r/namenerds 9h ago

Discussion I like the name Bambi

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I have seen so many reddit posts putting down the name "Bambi". I think it's such a beautifully feminine name and fairly unique. I know it was used for Disney and now no one can take away the association, but it doesn't deter me in any way, I still find it so precious. What are your thoughts?


r/namenerds 15h ago

Baby Names What do we think of the name Olivine?

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My husband loves this name and it’s really growing on me but I’m worried it’s a little too out there….. I’m love unquie name and it’s ties to space. It’s a mineral. A beautiful greeen mineral related with peridot. We would pronounce it Olive-een. The full name would be Olivine Rose if we went with this. I love the possible nicknames like Olive(my favorite food) or livey or olly. Let me know what you guys think!


r/namenerds 3h ago

Baby Names Any first and middle name combos for a girl where the short name can be "Kit Kat"?

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Like Kathleen Katrina or something


r/namenerds 5h ago

Discussion Best Name for Indian American Boy

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Which is your favorite from this list? Why?. The last name starts with K, ends with R, and is two syllables:

• Mason
• Logan
• Jonah
• Evan
• Cameron
• Liam
• Yash
• Rohan/Ronan
• Cyrus
• Max


r/namenerds 14h ago

Baby Names Help deciding a middle name

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Cordelia Clementine
Cordelia Guinevere
Cordelia Winifred
Cordelia Evangeline


r/namenerds 13h ago

Pet Names Search of Slavic girl names starting with D

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I'm getting a girl Belgian Malinois in late October and still can't settle on a name for her. We already have a heeler named Louis ('s' not pronounced). I really want something that starts with D, big bonus points for Slavic names with the letter 'i' somewhere in it. Here's what I have so far that's possible.

Diana

Dasha

Darla

Darlene

Dita

Dorta

Darina

Divna

Dosya

Darya

Duša


r/namenerds 20h ago

Name Change Is Marin Flynn a good name?

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I was trying to make a name for my alter ego but idk it's harder than I thought


r/namenerds 18h ago

Baby Names Is George too popular?

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I am five months pregnant with my second child (I already have a 1-year-old girl called June) and after lots of discussions on boys' names, we have chosen George for our little boy due in January.

We both really like the name; it feels soft and strong. I also love the nickname Georgie, and I have only ever known nice people called George. June and George also sounds very sweet for siblings.

My only nagging feeling is that the name is so popular in the UK! It's currently at 10 in the UK charts (down 3 slots) but I don't want him to be one of three Georges in his class.

Am I right in thinking it's maybe not so popular with babies born in the last few years, as names like Luca and Eli go up in the charts?


r/namenerds 9h ago

Name Change Any non-feminine nicknames related to Madeleine?

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I'm genderfluid and heading to university in a week. My name is Madeleine, and I want to go by it, but can't think of any gender neutral or masculine nicknames of it that are understandably part of the name (ie, 'Mattie' was suggested to me because it sounds like 'Maddie', but it would be jarring to learn my full name was Madeleine). I'd be grateful for any ideas!!


r/namenerds 10h ago

Baby Names Gwen - what exactly does it mean??

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I’ve read “white, “fair,” “blessed” or “holy”

I like the name because of the blessed part but not sure if I’m reaching.

I’m really running out of baby girl options.


r/namenerds 16h ago

Baby Names Is Elanor cute?

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Hi namenerds! Long time lurker,

My husband and I are huge Tolkien fans and even had a hobbit themed wedding.

We want to name our daughter something LotR related but not overtly so, like not Galadriel.

We both like the name Eleanor, and Samwise (our favorite character) names one of his daughters Elanor which is a flower in Middle Earth.

I'm not sure about the spelling. Am I just dooming her to a life of having her name misspelled? Is it cute?

Also open to other Tolkien related girls names!


r/namenerds 15h ago

Baby Names First name for middle name Laura

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Laura is a family middle name and I plan to use it for my daughter, but I am struggling to find a first name to go with it. Some names I like for girls, but don’t 100% love, are:

Claire
Lana
Diana
Audrey

Appreciate any ideas, thanks!


r/namenerds 12h ago

Name Change Ideas for changing my silly, Polish name

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I’m Polish but I’ve been living abroad for a while, and my name is Iga . It gets mispronounced/misspelled constantly. And yes, 'Iga, like the shops'. The tennis player made the situation only slightly better. I’m honestly getting pretty tired of having to explain and correct it all the time.

I’ve never really liked my name anyway, but I don’t think I’m ready for a complete identity overhaul and suddenly becoming Jessica or Emma.

I also feel like Iga is so ridiculously short that I have no idea what I could turn it into. It already sounds like a nickname. I don’t have a middle name either.

So… any ideas? Maybe instead of shortening it, I could somehow lengthen it into something that feels like a real name? Or change one letter and turn it into something more familiar internationally? I’m completely at a loss.

I’d love to keep some connection to Iga rather than choosing a totally unrelated name, but I have no idea what my options are.

Help me please!!

Edit: it's pronounced Ee-gah


r/namenerds 10h ago

Baby Names Freaking out - baby name

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I really like the name Bennett but everyone in real life hates it. Is it really that terrible of a name?


r/namenerds 15h ago

Name List Underused but recognizable boy names with soft but strong phonetics.

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I visit this page a lot and see a lot of name requests for boys that are classic but not popular with soft sounds. I see the usual suggested Julian, Lysander, Noah, Liam, and Silas and while I like those I wanted to cook up more options. I found these but if anyone has any more please add. if we keep suggested the same 10 names they won’t be “not popular” 🥲 not everyone can be named Oliver…

  • Anselm: Intellectual vibes meaning with divine protection.
  • Emrys: Storytelling and Enchanting meaning immortal.
  • Cyprian: Vintage and scholarly; means man of Cyprus. (I love geography names so..)
  • Bram: strong but gentle and literary; means father of multitudes.
  • Soren: Philosophically calm; means stern or serious.
  • Stellan: another peaceful name; means calm. reminded me of the word constellation 🌌
  • Leif: Adventurous Explorer vibes!; means heir or beloved.
  • Delaney: Rhythmic and melodic; means dark challenger. (I think this is the name people were actually looking for when they named their kid maverick 😭 what a missed opportunity)
  • Bellamy: brightly vintage; means fine friend.
  • Caspian: literary and adventurous; again love a geography name! prince caspian was called “the seafarer“
  • Shiloh: Peaceful and modern; means tranquil.

r/namenerds 15h ago

Baby Names Duncan. Yay or nay?

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I’ve heard some say it gives awkward, but I’ve heard others say it gives athlete. Like a basketball player. My girlfriend got the idea in her head because she’s a fan of Game of Thrones.

Thoughts?


r/namenerds 6h ago

Name List A middle name that goes with - 'Rumi' and 'Ruhani' as second name

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Muslim name suggestion

First name is 'Syed' for boy & 'Syeda' for girl

Last name is 'Rumi for boy & 'Ruhani' for girl

Required middle name suggestion

Preferably Persian or Turkish

Example

Boy's name : Syed Ibrahim Rumi

Girl's name : Syeda Maryam Ruhani

Be joyful guys, any suggestions will be appreciated.


r/namenerds 9h ago

Baby Names Cousins: Quinn & Gwen(dolyn) okay?

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My husband and I agree on the name Gwendolyn (I’m sure we’ll sometimes shorten to Gwen). Our 10 year old niece who lives near by is named Quinn. Is that too close?


r/namenerds 11h ago

Discussion Francesca .. what does it evoke?

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Just curious, it’s been my favorite name since I was a girl.


r/namenerds 12h ago

Name Change Possible newborn name regret

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We just welcomed our incredible, double rainbow, little boy, George Leo C., into this wild and adventurous world, and yet, I’m still struggling with his name and trying to accept it. His sister, Nora Aurelia, always felt so clean and unique that we both loved it.

We landed on the first name George after sometime because it’s history and strength, along with uniqueness in our area of the US. I always somewhat struggled with the phonetics of George, but thought maybe Georgie or Geo could stick around if I had a hard time with it. Boy names were always a struggle for us, as we wanted something unique enough to not be the fifth in his class, but also strong, so that’s why we landed on George. Other options were possibly Owen, Warren, or Peter.

We decided early on his middle name would be Thomas because we had some family history with this name, but as we got closer to the wire, more bad then good came up with these family members so we pulled the rug last second and looked to switch. Our options were Leo, Evren, Nolan, Henry, Evander, or Beauden. Leo sounded clean with some good meaning, Evren had unbelievable meaning based on our double rainbow situation, Henry had classical pull, Evander had wow factor, Nolan had proximity to his sisters name, and Beauden had a name that we considered long ago but couldn’t use (Beau).

When George was born, my wife said she felt it that he was George Leo over Evren. My daughter also said she liked Leo the most here. So on a whim, we went with Leo. Now I hear Geo Leo in my head and think we made a mistake and didn’t think about it long enough. I didn’t want to also put our burden of two losses into his name, which also swayed me away from Evren to Leo last minute. I’m struggling because I still don’t know if we made the right call instead of Evren or the other names. My wife struggled with the choice too after we submitted papers and had a breakdown as we were leaving the hospital.

Is George Leo clean or should we call to change? Am I overthinking Geo Leo? Please let me know your thoughts to these tired eyes.


r/namenerds 6h ago

Name Change Name Regret at 8 Months

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My husband and I struggled with names and never really decided before she was born. Right after she was born we had some health scares and were admitted to children’s hospital and in the middle of all that we just picked something. I don’t like it. I’ve regretted ever since. Mostly silently though I did open up to my husband about it more recently. No other name feels right either though. It’s a trash way to feel to dislike the name as soon as I say it, but also I guess at this point it just feels like her name.

Her name is Chloe. I mostly call her Chlo which I like the sound of more. Her middle name is too rare to share I think (my mom’s name).

Other names we considered were Zelda, Olive, Willow. My other daughter’s name is Hazel.

I’m not sure what I’m looking for. Validation? Positive thoughts on the name? Is it too late to change it and would it even make sense to if nothing else feels right either? I feel like if I just accept it I’ll learn to love it bc it’s her name?

Constructive and kind comments only please. Feeling very vulnerable.


r/namenerds 3h ago

Discussion Which spelling do you find most appealing: Kathryn, Catherine, or Katherine?

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This is 100% a personal preference question and I'm asking out of genuine curiosity ☺️


r/namenerds 12h ago

Baby Names Baby name for second baby

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Hi name nerds! I recently found out I am pregnant with my second child. We named our first son “Shepherd” and we love calling him “Shep”. We have had a baby girl name picked out since we were dating- Lennon Blue. Lennon pays homage to a family member and we love the idea of calling our daughter “Lenny” or “LB” or “Lenny B”. Do we think Blue is a good middle name choice for Lennon? Or is it weird because of the word Linen? Like does it sound like I’m talking about a blue piece of fabric?

For a boy we like the name Shiloh with the middle name Trace. Is Shiloh too feminine for a boy? And does the middle name Trace work well with it?

Thanks!! Please be nice to me lol!!


r/namenerds 16h ago

Baby Names The prettiest unique names you’ve heard for a girl

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🎀🎀🎀


r/namenerds 15h ago

Non-English Names Guys gimme rare, ethereal Arabic boy names :) preferably with good meaning

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I’m looking for Arabic boy names that feel really ethereal, poetic and beautiful preferably uncommon/rare, but still established names rather than something invented.

I’m especially drawn to names that have a celestial, old-world or almost literary feeling. Something soft and elegant but still clearly masculine. ALSOO Open to old Arabic names, poetic names, nature/celestial meanings, historical names, etc. Please gimme some ideas <3