A new name for MYSELF

[raiinstorm.livejournal.com]

Hi,
Okay here's a weird one for you. I'm not looking to name a baby but I've always been fastinated with names and I'm always looking for what I'd call my baby if I ever decide to have one.

But due to a long bad history or personal circumstances I've decided that it's the right choice for me to change my own name.
So would you help me? Opinions? Advice?
First, middle and LAST (especially last)

So I'm rather hippyish (I'm in my early 20's), I love SOFT names that don't sound harsh when you say them, and I love UNIQUE names.
Well I've been in love with Rain for my entire life. Everyone who knows me knows at least that much about me, I love storms, bad weather, thunder, lightning, and tons of rain.
Well I started going by Rain as my online name a long time ago and I really thought I'd like to start using it offline as well.

So the name I'm thinking right now is

Rain Asha Senova

What do you think?
Yes I know Rain is terribly hippyish. But I'm pretty hippyish/mystical/weird myself. It's fitting in a way.

Right now I'm mostly considering changing the middle name.
I also love Shayla for a first name, something with an R or an S are super soft.
Other names I've considered:

Kiya Rain
Nik Rain (Nik being my nickname from my real name) Not real big on this idea tho

Shayla Rain (These are kinda is bad though because one of my good friends name is Shaylen)
Shay Asha



I don't want anything starting with B, N, or J. Just due to personal silly reasons really, but still. (B is from my fathers name, J is our last name, and N the start of my own first name).


What do you think?
Suggestions for middle names that are soft and meaningful?

Thanks!

Comments

[partyofthree.livejournal.com]

wow, how fun to name yourself.
none of those are my style but if I had to pick one I'd go with either
Kiya Rain or Shayla Rain

[raiinstorm.livejournal.com]

Yeah I always thought it'd be a really fun idea! Thanks for your imput, for the longest time I was considering Kiya Rain as well.

[hitzpink.livejournal.com]

I actually like Rain, but I am very hippie too and love the kinds of names you're describing. :) I'm not crazy about Shayla, and I don't know about Asha as a middle name. I've never heard it before, and it sounds more like a last name to me.

[hitzpink.livejournal.com]

PS: I really like Senova for a last name!

[raiinstorm.livejournal.com]

I love Senova too! It means new moon!
I'm glad you love Rain too! Asha means hope and life, just for your future knowledge. I think I'll keep searching for other middle name options as I'm not going to legally do this for another two months or so.

[smasharash.livejournal.com]

I really really like Rain Asha

[raiinstorm.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[chippyjem.livejournal.com]

i like rain asha senova. when i was in grade 10, i socially changed my name to raine :) but not any more, now im just plain old krystal.

[raiinstorm.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm glad you like it :) Yeah I changed my name to my nickname version of my name but I never had the guts to totally change it from my real name. But I just love nature type names.

[tallc00lone.livejournal.com]

What about Reina/Rayna/Reyna?

Or Audra?

Neither go well with the other names you gave, but they come across to me as hippy-ish.

[trissyd.livejournal.com]

Yah, I was going to say how about "Raina"...?

I like "Raina Shay"

[tallc00lone.livejournal.com]

It kind of sounds like Pig Latin though.
=/

[raiinstorm.livejournal.com]

lol weird, you're right it kind of does. I think that kind of happens when you put a's at the end of names.

[raiinstorm.livejournal.com]

Audra, that's a very interesting idea, I never considered that.

I have considered Rayna though, I think I like that better than Rainy (Rain -eee), that one always bothered me. Thanks for the suggestions, I've got to look up what Audra means now!

[anapology.livejournal.com]

I've always loved Skye, and Summer before it became a bit more popular.. still love it though.
I don't like Asha, but that's due to bad connections with an awful girl with the name, I've always thought Aisa was very pretty.... though place names arent really my thing.
Soleil (so-lay) french for sun makes a beatiful middle name, it's got such a gorgeous meaning & sounds so pretty. I guess with rain it would be a bit over the top though!

My friends mum was really young when she was born, the father didnt want to know & her parents werent at all supportive, so she didnt feel aboe to give her daughter either surname, so she made up a new one for them both! I've always thought that was pretty brave.
She's Antonia Debonair. Rather classy in my opinion!

[anapology.livejournal.com]

ehh forgive all the typos, i have a broken finger, its hard to type!!

[raiinstorm.livejournal.com]

I've always loved Skye as well. I always thought if I had a kid I'd name them Skye, Skyla,, or Skylar. Oh I'm such a hippie!!
I kind of like place names but not extremely popular place names. For awhile I was considering the last name Seaton for myself which is a town in the UK.

I love the idea that your friends mum had! That's beyond a cool idea.

Don't worry about your typing :) I've had many of broken fingers or broken wrists in my day, I can relate!

[coconutchica.livejournal.com]

I like Raina a lot - and you could always go by Rain

Acacia Rain
is all I can really come up with right now

middle names...
Isabel
Hyacinth

[raiinstorm.livejournal.com]

Yeah I do like Raina as well, it's a little less hippish and as you say I could still go by Rain if I wish. I'm going to be a RN in pediatrics and I keep thinkin that the kids would like a nurse called Rain because it's different. :)

Isabel, hmmm I love that name but I think it's too sweet for my personality! lol Maybe if I ever have a girl though!

[lavandersparkle.livejournal.com]

I don't really like Rain (not much into the weird names). But I love Shayla. here are my suggestions below:
Serenity Rain (Serenity is very hippyish name I think)
Felicity Rain (Always thought Felicity sounded hippyish but cool)
Angel Serenity
Felicity Angel

[raiinstorm.livejournal.com]

Serenity sounds very cool, still nice and hippyish.
I've never been a fan for the Angel* names myself though. Felicity is pretty though. Thanks for the ideas.

[sageharper.livejournal.com]

Rain is a lovely name, that whole combo you've picked out is great :)

I have Rain Sophia on my list, tend to think a longer 'classic' middle name works best with short hippy names. Am partial to Felicity too [it's my bunny's middle name], and virtue names in general.

Can relate to the whole thing, am changing my own given name and spent years agonising over it. Sage started as an online moniker too, was going through a hardcore hippy phase (still that way inclined, but not outright). It's grown with me, pun possibly intended.
Have two middle names now; Elise as it's close enough to my given first name to help that transition but distinct enough for me to like (seriously of all the variants of Elizabeth my parents picked the one I don't like). Also use Cerridwen as a 'craft [middle] name' to honour the Goddess and my [Welsh] heritage.
Haven't changed my surname, like it a lot and am close to my father and it honours my Scottish/Anglo-Saxon heritage. Harper is just my pen name, after Harper Lee.