As far as page views/repins on Pinterest, y'all seemed to approve of the first list! Here is another list of boy and girl names for you to use as reference and help in naming your characters.
The meanings and origins for the names on this list are taken from www.behindthename.com. Also keep in mind that while I distinguish names between "girls" and "boys," some of these are unisex as well.
GIRLS:
Pippa - meaning : Friend of Horses ; origin: few different answers, from English to German to Dutch
Adelaide - meaning : Noble kind ; origin : French form of the Germanic
Evelyn - meaning : (possibly) Desired ; origin : English
Ingrid - meaning : Ing is beautiful ; origin : Old Norse name derived from the Germanic god ING
Phoebe - meaning : Bright, Pure ; origin : Latinized form of the Greek name
Lorelei - meaning : Luring rock ; origin : Germanic
Isla - meaning : Island of Islay ; origin : Scottish
Meghan - meaning : Pearl ; origin : Latin (from Margaret)
Imogen - meaning : Maiden ; origin : Gaelic
Aylah - meaning : Oak tree or Terebinth tree ; origin : Hebrew transcription of Elah
Zara - meaning : Blooming flower ; origin : Arabic
Keira - meaning : Black ; origin : Irish (traced back to a masculine name, actually)
BOYS:
Thomas - meaning : Twin ; origin : Greek form of the Aramaic
Elijah - meaning : my God is YAHWEH ; origin : Hebrew
Logan - meaning : Little Hollow ; origin : Scottish Gaelic
Jonah - meaning : Dove ; origin : Hebrew
Cameron - meaning : Crooked Nose ; origin : Scottish
Kian - meaning : Ancient ; origin : Gaelic
Harvey - meaning : Battle worthy ; origin : English
Tiernan - meaning : Little lord ; origin : Irish Gaelic
Kevin - meaning : Kind, gentle, handsome ; origin : Irish
Colin - meaning : Whelp, young dog ; origin : Gaelic
Are your favorite names on either of these lists?
( Quite a few of mine are! ;) )
Haha, I see my own name up there! Finally! There are some awesome names on this list. I think I'm going to have to bookmark it and try to use some more unusual names for my characters from now on. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteImogen is a favorite of mine! Glad this list could help you. I plan on creating some "special lists," such as a list of unique or unusual names, so keep an eye out for that one!
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