Spunky, adventurous, intelligent, etc....?

[name]Hi[/name] Berries! :slight_smile:

To you, what names evoke the image of a person who is

spunky
adventurous
intelligent
cultured
independent
strong-willed

and similar traits?

I’m curious to hear your responses! :smiley:

  • [name]Nicole[/name]

I think of two colleagues of mine who were agents in Europe – [name]Raquel[/name] (from Madrid) and [name]Eliane[/name] (from [name]Paris[/name]). For a guy, I think of an American friend, whose family was Greek: Athos.

[name]Claire[/name] and [name]Amelie[/name] popped into my head immediatly

then…

[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Serena[/name]
[name]Nina[/name]

The following names popped into my head:
[name]Story[/name]
[name]Noelle[/name]
[name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Emily[/name]

I like all those adjectives. Tough to pick a name that conjures up all of them.
Maybe:
[name]Vienna[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Piper[/name]
[name]Aisha[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Francesca[/name]
[name]Noelle[/name]
[name]Althea[/name]
[name]Athena[/name]
[name]Ariadne[/name]
[name]Reese[/name]/[name]Rhys[/name]
[name]Tamsin[/name]
[name]Bella[/name]/[name]Belle[/name]
[name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Liezl[/name] ?
[name]Bree[/name]/[name]Bri[/name]/[name]Brie[/name]
[name]Greer[/name] ?
[name]Gloria[/name]
[name]Gwyneth[/name]?
[name]Aurora[/name]/[name]Aurore[/name]
[name]Marisol[/name]
[name]Thea[/name]
[name]June[/name]
[name]Jean[/name]
[name]Jade[/name]
[name]Yvaine[/name]
[name]Simone[/name]
[name]Soleil[/name]
[name]Liv[/name]
[name]Lark[/name]?
[name]Alma[/name]
Almas
[name]Isabel[/name] ([name]Isa[/name]?)
[name]Noora[/name]
[name]Sabine[/name]
[name]Philippa[/name]
[name]Pippa[/name]
[name]Aidan[/name]
[name]Signe[/name]
[name]Wendy[/name]
[name]Anouk[/name]
[name]Cleo[/name]
[name]Rosemarie[/name] (it’s often thought of as an “old lady” name but I think it’s upbeat!)
[name]Xena[/name]
[name]Zara[/name]
[name]Tatum[/name]

spunky-[name]Lula[/name]/[name]Xanthe[/name]
adventurous- [name]Hazel[/name]/[name]Nina[/name]
intelligent- [name]Genevieve[/name]/[name]Hermione[/name]
cultured- [name]Saskia[/name]
independent- [name]Frances[/name]/ [name]Virginia[/name]
strong-willed- [name]Ramona[/name]

I tried to name my kids with these things in mind. I’d define them in your words like this:
[name]Harriet[/name]-adventurous
[name]Beatrix[/name]- spunky/independent
[name]Cordelia[/name]- intelligent/strong-willed

As its turned out, [name]Beatrix[/name] has been the clingiest of the whole lot!

harrietsmummy

[name]Juliet[/name] came to mind for some reason :stuck_out_tongue:

individually:

spunky - [name]Daisy[/name]
adventurous - [name]Jemima[/name] “[name]Jem[/name]”
intelligent - [name]Clara[/name]
cultured - [name]Dahlia[/name]
independent - [name]May[/name]
strong-willed - [name]Eleanor[/name]

Second [name]Juliet[/name].

spunky-[name]Kelli[/name], [name]Troy[/name] (My friend goes by her middle name. Her first name is Sumaya) [name]Sharon[/name] “[name]Shari[/name]”, [name]Beatrice[/name]
adventurous- [name]Indiana[/name], [name]Katya[/name], [name]Scout[/name], [name]Sawyer[/name]
intelligent- [name]Constance[/name], [name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name], [name]Nicolette[/name]
cultured- [name]Mary[/name], [name]Florence[/name], [name]Emily[/name], [name]Virginia[/name]
independent- [name]Amity[/name], [name]Ember[/name], [name]Yvonne[/name], [name]Lily[/name]
strong-willed- [name]Juliet[/name], [name]Victoria[/name], [name]Lydia[/name], [name]Christine[/name]

Third [name]Juliet[/name], I’ve always imagine a [name]Juliet[/name] as a strong-willed girl who isn’t afraid to be different.