I’m not brave enough to use whimsical names as first names, and I’ll be reserving the middle name spot for family names! But, I love reading the daring, adventurous and beautiful choices some Berries use in the middle!
Girls
[name]Dove[/name] - my great-great aunt was a [name]Toba[/name] in Yiddish, which means either “dove” or was a translation from the Hebrew [name]Tova[/name]. My family can’t actually agree which. She was a really cool lady. My sister wants to name a boy [name]Tobias[/name] after her, going to down the [name]Tova[/name]-translation fork in the road, so I thought it would be nice if I used [name]Dove[/name]. (And [name]Yonina[/name], in Hebrew) So it’s whimsical but not just-because? But I admit its weird.
[name]Marigold[/name] & [name]Mariposa[/name] - keep circling back to these My husband’s grandmother is a [name]Marie[/name], pronounced [name]MAR[/name]-ee, not muh-[name]REE[/name]. Whereas my own family has Goldies. [name]Marigold[/name] is so sunny and happy. I debate using it as a first or not. [name]Mariposa[/name] is on the same list. I’m not sure I’d be brave enough to use [name]Mariposa[/name] as a first, especially since we aren’t really Spanish.
I love whimsical names! I recently came across a girl around my age named [name]Fable[/name]! I was both surprised and excited to see a name like that on someone my age. It was really cute on her. Rather than people thinking it’s weird, she said she gets complements on it all the time. I asked her what her full name was too-- [name]Fable[/name] [name]Melissande[/name] [name]Bliss[/name]. I’ve had a huge name crush on [name]Fable[/name], [name]Bliss[/name], and long whimsical combinations like this since I’ve come across it in use on a real person. 
Oh I’d simply adore to use [name]Thisbe[/name] as a first name. Hopefully, when I get married, my husband will agree!
I’m more of a whimsical type anyways. I’ve always seen the allure of [name]Fable[/name] and [name]Thisbe[/name] over [name]Anna[/name] or [name]Sarah[/name].
I’d love the idea if a nature based name but my SO is a very classical namer (after much protest I got him to take a quiz since he doesn’t want to talk about names since we aren’t tic or pregnant) so I doubt that will ever happen. I might get my fill in with ethnic names that reflect my great-great grandmothers heritage -> since it’s a family tradition for everyone to have one. (I’m not saying what country for privacy reasons).
I think the middle is perfect for whimsical names, especially if your baby has a common or classic first name. In fact, this might be my favourite kind of name, and I regularly look for pairings and add to my list.
Some of my current favourites:
Bloom
[name]Jubilee[/name]
Loveday
[name]Thisbe[/name] (glad its getting so much love on this board)
Ulalume
Devereux
[name]Finch[/name]
[name]Ptolemy[/name]
I have a special place in my heart for a bit of whimsy!My sons name is [name]Maddox[/name] [name]Orion[/name], and my daughters name is [name]Arden[/name] [name]Luna[/name]!
I like [name]Jubilee[/name], [name]Scout[/name] and [name]Onyx[/name] quite a bit.
I adore whimsical names, but they always seem to take the backseat to the other names I love, for some reason. The only place a particularly whimsical name appears on my short list is as a middle name for [name]Jillian[/name], which is [name]Magnolia[/name]. [name]Jillian[/name] [name]Magnolia[/name] has been on my list for ages, but other than that, whimsical names tend to stay on my long list. I still love them though.
I love ; [name]Jubilee[/name], [name]Winter[/name], [name]Dove[/name], [name]Glory[/name], [name]July[/name], [name]Galilee[/name], and [name]Scout[/name].
I know a girl named [name]Stormy[/name], and another girl named [name]Stoney[/name]. My mother almost named me [name]Autumn[/name] [name]Raine[/name] or [name]Autumn[/name] [name]Skye[/name].
I dont mind whimsical names even in the first name spot! so long as they’re not overly out-there. Eg i would consider [name]Willow[/name] whimsical but its growing in popularity i also think [name]Sapphire[/name], [name]Hazel[/name] and [name]Juniper[/name] are fine as first names. I also [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Fable[/name]! [name]How[/name] cute!!! Middle names are a great place to show off your creativity i reckon. especially if you’re a bit shy
Great replies! It’s nice to know that people are generally in favor of a little whimsy More favorites or awesome name spottings are welcome. Thanks, everyone!
I have been seriously contemplating a whimsical word name for the past few months for a future daughters middle name. I don’t know though, it may be… too much. Or I kind of feel like, “Why should this child get this flattering name and not my first daughter?” I think you’ll see what I mean when I say the name I am considering is… Radiance. My husband wants all the kids to have “[name]Ray[/name]” In their middle name, and my daughters middle name is [name]Rain[/name]. I think another daughter could be [name]Raven[/name], and since these are both word names… I started thinking of other [name]Ray[/name] words, and came up with Radiant and Radiance.
[name]Love[/name] whimsical middles! I think middle names, since they usually aren’t used in day to day life, are allowed to have a bit of whimsy!
I like a lot of nature/word names for the middle spot - [name]Snow[/name], [name]Dove[/name], [name]Wynn[/name], [name]Aspen[/name], [name]Harbor[/name], [name]Season[/name], [name]Silver[/name] to name a few.
My nephew’s middle name is [name]Fate[/name]. That is for sure not my style.
[name]Moxie[/name] is a guilty pleasure I’d consider using in the middle spot, along with certain weird flower and/or mythology names ([name]Chrysanthemum[/name], [name]Amaryllis[/name], [name]Taliesin[/name].)
I love them, and would use them as first or middle names!
I know of children / Adults with unusual first names, I don’t know of any with unusual middles though.
[name]Love[/name] the name [name]Peregrine[/name] nn [name]Penn[/name]! I know a [name]Peregrine[/name] but he goes by [name]Pere[/name] (“[name]Perry[/name]”).
Whimsical names to me would be [name]Magnolia[/name], [name]Theodora[/name], [name]Ophelia[/name], [name]Seraphina[/name], [name]Aurelia[/name], [name]Isadora[/name], [name]Corisande[/name], [name]Cressida[/name].
I adore whimsical names for fn and esp mn. My children have obscure fn and mn, and that sort of lends whimsy…
Those I know of personally-
[name]Savannah[/name] [name]Wren[/name], [name]Jenny[/name] Larken ([name]Jenny[/name] [name]Lark[/name]), [name]Tabatha[/name] [name]Zell[/name], [name]James[/name] ([name]Golden[/name]), [name]Robert[/name] [name]Sterling[/name], ([name]Mary[/name] [name]Star[/name]), [name]Starr[/name], [name]Mary[/name] [name]Skye[/name], [name]Casey[/name] [name]Love[/name], [name]Madison[/name] [name]Love[/name], Manna [name]Caroline[/name], [name]Haven[/name] [name]Larkin[/name], [name]Stetson[/name] [name]Richard[/name], many girl Harleys here after [name]Harley[/name] [name]Davidson[/name], [name]Corinne[/name] [name]Lilac[/name], [name]Garnet[/name] [name]Louise[/name], [name]Diamond[/name] [name]Ty[/name], [name]Diamond[/name] [name]Danielle[/name], [name]Charisma[/name] [name]Marie[/name], [name]Madison[/name] [name]Toy[/name], Stormi [name]Jade[/name], [name]Sunni[/name] [name]Victoria[/name], [name]Story[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Sunshine[/name] [name]Bird[/name], [name]Gena[/name] [name]Jewel[/name], [name]Jeremiah[/name] [name]Hercules[/name], [name]Joshua[/name] [name]Hannibal[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Daisy[/name], [name]Dash[/name] [name]Preston[/name], [name]Dallas[/name] [name]Jade[/name], [name]America[/name] [name]Lou[/name], [name]Desirae[/name] [name]Deirdre[/name], [name]Gypsy[/name] [name]Lynn[/name], [name]Autumn[/name] [name]Joy[/name]
I would strongly consider for a girl fn- [name]Crimson[/name], [name]Cricket[/name], [name]Holland[/name], [name]Auburn[/name], [name]Fleming[/name], Merit, [name]Verity[/name], [name]Tanith[/name], [name]Evening[/name], [name]Ever[/name], Finland, Shoshanna, [name]India[/name], Weather
mn- Chapelle, [name]Corisande[/name], Clarimunde, [name]Pepper[/name], [name]Florentine[/name], [name]Valentina[/name], [name]Dior[/name], [name]Snow[/name]
boys fn- [name]Hart[/name], [name]Law[/name], [name]Locke[/name], [name]Taos[/name], Falco, Weather
mn- [name]Cash[/name], [name]Maverick[/name]