~ your useable shortlist

General Name Discussion
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Everyone probably knows my usable shortlist by now but :sweat_smile:

boys:

  1. Forest/Forrest
  2. [name_u]Florian[/name_u]
  3. [name_u]Ira[/name_u]
  4. [name_u]Ciel[/name_u]
  5. [name_u]August[/name_u]
Summary

[name_u]Nature[/name_u] names are a family tradition for the last generation, and the quote “ nature held me close and seemed to find no fault in me “ has been very relevant to me. This will go for all the floral/naturey names…so, all the boy names, basically. [name_u]August[/name_u] is the month my family used to get together every year in.

[name_u]Ira[/name_u]. No reason, I don’t think you need one. He’s just cool.

girls:

  1. [name_f]Opal[/name_f]
  2. [name_u]Fern[/name_u]
  3. [name_f]Marilla[/name_f]
  4. [name_f]Frances[/name_f]
  5. [name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
Summary

[name_f]Opal[/name_f] is my mothers birth stone, and the name of some book characters I adored growing up, like the star in Because of Winn-Dixie.

[name_u]Fern[/name_u] is a nature name; see above, and Charlottes [name_m]Web[/name_m] was my absolute favorite film as a kid!

[name_f]Marilla[/name_f] is a literary name, a character in [name_u]Anne[/name_u] of [name_u]Green[/name_u] Gables, which I treasure. Me and my mom used to fangirl about it.

[name_f]Frances[/name_f] is both the name of my late abuela, and the real name of [name_u]Baby[/name_u] in Dirty Dancing, a film I watched many times over with my mother. Yes, we’re very close!

The fifth is [name_f]Sybil[/name_f]. It’s my great grandmothers middle name, but to be frank, I had no idea when I listed it.

I used to think girls names were easy, because I have two I love locked away. But the more I get into names, the more I realize I love soo many more boys names! I like so many girls names, but love has been hard to come by. I think my only real “loves” are [name_f]Opal[/name_f] and sometimes [name_u]Fern[/name_u]. One will grow on me…

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