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You Must Choose! (Nature edition)

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  1. One of these tree names for a boy: Ash, Linden, Rowan

  2. One of these non-flower plant names for a girl: Willow, Fern, Ivy

  3. One of these geologic features for a boy: River, Forest, Cliff

  4. One of these geologic features for a girl: Meadow, Savanna, Delta

  5. One of these mammal names for a boy: Bear, Fox, Wolf

  6. One of these bird names for a girl: Wren, Raven, Robin

  7. One of these herbs and spices for a boy: Basil, Sage, Sorrel

  8. One of these oceanic names for a girl: Marina, Coral, Shelley

  9. One of these earthy adjectives for a boy: Rocky, Dusty, Clay

  10. One of these seasons for a girl: Summer, Winter, Autumn

  11. One of these destructive hurricanes that hit the US for a boy: Harvey, Hugo, Ian

  12. One of these unusual flower names for a girl: Daffodil, Tansy, Lotus

Edit: I have a few other "editions" in mind, let me know in your comment if any of these sound interesting to you: Literature, Virtues, Jobs and Titles, Celebrities, Sounds & Letters, UK & Ireland, International Sampler, US History, World History

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I'll get the ball rolling:

  1. Rowan

  2. Willow

  3. Forest

  4. Savanna

  5. Fox (all are crazy to me, but Fox Mulder was my first love)

  6. Robin

  7. Basil

  8. Marina

  9. Rocky

  10. Summer

  11. Hugo

  12. Tansy

Also instantly thought of Fox Mulder! One of my first tv crushes, so the association is good for me lol

i know a little Fox and i’ve loved the name since 😍

u/AlwaysBeenYu avatar

8/12 match!

u/Whiteums avatar

I’ve always liked the name Fox, and want to name a future son that. My wife hates it, so we’ve so far used the other boy name I came up with, Felix.

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  1. Rowan

  2. Ivy

  3. Forest

  4. Savannah

  5. Wolf as a first name, but for some reason I love Fox as a middle name lol

  6. Raven

  7. Basil

  8. Marina

  9. Clay

  10. Summer

  11. Ian

  12. Lotus

Oooh I agree with most of these, I’d probably go with Fox as the first name, Sage because I’m Australian and Basil would be shortened to Bazz which is a rough name. Also I hate all 3 of Clay, Rocky and Dusty, and like all 3 of the hurricane names.

There was a show called ‘Life Unexpected’ and one of the main characters went by Baze and that’s the main reason I picked Basil lol

And I genuinely like Clay but I just sat here for 2 minutes trying to say it with an Aussie accent (no I am not Australian, yes it was terrible lol)

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My best friends fiancé's middle name is Fox.

I know twins fox and Raven

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  1. Ash, but I'd use Ashley or Asher.

  2. Ivy

  3. Cliff, but I'd use Clifford.

  4. Meadow

  5. Wolf

  6. Robin

  7. Basil

  8. Marina

  9. Rocky

  10. Summer

  11. Hugo

  12. Tansy, but they all suck.

u/nurseleu avatar

These were fun! All your other categories sound neat too, especially virtue and history names.

  1. Ash

  2. Fern

  3. Cliff

  4. Meadow

  5. Wolf

  6. Raven

  7. Sage

  8. Shelley

  9. Clay

  10. Autumn

  11. Hugo

  12. Daffodil

All your other ideas sound fabulous too!

u/annecara avatar
  1. Rowan

  2. Ivy

  3. Forest

  4. Meadow

  5. Fox

  6. Robin

  7. Sage

  8. Coral

  9. Clay

  10. Autumn

  11. Ian (also I lol’d at this category)

  12. Tansy

  1. Tough call, will go with Rowan

  2. Willow

  3. Cliff!

  4. Begrudgingly choosing Savanna

  5. Wolf

  6. Wren

  7. Sage

  8. Marina, by far

  9. Clay, also by far

  10. Very different vibes… I’ll choose Autumn

  11. Hugo

  12. Begrudgingly choosing Tansy

  1. Rowan

  2. Willow

  3. Forest

  4. Meadow

  5. Bear

  6. Raven

  7. Sorrel

  8. Marina

  9. Clay

  10. Winter

  11. Harvey

  12. Lotus

I have a reason for all these, but thought that may be overkill to include.

I like the idea of all of your other potential categories. Sounds quite fun.

u/SarahL1990 avatar
  • Rowan

  • Willow

  • Cliff (I love River but only for girls)

  • Savanna (prefer Savannah)

  • Fox

  • Raven

  • Basil

  • Marina (I have a relative with this name)

  • Clay

  • Winter (I love this one)

  • Harvey

  • Lotus

I'd happily answer these with any kind of editions. I like having to try and choose between names I love or names I can't stand lol

u/coffee_and_tv_easily avatar
  1. Rowan

  2. Willow

  3. River

  4. Savannah

  5. Bear

  6. Wren

  7. Basil

  8. Marina

  9. Clay

  10. Autumn

  11. Hugo

  12. Tansy

  1. Ash

  2. Ivy

  3. Forest

  4. Delta

  5. Wolf

  6. Wren

  7. Basil

  8. Coral

  9. Dusty

  10. Autumn

  11. Hugo

  12. Tansy

Thanks for putting this together! It was fun! Celebrities, international sampler, and the history ones sound the most interesting to me, but all of the ones you mentioned could be good.

  1. Ash

  2. Willow

  3. River

  4. Savanna

  5. Wolf (followed VERY closely by Fox)

  6. Robyn

  7. Basil

  8. Marina

  9. Rocky

  10. Autumn

  11. Hugo

  12. Daffodil

  1. Linden

  2. Ivy

  3. River

  4. Meadow

  5. Wolf

  6. Robin

  7. Sage

  8. Coral

  9. Rocky

  10. Summer

  11. Harvey

  12. Tansy

u/i_want_carbs avatar
  1. Linden (my son’s name is Lyndon and my only regret is not going with Linden)

  2. Fern (I’ve always wanted to use it and husband is a hard no)

  3. Forest

  4. Savannah

  5. Pass… if forced to choose I guess Bear

  6. Wren

  7. Basil

  8. Marina

  9. Clay

  10. Summer

  11. Harvey

  12. Tansy

u/Sewluna avatar

Curious why you went with Lyndon instead of Linden? My son's middle name is Linden which I usually follow with 'like the tree, not the president" when people are writing it down

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  1. Rowan

  2. Fern

  3. River

  4. Meadow

  5. Fox

  6. Robin

  7. Sorrel

  8. Coral

  9. Dusty

  10. Autumn

  11. Ian

  12. Lotus

1.) Linden 2.) Ivy 3.) River 4.)Delta 5.)Fox 6.)Raven 7.)Basil 8.)coral 9.)Clay 10.)Autumn 11.)Ian 12.)Lotus

  1. Linden (Ash feels like a nickname and I prefer Rowan for a girl) 

  2. Fern (I love all of them though) 

  3. Cliff 

  4. Savanna (I don’t love it but the others don’t really feel like names imo) 

  5. Bear (the others are terrible) 

  6. Wren (I like all of them though) 

  7. Sage (I prefer it for a girl though) 

  8. Marina  

  9. Clay (I don’t like the others)

  10. Autumn (Summer’s nice too) 

  11. Hugo 

  12. Lotus (only because of the nn Lottie, but I was also considering Daffodil nn Daffy 🦆 lol) 

 That was fun!

1 Linden

2 Fern

3 Cliff

4 Savanna

5 Fox

6 Raven

7 Sage

8 Marina

9 Clay

10 Summer

11 Ian

12 Tansy

  1. Linden

  2. Fern

  3. Cliff

  4. Meadow

  5. Fox

  6. Raven

  7. Basil

  8. Coral

  9. Clay

  10. Winter

  11. Hugo

  12. Daffodil

Linden Fern River Meadow Wolf Wren Sage Marina Rocky summer Hugo Tansy

I vote to do literature next!

u/ttcbabe avatar

My girl twins’ names are linden and Rowan lol🤍

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  1. Rowan

  2. Ivy

  3. Forest

  4. Delta

  5. Bear

  6. Wren

  7. Sage

  8. Marina

  9. Rocky

  10. Autumn

  11. Hugo

  12. Daffodil

And If I could pick my own names for each category:

  1. Tree name for a boy: Elm

  2. Non-flower plant names for a girl: Juniper

  3. Geologic features for a boy: Fen

  4. Geologic features for a girl: Briar

  5. Mammal names for a boy: Lynx

  6. Bird names for a girl: Starling

  7. Herbs and spices for a boy: Dill

  8. Oceanic names for a girl: Cove

  9. Earthy adjectives for a boy: Cobalt

  10. Seasons for a girl: Autumn (There are only so many options)

  11. Destructive hurricanes that hit the US for a boy: Hugo (You picked good options here)

  12. Unusual flower names for a girl: Zinnia

  1. Rowan

  2. Willow

  3. Cliff

  4. Delta

  5. Fox

  6. Wren

  7. Sage

  8. Marina

  9. Clay

  10. Winter

  11. Ian

  12. Daffodil

Rowan Willow Cliff Meadow Bear Raven Basil Shelley Rocky Winter Ian Lotus

Rowan, Willow, Forest, Savanna, Wolf, Raven, Basil, Marina, Rocky, Autumn, Hugo and Daffodil. That was fun!

1: Ash

2: Willow

3: River

4: Savannah

5: Fox

6: Robin

7: Sage

8: Coral

9: Rocky

10: Autumn

11: Harvey

12: Lotus

All the other ideas so awesome!

u/theenterprise9876 avatar

I put a * by the names I actually like.

  1. Rowan*

  2. Ivy

  3. River* (like but would never use)

  4. Meadow

  5. Fox

  6. Robin

  7. Sage

  8. Marina*

  9. Clay

  10. Summer

  11. Ian*

  12. Tansy

Rowan

Fern

Forest

Meadow

Bear

Raven

Sage

Marina

Clay

Winter

Hugo

Lotus

  1. One of these tree names for a boy: Rowan

  2. One of these non-flower plant names for a girl: Willow

  3. One of these geologic features for a boy: Forest

  4. One of these geologic features for a girl: Savanna

  5. One of these mammal names for a boy: Fox

  6. One of these bird names for a girl: Wren

  7. One of these herbs and spices for a boy: Sorrel

  8. One of these oceanic names for a girl: Marina

  9. One of these earthy adjectives for a boy: Clay

  10. One of these seasons for a girl: Summer

  11. One of these destructive hurricanes that hit the US for a boy: Hugo

  12. One of these unusual flower names for a girl: Tansy

  1. Rowan

  2. Ivy (probably will be future daughter’s name)

  3. River

  4. Delta

  5. Bear

  6. Wren

  7. Sage

  8. Marina

  9. Clay

  10. Autumn

  11. Harvey (love this name)

  12. Not a big fan of any, but Tansy

u/ChefKnifeBotanist avatar

1.Linden 2. Willow 3. Cliff 4. Savanna 5. Wolf (least favorite on this list) 6. Robin 7. Sage 8. Marina (feels like a modern Mary-Anna) 9. Clay 10. Autumn 11. Harvey 12. Tansy

I vote literature, international, and world history!

  1. Ash

  2. Willow

  3. River

  4. Savanna

  5. Fox

  6. Raven

  7. Sorrel

  8. Coral

  9. Clay

  10. Autumn

  11. Harvey

  12. Lotus

The hardest choice for me was Meadow, Savannah, Delta. This was fun! And your other ideas sound fun, too. :)

My choices were:

  1. Linden

  2. Willow

  3. Forest

  4. Savannah

  5. Fox

  6. Wren

  7. Sorrel

  8. Marina

  9. Clay

  10. Summer

  11. Ian

  12. Tansy

  1. Rowan

  2. Ivy

  3. Forest

  4. Delta

  5. Wolf

  6. Robin

  7. Sorrel

  8. Coral

  9. Clay

  10. Summer

  11. Ian

  12. Lotus

Rowan, Ivy, River, Meadow, Fox, Wren, Sage, Coral, Clay, Winter, Ian, Tansy.

  1. Rowan

  2. Willow

  3. River

  4. Savanna

  5. Wolf

  6. Wren

  7. Sage

  8. Coral

  9. Clay

  10. Winter

  11. Ian

  12. Tansy

I'm interested in any and all editions! Thanks, this was fun!

u/Daik0nGhost avatar

Rowan

Willow

Forest

Meadow

Bear

Coral

Clay

Autumn

Basil

Raven

Ian

Lotus

Linden

Ivy

Cliff

Meadow

Fox

Raven

Sage

Marina

Dusty

Summer

Ian

Tansy

  1. Linden

  2. Ivy

  3. Forest

  4. Meadow

  5. Wolfe

  6. Wren

  7. Sage

  8. Marina

  9. Clay

  10. Autumn

  11. Harvey

  12. Tansy

  1. Ash (I actually love the name Asher; and I also love the meaning of Asher: happy)

  2. Ivy

  3. Forest

  4. Savanna

  5. Fox

  6. Robin

  7. Sage (I also love the meaning of Sage: wise/wisdom)

  8. Of these, probably Coral

  9. Of these, probably Clay 10.: Summer

  10. Harvey

  11. Tansy

Definitely do more!

  1. Linden

  2. Fern

  3. Forest

  4. Meadow

  5. Wolf

  6. Raven

  7. Sage

  8. Marina

  9. Clay

  10. Summer

  11. Ian

  12. Tansy

u/siIIygirI avatar
  1. rowan

  2. fern

  3. cliff

  4. meadow

  5. fox

  6. robin

  7. sage

  8. coral

  9. clay

  10. autumn

  11. harvey

  12. lotus

  1. Linden

  2. Willow

  3. River

  4. Meadow

  5. Wolf

  6. Wren

  7. Basil

  8. Marina

  9. Clay

  10. Autumn

  11. Hugo

  12. Tansy

  1. Rowan

  2. Fern

  3. Forest

  4. Meadow

  5. Fox

  6. Wren

  7. Sorrel

  8. Marina

  9. Dusty

  10. Autumn

  11. Ian

  12. Tansy

u/AllTitsSomeArse avatar

Rowan Willow River Savanna Bear Wren Basil Coral Clay Autumn Harvey Lotus

Hazel would have been a good addition

u/Sad4Lifeee avatar
Edited
  1. Ash(er)

  2. Ivy

  3. River (I prefer this name for girls but it'd also work for boys!)

  4. Savanna (Preferably spelled Savannah with the h on the end)

  5. Fox

  6. Wren (A bit biased on this one since it's a sibling name)

  7. Basil (If any of y'all play Omori, then you know why I chose Basil for this one.)

  8. Coral

  9. Dusty

  10. Autumn (I wish this was my name)

  11. Ian

  12. Daffodil

  1. Ash, 2. Fern, 3. River, 4. Savanna, 5. Bear, 6. Wren, 7. Sorrel, 8. Marina, 9. Clay, 10. Autumn, 11. Ian, 12. Tansy

  1. Linden (one of my favourite names)

  2. Ivy (also a fav)

  3. River

  4. Savanna (dislike all though)

  5. Wolf (not a fan)

  6. Wren

  7. Basil

  8. Marina

  9. Clay

  10. Autumn

  11. Ian (love all 3 names)

  12. Tansy (guilty pleasure name for me)

u/Depressed_Student8 avatar

Ash

Ivy

River

Meadow

Bear

Robin

Sage

Coral

Rocky

Summer

Ian

Lotus

u/Next_Supermarket5265 avatar
  1. Linden

  2. Willow

  3. Cliff

  4. Meadow

  5. Bear

  6. Robin

  7. Sorrel

  8. Coral

  9. Clay

  10. Winter

  11. Hugo

  12. Tansy

Rowan, Fern, Forrest, Meadow, Wolf, Wren, Basil, Marina, Clay, Hugo, Tansy

u/oridawavaminnorwa avatar
  1. Rowan

  2. Willow

  3. Forest

  4. Savanna

  5. Fox

  6. Robin

  7. Basil

  8. Coral

  9. Clay

  10. Autumn

  11. Hugo

  12. Lotus

  1. Rowan

  2. Willow

  3. Cliff

  4. Savannah

  5. Bear

  6. Robin

  7. Basil

  8. Coral

  9. Clay

  10. Summer

  11. Hugo

  12. Tandy

  1. Rowan

  2. Willow

  3. River

  4. Delta

  5. Fox

  6. Raven

  7. Basil

  8. Coral

  9. Clay

  10. Autumn

  11. Harvey

  12. Tansy

u/jmkul avatar

Rowan

Fern

Cliff

Delta

Wolf

Robin

Sage

Marina

Clay

Autumn

Hugo

Tansy

  1. Ash

  2. Ivy

  3. Forest

  4. Savanna

  5. Fox

  6. Raven

  7. Basil

  8. Coral

  9. Clay

  10. Autumn

  11. Harvey

  12. Tansy

I think all the other editions sound interesting except sounds & letters

  1. Ash

  2. Ivy

  3. Cliff

  4. Delta

  5. Fox (not a fan of any for names but foxes are my spirit animal)

  6. Raven

  7. Sorrel

  8. Coral

  9. Clay

  10. Autumn

  11. Ian

  12. Lotus

u/dakni24 avatar

I LOVE this game!!! My friend and I are huge name nerds so I screenshot this for her so she could play and then I went and found the other one you had posted before! Some crossovers and some big surprises between us (she’d choose BASIL - can you believe it?).

You Must Choose! (Nature edition)

  1. Rowan

  2. Willow

  3. Cliff

  4. Savanna

  5. Fox

  6. Wren

  7. Sage

  8. Coral

  9. Clay

  10. Summer

  11. Harvey

  12. Daffodil

  1. Ash

  2. Willow

  3. Cliff

  4. Savanna

  5. Wolf

  6. Raven

  7. Sage

  8. Coral

  9. Clay

  10. Winter

  11. Ian

  12. Lotus

All sound interesting

u/AlwaysBeenYu avatar
  1. Linden (Ash reminds me of Ash Ketchum)

  2. Ivy (Fern reminds me of ‘furniture’)

  3. Cliff (River is a firm dog name for me)

  4. Savanna (Meadow sounds like a meddler)

  5. Fox (I think it’s cute on a baby and handsome on a man)

  6. Robin (she sounds cool)

  7. Basil (I don’t mind the association with The Picture of Dorian Gray)

  8. Marina (reluctantly, my favourite oceanic name is still Oceane or Marissa)

  9. Clay (reluctantly, Rocky sounds thick in the head and Dusty sounds dim, Clay makes me think of claypot rice)

  10. Summer (as a verb, it’s what posh people do in the UK, but I prefer Winter as a middle name)

  11. Hugo (nod to Les Misérables)

  12. Tansy (reluctantly, Daffodil sounds daft and Lotus sounds edible)

tbh most of these aren’t my taste (i tend to prefer traditional, classic names) but my choice would be

  1. Rowan

  2. Fern

  3. Forest

  4. Savanna

  5. Fox

  6. Raven

  7. Sage

  8. Marina

  9. Clay

  10. Summer

  11. Hugo

  12. Lotus

  1. Linden

  2. Ivy

  3. Cliff

  4. Meadow

  5. Wolf

  6. Robin

  7. Basil

  8. Marina

  9. Clay

  10. Autumn

  11. Ian

  12. Tansy

u/darkroomdweller avatar
  1. Linden

  2. Willow

  3. Forest

  4. Meadow

  5. Wolf

  6. Raven

  7. Basil

  8. Coral

  9. Clay

  10. Autumn

  11. Ian

  12. Tansy

u/cloudydaycocoa avatar

Rowan, Willow, River, Meadow, Wolf, Wren, Sage, Marina, Rocky, Autumn, Ian, Lotus. That was so fun!!! I genuinley like 90% of the names i listed btw😭

Rowan Fern River Meadow Bear but tbh hate all three names Robin Sorrel Marina Rocky- but hate all three again Autumn Hugo Tansy

Love this quiz! Thanks for posting

u/Academic-Soup-5862 avatar

Rowan, Fern, Cliff, Delta, Fox, Wren, Sorrel, Marina, Rocky, Summer, Hugo, Tansy

  1. Linden

  2. Fern

  3. Forest

  4. Savanna

  5. Fox

  6. Wren

  7. Sage

  8. Marina

  9. Rocky

  10. Summer

  11. Harvey

  12. Tansy

1: Rowan

2: Fern

3: River

4: Savannah

5: Bear

6: Wren

7: Sage

8: Coral

9: Clay

10: Autumn

11: Hugo

12: Lotus

Rowan Fern Forrest Meadow Fox Raven Basil Marina Clay (dear God that was hard, I don't like any) Summed Hugo Tansy (I genuinely love the name Tansy)

u/_Noodle-Doodlez_ avatar
  1. Rowan

  2. Fern

  3. River

  4. Meadow

  5. Wolf

  6. Wren

  7. Sage

  8. Marina

  9. Clay

  10. Winter

  11. Ian

  12. Tansy

Rowan, fern, river, savanna, fox, wren, sage, marina, clay, autumn, Hugo, lotus.

Ash Fern River Meadow Wolf Wren Sorrell Coral Rocky Autumn Harvey Lotus

Rowan Fern Forest Meadow Fox Raven Sage Coral Clay Winter Harvey Lotus

u/Independent_Bus_5930 avatar
  1. Ash 2. Fern 3. River 4. Meadow 5. Bear 6. Wren (love that name) 7. Sage 8. Coral 9. Rocky 10. Autumn ❤️ 11. Harvey 12. Daffodil (my fav)