[name]Hi[/name] - I’m looking for names (boy or girl - we don’t know which) that mean active, or kicking or something along those lines. They could also be names that just sound high-energy (and yes, I saw that hot list).
The baby kicks SOO much that we’ve started referring to it as “[name]Stormy[/name]” – a name we both kind of like but one that I find too nickname-y b/c it ends in “y” (and I think the name “[name]Storm[/name]” is a lot to load on a kid).
And we don’t want a name like [name]Beckham[/name] b/c that’s too pop culture oriented – know whar I mean?
[quote=“moxielove”][name]Hi[/name] - I’m looking for names (boy or girl - we don’t know which) that mean active, or kicking or something along those lines. They could also be names that just sound high-energy (and yes, I saw that hot list).
The baby kicks SOO much that we’ve started referring to it as “[name]Stormy[/name]” – a name we both kind of like but one that I find too nickname-y b/c it ends in “y” (and I think the name “[name]Storm[/name]” is a lot to load on a kid).
Thanks for any suggestions! You’re welcome!
Boys:
[name]Gabriel[/name] - means “strong”
[name]Bernard[/name] - means “bold as a bear”
[name]Arthur[/name] - means “bear man”
[name]Dashiell[/name] - meaning unknown, but to me, the name [name]Dash[/name] is very lively.
[name]August[/name] - summery name
[name]Jasper[/name] - sounds energetic to me, but a fave of hipster parents.
[name]Gideon[/name] - “feller of trees”, sounds energetic
[name]Samson[/name] - super strong man in the bible
[name]Isaac[/name] - means “laughter”
[name]Philip[/name] - means “lover of horses”
[name]Oscar[/name] - “deer lover”
[name]Hopper[/name]
Girls:
[name]Allegra[/name] - means “quickly, lively tempo in music”
[name]Chloe[/name] - means “young green shoot”
[name]Vivian[/name] - means “life”
[name]Deborah[/name] - means “bee”
[name]Ivy[/name] - sounds energetic
[name]August[/name], [name]Augusta[/name] - summery name
[name]Harper[/name] - sounds energetic
[name]Piper[/name] - ditto, but I don’t like it.
[name]Tabitha[/name] - means “gazelle”
[name]Darby[/name] - means “from the deer estate”
Sleepy Names (do not use):
[name]Serena[/name], [name]Luna[/name], [name]Willow[/name], [name]Delores[/name]
[name]Linus[/name] (always carries a blanket), [name]Rip[/name] as in [name]Rip[/name] [name]Van[/name] Winkle, what else?
I’m “quoting” [name]Susan[/name] because her ideas rock and I don’t want to repeat and take the glory away from her LOL
Boys:
[name]Alexander[/name]/[name]Zander[/name]/[name]Xander[/name] - Meaning: “defending warrior” (a warrior is pretty fiesty, right?)
[name]Malin[/name] (actually for girls or boys ie - Actress [name]Malin[/name] Ackerman) Meaning: “strong, little warrior”
[name]Alan[/name] - Meaning: “handsome, cheerful”
[name]Ilario/name - Meaning: “cheerful, happy”
[name]Asher[/name] - Meaning: “fortunate, blessed, happy one”
[name]Felix[/name] - Meaning: “happy, fortunate”
[name]Rhys[/name] - Meaning: “fiery, zealous”
[name]Rory[/name] (also used for boys and girls) - Meaning: “red king” (It just feels spunky to me)
Girls:
[name]Marcheline[/name] - Meaning: “warrior”
[name]Viveca[/name] - Meaning: “alive, life”
[name]Claire[/name] - Meaning: “bright”
[name]Eileen[/name] - Meaning: “bright, shining one” (plus I think of the song Come On [name]Eileen[/name] and I can’t help but dance…you can also use any of its variations…including [name]Laney[/name])
[name]Amelia[/name]/ [name]Amelie[/name] - Meaning: “energetic”
[name]Felicity[/name] - Meaning: “happy”
[name]Keiko[/name] - Meaning: “happy child” (plus it sorta sounds like “kick”…I really like this one!)
[name]Reese[/name] - Meaning: “fiery, zealous”
[name]Zelina[/name] - Meaning: “zealous”
[name]Scarlett[/name] - Meaning is obvious, but it just seems fiery and spunky to me!
Oh, lots of good suggestions thus far! Particularly [name]Arthur[/name], [name]Dashiell[/name], [name]Samson[/name] ([name]LOVE[/name]), [name]Allegra[/name], [name]Piper[/name], [name]Marcheline[/name] (too cool!) and [name]Amelia[/name].
A few more:
[name]Eugenie[/name] or [name]Eugenia[/name]”these just feel springy and energetic to me
[name]Tillie[/name] (as nn for [name]Matilda[/name])”means “battle mighty”
[name]Seraphina[/name]”means “fiery ones” or “ardent”; feels very passionate to me
[name]Archer[/name]”feels powerful for obvious reasons
[name]Berk[/name]”actually means “strong” (such a manly name)
[name]Frederick[/name]”OK, not obviously a strong-man name, but it rhymes with kick
LOL