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istara  ·  4071 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Name my son

    I, personally, would not invoke the Internet in the naming of my kid. There's no fun in that.

Ah - but it can be useful for eliminating names, finding out what is too popular for example. If you get half a dozen people telling you that "Candyfloss" is the perfect baby girl name, you'll know that she probably won't be unique in the playground (if that's an aim).

For me, I particularly like Ancient Greek names, for both boys and girls. Orion and Apollo are two particular favourites, and I also love Corydon and Thyrsis. You kind of want to use both of those though, ie for twins or brothers, not just one.