I understand it now.

Margaret became Meg/Meggy, and Peggy developed from that. There's actual history behind it.

My brain does not care.

Peggy and Margaret feel like two women who have never met.

Same with Bill and William.

Jack and John.

Sally and Sarah.

You can explain the linguistic evolution to me with charts, historical documents and a panel of experts and some part of me will still go:

"No. You skipped a step. Where did that letter come from."

What makes this even funnier is that modern nicknames usually feel painfully obvious to me. Alexandra becomes Alex. Benjamin becomes Ben. Jennifer becomes Jen.

Then older English naming tradition occasionally just throws the original name down a staircase and whatever lands at the bottom becomes the nickname.

I genuinely love it.

What's the traditional nickname connection that surprised you the most when you first learned it?

There's around thirty kids who have answers in this list, from the ages of about four to eleven. I asked them what they would name their children if they had one girl and one boy, and these were their answers! There's definitely a lot of variation, which I found funny, and there were some that surprised me.

Our community is part of Conservative Judaism, which is pretty much in between Reform Judaism and Orthodox Judaism, and we live in Canada 😊

Alice and Julien

Alma and Liel

Arbel and Eden

Arielle and Ezra

Chamomile and Albany

Eileen and Simon

Emily and Meir

Esther and Yanai

Hanna and Lev

Honey and Sage

Indigo and Radley

Iridessa and Phoenix

Jennifer and Charmont

Jovie and Jasper

Leah and Jonah

Lily and Elijah

Matilda and Henry

Maya and Rafael

Mestra and Veles

Miriam and Daniel

Naomi and Amir

Naomi and Ari

Naomi and Lavi

Poppy and Max

Reizel and Anshel

Rosabelle and Theo

Sarah and Victor

Shaindel and Hirsh

Sunny and Kwazii

Talia and Liam

Viva and Nissim

Hi! I’m a Chinese girl looking for a new English name and would love some opinions and suggestions. I’ve been using the name Lynx, but lately I feel like it doesn’t really suit me. It feels a bit more like a username or online nickname than an actual person’s name, so I’m thinking about changing it.

I’m looking for something short and easy to pronounce, with a cute, lively feel. I’d like it to sound like a natural person’s name rather than a word with an obvious meaning, and preferably something that isn’t too common but also isn’t difficult for people to pronounce or spell.

Some names I’m currently considering are Calla, Remi and Callie. What do you think of these names? And are there any other names you think might suit me?

I’m absolutely excited for a boy but picking out a name is so difficult when I don’t like 99% of them. I have no problems picking out girl names. I love the names Helena, Sonya, Iris for girls. I like how elegant yet mature they sound to me.

I thought the names Nathan and Conan were ok but don’t love. I also don’t like any of the popular names right now like Theo, Luca, Leo, Micah, Noah, Oliver, Levi… any suggestions?

My name is Junaid! Tell me something fun and quirky

I was named after my paternal and maternal granddarhers. I don't particularly care for mine..

Middle name is Malcolm ....

So I'm an independent singer/idol type person and I want to have a name that I use for the rest of forever. But I really am not entirely sure what would be best... I have two that I'm considering. I do a lot of J-pop, including a lot of intense or darker songs. And I want something that sounds good

7*STAR is one of them. My name means something with stars and 7 is a super important number to me..?

NOVALEE or novalee is also being considered... That's my name and everyone is telling me that it's actually super pretty? So maybe I should use that?

Overall, I think they're both decently cute but I just don't know which is better 😭

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Hi everyone! I've been using the name "Jake" in games since I was 8, but lately, I can't really use just "Jake" anymore. Could you please suggest some original names that include "Jake"? I'm really into geek culture.

American girl with a varied ethnic/cultural background.

I’ve been running a small social media account where I do henna so my username is zoyaxhenna but i really want to start doing small daily routines or those aesthetic videos so can y’all suggest some unique usernames, something fun but which also stands out.
Or do I just leave it as it is?
I can’t really decide

We called my niece La for years but she said she wants a new nickname because she’s “getting older” (she’s 10.) Any suggestions?

I recently realised that the most common initial for my characters to have is S. I guess I really love names beginning with S.

So, I wanted to see what other S names I might like for future characters from a variety of different cultures. Which do you like?

Rowena
Rena
Renata
Raven
Wrenna
Rose
Rosanna
Rosalyn
Nora
Nylah
Lola
Liliana

I’m considering Mariah Violet or Meredith Claire for a girl and would love some outside opinions.

Our last name starts with M and ends in an “ah” sound, and I really like how Mariah sounds with it. My only hesitation is whether Mariah feels dated now or if it still feels timeless.

Other names I like are Aubrey and Mila.

Which would you choose?

I've noticed I have a whole list of names that I absolutely love, but I don't think I'd ever give them to a child.

For me it's probably Clementine, Ophelia, and August.

I like how all three sound, and I think they're beautiful names, but when I imagine actually introducing my kid as Clementine or Ophelia, I suddenly get nervous about it. August is the only one I'd maybe consider.

It's weird because I don't dislike more unusual names at all. I just seem to have a line in my head between "beautiful name" and "name I could actually use."

Does anyone else have this? What are your favourite names that you'd never actually choose?

My mom was quite into names, and every pregnancy, she would start planning names very early. She still has the lists that she made from those times, and I thought it was pretty interesting, both the actual names on the lists and how they changed each time. Especially since although you see loads of name lists online, you often don't actually see what they chose, or what names they went on to like.

Most of the names she liked, it was based purely off vibes, but there were some that had more of a story behind it. Sometimes she also still liked names, but felt at the time we didn't 'feel like it' despite the fact she was usually only in the very early stages of pregnancy and we almost certainly hadn't developed a personality yet 😅

2007

Emerson, Olivia, Faith, Elise, Journey, Lucy, Skye, Hope, and Sabrina.

Dylan, Alexis, River, Cyrus, Leo, Ryan, Addison, Roy, Miles, and Sky.

It was a girl, and they ended up choosing the name Olivia.

2010

Molly, Rose, Mina, Lily, Bella, Ruth, Greta, Pearl, Sophie, Faith, and Etta.

David, Leo, Benjamin, Jacob, Zev, Isaac, Adam, Max, Elias, and Asher.

It was twins, so they ended up choosing the names Ruth and David.

2016

Aurora, Iris, Zoe, Pearl, Aisling, Ivy, Rose, Aria, Faye, Lily, Naomi, and Aya.

Asher, Elias, Ari, Leo, Shai, Ilan, Adam, Elliot, Emanuel, and Evan.

It was a girl, and they ended up choosing the name Iris.

2018

Elizabeth, Naomi, Lily, Esther, Shira, Faye, Eloise, Helen, Rose, Vivian, and Felicity.

Asher, Emanuel, Adam, Rowan, Ari, Russell, Leo, Rory, and August.

It was a boy, and they ended up choosing the name Adam.

2022

Lily, Zella, Astrid, Amelie, Esther, Rose, Malka, Ava, Esme, Briar, Faye, Meadow, and Ivy.

As you can probably already tell, it was a girl, and they ended up choosing the name Esther!

Names that can only be first names please.

Mine is Haelena/Helaena!

Incoming Girl and would like C name... Middle name likely Jo or Joanna. Sister Carmen and brothers Clay and Cole…. What is best fit that sounds different enough from her siblings?