• Linnea Elizabeth 'Linnie'
• Margot Jane 'Margie'
• November Viridian(?) 'Novie'
• Lunette Columba
• Oleander Elijah
• Rowan Bellamy

• Linnea Elizabeth 'Linnie'
• Margot Jane 'Margie'
• Lunette 'Etta'
• Avonlea 'Leah'
• Arrietty 'Ettie'

• November Viridian 'Novie'
• Oleander Elijah 'Ollie'
• Rowan Bellamy 'Annie', 'Rowe'
• August Evergreen 'Auggie'
• Ambrose Hawthorne 'Amber', 'Rosie'

• Linnea Elizabeth & Margot Jane
  • 'Linnie and Margie'
• Oleander Elijah & August Evergreen

Feminine Names

• Elizabeth - my mom's name, she raised me (mostly) by herself. means the world to me (even though we argue a lot)
• Jane - named for my grandma, Jayne , that helped my mom raise me
• Lenore/Leonora - named after the same grandma in case Jane doesn't fit
• Charlotte - named for my girlfriend Charlie!

Masculine names

• Charlie - named for my girlfriend!
• Elijah - one of my best friends i've known for 8 years

ivy n.d.

• had a dream that char + i had a little girl, around 2-4, named ivy! didn't learn if she had a middle though. she was the sweetest little angel ever we loved her dearly. she had my red hair with charlie's smile and brown eyes. not sure i'll use ivy specifically, but i know that my daughter's name will be similarly nature-themed!

Feminine First Names

• Mollie - adorable but not quite my style!
• Winnie - not a big fan on its own but can't find a longer name i like
• Bonnie - cutesy but not my style
• California - love how clunky it is but not a fan of state names
• Beatrice - gorgeous but too close to my name!
• Petrichor - such a gorgeous word, could be shortened to petra or cora!! don't think it'd work great on a person though
• Fawn(e) - love but lowkey stealing it for myself...

Feminine Middle Names

• Anne - really cute and literary but can't find a first name i like it with
• Ponder - can't picture this on my child but super duper cute!
• Melusine - such a gorgeous mythology name but i don't know if it could work on a real baby...

• Améliore - stolen from @ashthedreamer
• Avanelle - stolen from @Cherry_Cordial
• Lullaby - stolen from @FreyByTheWay
• Lunette - stolen from @myosotis
• Sereia - stolen from @FreyByTheWay
• Thomazine - stolen from @persephonescrown
• Ulalume - stolen from @birdies
• Weston - stolen from @user10

home

• introduction
• about me
• interests

baby names (you are here)

• guide
• what i like in a name
• what i dislike in a name
• current obsessions
• feminine shortlist
• masculine shortlist
• sibsets
• guilty pleasures
• name dreams

archive

• cafs i've done
• themed name lists
• feminine longlist
• masculine longlist

abbreviations

• nb - nameberry
• gp - guilty pleasure
• hn - honor name
• mn - middle name
• pn - pronounced
• more

for my name lists

• bold - favorites
• italics - prefer as a mn

Feminine Names

• most names with an -ette suffix
• lots of clunk, like this NB thread

Masculine Names

• aw sounds ( au - gust, o - liver)
• names that sound shyer/softer

All Names

• lots of whimsy!

• super popular (Matt, Amy, Kai etc.)
  • some exceptions can be made if they sound whimsical enough, like August
• harsh-sounding names with letters like k, z, q, etc.
• work in progress