A Rose by any other name....

[requiem-morrow.livejournal.com]

Earlier posts got me thinking (don't be scared!) about noun names and pairing descriptive names/words with noun names (examples - Portrait and Scarlett Honey). What are some noun word/names that you like (or hate the least) and what are some combos that you think can work without making people vomit?

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[laminy.livejournal.com]

All the noun names on my list:

Olive
Ireland
Tuesday
Poppy
Isla
Savannah
Saxon
Daisy
Ruby
Cricket
Hazel
Summer
Hope
Violet
June
Bijou
Bohemia
Cadence
Eden
Kiwi
Penny
Rosemary
Iris
Nemesis

Sage
Atlas
Hunter
Albany
Scout
Cash
Orlando
Indiana
Bar

So, just from all those names, I could probably make more than a few pairings that wouldn't be too awful.

[kjerlandsen.livejournal.com]

I pretty much hate most noun names like Destiny, Charity, Grace, Joy, Hope, Faith. *gag* The worst is Chastity!

There are a few that I like, but very few.

I really hate vocation names like Hunter, Walker, Bridger, Shepherd, etc.

[fivepoints.livejournal.com]

I totally agree about the vocation names! Mason, Archer, Rider/Ryder...blech!

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

Yeah, most abstract noun names are lame. :P The only two I can think of that I like are Grace and Temperance.

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

The only adjective name I really like is Scarlett.

Noun names on my list:
Briar, Cadence, Eden, Haven, Iris, Ivy, Lily, Meadow, Raine, Skye

Combos I don't completely hate:
Scarlett Briar, Scarlett Cadence

[kaoriz.livejournal.com]

I have a few I like but just throwing in that Penelope Lane (Penny Lane) is totally an extremely guilty, cheesy pleasure.

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

Girls:
Alexandria
America
Aria
Artemis
Autumn
Bristol
Cheyenne
Dakota
Denali
Echo
Eden
Georgia
Harmony
Holland
Holly
Ireland
Liberty
Marina
Meadow
Melody
Novella
Penny
Savannah
Sydney
Temple

Boys:
Cannon
Christian
Colt
Falcon
Fox
Griffin
Jericho
Jett
Lincoln
Merlin
Saxon
Sterling
Stone
Talon

[amandidda.livejournal.com]

Poppy
Scarlett
Rose
Sage
Eden
Carolina
Melody
Sydney
Georgia
River
Hunter
Grey

[skudge.livejournal.com]

In my writing, I actually use mostly word names...but I don't think it seems weird since everyone in my stories just has names like that. Most of them I wouldn't use in real life, but some of my characters' names include Oliver Bramble, Kite, Tell, Dashing, Bailey Mouse, Candour, Juniper, Brightly, Nomad...

Noun names I'd use in real life: June, Violet, West, Lily, Poppy, Olive. Can't really think of any others off the top of my head.

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

Most of my favorite noun names are flower/nature related, like Willow, Daisy, and Meadow. However, I do like the name Hunter (and I have since the early 90s!). Amethyst is another.

By the way, that doesn't necessarily mean I'd use these names...some of them are more like guilty pleasures.

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

Some of these are names I'd actually use or have used.

Lily
Rose
Ruby
Beryl
Prism
Poppy
Georgia

The only abstract noun name I really care for is Temperance, but I don't see my husband letting me use that. :(


Adjective names--
Scarlett
Ruby

[coffeecup37.livejournal.com]

Nouns:
Bella
Clementine
Daisy
Grace
Iris
Ivy
Lilac
Olive
Rose
Ruby
Hazel
Saffron

Archer
Roman

Adjective:
Scarlet

[http://users.livejournal.com/__sail_awayx/]

I love love love the name Novella (Novelle). I love books as well as the way the name looks.