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Can you help me brainstorm names with these requirements?

60 replies

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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LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 19/09/2026 22:43

Nathanial
Rebecca
Thomas
Samson
Zachariah
Jeremiah

LivingTheDreamish · 20/09/2026 02:35

Micah
Michael
Peter
Jason

Theresa
Bethany
Gabrielle
Helena

Jellyjellyonaplate · 20/09/2026 02:37

Erin

user1492757084 · 20/09/2026 06:28

Sophie
Catriona
Adele
Xanthe
Josephine
Mirriam
Leah

David
Caleb
Xaviour
Daniel
Roger
Oakern
Moses

DiscombobulatedHedgehog · 20/09/2026 06:39

Victoria
Susanna
Elizabeth
Katrina
Louise
Joanne
Brionny

Johnathan
Daniel
Marcus
Benjamin
Thomas
Julius
Dominic
Rowan

StormGazing · 20/09/2026 06:40

Tabitha

SALaw · 20/09/2026 06:53

Cecilia and Malachi

CatsAreBetterThanPeeps · 20/09/2026 06:59

Are we allowed to know why you have these rules for the structure of the names? Genuinely curious, I’ve never seen a request for starting with a consonant or the 2 vowel sounds.

Gillian
Rowena
Felicity
Letitia
Bernadette
Theresa
Gregory
Nathanial
Malcolm
Michael
Callum
Reuben

timoteigirl · 20/09/2026 19:42

Keziah and Solomon

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.

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

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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cartagenagina · 20/09/2026 20:06

Christopher

Marianne

LoserWinner · 20/09/2026 20:10

Deborah?

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

SpringingOn · 20/09/2026 20:53

Jacob
Dylan
Thomas
Joseph
William
Joshua
Felix
Justin
Raphael

Constance
Florence
Sybil
Sylvie
Claudia
Jemima

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.

Lifejigsaw · 20/09/2026 21:04

Aurora

Babybirdmum · 20/09/2026 21:22

Jonah
Joshua
Jude
Phoebe
Leah
Hannah
Lydia
Sarah

Fiddlesticks1 · 21/09/2026 07:52

Jane derived from Hebrew.
Meaning: God is gracious.

GoAdFree123 · 21/09/2026 10:32

Halina
Nathaniel

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.

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 😂

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

lucky45 · 21/09/2026 12:14

Petra for a girl

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