.
It’s so hard, word names are the best! I never even realized how much I liked them until I made a list of my favourite names and sensed a pattern… either colours or plants!
As others have noted, [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] and [name_f]Rose[/name_f] seem to work with [name_m]Christian[/name_m]. However, if you find you still have doubts you can always use them as nicknames for longer, non-word names such as [name_f]Rubina[/name_f] and [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]. They would be safe bets.
Thanks for your honesty! I agree, I won’t get to use some of my favourites but I can try to convince my sisters to
So you really think all adjectives are out? [name_m]Even[/name_m] [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] or [name_f]Rose[/name_f]?
I don’t think that you should rule all adjectives out-- [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] and [name_f]Rose[/name_f] are beautiful names, not diminutive at all, and they work with your last name. Maybe you could use a non-adjective for the first name, and then put [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] or [name_f]Rose[/name_f] in the middle? That way, at least you have options.