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Can you help me brainstorm names with these requirements?

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stuffedanimalsandchocolate · 19/09/2026 15:56

— contain 2+ different vowel sounds but start with a consonant (can end in a vowel)

— full names, not nicknames (eg Benjamin not Ben)

— Old Testament, Latin, French, Hebrew, or nature origin

— not currently wildly popular but also recognisable as a name people know and know how to spell

— for girls, fairly strong-sounding and not overly feminine/frilly

boys and girls names please, thank you so much in advance if you can help

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UnderThePressure · 22/09/2026 22:01

Sadie

Wrennie24 · 22/09/2026 21:13

Sarah. Samuel

TheDonsDingleberries · 22/09/2026 21:02

And some nature ones

Conan
Douglas
Fabian
Hollis
Kingsley
Laurence
Lyndon
Milo
Murray
Perry
Silas
Wesley

Bryony
Coral / Coralie
Dahlia
Juniper
Lilah
Maris
Mayim
Meadow
Sunny
Tansy
Viola
Yasmine

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 22/09/2026 17:30

Rowan
Ashley

Heather
Laurel
Hazel
Jasmine

Oakley
Yewden
River

TheDonsDingleberries · 22/09/2026 17:24

Bernice
Camilla
Cecile
Corinne
Cynthia
Daria
Dinah
Flora
Jemima
Judith
Junia
Keziah
Lois
Lucia
Lydia
Marcella
Miriam
Pia
Regina
Rhoda
Sarai
Selah
Shoshana
Serena
Susanna
Vashti
Veronica
Virginia

Caesar
Cyrus
Damien
Darius
Denis
Francis
Gideon
Hiram
Jared
Jeremiah
Jorah
Josiah
Levi
Malachi
Marius
Matthias
Micah
Moses
Phineas
Remiel
Samson
Simeon
Victor

Mincepiesnow · 22/09/2026 16:29

What a weirdly specific list of criteria.

stuffedanimalsandchocolate · 22/09/2026 16:28

SatinHeart · 22/09/2026 15:32

From your boys names list Leo, Theodore/Theo and Jasper are definitely 'wildly popular' where I live. Noah used to be about 5-10 years ago but I'm not seeing it quite so much now. From your girls names I'd say Clara is pretty popular but the rest not so much.

Gosh I hadn't realised they'd become so popular, thank you

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SatinHeart · 22/09/2026 15:32

stuffedanimalsandchocolate · 20/09/2026 20:05

Literally just personal preference! I don’t like names that start with vowels but I do like names that have different vowel sounds within them. I was looking at my longlist and realised they all had this in common.

my current longlist:

girls:

Holly
Marina
Naomi
Claudia
Beatrix
Sophia
Simone
Clara
Coralie
Noelle
Ramona

boys:

Rowan
Robin
Leo
Theodore
Jasper
Tobias
Dominic
Nico
Noah

From your boys names list Leo, Theodore/Theo and Jasper are definitely 'wildly popular' where I live. Noah used to be about 5-10 years ago but I'm not seeing it quite so much now. From your girls names I'd say Clara is pretty popular but the rest not so much.

SaffyWall · 22/09/2026 14:36

Manon or Daphne - names I've been saving for my imaginary daughters!

liftthatup · 22/09/2026 14:06

Samuel
Matthew
Mathias

Julia
Deborah
Nadeige

lucky45 · 21/09/2026 12:14

Petra for a girl

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 21/09/2026 11:58

Natalia.

Bethany.

Victoria

Lydia.

Christina.

Virginia

Stephanie

Cynthia

Mia.

Lucia

Zoe

Nicola

Chloe

Christopher

Malachi

Xavier

Joshua

Gabriel

Patrick

Nicholas

Joseph

Sunbringer · 21/09/2026 11:28

user1492757084 · 20/09/2026 06:28

Sophie
Catriona
Adele
Xanthe
Josephine
Mirriam
Leah

David
Caleb
Xaviour
Daniel
Roger
Oakern
Moses

Oakern?? Are we just making up sounds now 😂

HugoThatway · 21/09/2026 10:39

Fiddlesticks1 · 21/09/2026 07:52

Jane derived from Hebrew.
Meaning: God is gracious.

Edited

It doesn't match the criteria in the OP.

GoAdFree123 · 21/09/2026 10:32

Halina
Nathaniel

Fiddlesticks1 · 21/09/2026 07:52

Jane derived from Hebrew.
Meaning: God is gracious.

Babybirdmum · 20/09/2026 21:22

Jonah
Joshua
Jude
Phoebe
Leah
Hannah
Lydia
Sarah

Lifejigsaw · 20/09/2026 21:04

Aurora

ItalianChineseIndianMexican · 20/09/2026 20:55

stuffedanimalsandchocolate · 20/09/2026 20:05

Literally just personal preference! I don’t like names that start with vowels but I do like names that have different vowel sounds within them. I was looking at my longlist and realised they all had this in common.

my current longlist:

girls:

Holly
Marina
Naomi
Claudia
Beatrix
Sophia
Simone
Clara
Coralie
Noelle
Ramona

boys:

Rowan
Robin
Leo
Theodore
Jasper
Tobias
Dominic
Nico
Noah

Great list OP!

Love Simone and Ramona.
And Tobias and Dominic.

SpringingOn · 20/09/2026 20:53

Jacob
Dylan
Thomas
Joseph
William
Joshua
Felix
Justin
Raphael

Constance
Florence
Sybil
Sylvie
Claudia
Jemima

noranges · 20/09/2026 20:26

From your list these are the ones i like

Marina - think of water
Beatrix - i think its very modern sounding with an old twist
Noelle - very pretty and cool

Robin - christopher robin
Theodore - just beautiful
Jasper - love the sound

LoserWinner · 20/09/2026 20:10

Deborah?

cartagenagina · 20/09/2026 20:06

Christopher

Marianne

stuffedanimalsandchocolate · 20/09/2026 20:05

Purplecatshopaholic · 20/09/2026 19:50

Some great choices here op. Just wondered why you have the criteria you have? It’s fascinating why people choose what they choose and why.

Literally just personal preference! I don’t like names that start with vowels but I do like names that have different vowel sounds within them. I was looking at my longlist and realised they all had this in common.

my current longlist:

girls:

Holly
Marina
Naomi
Claudia
Beatrix
Sophia
Simone
Clara
Coralie
Noelle
Ramona

boys:

Rowan
Robin
Leo
Theodore
Jasper
Tobias
Dominic
Nico
Noah

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Helpmefindmysoul · 20/09/2026 20:04

Names starting with a consonant which I think meet your other requirements too:

Boys:
Christopher
Daniel
Frances
Gabriel
Jacob / Joseph / Jossiah / Jeremiah / Jasper
Matthew
Nicolas
Oliver / Oscar
Peter / Patrick
Sebastian
Tobias
Vincent
Xander
Zachary

Girls:
Beatrice
Catherine
Delilah
Flora
Gemma
Hannah
Jennifer / Juliet
Leonora / Lillian / Laura / Lauren / Lydia
Mary / Mariam
Norah
Olivia
Phoebe
Rosalind / Rebecca
Sarah / Sadie
Tabitha
Yasmin