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I know what I want but... Any ideas?

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Acaciaqu · 21/04/2020 18:22

okay I love the name Maverick-means nonconformist and I love Chosen for a name but I was looking for names with the same meaning as Maverick and a name similar to Chosen. Also another name that incorporates Angela in it but not Angelina, Angelo, Angel, Angelica, or Angelique i'm looking for something different. And the same thing with the name Robert but not Robbie, Bobbie, Roberta etc.

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Acaciaqu · 22/04/2020 14:55

@Southwesterly I have no clue what youre talking about. none of that has anything to do with why I want to name my child what I want to name them. thanks for your input though

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Acaciaqu · 22/04/2020 14:54

@pallisers uh why are you telling me what Maverick means? I already stated that in the description and simply said I was looking for a name with the same meaning. and If I dont come up with one I may just stick to Maverick. Thanks for your input though

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Acaciaqu · 22/04/2020 14:34

@BellaVida yea Chance is like the closest thing to Chosen but I guess nothing is Chosen so I may have to go with it. I mean its not like its common so yea.

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Acaciaqu · 22/04/2020 14:32

@mininionsteve ohh okay yes thats a really close one but not exactly the same at the same time. I may take that one done! thanks

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roarfeckingroar · 22/04/2020 11:07

@Southwesterly 😂😂😂😂😂

MikeUniformMike · 22/04/2020 08:43

Che

pallisers · 22/04/2020 00:32

well Maverick means an unbranded range animal or an individual who doesn't go along with a group or party.

There aren't exactly a host of names out there that mean either of those things. If you want to trawl through other languages for names that mean "non conformist" you can and then give your child a name from a language that means nothing to you. I can't think of one in the Irish language off-hand, but there may be one out there in some language somewhere.

Why wouldn't you just call your child Maverick since you like it? (I know one for what it is worth)

Southwesterly · 21/04/2020 23:14

You don’t think that’s a bit Mummy Trying to Pre-Empt Child’s Life? The poor wee bugger has a perfect right to be a timid, law-abiding double-glazing installer whose idea of a wild night out is a second shandy and a game of Scrabble.

ChewChewIsMySpiritAnimal · 21/04/2020 23:13

Evangeline almost has Angela in it, and it's beautiful.

MartiniDry · 21/04/2020 23:12

I knew a young man who was nicknamed Maverick. His real name was Marrek - pronounced Ma (as in 'mat') -rick.

Would that work for you?

roarfeckingroar · 21/04/2020 23:06

Hong?

I know what I want but... Any ideas?
Poppyfields21 · 21/04/2020 22:46

Rebel? Protest? Anarchy? Freeform? Chaos? Riot? Beatnik? Hippie? Heracles?

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Acaciaqu · 21/04/2020 22:44

@Jossina thats not the point of the name and I highly doubt it.

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roarfeckingroar · 21/04/2020 22:42

😂this thread really cracked me up

Jossina · 21/04/2020 22:41

You do know that you'll end up with the most conformist, conservative child ever, right?

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Acaciaqu · 21/04/2020 22:40

@pallisers When I say Maverick, I am looking for a name that means nonconformist.

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MikeUniformMike · 21/04/2020 22:39

Trebor?
Alegna? - I think it looks quite exotic and could be pronounce Al-ain-ee-a

MikeUniformMike · 21/04/2020 22:34

I'm not sure that Maverick has a nice meaning.
You could try Wrangler (well he might hang out with a pair of Levis) or Freethinker.

pallisers · 21/04/2020 22:33

Do you want to share your ethnic background? It might help us come up with names.

If I liked the concept of Maverick (as in meaning), I might think about Luther (Martin Luther King Jr), Rosa (Rosa Parks), Emmeline (Pankhurst), Keir (Harding), Oliver (Cromwell - ok just kidding), Blake (William Blake the poet)

ironicname · 21/04/2020 22:30

Emmeline

MikeUniformMike · 21/04/2020 22:29

Isn't it Anjali, and has nothing to do with Angela, other than sounding similar. It's a girl's name.

Michaelangelo?
Robertangelo?

Angelbert? Engelbert?

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Acaciaqu · 21/04/2020 22:27

@MikeUniformMike that doesnt mean nonconformist.

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MikeUniformMike · 21/04/2020 22:25

Chaverick?

HalfBloodPrincess · 21/04/2020 21:48

Evangeline
Robin/Robyn

BellaVida · 21/04/2020 20:50

I can’t think of anything with the exact same meaning as Maverick, but a few that have the same ‘feel’- Chance, Colt, Wilder, Ryker

Similar thing with Angel names, but some which mean angel and sounds similar are Arella or Aniela. For Robert, I can only think of Bertie For a boy or Bertha and Auberta for a girl.