Have you ever made up a name you thought would be awesome for a child?

Question

When I was younger I liked the name Abbi but I didn't like the name Abbigail. So I changed it to Abbigwen and have been using it in my writing ever since.

So I was just curious if anyone has done anything similar, like make up a totally new name.

Answer 1

Please don't.  I work with underprivileged children where it is a common thing for the child to have a "unique" name, either made up or spelled differently.  The child is constantly having his name misspelled, mispronounced, etc... And this sort of thing might be funny to an adult, but it is a self esteem thing for a child.

Answer 2

Yes I had one in mind. First & Middle name. I told a friend about it, she then told one of her friends that I personally didn't know who was also pregnant at the time. She had her child first so she end up naming the child the name I thought of. She used the First & Middle name. It upset me for a while, eventually I got over it. My Husband end up naming our daughter instead and it is much better than what I thought of in the first place.

Answer 3

Well I haven`t but i have a really good name for either a boy or a girl! It`s Hanate wakuso shiseo tadashite teriyaki suzuki honda civic shanequaford bobby!! It`s kinda long but it works!

Answer 4

kolee

i made it out of kole and lee to make kolee

Answer 5

wow thats a really smart idea. to create a totally new name

Answer 6

Azlyn

It's a female version of Aslan the Lion from Narnia, I love the name and WILL name my first daughter that. I'm not even pregnant yet and my whole family knows her name! LOL

also Meloria

and Kineta

Answer 7

Of course.  I love to see which words I can take and change to make them become names

Answer 8

Yeah I made up a name for a girl it was Paisley...