r/Names

What do you think of the name Willow for a girl? Does it sound feminine, neutral, hippie, cool, etc. ?

Due with my second girl and my favorite name is Claire because it vibes with my other kids, but it’s really similar to a town near where I grew up. For that reason it’s a big no go; does anyone have any names that have the same feel of being soft, feminine, easy to pronounce .. I’ve googled it and read like a million names but hoping someone might have a hidden gem that I haven’t seen 💗

I've had the name Theodore on my list for years, mostly because I absolutely love Theo.

Theo feels warm, simple, and works just as well on a kid as it does on a 40-year-old adult.

The problem is... I don't actually like Theodore that much.

I don't hate it, but if Theo weren't attached to it, I don't think I'd ever consider using Theodore on its own. And for some reason giving a child a full name I feel pretty neutral about just to get the nickname feels slightly backwards.

I know Theo is used as a standalone name now, but part of me still likes the idea of having a longer formal option available.

Has anyone else had this with a name? Loving the obvious nickname way more than the name it's traditionally short for?

Did you use the full name anyway, go with the nickname as the legal name, or eventually choose something completely different?

I'm curious about your opinions on this.

I'm white and my daughter's biological father is native.

People forever now have named their kids after flowers, ( Iris, Rose,) etc., and gemstones, (Ruby, ... You get the idea). Anyway, when I was thinking of names for my daughter, I really wanted to name her Onyx, at least for a middle name because it's my favorite stone.

I caught hell for it because I was told that's a "black name". I disagreed because that's no more true than a child named Ruby would have to be red.

Thoughts?

i love this name and want to find other names that are a similar vibe to it

My husband and I grew up watching The Parent Trap and ironically both have loved the name Hallie because of it. It’s always been a contender for me, and even more so as an adult. I love girl names that aren’t overly feminine sounding, but also aren’t directly boy names. I can picture Hallie being a sporty girl like I was growing up, but I can also see it being a name for a typical girly girl as well. I think it’s so versatile. Thoughts?

Kitty is not short for anything and I've already considered and rejected Le Pew ;)

Thank you in advance for any suggestions!

i posted in this group a bit ago saying that mango elisabeth (elizabeth with an s for family/cultural reasons) was my guilty pleasure baby name and in the comments clarified i would never actually name a child that, but now it has me wondering if anyone else has names they think would be cute but would never actually use ? rather for fear of bullying, it’s an overall dumb name for a human, ect.

Wdyt of Kellan/Kellen? Which spelling would you say is the most common? Would you assume boy or girl?

That’s my name, and my parents made it be pronounced as “Nay-Vee” or like Navy blue or the US Navy. But over the course of MANY years, only about 5 people have pronounced it that way when first reading my name. Everybody else says “NAH-vee” which has become incredibly annoying.

I plan on changing it legally to Navy soon, but I just want to hear how you all would pronounce Navi.

Edit: yeah I knew I was cooked…

Hi all!

i wanted to create an OC, that is just basically a mannequin, and an excuse for myself to draw practice and or just different parts of body detached from the whole human, so i could look at a colorless practice of arm anatomy and say "ah ____'s arm is so beautiful!".

i thought of editing Fred (Stockman) to sound fictional, but i have no idea how can you make "Fred" sound not like your coworker, and more like something fictional. (though, i lied kinda. i came up with fuleide, which is broken chinese for Fred i think. but i dont think i like it enough to be my Oc that im most excited about yet)

any ideas yall?

Stripper name is Alice, help me find a last name! Requirements are sexy, and no more than two syllables. Contrary to my job, sexy surnames are not my strong suit.

Which name do YOU like better?

Paige Katherine VS Elle Katherine

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This is one of my favorite names since I worked in a school and met a kindergarten student with the name. It’s pronounced “Say-La”. Would I be setting up my baby for a lifetime of mispronunciation if I go with this name? Please share your thoughts or how you would think it’s pronounced from the spelling!

I need help naming a girl!!

My kids names are:

Simon, Vera, Frazier

Im planning on changing my name, I actually posted on here 5 months ago about this but I got banned and never made a new account.. I'm an 17 year old girl, mainly changing my name because I just hate it, no other reason I've always hated it. I don't mind popularity at all, I want a name that sounds cool, not too frilly, but normal for my age range. here's my list in order

Aria (I Love this the most but cant use it since it's since I have a cousin named Arianna), Ellie, Violet, Thora.

names I kinda like: Lydia, Leona, Della, Kora, Scarlett

I would appreciate your opinions on these names, I do online school so I don't really have a good insight on names of people my age, also If you have any recommendations but I would mostly want to hear what you guys think about my list!

I need some help on my daughter’s middle name. For context this is our third daughter. Our first daughter has my grandmas name as a middle name, and our second daughter has my husbands sister as a middle name. Every girl in my family has a ‘legacy’ name as their middle name.
To the dilemma…
Babies first name will be Charlotte.

Option A - Use my mums name as a middle name (Ingrid), most sentimental option but my mum hates her name as she was heavily bullied in school for it.

Option B - Use my sisters name as a middle name (Tess), she is a teenager and I know would love the name used, but this could put out my brother who is a similar age and we haven’t used his name for my son.

Option C - Use my husbands aunts name (Catherine), she is an important person in his life and more like a mum to him than aunt.

So… Charlotte Ingrid, Charlotte Tess, Charlotte Catherine or choose something non-sentimental and go against family tradition?

I am way too early to know if it's a girl or boy. I have a solid list of boy names, but realized I am lacking on girl names!

Some ideas:

Abigail

Avery

Louise

Maxine

Which of these do you like? What middle names fit? What other name suggestions do you have?

I want to avoid very popular names. We have a one syllable, common last name. Sibling is named Phoebe.

Thanks for your input!

I was looking at old census records to verify info about family members and I once again became fascinated by the naming conventions we use, they're similar to Afro-American, Melanesian, Polynesian, or even Balkan naming conventions that I've seen.

This is mostly due to the diverse commercial migration we received once people had began actually moving into Northern Australia.

Examples:

A guy will be named Boyka (Bugulju) Koscis because his father was randomly half Hungarian and liked the Boyka movies.

A girl could be named Wilhelmetta Ahsan-Chon because she was named after her father (which is very common here), and her tribe is mostly mixed with Chinese and Pashto from the 1800s.

A family I knew from school were like this: the father's name was Raymond, his first daughter was Raymeesha, and once he had a son he was Raymond Jr, then his second son was Raymonus.

A guy could be named:

Salko Murrudthjanypa

Alekzandaros McArthur

Styepan Jurrunytjak

Bubble-Bubble Johnson

Springheel-Jack Cattlecompany

King Blackskin-Willy (Wumbungu) Jackson-Won

All the examples provided are also real people, and these aren't even the craziest names.

In the Gulf of Carpentaria I've seen they get really creative/silly with modern names, I've known people named Avenger Stockman, Rifle Riverwater, Frog Bull, Buffalosoldier MacMahon, Eminem Gujuk, Tupakiesha Smithson, Horse Rodeo, Big-eye Williams, Japan Del Torres, Batman Robinsonrivermouth, the list can go on and on.

With little kids today I've seen a lot of LeBrons, Ronaldos, Neymars, and Messis due to their sports becoming popular in the remote Aboriginal communities.

What do you guys think of our naming conventions? and if you have any questions about what migrations and influences cause some of them I'd be happy to explain.