BOYS Names that I would be happy to use as first names for children IRL - in alphabetical order not order of preference

• Abel
• Asa nn Ace
• Atticus
• August nn Gus
• Boaz
• Ezra
• Felix
• Grover
• Ignatius nn Iggy
• Jasper
• Kieran
• Leonidas nn Leo
• Levi
• Luca
• Matthias
• Mordecai
• Octavian nn Tavie, Otto
• Oscar / Oskar

BOYS

• Yale - fertile upland . Welsh.

GIRLS

• Yael - Hebrew form of Jael (mountain goat) . Hebrew, Biblical.
• Yemima - Hebrew form of Jemima (Dove) . Hebrew, Biblical.

BOYS

• Veritas - truth . Latin.

GIRLS

• Verity - truth . English.
• Vivienne - alive . French.

BOYS

• Schuyler - scholar . Dutch, English.
• Shems - sun . Arabic.
• Sidney - wide island . English.
• Solomon - peace . Hebrew, Biblical, English.
• Søren - stern . Danish, Norwegian.
• Sparrow - from the name of the bird . English.

GIRLS

• Safiyyah - pure . Arabic.
• Sakura - cherry blossom . Japanese.
• Samara - Watch mountain . Hebrew, English.
• Samira - companion in evening talk . Arabic.
• Sana/Sanaa - brilliance, radiance, splendour . Arabic.
• Sariah - Yahweh is ruler . Hebrew, Mormon.
• Saskia - Saxon . German, Dutch.
• Sayen - sweet, lovely . Mapuche, Native American.
• Seraphina - Fiery ones, the name of an order of angels . Hebrew, English, German, Late Roman.
• Seren - star . Welsh.
• Shoshannah - Hebrew form of Susanna (Lily) . Hebrew, Biblical.

BOYS

• Patrick - nobleman; patron saint of Ireland . Irish, English, French, German.
• Prosper - fortunate, successful; name of a 5th century saint . Latin, French, English.

GIRLS

• Pearl - the gemstone Pearl . English.
• Persephone - meaning unknown; Goddess of spring and daughter of Demeter & Zeus in Greek Mythology. Abducted by Hades but allowed to return to earth for part of the year, her coming and going supposedly responsible for the changing of the seasons . Greek, Greek Mythology.
• Poet - a person who writes poems . English.
• Priya - beloved . Saskrit, Indian, Hinduism.

BOYS

• Malachi - My messenger, my angel . Hebrew, Biblical, English.
• Matias - form of Matthias . Finnish, Portugese.
• Matteo - gift of God . Italian.
• Matthias - gift of God Greek, German, Scandinavian, French, Dutch, Biblical.
• Mattias - variant of Matthias . German, Swedish.
• Micah - contracted form of Micaiah; name of a semi-precious gemstone . Hebrew, Biblical, English.
• Micaiah - who is like God? Hebrew, Biblical.
• Mordecai - servant of Marduk (Babylonian chief God, God of heaven, light, sky, batlle & fertility) . Persian, Hebrew, Biblical.
• Morgan - sea circle . Welsh, English, French.
• Moses - son; deliver Egyptian, Hebrew, Biblical, English.

GIRLS

• Madrigal - word for a song sung by a small number of unaccompanied voices or a short poem set to music .English.
• Maeve - Anglicized form of Medb "intoxicating" . Irish, Irish Mythology.

BOYS

• Jasper - treasurer; the name of a semi-precious gemstone . Persian, Biblical, English.
• Jonah - dove . Hebrew, Biblical, English.
• Josiah - Yahweh supports . Hebrew, Biblical, English.

GIRLS

• Jemima - dove . Hebrew, Biblical, English.
• Jenna - variant of Jenny, short form of Jennifer, which is the cornish form of Guinevere "slender, fair, white" . English.
• Jessa - variant of Jessica, which is bassed on Ischa "to behold" . Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism.
• Jetta - Jet black gem . English.

BOYS

• Griffin - Latinized form of Grufudd "lord, prince" or a creature with the body of a lion, head and wings of an eagle . Welsh, Mythology, English.
• Grover - grove of trees . English.

GIRLS

• Geneva - short form of Genevieve; city in Switzerland . English.
• Genevieve - tribe women; patron saint of Paris . French, English.
• Grace - grace, from the latin Gratia . English.
• Gracie - diminutive of Grace . English.

BOYS

• Deacon - chief of ten . Latin, English.
• Diarmuid - freeman, without envy . Irish.
• Diego - teaching . Greek, Spanish.
• Dominic - of the lord . Latin, English.

GIRLS

• Danica - morning star . Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Slovak, Czech, Macedonian, English.
• Delphine - of Delphi - dolphine . Greek, French.
• Demi - from Demeter - "Earth mother" . Greek.
• Disney - surname, originally from the Norman French "d'Isgney" or from Isgny, meaning from the canton Isigny-sur-Mer in France . French, English.
• Dulcinea - sweet . Spanish, Literature.

BOYS

• Abel - Breath . Hebrew, Biblical.
• Afton - River in Scotland, Evening .Scottish, Swedish.
• Arthur - Bear man . English, French, German, Dutch.
• Asa - Doctor . Hebrew, Biblical.
• Atherton - Town by the spring . English.
• Atticus - from Attica, region surounding Athens . Roman, Literature.
• August - Great or venerable . German, Polish, Scandanavian.

GIRLS

• Ada - short form of names beginning with Ad- . English, German, Polish, Hungarian, Italian.
• Adah - adornement . Hebrew, Biblical.
• Adara - noble . Hebrew, Biblical.
• Adelaide - noble kind/sort/type . German, French, English, Italian.
• Adeline - noble . French, English.
• Aderyn - bird . Welsh.
• Adia - gift . Swahili.
• Aerie - nest of a bird of prey . English.
• Afton - river in Scotland, Evening .Scottish, Swedish.
• Agatha - good. English, Ancient Greek (latinized).

Xanthe

• Xanthe Opal Esther
• Xanthe Lyric Evangeline
• Xanthe Lyric Élodie
• Xanthe Lyric Jemima
• Xanthe Opal Delphine

Eirlys

• Eirlys Lucy Eloise
• Eirlys Caoimhe Delphine
• Eirlys Liron Delphine
• Eirlys Liora Delphine
• Eirlys Vivienne Pearl

Sonnet

• Sonnet Lucy Eloise
• Sonnet Anneliese Sophia
• Sonnet Arielle Sophia
• Sonnet Eloise Delphine
• Sonnet Arielle Samara
• Sonnet Lucy Evangeline

BOYS

• Zahir - helper, supporter . Arabic.
• Zephyr - the west wind . Greek mythology (anglicized)
• Zimri - my praise, my song . Hebrew, Biblical.

GIRLS

• Zahira - helper, supporter . Arabic
• Zahra - brilliant, bright . Arabic.
• Zénaïde - shine, sky (from Zeus) . French.
• Zéphyrine - the west wind (from Zephyr) . French.
• Zhaleh - dew . Persian, Iranian.
• Zipporah - bird . Hebrew, Biblical.
• Ziva - bright, radiant . Hebrew.
• Zoe - life . Greek, Ancient Greek, English.
• Zoë - life . Dutch, English.

BOYS

• Walter - ruler of the army . English, German, Scandinavian, Polish, Italian, Ancient Germanic.
• Winston - joy stone . Old English, English.

GIRLS

• Willow - from the name of the tree . English.
• Winter - from the English word for the season . English.

BOYS

• Tadhg - poet . Irish, Scottish.
• Theo - short form of Theodore . Greek, English, Dutch.
• Theodore - gift of God . Greek, English.
• Tobias - Yahweh is good . Biblical, Greek, English, German, Scandinavian.

GIRLS

• Talitha - little girl, taken from the phrase Talitha cumi (little girl arise) spoken by Jesus to ressurect a little girl . Aramaic, Biblical.
• Tallulah - leaping waters in Choctaw language; town in the Creek language . Native American, English.
• Tess - Diminutive of Theresa (possibly summer or to harvest) . English.
• Tessa - Diminutive of Theresa (possibly summer or to harvest) . English.
• Thea - short form of Dorothea or Theodora, both meaning gift of god . German, Scandinavian, English.
• Tirzah - favourable . Hebrew, Biblical.
• Tora/Torah - thunder . Scandinavian.

BOYS

• Quetzalcoatl - feathered snake in Nahuatl, Aztec god of the sky and creator of humans . New World Mythology.
• Quinn - desecendent of Cuinn (chief) . Irish, English.

BOYS

• Nathaniel - God has given . Hebrew, Biblical, English.
• Noah - rest, comfort . Hebrew, Biblical, English.
• Noam - pleasentness . Hebrew, Biblical, English.

GIRLS

• Naïma - from the Arabic name Na'ima meaning "tranquil, at ease" . French.
• Nayeli - I love you (in the Zapotec language) . Native American.
• Nephele - cloudy; in Greek legend Nephele was made out of clouds by Zeus . Greek, Greek mythology.
• Niamh - bright. daughter of the sea god in Irish legend . Irish, Irish Mythology.
• November - the month of November, whose name comes from the Latin "Novem" (nine) . English.

BOYS

• Keaton - shed town . English.
• Kieran - anglicized form of Ciaran, diminutive of Ciar "black" . Irish.
• Klaus - short form of Nicholas "victory of the people" . German, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish.

GIRLS

• Kaia - variant of Kaja . Norwegian.
• Kaja - pure; hen . Scandinavian.
• Katriel - God is my crown . Hebrew.
• Keziah - Cassia (a spice tree) . Hebrew, Biblical.

BOYS

• Henry - home ruler . German, French, English
• Hudson - son of Hudde; river in America . English.

GIRLS

• Hadassah - myrtle tree . Hebrew, Biblical.
• Hanaa - bliss, happiness . Arabic.
• Hanako - flower child . Japanese.
• Hania - pleasent . Arabic.
• Hannelore - combination of Hanne & Eleonore . German.
• Hazel - hazel tree & nut; light brown colour . English.
• Hephzibah - my delight is in her . Hebrew, Biblical.
• Hosanna - deliver us . Hebrew, Biblical.

BOYS

• Edmond - rich protector . French.
• Elijah - my God is Yahweh . Hebrew, Biblical, English.
• Emerson - son of Emery . English.
• Étienne - French form of Stephen - crown . French.
• Ezra - help . Hebrew, Biblical.

GIRLS

• Eirlys - snowdrop . Welsh.
• Elah - oak tree or terebinth tree . Hebrew.
• Elisabeth - consecrated to God . Hebrew, Greek, Biblical, German, Dutch, Scaninavian, English.
• Ella - she . Spanish.
• Elodia - other/foreign riches/wealth . Spanish.
• Élodie - other/foreign riches/wealth . French.
• Eloise - sun . Greek, German, French, English.
• Elsie - dim. of Elizabeth/Elisabeth . English.
• Elysia - blissful . Greek & Roman mythology.
• Emerson - son of Emery . English.
• Emme - river in Switzerland; diminutive of Emmeline; variant of Emmy/Emmie . English.

BOYS

• Bennett - blessed . English, medieval.
• Boaz - swiftness . Hebrew, Biblical.
• Boston - town by the woods . English.

GIRLS

• Brigitta - Exalted one . German, Dutch, Hungarian.

GIRLS Names that I would be happy to use as first names for children IRL - in alphabetical order not order of preference

• Adelaide nn Addie, Laidey
• Adeline nn Addie
• Aderyn nn Addie, Aerie
• Afton
• Aglaia nn Aggie
• Alaia
• Alcyone nn Alcie
• Anaïs
• Anneliese nn Nell
• Anouk
• Arielle
• Camille
• Caoimhe
• Cecily nn Cecy
• Delphine nn Della, Delphi
• Eirlys nn Aerie
• Élodie
• Eloise nn Elsie

BOYS

• Xavier - the new house . Basque, Spanish, English, French, Portugese, Catalan.

GIRLS

• Xanthe - fair haired, golden. name of one of the sea nymphs in Greek mythology . Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology.
• Xanthippe - yellow horse . Ancient Greek.
• Xochiquetzal - means Flower Feather in Nahuatl, Aztec goddes of love, flowers and the earth . New World Mythology.

BOYS

• Unathi - means God is with us in Xhosa . Southern African.
• Uriah - Yahweh is my light . Hebrew, Biblical.

GIRLS

• Ursula - little bear . English, Scandinavian, Dutch, German, Spanish, Finnish, late Roman.

BOYS

• Raphael - God has healed . Hebrew, Biblical, English, German, French.
• Reuben - behold, a son . Hebrew, Biblical, English.
• River - flowing body of water . English.

GIRLS

• Renée - born again . French, Dutch, English.
• Ruby - a ruby, the precious stone whose name comes from the Latin "ruber" (red) . English.

BOYS

• Octavian - der. from octavius "eighth" . Ancient Roman, Romanian.
• October - the month of October, whose name comes from the Latin "Octo" (eight) . English.
• Orion - name of a constellation . Greek mythology, Greek.
• Oscar - deer lover; god spear . English, Irish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Scandinavian, Irish Mythology.
• Oskar - form of Oscar . Scandinavian, German, Polish, Slovene.

GIRLS

• Octavia - fem. form of Octavius "eighth" . Ancient Roman, English, Spanish.
• Odette - wealth, fortune . French.
• Olympia - fem. form of Olympos, the name of the mountain home of the Greek gods . Greek, Slovak.
• Opal - the name of a gem, whose name is derived from the Sanskrit "Upala" meaning jewel . English.
• Ottilie - wealth, fortune . Germen.

BOYS

• Leif - deccendent, heir . Old Norse, Scandinavian.
• Leonidas - lion. name of a Spartan king . Ancient Greek.
• Levi - attatched . Hebrew, Biblical, English.
• Liron - my song, my joy . Hebrew.
• Luca - light . Italian, Roman, German.

GIRLS

• Lærke - lark . Danish.
• Liat - you are mine . Hebrew.
• Liesel - diminutive of Elisabeth "conscrated to God" . German.
• Lila - play, amusement . Sanskrit, Indian.
• Lilac - from the name of the shrub with puprle or white flowers . English.
• Lilah - variant of Lila . English.
• Linnéa - from he name of the flower . Swedish.
• Liora - My light . Hebrew.
• Liron - my song, my joy . Hebrew.
• Lucia - light . Italian, German, English, Scandinavian, Romanian, Slovak, Ancient Roman

BOYS

• Ignatius - fiery one . Roman.
• Isaac - he will laugh . Hebrew, Biblical, English.
• Isaiah - Yahweh is salvation . Hebrew, Biblical, English.
• Israel - God contended . Hebrew, Biblical, English.

GIRLS

• Imogen - originally a missprint of Innogen (from Inghean, Gaelic for maiden) in Shakespeare's play Cymbeline . English.
• India - from the name of the country, India, whose name is derived from the name of Indus River . English.
• Indira - beauty . Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism.
• Iolana - to soar . Hawaiian.
• Iona - island . Scottish, English.
• Ione - violet flower. Name of a sea nymph in Greek Mythology . Greek, English.
• Isadora - variant of Isidora, fem. of Isidore "gift of Isis" . English.
• Isolde - from Ishild- Ice battle. A princess in Ce... . Celtic mythology, English.

BOYS

• Felix - lucky, successful . German, Dutch, Scandinavian, English, Romanian, Ancient Roman, Biblical, Biblical Latin.

GIRLS

• Faith - From the latin Fidere "to trust" . English.
• Farrah - variant transcript of Farah - Joy . Arabic.
• Florence - flourishing, prosperous . latin, English, French.
• Frances - fem. of Francis - Frenchman . English.
• Freja - form of Freya . Danish, Swedish, German.
• Freya - Lady. Goddess of love & beauty . Norse mythology.

BOYS

• Caius - variant of Gaius, meaning unknown . Ancient Roman.

GIRLS

• Cadence - Rythm, flow . English, modern.
• Calanthe - Beautiful flower . Greek, English.
• Camille - French form of Camilla, meaning unknown . French.
• Caoilainn - slender, fair . Irish.
• Caoimhe - Beautiful . Irish, Scottish Gaelic.
• Carmen - Song . Spanish, English, Italian, Romaian.
• Carys - Love . Welsh.
• Catherine - Pure . French, English.
• Cecily - Blind, patron saint of music . English.
• Ceridwen - Blessed poetry . Welsh, Welsh Mythology, Celtic.
• Chaya - life . Hebrew.
• Clara - Clear, bright, famous . Latin, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, English, Late Roman.