I’m looking for more suggestions for girls’ names that follow a theme - they indicate a paradise or a place of peace and tranquility. So far, my list includes:
[name_u]Eden[/name_u] - “meaning “place of pleasure, delight” […] with obvious intimations of Paradise” [name_f]Avalon[/name_f] - “an island paradise of Celtic myth and Arthurian legend” [name_u]Shiloh[/name_u] - a Biblical place name meaning ‘tranquil’ [name_f]Arcadia[/name_f] - “a name for an unspoiled paradise”
I’m not expecting, just collecting for now. Utopia is an obvious choice here, but I don’t care for it. I’ve considered that [name_u]Arden[/name_u] might be a suitable addition, but I’m hoping to brainstorm some further ideas with all you lovely Berries!
Tasnim (Arabic - “a spring in paradise”)
Elysian (Greek Mythology - Elysian Fields, a paradise for heroes immortalised by the Gods)
[name_f]Atlantis[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f] & [name_u]Bliss[/name_u] (as in a the definition of paradise, ‘a place or state of bliss or felicity’)
[name_f]Heaven[/name_f]
Xanadu
[name_f]Lani[/name_f] (Hawaiian - “heaven; sky”)
Minoo (Persian - “heaven; paradise”)
Valhalla
Erewhon (novel by [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]Butler[/name_m], where Erewhon appears to be a utopia)
[name_f]Divina[/name_f] (“from heaven”)
Gloriana (feminist utopia story written by Lady [name_f]Florence[/name_f] [name_f]Dixie[/name_f])
Altruria (utopian novel by [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_u]Dean[/name_u] Howells)
[name_f]Luana[/name_f] (Hawaiian - “to be at leisure”, used in the film ‘[name_u]Bird[/name_u] of Paradise’)
Icaria/Icarie (novel by Étienne Cabet describing a romantic utopia)
Cælia (Latin - “heaven”)
[name_f]Maricela[/name_f] (“rebel-heaven”)
Camelot (‘a place or atmosphere of ideal happiness’)
[name_f]Nirvana[/name_f]
[name_u]Zion[/name_u]/[name_u]Sion[/name_u] (“heaven; utopia” - the ideal society envisioned by Judaism)
[name_f]Jinan[/name_f]/[name_f]Jannah[/name_f] (Arabic - “garden; paradise”
Euphoria
Dženeta (Bosnian/Persian - “Islamic paradise”, from Arabic [name_f]Jannah[/name_f])
[name_u]Haven[/name_u] is one that hasn’t been mentioned—it’s not a paradise, per se, but I associate “haven” with peace and tranquility. [name_u]Harbor[/name_u] too.
[name_u]Haven[/name_u] totally works - I can’t believe I didn’t think of it! There are a lot of great suggestions here, thanks all. I also especially like:
[name_f]Heaven[/name_f] [name_u]Zion[/name_u] (although I generally prefer this for boys, it definitely fits the theme!) [name_f]Atlantis[/name_f] [name_f]Nirvana[/name_f] [name_f]Elysia/name_f Tasnim Cælia/[name_f]Celia[/name_f] [name_f]Luana[/name_f] Gloriana (this made me think of [name_f]Glory[/name_f], too, which is used as a euphemism for heaven in [name_m]Christian[/name_m] traditions) Icaria
I had thought of Camelot - does it seem usable as a name? On a girl? Obviously I have adventurous tastes (I don’t really believe in GPs), but is it… wearable?