Inspired by Bilina - your favorite word names?
Mine (most of these are weird):
Amaryllis
Betony
Burgundy
Celestite
Cinnamon
Emerald
Fern
Garnet
Hope
Indigo
Japonica
Jonquil
Juniper
Lark
Lavender
Linnet
Meadowlark
November Snow
Ocean
Peace
Prairie
Primrose
Quintessence
Renaissance
Saffron
Serendipity
Snowfall
Spring
Temperance
Verity
Windflower
Winter
Wren
Does the sea exist
Because of our longing?
My PNL
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/3258/61573
Amaryllis
Betony
Burgundy
Celestite
Cinnamon
Emerald
Fern
Garnet
Hope
Indigo
Japonica
Jonquil
Juniper
Lark
Lavender
Linnet
Meadowlark
November Snow
Ocean
Peace
Prairie
Primrose
Quintessence
Renaissance
Saffron
Serendipity
Snowfall
Spring
Temperance
Verity
Windflower
Winter
Wren
Does the sea exist
Because of our longing?
My PNL
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/3258/61573
Replies
Many of these are guilty pleasures:
Raven
Robin
August
Chase
Briar
Bracken
Thorn
Flora
Linnea
Belladonna
Violet
Edelweiss
Hazel
Ender- not sure if this counts
Ebony
Honya- Japanese for bookstore or library
Torrent
Ever
Melody
Honor
Larkin
Diyar- means "gift" in Kurdish
Elder
Hawthorne
Rowan
Vervain
Verbena
Avis
Christian
Noel
Scarlet
Crimson
Wednesday
Jasper
Falkner
Magus
Raven
Robin
August
Chase
Briar
Bracken
Thorn
Flora
Linnea
Belladonna
Violet
Edelweiss
Hazel
Ender- not sure if this counts
Ebony
Honya- Japanese for bookstore or library
Torrent
Ever
Melody
Honor
Larkin
Diyar- means "gift" in Kurdish
Elder
Hawthorne
Rowan
Vervain
Verbena
Avis
Christian
Noel
Scarlet
Crimson
Wednesday
Jasper
Falkner
Magus
A few of these qualify as real names, but I include them because their wordiness is part of the reason they appeal to me. I admit I like some of these more than others, and I like some more than I should.
Girls:
Millefleur, Millefiori
Aria
Covenant
Reverie
Saffron, Cassia, Ginger, Sage, Pepper, Rosemary
Veracity
Starling, Dove, Lark, Wren, Kestrel, Raven
Locket, Pendant
Poet / Poetry, Sonnet, Story, Fable
Scarlet, Blue, Isabelline, Auburn, Siena
Savannah, Prairie, Meadow
Serenity, Providence, Temperance, Grace, Hope, Mercy, Amity, Constance, Verity, Prudence, Honor, Patience, Faith, Merit, Glory, Love, True / Truth, Clarity, Joy, Promise, and a bunch of other virtue and quasi-virtue names.
Day / Daylight, Sunny, Eve, Evening
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday
Solstice
Season, Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
January, April, May, June, August, November
Girls:
Millefleur, Millefiori
Aria
Covenant
Reverie
Saffron, Cassia, Ginger, Sage, Pepper, Rosemary
Veracity
Starling, Dove, Lark, Wren, Kestrel, Raven
Locket, Pendant
Poet / Poetry, Sonnet, Story, Fable
Scarlet, Blue, Isabelline, Auburn, Siena
Savannah, Prairie, Meadow
Serenity, Providence, Temperance, Grace, Hope, Mercy, Amity, Constance, Verity, Prudence, Honor, Patience, Faith, Merit, Glory, Love, True / Truth, Clarity, Joy, Promise, and a bunch of other virtue and quasi-virtue names.
Day / Daylight, Sunny, Eve, Evening
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday
Solstice
Season, Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
January, April, May, June, August, November
I could make a pretty huge list of the ones I like, because I like a lot, but since I'm lazy I'll just list some of my very favourites:
Angel
April
Archer
Autumn
Briar
Crystal
Faith
Fletcher
Glen
Glory
Grace
Harper
Hazel
Heather
Hope
Hunter
Jasper
Joy
June
Juniper
Lance
Laurel
Lavender
Lily
Marigold
May
Meadow
Poppy
Primrose
Prudence
Raven
River
Rose
Rowan
Ruby
Rue
Serenity
Verity
Willow
Wren
Angel
April
Archer
Autumn
Briar
Crystal
Faith
Fletcher
Glen
Glory
Grace
Harper
Hazel
Heather
Hope
Hunter
Jasper
Joy
June
Juniper
Lance
Laurel
Lavender
Lily
Marigold
May
Meadow
Poppy
Primrose
Prudence
Raven
River
Rose
Rowan
Ruby
Rue
Serenity
Verity
Willow
Wren
This message was edited 8/14/2015, 1:57 AM
Aaaah I'm such a sucker for word names.
I'm including GPs that I'd never be brave enough to actually use, so some of these are pretty out there.
Sonnet
Afton (Swedish word)
Reverie
Sunrise
November
Story
Meadow
Winter
Aerie
Willow
Journey
Disney
Summer
Ciel (French word)
Soleil (ditto)
Evening
Rowan
Tuesday
January
Opal
Lærke (Danish word)
Faith
Hazel
Emerald
Florence
Geneva
Adelaide
London
Iona
India
August
Deacon
Griffin
Boston
Hudson
River
Rowan
Story
October
I'm including GPs that I'd never be brave enough to actually use, so some of these are pretty out there.
Sonnet
Afton (Swedish word)
Reverie
Sunrise
November
Story
Meadow
Winter
Aerie
Willow
Journey
Disney
Summer
Ciel (French word)
Soleil (ditto)
Evening
Rowan
Tuesday
January
Opal
Lærke (Danish word)
Faith
Hazel
Emerald
Florence
Geneva
Adelaide
London
Iona
India
August
Deacon
Griffin
Boston
Hudson
River
Rowan
Story
October
This message was edited 8/13/2015, 10:17 PM
Cadence
Melody
Ruby
Pearl
Amber
Summer
Temperance
Although I never would use this last, due to the Temperance Movement, which would have infuriated me had I been alive then.
Melody
Ruby
Pearl
Amber
Summer
Temperance
Although I never would use this last, due to the Temperance Movement, which would have infuriated me had I been alive then.
Fable and Eve are good ones that I hadn't considered.
The names from your list that I like are
Emerald
Garnet
Juniper*
Lavender*
Primrose
Saffron*
Verity
Winter*
Wren
I also like
Aria*
Aurora*
Dahlia*
Linnea*
Clove
Autumn*
Sage*
Wisteria*
Opal
June*
Sapphire
Dove - middle name
Lilac*
Sky
Phoenix*
Prosper*
Caspian*
August*
Wolf*
Grey
*names I would use
PNL; http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/151224
Emerald
Garnet
Juniper*
Lavender*
Primrose
Saffron*
Verity
Winter*
Wren
I also like
Aria*
Aurora*
Dahlia*
Linnea*
Clove
Autumn*
Sage*
Wisteria*
Opal
June*
Sapphire
Dove - middle name
Lilac*
Sky
Phoenix*
Prosper*
Caspian*
August*
Wolf*
Grey
*names I would use
PNL; http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/151224
This message was edited 8/13/2015, 4:35 PM
I’ve starred the ones that I would consider using:
Aria*
Azalea
Dahlia*
Echo
Eve
Felicity*
Flora*
Hazel*
Hero
Iris*
June*
Juniper
Lily
Linnea
May*
Mercy*
Pearl*
Primrose
Rose*
Saffron
Verity
Violet*
Zinnia
For boys:
August*
Basil
Caspian
Christian* – not for the word meaning though
Fox
Garnet
Justus
Linden*
Noel*
River
Robin*
Rowan*
Sylvan*
Wolf
Aria*
Azalea
Dahlia*
Echo
Eve
Felicity*
Flora*
Hazel*
Hero
Iris*
June*
Juniper
Lily
Linnea
May*
Mercy*
Pearl*
Primrose
Rose*
Saffron
Verity
Violet*
Zinnia
For boys:
August*
Basil
Caspian
Christian* – not for the word meaning though
Fox
Garnet
Justus
Linden*
Noel*
River
Robin*
Rowan*
Sylvan*
Wolf
Oh fun!
Girls:
Ivy
Fern
Lilac / Lila
Clemency
Gratuity "Tip" (from the book "The True Meaning of Smekday"-- I think it's terribly clever!)
Blue
Hero
Opal
Pearl
Marvel / Merveille
Story
Zinnia
Violet
Anise
Boys:
Robin
Rune
Chapter (I made this up when I was 11 to be the brother of Story lol)
Flint
Garnet
Meriwether / Merry
I also like hyphenated day/month names:
October-Lily
Sunday-Joy
Wednesday-June
January-Pearl
Ida-March (lol)
Sure, they're tacky as a plaid suit at a funeral, but I still love 'em.
Girls:
Ivy
Fern
Lilac / Lila
Clemency
Gratuity "Tip" (from the book "The True Meaning of Smekday"-- I think it's terribly clever!)
Blue
Hero
Opal
Pearl
Marvel / Merveille
Story
Zinnia
Violet
Anise
Boys:
Robin
Rune
Chapter (I made this up when I was 11 to be the brother of Story lol)
Flint
Garnet
Meriwether / Merry
I also like hyphenated day/month names:
October-Lily
Sunday-Joy
Wednesday-June
January-Pearl
Ida-March (lol)
Sure, they're tacky as a plaid suit at a funeral, but I still love 'em.
So glad you asked... ;)
I love word names! Here is an incomplete list of my favorites:
Girls:
Aria
Blessing
Calla
Easter
Gala
Garden
Grace
Hallelujah
Honor
Hope
Hosanna
Joy
Maple
May
Shire
Sorrel
Spring
Sunshine
Temple
Zinnia
Boys:
Arrow
Bear
Briar
Canyon
Delphinium
Emerald
Friar
Harbor
Haven
Isle
Lichen
Linden
Merit
Noble
Prosper
Psalm
Rose
Royal
Sable
Sage
Shepherd
Tarn
Teal
Thatcher
Ward
Warren
Wilder
I love word names! Here is an incomplete list of my favorites:
Girls:
Aria
Blessing
Calla
Easter
Gala
Garden
Grace
Hallelujah
Honor
Hope
Hosanna
Joy
Maple
May
Shire
Sorrel
Spring
Sunshine
Temple
Zinnia
Boys:
Arrow
Bear
Briar
Canyon
Delphinium
Emerald
Friar
Harbor
Haven
Isle
Lichen
Linden
Merit
Noble
Prosper
Psalm
Rose
Royal
Sable
Sage
Shepherd
Tarn
Teal
Thatcher
Ward
Warren
Wilder
This message was edited 8/13/2015, 3:48 PM
Courtesy of Nameberry...
Here is a list of word names, according to good ol' Pam and Linda. I've put stars near the ones I like...
Afternoon
Answer
Aria*
Arrow
Bliss*
Blue*
Breaker
Bridge
Cadence*
Camera
Chance
Dancer
Ever
Free
Halcyon
Holiday* (middle name)
Justice*
Kismet
Lark
Love
Lyric
Maverick
Oak
Ocean
Pace
Pike
Pixie*
Prince* (fangirl)
Ranger
Secret
Seven*
Shade
Snow
Snowdrop
Sonnet*
Story
Timber
True*
Whimsy
Wild
Wilder*
Here is a list of word names, according to good ol' Pam and Linda. I've put stars near the ones I like...
Afternoon
Answer
Aria*
Arrow
Bliss*
Blue*
Breaker
Bridge
Cadence*
Camera
Chance
Dancer
Ever
Free
Halcyon
Holiday* (middle name)
Justice*
Kismet
Lark
Love
Lyric
Maverick
Oak
Ocean
Pace
Pike
Pixie*
Prince* (fangirl)
Ranger
Secret
Seven*
Shade
Snow
Snowdrop
Sonnet*
Story
Timber
True*
Whimsy
Wild
Wilder*
I'm sure there are others but these are what I can think of at the moment (:
Oh, so many! A lot of them I almost forget are word names.
Girls:
Rue
Kitty
Lilac
Sky
Constance
Viola (Vee-oh-ə)
Aura
Verity
Marigold
Arietta
Aria
Lavender
Belle
Tansy
Skylark (and Lark)
Jessamine
Honey
Iris
Tempest
Melodie
Tulip
Lunette
Caesura
Adora
Aurora
Reverie
Azalea
Linnaea
Cypress
Victoriana
Saffron
Calluna
Evangelise (But that's a guilty pleasure)
Belladonna (see above)
Posy
Winter
Wren
Amethyst
Amaryllis
Hero
Echo
Snow
Sonnet
Nightingale
Hazel
Scarlet
Rain
Autumn
Musette
Winterose and Wildrose even though I don't like Rose by itself.
And place names: Vienna, Venezia, Thessaly, and Odessa.
Boys:
Caspian
Phoenix
Indigo
August
Prosper
Beau
Jay
Indie
Finn (in sound at least)
Blaise (see above)
Jasper
Sage
Wolf
Red
Rowan
Gryphon
Bravery
Valour
Valiant
Loyal
Noble
Knight
I have Alchemy and Hemlock as GPs too.
Some I'd only use as middles.
Girls:
Rue
Kitty
Lilac
Sky
Constance
Viola (Vee-oh-ə)
Aura
Verity
Marigold
Arietta
Aria
Lavender
Belle
Tansy
Skylark (and Lark)
Jessamine
Honey
Iris
Tempest
Melodie
Tulip
Lunette
Caesura
Adora
Aurora
Reverie
Azalea
Linnaea
Cypress
Victoriana
Saffron
Calluna
Evangelise (But that's a guilty pleasure)
Belladonna (see above)
Posy
Winter
Wren
Amethyst
Amaryllis
Hero
Echo
Snow
Sonnet
Nightingale
Hazel
Scarlet
Rain
Autumn
Musette
Winterose and Wildrose even though I don't like Rose by itself.
And place names: Vienna, Venezia, Thessaly, and Odessa.
Boys:
Caspian
Phoenix
Indigo
August
Prosper
Beau
Jay
Indie
Finn (in sound at least)
Blaise (see above)
Jasper
Sage
Wolf
Red
Rowan
Gryphon
Bravery
Valour
Valiant
Loyal
Noble
Knight
I have Alchemy and Hemlock as GPs too.
Some I'd only use as middles.
I adore Autumn as a name
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I like Amaryllis, Fern, and Garnet.
Lark and Emerald I particularly like.
Others I like:
River e
Iris
Diamond e
Summer
Sherry
Heather
Jasmine
Rowan m
Sienna
Sylvan
Violet
Rose
Liana
Liberty
Raven
Fairlight
Zephyr
Jay
Laurel
Zinnia
Dahlia
Ginger
Dale
Eden
Amity
Savanna
Sierra
Forest
June
Star
Woodrow
Mercury
March
Jessamine
Drake
Brandy
Meadow
Lark and Emerald I particularly like.
Others I like:
River e
Iris
Diamond e
Summer
Sherry
Heather
Jasmine
Rowan m
Sienna
Sylvan
Violet
Rose
Liana
Liberty
Raven
Fairlight
Zephyr
Jay
Laurel
Zinnia
Dahlia
Ginger
Dale
Eden
Amity
Savanna
Sierra
Forest
June
Star
Woodrow
Mercury
March
Jessamine
Drake
Brandy
Meadow
This message was edited 8/13/2015, 1:38 PM
Oh, I have tons... but here are the few that pop in to my head right away as favorites:
Meadow
Eve
Begonia
Jasmine
Iris
Melody
Petunia
Sonnet
Whisper
Carol
Whimsy
Honor
Holly
Lance
From your list:
-Always liked Amaryllis. Knew a girl in elementary with this name and was in awe.
-Meadowlark is amazing. A bit too much for me but dreamy all the same.
-Prairie, Linnet and Windflower would likely be discussed (and probably vetoed) in our house for a child. Linnet is especially usable.
Meadow
Eve
Begonia
Jasmine
Iris
Melody
Petunia
Sonnet
Whisper
Carol
Whimsy
Honor
Holly
Lance
From your list:
-Always liked Amaryllis. Knew a girl in elementary with this name and was in awe.
-Meadowlark is amazing. A bit too much for me but dreamy all the same.
-Prairie, Linnet and Windflower would likely be discussed (and probably vetoed) in our house for a child. Linnet is especially usable.
Adore
America
Amethyst
Clarity
Emerald
Europe
Felicity
Forest
Glory
Hazel
Hope
Increase
Indigo
Iris
Juniper
Laurel
Liberty
Mercy
Meadow
Opal
Patience
Peace
Pleasance
Prosper
Prudence
River
Saffron
Scarlet(t)
Silver
Spring
Thanksgiving
Tempest
Tuesday
Tulip
Turquoise
Winter
Wren
ETA: Sometimes I think about Cardinal/Cardinalis. I love Cardinals and even have a tattoo of one, but it doesn't make a very good name.
America
Amethyst
Clarity
Emerald
Europe
Felicity
Forest
Glory
Hazel
Hope
Increase
Indigo
Iris
Juniper
Laurel
Liberty
Mercy
Meadow
Opal
Patience
Peace
Pleasance
Prosper
Prudence
River
Saffron
Scarlet(t)
Silver
Spring
Thanksgiving
Tempest
Tuesday
Tulip
Turquoise
Winter
Wren
ETA: Sometimes I think about Cardinal/Cardinalis. I love Cardinals and even have a tattoo of one, but it doesn't make a very good name.
This message was edited 8/13/2015, 2:15 PM
Laurel is one of the names that I am considering adding to my name list.
Mine (most of these are weird):
of yours I like:
Amaryllis
Fern
Indigo
Lavender
November Snow
Ocean
Peace
Primrose
My favourites are:
Abbott
Alchemy
August
Aurora
Basil
Bluebell
Briar
Christian
Copper
Coral
Elwood
Fable
Forest
Fox
Grey
Heathcliff
Hero
Holland
Innocent
Indigo
Iris
Jade
Larkspur
Nieves
Paris (boy only)
Penny
Pepper
Peregrine
Pilot
Piper
Primrose
Rainbow
River
Robin
Sailor
Serenity
Sonnet
Sterling
Symphony
Tiger
Timber
Zephyr
of yours I like:
Amaryllis
Fern
Indigo
Lavender
November Snow
Ocean
Peace
Primrose
My favourites are:
Abbott
Alchemy
August
Aurora
Basil
Bluebell
Briar
Christian
Copper
Coral
Elwood
Fable
Forest
Fox
Grey
Heathcliff
Hero
Holland
Innocent
Indigo
Iris
Jade
Larkspur
Nieves
Paris (boy only)
Penny
Pepper
Peregrine
Pilot
Piper
Primrose
Rainbow
River
Robin
Sailor
Serenity
Sonnet
Sterling
Symphony
Tiger
Timber
Zephyr