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You Must Choose! (Nature edition)
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One of these tree names for a boy: Ash, Linden, Rowan
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One of these non-flower plant names for a girl: Willow, Fern, Ivy
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One of these geologic features for a boy: River, Forest, Cliff
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One of these geologic features for a girl: Meadow, Savanna, Delta
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One of these mammal names for a boy: Bear, Fox, Wolf
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One of these bird names for a girl: Wren, Raven, Robin
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One of these herbs and spices for a boy: Basil, Sage, Sorrel
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One of these oceanic names for a girl: Marina, Coral, Shelley
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One of these earthy adjectives for a boy: Rocky, Dusty, Clay
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One of these seasons for a girl: Summer, Winter, Autumn
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One of these destructive hurricanes that hit the US for a boy: Harvey, Hugo, Ian
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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
I'll get the ball rolling:
Rowan
Willow
Forest
Savanna
Fox (all are crazy to me, but Fox Mulder was my first love)
Robin
Basil
Marina
Rocky
Summer
Hugo
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 😍
8/12 match!
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.
Rowan
Ivy
Forest
Savannah
Wolf as a first name, but for some reason I love Fox as a middle name lol
Raven
Basil
Marina
Clay
Summer
Ian
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)
My best friends fiancé's middle name is Fox.
I know twins fox and Raven
Ash, but I'd use Ashley or Asher.
Ivy
Cliff, but I'd use Clifford.
Meadow
Wolf
Robin
Basil
Marina
Rocky
Summer
Hugo
Tansy, but they all suck.
These were fun! All your other categories sound neat too, especially virtue and history names.
Ash
Fern
Cliff
Meadow
Wolf
Raven
Sage
Shelley
Clay
Autumn
Hugo
Daffodil
All your other ideas sound fabulous too!
Rowan
Ivy
Forest
Meadow
Fox
Robin
Sage
Coral
Clay
Autumn
Ian (also I lol’d at this category)
Tansy
Tough call, will go with Rowan
Willow
Cliff!
Begrudgingly choosing Savanna
Wolf
Wren
Sage
Marina, by far
Clay, also by far
Very different vibes… I’ll choose Autumn
Hugo
Begrudgingly choosing Tansy
Rowan
Willow
Forest
Meadow
Bear
Raven
Sorrel
Marina
Clay
Winter
Harvey
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.
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
Rowan
Willow
River
Savannah
Bear
Wren
Basil
Marina
Clay
Autumn
Hugo
Tansy
Ash
Ivy
Forest
Delta
Wolf
Wren
Basil
Coral
Dusty
Autumn
Hugo
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.
Ash
Willow
River
Savanna
Wolf (followed VERY closely by Fox)
Robyn
Basil
Marina
Rocky
Autumn
Hugo
Daffodil
Linden
Ivy
River
Meadow
Wolf
Robin
Sage
Coral
Rocky
Summer
Harvey
Tansy
Linden (my son’s name is Lyndon and my only regret is not going with Linden)
Fern (I’ve always wanted to use it and husband is a hard no)
Forest
Savannah
Pass… if forced to choose I guess Bear
Wren
Basil
Marina
Clay
Summer
Harvey
Tansy
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
Rowan
Fern
River
Meadow
Fox
Robin
Sorrel
Coral
Dusty
Autumn
Ian
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
Linden (Ash feels like a nickname and I prefer Rowan for a girl)
Fern (I love all of them though)
Cliff
Savanna (I don’t love it but the others don’t really feel like names imo)
Bear (the others are terrible)
Wren (I like all of them though)
Sage (I prefer it for a girl though)
Marina
Clay (I don’t like the others)
Autumn (Summer’s nice too)
Hugo
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
Linden
Fern
Cliff
Meadow
Fox
Raven
Basil
Coral
Clay
Winter
Hugo
Daffodil
Linden Fern River Meadow Wolf Wren Sage Marina Rocky summer Hugo Tansy
I vote to do literature next!
My girl twins’ names are linden and Rowan lol🤍
Rowan
Ivy
Forest
Delta
Bear
Wren
Sage
Marina
Rocky
Autumn
Hugo
Daffodil
And If I could pick my own names for each category:
Tree name for a boy: Elm
Non-flower plant names for a girl: Juniper
Geologic features for a boy: Fen
Geologic features for a girl: Briar
Mammal names for a boy: Lynx
Bird names for a girl: Starling
Herbs and spices for a boy: Dill
Oceanic names for a girl: Cove
Earthy adjectives for a boy: Cobalt
Seasons for a girl: Autumn (There are only so many options)
Destructive hurricanes that hit the US for a boy: Hugo (You picked good options here)
Unusual flower names for a girl: Zinnia
Rowan
Willow
Cliff
Delta
Fox
Wren
Sage
Marina
Clay
Winter
Ian
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!
I put a * by the names I actually like.
Rowan*
Ivy
River* (like but would never use)
Meadow
Fox
Robin
Sage
Marina*
Clay
Summer
Ian*
Tansy
Rowan
Fern
Forest
Meadow
Bear
Raven
Sage
Marina
Clay
Winter
Hugo
Lotus
One of these tree names for a boy: Rowan
One of these non-flower plant names for a girl: Willow
One of these geologic features for a boy: Forest
One of these geologic features for a girl: Savanna
One of these mammal names for a boy: Fox
One of these bird names for a girl: Wren
One of these herbs and spices for a boy: Sorrel
One of these oceanic names for a girl: Marina
One of these earthy adjectives for a boy: Clay
One of these seasons for a girl: Summer
One of these destructive hurricanes that hit the US for a boy: Hugo
One of these unusual flower names for a girl: Tansy
Rowan
Ivy (probably will be future daughter’s name)
River
Delta
Bear
Wren
Sage
Marina
Clay
Autumn
Harvey (love this name)
Not a big fan of any, but Tansy
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!
Ash
Willow
River
Savanna
Fox
Raven
Sorrel
Coral
Clay
Autumn
Harvey
Lotus
The hardest choice for me was Meadow, Savannah, Delta. This was fun! And your other ideas sound fun, too. :)
My choices were:
Linden
Willow
Forest
Savannah
Fox
Wren
Sorrel
Marina
Clay
Summer
Ian
Tansy
Rowan
Ivy
Forest
Delta
Wolf
Robin
Sorrel
Coral
Clay
Summer
Ian
Lotus
Rowan, Ivy, River, Meadow, Fox, Wren, Sage, Coral, Clay, Winter, Ian, Tansy.
Rowan
Willow
River
Savanna
Wolf
Wren
Sage
Coral
Clay
Winter
Ian
Tansy
I'm interested in any and all editions! Thanks, this was fun!
Rowan
Willow
Forest
Meadow
Bear
Coral
Clay
Autumn
Basil
Raven
Ian
Lotus
Linden
Ivy
Cliff
Meadow
Fox
Raven
Sage
Marina
Dusty
Summer
Ian
Tansy
Linden
Ivy
Forest
Meadow
Wolfe
Wren
Sage
Marina
Clay
Autumn
Harvey
Tansy
Ash (I actually love the name Asher; and I also love the meaning of Asher: happy)
Ivy
Forest
Savanna
Fox
Robin
Sage (I also love the meaning of Sage: wise/wisdom)
Of these, probably Coral
Of these, probably Clay 10.: Summer
Harvey
Tansy
Definitely do more!
Linden
Fern
Forest
Meadow
Wolf
Raven
Sage
Marina
Clay
Summer
Ian
Tansy
rowan
fern
cliff
meadow
fox
robin
sage
coral
clay
autumn
harvey
lotus
Linden
Willow
River
Meadow
Wolf
Wren
Basil
Marina
Clay
Autumn
Hugo
Tansy
Rowan
Fern
Forest
Meadow
Fox
Wren
Sorrel
Marina
Dusty
Autumn
Ian
Tansy
Rowan Willow River Savanna Bear Wren Basil Coral Clay Autumn Harvey Lotus
Hazel would have been a good addition
Ash(er)
Ivy
River (I prefer this name for girls but it'd also work for boys!)
Savanna (Preferably spelled Savannah with the h on the end)
Fox
Wren (A bit biased on this one since it's a sibling name)
Basil (If any of y'all play Omori, then you know why I chose Basil for this one.)
Coral
Dusty
Autumn (I wish this was my name)
Ian
Daffodil
Ash, 2. Fern, 3. River, 4. Savanna, 5. Bear, 6. Wren, 7. Sorrel, 8. Marina, 9. Clay, 10. Autumn, 11. Ian, 12. Tansy
Linden (one of my favourite names)
Ivy (also a fav)
River
Savanna (dislike all though)
Wolf (not a fan)
Wren
Basil
Marina
Clay
Autumn
Ian (love all 3 names)
Tansy (guilty pleasure name for me)
Ash
Ivy
River
Meadow
Bear
Robin
Sage
Coral
Rocky
Summer
Ian
Lotus
Linden
Willow
Cliff
Meadow
Bear
Robin
Sorrel
Coral
Clay
Winter
Hugo
Tansy
Rowan, Fern, Forrest, Meadow, Wolf, Wren, Basil, Marina, Clay, Hugo, Tansy
Rowan
Willow
Forest
Savanna
Fox
Robin
Basil
Coral
Clay
Autumn
Hugo
Lotus
Rowan
Willow
Cliff
Savannah
Bear
Robin
Basil
Coral
Clay
Summer
Hugo
Tandy
Rowan
Willow
River
Delta
Fox
Raven
Basil
Coral
Clay
Autumn
Harvey
Tansy
Rowan
Fern
Cliff
Delta
Wolf
Robin
Sage
Marina
Clay
Autumn
Hugo
Tansy
Ash
Ivy
Forest
Savanna
Fox
Raven
Basil
Coral
Clay
Autumn
Harvey
Tansy
I think all the other editions sound interesting except sounds & letters
Ash
Ivy
Cliff
Delta
Fox (not a fan of any for names but foxes are my spirit animal)
Raven
Sorrel
Coral
Clay
Autumn
Ian
Lotus
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)
Rowan
Willow
Cliff
Savanna
Fox
Wren
Sage
Coral
Clay
Summer
Harvey
Daffodil
Ash
Willow
Cliff
Savanna
Wolf
Raven
Sage
Coral
Clay
Winter
Ian
Lotus
All sound interesting
Linden (Ash reminds me of Ash Ketchum)
Ivy (Fern reminds me of ‘furniture’)
Cliff (River is a firm dog name for me)
Savanna (Meadow sounds like a meddler)
Fox (I think it’s cute on a baby and handsome on a man)
Robin (she sounds cool)
Basil (I don’t mind the association with The Picture of Dorian Gray)
Marina (reluctantly, my favourite oceanic name is still Oceane or Marissa)
Clay (reluctantly, Rocky sounds thick in the head and Dusty sounds dim, Clay makes me think of claypot rice)
Summer (as a verb, it’s what posh people do in the UK, but I prefer Winter as a middle name)
Hugo (nod to Les Misérables)
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
Rowan
Fern
Forest
Savanna
Fox
Raven
Sage
Marina
Clay
Summer
Hugo
Lotus
Linden
Ivy
Cliff
Meadow
Wolf
Robin
Basil
Marina
Clay
Autumn
Ian
Tansy
Linden
Willow
Forest
Meadow
Wolf
Raven
Basil
Coral
Clay
Autumn
Ian
Tansy
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
Rowan, Fern, Cliff, Delta, Fox, Wren, Sorrel, Marina, Rocky, Summer, Hugo, Tansy
Linden
Fern
Forest
Savanna
Fox
Wren
Sage
Marina
Rocky
Summer
Harvey
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)
Rowan
Fern
River
Meadow
Wolf
Wren
Sage
Marina
Clay
Winter
Ian
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
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)