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Greek and Gaelic names are particular favorites of mine. I also prefer gentle, softer sounding names with N, L, S, M etc. sounds.

I don't really know how to describe the names I like. I think I would say that I generally like names that are formal, eccentric, and/or strange. Although there are a lot of exceptions, those are the names I gravitate towards the most.

I lean towards nature names or rare names - but also some trendy names. I don't like vintage names. There are only a few that I like or would ever consider naming a kid.

Classic, and typically more UK than USA.

Ancient/antique names that may or may not be revived for sitting-room melodramas

Classic and Biblical

Names that fit in a fantasy setting. For example:

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Salacia, Cyrielle, Nympha, Zhaleh, Tomine, Alemande, Cordélie, Liliore, Krestia, Audren...

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Flavian, Nilus, Lando, Ierameel, Jirou, Romeyn, Hemlock, Carantus, Isildur, Giulian...

Same as you, except I also like some more exotic names that are rising in popularity.

My name style is mostly a friendly North American boy-next-door/girl-next-door style from the 1980s or 1990s or 2000s, but sometimes I like names that are more modern, more European, or less common than my existing style. And I actually like giving names that are considered "dated" my characters. Because I feel something refreshing. And since this is a fictional character, there are no risks, unlike naming a real baby.

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And I don't like old-fashioned names, mid-20th century names, names with a lot of frills, names that start with vowels and have no consonants other than L and R but it's okay to start with a vowel and have consonants other than L and R. And I think timeless names and old-fashioned names making comeback are overrated. But there are exceptions to these, I love the timeless names of Andrew, Anthony, Daniel. Beverly, Carol, Cheryl, Laurie, Sherry are in my guilty pleasure PNL. And although they are name categories I don't like, I don't think they are inherently terrible and ugly.

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However, the reason I don't like old-fashioned names or mid-20th century names may be due to my age bias, and especially mid-20th century names tend not to get much love, either in real life or on this site, it may be influenced by herd mentality.

This message was edited 5/14/2024, 11:29 PM

I think I'm all over the map for this one and can't put down in just one place for this.

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While all my favorites for first names tend to be 6–7 letters long, where they stem from (decade, century, usage, whatever), isn't set in stones, though they do tend to be of a more normal kind. My likes for 2nd and 3rd middle names tend to be much the much longer names, and be of the more out-there varieties.

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I think my naming style reflects my own state of mind, as I'm also all over the map personality wise.

I don't know how to really describe this set:

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Adrian, Dominic, Donovan, Finn, Jackson, Malcolm, Nicholas, Richard, Tobias, Wesley
Annabelle, Arielle, Cassandra, Elena, Guinevere, Jane, Margot, Marina, Ruby, Sabrina

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Victorian romantic? Edwardian romantic? Early 21st Century Hipster?