Hey! Always been a big fan of these, from hippy-esque/nature names to puritanical/virtue names.
I’ve been following a family on social media for the past couple of years with kids [name_u]Dove[/name_u], [name_u]Seven[/name_u] and Memory (among others) and still feel especially struck by the beauty of those especially hearing the parents talk about their reasoning.
The ones of my own list are heavily laden with personal references too but I’m wondering if you’ve got any favourites that might fit into these, or you just want to talk about.
Fen
[name_u]Vesper[/name_u]
Pear
[name_f]Constance[/name_f] (not so off-beat perhaps)
[name_f]Remember[/name_f]
Nettle
Selkie
Nightingale
Prayer
Thistle
[name_f]Clemency[/name_f]
[name_f]Briar[/name_f]
Evergreen
Thanks!
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] these are off-beat enough! Also wow, [name_f]Clemency[/name_f] is so beautiful. I really need to add it to my list!
[name_f]Maple[/name_f]
[name_f]Honey[/name_f]
Dandellion
[name_f]Amity[/name_f]
[name_f]Clarity[/name_f]
[name_f]Daffodil[/name_f]
Edelweiss
[name_f]Honor[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f]
[name_u]Bird/name_u
[name_f]Bluebell[/name_f]
[name_f]Clover[/name_f]
[name_f]Fawn[/name_f]
[name_f]Fauna[/name_f]
[name_u]Ever[/name_u]
[name_f]Mercy[/name_f]
[name_u]Penrose[/name_u]
[name_f]Posey[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Saffron[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f]
[name_u]Sunny[/name_u]
[name_f]Tulip[/name_f]
[name_f]Vienna[/name_f]
[name_u]Bliss[/name_u]
[name_f]Bee[/name_f]
[name_u]Clove[/name_u]
[name_f]Doe[/name_f]
[name_u]Day[/name_u]
[name_u]Finch[/name_u]
[name_f]Fae[/name_f]
[name_u]Fable[/name_u]
[name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
Junebug
[name_u]Dune[/name_u]
[name_f]Lark[/name_f]
[name_u]Lake[/name_u]
[name_u]True[/name_u]
[name_f]Swan[/name_f]
[name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_f]Plum[/name_f]
[name_f]Wednesday[/name_f]
[name_f]Tuesday[/name_f]
[name_f]October[/name_f]
[name_u]July[/name_u]
Otter
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Ursa[/name_f] (as in ursa major)
[name_f]Sparrow[/name_f]
[name_f]Saga[/name_f]
[name_f]Petal[/name_f]
[name_f]Nereida[/name_f]
Minnow
[name_f]Mimosa[/name_f]
[name_u]Rain[/name_u]
[name_f]Kitty[/name_f]
Harvest
[name_u]Hero[/name_u]
I really love Fen, although I think I slightly prefer the Fenn spelling. And the names Nettle, Selkie and Nightingale just evoke images of being warm and fireside in a small stone dwelling in the middle of the Scottish Highlands on a winters night, so lovely!
Some of my favourites are:
[name_u]Dusty[/name_u]
[name_f]Snow[/name_f]
[name_f]Holiday[/name_f]
[name_f]Lumi[/name_f]
[name_m]Quill[/name_m]
[name_f]October[/name_f]
[name_f]Epiphany[/name_f]
[name_m]Moss[/name_m]
Somerset
[name_u]Echo[/name_u]
Zodiak
[name_u]Fife[/name_u]
Roam
[name_u]Love[/name_u] names like this!!
A few of my favourites at the moment are:
Charm
Glow
[name_u]Poet[/name_u]
Kestrel
[name_u]Ocean[/name_u]
[name_f]Sonnet[/name_f]
[name_f]Jubilee[/name_f]
[name_f]Galaxy[/name_f]
Samphire
Pluck
[name_f]Bluebell[/name_f]
[name_f]Cherry[/name_f]
[name_u]Hero[/name_u]
[name_f]Topaz[/name_f]
Fen, [name_u]Vesper[/name_u], [name_f]Constance[/name_f], Selkie and Thistle are sweet btw!
There sorts of names aren’t usually my cup of tea, but here are a few I rather like (regardless of current popularity)
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_u]Rio[/name_u]
[name_u]Dove[/name_u]
[name_f]Aria[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f]
[name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f]
[name_f]Lark[/name_f]
I love [name_u]Vesper[/name_u], Selkie, and Thistle
Sorry for any repeats
Baleen (as in baleen whales)
[name_u]Porter[/name_u]
Valkyrie
[name_f]Meadow[/name_f]
[name_u]Prairie[/name_u]
[name_u]Fifer[/name_u]
[name_u]Hero[/name_u]
[name_f]Reverie[/name_f]
Gully
Lupine
Minnow
[name_u]Bay[/name_u]
[name_f]Sparrow[/name_f]
[name_m]Rivers[/name_m]
[name_f]October[/name_f]
Scheherezade
[name_f]Maple[/name_f]
Siren
[name_f]Whimsy[/name_f]
[name_m]Palmer[/name_m]
[name_u]Bliss[/name_u]
[name_m]Tiger[/name_m]
[name_u]Peace[/name_u]
Halo
[name_f]Tuesday[/name_f]
[name_f]Peony[/name_f]
Meridian
[name_f]Mercy[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Hope[/name_f]
[name_f]Amity[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_m]Stone[/name_m] (actually gaining popularity)
[name_m]Thorn[/name_m] (I think it’s used)
Dare
Radiance (sounds like it’s probably used)
[name_m]Tide[/name_m]
Wonder
[name_u]Slate[/name_u] (heard of, but not too familiar)
[name_f]Heavenly[/name_f] (liked this name as a little girl, for some reason)
[name_u]Aspen[/name_u] (maybe less “off-beat”)
[name_m]Birch[/name_m]
Thanks for these lovely and intriguing choices! So many have that exact weird magic I was looking for (should probably not have put this in the Girls Section because I think the majority are unisex). But I love most of them actually but some I hadn’t really considered before, or recently, are;
[name_f]Fawn[/name_f] (I’ve thought a bit about her before and feel she’s maybe too … wobbly/delicate, but a gorgeous word)
[name_u]Clove[/name_u]
[name_f]Doe[/name_f] (see [name_f]Fawn[/name_f])
[name_u]Day[/name_u] (soooo beautiful and strengthy for either gender)
[name_u]Finch[/name_u] (might add to my boys’ list. Is Goldfinch too much?!)
Otter (wow!!)
[name_f]Sparrow[/name_f]
[name_f]Saga[/name_f] (big fan, it’s actually an old Scandi name so me and OH have wondered about this, maybe I’ll mention it again)
Minnow (adorable, almost used this for my cat)
Harvest (absolutely incredibly. I don’t know why I’d never considered this one. It’s quite gorgeous)
[name_u]Hero[/name_u]
[name_f]Serenade[/name_f]
[name_f]Answer[/name_f]
[name_f]Crescent[/name_f] (wowow)
[name_m]Noon[/name_m] (ohhh I love this. It feels like [name_f]Noor[/name_f], but more burning and intense)
[name_u]Auburn[/name_u] (wow. Has the same golden quality as [name_m]Noon[/name_m] but darker and more boyish)
[name_m]Quill[/name_m] (!!)
[name_f]Epiphany[/name_f] (gorgeous)
[name_m]Moss[/name_m]
[name_u]Fife[/name_u]
Roam (never would have considered but oddly love this as an alt to [name_u]Roan[/name_u])
Glow
Kestrel (have thought about this a little recently actually. Very nice)
[name_f]Jubilee[/name_f]
[name_u]Dove[/name_u]
Valkyrie (I go back and forth on whether this is too fantasy and I think for me it is, but totally unrelated I think [name_u]Kyrie[/name_u] is such a beautiful Biblical word name)
[name_u]Prairie[/name_u]
[name_u]Fifer[/name_u] (just saw a thread about this and was surprised how much I actually love it?!)
Gully (omgggg adorable)
[name_u]Bay[/name_u]
Siren (perhaps a little inappropriate but beautiful)
Meridian (wow!)
[name_u]Vale[/name_u]
[name_m]Tide[/name_m]
[name_u]Aspen[/name_u]
[name_f]Heavenly[/name_f] (I follow a girl on Insta w this name actually!)