I am really liking word names right now… uncommon words that could be used as names such as [name]Valor[/name], Merit, [name]Harbor[/name], [name]Cove[/name], [name]Revel[/name], etc. so I thought I would enlist the help of Berries to find more. Unusual, quirky…maybe a word we’ve never even thought of as a name? Or words in different languages?
I made a list of wordy/nature/element/color names that I liked the other day here are a few:
[name]Birch[/name]
[name]Ecru[/name]
[name]Erie[/name]
[name]Nye[/name]
[name]Oriel[/name]
[name]Onyx[/name] (might be too close to Obsidian which you asked about in another thread)
[name]Prosper[/name] - my favorite word name for a boy. There is a great character with that name in the kids book “[name]Lord[/name] of Thieves”.
[name]Slate[/name]
[name]Shade[/name]
[name]Vine[/name]
[name]Yarrow[/name]
[name]Zinc[/name]
Some of my favourite word names:
[name]Ash[/name]
[name]Azure[/name]
[name]Cedar[/name]
[name]Frost[/name]
[name]Gable[/name]
[name]Grey[/name]
[name]Plum[/name]
[name]Clarity[/name]
[name]Vale[/name]
[name]Lane[/name]
Alder
[name]Maple[/name]
[name]Truth[/name]
Thistle
[name]Madrigal[/name]
[name]Sonnet[/name]
[name]Cerulean[/name]
[name]Muse[/name]
[name]Sailor[/name]
Solstice
Solace
[name]Rhapsody[/name]
[name]Zephyr[/name]
I like this thread idea!
[name]How[/name] about:
[name]Shale[/name]
Anthem
Listen
[name]Grove[/name]
Also:
[name]Clarion[/name]
[name]Peregrine[/name]
[name]Jubilee[/name]
[name]Cobalt[/name]
My favorite word name for a boy is [name]Ransom[/name] (I also like that it has history as a surname.) I also like Deliverance, [name]Temple[/name], and [name]Priestly[/name], off the top of my head.
[name]One[/name] of my favorite word name ideas is to use the names of herbs, spices or grains. There are so many lovely-sounding ones!–[name]Rosemary[/name], [name]Thyme[/name], [name]Sage[/name] (like the song!), [name]Tarragon[/name], Chervil, Caraway, [name]Rye[/name], [name]Basil[/name], [name]Bay[/name], Cilantro, Marjoram, [name]Juniper[/name], Cardamom, [name]Cinnamon[/name], [name]Clove[/name], Coriander, [name]Ginger[/name], [name]Pepper[/name], [name]Saffron[/name]…
I also have a list of word name ideas which I do not now remember where I found. I copied them out by hand, choosing the ones I liked best, and it is now a list I love to read for fun. Some of them really would make cool names. Here goes (it’s long):
[name]Anchor[/name]
[name]Answer[/name]
[name]Arbor[/name]
[name]Arcadia[/name]
[name]Archer[/name] (not so uncommon now)
Armor
[name]Arrow[/name]
[name]Ash[/name]
Avalanche
[name]Avalon[/name]
Axiom
[name]Benevolent[/name]
[name]Birch[/name]
[name]Blade[/name]
[name]Blaze[/name]
Botany
Boundary
[name]Branch[/name]
[name]Bridge[/name]
[name]Burr[/name]
Canoe
[name]Cantata[/name]
[name]Canyon[/name]
Castle
Camomile (forgot that in my spice list above!)
[name]Citron[/name]
[name]Clarity[/name]
[name]Cloud[/name]
[name]Cobalt[/name]
[name]Columbine[/name]
[name]Comfort[/name]
Confidence
Contemplate
[name]Crimson[/name]
Dance
Dedicate
[name]Democracy[/name]
[name]Diamond[/name]
[name]Diplomacy[/name]
[name]Discovery[/name]
[name]Diversity[/name]
Dragon
[name]Echo[/name]
[name]Eden[/name]
Elegant
[name]Elm[/name]
[name]Endeavor[/name]
Essential
[name]Eternity[/name]
[name]Ethereal[/name]
[name]Even[/name]
[name]Ever[/name]
[name]Explorer[/name]
[name]Fable[/name]
[name]Fantasy[/name]
Fascination
Fast
Festival
[name]Field[/name]
[name]Flame[/name]
[name]Forever[/name]
[name]Forsythia[/name]
Forward
[name]Fox[/name]
[name]Freedom[/name]
[name]Friend[/name]
Fury (?)
[name]Future[/name]
Gallant
[name]Gardener[/name]
[name]Generous[/name]
Gentle
[name]Glade[/name]
Glass
[name]Glimmer[/name]
[name]Gravity[/name]
Guardian
Guide
[name]Halcyon[/name]
[name]Harbor[/name]
[name]Holiday[/name]
[name]Horizon[/name]
[name]Imagine[/name]
[name]Infinity[/name]
[name]Inspiration[/name]
[name]Kismet[/name]
Kiss (?)
[name]Lake[/name]
[name]Lark[/name]
[name]Legend[/name]
[name]Lilac[/name]
Lively
[name]Love[/name]
[name]Lyric[/name]
Memory
[name]Mercury[/name]
[name]Meteor[/name]
[name]Miracle[/name]
[name]Muse[/name]
[name]Navigator[/name]
[name]North[/name]
[name]Oak[/name]
[name]Ocean[/name]
[name]Odin[/name]
[name]Opera[/name]
[name]Orion[/name]
[name]Pace[/name]
[name]Painter[/name]
[name]Palace[/name]
Paradise
[name]Peace[/name]
[name]Pike[/name]
[name]Pine[/name]
[name]Pleasant[/name]
[name]Power[/name]
[name]Prairie[/name]
[name]Promise[/name]
[name]Prosper[/name]
[name]Quarry[/name]
[name]Quintessence[/name]
[name]Racer[/name]
[name]Rain[/name]
[name]Ranger[/name]
[name]Remember[/name]
[name]Rhythm[/name]
[name]River[/name]
[name]Rush[/name]
Safari
[name]Secret[/name]
[name]Serendipity[/name]
[name]Sesame[/name]
[name]Seven[/name]
[name]Shade[/name]
[name]Silver[/name]
[name]Simplicity[/name]
[name]Sincerity[/name]
[name]Sirius[/name]
[name]Sky[/name]
[name]Slate[/name]
[name]Snow[/name]
[name]Sonnet[/name]
[name]Spirit[/name]
[name]Spruce[/name]
[name]Star[/name]
[name]Steel[/name]
[name]Stone[/name]
[name]Story[/name]
[name]Taffeta[/name]
[name]Tamarind[/name]
[name]Temperance[/name]
Tender
Theatre
[name]Thor[/name]
Thunder
[name]Timber[/name]
[name]Traveler[/name]
Ooh, I can’t wait to see what people come up with.
Bloom
[name]Crane[/name]
[name]Dove[/name]
Grail
Mere - I actually really like this one.
Rook
[name]Sable[/name]
[name]Shire[/name]
Wow, lots of good ones already (and by “good” I mean words that never occurred to me as names but could easily fit in to the word name trend). Someone mentioned Cirrus in another thread, and I thought that was pretty good.
Others:
[name]Army[/name]
City
Color (I see lots of color names, but never “color” itself)
Dark
Dew
[name]Early[/name]
Effort
Glazba (Croatian word for music)
[name]Hall[/name]
Image (hmm…)
Lately
Lunes ([name]Monday[/name] in Spanish)
Matter
[name]Music[/name]
[name]Novella[/name]
[name]Peace[/name]
[name]Theory[/name]
Very
Wish
[name]Zene[/name] (Hungarian word for music)
Met a girl named [name]Liberty[/name] the other day and thought it was pretty!
My favorite word name right now is [name]Po[/name]ème.
Here’s some more unique ones.
After
Always
Braver
Brightly
Charming
Evermore … I think this is cool!
Frankly
[name]Gracious[/name]
Heartily
Justly
Keenly
Lively
[name]Merrily[/name]
[name]Fable[/name] and [name]Forever[/name] for twins. (nn [name]Fay[/name] & [name]Evie[/name])
I love this! So many great ones have been mentioned already, but I also love [name]Tempest[/name], [name]Cricket[/name], [name]Lys[/name] (lily in french, light in norwegian), [name]Tindra[/name] (which means to twinkle in swedish) and Lykke (happiness in norwegian, swedish and danish)
I also love Fairlight, which is a character name in the novel “[name]Christy[/name],” and Loveday for girls.
I also thought of [name]Abraham[/name] [name]Piper[/name]'s sons, Orison, Morrow and Whitsun (the Nameberry blog had a link to [name]Abraham[/name]‘s wife’s blog a while back.) They also have a daughter, [name]Cadence[/name], twin to Whitsun, and had a stillborn daughter, [name]Felicity[/name]; but I especially love the boys’ names. The Pipers make a point of choosing English word names.
I was surprised to see how many of the word names in my earlier post are in the Nameberry database!
I always liked crazy word names. Sorry for any repeats.
[name]Free[/name]
Armistice
[name]Dream[/name]
Levity
[name]Kismet[/name]
[name]Lore[/name]
Esprit
Remedy
Amnesty
Sanctuary
Mirth
Aether
Wish
[name]Glory[/name]
[name]Charisma[/name] / Charismata
[name]Ethereal[/name] / Aethereal
[name]Victory[/name]
[name]Fortitude[/name]
[name]Harmony[/name]
My personal favorite word names:
[name]Indigo[/name]
[name]Olive[/name]
[name]Jubilee[/name]
[name]Novella[/name]
[name]Clarity[/name]
I met a little girl named [name]Ocean[/name] [name]Flame[/name] the other day.
Oooh… [name]Lys[/name] and Lykke are cool, how do you pronounce them?
I adore most of this list. [name]Free[/name], Levity ([name]Lev[/name]), Remedy ([name]Rem[/name]), Aether, [name]Victory[/name] ([name]Vic[/name])… very cool
I always thought about using [name]Free[/name] as a middle name but everybody tells me it’s too hippie. Hmph.
I am loving [name]Onyx[/name] right now! It seems like a modern, right on trend name with the X ending and all… hmm. I think I’ll add it to my list.
Oh! I forgot 3 of my favourites:
Afanen
Lumi
[name]Valo[/name]
Defiance
Wrestling
[name]Cotton[/name] (read this in a book. He was a preacher’s son.)
Strength
[name]Truly[/name]
Ferocity
[name]Navy[/name]
[name]Suvi[/name] (Finnish for [name]Summer[/name])
[name]Patience[/name]
[name]Fawn[/name]
Laughter
[name]Serenity[/name]/[name]Serene[/name]