— take a walk through readingreverie's river-bend 🌿

readingreverie · January 27, 2026, 7:27pm

hi, friends!

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i’ve been really struggling to straighten out my lists lately, so i apologize for the sheer amount of posts! i’m trying to get back on track with my names, and it has proven to be difficult, haha. i feel like i lost the plot with my darned boy names!

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i feel like it’s been a while since i made one of these posts, and thought it’d be fun to do a little refresh on my lists this way.

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i’ll leave my long lists below, and i’d love it if you all could give me a bit of inspiration to rejuvenate them! in the form of new suggestions, sibsets, combinations, names you were surprised to not see, or whatever else…it’s up to you! let’s have a good old name chat.

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[name_f][/name_f]sweet girls 🕊️

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a is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] agatha, agnes, alcott, althea, atticus
b is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] beatrix, bedelia, beloved, benedicte, beulah, beverly, birdie, birdsong, blythe, bonny
c is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] cavatica, chrysanthemum, clare, clementine, concord, concordia, cordelia
e is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] edelweiss, eloise, elowyn, enola, ewella
f is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] faye, fern, flannery, flora, florence, frances
g is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] garland, greta, gwyneth
h is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] harriet, hazel, helena, hero, hildegard, holiday, hopestill
i is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] idella, imogen, indigo
j is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] june, junie, juniper
k is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] kindred
l is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] louella, louisa, louise, luella, luthien, lydia
m is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] marilla, maeblythe, margery, marigold, martha, marvel, matilda, may, may-louisa, mayella, merit
n is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] nell
o is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] odelia, olive, olsen, oona
p is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] persephone, philomena, pleasance, prudence
q is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] quimby
r is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] ramona, rosalie, royce, rue, ruthie
s is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] sarah, solstice, sorsha, sybil, sylvie
t is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] tabitha, thomasin
v is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] viola, violet, vision
w is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] waverly, wildflower, willa, windsong, winifred, winsome, worthy
z is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] zelda, zinnia, zipporah

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[name_f][/name_f]spirited boys 🧺

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a is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] abbott, abner, alcott, alistair, arthur, august, augustine
b is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] barnaby, basil, bear, benedict, bernard, bird, bliss, bodhi, boone, brave, bravery
c is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] callahan, cardinal, casper, cassian, clay, cosmo
d is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] darwin
e is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] earl, earnest, edward, elio, ellis, elm, evergreen, ezra
f is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] fate, fifer, finnegan, finnick, fletcher, forest, francis, franklin
g is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] gardener, gentleheart, george, gideon, grove
h is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] hawthorne, hazel, heath, henry, herschel, huckleberry, hugh, hummingbird
i is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] ilya
j is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] john, jonas, judah, jude
l is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] lemmin, lemmy, lemuel, lenny, linus, lovett, lowell, luca
m is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] march, merit, merrick, montgomery, monty, moss, murphy
n is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] neville, newt, nightingale, noble
o is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] oak, october, otis, otto
p is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] pax, perrin, peter, phineas
r is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] rafferty, ralphie, ridge, robin, rue, rufus, rupert
s is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] sequoia, shepherd, shiloh, sidney, silas, solstice, sorrel, summit, sycamore
t is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] theodore
v is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] valley, vernal, verne, vince
w is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] walter, waverly, wells, wilbur, wilder, wildsprout, wiley, willow, worthy, wren, wyeth
z is for [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f].[name_f][/name_f] zeka

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thank you all in advance!

persephonescrown · January 27, 2026, 9:24pm

[name_f]So[/name_f] many gems on this list! I will have a go at some combos and sets ~

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[name_f][/name_f]girls combos

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[name_f]Agatha[/name_f] [name_f]Rue[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Agnes[/name_f] [name_f]Beverly[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Atticus[/name_m] [name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Birdie[/name_f] [name_m]Alcott[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Clementine[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] [name_m]Hopestill[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Flora[/name_f] Windsong
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Frances[/name_f] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_f]Maeblythe[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Hazel[/name_f] [name_f]Thomasin[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Imogen[/name_f] [name_m]Alcott[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Wildflower[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Marilla[/name_f] [name_f]June[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Martha[/name_f] [name_f]Birdsong[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Merit[/name_f] [name_f]Luthien[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Oona[/name_f] [name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ruthie[/name_f] [name_f]Marvel[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sybil[/name_f] [name_m]Garland[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] [name_f]Kindred[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] [name_f]Hero[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Viola[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Winifred[/name_f] [name_f]Solstice[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Zelda[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f]

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[name_f][/name_f]boys combos

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[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] [name_f]Nightingale[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]August[/name_m] [name_m]Lovett[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Barnaby[/name_m] [name_m]Cosmo[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Benedict[/name_m] [name_m]Wren[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Casper[/name_m] [name_m]Jude[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Edward[/name_m] [name_m]Oak[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Finnegan[/name_m] [name_f]Rue[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]George[/name_m] [name_m]Forest[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Alcott[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Linus[/name_m] [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Merit[/name_f] [name_f]Evergreen[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Montgomery[/name_m] ‘Monty’ [name_m]Pax[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Perrin[/name_m] [name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ralphie[/name_m] [name_m]Wells[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Robin[/name_m] [name_f]Solstice[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Rufus[/name_m] [name_f]Willow[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Sidney[/name_m] [name_f]October[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Silas[/name_m] [name_f]Bravery[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Sorrel[/name_m] Gentleheart
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Wilbur[/name_m] [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Wilder[/name_m] [name_m]Hummingbird[/name_m]

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[name_f][/name_f]sibsets

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[name_f]Agatha[/name_f] [name_f]Rue[/name_f] + [name_f]Winifred[/name_f] [name_f]Solstice[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] [name_f]Kindred[/name_f] + [name_m]Silas[/name_m] [name_f]Bravery[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Barnaby[/name_m] [name_m]Cosmo[/name_m] + [name_f]Zelda[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f] + [name_f]Viola[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Atticus[/name_m] [name_f]Nell[/name_f] + [name_m]Perrin[/name_m] [name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] [name_f]Hero[/name_f] + [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] [name_m]Hopestill[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Agnes[/name_f] [name_f]Beverly[/name_f] + [name_f]Hazel[/name_f] [name_f]Thomasin[/name_f] + [name_m]George[/name_m] [name_m]Forest[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Flora[/name_f] Windsong + [name_m]Wilbur[/name_m] [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m] + [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Wildflower[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Robin[/name_m] [name_f]Solstice[/name_f] + [name_f]Ruthie[/name_f] [name_f]Marvel[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Oona[/name_f] [name_f]Persephone[/name_f] + [name_m]Wilder[/name_m] [name_m]Hummingbird[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Merit[/name_f] [name_f]Luthien[/name_f] + [name_m]Finnegan[/name_m] [name_f]Rue[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Benedict[/name_m] [name_m]Wren[/name_m] + [name_f]Frances[/name_f] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_f]Maeblythe[/name_f] + [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] [name_f]Nightingale[/name_f] + [name_m]Sidney[/name_m] [name_f]October[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Birdie[/name_f] [name_m]Alcott[/name_m] + [name_m]Rufus[/name_m] [name_f]Willow[/name_f]

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hope that helps!

silver.magnolia · January 27, 2026, 9:53pm

Ngl, I’m not good at suggesting names at all and usually avoid it, I don’t know why, so I’m just going to spam a lot of sibsets and combos, hope you like it!

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combos:
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Holiday[/name_f] [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Concordia[/name_f] [name_f]Rue[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Althea[/name_f] [name_f]Bonny[/name_f] [name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Juniper[/name_f] [name_f]Ruthie[/name_f] [name_m]Garland[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Louella[/name_f] [name_f]Maeblythe[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Beverly[/name_f] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Idella[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Indigo[/name_f] [name_f]Persephone[/name_f] [name_f]Solstice[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Wildflower[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Odelia[/name_f] [name_f]Solstice[/name_f]

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[name_m]Ilya[/name_m] [name_m]Sycamore[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Phineas[/name_m] [name_f]October[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Callahan[/name_m] [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Linus[/name_m] Gentleheart [name_m]Grove[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Rupert[/name_m] [name_m]March[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Willow[/name_f] [name_m]Jude[/name_m] [name_m]Montgomery[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_f]Nightingale[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Judah[/name_m] [name_m]Fletcher[/name_m] [name_m]Oak[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Elio[/name_m] [name_m]Brave[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Cassian[/name_m] [name_m]Alcott[/name_m] [name_m]Wells[/name_m]

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some sibling sets:
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f], [name_f]Hazel[/name_f], and [name_f]Juniper[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Kindred[/name_f], [name_f]Merit[/name_f], [name_f]Winsome[/name_f]. and [name_m]Brave[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Lovett[/name_m], [name_f]October[/name_f], [name_f]Waverly[/name_f], and [name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Matilda[/name_f], [name_m]Benedict[/name_m], and [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Valley[/name_f], [name_m]Summit[/name_m], and [name_m]Wells[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Shepherd[/name_m], [name_f]Shiloh[/name_f], and [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Gideon[/name_m] and [name_m]Francis[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Eloise[/name_f] and [name_f]Imogen[/name_f]

readingreverie · January 27, 2026, 10:59pm

thank you so much, persephone! these are gorgeous, but that’s to be expected. you always post some of my favorite combos! i’m especially enamored with the idea of a little cordelia hopestill! she’d be so sweet as a sister to sorrel gentleheart, too. love, love, love the idea of barnaby cosmo, zelda marigold, and viola beatrix and agnes beverly, hazel thomasin, and george forest for siblings. i’m definitely going to be adding lots of these to my list!

readingreverie · January 27, 2026, 11:00pm

these are all so sweet! i love[name_f][/name_f] beverly blythe and odelia solstice [name_f][/name_f]— both of them are so cozy and peaceful but also magical and cool! linus gentleheart grove and rupert march are just beautiful. sarah may is the cutest double barrel! thank you so much

zoedandelion · January 28, 2026, 12:46am

what lovely lists! i tried to made combos for names that i haven’t seen you post about a lot (i love violet, kindred, odelia, may, etc but i would guess you don’t need much more inspo for those!)

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[name_f][/name_f]combos...

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sorsha louise
[name_f][/name_f]beverly clare ‘evvy’
[name_f][/name_f]bonny cavatica
[name_f][/name_f]idella solstice
[name_f][/name_f]sybil windsong ‘billie’
[name_f][/name_f]helena merit (do you pronounce it helen-uh or he-layn-uh?)
[name_f][/name_f]persephone royce
[name_f][/name_f]winsome odelia
[name_f][/name_f]rosalie marvel
[name_f][/name_f]flannery hazel

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fifer lowell
[name_f][/name_f]monty gideon
[name_f][/name_f]newt hawthorne
[name_f][/name_f]merrick sorrel
[name_f][/name_f]cassian willow
[name_f][/name_f]zeka murphy
[name_f][/name_f]lemmy evergreen
[name_f][/name_f]barnaby jude
[name_f][/name_f]wyeth basil
[name_f][/name_f]ralphie gardener
[name_f][/name_f]october heath
[name_f][/name_f]rufus wilbur

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[name_f][/name_f]what i’d add…

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avonlea (u)
[name_f][/name_f]dorothea (g)
[name_f][/name_f]dove (u)
[name_f][/name_f]eloisa (g)
[name_f][/name_f]fable (u)
[name_f][/name_f]hyacinth (u)
[name_f][/name_f]idalou (g)
[name_f][/name_f]lenora / lenorah / leonora (g)
[name_f][/name_f]linnea (g)
[name_f][/name_f]merrily (u)
[name_f][/name_f]olivet (g)
[name_f][/name_f]lovella (g) [name_f][/name_f]- you might have had this on a list before?
[name_f][/name_f]paloma (g)
[name_f][/name_f]willadean (g)
[name_f][/name_f]willoughby (u)

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ambrose (b) … i remember your stunning[name_f][/name_f] john ambrose ‘jam’!
[name_f][/name_f]bertram (b)
[name_f][/name_f]chapel (u)
[name_f][/name_f]crescent (b)
[name_f][/name_f]florian (b)
[name_f][/name_f]gilbert (b)
[name_f][/name_f]grey (u)
[name_f][/name_f]lane (b)
[name_f][/name_f]lowry (b)
[name_f][/name_f]meriweather (b)
[name_f][/name_f]meredith (u)
[name_f][/name_f]sonnet (u)
[name_f][/name_f]talbot (b)
[name_f][/name_f]valentine (b)
[name_f][/name_f]walden (b)

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also… do you have a separate list for nicknames or do you just remember them? i always love your creative nicknames!!

readingreverie · January 28, 2026, 1:02am

thank you so much! these are all so lovely, zoe! beverly clare “evvy” (such a cute nickname ), helena merit (i say helen-uh!), flannery hazel (), newt hawthorne (sooo storybook!), lemmy evergreen, wyeth basil, and october heath are all really sticking out to me right now. i also love your suggestions of dove, hyacinth, idalou, lenora, merrily, olivet, lovella, ambrose, bertram, crescent, florian, lane, meriweather, sonnet, and valentine! i’ve been thinking a lot about idalou, lenora, merrily, and olivet lately, so it’s reassuring to hear that you think they’d fit in!

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and on the nickname note, i usually just remember them (which sometimes sabotages me, because i can be forgetful, haha)! i’ve tried keeping my favorite nicknames alongside my names, but i struggle with that, because i don’t like how it looks for my own organization. it makes my lists longer, which makes it harder to actually see what names are on there, and i tend to be a sufferer of “out of sight, out of mind” to the highest degree. [name_f][/name_f] i really should compile a big list of them, though! thank you again, friend