I thought I’d start a thread for those pretty combos/part-combos you have that you’ll never use, the combo you thought of for the name _____ that’s really gorgeous only ______ isn’t on your list, or the combo you were considering but decided to go for something else . . . you get the picture. Combos you wouldn’t mind other people ‘stealing’.
Some of my ‘spare’ combos:
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f] [name_f]Susannah[/name_f] [name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Clementina[/name_f] [name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Isobel[/name_f] [name_f]Mariana[/name_f]
[name_f]Artemisia[/name_f] [name_f]Fay[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f] [name_f]Venetia[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f] [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_f]Lark[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Araluen[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f] [name_f]Oriana[/name_f] [name_u]Sky[/name_u] or Esmée [name_f]Oriana[/name_f] [name_u]Sky[/name_u]
[name_f]Oriana[/name_f] [name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Celestine[/name_f] / [name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Starling[/name_f]
[name_f]Adele[/name_f] [name_f]Thomasina[/name_f] [name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Adele[/name_f] [name_f]Sofia[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f] / [name_f]Adele[/name_f] [name_f]Sofia[/name_f] [name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Melisande[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphine[/name_f] [name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f] [name_f]Orchid[/name_f]
[name_f]Morgana[/name_f] [name_f]Snow[/name_f] / [name_f]Morgana[/name_f] [name_f]Eve[/name_f] / [name_f]Morgana[/name_f] [name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u] [name_f]Tulip[/name_f]
[name_f]Serafina[/name_f] Esmée [name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] [name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Eilidh[/name_f] [name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_m]Atlas[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m] [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m]
[name_m]Aurelian[/name_m] [name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f] [name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_u]Cedar[/name_u]
[name_f]Elora[/name_f] [name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_u]Shiloh[/name_u] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_u]Hollis[/name_u] [name_u]Finley[/name_u]
[name_f]Emmanuelle[/name_f] [name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Della[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u] [name_f]Carolina[/name_f]
[name_f]Loretta[/name_f] [name_u]Lane[/name_u]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
@gildedfairyx - I like your [name_f]Thalia[/name_f] [name_f]Orchid[/name_f], [name_u]Eloise[/name_u] [name_f]Tulip[/name_f], and [name_f]Morgana[/name_f] [name_u]Winter[/name_u]! [name_f]Morgana[/name_f]'s such a lovely name that is sadly underused. It’s also pretty exciting to see [name_f]Thomasina[/name_f] in someone else’s combos.
@oliviasarah - [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] is one of the (pitifully few) combos with [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] in that I think actually work. I find [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] very hard to pair up, somehow - she’s got a very distinctive and not vey forgiving pinky-red aura, and just seems to be a bit of a square peg in a round hole in general. But [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] really comes off.
@truenature - I love [name_m]Otis[/name_m] [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m]! I haven’t really got into nature names for boys, but I do like [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m], perhaps thanks to the writer [name_m]Nathanael[/name_m] [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m]. Interesting to see [name_u]Cedar[/name_u] and [name_f]Jade[/name_f] in you signature on the boys’ side - [name_f]Jade[/name_f] in particular as a boys’ name has never crossed my mind.
@justlikeflorida - There’s something about the simplicity of [name_f]Della[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u] that I really like. [name_f]Loretta[/name_f]'s pretty too!
I actually have a list on my phone, lol. Some of these are “stolen” from nameberry.
[name_m]Hamilton[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m]
[name_m]Milos[/name_m] Theodosius
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m] [name_m]Scott[/name_m]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Dulcea[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_f]Moon[/name_f]
[name_f]Emiliana[/name_f] [name_f]Ruelle[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f] [name_f]Leocadia[/name_f]
[name_f]Madelina[/name_f] [name_f]Hope[/name_f]
[name_f]Margolette[/name_f] [name_f]Hestia[/name_f]
[name_u]Emery[/name_u] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] [name_f]Merrigan[/name_f]
[name_m]Winston[/name_m] [name_f]Marissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Lola[/name_f] [name_f]Moon[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] [name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Elisabetta[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Lola[/name_f] Ferlinda
[name_f]Carla[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]/[name_f]Carly[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]/[name_f]Carly[/name_f] [name_f]Nova[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f] [name_f]Anna[/name_f]/[name_f]Elodie[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_u]Allison[/name_u] [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_u]Lou[/name_u] [name_f]Natasha[/name_f]/[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Natasha[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosa[/name_f] [name_u]Dale[/name_u] / [name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_u]Bellamy[/name_u] [name_f]Alula[/name_f]/ [name_u]Bellamy[/name_u] [name_f]Alivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f] [name_f]Lynnette[/name_f] [name_f]Alula[/name_f] / [name_f]Grace[/name_f] [name_f]Lynnette[/name_f] [name_f]Alivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Alivia[/name_f] / [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Alula[/name_f] / [name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Alula[/name_f] / [name_f]Helena[/name_f] [name_f]Alivia[/name_f]
Anaxandra [name_u]Artemis[/name_u] [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f] / Anaxandra [name_f]Willow[/name_f]
[name_u]Ellington[/name_u] Runa [name_f]Violet[/name_f] / [name_u]Ellington[/name_u] [name_f]Miranda[/name_f] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f] / [name_f]Serafina[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] / [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Miranda[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f] / [name_f]Serafina[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f] Nighshade / [name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] Nightshade
Despina [name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Avalon[/name_f]
[name_f]Bronwyn[/name_f] [name_f]Madelief[/name_f]
[name_f]Adabella[/name_f] Serine
[name_f]Lucretia[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Abriana[/name_f] [name_f]Chloe[/name_f]
[name_f]Aeliana[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Ambrosia[/name_f] [name_m]Rune[/name_m]
[name_f]Annabeth[/name_f] [name_u]Reed[/name_u] / [name_f]Annabeth[/name_f] [name_u]Hunter[/name_u] / [name_f]Annabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Morgana[/name_f] / [name_f]Annabeth[/name_f] [name_u]Ryan[/name_u]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f] [name_u]Rain[/name_u] / [name_m]Austin[/name_m] [name_f]Loyce[/name_f] [name_u]Rain[/name_u]
[name_f]Bree[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] / [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Bree[/name_f] / [name_f]Brie[/name_f] [name_f]Jesslyn[/name_f] / [name_f]Brianna[/name_f] [name_f]Cae[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_m]Demetri[/name_m] Serabella / [name_f]Demi[/name_f] [name_f]Cassandra[/name_f] / Nightshade [name_f]Cassandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Fawn[/name_f] [name_f]Arabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Melina[/name_f] [name_f]Roe[/name_f]
[name_f]Milada[/name_f] [name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Morgana[/name_f] [name_f]Ashlyn[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] [name_f]Imogene[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f] [name_f]Alessa[/name_f] [name_u]Rae[/name_u] / [name_f]Nova[/name_f] [name_u]Rae[/name_u] / [name_f]Alyssa[/name_f] [name_u]Rae[/name_u]
And
[name_m]Alec[/name_m] [name_m]Foster[/name_m] [name_u]Blaize[/name_u] / [name_m]Alec[/name_m] [name_m]Prosper[/name_m]
[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m] [name_m]Demetri[/name_m] [name_f]Ciel[/name_f] / [name_m]Gilbert[/name_m] [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] / [name_m]Gilbert[/name_m] [name_m]Achilles[/name_m]