Smoldering Velvet Jewel-tone names?

What is your interpretation of “deep, rich, dark, smoldering, velvety, jewel-tone names?”

Any short ones? Are any very common and easily recognizable?

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[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Sarai[/name_f]
[name_f]Dalis[/name_f]
Delwyth
[name_f]Corinne[/name_f]
[name_f]Gaia[/name_f]
[name_f]Oriana[/name_f]
[name_f]Arianell[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f]

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[name_f]Abra[/name_f]
[name_f]Amabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Amber[/name_f]
[name_f]Belinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Bronwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Cambria[/name_f]
[name_f]Elba[/name_f]
[name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]
[name_u]Ember[/name_u]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Jade[/name_f]
Oriona
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f]
[name_f]Terra[/name_f]

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[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Bryony[/name_f]
[name_f]Autumn[/name_f]
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u]
[name_f]Giselle[/name_f]
[name_u]London[/name_u]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
[name_f]Brynn[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Adriana[/name_f]
[name_f]Raquel[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f]
[name_u]Bellamy[/name_u]
[name_f]Tatiana[/name_f]
[name_u]Ember[/name_u]
[name_f]Farrah[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]

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I love names like that!! I have many that are extremely usable, I actually know a little [name_u]Bellamy[/name_u]. I’ll put an asterisk next to the most well-known/usable and short ones and put my favorites in bold. I think the b, v, r, and l sounds must sound like that to me, since almost every name has two of them! :smile:

[name_u]Bellamy[/name_u] *
[name_f]Viola[/name_f] *
[name_u]Rhian[/name_u] / [name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]
[name_f]Adriana[/name_f]
[name_f]Alondra[/name_f] *
[name_f]Andrina[/name_f]
[name_u]Ember[/name_u] *
[name_f]Embla[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]
[name_u]Phoenix[/name_u]
Sylvestra
[name_f]Morgana[/name_f] *
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] *
[name_f]Ebony[/name_f]
[name_f]Bella[/name_f] *
[name_f]Orabelle[/name_f] / [name_f]Orabella[/name_f] *
[name_f]Viviana[/name_f] *
[name_f]Lysandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Kerensa[/name_f]
[name_f]Janelle[/name_f] / [name_f]Janella[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessamy[/name_f] *
[name_f]Marcella[/name_f]

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[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_f]Orla[/name_f]
[name_f]Celene[/name_f]
[name_f]Raphaela[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]
[name_f]Junia[/name_f]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_u]Simone[/name_u]

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[name_u]Maria[/name_u]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonie[/name_f]
[name_f]Aria[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]

[name_f]Corisande[/name_f]
[name_f]Leocadia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]
[name_f]Annamaria[/name_f]
[name_f]Amarantha[/name_f]
[name_f]Arianwen[/name_f]
[name_u]Damaris[/name_u]

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[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Saphira[/name_f]
[name_u]Aubrey[/name_u]
[name_f]Yvette[/name_f]
[name_f]Yvonne[/name_f]
[name_u]Joyce[/name_u]
[name_f]Layla[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Jezebel[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]

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[name_f]Emerald[/name_f] and related names [name_f]Esme[/name_f] and [name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f] come to mind, [name_f]Deirdre[/name_f], [name_u]Phaedra[/name_u] and [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]/[name_f]Rosemond[/name_f] while not having a meaning related to any of the above, just has that feeling.

Others- some quite literally with color or gem meanings, others that just feel like they match the tone:
[name_f]Phyllida[/name_f]
[name_f]Beryl[/name_f]
[name_f]Viridiana[/name_f]/[name_f]Veridian[/name_f]
[name_f]Yolanda[/name_f]/[name_f]Yolande[/name_f]/[name_f]Yoland[/name_f]/[name_f]Jolanda[/name_f]/[name_f]Iolanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Ione[/name_f]
[name_f]Violaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Diamanta[/name_f]
[name_f]Sapphira[/name_f]
[name_f]Dolores[/name_f]
[name_f]Clothilde[/name_f]
[name_f]Hestia[/name_f]
[name_f]Theda[/name_f]
[name_f]Lourdes[/name_f]
[name_f]Ignacia[/name_f]
[name_f]Elspeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Laila[/name_f]
[name_f]Kerensa[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_u]Antonia[/name_u]
[name_f]Lamia[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudette[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]/[name_f]Artemisia[/name_f]
[name_f]Melantha[/name_f]
[name_f]Elfrida[/name_f]
[name_f]Domitille[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sigrun[/name_f]/Sigruna/[name_f]Runa[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_f]Eudora[/name_f]
[name_f]Odile[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Imelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Corisande[/name_f]
[name_u]Seren[/name_u]
[name_f]Yvaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Eluned[/name_f]
[name_f]Cerys[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Lysandra[/name_f]

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[name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f], [name_f]Zara[/name_f]

[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Amadea[/name_f]
[name_f]Marcella[/name_f]
[name_f]Amaranth[/name_f]
[name_f]Amandine[/name_f]
[name_f]Leila[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Evanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Calanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Emeraude[/name_f]
[name_f]Jocasta[/name_f]
[name_f]Cantrelle[/name_f]

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[name_f]Vada[/name_f]
[name_f]Ziva[/name_f]
[name_f]Yvaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Velvet[/name_f] (!)
[name_f]Gala[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Uma[/name_f]
[name_u]Lior[/name_u]
[name_u]Rumi[/name_u]
Anaïs
[name_u]Vesper[/name_u]
[name_u]Lazuli[/name_u]
[name_f]Agate[/name_f]
[name_f]Nyx[/name_f]/Nox
[name_f]Hecate[/name_f]
[name_f]Vashti[/name_f]
[name_f]Suvi[/name_f]
[name_f]Myra[/name_f]
[name_f]Zosia[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Elvire[/name_f]
[name_f]Isis[/name_f]
[name_f]Alma[/name_f]
[name_f]Vita[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f]
[name_f]Hesper[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Gaia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Pallas[/name_f]
[name_f]Yara[/name_f]
[name_f]Rumer[/name_f]
[name_f]Lupe[/name_f]
[name_u]Garnet[/name_u]
[name_u]Rosario[/name_u]
[name_f]Maren[/name_f]
[name_f]Ishtar[/name_f]
[name_f]Onora[/name_f]
[name_u]Zennor[/name_u]
[name_f]Sable[/name_f]
[name_u]Roux[/name_u]
[name_f]Inga[/name_f]/[name_f]Inger[/name_f]
Vox

I think the V, Z, Y, X, M and R sounds give me this vibe especially.

Totally agree that those are velvety sounds!

:grin: :dog: Stellaluna is my dog’s name so I totally agree it belonged on my list. Lol.

This post yielded such a gorgeous collection of beautiful gems. Thank you so much, everyone!

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