[name_f]My[/name_f] husband and I have pretty unique taste in names which has been our first struggle. We like soft names for both genders with all kinds of origins, but all of them sort of have an underlying bohemian vibe.
Our biggest struggle though is that we have lost four pregnancies and given names to all four of those babies, so we’ve already used up the majority of our favourites. I’d like names to have some special meaning for our rainbow, but nothing super obvious for a rainbow baby like iris. [name_f]My[/name_f] husband isn’t religious so names with god in the meaning are OK but not perfect. I’d love for a name to have sun/sunshine in the meaning somewhere as an honorary name for my grandma, whose maiden name is beausoleil, but my main issue is that if we use Sola as a sibling most names meaning sunshine have “sol” somewhere in it and it becomes too matchy matchy. I would also love to use “[name_u]Bay[/name_u]” as a middle name at some point as an homage to my hometown.
The top five names I have that I would have trouble letting go of are [name_f]Odeya[/name_f], Sola, [name_u]August[/name_u], [name_u]Leighton[/name_u] and [name_f]Cleo[/name_f].
I do have a longer list of names I like for both genders, and some I would consider using but none that I have been super hung up on- if my husband were to push for one of these names I’d probably go for it. Some of my favourites amongst those are:
Girls: Milena, [name_f]Tala[/name_f], [name_f][name_f]Tahlia[/name_f], [name_f]Lena[/name_f], [name_f]Aureliana[/name_f], [name_f]Vela[/name_f], [name_f]Solena[/name_f], [name_f]Alba[/name_f] (this one would definitely be a top 5 but it’s already in the family)
Boys: Talo, [name_m]Clayton[/name_m], [name_u]Atlas[/name_u], [name_m]Shepard[/name_m], [name_u]Lane[/name_u], [name_u]Van[/name_u], Maleo, [name_u]Rome[/name_u], [name_u]Ari[/name_u], [name_u]Thames[/name_u], Oakah, [name_m]
Please help useful something unique but wearable that we love.
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] could work. Maybe as a middle? It means rainbow . Dawn could also work as it is connected with light! For boys Apollo or Blaze could work!
Aureliana, [name_u]Atlas[/name_u], [name_u]Rome[/name_u] and [name_m]Clayton[/name_m] are my favorites. Followed by [name_f]Milena[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Lena[/name_f]’. What about…
What about [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]? [name_u]Or[/name_u] [name_f]Apolline[/name_f] - féminisation of [name_m]Apollo[/name_m] with a Frenchness that also ties it to Beausoleil in terms of origin as well as meaning…
First of all, congratulations and your names are beautiful!
Some other sunshine related names and their meanings:
[name_m]Helios[/name_m]- god of the sun in Greek myth
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m] - sun
[name_f]Elidi[/name_f] - gift of the sun
[name_f]Helia[/name_f]- sun
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] - sun gift
[name_f]Eilidh[/name_f]- sun, radiant one
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f] - dawn/sunrise
Aelia - sun
Some other not sun related names I think you may like:
[name_f]Afra[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonie[/name_f]
[name_f]Enna[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
[name_u]Pasha[/name_u]
[name_f]Orla[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Vita[/name_f]
Of your favorites, I really love [name_f]Odeya[/name_f], Sola, [name_f]Cleo[/name_f], [name_f]Aureliana[/name_f], [name_f]Vela[/name_f], [name_f]Alba[/name_f], [name_u]Atlas[/name_u], [name_u]Ari[/name_u] & Oakah.
Here are some other options (I’m going to list the relevant meanings, but they may have more associated meanings with them):
GIRLS
[name_f]My[/name_f] favorite for you on my list is [name_u]Risa[/name_u]. I think [name_u]Risa[/name_u] [name_u]Bay[/name_u] would be absolutely beautiful. [name_u]Risa[/name_u] And Sola would make a cute sibset.
Alaula (Hawaiian) light of early dawn, sunset glow; (Hawaiian) light of dawn
[name_f]Apricity[/name_f] (Latin) the warmth of the sun in winter
[name_f]Arpina[/name_f] (Armenian) rising of sun
[name_f]Bahia[/name_f] (Spanish) bay
[name_f]Baia[/name_f] (Portuguese) bay
[name_f]Cyra[/name_f] (Persian or Greek) sun
[name_f]Dawn[/name_f] ([name_f]English[/name_f]) sunrise, dawn
[name_f]Eleadora[/name_f] or [name_f]Eleodora[/name_f] (Greek) she who came from the sun
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] (Greek, Hebrew, Old [name_m]German[/name_m]) sun ray, shining light
[name_u]Isra[/name_u] (Iranian) rainbow
[name_f]Marisol[/name_f] (Spanish) [name_f]Mar[/name_f] y sol = sea & sun, ocean & sun
[name_u]Ori[/name_u] (Hebrew) my light; (Old [name_u]French[/name_u]) gold, sunrise, dawn; (Latin) dawn
[name_u]Risa[/name_u] (Sanskrit) daughter of the sun; (Old Greek) rainbow
Saila (Arabic) sun
[name_f]Sunna[/name_f] (Scandinavian) sun
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] (Scandinavian) sun gift
[name_f]Tesni[/name_f] (Welsh) warmth from the sun
BOYS
[name_m]Anatol[/name_m] or [name_m]Anatole[/name_m] (Greek) from the east, rising sun
[name_m]Cyress[/name_m] or [name_m]Cyrus[/name_m] (Persian) sun
[name_m]Elio[/name_m] (Italian, Spanish) from the Greek sun god, [name_m]Helios[/name_m]
[name_m]Finlo[/name_m] (Manx) fair [name_m]Lugh[/name_m] → [name_m]Finlo[/name_m] is a name from the [name_f]Isle[/name_f] of [name_m]Man[/name_m], deriving from that island’s pagan [name_f]Sun[/name_f] God, [name_m]Lugh[/name_m].
I feel like Sola [name_u]Bay[/name_u] could be the name for you. I know Sola as a name is probably not originated from [name_u]Sol[/name_u], but it looks like it could be. I feel like it’s close enough to be both a nod to sol (sunshine) and an honour for Beausoleil. And Sola [name_u]Bay[/name_u] as a combo gives me the same vibes and sounds as Beausoleil.
Aelius -from [name_m]Helios[/name_m], ‘sun’
Aruna -Means “reddish brown, dawn” in Sanskrit. The Hindu god [name_m]Aruna[/name_m], is the one who drives the sun god across the sky (according to Behind the Name)
Inti -Means “sun” in Quechua. This was the name of the Inca god of the sun (from BtN)
Nuha -the name of an Arabian goddess of the sun (BtN)
Ravi -‘sun’ in Sanskrit
Soley - Means “buttercup flower” in Icelandic, derived from sol “sun” and ey “island” (BtN)
Thank you for saying that! Sola [name_u]Bay[/name_u] was actually the pairing that I have had picked out forever. [name_f]My[/name_f] partner really doesn’t want us to pick 100% until the baby is born so everytime I pitch a first name/middle name combo he thinks that’s too close to “deciding” but Sola [name_u]Bay[/name_u] has been on my heart for sure.
It means “sky” in Japanese origin and obviously the “sol”/ sun connection so I’ve just been using the meaning “the sun and the sky” for myself personally and I think that’s so beautiful, especially as a rainbow baby
. Dawn could also work as it is connected with light! For boys Apollo or Blaze could work!