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thenamegarden · 8 years ago

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The Name Garden: Q&A Monday

Hello everyone, I hope you had a wonderful Easter, for those who celebrate! Sorry about the lack of Q&A post last week, I’ve been quite unwell and am working on resting up more than anything else.

This week, I’ve been chatting with my sister-in-law about names that they just felt they couldn’t use. For them, it was “May”, as they felt it sounded too much like a sentence. Have you come across a naming dilemma like this?

Let’s dive into the anonymous questions received during the past two weeks, and find some naming inspiration. If you have a question that you’d like answered in the next Q&A, please submit it here!

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Q: Hi! I recently came across the name Avner, and I was wondering whether you knew the meaning of it?

A: Hey there! I certainly do! Avner is a Hebrew name, from the same origin as the name Abner. It means “my father is a light”.

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Q: This is a different request, but I was hoping you could give me some ideas for a son's name. We lost my fiance's twin not long ago and want to name our son in honour of him. We wanted to use his name "Nicoleaus" as a middle name but don't know any first names that that fit it well. Our son has two older siblings named Lillian and Sebastian. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

A: Hello. I’m very sorry for the loss of your fiances brother, my condolences to you, your fiance and his family. Here are some names that might work with his name:

Oliver Nicoleaus

Patrick Nicoleaus

Christian Nicoleaus

Lucas Nicoleaus

Julian Nicoleaus

Jasper Nicoleaus

Maxwell Nicoleaus

Harry Nicoleaus

Timothy Nicoleaus

Tobias Nicoleaus

Ethan Nicoleaus

Isaac Nicoleaus

Tyler Nicoleaus

Alexander Nicoleaus

Caleb Nicoleaus

Jack Nicoleaus

George Nicoleaus

Thomas Nicoleaus

Arthur Nicoleaus

Xavier Nicoleaus

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Q: Could you please post the name Miri?

A: Sure thing, it’s all set to pop up on Wednesday night for you!

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Q: What are some names for the nickname Mellie? Or just names where you could get that nickname?

A: Hey. Firstly, there are more well-heard of names starting with Mel-, such as:

Melissa

Melanie

Melody

Melinda

There are also these less common names, which also start with Mel-:

Melana

Melaina

Melaine

Mela

Melda

Melina

Melena

Mellyn

Melrose

Melvyn

Melisandre

Melisande

Melainey

Melantha

Melanya

Melba

Melia

Malenna

Melia

Meliah

Melian

Meliana

Meliora

Melika

Melike

Melva

Melora

Meline

Melisha

Melita

Mellesse

Melodean

Melora

Melvina

Melusine

Melison

Melise

Lastly, there are names with the -mel sound elsewhere in the name, such as:

Carmel

Carmella

Camellia

Carmelita

Amelle

Amelina

Amelia

Armelle

Demelza

Imelda

Romelle

Semelina

Jamelle

Emelina

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Q: Hi there! I absolutely love your blog and I love unusual names what would be some good middle names for Qrow and Raven? Thanks so much.

A: Hello, and thank you so very much! I’m unsure of whether you’d like masculine, feminine or neutral names, so I’ll give a list of both masculine and feminine names for each one.

Boys

Qrow Delaware

Qrow Weston

Qrow Fallow

Qrow Damon

Qrow Malachi

Qrow Xenon

Qrow Cyril

Qrow Cassian

Qrow Xavian

Qrow Romulus

Qrow Atticus

Qrow Soren

Qrow Killian

Qrow Lonan

Qrow Silvain

Qrow Penrose

Qrow Stellan

Qrow Caspian

Qrow Varian

Qrow Calder

Girls

Qrow Camellia

Qrow Alouette

Qrow Calliope

Qrow Thessaly

Qrow Santia

Qrow Amorette

Qrow Senna

Qrow Trinity

Qrow Missia

Qrow Vesper

Qrow Lilia

Qrow Luna

Qrow Alexandria

Qrow Delia

Qrow Vinita

Qrow Aspen

Qrow Scarlett

Qrow Waverly

Qrow Romilly

Qrow Monali

Boys

Raven Carlisle

Raven Maroon

Raven Clyde

Raven Alder

Raven Ashe

Raven Beau

Raven Merritt

Raven Thane

Raven Blaise

Raven Kasper

Raven Casimir

Raven Lazarus

Raven Tybalt

Raven Bram

Raven Griffith

Raven Cypher

Raven Artorius

Raven Caius

Raven Kross

Raven Ludlow

Girls

Raven Eris

Raven Rosana

Raven Willow

Raven Tigerlily

Raven Asha

Raven Gaia

Raven Arula

Raven Xanthia

Raven Amalthea

Raven Renata

Raven Octavia

Raven Elara

Raven Lyssa

Raven Amaranth

Raven Sage

Raven Historia

Raven Astrea

Raven Circe

Raven Lilith

Raven Nyx

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Q: I like the name Harper and I want to use the name Caroline for personal reasons. How you do feel about Harper Caroline or Caroline Harper?

A: Hey! Although the names don’t match my personal taste, I think that they work fine together and make nice names. I think that Caroline Harper ages better though, and I like the flow more!

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Q: Any suggestions for names (both boy and girl) without religious ties?

A: Hey there! There’s a lot of names with no religious ties! But here are some quick suggestions for you (I’m not including saints in this, as there are thousands of saints, quite a few without actual religious names):

Girls

Brooke

Chelsea

Macy

Alice

Paige

Ruby

Kimberly

Raina

Blair

Emily

Clara

Charlotte

Esme

Matilda

Felicity

Jasmine

Kylie

Miranda

Elaine

Maeve

Boys

Kyle

Carson

Alistair

Clarke

Spencer

Edward

Travis

Cody

Kian

Sawyer

Reid

Oliver

William

George

Charlie

Lewis

August

Arthur

Cameron

Miles

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Q: Hi! My wife and I are expecting twins soon, (one boy, one girl) and we are thinking about the name Kit for our boy, and Ophelia for our girl, but we're stuck on middle names that are classical sounding. Any idea? Thanks!

A: Hello, and a big congratulations to you and your wife! Here are some names that could work for you:

Kit Nathaniel

Kit Alexander

Kit William

Kit Sebastian

Kit Tobias

Kit Everett

Kit Benjamin

Kit Jeffrey

Kit Emmanuel

Kit Oliver

Kit Samuel