Names In The Stars

DID system posting categorized name ideas! We take requests.

[names-galore]

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Hello, we're the Moonlit System! As an LGBT+ system who is also a writer, we frequently find ourselves in need of a new name for either ourselves or a character. So we created this blog to categorize names! This blog is for all the writers, name hoarders, systems, trans folks, and anybody else out there who is in need of a name! We accept requests for names as well.

Please note: We do not do requests for names from closed cultures as we are white.

Our tags and other name-finding resources are below the read-more cut.

Tags:

#masc names - Traditionally masculine names

#fem names - Traditionally feminine names

#neutral names - Neutral or androgynous names

#nature names - Names to do with nature

Sources:

So, where do we get our name lists? We frequent many baby name websites as well as several other Tumblr blogs, Reddit posts, and name-generating websites. Linked below will be some of our favorites to use that we highly recommend!

Nonbinary Names - Generate a nonbinary name!

Fantasy Name Generator - The best resource out there tbh. So many names

Top 1,000 Boy Names

Top 1,000 Girl Names

R/NameNerds - Reddit community that has tons of name recommendations

Mythology Names - Just a giant list of basically any name in mythology

Name Generator - Offers several categories to generate a name

Forbiddennames - Tumblr blog for "weird" names

Enby-Names - Tumblr blog for nonbinary names

[charlemane]

writing tip: searching "[place of origin]ish names" will get you a lot of stuff and nonsense made up by baby bloggers.

searching "[place] census [year]" will get you lists of real names of real people who lived in that place.

[homoqueerjewhobbit]

I feel like I'm constantly shilling for them but BehindTheName.com, the only baby name site that doesn't feel like it's run by mommy bloggers, includes census-based graphs for dozens of countries/regions (though not all of them go back very far yet)

And you can expand them to see rank, number of babies, and percentage of babies and add a second name to compare. (in 1973 four percent of babies were named Jennifer! 1 in 25!!!)

Also this. Cursed.

[emperorsfoot]

@homoqueerjewhobbit what name did you search for your example, and what's going on with Moldova?

[homoqueerjewhobbit]

Those are the graphs for Samuel. They only have 1 year's data for Moldova right now, so that's why it's a straight line. Similarly, they only have 2 years for Mexico right now. The US goes back to 1880. I'm not sure how much of that is publicly available/translated records and how much of it is that it's like 1 or 2 guys maintaining a website of 27000 names and a finite amount of time to format and upload.

Here's the list of all of the countries/regions they have popularity statistics for if you want to nerd out on it!

[some-teeth-in-a-trench-coat]

You can't advertise BehindTheName for writers without mentioning the advanced search! You can search names based on cultural origin and usage, gender (including unisex), meaning, and even things like meter and number of syllables, or famous namesakes (you can also see a list of famous namesakes on every name's page, along with meaning, history, related names, alternate spellings in different languages, the above popularity graphs, and more).

I wouldn't even call BehindTheName a baby name site. They have a surname sister site and a random name generator with tons of variables to set that is very clearly intended to be used for fictional characters (iirc it can even generate a cause of death? I haven't looked at it in many years so it might have changed but these things predate generative AI so unless it's been forcefully enshittified it shouldn't be slop). Like, you can use it for baby names, but the website isn't explicitly intended for that purpose. This website caters to us.

[names-galore]

Brown Themed Names

Includes feminine, masculine, and androgynous names.

Amber

Auburn

Bear

Braun

Brick

Bronson

Browne

Bruno

Burne

Burnett

Byrna

Carmella

Cedar

Chestnut

Cinnamon

Clay

Coco or Cocoa

Dusk

Dust or Dusty

Elm

Fawn

Ginger

Hazel

Maple

Mouse

Oak

Oat

Penny

Roux

Sable

Sandy

Sienna

Sorrel

Sparrow

Tawny

Terre

Umber

Woody

Wren

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Blue Themed Names

Includes masculine, feminine, and androgynous names.

Aero

Angelite

Aqua

Arctic

Aurora

Azul

Azure

Azurite

Beryl

Blue or Blu

Celeste

Cerulean

Ciel

Cielo

Cobalt

Cyan

Delphinium

Denim

Heaven

Indigo

Iris

Jay

Lake

Lapis

Lazuli

Midnight

Navy

Ocean

River

Sapphire

Sky or Skye

Teal

Topaz

Turquoise

[names-galore]

Just remembered this blog exists oh my god. I need to make more names lmao

[names-galore]

Red Themed Names

Includes masculine, feminine, and androgynous names.

Agate

Agatha

Auburn

Autumn

Azalea

Blaze

Brick

Cardinal

Carmine

Carnelian

Cerise

Cherry

Conan

Copper

Coral

Crimson

Cuprite

Flush

Garnet

Jasper

Phoenix

Red

Redmond

Rose

Rosie or Rosy

Rosso

Rousseau

Rowan

Ruby

Rufus

Rust or Rusty

Scarlet

Sienna

Sorrel

Tawny

Vermell

Vermilion

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Cat Themed Names

Includes masculine, feminine, and androgynous names.

Cali

Calico

Cat

Catina

Cato

Catus

Chat

Chaton

Cheshire

Claw

Cougar

Demeter

Dutchess

Fayline

Felicia

Felix

Felli

Figaro

Freya

Garfield

Gata or Gato

Grizabella

Kat or Katz

Kit

Kitty

Leo

Leon

Lynx

Mau

Milo

Nala

Paw

Salem

Sphinx

Sylvester

Tabby

Tabitha

Tigris

Tom

Whisker

[names-galore]

Summer Themed Names

Includes masculine, feminine, and androgynous names.

Apollo

August

Bay

Cali

Capri

Caspian

Coral

Dawn

Gardner

Golden

Helio

Julia

Julian

Julius

July

June

Juno

Lake

Leo

Luka

Lux

Luz

Meadow

Ocean

Pearl

Ray

Ruby

Sandy

Sky or Skye

Sol

Soleil

Solstice

Somerset

Storm

Summer

Sunny

Tide

[names-galore]

Spring Themed Names

Includes masculine, feminine, and androgynous names.

April or Abril

Basil

Bloom

Blossom

Breeze

Brooke

Bud

Bunny

Clover

Daisy

Fauna

Flora

Florence

Iris

Ivy

Jade

Leaf or Leif

Lily

Marigold

May

Meadow

Olive or Oliver

Pascal

Petunia

Poppy

Rain or Raine

Robin

Rose

Spring

Sprout

Sunny or Sonny

Verdant

Violet

Willow

Windy or Wendy

[names-galore]

Winter Themed Names

Includes masculine, feminine, and androgynous names.

Alaska

Angel

Arctic

Aspen

Aurora

Blizzard

Carol

Cedar

Cocoa

Crystal

December

Everest

Evergreen

Frost

Gale

Hazel

Holly

Jack

January

Jolly

Joy

Juniper

Nicholas

Noelle

North

Pine

Poinsettia

Snow

Snowdrop

Spruce

Vixen

Winter

Wren

Wynn

Yule

[names-galore]

Autumn Themed Names

Includes masculine, feminine, and androgynous names.

Amber

Apple

Ash or Asher

Auburn

Autumn

Buck

Cedar

Chester

Chestnut

Cider

Cinnamon

Copper

Crimson

Denver

Fallon

Fox

Garnet

Ginger

Harvest

Hazel

Hunter

Lodge

Mahogany

November

Oak or Oakley

October

Pine

Red or Redd

Redmond

Rory

Roux

Rowan

Russell

Rust or Rusty

Saffron

Scarlet

Sorrel

Sterling

Tanner

Tawny

Woodrow