I'm getting divorced and I'm at the point in the paperwork where I get to pick a new name! Help me with name ideas, or suggestions for how to pick a new name!
We have 2 children together, who have my maiden name as a middle name, and their dad's surname. I'll be keeping my maiden name as a middle name. I don't want to keep my ex's name, nor do I want to revert to my maiden name only for Fuck the Patriarchy reasons. I've been brainstorming on this for about a year, and while I love the idea of creating a new, unique name for myself, I cannot settle on a specific name.
Factors:
I have a preference for names with easily discernable meanings to English speakers (either English words or Latin-based names)
My first name is Andrea, I go by Dre
My children's names are Basil and Valentine
I would like the name to be tied to my children in some way (but this isn't a dealbreaker)
I have scoured lists of feminists, virtues I hold in every language, family trees and favorite authors' works and characters. The best I've come up with is Greenheart, which is a hardwood so strong it required special tools, and is used in shipbuilding because of it's strength. I like it because it is a nod to my boys' names as well (green-Basil, heart-Valentine). It fits okay with my first and middle names, but it doesn't quite feel like me.
So, any name suggestions? Or resources I could try? |
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