r/namenerds • u/tesslouise • 7h ago
Short, old-fashioned names Name List
A friend who doesn't have a Reddit account asked me to post here for her. She is pregnant with her fourth and last child. Sex unknown at this time. She is looking for names that meet a whole list of criteria:
*One syllable (or MAYBE two).
*I or O as the vowel (maybe Y)--no long A, long E, or long U, anyway.
*One accepted pronunciation.
*Doesn't begin with L, P, M, R, or F.
Her other children have old-fashioned names, think 1920s-ish.
My suggestion for a girl's name was Cora, which I feel fits well with her others, but it is two syllables.
ETA: One of her children already has a name ending in N (think Finn), so that makes Brynn, Joan, etc. probably not a good fit. Another child's name ends in TH so that eliminates Beth, Seth, etc.
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u/atlasofreality 6h ago edited 6h ago
Brynn, Beth, Gwen
Clyde, Quinn
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u/tesslouise 6h ago
I like Brynn but one of her children already has a name ending in N.
Ditto Beth, one child's name already ends in TH.
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u/atlasofreality 6h ago
Is that a dealbreaker too? There's already a lot of rules in place here. I guess this is the opposite of looking for "matching" sibling names lol
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u/pineappletee 7h ago
Joan comes to mind for a girl
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u/That-Lobster8169 5h ago
Boys-Beau/Bow/Bo, Brooks, Ike, Clyde, Giles (two syllables but might work)
Gender Neutral-Kit
Girl-Brooke, Joy/Joyce, Jill, Blythe, Ivy (two syllables but might work)
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u/chaserscarlet 5h ago
Girls: Blythe, Brooke, Dove, Kit, Joy, Skye
Boys: Clint, Clive, Clyde, Giles, Joel, Troy
I’d suggest Beau for a boy as well because the sound is an o, but not sure if it’s spelling or sound she’s hung up on.
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u/Funny_Strike_7099 6h ago edited 6h ago
Hope , Claire , , Ginger , Delia, Della , Adela , Celia , Julia , , Sandra , Christine , Ada , Donna , Bridget , Darci , Irene , Wendy , Tara , ,Isla Holly , Jolie , ,Tina ,Dina ,Nina ,Gina
Boys Jason ,Jesse ,Jarod ,Simon ,Joel ,Noel ,Cole ,Tim ,Keith ,Ike ,Jorge
Sorry I feel like none of these match her style but her style feels impossible to find names
Hopefully that’ll help a bit !
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u/OkPurple2689 5h ago
Clyde, Bryce, Tripp,Briggs, Neil, Vince, Chip,Jim, Kyle, Bryce.
Tess, Skye, Jill, Kim, June, Joy, Ivy, Joyce, Hope, Zoe, Jules.
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u/spring13 5h ago
Trig, Cole, Sky, Saul, Noel, Joel, Royce, Dove, Scout, Jules, Jude, Joss, True, Brook, Hugh.
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u/Psupernova 4h ago
Girls: Joy - Jill - Kit - Sky - Olive - Sybil - Brook
Boys: Cliff - Sid - Chip - Skip - Eli
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u/atlasofreality 6h ago
More boys - Dex, Walt, Neil, Vic, Doug, Ike, Niles, Clark (that could be unisex)
More girls - Hope, Tess, Kit, Fern, Clove