I like!

Names I Like, but don’t seem to be deemed appropriate by my peers. For the most part. I bounce back and forth;)
  1. Asher
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "fortunate, blessed, happy one"
    • Description:

      Asher—an excellent, soft and sensitive Old Testament choice—is a baby boy name on the rise, and is a Nameberry biblical favorite.
  2. Arwen
    • Blue
      • Origin:

        Color name
      • Description:

        Among the coolest of the cool color names, particularly popular with celebs as a unisex middle name.
    • Charlie
      • Origin:

        English diminutive of Charles or Charlotte, French from German
      • Meaning:

        "free man"
      • Description:

        Charlie is a friendly, boyish nickname name now used slightly more frequently for girls than boys, with over 2200 baby girls named Charlie last year versus about 2100 boys. That makes Charlie one of the most evenly-balanced and most popular unisex names around today.
    • Castielle
      • Faye/Fae
        • Kingsley.
          • Legend
            • Origin:

              English
            • Meaning:

              "hero or fable"
            • Description:

              Legend joins cousins Story, Saga and Fable in the baby name pantheon of narrative words. Unlike Story and Fable, however, Legend comes with additional weight, being used for fame ("living legend") and to denote a person who is fantastic "what a legend"). Who can live up to that?
          • Marley
            • Origin:

              English
            • Meaning:

              "pleasant seaside meadow"
            • Description:

              Reggae master Bob's surname was one of the biggest risers on the popularity charts for girls in 2008, with spellings Marlee and Marely also leaping in favor. Also used for boys, Marley is one of the top unisex names in the US.
          • Moss
            • Origin:

              English
            • Meaning:

              "descendant of Moses"
            • Description:

              This evocative green nature name, heard much more frequently as a surname, is associated with playwright Moss Hart (born Robert), who co-wrote (with George S. Kaufman) such enduring Broadway comedies as The Man Who Came to Dinner and You Can't Take it With You.
          • Pixie
            • Origin:

              Swedish or Cornish
            • Meaning:

              "fairy"
            • Description:

              Pixie is a cute -- quite possibly too cute -- name that suddenly feels possible thanks to the craze for names that contain the letter x. Though its origin may be uncertain, a pixie is internationally recognized as a sprite or fairy: tiny, sometimes green, usually pointy-eared.
          • Skye
            • Origin:

              Scottish place-name
            • Description:

              The e-addition takes the name from slightly hippie-ish nature name to the place name of a picturesque island off the coast of Scotland, and for baby namers it's by far the more popular spelling.
          • Skylar
            • Origin:

              Variation of Schuyler, Dutch "scholar"
            • Meaning:

              "scholar"
            • Description:

              This Americanized spelling of the Dutch name is now used nearly exclusively for girls in the US.
          • Sunshine Elle
            • Teagan
              • Origin:

                Irish or Welsh
              • Meaning:

                "little poet or fair"
              • Description:

                As Meghan/Megan and Reagan/Regan show signs of wilting, along comes Teagan to take up the slack: definitely one to consider. The vast majority of American babies named Teagan are now girls. A variant spelling is Teaghan.
            • Theodore
              • Origin:

                Greek
              • Meaning:

                "gift of God"
              • Description:

                Classic and elegant but with boyish charm, Theodore has become hit name in recent years, vaulting into the US Top 10 in 2021 for the first time ever and into the Top 5 in 2024. A favorite in English speaking countries, it also ranks highly across the UK and Ireland, and in Canada, New Zealand, and Australia.
            • Winter
              • Origin:

                Word name
              • Description:

                The girls have dibs on Spring, Summer, and Autumn, leaving this name evocative of snowy landscapes as the one possible seasonal choice for boys. And naturally, it's one of the most obvious names for winter babies.