Names
Baby Names for a Soft Childhood
Classic, bucolic, literary, and belonging names for a boy and a girl. With the meaning underneath.
We've been saving name ideas for a while. The ones that felt like GINGI: gentle, a little old-fashioned, and easy to carry between languages. If you're choosing a name, this guide might help.
Each list has names for a boy and a girl, with the meaning underneath. From our home in the UAE.
English names
Arthur, Eleanor, names that have kept their shape for centuries.
ClassicSpanish names
Alonso, Beltrán, Bosco, Inés. Castilian warmth with a quiet spine.
StoriesNames from books
Atticus, Matilda, Alice. For children who will live inside stories.
SmallShort names
Leo, Ivy, Kit. One syllable, a whole personality.
SacredBiblical names
Noah, Hannah, names that have crossed deserts and centuries.
BelongingArabic names
Yusuf, Layla, Noor. Beautiful here, beautiful everywhere.
EverywhereNames that travel
Adam, Maria, names that stay themselves in almost every language.
PastoralBucolic names
Meadow, Rowan, names that smell like hedges after rain.
SunItalian names
Lorenzo, Chiara, names with warmth in the vowels.
FieldsCountryside names
Lark, Barnaby, names for muddy boots and church bells.
GardenFlower names
Violet, Basil, a whole bouquet for a birth certificate.
BraveWarrior names
Gentle courage: Alexander, Diana, names with a quiet sword.
TimeHistorical names
Ada, Leonardo, names borrowed from people who changed the map.
LegendFilm and legend
Jack, Rose, Tristan, Isolde. Passion with a story behind it.
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