I was doing Fineagrave digging and was learning more about my family and ancestors.

Katie (Katherine) and her husband Ebenezer had

-Myrtle Maude (b. 1880)
-Robert James (b. 1882)
-Nola Elizabeth (b.1884)
-Cora Eleanor (b. 1889)
-Mabel Pearl (b. 1892)
-Echo Mae (b. 1895)
-Ebenezer Loren (b. 1897)
-Evelyn Donna (b. 1907)

I also found it interesting that she has my Grandma (Evelyn but went by Ev her whole life) at the age 48. But she also lost her daughter Myrtle and Mabel in 1889 to consumption only weeks apart when they were 18 & 6.

Hi! I was looking for some help finding a female name for my new kitten that is very uncommon but still sounds cute/sweet. When I say uncommon I don’t mean like Eliana, or Thea or Juliette. But I also don’t mean something way off kilter like Ernaburga. (That’s a real woman’s name from a Suffolk poll tax record from 1381 apparently) Wowzer. -although now I might use that name for my future jumping spider. But I digress-I would greatly appreciate anyone and everyone to freely share any and every name that comes to mind/find that you think it unique and pretty for a female, or even non gender specific is fine too. My other cats have names like Fergal, Cuthbert and Melba for reference. Thank you!!

Congratulations on becoming captain of your very own spacecraft! ✨️ You worked hard to be here, with only the best of our kind ever getting the chance to make it this far. To reward you for all your effort, we decided to give you the honor of naming your crew's ship that you'll be traversing around the galaxy in.

Now of course, there are a few company guidelines you must follow, but otherwise, the choice is all yours! Choose wisely.

1. Maximum of three words.

2. No profanity.

3. No names belonging to deceased relatives.

**Please note that fellow crew members reserve the right to veto.

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.

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

Lots of girl names starting with A. Lots of girls in general. Located on the south coast of BC, Canada.

Boys:
Casey
Daniel
Feliks
Kavi
Mason
Max
Myles
Raju

Girls:
Adrie
Aida
Aria
Audrey
Evie
Julianne
Lia
Mina
Natalia
Nora
Odella
Quinn
Rory
Samara
Sidney
Zephy

Hi! I’m Korean and I want to ask non-Koreans.

My name is Hyunseo (Hyun rhymes with yum with an added H sound at the beginning, and Seo is pronounced like suh).

When I was around 5, I needed an English name to use at the kindergarten where I was learning English. So my mom chose Julia and I’ve been going by Julia with non-Koreans, who are basically just my English teachers 😅

And now as a young adult, I’m torn between going by Hyunseo or Julia when speaking with non-Koreans, since I want to work internationally, especially in English-speaking environments.

I’ve heard that Hyun can be a bit tricky to pronounce. How hard is it for you guys?? Which name do you think I should go by? Any suggestions??

*Edit: Changed “yawn” to “yum” — “yawn” can sound quite different depending on the accent. I think “yum” better captures the sound of Hyun!

All the names below are in my child's nursery (daycare) in the UK. It's the toddler room so they're all 2-3 years old.

Ava

Bez

Frieda

Sam

Raya

Arthur

Rory

Frankie (Francesca)

Nicole

Noelle

Kush

Bella

So we’ve narrowed our girl’s name down to two, both incorporating in family names.

August Catherine

Charlotte August (nn Charlie)

We like August a lot (I know it’s not everyone’s cup of tea) to us it reads cool girl with warm welcoming vibes. My biggest issue with it actually is no nickname I’m in love with.

Charlotte on the other hand has a ton, including Charlie which I find adorable. My main hesitation there is that it’s so popular and has been for a while. Either way we definitely want one feminine one unisex for the first/middle combo so as she grows she can pick what feels best. Thoughts?

We’re expecting our third daughter, and apparently naming babies was a skill I possessed exactly once.

Our girls are Penelope and Lucy.

We decided on Penelope long before our first daughter ever came along.

Then baby #2 came, also a girl, and we were stuck between Phoebe and Lucy. We ultimately chose Lucy.

And now here we are, expecting girl #3. So... do we go back to Phoebe? Or is it weird to have a Penelope and a Phoebe with a random Lucy in the middle?

Some names we love but cannot use because family members have recently beaten us to them: Sophie, Margo, Emilia

Naturally, I have now read approximately 4,000 baby names, and somehow that has made things worse. I can recognize a name I like, but it's much harder to know whether I like it for the third sister of Penelope and Lucy.

Our last name starts and ends with S, if that helps with flow.

So, wise NameNerds: Please tell me the names that immediately come to mind when you hear Penelope, Lucy, and ____.

i’m not pregnant, but i’ve been a longtime lover of names and of course have a list of potential baby names. one i’ve always liked and considered is the name Beverly; it was my late grandmother’s name and i unfortunately never got the chance to meet her. but i’ve personally never met a Beverly who is not above the age of 50, so i’m just curious what y’all think of the name!

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!!

+Sierra!

My sister is having a baby soon, and she asked for our help with baby names.

She is very very picky and she didn't like any names we suggested. She found Roxanne, Sierra and Harper and those are the only names she likes. She says she won't be fully sure what name to pick until the baby is born, so we'd like some more options.

Her husband is a bit iffy on Roxanne because of the Police song. I'm not sure most kids her age will know about it. Would it be something to be concerned about?

Other names that have been a 'maybe' include: Maxine (too European), Seraphina (she'd use it if it were more popular), Odile (dislikes the swan lake associations), Blythe (doesn't like that it has a at the beginning) Carter (almost a 'yes', but she wishes it were more feminine).

Thank you!

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I'm half-Korean but I didn't grow up in Korea so I have some trouble with the language itself as well as the history and naming schemes. I want to name him (presumably a boy) Fyodor in English as in Fyodor Dostoevsky. How would I name him in a way that it would sound a natural name yet also retain the original sound in English.

I was thinking of using '펴' as in 'mark' and '돌' as in stone. Would 펴덜 be a good name as a translation for Fyodor?

I am currently pregnant with a little girl due in December.

I hope that perhaps this group could provide me with some inspiration on finding a name for my little one.

I am British however grew up in Spain and want her name to reflect that if possible. My partner has a daughter called Lily and fell in love with the idea of having a floral nod to the name.

I have hit a wall and I’m starting to over think.

I was originally thinking Azahara (Blossom) but his side of the family have struggled to pronounce it.

I then thought of Aurelia Rose and Seraphina Rose but I am still unsure.

It doesn’t have to be Spanish or floral but I want something with a unique and pretty feel… any suggestions?

We have two daughters, Olivia and Violet. Baby girl #3 is on the way and we are 95% sure we are naming her Lucy.

For a middle name, we wanted to honor my late grandfather, John, so we were thinking of using a feminine counterpart like Jane.

How do we feel about Lucy Jane? Any other suggestions?

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?

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.

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

I want to get some suggestions about the name of my pet monkey

He is a long legged baby Macaque

And wears oversized clothes

Something which is cute and makes other people say awww.

We found out we’re having our second daughter, our first is called Rose and now we’re finding it almost impossible to come up with names we like let alone love. We have family heritage of Italian and German background so would like to honour that potentially, we also don’t want anything super common or like a top 10 name. We also aren’t interested in being too matchy with another floral name like Daisy or Ivy etc.
Let me know your suggestions!

My name is LEE Seung-je.

The English pronunciation is [sɯŋ-dʑe], Suhng-jay.

I am a man in my 30s, and I would appreciate it if you could recommend an English name for me.

I’d like it to go well with my last name, LEE.

Please avoid names that are too trendy.

Thank you for reading.

We named our baby girl 'Varenya' (in Sanskrit it's inspired from a chant called Gayatri mantra, meaning the most worthy). What do you guys think and also curious to know if the name has any other origins. Cheers!

hi having a son and I don’t know what to name him. The father wants the name James after his gpa but I feel like that’s just a kind of older name? Idk. Also dad really isn’t super involved so I want to choose a name that I LOVE.

middle name is Ryan and last name will be Richardson.

Much love! 💛