October 7, 2025 • 7 mins
In this episode, I bring a very personal question to the AI: what should I name my soon-to-arrive baby girl? With my English roots, my partner’s Norwegian background, and my connection to Australia, the challenge is finding a name that’s meaningful, unique, easy to pronounce in both languages, and free from awkward nicknames.
Together, we explore names inspired by November skies, Norse tradition, and celestial themes. From familiar classics like Aurora and Ingrid to more distinctive choices like Alara, Vesper, and Seren, the AI generates thoughtful suggestions while I steer toward names that feel fresh and uncommon.
What unfolds is both practical and inspiring—a creative journey through culture, language, and symbolism in search of the perfect name for my daughter.
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(00:00):
Deep discussions with AI.
(00:01):
For success today, you don't need to know all the answers.
Just have good questions.
Chatting to AI is different from normal speech
and I hope you enjoy listening to the show
whilst getting ideas on how to hone your questions
to get the most out of AI.
My name is Paul.
The live conversations you hear are uncut
although sometimes the AI needs time to think.
In those cases, I've cut out the dead space.
Good morning, GPT.
Good morning.
I hope you're having a great start to your day.
Let me know if there's anything I can do for you.
Yeah, so soon my partner will be having our first child.
It's a little girl.
And I was hoping...
We've got to think of some names for the girl
and there's a few things that we need to think about
when thinking about names
which make this into a fairly challenging research activity.
(00:22):
So I was hoping that you might be able to help us
come up with some ideas for names for our child.
Is that something you think you can help with?
Absolutely. I'd love to help out.
We can brainstorm some names that get all those criteria.
If you have any preferences or inspirations,
just let me know and we'll come up with some great options.
Okay, so here's the criteria, I suppose.
So I'm English.
I also have a sort of affinity with Australia.
I've lived there for quite some time.
My partner is Norwegian.
So we're looking for a name.
There's a few criteria here.
So one of the things is the name should be easy to pronounce
in both Norwegian and English.
It should also not be a rude word
or a rude capable of mockery in either language.
It must also be the kind of name
that does not easily become turned into a nickname
that could be insulting.
(00:43):
And also, I'm looking for a name that's not at this stage
particularly common.
I don't want whatever the name is
that everybody's calling their kids right now.
So something maybe classic.
The baby is going to be due in November.
So if there was anything around that,
so it's my understanding that it may correspond
with some unusual lunar activity.
And also it's currently scheduled for November the 5th
but maybe that does have some significance in British history
but it is a girl.
And calling her guy is probably not such a good idea.
So looking for some ideas.
Do you think you can come up with some ideas based on that?
Got it.
This is a fun challenge.
We can definitely find something that fits all those criteria.
For example, a name like Nova could be a good fit.
It's unique, easy to pronounce in both languages
and has a subtle connection to the stars and the cosmos
(01:04):
which can tie into the idea of November in the universe.
We can explore more options like that as well.
Yeah, could you find maybe sort of 10 good options
that you can sort of explain as to why they would be a good fit?
That would be great. Thanks.
Absolutely. I'd be happy to put together a list.
I'll take all those criteria into account
and come up with some unique and meaningful names for you.
Give me just a moment and I'll put that list together.
Thank you for your patience.
Considering your preferences, here are some unique baby girl names
that are easy to pronounce in both English and Norwegian.
Have a subtle connection to November
and reflect your fondness for Australia.
One, Nova, meaning New Star,
subtly connects to the night sky in November.
Two, Sunova, a traditional Norwegian name
wearing some gift symbolizing light during the decrements.
Three, Livio, classic name meaning olive tree.
It is popular in both English and Norwegian speaking countries.
Isla, a name of Scottish origin.
(01:25):
It is popular in Australia and easy to pronounce in both languages.
Five, Aurora, meaning dawn,
connects to the early mornings of November.
Six, Ingrid, a traditional Norwegian name
meaning beautiful or fair.
Seven, a Norse goddess's name,
meaning lady or mistress.
Ella, a simple and elegant name,
easy to pronounce in both languages.
Nine, Amelia, a classic name.
It's popular in both English and Norwegian speaking countries.
Ten, Leah, a name of fewer origin,
meaning weary but also easy to pronounce in both languages.
I hope these suggestions help you find 100 00:00:99,000 --> 00:00:100,000 a perfect name for your baby girl. 101 00:00:100,000 --> 00:00:101,000 Are there any names that you can come up with 102 00:00:101,000 --> 00:00:102,000 that are a bit more unique? 103 00:00:102,000 --> 00:00:103,000 A lot of these names I've come up with come up against quite commonly. 104 00:00:103,000 --> 00:00:104,000 Can you think of anything else that would fit 105 00:00:104,000 --> 00:00:105,000 but maybe is not quite as common? 106 00:00:105,000 --> 00:00:106,000 Absolutely. 107 00:00:106,000 --> 00:00:107,000 I can definitely think of some more unique options. 108 00:00:107,000 --> 00:00:108,000 Here are a few that still fit the criteria 109 00:00:108,000 --> 00:00:109,000 but are a bit less common. 110 00:00:109,000 --> 00:00:110,000 One, Alara, named after one of Jupiter's moons. 111 00:00:110,000 --> 00:00:111,000 It has a celestial connection and is unique. 112 00:00:111,000 --> 00:00:112,000 Two, Lira, inspired by constellation. 113 00:00:112,000 --> 00:00:113,000 It's elegant and not overly common. 114 00:00:113,000 --> 00:00:114,000 Three, Seren, meaning star. 115 00:00:114,000 --> 00:00:115,000 Simple and distinctive. 116 00:00:115,000 --> 00:00:116,000 Four, Thawia, a Greek origin, meaning to blossom. 117 00:00:116,000 --> 00:00:117,000 It's not very common. It has a lovely sound. 118 00:00:117,000 --> 00:00:118,000 Five, Vesper, meaning evening star. 119 00:00:118,000 --> 00:00:119,000 It has a unique celestial touch. 120 00:00:119,000 --> 00:00:120,000 Aurelia, meaning golden. 121 00:00:120,000 --> 00:00:121,000 It's distinctive and has a classic feel. 122 00:00:121,000 --> 00:00:122,000 Seven, of Cornish origin, meaning elementary. 123 00:00:122,000 --> 00:00:123,000 It's unique and beautiful. 124 00:00:123,000 --> 00:00:124,000 Clio, certain sweet. 125 00:00:124,000 --> 00:00:125,000 He means glory and is not overly common. 126 00:00:125,000 --> 00:00:126,000 Nine, a name of Arabic origin, meaning princess. 127 00:00:126,000 --> 00:00:127,000 It's elegant and less frequently used. 128 00:00:127,000 --> 00:00:128,000 Ken, Olivia, a variation of Olivia 129 00:00:128,000 --> 00:00:129,000 but less common and still classy. 130 00:00:129,000 --> 00:00:130,000 Hopefully these give you some fresh inspiration. 131 00:00:130,000 --> 00:00:131,000 So those last ten, they were still quite easy 132 00:00:131,000 --> 00:00:132,000 to pronounce for an Norwegian speaker as well. 133 00:00:132,000 --> 00:00:133,000 Yes, absolutely. 134 00:00:133,000 --> 00:00:134,000 Most of these names are quite phonetic 135 00:00:134,000 --> 00:00:135,000 and should be easy for Norwegian speakers to pronounce as well. 136 00:00:135,000 --> 00:00:136,000 For example, names like Alara, Lira, Seren 137 00:00:136,000 --> 00:00:137,000 and Aurelia have simple sounds that are familiar in both languages. 138 00:00:137,000 --> 00:00:138,000 If you want to fine tune any of these 139 00:00:138,000 --> 00:00:139,000 or explore other options, just let me know. 140 00:00:139,000 --> 00:00:140,000 All right, thank you very much, your GPT. 141 00:00:140,000 --> 00:00:141,000 You're very welcome. 142 00:00:141,000 --> 00:00:142,000 I'm glad I could help. 143 00:00:142,000 --> 00:00:143,000 If you need any more ideas or have any other questions, 144 00:00:143,000 --> 00:00:144,000 just let me know. 145 00:00:144,000 --> 00:00:145,000 That's the look with the naming process. 146 00:00:145,000 --> 00:00:146,000 Thank you.
Deep discussions with AI.
(00:01):
For success today, you don't need to know all the answers.
Just have good questions.
Chatting to AI is different from normal speech
and I hope you enjoy listening to the show
whilst getting ideas on how to hone your questions
to get the most out of AI.
My name is Paul.
The live conversations you hear are uncut
although sometimes the AI needs time to think.
In those cases, I've cut out the dead space.
Good morning, GPT.
Good morning.
I hope you're having a great start to your day.
Let me know if there's anything I can do for you.
Yeah, so soon my partner will be having our first child.
It's a little girl.
And I was hoping...
We've got to think of some names for the girl
and there's a few things that we need to think about
when thinking about names
which make this into a fairly challenging research activity.
(00:22):
So I was hoping that you might be able to help us
come up with some ideas for names for our child.
Is that something you think you can help with?
Absolutely. I'd love to help out.
We can brainstorm some names that get all those criteria.
If you have any preferences or inspirations,
just let me know and we'll come up with some great options.
Okay, so here's the criteria, I suppose.
So I'm English.
I also have a sort of affinity with Australia.
I've lived there for quite some time.
My partner is Norwegian.
So we're looking for a name.
There's a few criteria here.
So one of the things is the name should be easy to pronounce
in both Norwegian and English.
It should also not be a rude word
or a rude capable of mockery in either language.
It must also be the kind of name
that does not easily become turned into a nickname
that could be insulting.
(00:43):
And also, I'm looking for a name that's not at this stage
particularly common.
I don't want whatever the name is
that everybody's calling their kids right now.
So something maybe classic.
The baby is going to be due in November.
So if there was anything around that,
so it's my understanding that it may correspond
with some unusual lunar activity.
And also it's currently scheduled for November the 5th
but maybe that does have some significance in British history
but it is a girl.
And calling her guy is probably not such a good idea.
So looking for some ideas.
Do you think you can come up with some ideas based on that?
Got it.
This is a fun challenge.
We can definitely find something that fits all those criteria.
For example, a name like Nova could be a good fit.
It's unique, easy to pronounce in both languages
and has a subtle connection to the stars and the cosmos
(01:04):
which can tie into the idea of November in the universe.
We can explore more options like that as well.
Yeah, could you find maybe sort of 10 good options
that you can sort of explain as to why they would be a good fit?
That would be great. Thanks.
Absolutely. I'd be happy to put together a list.
I'll take all those criteria into account
and come up with some unique and meaningful names for you.
Give me just a moment and I'll put that list together.
Thank you for your patience.
Considering your preferences, here are some unique baby girl names
that are easy to pronounce in both English and Norwegian.
Have a subtle connection to November
and reflect your fondness for Australia.
One, Nova, meaning New Star,
subtly connects to the night sky in November.
Two, Sunova, a traditional Norwegian name
wearing some gift symbolizing light during the decrements.
Three, Livio, classic name meaning olive tree.
It is popular in both English and Norwegian speaking countries.
Isla, a name of Scottish origin.
(01:25):
It is popular in Australia and easy to pronounce in both languages.
Five, Aurora, meaning dawn,
connects to the early mornings of November.
Six, Ingrid, a traditional Norwegian name
meaning beautiful or fair.
Seven, a Norse goddess's name,
meaning lady or mistress.
Ella, a simple and elegant name,
easy to pronounce in both languages.
Nine, Amelia, a classic name.
It's popular in both English and Norwegian speaking countries.
Ten, Leah, a name of fewer origin,
meaning weary but also easy to pronounce in both languages.
I hope these suggestions help you find 100 00:00:99,000 --> 00:00:100,000 a perfect name for your baby girl. 101 00:00:100,000 --> 00:00:101,000 Are there any names that you can come up with 102 00:00:101,000 --> 00:00:102,000 that are a bit more unique? 103 00:00:102,000 --> 00:00:103,000 A lot of these names I've come up with come up against quite commonly. 104 00:00:103,000 --> 00:00:104,000 Can you think of anything else that would fit 105 00:00:104,000 --> 00:00:105,000 but maybe is not quite as common? 106 00:00:105,000 --> 00:00:106,000 Absolutely. 107 00:00:106,000 --> 00:00:107,000 I can definitely think of some more unique options. 108 00:00:107,000 --> 00:00:108,000 Here are a few that still fit the criteria 109 00:00:108,000 --> 00:00:109,000 but are a bit less common. 110 00:00:109,000 --> 00:00:110,000 One, Alara, named after one of Jupiter's moons. 111 00:00:110,000 --> 00:00:111,000 It has a celestial connection and is unique. 112 00:00:111,000 --> 00:00:112,000 Two, Lira, inspired by constellation. 113 00:00:112,000 --> 00:00:113,000 It's elegant and not overly common. 114 00:00:113,000 --> 00:00:114,000 Three, Seren, meaning star. 115 00:00:114,000 --> 00:00:115,000 Simple and distinctive. 116 00:00:115,000 --> 00:00:116,000 Four, Thawia, a Greek origin, meaning to blossom. 117 00:00:116,000 --> 00:00:117,000 It's not very common. It has a lovely sound. 118 00:00:117,000 --> 00:00:118,000 Five, Vesper, meaning evening star. 119 00:00:118,000 --> 00:00:119,000 It has a unique celestial touch. 120 00:00:119,000 --> 00:00:120,000 Aurelia, meaning golden. 121 00:00:120,000 --> 00:00:121,000 It's distinctive and has a classic feel. 122 00:00:121,000 --> 00:00:122,000 Seven, of Cornish origin, meaning elementary. 123 00:00:122,000 --> 00:00:123,000 It's unique and beautiful. 124 00:00:123,000 --> 00:00:124,000 Clio, certain sweet. 125 00:00:124,000 --> 00:00:125,000 He means glory and is not overly common. 126 00:00:125,000 --> 00:00:126,000 Nine, a name of Arabic origin, meaning princess. 127 00:00:126,000 --> 00:00:127,000 It's elegant and less frequently used. 128 00:00:127,000 --> 00:00:128,000 Ken, Olivia, a variation of Olivia 129 00:00:128,000 --> 00:00:129,000 but less common and still classy. 130 00:00:129,000 --> 00:00:130,000 Hopefully these give you some fresh inspiration. 131 00:00:130,000 --> 00:00:131,000 So those last ten, they were still quite easy 132 00:00:131,000 --> 00:00:132,000 to pronounce for an Norwegian speaker as well. 133 00:00:132,000 --> 00:00:133,000 Yes, absolutely. 134 00:00:133,000 --> 00:00:134,000 Most of these names are quite phonetic 135 00:00:134,000 --> 00:00:135,000 and should be easy for Norwegian speakers to pronounce as well. 136 00:00:135,000 --> 00:00:136,000 For example, names like Alara, Lira, Seren 137 00:00:136,000 --> 00:00:137,000 and Aurelia have simple sounds that are familiar in both languages. 138 00:00:137,000 --> 00:00:138,000 If you want to fine tune any of these 139 00:00:138,000 --> 00:00:139,000 or explore other options, just let me know. 140 00:00:139,000 --> 00:00:140,000 All right, thank you very much, your GPT. 141 00:00:140,000 --> 00:00:141,000 You're very welcome. 142 00:00:141,000 --> 00:00:142,000 I'm glad I could help. 143 00:00:142,000 --> 00:00:143,000 If you need any more ideas or have any other questions, 144 00:00:143,000 --> 00:00:144,000 just let me know. 145 00:00:144,000 --> 00:00:145,000 That's the look with the naming process. 146 00:00:145,000 --> 00:00:146,000 Thank you.
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