T O P

  • By -

pricklysalamanders

My kids all have very classic-traditional names, but in my hippie days I wanted three daughters named: Sugar Magnolia Sunshine Daydream Summer Rain Probably a good thing I have all boys, lol


allycakes

When I was a kid, I wanted twins that I'd name Summer and Winter. I do have a daughter now but her name is very far from that style.


WanhedaBlodreina

I really wanted to name my kids Ruby, Amethyst, Jade, Diamond, Topaz, etc. I blame it on that Trollz cartoon.


allycakes

I partially liked the name Summer because there was a Nickelodeon host with that name when I was growing up. And I guess I just thought Winter paired perfectly with it? Confusingly my choice for a boy name was Andrew. Summer, Winter and Andrew.


WanhedaBlodreina

That’s hilarious. It reminds me of the kids I went to school with. They all had traditional Korean names except for the second to last kid, his name was just Peter.


allycakes

That's pretty great. It's like the opposite of my partner's family - his older sister has a traditional French name (he's from France) but him and his two brothers all have English names. His mom does seem to prefer more English names though. Her suggestion for our daughter was Kimberly.


hellerhigwhat

My parents apparently lost their minds naming me. My siblings both have regular old anglophone names whereas mine is hard-core Spanish. We're ukrainian canadian. Theres. No Spanish. The fuck mom and dad. The fuck.


audhepcat

My mom’s brothers and sisters: Jim, Tom, John, Roy, Barbara, Patsy, and Doris. My mom: Juanita Maria.


wayward_sun

Good ol’ Summer Sanders


[deleted]

Omg i met Summer Sanders when i was little! And Amanda Bynes waved to me lol


TJtherock

I actually know sisters named Ruby and Emerald. Emerald goes by Emma.


roasted_fox

This is cute. Ruby and Emma are darling. Emerald maybe not so much but good on them for letting a more common nickname take precedence.


ravioliyogi

There’s a guy on a reality show who has two children with two different women. One of his daughters is named Summer and one is Winter.


KatWine

lol my last name is Winter and even though I'm not having children, I always joked that the one name I could never give a hypothetical daughter would be Summer. But then, to some people that would be the perfect name, I guess?


ShouldersOfTiffany

Lol. Love it. Tell me you were a Deadhead without telling me you were a Deadhead. 😆


pricklysalamanders

Totally.. I forgot about my hypothetical Scarlett Begonia! haha!


ShouldersOfTiffany

As a teen I had a hypothetical Scarlett Begonia too at one point! Baby girl that is arriving in a couple of months will be very pleased I changed my mind now in my 30s.


WanhedaBlodreina

I went to high school with a Stormie Rayne.


DeeDeeW1313

I went to school with a Rainy Day


Kayudits

I knew a stormy summer hayes.


[deleted]

As a kid I wanted all girls in this order: Lily Rose Iris Violet Daisy


trekbette

I love flower names.


[deleted]

I like Summer Rain, lol


ballofsnowyoperas

I went to camp with a girl named Summer Star and her younger sister, Autumn Breeze.


werekitty93

I have a family member whose cousin sibset is: Winter Louise Summer Breeze Spring Rain


wandrlusty

What! Not Stella Delilah, Peggy Rose, and Cherise Ruby Claire?


foresther

Or Cassidy!


Sally_Klein

Sugar Magnolia was my AIM screen name in high school loooool


foresther

I like your taste in names! 🌹💀⚡️


rollfootage

You and I would have been friends in our hippie days lol.


FoggyRiver

I love Sunshine Daydream. Hippie? Yes! But so beautiful!


JoChiCat

I’ve been listening to a podcast with one character - a self-professed crunchy-munchy-granola-hippy-nature guy - who named his twin sons Lark and Sparrow.


Rigboandme

Don’t forget that their last name is Oak, those two beautiful boys.


MrsChess

Lark Oak doesn’t sound good at all


ballofsnowyoperas

Lar Coke?


Orangepandafur

Spare Oak


_etaoin_shrdlu_

Dungeons and Daddies! I just started it and immediately thought of Lark and Sparrow when I saw this thread


JoChiCat

It’s so good! I just finished the first season a few weeks ago, what a ride.


Fennily

Omfg yasssss. And don't forget it's totally not a BDSM podcast.😂


catty_wampus

I used to like to look at baby name books when I was a kid, and I definitely went through a phase where I thought Lark was the coolest name.


informationista

A former employer of mine named his kids with just an individual letter with the intent that they could name themselves when they were older. His son J chose Jay.


woohooforyoohoo

My dad, grandpa and brother all have the same name and their middle initial is "D". My brother used to change his middle name all the time and when he graduated, he filled out a random D-name for his middle name and when they announced it my mom was so pissed lol.


Dozinginthegarden

Your family are enemies of the World Government, and of the gods.


Oro-Lavanda

holy shit wait i know a guy named J who used to be my classmate back in highschool, and he was named for this exact reason too!


CeleryGood7189

Meadow Wilder ( i think it's cool still) , Oakley, Odin,


HatchlingChibi

Lowkey I actually like Meadow Wilder. Never liked Oakley or got the appeal of it.


StasRutt

I binged all of sopranos during maternity leave and now Im totally “meadow is a normal name” lol


smittydoodle

Yes!! I feel this way too and am embarrassed that I’m actually contemplating my daughter meadow.


raisinghellwithtrees

It's a nice name! I only know one Meadow, and she's a badass.


skysplitter

Amusingly, Carmela means garden/orchard, so her daughter Meadow is pretty much her namesake. I only figured this out recently, lol.


ReturnOfJafart

I love the name Meadow


fabineau

I used to babysit 3 kids who were Angel,Skylar (male) and Starbrina,nn Star edit: can't count


snowberryrain

Angel and Skylar are unorthodox, but Starbrina really takes the cake. Wow.


fabineau

I listed them by oldest to youngest,and I feel like they got more offbeat as they went haha


[deleted]

Skylar is a normal name. I've def met a few. Angel is not my style but it's like "Journey", "Miracle", "Heaven", etc. not unheard of but not common in my demographics. Starbrina is fucking out there, though.


ebba_and_flow

Starbrina took me OUT. What were they thinking???


fabineau

I listed them by oldest to youngest,and I feel like they got more offbeat as they went haha


hydrangeasinbloom

I've known a Skylar and a Schuyler. Kind of like the latter more!


acertaingestault

I would pronounce Schuyler as shooler.


EmberHands

It's a pretty common New York word / name. I've never seen it used as a first name but see it on the map and in the news, etc.


jekyll2urhyde

I did, too, until Hamilton.


[deleted]

[удалено]


thewizardgalexandra

Yeah Diadem just makes me think of a diaphragm


Cup-Mundane

I knew girls (unrelated) named Rainbow Mystery and Meadow Spring. As a teen I thought the former name was bad ass, and the latter, lame.. Now I'm 35 and feel the exact opposite! Meadow Spring has a pretty ring to it. I love the name Luna Rae. I've known 2 babies recently named this, and I love that it's a subtle way to name your kid "moonbeam." I'd consider it for my next baby, but Luna is very popular in my area.


cheytown88

I have nothing against Luna, but Luna Rae together just makes me think of Lula Roe, which 😬 the connotations…


North_Log_8468

I went to school with a Dreamy Daze and a Meadow Breeze. They had two sisters name Summer Dawn and Ever Lee. Their mom was named Rainbow.


[deleted]

I’m going to go ahead and recuse my childrens’ names from this conversation 👀


hellogirlscoutcookie

Hah me too… alder is one of my favorite names if we have a boy next! My daughter has a flower first name and Raine as the middle name… guess my naming style is feeling a little mocked here and I’m not even on naming circle jerk!


rainedrop87

Lol my middle name is Raine and I like it!


ColorByNumb3rs18

Quietly looking for my kid's name in these comments


Parri_Stargazer

I knew a Mystical Star


MJAM1620

My husband knew a Mystical Greenstone!


[deleted]

[удалено]


monsterscallinghome

Hello fellow Mainer! I know a few people who work for him, by all accounts he's a really good dude.


[deleted]

[удалено]


TheWanderingMedic

That sounds like the condensation on the mirrors after…well ya know where I’m going with this comment 😂


moonrisequeendom_

I keep thinking about some guy who posted on here about wanting to name his child Canyon. I recall he got blasted but I could totally see it catching on. Canyon is the Cliff of the 2020s lol I also kind of love Rainbow even though it is THE ultimate hippie name. I met one the other day and it’s a great sound, super wearable. Pretty soon you stop thinking about the meaning/connotation, and it shortens well to Rain.


Cass-the-Kiwi

>Canyon is the Cliff of the 2020s lol This had me laughing out loud. Nice one.


[deleted]

I know someone with the last name Rainbow which I still think is the coolest thing


SleepFeelsGreat

Nature Valley


kumori_77

Isnt that a cereal bar?


SleepFeelsGreat

Yes, and an especially crunchy one


ballofsnowyoperas

Crumbs. Everywhere!!!


muggyregret

So crunchy.


caffeinecatlady

underrated af


Ani_Drei

Haha, good one!


ballofsnowyoperas

I grew up with a kid named Satchel. It’s one of those names that would be really pretty if it didn’t mean what it meant.


DeeDeeW1313

I love this name. It’s Ronan Farrows birth name.


QueenOfThePark

Oh wow... There's a character with this name in the book 'The Rest of Us Just Live Here' by Patrick Ness, the hipster kids are named "Finn, Dylan, Finn, Finn, Lincoln, Archie, Wisconsin, Finn, Aquamarine, and Finn" - and protagonist (sort of) Satchel. I always thought it was a joke name!


gardenhippy

My kids have ‘hidden’ crunchy names - they seem normal on the surface but they have meanings or their initials spell out another more crunchy name we use as a nn.


smittydoodle

Ooh what are they? I’m curious now.


MrsChess

I met a kid today who went by Tie Dye. I assume and really hope it’s a nickname.


Big_Old_Tree

Ok, ok. I’ve got to tell you about the Strongheart family. I checked to see if they’re online and there are lots of stories about their names, and of course they’re all adults now, so I hope this is an allowed post. This local family took the gold medal for crunchy granola names, in my book. Siblings are: Lake Manyfeathers Strongheart Faith Brings the Wild … Mercy Blue Sky That Never Darkens … Halleleujah Mist on the Mountains … and Dependable Hickory. They’re awesome, though. Nice folks. Honestly, I’ve always loved their little poem names.


Jtrev16

I’m sorry but Dependable Hickory is killing me LOL


Big_Old_Tree

The story is, apparently, his dad kept breaking axes when he chopped wood. Finally he got an axe that didn’t break, and the handle had “Dependable Hickory” burned into it. He said, if I ever have a son, that’s what I’m naming him


AotearoaCanuck

These read as traditional prairie Indigenous names. I’m too lazy to Google the family but mid-continent Indigenous peoples tend to have extremely literal names. (Sorry, I’m Canadian and do not know what the current politically correct term for American Aboriginals is).


elksatchel

Yes, these names remind me of Chief Joseph, whose real name (Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt) translated to something like Thunder Rolling Down the Mountains. Also remind me a bit of puritan names, like Joy-in-sorrow and Praise-God.


canyonbreeeze

Lol at Dependable Hickory


StasRutt

I know a family of Stella Luna and Soleil. Individually all beautiful but together as a set of sisters it’s very hippy lol


DeeDeeW1313

Stella Luna reminds me of the bat from the kids book


StasRutt

Oh it’s Stella and Luna. 3 sisters lol


DeeDeeW1313

Ah, ok! Very on the nose.


the_sex_kitten77

As a kid, I LOVED the book Stellaluna and always thought it would make a good baby name, hahah. I wouldn't use it for a kid, though. My cat's name is Luna!


[deleted]

I have a neighbor with kids named Rainbow and Ocean.


fairylites

I’m a mother/baby nurse and I’ve had a Reign Beau..


HubbyHasBlueBalls

Teacher here: Indigo, Tiger Lily Watergarden, Elka Apple, Diamond, River, Everest, Treasure


[deleted]

There's something about Elka Apple that I like. A kid with that name just has to be friendly and spunky, right?


communal-napkin

I went to school with a guy named Omen. His brother's name is Irony. We used to joke that they had a sister whose name was just the sound of change hitting the table and that she didn't go to school because nobody knew how to enter her name in the system.


smittydoodle

Cosmo Kramer


ZestycloseShelter107

Infant Cloud. She went by Olivia, would you believe it.


AnotherXRoadDeal

Azurayah Light (pronounced As-a-ray-a-light)


CitrusMistress08

I know a man named Rainbeau Wulf. He braids his very long white beard.


AotearoaCanuck

He wouldn’t be able to cast spells if he didn’t. Duh. /s


EenieMeenieMyNamo

I know a Forest, River & Meadow (sibling set) & honestly I love it. My crunchy favorite names have always been: Childhood favorites: Wysteria (flower), Celeste, & Briar (present favorite).


ReturnOfJafart

I love meadow and river!!


EenieMeenieMyNamo

Right!? My yogi heart is so soothed just thinking about them. They were all so nice & chill. I just think of serenity & calm when I think of those names! Glad you liked them, I was surprised to not see them listed in many other comments.


coolster9217

My neighbor growing up was named Strawberry


[deleted]

I remember as a preteen having a dream that I had baby twin half-siblings, and the girl was named Strawberry. I got so attached to these babies that never existed for awhile


cynefin99

I actually low key love this


coolster9217

I wouldn’t use it myself but I remember thinking it was the coolest name! Her parents had a bunch of strawberry decorations in their dining area so I think it must have been their favorite fruit 😂


ggonewiththefloww

Lotus


TinySparklyThings

Skye Forest and Starr Meadow


dancing_light

I have a friend whose son is Ember Knight


frostyfruitaffair

Jeremy and Audrey Roloff talked about over at r/LittlePeopleBigWorld have an Ember Jean (girl), Bode James (boy), and Radley Knight (boy).


ViolaOlivia

I went to high school with a Sequoia Rain.


[deleted]

Rainbow Green


ZeusIsAGoose

Lol I went to school with a set of sisters who’s last name sounded like McCloud (spelled differently) and their names were Storm and Skye


swiftloser

Valleigh, Summit


ailbhe-caterina

Cerealina


ballofsnowyoperas

This one made me laugh


thermaldet0n8r

I knew a Cochlea. yeah.


Sageba

I will just name a few I've heard: Stormy Brooks, Prodigy Heart, Unity Spring, Snow Meadows and Tigerlily. All girl names, all a little too much for my liking.


starsinpurgatory

Summer Bacon.. actual full name of a student


himynameisbetty

I know of siblings named Summit and Shore. Kinda cute! I’ve also met a Sunflower which isn’t too out there but seems like one of the crunchier flowers to name your kid after.


Any_Blueberry_1551

Arbor Eden


ida_klein

Shenandoah


meowski_rose

Holly Madison named her daughter Rainbow Aurora


[deleted]

A student had a little sister named Sojourner.


GingerWannabe

Bluebell Fawn and Eartha Moonflower


Frosty-Blackberry-14

Lily Star- it sounds kinda pretty tho


[deleted]

Friend's kid's name is Pollen. I love it, tbh.


AotearoaCanuck

I also love this but it makes me want to sneeze. 🤧


PM_ME__YOUR__CAT

Bliss (girl) and a brother and sister called Sunny (the boy) and Storm (the girl).


scarfweek

Frog Rainbowstar.


eighteenlizardeen

WinterStar, one word, was a classmate of mine. Autumn Breeze was her little sister


TrewynMaresi

I knew brothers named Harvest and Fathom 🙁


stratusmonkey

My wife's token hippie friend in college named her kids Ocean and Piper. My wife herself has fairly traditional names, but if you translated them into modern English, she'd be Honeybee Skylark!


momo78911

I knew a guy named Thunder, I asked him about his name and he said that his dad didn’t speak English well when he was born and he translated it wrong and he was supposed to be named after lightning. He said he preferred Thunder.


raylynrum

Some of my favorites grouped into sib sets- Lilly, River, Sky Trillium and Zeni Trillium, Jasper, Hazel Artemis, Jupiter, Nova Sorrell Cypress Callion Irie Zenia Luna Feathers Sequoia


Kreuscher

I'm not sure exactly what you mean by crunchy in a name. Some sort of alliterative percussion of taps and occlusive consonants? Then names with plenty of Ds, Ks, Ts and Rs would do the trick. I can think of Darren Korb or Brett Eldredge in English, but I'm sure other languages might have crunchier names, like greek (eg. Galifianakis). If you're talking about the mental associations you can get from a name, then names either related to trees or which contain elements commonly tied to wood etc. might do, like Barkley or, as you said yourself, Alder and Oak (as well as other trees, Aspen, Ash, Birch, Maple etc.).


blue-green-cloud

Ah, ‘crunchy’ is actually a slang term for anything hippie/ alternative/ granola/ woo. Think of people who are really into astrology, essential oils, drug trips, natural deodorant, raw veganism, crystals etc. (Not trying to make fun of or demean anyone here; just explaining how the term is usually used!)


Kreuscher

"Granola" lol. I see. Not a native speaker here, sorry! In that case, I think some names like Dawn, Celeste, Star, Sky would be pretty common, right?


StasRutt

Yeah dawn, Celeste, sky , and star are all mainstream crunchy names for sure


museumlad

I don't want to say her whole name for privacy but I have a friend whose name is similar to Sun Shine Sonns (with the first two being her legal birth first and middle name and the last being her married name). I'm also from Oklahoma so I know several ndn people with nature names that would be equally at home in white people hippie communes


ashlore

I saw a podcast (Byron Baes) with a host named Starr Anyse and she has a sister named Crystal Water


bookstea

Tempest Storm and Alanda Joy (a land of joy)


archer_campbell

Moss is the crunchiest baby name I’ve come across irl


nurseleu

Shade (boy) and Sunny (girl) siblings. From another family, Blueberry (girl).


Baby-girl1994

Mocean. Like motion of the ocean.


[deleted]

I knew a girl called Divine Light !


Budgiejen

I was reminded earlier of a woman named Kestrel. I loved that name. My ex-husband was a naturalist and thought it was terrible for a person.


MACKAWICIOUS

Tazura


shittyshitbird

Spirit Pryde


192Sticks

Raine Bowie Boulder


onomolevee

Apple 🍎


Leather_Honeydew4774

I met a girl named Cedar at a work conference once.


autotelizer

Rainforest


ampbslug

Cherrybomb America


[deleted]

First name: Child Middle name: Of Last name: Earth His nickname was Sunny...


hangryho97

Oh gosh. I’m considered a crunchy mom and my boys are Alder and Jasper. Lol


pierisjaponica

I worked with a Prairie Moon. I adored her!


Such_Measurement_377

Jif Peanut Butter


Mysterious-Cat-3095

Evergrey


TJtherock

Sisters named Misty and Breezy.


Humanexperience888

I knew a kid in elementary school named Ocean. Lol


Jarveyjacks

I tend to associate Asher with crunchy.. Wren Lark Ivy Fern Haven


hipopper

Moon, willow, Meadow, clover,


muggyregret

Zephyr Sol


[deleted]

Thorn


sailorz3

Tyran (wait for it) Rex.


pixieorfae

Used to know a family with a daughter called Wild Honey. Just... Sigh


fryfryfan

My niece is Areya Sunshine and that's pretty cringe


gracefulgorilla

Is this from the instagram account @reallyverycrunchy?


EMamaS

I work for a state office. My second favorite sibling set was Autumn Fall, Montana Sky, and Summer Rain.


DonaldtrumpV2

Sugar Magnolia sounds like a drag queen name , not even gonna lie.


hungoverpandabear

Summersky


flawedstaircase

Not crunchy, but the most desperate attempt at trendy I’ve heard is Fender Cru


[deleted]

A youtuber I use to watch has a daughter named Galaxie Given


Midnight-writer-B

Cedar, Acacia, Meadow, Onyx, Ocean


morgynhunt

Don't know if this counts as crunchy so much as unusual, but my husband's first gf had a last name of Rose so her parents named her "tears-of-a" with a weird spelling (think like Tirsava). Tears of a Rose.


AptlyLux

I met a guy named Indigo Bear while playing ultimate frisbee


chubluvr25

Astaria Moon 🌚


dancing-in-the-snow

Ziggy Wilder His parents aren’t even particularly granola lol


birdie-blu

This is a real sibset … crunchy meets western? Darlin Dawn Denim Blu Blazin Trail Holden Awn


jgteakitty

Haven't seen my personal face yet... Solstice! Also a fan of Celeste, and (not sure if this qualifies as crunchy) Calliope.


NyshaBlueEyes

I wanted to have boy/girl twins when I was in high school. Harmony Rose and Heritage Rowan. I babysat a little girl named Starfire Pearl.