My taste in names has ultimately run toward romantic and rare. The names in my signature are very much my “dream names”, but they are generally tame.
What do you think of these names? Which do you like? Key things I’m looking for (not all at the same time) surprising, intriguing, interesting, refreshing, stylish, chic, exciting, fun. Tell me which of these qualities you think the name might have? If none, let me know!
for names where I’d also consider using the nickname/shortform as a first name, I list them and the formal name separately.
*[name_f]Ama[/name_f] - love this. This is a day name in [name_f]Ashanti[/name_f] (Ghana, [name_u]West[/name_u] [name_f]Africa[/name_f]) for being born on a [name_m]Saturday[/name_m]. But I also love the idea of it as a nn for [name_f]Amabel[/name_f].
[name_f]Amabel[/name_f] - love.
Adiel (ad-YELL) - intrigued. Not sure I like, but it’s interesting and cute.
[name_f]Olexa[/name_f] (like [name_f]Alexa[/name_f]) - I like the O. A bit exotic/mysterious and more current than [name_f]Alexa[/name_f]/[name_f]Alexia[/name_f]. Only concern would be sounding a bit like a medication or something.
Olexia (like [name_f]Alexia[/name_f]) - see above.
Zophina (it basically rhymes with [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]) - pretty.
[name_f]Zonia[/name_f] (basically rhymes with [name_f]Sonia[/name_f])
[name_f]Keziah[/name_f] - I prefer [name_f]Kerenza[/name_f]/[name_f]Kerensa[/name_f] but I like this. Not sure about [name_f]Kizzy[/name_f] tho.
[name_u]Eliah[/name_u] (like [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] w/o the ‘j’) - I prefer [name_u]Elia[/name_u]
[name_f]Indra[/name_f] - very pretty
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
Ilorah (like [name_f]Elora[/name_f]) - very pretty
[name_f]Ignacia[/name_f] (nn [name_m]Iggy[/name_m]) - I like [name_m]Iggy[/name_m] more than [name_f]Ignacia[/name_f]
[name_f]Flavia[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Fia[/name_f] or [name_f]Via[/name_f]) - again don’t really like [name_f]Flavia[/name_f], but love the nn potential. esp. [name_f]Fia[/name_f]…
[name_f]Zaira[/name_f] (z-EYE-rah) - pretty
[name_f]Noely[/name_f] - kinda cute
[name_f]Edythe[/name_f] (like [name_f]Editha[/name_f]) - love the sound, not the look
*[name_f]Zora[/name_f] - love (as standalone)
[name_f]Danacia[/name_f] (dah-NAY-sha) - like the sound, not the look so much. Reminds me of echinacea…
[name_f]Clover[/name_f] - very cute
[name_f]Cassia[/name_f] ([name_m]KASH[/name_m]-ah) - [name_u]Love[/name_u].
Eisa (ICE-uh) - nice!
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f]
Idarah - very pretty.
[name_f]Ila[/name_f] (EE-la) - I saw this recently prn. eye-lah, just like [name_f]Isla[/name_f]. I prefer that.
[name_f]Guenevere[/name_f]
[name_m]Yves[/name_m] (like [name_f]Eve[/name_f])
*[name_f]Ama[/name_f]
[name_f]Amabel[/name_f] - Adorable, love [name_f]Ama[/name_f] as a nn
[name_f]Indra[/name_f] -sweet
*[name_u]Lake[/name_u] - Also love [name_u]Laken[/name_u] or Lakelyn even though they are kind of made up
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] - So sweet yet strong
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f] (nn Lavvie) - [name_u]LOVE[/name_u]
Elizabelia -This name is so sweet yet elegant
[name_f]Clover[/name_f] - Really cute! Reminds me of names like [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] and [name_u]Scout[/name_u]
Idara - Unusual but cool, I like it alot
[name_f]Cassia[/name_f] ([name_m]KASH[/name_m]-ah) - also like this one
[name_f]Tullia[/name_f] -[name_u]Love[/name_u]!
I really want to like, but something just isnt there for me:
[name_u]Bay[/name_u]
[name_m]Lakeland[/name_m]
Eisa (ICE-uh)
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f] - too clos to [name_m]Phillip[/name_m]? I love [name_f]Pippa[/name_f] though
Belina (like [name_f]Selina[/name_f])
[name_f]Ila[/name_f] (EE-la) -I would have said it like [name_f]Isla[/name_f]
Lacia ([name_m]LAW[/name_m]-sha) - meh
[name_f]Guenevere[/name_f] - too princessy?
[name_f]Thyme[/name_f]
[name_m]Yves[/name_m] (like [name_f]Eve[/name_f])
*[name_f]Euna[/name_f]
[name_f]Eugenia[/name_f]
[name_f]Zaira[/name_f] (z-EYE-rah)
Lantana
Veleda (vah-[name_m]LAY[/name_m]-dah)
[name_f]Noely[/name_f]
[name_f]Candela[/name_f] -I actually sort of like this now
[name_f]Edythe[/name_f] (like [name_f]Editha[/name_f])
*[name_f]Zora[/name_f]
[name_f]Zipporah[/name_f]
Ilorah (like [name_f]Elora[/name_f])
[name_f]Flavia[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Fia[/name_f] or [name_f]Via[/name_f])
I really dislike:
Elishe (like [name_u]Elisha[/name_u]) -Sounds like [name_f]Elise[/name_f] with a lisp?
Adiel (ad-YELL) -dont like the sound when I say it out loud
[name_f]Olexa[/name_f] (like [name_f]Alexa[/name_f])
Olexia (like [name_f]Alexia[/name_f])
Zophina (it basically rhymes with [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]) -meh
[name_f]Zonia[/name_f] (basically rhymes with [name_f]Sonia[/name_f]) -meh
*[name_f]Kizzy[/name_f]
[name_f]Keziah[/name_f] - odd name to me
[name_u]Eliah[/name_u] (like [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] w/o the ‘j’) - seems like a boys name
[name_u]Fran[/name_u] - kinda old lady
[name_u]Wendell[/name_u] (nn Wen or [name_f]Wendy[/name_f])
[name_f]Dorie[/name_f]/[name_f]Dorrie[/name_f] -[name_m]Nemo[/name_m]
[name_m]Moss[/name_m]/Mossy - Being from the PNW it would be weird to meet a kid named [name_m]Moss[/name_m]/y
[name_f]Ganesa[/name_f] (ga-NAY-sah)
[name_f]Ignacia[/name_f] (nn [name_m]Iggy[/name_m])
[name_f]Moanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Aileen[/name_f] -sounds common?
Bronze (nn Bronnie or [name_u]Ronnie[/name_u]) Odd…
[name_f]Geraldine[/name_f] - another old lady/nms
[name_f]Glenna[/name_f] -
[name_f]Danacia[/name_f] (dah-NAY-sha) sounds made up, although I know it probably is not
[name_u]West[/name_u] - trendy
Hadarah
Hopefully that is somewhat helpful! I tend to like nature/feminine names so our styles might just be different with some of these
This is so helpful, thank you! I agree with many of your comments, as I knew that some of the names were “iffy”, like [name_f]Aileen[/name_f], for example. I’m under the vague impression there’s something cool about it, but I don’t know what it is, lol.
