šŸŖ» The Name Thatā€¦

ā€¦ you could never grow tired of / still excites you
ā€¦ you loved first
ā€¦ youā€™ve just begun to love
ā€¦ you could never quite like
ā€¦ you cannot use because of a relative
ā€¦ that you canā€™t find a middle name forā€¦

donā€™t let the discussions get heated over the fourth one, please <3 we all have our own reasons, be it synesthesia, the sound, or simply just a personal reason (hello, [name_f]Estella[/name_f] :smiling_face_with_tear:)

you know the drill!! you can do girls and/or boys, or unisex! the more the merrier! iā€™m excited to read everyoneā€™s responses, and if anyone wants to help one another find a middle name for the last ones, go for it! :bouquet: itā€™s almost the new year, and maybe iā€™ll do one every year to see how our tastes have changed <3

xx georgie

ā†’ iā€™ll post mine below!

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Could never get tired of: [name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
I loved first: [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
Iā€™ve just begun to love: Breyer
I could never really like: [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] or [name_f]Luna[/name_f]
Canā€™t use due to a relative: [name_f]Malika[/name_f]
Cannot find a middle for: [name_u]Royce[/name_u]

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:bouquet: [name_u]Daniel[/name_u] / [name_m]Dan[/name_m] / [name_u]Danny[/name_u] and [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]

ā†’ I love their meaning both in general and to me, but the sound of all of them, especially [name_u]Danny[/name_u] and [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], just excites me so much itā€™s unreal! Danielā€™s also a sage green color to me, and itā€™s so relaxing to see, whereas [name_m]Dan[/name_m] and [name_u]Danny[/name_u] are burnt orange and brown, and feel so autumnal! Lucyā€™s my little light and such a flowery name it almost feels like the name of a plant!

:bouquet: [name_f]Emily[/name_f] / [name_f]Violet[/name_f] and [name_u]Jack[/name_u]

ā†’ Arguably, the first name I used (on a doll, of course) was [name_f]Rosie[/name_f]. But that was truly only because of Caillouā€™s sister. To me, little baby girls were named [name_f]Rosie[/name_f]. So while I count [name_f]Rosie[/name_f] as my first name, the first doll I named on my own, no strings/reasons attached, was [name_f]Emily[/name_f]. And after I had my whole collection of Barbies, my favorite dollā€™s name I changed to [name_f]Violet[/name_f]. I changed, in fact, nearly every toyā€™s name to [name_f]Violet[/name_f]. I never liked boys names, either, but [name_u]Jack[/name_u] is the first I remember liking. x

:bouquet: [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]

ā†’ sweet and strong [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f], Iā€™ve liked her very recently (maybe 4-5 days?!) but I know sheā€™s a keeper! I was bored and my brother had The Loud House on, and I began naming my own L clanā€¦ one of which was [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f], and I just instantly fell in love with it. Of course, Iā€™d heard it before, but something just clicked!

(if youā€™d asked me this a week ago, Iā€™d have said [name_f]Melina[/name_f] :white_heart:)

:bouquet: [name_m]Crispin[/name_m]

ā†’ I do not like ā€œCrā€ names. Iā€™ll just say it flat out. (hides behind blanket because I like [name_f]Christiana[/name_f]) But while I can tolerate the variants a la [name_f]Christine[/name_f], somethingā€™s just so off to me about [name_m]Crispin[/name_m]. Iā€™m not sure if itā€™s the ā€œcrispā€ sound, or hereditary, because my mom doesnā€™t like it either :sob:

:bouquet: [name_f]Celia[/name_f] and [name_m]Kevin[/name_m]

ā†’ Okay, so, arguably, I do like [name_m]Kevin[/name_m]. I know heā€™s not appealing to the vast majority, but I do like him. But I have an Uncle [name_m]Kevin[/name_m] who, while I do enjoy his company, is very old and has been around long enough for everyone to assume Iā€™d be honoring him, which I wouldnā€™t.
ā†’ Andā€¦ Iā€™m not even technically related to this [name_f]Celia[/name_f]. But my aunt is, and Miss [name_f]Celia[/name_f] is a very interesting person to say the least. We do like her loads, but sheā€™s more just [name_f]Celia[/name_f] and, like [name_m]Kevin[/name_m], not a person Iā€™m keen to honor.

:bouquet: the mighty miss [name_f]Melina[/name_f]

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[name_u]Royce[/name_u]

a few Iā€™ve had/liked for [name_u]Royce[/name_u] in the past if youā€™d like xx

[name_u]Royce[/name_u] [name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_u]Royce[/name_u] [name_u]Kelly[/name_u]
[name_u]Royce[/name_u] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_u]Royce[/name_u] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_u]Royce[/name_u] [name_u]Mackenzie[/name_u]
[name_u]Royce[/name_u] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_u]Royce[/name_u] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_u]Royce[/name_u] [name_u]Marin[/name_u] / [name_f]Maren[/name_f]
[name_u]Royce[/name_u] Eliza(beth)
[name_u]Royce[/name_u] [name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]

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you could never grow tired of / still excites you

[name_f]Isla[/name_f]! Sheā€™s not one of my top names, but I do love [name_f]Isla[/name_f] and even though I have known many people with this name, it always sounds fresh and tropical with holiday vibes!

ā€¦ you loved first

Marian/Marion in childhood (evolving in the last 10 years into Marianne)

ā€¦ youā€™ve just begun to love

[name_u]Bertie[/name_u]

ā€¦ you could never quite like

Never quite like more: [name_f]Willa[/name_f], [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]

ā€¦ you cannot use because of a relative

[name_f]Lyra[/name_f] because itā€™s already being used!

ā€¦ that you canā€™t find a middle name forā€¦

[name_f]Marianne[/name_f] - what two middles would she have had if Iā€™d had a daughter?!

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Could never grow tired of:
[name_f]Chava[/name_f] & Hayati

Loved first:
Yamuna

[name_m]Just[/name_m] begun to love:
Shiraz (Iā€™ve always liked this name but I truly fell in love with it a few days ago! Now I think itā€™s one of the most beautiful names Iā€™ve ever heard!)

Never could quite like:
[name_f]Julia[/name_f] (it does have a pretty sound but I have negative associations!)

Cannot use because of a relative:
none that I can think of!!

Canā€™t find a middle name for:
[name_f]Ayelet[/name_f]

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this is such a good idea!!

i could never get tired of finnegan and nolan, theyā€™re just so perfect!! i love softer names for boys, and these are great

the name i loved first was rhodes! i forgot how i discovered it, but it was actually the name that led me to nameberry! i was like researching it one day and found nameberry!

a name iā€™ve just begun to love is tarka, introduced to me by the lovely @daisymeadows !!

i could never quite like daniel :smiling_face_with_tear: itā€™s the name of someone who i really donā€™t like, and itā€™s sad bc i feel like if it werenā€™t for him i would love the name!

i canā€™t think of any names that i canā€™t use because of a relative rn! i donā€™t really like any of my relativesā€™ names :smiling_face_with_tear:

i canā€™t find a middle name for august (b) !! heā€™s not my absolute favorite name anymore, but especially when he was, there just werenā€™t any names that i liked with him :sob:

i just realized that i did all boy names :sweat_smile::sweat_smile:

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ā€¦ you could never grow tired of / still excites you

[name_u]Rafe[/name_u] on nameberry and [name_f]Ellie[/name_f], [name_m]Luke[/name_m] & [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] in real life!

ā€¦ you loved first

[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

ā€¦ youā€™ve just begun to love

[name_f]Greta[/name_f]

ā€¦ you could never quite like

[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]

ā€¦ you cannot use because of a relative

[name_u]William[/name_u]

ā€¦ that you canā€™t find a middle name forā€¦

[name_m]Jago[/name_m] doesnā€™t have a middle thatā€™s stuck around for a while on my list!

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fun!

ā€¦ you could never grow tired of / still excites you
ā†’ [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] is a name that iā€™ve always liked, and although iā€™d never use it (itā€™s just too popular!). i donā€™t think iā€™ll ever grow tired of seeing it

ā€¦ you loved first
ā†’ [name_f]Amadea[/name_f]! i have no idea where i first heard it, but i immediately loved it since it was italian and it has such a nice sound.

ā€¦ youā€™ve just begun to love
ā†’ [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]! itā€™s a name that i liked well enough for a long time, but recently iā€™ve been really loving it.

ā€¦ you could never quite like
ā†’ i totally agree with you on [name_m]Crispin[/name_m] :sweat_smile: the same goes for [name_f]Isla[/name_f]

ā€¦ that you canā€™t find a middle name for
ā†’ [name_f]Andromeda[/name_f]! i feel like itā€™s impossible to find a middle that pairs well and sounds good

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So cute, I love reading everyoneā€™s replies on these sorts of threads.

Mine:

ā†’ You could never grow tired ofā€¦

[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]! It still has the same spunky, feminine flare that it did almost ten years ago. If I ever decide I donā€™t like [name_f]Dahlia[/name_f], then Iā€™ve likely been replaced by a doppelgƤnger!

ā†’ You loved firstā€¦

[name_f]Leonie[/name_f]! When I was first getting into names as a hobby, I found [name_f]Leonie[/name_f] simply charming. Sheā€™s still in my top 5 for girls. Its one of those names I donā€™t talk about much. However, if I ever have children, it wouldnā€™t surprise me if [name_f]Leonie[/name_f] becomes a sudden contender for a girl!

ā†’ Youā€™ve just begun to loveā€¦

[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]! Iā€™ve always liked [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f], but recently itā€™s skyrocketed into my top 5. After a year away from Nameberry and names, it just suddenly seems so fresh and fun to me.

ā†’ You could never quite likeā€¦

[name_u]Sage[/name_u]! On paper, it ticks all the criteria for a name I should love: honours someone special to me (my goddaughterā€™s middle name is Sage), nature themed, easy to spell, cute meaning, and letters I like. I just have never quite come around to it!

ā†’ You cannot use because of a relativeā€¦

Does my partner count? Their name is [name_m]Tobias[/name_m], which has always been a name Iā€™ve adored. It was actually one of the reasons I was initially attracted to themā€¦ Oops.

ā†’ That you canā€™t find a middle name forā€¦

[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]! Itā€™s the only boy name that I really like at the moment - so finding a middle name is difficult!

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  1. [name_u]Leo[/name_u]
  2. [name_f]Lily[/name_f]
  3. [name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
  4. [name_m]Luke[/name_m] and [name_u]Phoenix[/name_u] - I should love them, but I knew people in high school that I really didnā€™t like with these names.
  5. [name_u]Milo[/name_u] and [name_u]Bennett[/name_u]
  6. [name_f]Estelle[/name_f], [name_f]Liliana[/name_f], [name_f]Oriana[/name_f], Elianaā€¦ there are so many :frowning:
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  • [name_f]Annie[/name_f] and [name_u]Henry[/name_u]
  • [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] and [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
  • [name_u]Dana[/name_u] and [name_u]Leander[/name_u]
  • [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] and [name_m]Silas[/name_m]
  • [name_f]Theresa[/name_f] and [name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
  • [name_f]Frances[/name_f] and [name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
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Could never get tired of: [name_f]Margot[/name_f] and [name_u]Julien[/name_u]

Name I loved first: [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] and [name_u]James[/name_u]

That I begun to love: [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] and [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]

I could never quite like: [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]

Cannot use bc relative: [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_f]Isabel[/name_f]

Canā€™t find a middle for: [name_f]Margot[/name_f]

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You could never grow tired of/ still excites you: [name_f]Luna[/name_f] & Luna-Rose

Names come and go from my favor, but [name_f]Luna[/name_f] & longer form Luna-Rose have what I believe is a permanent place. This is my top name for a girl and the name of my imaginary daughter.

You loved first: [name_f]Ebonique[/name_f]

I just found this one and it was love at first sight. It was like it was glowing amongst the other names it was near. Itā€™s almost too beautiful to belong in this world, which is why I wonā€™t use it for my daughter. It just doesnā€™t feel like a modern human name to me.

You've just begun to love: [name_f]Mercedes[/name_f]

At first, I looked at it and said ā€œnopeā€. Then, slowly, the realization came that my only reason for feeling that way was that itā€™s a car brand. But it was a name before that. And it could be again. Not a first name, I wouldnā€™t do that to my kid. But as a middle name. Specifically for Luna-Rose.

You could never quite like: [name_u]Luxury[/name_u] & [name_u]Messiah[/name_u]

I like the sound of both of these. However, I feel that [name_u]Luxury[/name_u] is a bit degrading, considering it is a word often used to describe possessions. And it just doesnā€™t seem right to me to name a child [name_u]Messiah[/name_u], for multiple reasons. Also, both of these seem like prime bullying opportunities.

You cannot use because of a relative: [name_f]Cheryl[/name_f], [name_u]David[/name_u], [name_u]Jesse[/name_u], [name_f]Debbie[/name_f], and [name_m]Kenneth[/name_m]

These are all people that I would honor over my dead body. I donā€™t even think of most of them as family anymore and my association with their names is so negative that no amount of things I like about the names themselves could make me use them for a child or even a pet.

That you can't find a middle name for: None in particular right now

[name_f]My[/name_f] own favorite Luna-Rose would have been here, had it not been for [name_f]Mercedes[/name_f] and [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f]. They created the combo of my dreams, Luna-Rose [name_f]Mercedes[/name_f] [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f].

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ā€¦ you could never grow tired of / still excites you
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] and [name_u]Zephyr[/name_u]

ā€¦ you loved first
[name_u]Aspen[/name_u] and [name_u]Cody[/name_u]

ā€¦ youā€™ve just begun to love
[name_f]Zosia[/name_f] / Zasha and [name_m]Aatos[/name_m]

ā€¦ you could never quite like
boy names with a history

ā€¦ you cannot use because of a relative
[name_f]Korra[/name_f] and [name_m]Finlo[/name_m]

ā€¦ that you canā€™t find a middle name forā€¦
Mosaic and [name_u]Oakley[/name_u]

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could never grow tired ofā€¦ imogen and lewis!
ā†’ theyā€™ve both been on my list forever and i love them just as much now as ever. imogen especially i feel i will never not like.

loved firstā€¦ mia and evan
ā†’ arguably i liked isabella first, but mia was the first name i really truly loved, sheā€™s so meaningful and for years i could not picture myself without a little mia. evan is strong, steady and dependable and i fell in love straightaway. both are still on my list, though evan is as a nickname for evander.

just begun to loveā€¦ aderyn and spencer
ā†’ iā€™ve been in a big name rut so ā€˜justā€™ is more like 5 months ago but i adore the sound of aderyn and the potential for addie as a nickname. iā€™ve been leaning into more modern, surname-names for boys and when going through lists spencer struck me as just my type!

could never quite likeā€¦ nora and lachlan
ā†’ i have quite a bad association with nora and iā€™ve never particularly liked the ā€˜oarā€™ sound in names. lachlan feels like the name of every other teenage guy i know, and i never really loved the sound before another bad association developed.

canā€™t use due to a relativeā€¦ matilda and robert
ā†’ i probably wouldnā€™t use matilda due to popularity anyway but my cousin tilly has made that certain. robert was my great-grandfatherā€™s name but i never knew him well enough to honour him, and using robert would seem like it was an honour.

canā€™t find a middle name forā€¦ evie and jasper
ā†’ this could easily have gone to imogen or mia again (or basically any name on my list) but iā€™m struggling with evie so much - nothing feels just right! i donā€™t think iā€™ve ever really had a jasper combo iā€™m completely happy with, and i feel as though i like lots of boys names but love very few, which is making it even more difficult than usual!

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The name that I could never grow tired of - [name_m]Theodore[/name_m].
The name that I loved first - [name_f]Adalynn[/name_f].
The name that Iā€™ve just begun to love - [name_m]Coriolanus[/name_m].
The name that I could never quite like - [name_u]Tristan[/name_u].
The name that I cannot use because of a relative - [name_m]Ambrose[/name_m].
The name that I cannot find a middle name for - [name_u]Arrow[/name_u].

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ā€¦ you could never grow tired of / still excites you

marnie :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: sheā€™s been a staple on my list for so long ! for me she ticks so many boxes: easy to pronounce, uncommon and a pleasant association !

ā€¦ you loved first

seraphina and sebastian for sure, i still love them too ! :relieved:

ā€¦ youā€™ve just begun to love

loel ! i think it has a unique sound and this studious, melancholy vibe that i find so intruiging, as well as nickname ā€˜louā€™ :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

ā€¦ you could never quite like

peregrine and margaret ā€¦:persevere: i canā€™t picture peregrine on a real person, and i associate the margaret name family with old ladies :sweat_smile:

ā€¦ you cannot use because of a relative

i canā€™t think of any, actually

ā€¦ that you canā€™t find a middle name forā€¦

eseld ! sheā€™s a new love of mine, but i canā€™t seem to pair her with anything that matches the right vibe :smiling_face_with_tear:

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[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] ā€¦ I could never grow tired of
[name_u]Sunny[/name_u] ā€¦ I loved first
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u] ā€¦ Iā€™ve just begun to love
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] ā€¦ I could never quite like
[name_u]Jack[/name_u] ā€¦ I cannot use because of a relative
[name_f]Beloved[/name_f] ā€¦ which I canā€™t find a middle name for (that is also an honor!!!)

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ā€¦ you could never grow tired of / still excites you
I think [name_f]Talvi[/name_f]. Itā€™s such a normal word here but feels magical as a name.

ā€¦ you loved first
[name_f]Elise[/name_f] is the one of the first ones I remember loving!

ā€¦ youā€™ve just begun to love
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]! I just love her so much and I donā€™t even know why. I do see some slight ā€problemsā€ with her but they somehow donā€™t make me love the name less.

ā€¦ you could never quite like
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]. It feels like a name I should like but I just donā€™t.

ā€¦ you cannot use because of a relative
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]. Donā€™t want to expose anyoneā€™s privacy so I wonā€™t elaborate :sweat_smile:

ā€¦ that you canā€™t find a middle name forā€¦
So many of my names fit thisšŸ˜­

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