Re: More English word names
in reply to a message by Caprice
Passable:
Eden -this is growing on me
Eglantine -it's weird but not awful, though I think many would disagree
Epiphany -totally unusable but I like the religious associations
Faith
Felicity -forever associated with the American Girl Doll for me
Grace -this is beautiful
Harmony
Haven -a guilty pleasure
Fern -for some reason I like this
Hazel -like it
Heather -like it
Holly -I know a lot of Hollys
Hope
Hunter -so ordinary now
Hyacinth
Ivy
Jasper -too associated with Twilight
Jonquil
Juniper -love it
Justice
Lavender -too associated with the Harry Potter character
Liberty -I know several Libertys. Libby is a nice nn option
Lily -see Lavender
Linden -interesting
Linnet
Magnolia -like it
Melody -could be worse
Oleander -I kind of like it
Opal
Dislike:
Easter -I do like Pascale / Pascale though.
Ebony
Echo
Eclipse
Elf
Ember -sounds like a hipster alternative for Amber
Emerald
Essence
Eternity
Ever
Evergreen
Fable
Fancy
Favor
Firefly
Flame
Frost
Galaxy
Garland
Genista
Glade
Glory
Heart
Heaven
Heavenly
Honour
Indigo
Integrity
Ivory
Jade -I know many girls named Jade but I really don't like it
Jazz
Jet
Jewel
Journey
Jubilation -could be maybe not terrible if nn "Julie"
Kestrel
Labyrinth
Locket
Lotus
Lyric
Madrigal
Mahogany
Mandolin
Marigold -reminds of of the character in Downton Abbey
Materia
Meadow
Memory
Mercury
Meridian -this is the name of a highway where I live
Midnight
Millennia
Minuet -interesting
Miracle
Moon
Morning
Ocean
Oracle
Orchid
Eden -this is growing on me
Eglantine -it's weird but not awful, though I think many would disagree
Epiphany -totally unusable but I like the religious associations
Faith
Felicity -forever associated with the American Girl Doll for me
Grace -this is beautiful
Harmony
Haven -a guilty pleasure
Fern -for some reason I like this
Hazel -like it
Heather -like it
Holly -I know a lot of Hollys
Hope
Hunter -so ordinary now
Hyacinth
Ivy
Jasper -too associated with Twilight
Jonquil
Juniper -love it
Justice
Lavender -too associated with the Harry Potter character
Liberty -I know several Libertys. Libby is a nice nn option
Lily -see Lavender
Linden -interesting
Linnet
Magnolia -like it
Melody -could be worse
Oleander -I kind of like it
Opal
Dislike:
Easter -I do like Pascale / Pascale though.
Ebony
Echo
Eclipse
Elf
Ember -sounds like a hipster alternative for Amber
Emerald
Essence
Eternity
Ever
Evergreen
Fable
Fancy
Favor
Firefly
Flame
Frost
Galaxy
Garland
Genista
Glade
Glory
Heart
Heaven
Heavenly
Honour
Indigo
Integrity
Ivory
Jade -I know many girls named Jade but I really don't like it
Jazz
Jet
Jewel
Journey
Jubilation -could be maybe not terrible if nn "Julie"
Kestrel
Labyrinth
Locket
Lotus
Lyric
Madrigal
Mahogany
Mandolin
Marigold -reminds of of the character in Downton Abbey
Materia
Meadow
Memory
Mercury
Meridian -this is the name of a highway where I live
Midnight
Millennia
Minuet -interesting
Miracle
Moon
Morning
Ocean
Oracle
Orchid