names that grow with a person?

Question

I am looking for unique names that sound good for a child as well as an adult. All suggestion appreciated . Thanks. This is for a story.

Answer 1

I guess names that become dated are to be avoided. For example, Barbra was popular in the 1950's but I don't know of anyone who is young who has the name or if anyone having a baby would dream of calling their daughter Barbra. I personally don't think a name like Barbra suits a child but reminds me of a middle aged woman who works in a diner. Anyway, that's just me.
My name is Jade and when I was born in the late 1970's it was unique but now there are a lot of little girls with the name.

There are the classical names that never go out of style that do sound good on a young or old person (may not sound unique)such as,

Girl- Louise, Elizabeth, Hannah, Jane, Mary, Anne, Lee, Katherine, Kathleen, Victoria, Julia, Ellen, Maria, Kate

Boy- William, Jack, Paul, Mark, Edward, David, Steven, Adam, Martin, Jeffrey, George, John, Kenneth, Henry, Thomas, Robert

There are quite a few. There is also a great website if you have java enabled it's www.babynameswizard.com/namevoyager/inv0105.html
It looks at names and there popularity over time and there ranking. It shows which names have stood the test of time and you can see if they are unique. It ranks names in the top 1000.

Answer 2

Adeline, Victoria, Gracie, Jamie, Adriana, Jillian, Amber, Emma, Katelyn, Sandra, Angelina, Ivette, Rachel, Irene, Natalie, Hailey, Luisa, Stacy, Evelyn, Jasmine, Dayana, Kristin

Roger, Bryan, Tomas, Kollin, Andrew, Kevin, Daniel, Peter, Evan, John, Benjamin, Jacob, Kristian, Bogdan, Teodor, Harry, William

Answer 3

Madison, McKayla, Devlin, Pierce, Wyatt, Jamison, Lilah, Brook, Hazel, Blake, Hudson, London, Sicily, Cooper, Kennedy, Carson, Campbell, Naveah, Reve, Liam, Keagon, Davian.

Answer 4

Michaela, Justine, Annette, Kristina, Eliza, Cassidy, Madison,
Samantha.
Michael, Thomas, Kristopher, Jason, Justin, Oliver, Brandon,
Braydon, Kevin, Kyle, Taylor, Tyler,

Answer 5

Look for old Classic names where you can give the child a nickname while they're younger. An old Classic on a child nowadays is much more unique.

Eva Jane (evie, janie)
Caroline Rebecca (carrie, becky)
Adelaide Lucy (addie, lulu)
Ivy Cecilia

Charles Henry (charlie)
Edward William
Richard John
Abraham James (aj, brahm, jay,)

Answer 6

For a girl Catherine is nice, you can call her Catie as a child, Cate as a teenager, and Cate, Cathy, Catherine as an adult. For a boy Benjamin, Bennie or Benjie as a child, Ben or Benj as a teenager, and Ben or Benjamin as an adult.
I think it is best to go with a nice traditional name and come up with unique nicknames.

Answer 7

I've always though that Grace sounds great as a baby's name or as an adults name. Also Elizabeth and Kate. For guys, Chris(topher), Ryan, but these are all just common every day names.

Answer 8

Sydney, Kimberly, Chyenne
Harley, Maxwell, Cameron

Answer 9

solid question. I too seem for names which will develop with a guy or woman. i think of the superb names are those that have held a delicate popularity over the final century. For boys i like: Simon Shaun Adam women: Helena/Helen Julie Eliza My call is Marissa and that i myself like my mothers decision. even yet it grew to alter into common interior the 60s, its held a delicate popularity during the previous couple of an prolonged time. i'm in my late 20s and think of it suits me to a T, and theory so while i replaced into youthful besides.

Answer 10

Jack, Henry, Liam, Drew, Declan, Deacon