My boyfriend and I both like short, strong, spunky names. He prefers a more modern, youthful sound, and I like a slightly vintage, quirky feel. Can you suggest names that would strike a compromise?
His picks (which I’m okay with, but find a bit trendy/little-girl-ish)
My picks that have been vetoed, to give you an idea of my style:
[name]Lena[/name]
[name]Nora[/name]
[name]Gwen[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Rose[/name]
[name]Sylvie[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Adele[/name]
I like a lot of the names on both of your lists. My signature has several short and spunky names as well. You might also like:
[name]Ada[/name]
[name]Ida[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Mia[/name]
[name]Mila[/name]
[name]Etta[/name]
[name]Emma[/name]
[name]Ella[/name]
[name]Lily[/name]
[name]Anna[/name]
[name]Vera[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]
I covered a lot of ground, from [name]Jean[/name] to [name]Isis[/name] is quite a jump of normal/quirk and [name]Ella[/name] and [name]Rain[/name] are slightly trendy and [name]Vita[/name] and [name]Iola[/name] are antiquities. But they’re all short and interesting.
I agree with PP suggestion…[name]Stella[/name]. Based on your lists, [name]Stella[/name] really hits me as a great balance of classic vintage w/ young and spunky. [name]Do[/name] you guys like [name]Stella[/name]?
A lot of great suggestions on here! I second [name]Pheobe[/name], [name]Ella[/name]/[name]Etta[/name]/[name]Stella[/name], and [name]Wren[/name]. I know a girl name [name]Rudi[/name], and I’ve never seen [name]Rudy[/name] on a girl besides that, but it fits her well. I like [name]Rae[/name], but as a middle name. I liked [name]Ruby[/name], it doesn’t seem too little girlish for me. To the lists, might I add:
[name]Elle[/name]
[name]Eva[/name]
[name]Kylie[/name] or [name]Riley[/name]. [name]Kylie[/name] means boomerang - sounds pretty spunky to me! And [name]Riley[/name] means courageous!
[name]Romina[/name] is long but I love the nn [name]Romey[/name] because of two of the spunkiest girls that I know!
Best of luck!
My first thought was [name]Jade[/name].
I mean, he likes [name]Ruby[/name], so I suggest another jewel name. and you like [name]Jane[/name], [name]Jade[/name] is close to [name]Jane[/name]. haha…
My personal favourites are [name]Ania[/name], [name]Clio[/name], [name]Avril[/name], [name]Eden[/name], [name]Fern[/name], [name]Giada[/name], [name]Freya[/name], [name]Elka[/name], [name]Isis[/name], [name]Carys[/name], [name]Eva[/name], Runa, [name]Ziva[/name], [name]Blithe[/name], [name]Noa[/name], [name]Asha[/name], Eirys … A little quirkier than the names you originally listed, but something might inspire you.
Wow, wonderful suggestions! I love so many of them. I’ll run them by my other half and see how it goes. Any additional ideas, thoughts, etc are welcome!
[name]Eve[/name]/[name]Evie[/name], [name]Jada[/name]/[name]Jade[/name], [name]Mila[/name], [name]Mira[/name], [name]Ava[/name], [name]Lila[/name], [name]Macy[/name], [name]Taya[/name]
from your lists I like [name]Maya[/name] & [name]Rose[/name]
I love so many of the names suggested! He liked [name]Tess[/name] and [name]Lucy[/name]. He still loves [name]Ruby[/name], and it’s growing on me. What do you guys think of a (future) sibset of [name]Ruby[/name] and [name]Tess[/name]? Any more short names you love?
I like a lot of the names on your list. The only one I like from you bf’s is [name]Ruby[/name].
Here are some you both might like:
[name]Rue[/name]
[name]Mae[/name]
[name]Ashby[/name]
[name]Lana[/name]
[name]Cora[/name]
[name]Quinn[/name]
[name]Brynn[/name]
[name]Lila[/name]
[name]Lily[/name]
[name]Cybele[/name]
[name]Eve[/name]
[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Ada[/name]
[name]Della[/name]
[name]Vera[/name]
