Solace

[pear123]

What do you think of name Solace?
And is it better for a boy or girl?

God no.

You may as well call her Lonlieness or Grief.

Initially I thought it might be ok for a girl. I don't think the meaning is particularly horrible, it indicates something positive is an otherwise sad situation.

But when someone above mentioned Soul-less, it put me off. If you saw the name written down, fine. But when she introduces herself verbally, I think it could easily be misheard as Soul-less, which wouldn't be nice.

It makes me think of Sorrow. I think if you are going for the comfort, reassurance type vibe, I'd look for something more along the lines of Hope.

You may as well call her Lonlieness or Grief.

No, it's the opposite of Loneliness and Grief.
Whether you like it or not, it doesn't mean these things.

But solace can only be found in a bad situation. Comfort can stand alone, as a pleasant thing. Comfort is sort of snuggly, whereas solace is more austere, and somehow bleak.

You may as well call her Lonlieness or Grief

That's like saying 'Charity? You may as well call her Poverty'
Solace combats Loneliness or Grief.

It's really not my cup of tea tbh.

I think the meaning makes you think of sadness, even if it is assuaging sadness. It is also kind of outward looking - i.e. it's something you give to someone else who is sad, rather than a virtue that you have in and of yourself. I don't like 'comfort' as a name for same reason. 'Charity' is a bit better because you can imagine a happy little girl who has never known sadness being charitable.

"Blessing" has a similar meaning without the negatives and there are lots of names that mean blessing. "Hope" and "Joy" also similar without making you think necessarily of sadness.

#mybad

Maybe I've just got a problem with any "virtue" name; except Hope (for some reason).

I actually like it, but I think it would be better as a middle name.

Sorry, but why the hashtag?
Am I on the wrong website?

I actually really like it, both the sound and the meaning. For me it suits a girl more than a boy. Beautiful name.

Fucking hell Chardonnay I'm trying to be humble and light at the same time.

Jesus.

I actually really like it, but I do love most virtue names. I love Prudence, Clemency, Temperance, I think the only ones I dislike are Charity and Chastity

Just no.

How about Soleil (sunlight)?

No. It does put me in mind of sadness, even if it's about comfort. It strikes me as a name that might be given as a middle name for a baby after the parents struggled to conceive, or even a name for a stillborn baby. Not quite sure why that springs to mind, but there you go.

I called my daughter Solace I think its lovely and the meaning was the reason along with the fact it is unique and timeless sold it to me.

Any Scottish connection? Solas is the Scottish Gaelic for 'light' which is much more positive but sounds very similar.

Too sad. Would always make me think of bereavement, death, loss, grief.

Oh, I love it. I think it could work for girl or bog equally. Sol works as a nickname, I know a Sol and a Solomon shorterned to Sol so I'm thinking it works slightly better for a boy. It sounds comforting and calm to me but a nice strong name.

Society of local authority chief executives? http://www.solace.org.uk/

I think it's alright actually.

How about:

Solenne
Serenity
Liberty

I like the sound of it as a name, but it does have a hint of sadness to it. I still think it's nice though. Quite a grown up name.

As others have suggested, there's also Soleil which means sunshine, and I've also come across a, I think, Spanish variant Soleida (Sol-ey-da) which means the same thing.

Zombie thread.