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People tend to talk about what kinds of names they hate the most but I kinda wanna ask people what kinds of names they like instead. It can be anything.
I like names with diminutive suffixes. We associate that which is small with being endearing and precious, so much that "my little x" became a deeply common way to refer to our children. It warms my heart a lot.
I like names with diminutive suffixes. We associate that which is small with being endearing and precious, so much that "my little x" became a deeply common way to refer to our children. It warms my heart a lot.
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I like O names a lot. I like shorter names opposed to longer frilly names.
I like names from everywhere, but I have a soft spot for names that wouldn't work well in my language (English), maybe the spelling is too close to a certain type of word or it sounds close to something, but they're beautiful names.
I also like hearing clips of names from videos that I haven't heard before or from a group or region that is hard to find name sources on (at least sources in English as I'm terrible at languages). (I also watch subtitled tv shows/movies for the story and the potential new names that catch my eye/ear).
I like reading articles and seeing a name I haven't seen before.
I like longer names in general though.
I guess I like the discovery aspect of it, and those new names will be my favorites for a bit and be jotted down into my name notebook.
I also like hearing clips of names from videos that I haven't heard before or from a group or region that is hard to find name sources on (at least sources in English as I'm terrible at languages). (I also watch subtitled tv shows/movies for the story and the potential new names that catch my eye/ear).
I like reading articles and seeing a name I haven't seen before.
I like longer names in general though.
I guess I like the discovery aspect of it, and those new names will be my favorites for a bit and be jotted down into my name notebook.
This message was edited 3/23/2025, 7:29 PM
Feel free to look at my name lists to help me classify my names! Here's what I've come up with:
Girl Names
1. 90s: Alexandra, Amber, Angelica, Bianca, Jasmine, Marissa, Megan, Samantha, etc.
2. -ella/-elle: Arielle, Daniella, Estelle, Fiorella, Giselle, Isabelle, Mirabelle, Roselle, etc.
3. Frilly and long: Anastasia, Angelica, Anneliese, Apollonia, Caliandra, Elistina, Lilliana, Serafina, etc.
4. Greek: Andromeda, Athena, Hera, Ianthe, Iris, Kalliope, Pandora, Xanthe, etc.
5. Vintage: Cleo, Della, Flora, Lila, Sophia, Sophronia, Violet, Zenobia, etc.
Boy Names
1. 2-3 syllables, ends with N: Austin, Brennan, Cameron, Dorian, Florian, Julian, Mason, Tristan, etc.
2. Biblical (impossible to avoid, let's be real): Asher, Elijah, Isaac, Isaiah, Jonah, Joshua, Zebulon, Zimri, etc.
Girl Names
1. 90s: Alexandra, Amber, Angelica, Bianca, Jasmine, Marissa, Megan, Samantha, etc.
2. -ella/-elle: Arielle, Daniella, Estelle, Fiorella, Giselle, Isabelle, Mirabelle, Roselle, etc.
3. Frilly and long: Anastasia, Angelica, Anneliese, Apollonia, Caliandra, Elistina, Lilliana, Serafina, etc.
4. Greek: Andromeda, Athena, Hera, Ianthe, Iris, Kalliope, Pandora, Xanthe, etc.
5. Vintage: Cleo, Della, Flora, Lila, Sophia, Sophronia, Violet, Zenobia, etc.
Boy Names
1. 2-3 syllables, ends with N: Austin, Brennan, Cameron, Dorian, Florian, Julian, Mason, Tristan, etc.
2. Biblical (impossible to avoid, let's be real): Asher, Elijah, Isaac, Isaiah, Jonah, Joshua, Zebulon, Zimri, etc.
I like geographical names. I'll take anything that can be found on a map and has enough human name quality. I tend to prefer names of mountains, bodies of water and bioms to city/country names.
Also, plant names that aren't too frilly: Fern, Laurel, Willow etc. On the other hand, I don't like long floral names like Petunia or Wisteria.
As for sounds, I enjoy the "tr" and "dr" letter groups: Katrina, Tristan, Adrian.
I also like classic names but prefer those that have been popular for many decades like John, Alexander, Maria and Anna. Names like Theodore and Amelia feel rather vintage-trendy, not true "classics".
Also, plant names that aren't too frilly: Fern, Laurel, Willow etc. On the other hand, I don't like long floral names like Petunia or Wisteria.
As for sounds, I enjoy the "tr" and "dr" letter groups: Katrina, Tristan, Adrian.
I also like classic names but prefer those that have been popular for many decades like John, Alexander, Maria and Anna. Names like Theodore and Amelia feel rather vintage-trendy, not true "classics".
I love traditional names with a lot of history: Helen, Katherine, Elizabeth, Matilda, Charlotte, Madeline, Alice, etc
I like girl names that end in -ia: Maria, Julia, Sophia, Lydia, Livia, Rosalia, Aurelia, Anastasia, etc
I like Italian names-Maddalena, Bianca, Elisa, Caterina, Giovanni, Pietro, Antonio, Luca, Andrea, Matteo, Chiara, Giulia, Sofia, etc
When I was younger, I would love modern and/or unique names. Now, I tend to only like classic names, and I would never use any of the trendy names I still like.
I like girl names that end in -ia: Maria, Julia, Sophia, Lydia, Livia, Rosalia, Aurelia, Anastasia, etc
I like Italian names-Maddalena, Bianca, Elisa, Caterina, Giovanni, Pietro, Antonio, Luca, Andrea, Matteo, Chiara, Giulia, Sofia, etc
When I was younger, I would love modern and/or unique names. Now, I tend to only like classic names, and I would never use any of the trendy names I still like.
This message was edited 3/23/2025, 6:44 PM
Some of my PNLs are called:
1. "ooo" sound names
2. "or" sound names
3. botanical
4. American
5. French + Scandinavian
Examples of names on the American list: Plutina, Thornetta, Katrell, Quana, Artelia, Gravity...
These are some names I almost posted for the top 10 in March (but didn't because I couldn't decide on 10):
Christabel
Walida
Jocosa
Knowledge
Miriam
Bryony
Marguerite
Georgiana
Richard
Roger
Balthazar
Baptiste
Raphael
Tariel
Laurentin
Bluebird
They're not my all-time favorites (although I consistently like Raphael and Miriam), but I do like them lately. My fondness for Richard was recent and unexpected; I started liking Arthur a lot more than usual at the same time. Baptiste is one I hate/love.
I tend to like *el names. I have one myself.
I tend to like holiday names (Candelaria, Praskovya, Loveday, Epiphany, that kind of thing).
Sometimes I feel like trendy names in the style of Halo, Harmoni, and Sevyn are charming.
I think Caribbean names tend to be interesting (Merline, Marytilde, and Edwidge come to mind, off the top of my head).
I tend to like archaic medieval names.
I like names that remind me of green.
1. "ooo" sound names
2. "or" sound names
3. botanical
4. American
5. French + Scandinavian
Examples of names on the American list: Plutina, Thornetta, Katrell, Quana, Artelia, Gravity...
These are some names I almost posted for the top 10 in March (but didn't because I couldn't decide on 10):
Christabel
Walida
Jocosa
Knowledge
Miriam
Bryony
Marguerite
Georgiana
Richard
Roger
Balthazar
Baptiste
Raphael
Tariel
Laurentin
Bluebird
They're not my all-time favorites (although I consistently like Raphael and Miriam), but I do like them lately. My fondness for Richard was recent and unexpected; I started liking Arthur a lot more than usual at the same time. Baptiste is one I hate/love.
I tend to like *el names. I have one myself.
I tend to like holiday names (Candelaria, Praskovya, Loveday, Epiphany, that kind of thing).
Sometimes I feel like trendy names in the style of Halo, Harmoni, and Sevyn are charming.
I think Caribbean names tend to be interesting (Merline, Marytilde, and Edwidge come to mind, off the top of my head).
I tend to like archaic medieval names.
I like names that remind me of green.
This message was edited 3/22/2025, 10:51 PM
I tend to like short and sweet names. But, for longer names, I like when they end with a vowel.