I love the name [name]Luna[/name] and [name]Ezra[/name]. My fiance’ isn’t “in love” with either, but he is okay with the names. He likes the boy’s name “[name]Bryce[/name]” and I do too, but his name is [name]Brendan[/name] and I wanted to avoid repeating first letters, so no B or D names. We also like [name]Everett[/name].
Other favorites:
[name]Euphemia[/name] ([name]Euphie[/name]) - Fiance’ doesn’t like
[name]Flora[/name] - Can’t use (he has a niece named [name]Nora[/name], so we don’t want to seem rhymey)
[name]Michelle[/name] - Can’t use (a close friend of mine’s name)
[name]Alice[/name] - Can’t use (his sister’s name is [name]Allison[/name], too closely related)
[name]Emmett[/name] - Twilight reference deemed it unusable
[name]Severus[/name] - [name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name] reference, so fiance’ hates it
[name]Brielle[/name] ([name]Brie[/name]) - Can’t use (starts with B)
[name]Nathaniel[/name] - Can’t use (hate the nicknames nate/nathan)
[name]Ezra[/name] is great, and I love [name]Everett[/name]. Agree a million percent with your fiance on [name]Euphemia[/name]. Really, it’s pretty bad. What about [name]Eugenie[/name] or [name]Eugenia[/name]? [name]Both[/name] more mainstream, but certainly not common.
I don’t like [name]Eugenie[/name] or [name]Eugenia[/name], both sound like the name for a [name]Genie[/name]. I also think [name]Eugene[/name] is a better boys name.
Of your list I like:
[name]Noelle[/name] and [name]Ian[/name] (I can’t use [name]Ian[/name] though since I know someone name [name]Ian[/name])
But I don’t love either one really. I think your style is a lot different than mine…
[name]Euphemia[/name] - I actually love this. I have a soft spot for the “eu” names, they’re all so vintage and charming. [name]Eudora[/name] (rhymes with [name]Nora[/name], but the extra syllable might help a little); [name]Eulalia[/name]; [name]Euna[/name]; [name]Eurydice[/name]?
[name]Flora[/name] - I think it’s really cute. [name]Fleur[/name] (the French version); [name]Flor[/name] (the Spanish one)? Or other flowers like [name]Jasmine[/name]; [name]Violet[/name]?
[name]Michelle[/name] / [name]Brielle[/name] - Other “elle” endings like [name]Claudelle[/name]; [name]Estelle[/name]; [name]Gabrielle[/name]; [name]Giselle[/name]; [name]Mirabelle[/name]; [name]Zoelle[/name]?
[name]Alice[/name] - I adore this! It’s on my own list. Similar classics like [name]Clara[/name]; [name]Eve[/name]; [name]Iris[/name]; [name]Jane[/name]?
[name]Emmett[/name] - Maybe [name]Corbett[/name]?
[name]Severus[/name] - A little much for me with the HP reference too, to be honest. HP has some great names, this isn’t one. Similar ones might be [name]Severin[/name]; [name]Silas[/name]; [name]Silvanus[/name]?
[name]Nathaniel[/name] - Very classic yet interesting. Others like [name]Lucas[/name]; [name]Matthias[/name]; [name]Nicholas[/name]; [name]Raphael[/name]; [name]Timothy[/name]?
[name]Euphemia[/name] - I love it, shortened to [name]Effie[/name] (Scottish feel, if that helps)
[name]Flora[/name] - [name]Fleur[/name] (French) or [name]Fflur[/name] (Welsh) instead. Or [name]Florence[/name]? All lovely.
[name]Michelle[/name] - It depends why you like it (sorry, it’s one of my least faves!) You could go down the French line, or look for ‘el’ sound at the beginning, middle or end of a name. Too many to list!
[name]Alice[/name] - This is sweet and simple. [name]Eliza[/name]?
[name]Emmett[/name] - [name]Edmund[/name]
[name]Severus[/name] - Ummmm. [name]Sirius[/name]?
[name]Brielle[/name] ([name]Brie[/name]) - See the [name]Michelle[/name] above
[name]Nathaniel[/name] - reminds me of traditional boys names from my yoof - [name]Christopher[/name]? [name]William[/name]? [name]Daniel[/name]?
I like [name]Effie[/name], but it’s my aunt’s English name, deeming it unusable unfortunately. I’m not close to my aunt, but she and my mom don’t get along at all and I don’t want her to think I took the name from her…
[name]Fleur[/name] is also an HP reference so I don’t think my fiance’ will like it… he’s not a fan of famous book character names, so [name]Sirius[/name] is out as well
I have a friend named [name]Elizabeth[/name] so [name]Eliza[/name] might be too close to that…
I like [name]Michelle[/name] just because of the sound really, as much as I like [name]Michelle[/name] and [name]Brielle[/name], there aren’t very many -elle endings that I like. I don’t like [name]Isabelle[/name], Clarabell, [name]Annabel[/name], [name]Arabelle[/name], etc… They just don’t sound pretty… in my opinion that is
