• Linnea Elizabeth 🐇🌷🧃
• Margot Jane 🌻🐞🛴
• Elowyn Ivy 'Winnie' 🦌🌿📚
• November Viridian 'Novie' 🧸🌿🌦️
• Oleander Elijah 🪴🐿️🛝
• August Evergreen 🌲🦕🪁
• Lucien Ambrose 'Lamb' 🐑🌤️🌼

• Linnea Elizabeth
• Margot Jane
• Elowyn Ivy 'Winnie'
• Lunette 'Etta'
• Avonlea 'Leah'
• Arrietty 'Ettie'

• November Viridian 'Novie'
• Oleander Elijah 'Ollie'
• Rowan Bellamy 'Annie', 'Rowe'
• August Evergreen 'Auggie'
• Lucien Ambrose 'Luce or Lamb'
• Ossian

• Linnea Elizabeth & Margot Jane
• 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 that helped my mom raise me
• Leonora - named after the same grandma in case Jane doesn't fit
• Charlotte - named for my girlfriend Charlie!
• Floretta - found her on my family tree, she was my great(3x) grand-aunt!

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

• Bambi - super cute but i think it's too associated with the movie to work!
• Beatrice - gorgeous but too close to my name!
• California - love how clunky it is but not a fan of state names
• Calla - Super pretty but not sure if I'm the biggest fan for my kids!
• Fawn(e) - love but lowkey stealing it for myself...
• Ivory - love this one but I knew an Ivory and don't want to steal her thunder!
• Oona - i love the meaning but doesn't suit the rest of my style!
• Petrichor - such a gorgeous word, could be shortened to petra or cora!! don't think it'd work great on a person though
• Sereia - not the sounds I'd usually go for but I love the meaning, mermaid !

Feminine Middle Names

• Améliore - stolen from @ashthedreamer
• Avanelle - stolen from @Cherry_Cordial
• Aven - stolen from @OctaviaMay
• Lullaby - stolen from @FreyByTheWay
• Lunette - stolen from @myosotis
• Sereia - stolen from @FreyByTheWay
• Ulalume - stolen from @birdies
• Weston - stolen from @user10
• Yarrow - stolen from @may.rose

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 longlists

• 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!
• nature names

• 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