🌈 unpacking abby's secret name closet

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all credit to @AerieEerie !

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[name_f]Adalind[/name_f] - pop culture, “noble” and “soft”
[name_m]Adlai[/name_m] - biblical, meaning unknown
[name_f]Adalet[/name_f] - Turkish, “justice”
Adeia - meaning and origin unknown
AdĂ©lie - [name_u]French[/name_u], “noble”
[name_f]Adhara[/name_f] - [name_m]Astronomy[/name_m], “maidens”
[name_f]Aella[/name_f] - Greek, “whirlwind”
Aiday - Kazakh, “moon child”
[name_f]Ailani[/name_f] - Hawaiian, “chief”
[name_f]Aili[/name_f] - Finnish, “blessed”
[name_f]Ainhoa[/name_f] - Basque place name
[name_f]Aintza[/name_f] - Basque, “glory”
Ainura - Kyrgyz, “moonlight”
[name_f]Airi[/name_f] - Japanese, “love” and “white jasmine” or “pear”; Finnish, “messenger”
[name_f]Ajla[/name_f] - Bosnian, “moonlight, halo”
[name_f]Ajna[/name_f] - Bosnian, “mirror”
[name_f]Akane[/name_f] - Japanese, “deep red, dye from the rubia plant”
Aksana - Belarusian, “hospitality”
Aksinya - Russian, “hospitality”
Alfiya - [name_m]Tatar[/name_m], “thousand”
Alheri - Hausa, “the charitable”
[name_f]Aliki[/name_f] - Greek, “scarlet” or “noble”
Alpenrose
Aludra - [name_m]Astronomy[/name_m], “the maiden”
AmĂ©line - [name_u]French[/name_u], “work”
Amihan - Tagalog, "north wind, winter storm
[name_f]Anahera[/name_f] - Maori, “angel”
AneĆŸka - Czech, “chaste”
[name_f]Anka[/name_f] - Polish, “grace”
[name_f]Ansa[/name_f] - Finnish, “virtue”
Arezou - Persian, “desire”
Arolilja - Norwegian
[name_u]Aruna[/name_u] - Sanskrit, “reddish brown, dawn”
[name_f]Aryani[/name_f] - meaning and origin unknown
Aulikki - Finnish, “willing, helpful”
Avelet - [name_f]English[/name_f], “to breathe”
Avlen - [name_f]English[/name_f], surname inspired
[name_f]Aynoor[/name_f] - Uzbek, meaning unknown
Azahera - meaning and origin unknown
[name_f]Azenor[/name_f] - [name_m]Breton[/name_m], “honor”
[name_f]Belinay[/name_f] - Turkish, “reflection of the moon on a lake”
[name_m]Cagny[/name_m] - place name
Cansu - Turkish, “soul, life” and “water”
[name_f]Cendrillon[/name_f] - [name_u]French[/name_u] name for [name_f]Cinderella[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleome[/name_f] - [name_f]English[/name_f] flower name
[name_f]Colibri[/name_f] - [name_u]French[/name_u] word for “hummingbird”
[name_f]Duha[/name_f] - Arabic, “morning”
[name_f]Eadlin[/name_f] - [name_f]English[/name_f], “noble”
[name_f]Edrie[/name_f] - surname inspired
Eefje - [name_m]Dutch[/name_m], “to breathe”
Eija - Finnish exclamation of joy
Eike - Low [name_m]German[/name_m], “edge, blade”
[name_u]Emlyn[/name_u] - Welsh, “around the valley”
Endla - a lake in Estonia
[name_f]Evodie[/name_f] - [name_u]French[/name_u], “a good journey”
[name_f]Evony[/name_f] - [name_f]English[/name_f] surname inspired
Evra - short form of [name_f]Ginevra[/name_f]
[name_f]Evrose[/name_f] - ever + rose
[name_f]Ezlynn[/name_f] - Sinhalese, meaning unknown
Fajra - Esperanto, “fiery”
[name_f]Idony[/name_f] - [name_f]English[/name_f], “repeated love”
[name_f]Inka[/name_f] - Finnish, “ancestor”
Islavie - “island life” (island + vie)
[name_f]Itsaso[/name_f] - Basque, “ocean”
Itxaro - Basque, “hope, wait”
[name_f]Ivalo[/name_f] - Greenlandic, “thread”
Izia - [name_u]French[/name_u], “sun”
Jasna - Croatian, “clear, sharp”
[name_f]Kassiani[/name_f] - Greek, “empty”
[name_f]Kedzie[/name_f] - surname inspired
[name_f]Kess[/name_f] - surname inspired
[name_f]KincsƑ[/name_f] - Hungarian, “treasure”
Kiplyn - surname inspired
Kyveli - Greek, “stone” or “hair”
[name_f]Leyre[/name_f] - Spanish, “pertaining to a legion”
[name_f]Lilika[/name_f] - elaboration of lily
Lilimar - Spanish, “lily” + “sea”
[name_f]Lilinoe[/name_f] - Hawaiian, “fine mist”
Lilouna - [name_u]French[/name_u] elaboration of [name_f]Lilou[/name_f], combined with [name_f]Louna[/name_f]
Lilura - Indonesian surname
[name_f]Lively[/name_f]
Lizia - short form of [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
Loulie - nickname for names with “Lou” or “Li”
Madlenka - Czech, “of Magdala”
Maëlyne - [name_u]French[/name_u]
Maïwenn - [name_m]Breton[/name_m], “white drop in the sea”
[name_f]Mahayla[/name_f] - form of [name_f]Makayla[/name_f]
[name_f]Makara[/name_f] - Khmer, “January”
[name_f]Millaray[/name_f] - Mapuche, “golden flower”
[name_m]Minoru[/name_m] - Japanese, “to bear fruit”
Minu - Persian, “heaven, paradise”
[name_f]Miruna[/name_f] - Romanian, “peace”
[name_f]Nazli[/name_f] - Persian, “delicate, beautiful, coy”
Nevra - Turkish, “flower, blossom”
[name_f]Niloufar[/name_f] - Persian, “water lily”
NoĂ©lie - [name_u]French[/name_u], “Christmas”
Noxli - [name_f]English[/name_f], “roam”
[name_f]Omya[/name_f] - Nepali, “kindness”
[name_u]Paget[/name_u] - [name_f]English[/name_f], “little page”
Pipra - Esperanto, “pepper”
[name_f]Romane[/name_f] - [name_u]French[/name_u], “Roman”
[name_f]Sachi[/name_f] - Japanese, “good luck” ; Tamil, “glow; flame”
Salme - Estonian, “poem”
[name_f]Sanaa[/name_f] - Arabic, “brilliance, radiance, splendor”
[name_f]Sidonie[/name_f] - [name_u]French[/name_u], “of Sidon”
Sþlvi - Norwegian, “sun strength”
[name_u]Sutton[/name_u] - [name_f]English[/name_f], “south town”
[name_f]Teleri[/name_f] - Welsh, “thy Eleri”
[name_f]Thaïs[/name_f] - Greek, “bandage”
[name_f]Thallo[/name_f] - Greek, “blooming”
Théonie - [name_u]French[/name_u], meaning unknown
Theonoe - Greek, “divine wisdom”
Wyethe - surname inspired
[name_f]Zori[/name_f] - Slavic, “golden day”
[name_f]Zsuzsa[/name_f] - Hungarian, “lily”
[name_f]Zura[/name_f] - Chechen, “force, strength, power”
[name_f]Zylla[/name_f] - [name_f]English[/name_f], “shade”

masculine ☀

[name_m]Aatos[/name_m] - Finnish, “thought”
[name_m]Acer[/name_m] - [name_f]English[/name_f], “happy”
[name_u]Addis[/name_u] - Amharic, “new”
Aeolus - Greek, “quick-moving”
[name_m]Aled[/name_m] - a Welsh river
Amets - Basque, “dream”
[name_m]Anson[/name_m] - [name_f]English[/name_f], “son of Agnes”
[name_m]Aston[/name_m] - [name_f]English[/name_f], “east town”
Aurien - [name_u]French[/name_u], “aura”
[name_m]Bowman[/name_m]
[name_m]Braith[/name_m] - [name_f]English[/name_f], “speckled”
[name_m]Caelan[/name_m] - [name_f]English[/name_f], “slender”
[name_f]Calais[/name_f] - Greek, “turquoise”
Covenry - place name inspired
Deslin - surname inspired
Devron - surname inspired
[name_m]Edsel[/name_m] - [name_m]German[/name_m], “little father”
Eliou - Greek, “my god is Yahweh”
[name_m]Elouan[/name_m] - [name_m]Breton[/name_m], “light”
[name_m]Ender[/name_m] - Turkish, “very rare”
[name_u]Ennis[/name_u] - [name_f]English[/name_f], “island”
[name_m]Esko[/name_m] - Finnish, “god” and “cauldron, helmet”
[name_m]Fintan[/name_m] - [name_u]Irish[/name_u], “white fire” or “white ancient”
[name_m]Freyr[/name_m] - Norse, “myth”
[name_m]Gabin[/name_m] - [name_u]French[/name_u], “of Gabii”
[name_f]Jasmin[/name_f] - Bosnian, “jasmine”
[name_m]Kaplan[/name_m] - surname inspired
Kendji - [name_u]French[/name_u], “healthy, strong” and “sharpen”
[name_m]Kenyon[/name_m] - surname inspired
[name_m]Kenzo[/name_m] - Japanese, “humble”
Keogh - [name_u]Irish[/name_u], “son of Eochaidh”
[name_m]Makai[/name_m] - Hawaiian, “toward the sea”
[name_m]Malo[/name_m] - [name_m]Breton[/name_m], “bright pledge”
[name_m]Nicanor[/name_m] - Greek, “victory; man”
[name_u]Omari[/name_u] - Swahili, “populous, flourishing”
Paxos - inspired by [name_u]Pax[/name_u] “peace”
[name_m]Pollux[/name_m] - [name_m]Roman[/name_m], “very sweet”
[name_u]Pomare[/name_u] - Tahitian, “night cough”
Rajko - Serbian, “paradise”
[name_u]Riven[/name_u] - [name_f]English[/name_f], “to tear down”
[name_u]Rohan[/name_u] - Sanskrit, “ascending”
[name_m]Tadeo[/name_m] - Spanish, “heart”
[name_m]Tancred[/name_m] - Old [name_m]Norman[/name_m], “though and counsel”
[name_m]Teague[/name_m] - [name_u]Irish[/name_u], “poet”
[name_m]Tekoa[/name_m] - Biblical, “stockade” or “trumpet”
[name_m]Theoden[/name_m] - Literature, “king, ruler”
ThĂ©otime - [name_u]French[/name_u], “honoring god”
[name_m]Thierry[/name_m] - [name_u]French[/name_u], “ruler of the people”
[name_m]Thilo[/name_m] - [name_m]German[/name_m], “people”
[name_m]TimĂ©o[/name_m] - [name_u]French[/name_u], “to honor”
[name_m]Titouan[/name_m] - Occitan, meaning unknown
[name_m]Torben[/name_m] - [name_m]Danish[/name_m], “Thor’s bear”
[name_u]Tully[/name_u] - [name_m]History[/name_m], unknown meaning
[name_m]Tycho[/name_m] - [name_m]Danish[/name_m], “thunder”
[name_u]Valo[/name_u] - Finnish, “light”
Valto - Finnish, “power, authority” and “famous”
[name_m]Vasco[/name_m] - Basque, “crow”
Weslan - surname inspired
[name_m]Wystan[/name_m] - [name_f]English[/name_f], “battle” and “stone”
[name_m]Zalán[/name_m] - Hungarian, “of Zala”
[name_m]Zimri[/name_m] - Biblical, “my praise”

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So many good ones, [name_u]Abby[/name_u]! I’ve come across [name_f]Sanaa[/name_f], [name_m]Anson[/name_m], & [name_m]Tekoa[/name_m] in real life.

[name_f]My[/name_f] personal favorites: [name_f]Azenor[/name_f], [name_f]Idony[/name_f], [name_f]Itsaso[/name_f], Itxaro, [name_f]Ivalo[/name_f], Lilimar, [name_f]Millaray[/name_f], [name_f]Niloufar[/name_f], [name_f]Thaïs[/name_f], [name_m]Elouan[/name_m], [name_m]Ender[/name_m], [name_m]Fintan[/name_m], [name_m]Nicanor[/name_m], [name_m]Tadeo[/name_m], [name_m]Tancred[/name_m], [name_m]Teague[/name_m], Théotime, [name_m]Thierry[/name_m], [name_m]Tycho[/name_m], & [name_m]Zimri[/name_m].

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[name_u]Loving[/name_u] these!

[name_f]My[/name_f] faves are: [name_f]Adalind[/name_f] (yay, glad I’m not the only one who likes this), [name_f]Adalet[/name_f], [name_f]Adelie[/name_f], Aludra, [name_u]Ameline[/name_u], [name_f]Ansa[/name_f], [name_u]Aruna[/name_u], [name_f]Edrie[/name_f], [name_f]Eadlin[/name_f], [name_u]Emlyn[/name_u], Evra, [name_f]Idony[/name_f], [name_f]Inka[/name_f], Islavie (I love it!!!), [name_f]Kedzie[/name_f], [name_f]Kess[/name_f] (!!), [name_f]Lilika[/name_f], [name_f]Nazli[/name_f], Nevra, [name_f]Theonie[/name_f], [name_m]Aled[/name_m], [name_m]Elouan[/name_m] (:heart_eyes:), [name_m]Fintan[/name_m], Keogh, [name_u]Omari[/name_u], [name_u]Rohan[/name_u], [name_m]Tancred[/name_m], [name_m]Torben[/name_m], [name_m]Wystan[/name_m], [name_u]Tully[/name_u], [name_m]Zimri[/name_m]

I’ve met an [name_u]Omari[/name_u], a [name_f]Nazli[/name_f] and an [name_u]Aruna[/name_u], but most of these were new to me, which is exciting

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I was hoping you would make one of these posts!

[name_f]My[/name_f] favorite from your list is [name_f]Akane[/name_f]! I also love [name_f]Aili[/name_f], [name_f]Aintza[/name_f], Aksinya, Amihan, AneĆŸka, [name_f]Anka[/name_f], [name_f]Ansa[/name_f], Arezou, [name_m]Cagny[/name_m], Cansu, [name_f]Colibri[/name_f], [name_f]Itsaso[/name_f], Itxaro, Izia, Jasna, [name_f]KincsƑ[/name_f], [name_f]Leyre[/name_f], [name_f]Mahayla[/name_f], [name_f]Millaray[/name_f], [name_f]Omya[/name_f], [name_f]Sachi[/name_f], Salme, [name_f]Zsuzsa[/name_f], Amets, [name_f]Jasmin[/name_f], [name_m]Makai[/name_m], [name_u]Omari[/name_u], [name_m]Tekoa[/name_m], [name_m]Vasco[/name_m], [name_m]ZalĂĄn[/name_m], and [name_m]Zimri[/name_m].

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I love:

  • [name_f]Adalind[/name_f], AdĂ©lie, [name_f]Adhara[/name_f], [name_f]Aella[/name_f], [name_f]Airi[/name_f], Aludra, AmĂ©line, [name_f]Anahera[/name_f], Arolilja, [name_f]Aryani[/name_f], Aulikki, [name_f]Aynoor[/name_f], [name_f]Azenor[/name_f], [name_f]Cleome[/name_f], [name_f]Eadlin[/name_f], [name_f]Evrose[/name_f], [name_f]Idony[/name_f], [name_f]Lilika[/name_f], [name_f]Lilinoe[/name_f], MaĂ«lyne, [name_f]Millaray[/name_f], [name_f]Miruna[/name_f], [name_f]Romane[/name_f], SĂžlvi, [name_f]ThaĂŻs[/name_f], [name_f]Thallo[/name_f], Theonoe and [name_f]Zylla[/name_f].

  • [name_m]Anson[/name_m], [name_m]Aston[/name_m], Aurien, [name_f]Calais[/name_f], [name_m]Edsel[/name_m], [name_m]Fintan[/name_m], [name_m]Freyr[/name_m], [name_m]Pollux[/name_m], [name_u]Pomare[/name_u], [name_m]Theoden[/name_m], ThĂ©otime, [name_u]Valo[/name_u], Valto and [name_m]Wystan[/name_m].

I’ve had many of these myself!

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this is such a cool list!

i’m loving:

adélie
aella
ajla
ajna
aneĆŸka
aulikki
inka
lilika
madlenka
millaray
thaĂŻs

bowman
nicanor
pollux
rohan
tadeo
theoden
thierry

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Adlai!! This has been on my list forever. Still hoping I could convince my bf to come around to it for irl usage (for a son, in my case)

I love [name_f]Kassiani[/name_f], [name_f]Kess[/name_f], [name_f]Lilika[/name_f], [name_f]Sidonie[/name_f], [name_f]Zsuzsa[/name_f], [name_m]Bowman[/name_m], [name_u]Ennis[/name_u], [name_m]Esko[/name_m], [name_u]Omari[/name_u], [name_u]Tully[/name_u] (I knew a [name_u]Tully[/name_u] in high school, whose sister also had a unique name), and [name_m]Zimri[/name_m].

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[name_u]Ameline[/name_u]
[name_f]Evony[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilika[/name_f]
[name_u]Paget[/name_u]

[name_m]Anson[/name_m]
[name_m]Makai[/name_m]
[name_m]Tekoa[/name_m]
[name_m]Zalan[/name_m]

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[name_f]My[/name_f] favorites are Alpenrose, [name_f]Azenor[/name_f], [name_f]Inka[/name_f], Islavie, [name_f]Ivalo[/name_f], Kiplyn, Covenry, [name_m]Freyr[/name_m], [name_u]Riven[/name_u], [name_m]Theoden[/name_m]

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