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I'm pregnant myself and also been looking at names that are maybe a little unique but not too off the wall...some names I've come across are: for a boy I like the name Isreal(I only know 1 person named Isreal) andi also like the name Gavin for a boy.....for a girl I like the name Braelynn, I also like Brylee and I like the name Novalee as a middle name because its different and sounds so pretty I'm just not sure what I would use as a first name for that one...I'm having the hardest time with the boy names. When I lived down south I heard very many unusual names like Chase Mountain,Skyler River,Osiah,Stetson,Levi,Aubry Sky
I'm pregnant myself and also been looking at names that are maybe a little unique but not too off the wall...some names I've come across are: for a boy I like the name Isreal(I only know 1 person named Isreal) andi also like the name Gavin for a boy.....for a girl I like the name Braelynn, I also like Brylee and I like the name Novalee as a middle name because its different and sounds so pretty I'm just not sure what I would use as a first name for that one...I'm having the hardest time with the boy names. When I lived down south I heard very many unusual names like Chase Mountain,Skyler River,Osiah,Stetson,Levi,Aubry Sky
I'm pregnant myself and also been looking at names that are maybe a little unique but not too off the wall...some names I've come across are: for a boy I like the name Isreal(I only know 1 person named Isreal) andi also like the name Gavin for a boy.....for a girl I like the name Braelynn, I also like Brylee and I like the name Novalee as a middle name because its different and sounds so pretty I'm just not sure what I would use as a first name for that one...I'm having the hardest time with the boy names. When I lived down south I heard very many unusual names like Chase Mountain,Skyler River,Osiah,Stetson,Levi,Aubry Sky
Novalee sounds pleasantly old-fashioned and rather Southern to me. It looks and sounds nice paired with very classic names: Anna Novalee, Mary Novalee, Novalee Jane. Watch the number of syllables in any name you combine with Novalee - it sounds best with names of only one or two syllables, with two in front or one in the middle.
If you name your daughter Brylee, keep her away from the Nashville area or she'll be teased for being named for a highway: the Briley Parkway.
Rather than use the cheesy-trendy Mountain, Sky, River, etc., stick with established classic surnames of geographic origin: Craig, Rivers, Hill, Meade, Meadows, Dale, Brook, Blair, Banks, Fields, Woods, Forest, and so on. You can broaden this by looking for additional Celtic versions or perhaps French or German names which carry geographic/natural world meanings.
There are three such surnames in my own family, all of which derive from different kinds of trees: chestnut, oak, and yew. None of these three names are Chestnut, Oak, or Yew, however! (apparently my ancestors lived in the woods). But you could use Chestnut as a surname or middle name, along with Oakley ("oak valley") or Eubanks (banks where yews grow). None of these examples are my actual family names, either. Chestnut is not a good first name, for obvious reasons.
Ask your older family members about family surnames you might use, if this appeals to you. I always prefer to see actual historic family names passed along rather than surnames names which are not part of a family's history. Most families have very interesting and attractive surnames in their family trees - why not use them?
Israel, Levi and Gavin are okay. Be prepared for questions about religious significance if you name your son Israel, however.
Stetson is a hat. Way too trendy to make a good name, unless you have a nice big friendly dog. Just please don't saddle a child with it, unless it's also an actual family surname.
I think "Aryana" is the only unique name here. The others are fairly common, at least well-known by most people, although I'm assuming "Emory" is a girl because you probably wouldn't give a boy the middle name of "June". That's still an ongoing trend, I guess--switching a boy's name to a girl's name.
Even Aryana isn't *that* unique, although the spelling is.
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Originally Posted by CraigCreek
Sometimes substituting a "y" for an "i" makes a name seem more feminine or more graceful. I previously noted that I had an early 19th century relative named "Ariania" - no neo-Nazism there. Her middle name was that of an Old Testament heroine.
I also know a similarly-named young Illyana - who has no eastern European ancestry whatsoever, as far as I know - her parents just liked the name.
I cannot speak for any other poster, but judging from the other entries in this thread, doubt very much if "Aryan" has much to do with "Aryana". Hope not, anyway...
"Illiana" is the colloquial name for the area of Chicago and its Indiana suburbs. That's what I think of when I hear that name, and I think anyone who has ever spent much time there would have that same first impression.
Is the geographic "Illiana" pronounced "Illy-Anna", or "Illy-Ahna"? My young friend's name is pronounced the second (Russian) way...
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, Rivers, Hill, Meade, Meadows, Dale, Brook, Blair, Banks, Fields, Woods, Forest, and so on. You can broaden this by looking for additional Celtic versions or perhaps French or German names which carry geographic/natural world meanings. 
