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Help me pick a name?!?!?

Started by cali4niaagirl, August 12, 2017, 02:11:22 AM

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What should my female name be?

Rayna/Reyna
7 (36.8%)
Bria
3 (15.8%)
Brynn
3 (15.8%)
Maddison
9 (47.4%)
Nevada
1 (5.3%)
Fallon
1 (5.3%)
Dionne
2 (10.5%)
Nova
2 (10.5%)
Shasta
2 (10.5%)
Alayna
3 (15.8%)

Total Members Voted: 19

cali4niaagirl

Hey y'all, I am 18 and looking for a name. I am also thinking of changing my last name, so if anyone has any input on that, that would be great!

My first name ideas:

Rayna
Maddison
Bria
Blair
Nevada
Fallon
Brynn
Dionne
Nova
Shasta
Alayna

Moderator Edit: I combined two topics into one. This consolidates all the information gathered and also takes care of Cross Posting. This is why this post has a few more names than the poll.
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Cindy

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Lovely to see you here and it will be great to get to know you.

Picking or helping to pick a name is pretty hard when we don't know anything about you so how about a bit of background?

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Raell

That depends on how you see yourself.
Most of the names on your list are ambiguous, appropriate for both genders.
Do you want names that are only slightly feminine?

Perhaps a particular genre of film, book series, sport, history, or game could inspire an interesting name.

Greek mythology:

1. Phoebe:
Phoebe was the daughter of Uranus and Gaia. Her name means 'shining and brilliant'.

2. Rhea:
Rhea was the Greek Titan and the mother of Zeus. She represents motherhood and fertility.

3. Selene:
Selene was the Greek goddess of the moon.

4. Penelope:
Penelope was the faithful wife of Odysseus.

5. Iris:
Iris was Goddess of the sea and sky in the Greek mythology. She was also the messenger of the gods.

6-7 Hera was the queen of heaven and the goddess of marriage. She was Zeus's wife.

8. Gaia:
Gaia was the goddess of Earth and the primordial deities.

9. Daphne:
Daphne was the daughter of the Greek river God.

10. Clio:
Clio was the daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne. She was the Greek muse of history.

11. Astraea:
Astraea was the Greek Goddess of justice.

12. Athena:
Athena was the Greek goddess of courage, law, wisdom and justice.

13. Calliope:
Calliope was the Greek muse of epic poetry. She is believed to be Homer's muse. She served as an inspiration for the Iliad and the Odyssey.

14. Cassandra:
Cassandra was the daughter of the King and Queen of Troy. She was so beautiful that her beauty made Apollo grant her the gift of prophesy.

15. Acantha:
Acantha was the nymph loved by Apollo. The name Acantha means 'thorn, prickle'.

16. Adrasteia:
Adrasteia was another name of the Greek Goddess Nemesis. It is the feminine form of Adrastos.

17. Alcippe:
Alcippe was the name of Ares's daughter in Greek mythology. Her father killed the son of Poseidon when he attempted to rape her. The name Alcippe means 'mighty'.

18. Anthea:
Anthea was an epithet of Greek Goddess Hera, meaning 'flower'.

19. Aphrodite:
Aphrodite was the Greek Goddess of love. She was the wife of Hephaestus and the mother of Eros. The name Aphrodite is of Phoenician origin.

20. Atlanta:
Atlanta was a fast-footed maiden who refused to marry men who lost to her in the race. She was eventually defeated by Hippomanias, who won the race by tricking her.

21. Briseis:
Briseis was the daughter of Briseus in the Greek mythology. She was captured by Achilles during the Trojan War.

22. Danae:
Danae was the princess of Argos and another wonderful Greek mythology girl names. She was the mother of Perseus, who came to her in the form of a shower of gold.


Harry Potter: Orion, Sybill, Raven, Kendra

Star Wars:
Aurra: Aurra Sing, bounty hunter.
Beru: Beru Lars, wife of Owen, raises Luke.
Breha: Breha Organa, adoptive mother of Leia.
Fae: Fae Coven, Jedi Master.
Leia: Leia Organa, Luke Skywalker's twin sister


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Sarah.VanDistel

Quote from: cali4niaagirl on August 12, 2017, 05:49:08 AM
Thanks!
Well... I'd say it's one of the decisions you must take, and nobody else! [emoji4] I chose a name starting with the same letter as my baptism name, which was relatively common in my birth country when I was born and which pleased me... Sarah.

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Megan.

I also stuck with the same initials as my birth names. I also looked at the popular names lists for my birth year,  so my name would be typical for my age.

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Dayta

Quote from: meganjames2 on August 12, 2017, 08:06:06 AM
I also stuck with the same initials as my birth names. I also looked at the popular names lists for my birth year,  so my name would be typical for my age.

I did the same. It's a good way to fit into your age group, but it's also conforming to normative naming standards, so that may or may not be important to you.  I weeded out names that friends, relatives and famous people shared until I found that almost every name has been used once before, and that didn't automatically disqualify it.  I also included my wife in the process, and got from her an honest and useful opinion on how various names might be interpreted.  So a close friend, relative or lover can be a good sounding board for your candidate names. 

But like Sarah said, it's ultimately your decision alone, and if some other name sings out to you, then you should choose it if it makes you happy. 

Erin




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Christy S

Wow Nevada said as a first name sounds really awesome... Nevada. I am bias though I love the state and the desert and you will have to deal with people who pronounce Nev-AH-da (it is Nev-ADD-a). I just took Christopher (not sensitive toward my dead name) which is extremely gendered, took Christina right out of consideration from the start, thought about Crissy which was what my Nana (and every other female in the family, but Nana matters more) called me my whole life, then I went with Christy... Christy, with a Y. I did take my Nana's maiden name though.
I think names, at least my name to me, and what others have also posted, are very person choices.

But Nevada is awesome  ;) just say'n  :icon_mrhappy:
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Julia1996

That's really something you need to decide yourself.  But I will make one suggestion.  Shasta sounds like someone's drag name. I would drop that one as a possibility.  Just my opinion.
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Katrina

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Kendra

Nevada is 150 miles (250 km) from Shasta California.  ;)

I think this is rare, but my parents are handling my transition extremely well at their age (86) - so I am going to ask them to choose my middle name.
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Dayta





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Randi

I would avoid Alayna as it is too similar to Allanah Starr.
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KathyLauren

I can't help you pick from that list.  Not only did none of those choices even exist as names when I was young, but you can't tell another adult what their name should be.  That has to be your own choice.

I wanted to keep my initials the same, and I wanted a name that would be age-appropriate for my generation.  My wife gave me all sorts of suggestions, but none of them sounded like me.  Kathy did.
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stephaniec

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coldHeart

I used the first initial from my birth name & I had a crush once on a girl called Sara so it stuck.
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Devlyn

The first person I came out to renamed me, from Tracey to Devlyn. She said her daughter was going to be Shannon or Devlyn and Shannon won. Then I came along and gave her the chance to name someone Devlyn.  :)

Hugs, Devlyn
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Jacqueline

Cali (for now)

Welcome to the site.

You posted two topics that are nearly identical. This is what we call cross posting. It is not allowed on the site. I have merged your two topics into one.

If you could take a moment to read the links that Cindy left you, they define our rules.

I agree with much of what the others said. Names, according to stories and some beliefs have names. So, they should have some meaning for you. Personal, or through definition(lots of sites will define a name for you). I personally agree that the name should be appropriate for the year you were born. But hey, it's your gig. Do as you see fit. ;)

Thanks.

Sincerely,

Jacqueline

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Harley Quinn

At what point did my life go Looney Tunes? How did it happen? Who's to blame?... Batman, that's who. Batman! It's always been Batman! Ruining my life, spoiling my fun! >:-)
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Hannah Samira

I voted Rayna, Bria and Maddison :)
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