You started a small home improvement project…only to discover that you don’t have all the tools you’ll need to finish. So you stop everything and head to the hardware store.
As you make your purchase, you notice that the man behind the counter seems a little stressed out. He admits that his girlfriend is due to give birth any day now, but he doesn’t feel ready to be a dad yet. They don’t even have a name picked out. Then he tells you the gist of what they’re looking for:
My brother named his daughter Sophia. For ours we want something of a similar style, but not as popular.
“Do you have any suggestions?”
You’re a name-lover, and you could potentially give him dozens of suggestions on the spot. But you’ve got to get back to your project, so you only have time to give him five helpful suggestions before heading off.
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:
My brother named his daughter Sophia. For ours we want something of a similar style, but not as popular.
Which five baby names are you going to suggest?
Demetria
Gloria
Nicola
Priscilla
Rosa
Olivia, Gloria, Arabella, Magdalena, Gaia
Sonia
Lydia
Helena
Valentina
Angela
Ophelia
Olivia
Marion
Fiona
Anfisa
Antonia
Georgia
Katrina
Marissa
Natasha
Alicia
Josephine
Marina
Rosalie
Sarah
Sylvia/e
Octavia
Phoebe
Flora
Isla
Diana
Eliza
Frances
Lucille
Lydia
Eleanor
Sybilla
Ruby
Euphemia
Faye
Cecilia
Ophelia
Fiona
Georgia
Sadie
Corinna
Flavia
Louisa
Sylvie
Theodora
Victoria
Maria
Delphine
Savannah
Vera
Amelia
Camilla
Lilia
Lydia
Nadia
Louisa
Matilda
Clara
Susannah
Emilia
Fiona
Lydia
Celia
Sylvia
Delia
Phillipa
Victoria
Lilth
Marion
Elouisa
Saniya
Cloelia
Seraphina
Aurelia
Cosima
Aurora
Malia
Justina
Ariana
Karina
Sylvia
Lucia
Linnea
Athena
Fiona
Lydia
Natalia
Sylvia
Vera
Nora
Gianna
Fiona
Cecilia
Fiorella
Viola
Ophelia
Sylvia
Georgina
Liliana
Ramona
Delfina
Simona
Odessa
Estella
Phaedra
Isadora
Leonora
Evangeline
Francesca
Adelina
Alexandra
Anthea
Georgia
Seraphina
Xanthe