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

[Acaciaqu]

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.

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?

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

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.

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)

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@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

@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.

@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

@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

OP I don't know whether you like Biblical names - some are quite popular and fashionable at the moment. Some also have meanings that might just perhaps fit in with your wishes -- for example, Malachi means 'my angel' and Nimrod means 'rebel' (which is sort of the same as 'maverick'). Here is a list:
www.behindthename.com/names/usage/biblical

It's not that hard to understand, surely, OP.

You want to give your child as a name a word that means someone who is free-spirited, independent-minded, unorthodox, and unconventional, and you don't understand why Maverick Smith, who grows up to be a timid, easily-swayed people-pleaser who will barely go to the shop on his own and has nightmares about the time he got a parking ticket, might find his name a burden?

I absolutely love Maverick as a name, but due to all the reasons given above you couldn't possibly use it. I have two girls, and had my youngest been a boy, she would have been the complete opposite to a Maverick. There would be high expectations with a name like that I can imagine.

@elizabethrose you all do realize Maverick is actually a name right lol theres no high expectations over here. Hell I could of been named Maverick, i'm simply not a follower.

Absolutely I know it's a name! But it's just my opinion on it. I loved it myself, but I just didn't feel I could name my child it.

@Acaciaqu

Believe me I am not a name snob and can usually be found battling the 'Ottilie and Beatrice' brigade on MN. But I really wouldn't advise you go with Maverick, unless they grow up to be some kind of Top Gun flying ace or a stunt actor there is no way anybody can pull it off. Plus they might get nicknamed Ricky which I imagine is far too plain for your tastes.

There are some other lovely unusual names, but Maverick isnt one of them.

@Actressy i'm just going to assume some of you all come from a family/circle of followers lol. Sorry, I didnt.

What does that even mean?!

OP, just because you're not a "follower" and come from a family of not "followers" doesn't mean your child won't be a "follower". I used to be friends with a girl named after a light breeze... there was nothing light or breezy about her and she hated her unusual name to the point that she changed it by deed poll as soon as she could. Name your kid Maverick and hope for the best.

Maverick is in origin an American name. According to this graph, it's only been used as a first name in the later 20th century and is currently rising in popularity.

www.behindthename.com/name/maverick/top/united-states

Apparently it was the surname of a Texas rancher who (as an earlier poster has already mentioned) refused to - or deliberately neglected to - brand his young calves - ie did not conform to the cattle-keeping rules of his era.(His rivals said he did this so that he could claim all unbranded cattle as his own - not just his own unmarked animals.)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Maverick

However, the Maverick family was far from being outcast or rebellious. They were some of the earliest Puritan settlers in New England. And some of the first slave-owners.

@Acaciaqu The irony is that if your child doesn't conform to your non-conformist ideals then you're going to assume that they're a "follower" and "bland" in some way, but they actually would have rebelled against you.

i'm just going to assume some of you all come from a family/circle of followers lol. Sorry, I didnt.

You get that this baby isn't you, don't you, OP? Whether or not you think the rest of the world are timid sheeple, that's irrelevant to this child, who will almost certainly at some point, think that whatever you believe to be your own 'maverick' qualities are horrifically embarrassing and gruesomely mumsy.

Maverick the slave-owner. Warning - the following link contains some very distressing information. Maverick is mentioned at the bottom of page 1:

archive.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2010/01/18/new_englands_scarlet_s_for_slavery/

It's certainly not a name I'd choose...

@Wolfgirrl none of the Mavericks Ive came across arent top gun anything lol. Its not that crucial. and it means more to me than just the name.

@florascotia2 thats cute but until there another name with the same meaning and not common, Maverick it is lol