When I was 11, I first started to make name lists and fall in love with all the different and beautiful possibilities. [name_f]My[/name_f] first favorites were [name_m]Matthew[/name_m] and [name_f]Kira[/name_f]. What were yours?
It’s hard to remember but I think I liked [name_f]Jessica[/name_f] nn [name_u]Jessie[/name_u] for a long time. Certain names I see on NB, like [name_m]Aneurin[/name_m] and [name_f]Arianwen[/name_f], are names I discovered around age 11. And it was like seeing old friends to see them here.
I was about the same age when I started making lists too lol. I’d love to watch “A [name_u]Baby[/name_u] [name_u]Story[/name_u]” or anything where someone had a baby, just to find out the name. I was most obsessed with [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] “[name_u]Abby[/name_u]” first. Then it moved on to [name_f]Kristy[/name_f] (as in [name_u]Baby[/name_u] Sitters Club), [name_u]Stacey[/name_u] (<-), Jayce, and Luca. Those are all I can remember.
[name_f]Yasmine[/name_f] and [name_f]Zoe[/name_f] I was about 7.
I’m not sure how old I was, but I named my Sylvanian rabbit family very Victorian era names (in my mind they were). I used to write down their names to see if they went together.
I think they were [name_f]Rose[/name_f]/[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] and [name_m]Peter[/name_m], [name_f]Clara[/name_f] and [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]…
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m] and [name_m]Zachary[/name_m] were my first name loves. I didn’t really think about girls though. I was about 7.
I didn’t really make lists when I was younger, but my first major crushes were: [name_m]Alonzo[/name_m], [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f], then [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Breanne[/name_f], then [name_f]Pandora[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], [name_u]Phoenix[/name_u] [name_u]Hunter[/name_u] (this was kind of a GP) or [name_u]Hunter[/name_u] [name_u]Phoenix[/name_u]. Most of them have references to [name_m]Doctor[/name_m] Who.
I was really young when I started making name lists… [name_f]My[/name_f] name style has completely changed since then. I remember 3 girls names I was in love with: [name_u]Madison[/name_u], [name_u]Darcy[/name_u] and [name_u]Sage[/name_u]… Would never choose these names now! I didn’t care so much for boys names
I’ve loved [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] since about the age of six. I remember as a 9-year-old wanting to name a twin boy/girl pair [name_m]Edward[/name_m] and [name_f]Heidi[/name_f].
I think my first favorite names would have been [name_f]Destiny[/name_f] & [name_m]Diego[/name_m]… I still love [name_m]Diego[/name_m] but wouldn’t use it now. Not a fan of [name_f]Destiny[/name_f] at all anymore.
[name_f]My[/name_f] first name obsession was [name_u]James[/name_u]. It has always been a nickname of mine and i kinda fell in love with it.
As for girls names… i honestly don’t remember haha
When I was about 6 I LOVED the names [name_u]Tracey[/name_u] (my dance instructor) and [name_f]Kerri[/name_f] (a friend’s big sister) and I thought [name_m]Matthew[/name_m] was just the coolest.
[name_f]Nina[/name_f] and Liwia, if I remember correctly. I was 14 or 15 then — didn’t pay much attention to names earlier.
I only ever had girl names that I likes. [name_f]Megan[/name_f], [name_f]Hayley[/name_f], [name_f]Chloe[/name_f] and [name_f]Amber[/name_f].
When I was younger I said I was going to name my two sons [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] and [name_u]Sammy[/name_u].
I think when I was around 12 my favorites were like [name_f]Sienna[/name_f], [name_f]Camille[/name_f], [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f], [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m], [name_m]Dominic[/name_m], [name_m]Evander[/name_m]
Have always loved [name_f]Violet[/name_f] though, since I was read the boxcar children when i was 4
I wanted my name to be [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] when I was around 6
Girls
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
[name_f]Bethany[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
Boys
[name_u]Taylor[/name_u]
[name_u]Tyler[/name_u]
[name_m]Joshua[/name_m]
I can’t remember the first girl name I really liked, but [name_m]Ian[/name_m] has been my favorite boy name since I was 12-ish. It’s still my top boy name 10 years later.
The stages of my name nerdiness:
- 8 years old–I liked [name_f]Melanie[/name_f] and [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
- no name nerdiness for years
- 5th grade (I was probably 11)–I got a name book and loved it; I wanted to change my name to [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]; I made combos ([name_m]Cecil[/name_m] [name_u]Finn[/name_u], [name_f]Deirdre[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f])
- end of 6th grade; I joined this site
- now, I guess? [name_f]My[/name_f] combos are [name_u]Finn[/name_u] [name_m]Cecil[/name_m] and [name_f]Elsa[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]. I have a huge list of names.
I remember Louis, Emilyand Oliviawere my favourite names until I was 13 or 14-ish. From then on I fell in love with Maeve, after watching it on a TV show (Criminal Minds), and Matthew, this one being the name of the front singer of one of my favourite bands ([name_m]Matthew[/name_m] [name_u]Bellamy[/name_u] from [name_f]Muse[/name_f]).