Words you like but are inappropriate for names? For ex: Malaria

[lauren-kay]

Chlamydia would be a pretty name. A co-worker of my uncle's thought so too... Her daughter is Clamidia.

I was just having this conversation the other day! I cannot believe someone actually named their daughter that though, seriously. The other name bought up in that discussion was Genitalia...

I've always liked Misery, which is clearly not a name to bestow upon your child. Although probably better than the aforementioned two...

[stripedsocks]

I would never use these so please don't yell at me but I like:

Penance (for a girl. Penny. How sweet... but only in a cartoon about goth ragdolls, really)
Iridesce - The verb of iridescent. And also, Opalescence - I guess I have a thing for shiny things?
Viridiflora - a Latin word for flowers where the flower itself is green. Viridiflora tulips are exquisite. Could I name a child Viridiflora IRL? Probably not!
Rosequartz - A word smoosh AND incredibly New Age. I was raised by hippies, does it show much? But it symbolizes love!

[r_j]

Violence! The sound of the word I like. The meaning? Yeah, no.

On one of the blogs here with a similar idea, the author mentioned the word Reciprocity. I like it!

[dantea]

A 12 year old in my group likes the name Nebula for a girl (she says her mom works with one). There's also a one year old at my daycare named Sarah Breeze.

I agree that some of these words have great sounds though. Delphi and Oasis seem likes names that could work (in the middle). I don't have any personally though.

[thetxbelle]

It's so interesting to see some of these words! It's too bad most of them definitely have no possibility of becoming names.

More I like

Browning
Lunesta
Greenery
Tremble

[sylfessev]

Clandestine
Heathen
Eloquent
Bonny
Oasis
Unique (Funny, isn't it?)
Asinine
Arch
Sly
Delicate
Gossamer
Fabric
Silk
Brocade
Holland
Orleans
Satin
Voile
Angora
Azure
Aubergine
Aurulent
Azuline
Purpure
Virid
Cyan
Sepia
Sinopia
Sinew
Quill
Loyal
Paisley
Courtesy
Poesy
Art
Sonnet
Arbor
Swan
Comet
Bracken
Liberty
Reverie
Persia
Umber
Plum
Noon
Peridot
Solstice
Solace

I like all of those, but none of them I deem appropriate word names. I just can't bear to think of a little Peridot playing with boy Umber...

[greyer]

My biggest one is Calamity for a girl. It's such a cute sounding word! Like a smush of Callie and Amity. Too bad the meaning is so awful.

Others...
Penance
Silence
Comfort (not a bad meaning, I know, but I get a weird vibe from this as a name)
Vigor/Rigor
Fell
Bane
Dire

[nat108]

Tulip
Chaos

Names I'd only use as mn
Petal
Bamboo
Zephyr

My sister mentioned once that she thought the word Diarrhea would be a pretty name if it weren't for the meaning. I think I agree. She could be called Rhea for short. It has the "Dia" beginning like Diane and the "ea" ending like Lea. Sorry for the grossness! Gross words should not have pretty sounds.

There is a soccer player with the last name Diarra "dee-AW-ruh", that's kind of close

[inkonherfingers]

Allegra (medicine)
Avenue
Cathedral (this would be a darling substitute for Catherine, but obviously the meaning is too much)
Eloquent
Swath
Pastel
Study
Story (I still might be daring enough to use this)
Pain/Paine
Quilt
Meadow
Veranda
Reverie
Monument
Coast
Liberty
Chasm
Brilliant (I think this would be a gorgeous name)

[catloverd]

Mimosa
Margarita
Asia
China
India
Lolita
Fantasme/Phantasma