You’re playing a round of mini-golf with some friends. The group behind you includes a friendly lady who happens to be pregnant, and the two of you chat on-and-off between holes. Somewhere around hole 17 she mentions that she still can’t think of a name for the baby. Then she tells you the gist of what she’s looking for:
A two-syllable name for Nola’s sister. Can’t have the long “ee” sound in it or end in “s.”
“Do you have any suggestions?”
You’re a name-lover, and you could potentially give her dozens of suggestions on the spot. But your friends have already started teeing off on the last hole, so you only have time to give her five baby name suggestions before parting ways.
But here’s the fun part: Instead of blurting out the first five names you come up with (which is what you’d be forced to do in real life) you get to press a magical “pause” button, brainstorm for a bit, and then “unpause” the scenario to offer her the best five names you can think of.
Here are a few things to keep in mind as you brainstorm:
- Be independent. Decide on your five names before looking at anyone else’s five names.
- Be sincere. Would you honestly suggest these particular baby names out loud to a stranger in public?
- Five names only! All names beyond the first five in your comment will be either deleted or replaced with nonsense words.
Finally, here’s the request again:
A two-syllable name for Nola’s sister. Can’t have the long “ee” sound in it or end in “s.”
Which five baby names are you going to suggest?
Anna
Etta
Helen
Odette
Olive
Opal
Oona
Isla
Esme
Maren
Seren
Arna
Maia
Kiera
Carys
Selah
Maren
Adele
Edith
Vera
Brigid
Deryn
Harper
Margot
Violet
Zelda
Vesper
Minna
Esme
Gemma
Brooklyn, Sara, Helaine, Tara, Jenna
Tressa
Oona
Greta
Audra
Petra
Anna
Georgia
Mara
Myrtle
Bella
Mara
Anna
Esther
Kathryn
Margot
Maren
Deirdre
Mairead
Meara
Galen
Audra
Liza
Jessa
Lyra
Penna
Emilia
Willow
Brynn
Carolina
Violet
Isla
Tara
Leah
Portia
Olive
Maren
Camille
Hazel
Ada
Teagan
Ingrid
Audra
Margot
Maya
Arden
(I know someone with twins Nola and Astrid.)
Gemma
Simone
Mira
Perla
Clara
Coral
Mireille
Olive
Opal
Renee
Hazel
Adele
June
Lucille
Harriet
Myra
Rosa
April
Edith
Bridget
Georgia
Juno
Zara
Opal
Haven
Marin
Shiloh
Rowan
Margot
Haven
Clio
Aster
Irene
Sybil
Delphine
Petra
Juno
Piper
Laurel
Clara
Fiona
Katniss
Primrose
Ava
Nimuë
Hazel
Ada
Miri
Esmé
Zelda
Mabel
Zada
Willa
Veronica
Blythe
Ayva
Farrah
Lenya
Violet
Zara
Petra
Mavis
Djuna
Ivy
Vada
Esme
Opal
Astrid
Pippa
Tilda
Reeva
Etta
Simone
Oona
Sabine
Lula
Colette
Zelda
Violet
Seren
Opal
Zelda
Willa
Etta
Olive
Ava
Lola
Joan
Cosby
Rory
Alba
Eden
Cora
Wilma
Veda
Caroline
Georgette
Hope
Meredith
Roxanne