[Opinions] Re: Favorite kinds of names
in reply to a message by batsqueak
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.
3. Spanish/Italian, especially ending with O: Antonio, Bruno, Callisto, Diego, Eliseo, Luciano, Mario, Miguel, etc.
4. Vintage: Ambrose, Casimir, Casper, Cyrus, Edmund, Isadore, Silas, Wilbur, 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.
3. Spanish/Italian, especially ending with O: Antonio, Bruno, Callisto, Diego, Eliseo, Luciano, Mario, Miguel, etc.
4. Vintage: Ambrose, Casimir, Casper, Cyrus, Edmund, Isadore, Silas, Wilbur, etc.
Replies
I agree, 90s sounding names are really good! Also a big fan of Kalliope, both for the muse and the musical device.
Yes, I'm also a huge fan of musical names! Melody and Cadence are two of my all-time favorites because they're related to music.