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message 1: by JoAnne (last edited Mar 06, 2022 07:19AM) (new)

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I did not know what to do with this challenge and Genevieve suggested this list. Wonderful!! Thank you!

You Called Me Beautiful
Duration: January 1, 2022-December 31, 2022


Object: Find at least 25 of the 103 girls, boys and gender neutral baby names in your books. You do not need to find characters with these names, each word just needs to appear somewhere in the text of a book. You may also use the author's and narrator's names.

For each name that you find please post a link to the book, the author, the date you finished it and the page number/location. There is no limit to how many names can be found in each book.

Example:
BLAZE The Accidental Demon Slayer - Angie Fox (date read) p 266


List:
1. Alana
(Gaelic origin) meaning "beauty".

2. Alika (Hawaiian origin) meaning "most beautiful".

3. Amidala (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful as a flower".

4. Ani (Hawaiian origin) meaning "beautiful".

5. Annabelle (Hebrew, English origin) meaning "grace and beauty".

6. Anwen (Welsh origin) meaning "fair and beautiful".

7. Aoife (Irish, Gaelic origin) meaning "beautiful, radiant".

8. Arinya (Thai origin) meaning "beautiful and smart woman".

9. Astrid (Norse origin) meaning "divinely beautiful".

10. Belinda (American origin) meaning "beautiful and pretty".

11. Bella (Latin, Greek, Portuguese origin) meaning "beautiful".

12. Belle (French origin) meaning "beauty".

13. Bellezza (Italian origin) meaning "beauty".

14. Bonita (Spanish origin) meaning "pretty, cute".

15. Bonnie (Scottish origin) meaning "beautiful".

16. Calia (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful person".

17. Calixta (Greek origin) meaning "most beautiful".

18. Calla (Greek origin) meaning "beautiful".

19. Callidora (Greek origin) meaning "gift of beauty".

20. Caoimhe (Gaelic, Scottish, Irish origin) meaning "beautiful".

21. Catelyn (Celtic origin) meaning "pure beauty".

22. Ceridwen (Welsh origin) meaning "beautiful as a poem".

23. Clarabelle (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful and bright".

24. Cosima (Greek origin) meaning "order and beauty".

25. Eavan (Irish origin) meaning "beautiful sheen, layer".

26. Eider (Basque origin) meaning "beautiful".

27. Ella (Greek, Normal origin) meaning "beautiful, Goddess of beauty".

28. Fritha (Norse origin) meaning "fair and beautiful".

29. Harika (Turkish origin) meaning "a beautiful miracle".

30. Hermosa (Spanish origin) meaning "beautiful".

31. Indira (Sanskrit origin) meaning "beauty".

32. Ingrid (Norse origin) meaning "beauty".

33. Iowa (Native American origin) meaning "beautiful land".

34. Jacinta (Greek origin) meaning "beautiful".

35. Jaeda (Arabic origin) meaning "goodness, beauty with a long neck".

36. Jaffa (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful".

37. Jolie (French origin) meaning "pretty, beautiful".

38. Kayleigh (Irish, English origin) meaning "beautiful".

39. Keva (Irish origin) meaning "precious, beautiful".

40. Kyomi (Japanese origin) meaning "pure, beautiful".

41. Linda (Spanish origin) meaning "beautiful".

42. Lydia (Greek origin) meaning "precious one, beautiful".

43. Mab/Mabs (Irish, Welsh origin) meaning "beautiful lover".

44. Mabel (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful, lovely".

45. Mei (Chinese origin) meaning "beautiful".

46. Miyeon (Korean origin) meaning "kind-hearted, beautiful".

47. Miyuki (Japanese origin) meaning "beautiful snow / beautiful happiness".

48. Nefertari (Egyptian origin) meaning "beautiful companion".

49. Naava (Hebrew origin) meaning "delightful, beautiful".

50. Nomi (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful and delightful".

51. Norabel (English origin) meaning "beautiful light".

52. Omarosa (African origin) meaning "beautiful child".

53. Omorose (Egyptian origin) meaning "beautiful".

54. Orabella (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful altar".

55. Raanana (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful, fresh".

56. Rachel (Biblical origin) meaning "beautiful".

57. Ratih (Indonesian origin) meaning "Goddess of beauty".

58. Rosalind (Spanish origin) meaning "pretty rose".

59. Shaina (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful".

60. Shakila (Arabic origin) meaning "pretty".

61. Shifra (Hebrew origin) meaning "handsome, good".

62. Tasanee (Thai origin) meaning "beautiful view".

63. Tove (Swedish origin) meaning "beautiful".

64. Tuva (Scandinavian, Swedish, Norwegian origin) meaning "beautiful".

65. Vashti (Persian origin) meaning "lovely and beautiful".

66. Venus (Roman origin) meaning "Roman Goddess of love and beauty".

67. Venusa (Latin origin) meaning "Goddess of beauty".

68. Xin (Chinese origin) meaning "beautiful, elegant".

69. Yamileth (Arabic origin) meaning "beautiful".

70. Adonis (Greek origin) meaning "most handsome, beautiful".

71. Allen (Celtic origin) meaning "bright and beautiful".

72. Amare (Ethiopian origin) meaning "handsome".

73. Argider (Basque origin) meaning "beautiful as light".

74. Beale (Old English origin) meaning "handsome man".

75. Beauregard (French origin) meaning "beautiful gaze".

76. Bello (Italian origin) meaning "handsome, beautiful".

77. Belvedere (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful view".

78. Calixto (Greek origin) meaning "most beautiful".

79. Cosmo (Greek origin) meaning "beauty in order".

80. Eder (Basque origin) meaning "handsome".

81. Hassan (Arabic origin) meaning "handsome".

82. Hussein (Arabic origin) meaning "small and handsome one".

83. Irvin (Scottish origin) meaning "fair and handsome".

84. Jamal/Jamil (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty, beautiful".

85. Kavanaugh (Irish origin) meaning "born beautiful, handsome".

86. Keefe (Irish origin) meaning "noble and handsome".

87. Kenneth (Irish origin) meaning "born of fire and beautiful".

88. Nohea (Hawaiian origin) meaning "handsome".

89. Rupin (Sanskrit origin) meaning "beautiful".

90. Shaquille (Arabic origin) meaning "well developed and handsome one".

91. Usain (Arabic origin) meaning "beautiful".

92. Zayn (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty and grace".

93. Zinedine (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty of the faith".

94. Beau (French origin) meaning "handsome".

95. Kazumi (Japanese origin) meaning "handsome, beautiful".

96. Keeva (Irish origin) meaning "gentle, beautiful, precious".

97. Mckenna (Irish, Scottish origin) meaning "son of the handsome one".

98. Memphis (Place Name origin) meaning "enduring and beautiful".

99. Mika (Russian, Japanese, Hungarian origin) meaning "beautiful fragrance".

100. Mio (Japanese origin) meaning "cherry blossom, beautiful".

101. Rumi (Indian, Japanese origin) meaning "beauty".

102. Zain (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty and grace".

103. Zuri (African, Swahili origin) meaning "good, beautiful".


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message 3: by Frankie (last edited Jun 07, 2022 10:14PM) (new)

Frankie Johnson | 4272 comments You Called Me Beautiful
Duration: January 1, 2022-December 31, 2022

Object: Find at least 25 of the 103 girls, boys and gender neutral baby names in your books. You do not need to find characters with these names, each word just needs to appear somewhere in the text of a book. You may also use the author's name.

Example:
BLAZE The Accidental Demon Slayer - Angie Fox (date read) p 266

32/25+ Completed. Finished

List:
1. Alana:Remy-Jessica Gadziala (Loc.353) 5/07/22

2. Alika:Pour Judgment-Heather M. Orgeron (Pg.140) 2/02/22

3. Amidala (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful as a flower".

4. Ani (Hawaiian origin) meaning "beautiful".

5. Annabelle:Arrow's Hell-Chantal Fernando (Pg.36) 1/05/22

6. Anwen (Welsh origin) meaning "fair and beautiful".

7. Aoife (Irish, Gaelic origin) meaning "beautiful, radiant".

8. Arinya:Quarantine and Chill-Kenya Wright (Pg.349) 2/10/22

9. Astrid (Norse origin) meaning "divinely beautiful".

10. Belinda:Surrender to Me-Kelly Elliott(Pg.36) 4/15/22

11. Bella:Tennessee Truths-Ashley Munoz (Pg.35) 1/28/22

12. Belle:Buried Beneath-Debbie Baldwin (Pg.3) 2/27/22

13. Bellezza (Italian origin) meaning "beauty".

14. Bonita (Spanish origin) meaning "pretty, cute".

15. Bonnie:Winter's Mourn-Mary Stone (Pg.73) 2/11/22

16. Calia:Craving Absolution-Nicole Jacquelyn (Loc.14027) 2/01/22

17. Calixta (Greek origin) meaning "most beautiful".

18. Calla (Greek origin) meaning "beautiful".

19. Callidora (Greek origin) meaning "gift of beauty".

20. Caoimhe (Gaelic, Scottish, Irish origin) meaning "beautiful".

21. Catelyn:Craving Resurrection-Nicole Jacquelyn (Loc.16235) 2/23/22

22. Ceridwen (Welsh origin) meaning "beautiful as a poem".

23. Clarabelle (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful and bright".

24. Cosima (Greek origin) meaning "order and beauty".

25. Eavan:Trouble After Dark-Marie Force (Pg.218) 1/22/22

26. Eider (Basque origin) meaning "beautiful".

27. Ella:Steele-Sawyer Bennett (Pg.1) 1/20/22

28. Fritha (Norse origin) meaning "fair and beautiful".

29. Harika (Turkish origin) meaning "a beautiful miracle".

30. Hermosa (Spanish origin) meaning "beautiful".

31. Indira (Sanskrit origin) meaning "beauty".

32. Ingrid (Norse origin) meaning "beauty".

33. Iowa:State of Grace-Marie Force (Pg.32) 1/28/22

34. Jacinta (Greek origin) meaning "beautiful".

35. Jaeda (Arabic origin) meaning "goodness, beauty with a long neck".

36. Jaffa (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful".

37. Jolie (French origin) meaning "pretty, beautiful".

38. Kayleigh:Craving Cecilia-Nicole Jacquelyn(pG.96) 3/23/22

39. Keva (Irish origin) meaning "precious, beautiful".

40. Kyomi (Japanese origin) meaning "pure, beautiful".

41. Linda:Trouble After Dark-Marie Force (Pg.22) 1/22/22

42. Lydia:Hollywood Dirty-M.Z. Kelly (Pg.131) 5/29/22

43. Mabs:Hollywood Crazy-M.Z. Kelly (Pg.71) 5/03/22

44. Mabel (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful, lovely".

45. Mei:Still Not Over You-Nicole Snow (Pg.233) 3/09/22

46. Miyeon (Korean origin) meaning "kind-hearted, beautiful".

47. Miyuki (Japanese origin) meaning "beautiful snow / beautiful happiness".

48. Nefertari (Egyptian origin) meaning "beautiful companion".

49. Naava (Hebrew origin) meaning "delightful, beautiful".

50. Nomi:Santa's Subpoena-Rebecca Zanetti (Pg.221) 5/19/22

51. Norabel (English origin) meaning "beautiful light".

52. Omarosa (African origin) meaning "beautiful child".

53. Omorose (Egyptian origin) meaning "beautiful".

54. Orabella (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful altar".

55. Raanana (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful, fresh".

56. Rachel:Rider’s Revenge-Jamie Begley (Pg.32) 2/06/22

57. Ratih (Indonesian origin) meaning "Goddess of beauty".

58. Rosalind:Hidden-Kendra Elliot (Pg.247) 5/05/22

59. Shaina (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful".

60. Shakila (Arabic origin) meaning "pretty".

61. Shifra (Hebrew origin) meaning "handsome, good".

62. Tasanee (Thai origin) meaning "beautiful view".

63. Tove (Swedish origin) meaning "beautiful".

64. Tuva (Scandinavian, Swedish, Norwegian origin) meaning "beautiful".

65. Vashti (Persian origin) meaning "lovely and beautiful".

66. Venus (Roman origin) meaning "Roman Goddess of love and beauty".

67. Venusa (Latin origin) meaning "Goddess of beauty".

68. Xin (Chinese origin) meaning "beautiful, elegant".

69. Yamileth (Arabic origin) meaning "beautiful".

70. Adonis (Greek origin) meaning "most handsome, beautiful".

71. Allen:Ride Steady-Kristen Ashley (Pg.99) 3/01/22

72. Amare (Ethiopian origin) meaning "handsome".

73. Argider (Basque origin) meaning "beautiful as light".

74. Beale (Old English origin) meaning "handsome man".

75. Beauregard:Chalk Dirty to Me-Lani Lynn Vale (Pg.117) 3/15/22

76. Bello:A Text Before Dying-McGarvey Black (Pg.73) 2/25/22

77. Belvedere (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful view".

78. Calixto (Greek origin) meaning "most beautiful".

79. Cosmo (Greek origin) meaning "beauty in order".

80. Eder (Basque origin) meaning "handsome".

81. Hassan (Arabic origin) meaning "handsome".

82. Hussein (Arabic origin) meaning "small and handsome one".

83. Irvin (Scottish origin) meaning "fair and handsome".

84. Jamal:Quarantine and Chill-Kenya Wright (Pg.160) 2/10/22

85. Kavanaugh (Irish origin) meaning "born beautiful, handsome".

86. Keefe:Chef Sugarlips-Tawna Fenske (Pg.26) 3/10/22

87. Kenneth:Cold Malice-Toni Anderson(Pg.76) 3/20/22

88. Nohea (Hawaiian origin) meaning "handsome".

89. Rupin (Sanskrit origin) meaning "beautiful".

90. Shaquille (Arabic origin) meaning "well developed and handsome one".

91. Usain (Arabic origin) meaning "beautiful".

92. Zayn:Cold Malice-Toni Anderson(Pg.20) 3/20/22

93. Zinedine (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty of the faith".

94. Beau:Southern Secrets-Natasha Madison (Pg.60) 2/02/22

95. Kazumi (Japanese origin) meaning "handsome, beautiful".

96. Keeva (Irish origin) meaning "gentle, beautiful, precious".

97. Mckenna:I Said Yes-Kiersten Modglin (Pg.136) 2/23/22

98. Memphis:Tennessee Truths-Ashley Munoz (Pg.167) 1/28/22

99. Mika (Russian, Japanese, Hungarian origin) meaning "beautiful fragrance".

100. Mio (Japanese origin) meaning "cherry blossom, beautiful".

101. Rumi (Indian, Japanese origin) meaning "beauty".

102. Zain:Rescue After Dark-Marie Force (Pg.11) 2/09/22

103. Zuri (African, Swahili origin) meaning "good, beautiful".


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.•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*•. Christine .•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*• | 719 comments You Called Me Beautiful

Completed 26/25+


Object: Find at least 25 of the 103 girls, boys and gender neutral baby names in your books. You do not need to find characters with these names, each word just needs to appear somewhere in the text of a book. You may also use the author's name.

For each name that you find please post a link to the book, the author, the date you finished it and the page number/location. There is no limit to how many names can be found in each book.

Alternate spelling is okay.


✔️1. Alana (Gaelic origin) meaning "beauty". (p. 253)

Hook, Line, and Sinker (Bellinger Sisters, #2) by Tessa Bailey Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey - 09/04/2022

2. Alika (Hawaiian origin) meaning "most beautiful".

3. Amidala (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful as a flower".

✔️4. Ani (Hawaiian origin) meaning "beautiful". (p. 60)

Tempted (Into The Wild, #2) by Molly O'Keefe Tempted by Molly O'Keefe - 24/02/2022

✔️5. Annabelle (Hebrew, English origin) meaning "grace and beauty". (p. 4)

An English Bride in Scotland (Highland Brides, #1) by Lynsay Sands An English Bride in Scotland by Lynsay Sands - 16/02/2022

6. Anwen (Welsh origin) meaning "fair and beautiful".

7. Aoife (Irish, Gaelic origin) meaning "beautiful, radiant".

8. Arinya (Thai origin) meaning "beautiful and smart woman".

✔️9. Astrid (Norse origin) meaning "divinely beautiful". (p. 8)

Andrew Lord of Despair (Lonely Lords, #7) by Grace Burrowes Andrew: Lord of Despair by Grace Burrowes - 03/04/2022

10. Belinda (American origin) meaning "beautiful and pretty".

✔️11. Bella (Latin, Greek, Portuguese origin) meaning "beautiful". (author)

The Look of Love (San Francisco Sullivans, #1; The Sullivans, #1) by Bella Andre The Look of Love by Bella Andre - 13/01/2022

✔️12. Belle (French origin) meaning "beauty". (p. 15)

The Unlikely Lady (Playful Brides, #3) by Valerie Bowman The Unlikely Lady by Valerie Bowman - 04/02/2022

13. Bellezza (Italian origin) meaning "beauty".

14. Bonita (Spanish origin) meaning "pretty, cute".

✔️15. Bonnie (Scottish origin) meaning "beautiful". (p. 52)

The Untamed Earl (Playful Brides, #5) by Valerie Bowman The Untamed Earl by Valerie Bowman - 05/02/2022

✔️16. Calia (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful person". (author)

Unravel (Fairfax, #1) by Calia Read Unravel by Calia Read - 20/03/2022

✔️17. Calixta (Greek origin) meaning "most beautiful". (p. 77)

Andrew Lord of Despair (Lonely Lords, #7) by Grace Burrowes Andrew: Lord of Despair by Grace Burrowes - 03/04/2022

18. Calla (Greek origin) meaning "beautiful".

19. Callidora (Greek origin) meaning "gift of beauty".

20. Caoimhe (Gaelic, Scottish, Irish origin) meaning "beautiful".

✔️21. Catelyn (Celtic origin) meaning "pure beauty". Caitlyn (MC)

Eat Prey Love (Love at Stake, #9) by Kerrelyn Sparks Eat Prey Love by Kerrelyn Sparks - 14/01/2022

22. Ceridwen (Welsh origin) meaning "beautiful as a poem".

23. Clarabelle (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful and bright".

24. Cosima (Greek origin) meaning "order and beauty".

25. Eavan (Irish origin) meaning "beautiful sheen, layer".

26. Eider (Basque origin) meaning "beautiful".

✔️27. Ella (Greek, Normal origin) meaning "beautiful, Goddess of beauty". (p. 55)

Jett (Arizona Vengeance, #10) by Sawyer Bennett Jett by Sawyer Bennett - 06/01/2022

28. Fritha (Norse origin) meaning "fair and beautiful".

29. Harika (Turkish origin) meaning "a beautiful miracle".

30. Hermosa (Spanish origin) meaning "beautiful".

31. Indira (Sanskrit origin) meaning "beauty".

32. Ingrid (Norse origin) meaning "beauty".

✔️33. Iowa (Native American origin) meaning "beautiful land". (p. 124)

Kissing Under the Mistletoe (San Francisco Sullivans, #9; The Sullivans, #9) by Bella Andre Kissing Under the Mistletoe by Bella Andre - 19/01/2022

34. Jacinta (Greek origin) meaning "beautiful".

35. Jaeda (Arabic origin) meaning "goodness, beauty with a long neck".

36. Jaffa (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful".

37. Jolie (French origin) meaning "pretty, beautiful".

38. Kayleigh (Irish, English origin) meaning "beautiful".

39. Keva (Irish origin) meaning "precious, beautiful".

40. Kyomi (Japanese origin) meaning "pure, beautiful".

✔️41. Linda (Spanish origin) meaning "beautiful". (p. 63)

The Troublemaker Next Door (The McCauley Brothers, #1) by Marie Harte The Troublemaker Next Door by Marie Harte - 21/01/2022

42. Lydia (Greek origin) meaning "precious one, beautiful".

43. Mab/Mabs (Irish, Welsh origin) meaning "beautiful lover".

44. Mabel (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful, lovely".

✔️45. Mei (Chinese origin) meaning "beautiful". (p. 8)

Until April (Until Her/Him, #10) by Aurora Rose Reynolds Until April by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 06/03/2022

46. Miyeon (Korean origin) meaning "kind-hearted, beautiful".

47. Miyuki (Japanese origin) meaning "beautiful snow / beautiful happiness".

48. Nefertari (Egyptian origin) meaning "beautiful companion".

49. Naava (Hebrew origin) meaning "delightful, beautiful".

50. Nomi (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful and delightful".

51. Norabel (English origin) meaning "beautiful light".

52. Omarosa (African origin) meaning "beautiful child".

53. Omorose (Egyptian origin) meaning "beautiful".

54. Orabella (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful altar".

55. Raanana (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful, fresh".

✔️56. Rachel (Biblical origin) meaning "beautiful". (p. 178)

Legacy Found (Legacy, #3) by N.J. Walters Legacy Found by N.J. Walters - 02/01/2022

57. Ratih (Indonesian origin) meaning "Goddess of beauty".

✔️58. Rosalind (Spanish origin) meaning "pretty rose". (p. 27)

A Twist of Fate (A Stitch in Time #2) by Kelley Armstrong A Twist of Fate by Kelley Armstrong - 07/01/2022

59. Shaina (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful".

60. Shakila (Arabic origin) meaning "pretty".

61. Shifra (Hebrew origin) meaning "handsome, good".

62. Tasanee (Thai origin) meaning "beautiful view".

63. Tove (Swedish origin) meaning "beautiful".

64. Tuva (Scandinavian, Swedish, Norwegian origin) meaning "beautiful".

65. Vashti (Persian origin) meaning "lovely and beautiful".

✔️66. Venus (Roman origin) meaning "Roman Goddess of love and beauty". (Title)

Venus Rising (Daughters of Zeus, #6) by Kaitlin Bevis Venus Rising by Kaitlin Bevis - 03/04/2022

67. Venusa (Latin origin) meaning "Goddess of beauty".

68. Xin (Chinese origin) meaning "beautiful, elegant".

69. Yamileth (Arabic origin) meaning "beautiful".

✔️70. Adonis (Greek origin) meaning "most handsome, beautiful". (p. 12)

Aphrodite (Daughters of Zeus, #4) by Kaitlin Bevis Aphrodite by Kaitlin Bevis - 02/04/2022

✔️71. Allen (Celtic origin) meaning "bright and beautiful". (George Allen - Narrator)

The Hooker and the Hermit (Rugby, #1) by L.H. Cosway The Hooker and the Hermit by L.H. Cosway - 07/03/2022

72. Amare (Ethiopian origin) meaning "handsome".

73. Argider (Basque origin) meaning "beautiful as light".

74. Beale (Old English origin) meaning "handsome man".

✔️75. Beauregard (French origin) meaning "beautiful gaze". (p. 160)

Enchanting Sebastian (Big Sky Royal #1) by Kristen Proby Enchanting Sebastian by Kristen Proby - 06/02/2022

76. Bello (Italian origin) meaning "handsome, beautiful".

77. Belvedere (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful view".

78. Calixto (Greek origin) meaning "most beautiful".

79. Cosmo (Greek origin) meaning "beauty in order".

80. Eder (Basque origin) meaning "handsome".

81. Hassan (Arabic origin) meaning "handsome".

82. Hussein (Arabic origin) meaning "small and handsome one".

83. Irvin (Scottish origin) meaning "fair and handsome".

84. Jamal/Jamil (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty, beautiful".

85. Kavanaugh (Irish origin) meaning "born beautiful, handsome".

86. Keefe (Irish origin) meaning "noble and handsome".

87. Kenneth (Irish origin) meaning "born of fire and beautiful".

88. Nohea (Hawaiian origin) meaning "handsome".

89. Rupin (Sanskrit origin) meaning "beautiful".

90. Shaquille (Arabic origin) meaning "well developed and handsome one".

91. Usain (Arabic origin) meaning "beautiful".

✔️92. Zayn (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty and grace". (Zane - MC)

Mated to the Warriors (Interstellar Brides Program #2) by Grace Goodwin Mated to the Warriors by Grace Goodwin - 10/02/2022

93. Zinedine (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty of the faith".

✔️94. Beau (French origin) meaning "handsome". (p. 98)

The Untamed Earl (Playful Brides, #5) by Valerie Bowman The Untamed Earl by Valerie Bowman - 05/02/2022

95. Kazumi (Japanese origin) meaning "handsome, beautiful".

96. Keeva (Irish origin) meaning "gentle, beautiful, precious".

✔️97. Mckenna (Irish, Scottish origin) meaning "son of the handsome one". (author)

Unbound by Cara McKenna Unbound by Cara McKenna - 05/04/2022

98. Memphis (Place Name origin) meaning "enduring and beautiful".

✔️99. Mika (Russian, Japanese, Hungarian origin) meaning "beautiful fragrance". (Micah p. 51)

Finding Chrissten (Legacy, #5) by N.J. Walters Finding Chrissten by N.J. Walters - 03/01/2022

100. Mio (Japanese origin) meaning "cherry blossom, beautiful".

101. Rumi (Indian, Japanese origin) meaning "beauty".

✔️102. Zain (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty and grace". (Zane - time 1:12:00 audio book)

Vengeance Road (Torpedo Ink #2) by Christine Feehan Vengeance Road by Christine Feehan - 08/02/2022

✔️103. Zuri (African, Swahili origin) meaning "good, beautiful". (author)

Bad Boy Seduction (Morgan Men, #3) by Zuri Day Bad Boy Seduction by Zuri Day - 05/03/2022


Challenge Rules

*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.


.•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*•. Christine .•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*• | 719 comments Quick question. With so many different spellings of names, will you accept different spellings?


message 7: by Grace (last edited Nov 06, 2022 03:16AM) (new)

Grace | 1652 comments You called me beautiful

Object: Find at least 25 of the 103 girls, boys and gender neutral baby names in your books. You do not need to find characters with these names, each word just needs to appear somewhere in the text of a book. You may also use the author's name.

Example:
BLAZE The Accidental Demon Slayer - Angie Fox (date read) p 266

25/25+ Completed

List:
5. Annabelle (Hebrew, English origin) meaning "grace and beauty"- Assumption-Aurora Rose Reynolds 6/4 pg. 96

9. Astrid (Norse origin) meaning "divinely beautiful"- Falling for the Wolf-Crystal Ash 5/25 pg. 1

11. Bella (Latin, Greek, Portuguese origin) meaning "beautiful"- Playing with Fire-Tess Gerritsen 3/10 56%

12. Belle (French origin) meaning "beauty"- Hack/Slash Omnibus Volume 1-Tim Seeley 3/3 pg. 245

15. Bonnie (Scottish origin) meaning "beautiful"- Motherland-Brian K. Vaughan 4/29 pg. 12

32. Ingrid (Norse origin) meaning "beauty"- White Pawn-Ingrid Seymour 3/14 (Author)

33. Iowa (Native American origin) meaning "beautiful land"- Hack/Slash Omnibus Volume 1-Tim Seeley 3/3 pg. 58

41. Linda (Spanish origin) meaning "beautiful"- Hack/Slash Omnibus Volume 2-Tim Seeley 3/6 pg. 185

42. Lydia (Greek origin) meaning "precious one, beautiful"- New London-James Tynion IV 3/15 3%

45. Mei (Chinese origin) meaning "beautiful"- Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales-Soman Chainani 5/22 pg. 159

56. Rachel (Biblical origin) meaning "beautiful"- The Staff of Serapis-Rick Riordan 1/8 pg. 45

58. Rosalind (Spanish origin) meaning "pretty rose"- Y The Last Man Vol. 8: Kimono Dragons-Brian K. Vaughan 2/25 pg. 114

66. Venus (Roman origin) meaning "Roman Goddess of love and beauty"- It Came From the Sky-Chelsea Sedoti 1/3 pg. 247

70. Adonis (Greek origin) meaning "most handsome, beautiful"- Victims-Marge Simon & Mary Turzillo 10/21 95%

71. Allen (Celtic origin) meaning "bright and beautiful"- Monster-Walter Dean Myers 3/8 pg. 131

79. Cosmo (Greek origin) meaning "beauty in order"- Y The Last Man Vol. 8: Kimono Dragons-Brian K. Vaughan 2/25 pg. 39

82. Hussein (Arabic origin) meaning "small and handsome one"- Y The Last Man Vol. 10: Whys and Wherefores-Brian K. Vaughan 4/29 pg. 37

84. Jamal/Jamil (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty, beautiful"- Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Taking the Blame-Louie Stowell 10/24 pg. 63

92. Zayn (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty and grace"- Once Upon an Eid-S.K. Ali 10/17 pg. 262

94. Beau (French origin) meaning "handsome"- I Hate Everyone But You-Gaby Dunn 1/22 pg. 355

95. Kazumi (Japanese origin) meaning "handsome, beautiful"- Deserter: Junji Ito Story Collection-Junji Ito 3/12 pg. 90

99. Mika (Russian, Japanese, Hungarian origin) meaning "beautiful fragrance"- Giant Days, Vol. 9-John Allison 8/5 pg. 23

100. Mio (Japanese origin) meaning "cherry blossom, beautiful"- Nova: Resurrection-Jeff Loveness 1/5 pg. 86

101. Rumi (Indian, Japanese origin) meaning "beauty"- Rumi's Little Book of Life: The Garden of the Soul, the Heart, and the Spirit-Rumi 1/5

103. Zuri (African, Swahili origin) meaning "good, beautiful"- Zuri Ray Tries Ballet-Tami Charles 10/16


message 8: by Kimberly (last edited Jan 02, 2023 08:26AM) (new)

Kimberly (whatkreads) | 795 comments You Called Me Beautiful
Duration: January 1, 2022-December 31, 2022

Object: Find at least 25 of the 103 girls, boys and gender neutral baby names in your books. You do not need to find characters with these names, each word just needs to appear somewhere in the text of a book. You may also use the author's name.

Example:
BLAZE The Accidental Demon Slayer - Angie Fox (date read) p 266

00/25+ Completed

List:
1. Alana (Gaelic origin) meaning "beauty".

2. Alika (Hawaiian origin) meaning "most beautiful".

3. Amidala (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful as a flower".

4. Ani (Hawaiian origin) meaning "beautiful".

5. Annabelle (Hebrew, English origin) meaning "grace and beauty".

6. Anwen (Welsh origin) meaning "fair and beautiful".

7. Aoife (Irish, Gaelic origin) meaning "beautiful, radiant".

8. Arinya (Thai origin) meaning "beautiful and smart woman".

9. Astrid (Norse origin) meaning "divinely beautiful".

10. Belinda (American origin) meaning "beautiful and pretty".

11. Bella (Latin, Greek, Portuguese origin) meaning "beautiful".

12. Belle (French origin) meaning "beauty".

13. Bellezza (Italian origin) meaning "beauty".

14. Bonita (Spanish origin) meaning "pretty, cute".

15. Bonnie (Scottish origin) meaning "beautiful".

16. Calia (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful person".

17. Calixta (Greek origin) meaning "most beautiful".

18. Calla (Greek origin) meaning "beautiful".

19. Callidora (Greek origin) meaning "gift of beauty".

20. Caoimhe (Gaelic, Scottish, Irish origin) meaning "beautiful".

21. Catelyn (Celtic origin) meaning "pure beauty".

22. Ceridwen (Welsh origin) meaning "beautiful as a poem".

23. Clarabelle (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful and bright".

24. Cosima (Greek origin) meaning "order and beauty".

25. Eavan (Irish origin) meaning "beautiful sheen, layer".

26. Eider (Basque origin) meaning "beautiful".

27. Ella (Greek, Normal origin) meaning "beautiful, Goddess of beauty".

28. Fritha (Norse origin) meaning "fair and beautiful".

29. Harika (Turkish origin) meaning "a beautiful miracle".

30. Hermosa (Spanish origin) meaning "beautiful".

31. Indira (Sanskrit origin) meaning "beauty".

32. Ingrid (Norse origin) meaning "beauty".

33. Iowa (Native American origin) meaning "beautiful land".
Seoulmates by Jen Frederick loc 2431 (2/23/22)

34. Jacinta (Greek origin) meaning "beautiful".

35. Jaeda (Arabic origin) meaning "goodness, beauty with a long neck".

36. Jaffa (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful".

37. Jolie (French origin) meaning "pretty, beautiful".

38. Kayleigh (Irish, English origin) meaning "beautiful".

39. Keva (Irish origin) meaning "precious, beautiful".

40. Kyomi (Japanese origin) meaning "pure, beautiful".

41. Linda (Spanish origin) meaning "beautiful".
Addressed to Kill by Jean Flowers pg. 288 (2/19)

42. Lydia (Greek origin) meaning "precious one, beautiful".

43. Mab/Mabs (Irish, Welsh origin) meaning "beautiful lover".

44. Mabel (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful, lovely".

45. Mei (Chinese origin) meaning "beautiful".

46. Miyeon (Korean origin) meaning "kind-hearted, beautiful".

47. Miyuki (Japanese origin) meaning "beautiful snow / beautiful happiness".

48. Nefertari (Egyptian origin) meaning "beautiful companion".

49. Naava (Hebrew origin) meaning "delightful, beautiful".

50. Nomi (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful and delightful".

51. Norabel (English origin) meaning "beautiful light".

52. Omarosa (African origin) meaning "beautiful child".

53. Omorose (Egyptian origin) meaning "beautiful".

54. Orabella (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful altar".

55. Raanana (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful, fresh".

56. Rachel (Biblical origin) meaning "beautiful".
Murder, Plainly Read by Isabella Alan - pg. 1 (3/5)

57. Ratih (Indonesian origin) meaning "Goddess of beauty".

58. Rosalind (Spanish origin) meaning "pretty rose".

59. Shaina (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful".

60. Shakila (Arabic origin) meaning "pretty".

61. Shifra (Hebrew origin) meaning "handsome, good".

62. Tasanee (Thai origin) meaning "beautiful view".

63. Tove (Swedish origin) meaning "beautiful".

64. Tuva (Scandinavian, Swedish, Norwegian origin) meaning "beautiful".

65. Vashti (Persian origin) meaning "lovely and beautiful".

66. Venus (Roman origin) meaning "Roman Goddess of love and beauty".

67. Venusa (Latin origin) meaning "Goddess of beauty".

68. Xin (Chinese origin) meaning "beautiful, elegant".

69. Yamileth (Arabic origin) meaning "beautiful".

70. Adonis (Greek origin) meaning "most handsome, beautiful".

71. Allen (Celtic origin) meaning "bright and beautiful".

72. Amare (Ethiopian origin) meaning "handsome".

73. Argider (Basque origin) meaning "beautiful as light".

74. Beale (Old English origin) meaning "handsome man".

75. Beauregard (French origin) meaning "beautiful gaze".

76. Bello (Italian origin) meaning "handsome, beautiful".

77. Belvedere (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful view".

78. Calixto (Greek origin) meaning "most beautiful".

79. Cosmo (Greek origin) meaning "beauty in order".

80. Eder (Basque origin) meaning "handsome".

81. Hassan (Arabic origin) meaning "handsome".

82. Hussein (Arabic origin) meaning "small and handsome one".
Kamila Knows Best by Farah Heron - loc 3269 (3/12)

83. Irvin (Scottish origin) meaning "fair and handsome".

84. Jamal/Jamil (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty, beautiful".

85. Kavanaugh (Irish origin) meaning "born beautiful, handsome".

86. Keefe (Irish origin) meaning "noble and handsome".

87. Kenneth (Irish origin) meaning "born of fire and beautiful".

88. Nohea (Hawaiian origin) meaning "handsome".

89. Rupin (Sanskrit origin) meaning "beautiful".

90. Shaquille (Arabic origin) meaning "well developed and handsome one".

91. Usain (Arabic origin) meaning "beautiful".

92. Zayn (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty and grace".

93. Zinedine (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty of the faith".

94. Beau (French origin) meaning "handsome".

95. Kazumi (Japanese origin) meaning "handsome, beautiful".

96. Keeva (Irish origin) meaning "gentle, beautiful, precious".

97. Mckenna (Irish, Scottish origin) meaning "son of the handsome one".

98. Memphis (Place Name origin) meaning "enduring and beautiful".

99. Mika (Russian, Japanese, Hungarian origin) meaning "beautiful fragrance".

100. Mio (Japanese origin) meaning "cherry blossom, beautiful".

101. Rumi (Indian, Japanese origin) meaning "beauty".

102. Zain (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty and grace".

103. Zuri (African, Swahili origin) meaning "good, beautiful".


message 9: by Katelyn (last edited Dec 12, 2022 06:01AM) (new)

Katelyn | 1053 comments You Called Me Beautiful
Duration: January 1, 2022-December 31, 2022

19/25

Object: Find at least 25 of the 103 girls, boys and gender neutral baby names in your books. You do not need to find characters with these names, each word just needs to appear somewhere in the text of a book. You may also use the author's name


List:
✅1. Alana (Gaelic origin) meaning "beauty".
🍀Hook, Line, and Sinker - Tessa Bailey, 3/19/22 -- pg.253, girl-crush on ALANA wilder was instantaneous

2. Alika (Hawaiian origin) meaning "most beautiful".

3. Amidala (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful as a flower".

✅4. Ani (Hawaiian origin) meaning "beautiful".
👙You & Me - Tal Bauer, 6/28/22 -- pg.25, ANNIE and I were facing each other

✅5. Annabelle (Hebrew, English origin) meaning "grace and beauty".
💙All In - Bella Matthews, 1/28/22 -- pg.141, tomorrow after school for ANNABELLE to give me

6. Anwen (Welsh origin) meaning "fair and beautiful".

7. Aoife (Irish, Gaelic origin) meaning "beautiful, radiant".

8. Arinya (Thai origin) meaning "beautiful and smart woman".

9. Astrid (Norse origin) meaning "divinely beautiful".

10. Belinda (American origin) meaning "beautiful and pretty".

✅11. Bella (Latin, Greek, Portuguese origin) meaning "beautiful".
🍀Edge of Reason - Freya Barker, 3/2/22 -- pg.157

✅12. Belle (French origin) meaning "beauty".
🍀Edge of Reason - Freya Barker, 3/2/22 -- pg.13

13. Bellezza (Italian origin) meaning "beauty".

14. Bonita (Spanish origin) meaning "pretty, cute".

15. Bonnie (Scottish origin) meaning "beautiful".

16. Calia (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful person".

17. Calixta (Greek origin) meaning "most beautiful".

18. Calla (Greek origin) meaning "beautiful".

19. Callidora (Greek origin) meaning "gift of beauty".

20. Caoimhe (Gaelic, Scottish, Irish origin) meaning "beautiful".

✅21. Catelyn (Celtic origin) meaning "pure beauty".
💗Hummingbird Heartbreak - Max Walker, 2/5/22 -- pg.135

22. Ceridwen (Welsh origin) meaning "beautiful as a poem".

23. Clarabelle (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful and bright".

24. Cosima (Greek origin) meaning "order and beauty".

25. Eavan (Irish origin) meaning "beautiful sheen, layer".

26. Eider (Basque origin) meaning "beautiful".

✅27. Ella (Greek, Normal origin) meaning "beautiful, Goddess of beauty".
🍀A Breath Apart - Christina Lee, 3/10/22 -- pg.75

28. Fritha (Norse origin) meaning "fair and beautiful".

29. Harika (Turkish origin) meaning "a beautiful miracle".

30. Hermosa (Spanish origin) meaning "beautiful".

31. Indira (Sanskrit origin) meaning "beauty".

32. Ingrid (Norse origin) meaning "beauty".

✅33. Iowa (Native American origin) meaning "beautiful land".
💙Wayward Son - Rainbow Rowell, 1/14/22 -- pg.68

34. Jacinta (Greek origin) meaning "beautiful".

35. Jaeda (Arabic origin) meaning "goodness, beauty with a long neck".

✅36. Jaffa (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful".
🐣Red, White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, 4/1/22 -- pg.80, trying to steal my JAFFA cakes

37. Jolie (French origin) meaning "pretty, beautiful".

✅38. Kayleigh (Irish, English origin) meaning "beautiful".
💗Foul Ball - Haven Hadley, 2/16/22 -- pg.171

39. Keva (Irish origin) meaning "precious, beautiful".

40. Kyomi (Japanese origin) meaning "pure, beautiful".

✅41. Linda (Spanish origin) meaning "beautiful".
🐣Iris - Eden Finley, 4/30/22 -- pg.263, Nice to meet you in person LINDA

✅42. Lydia (Greek origin) meaning "precious one, beautiful".
🌸Edge Of Darkness - Freya Barker, 5/13/22-- pg.135, LYDIA is trying to see

43. Mab/Mabs (Irish, Welsh origin) meaning "beautiful lover".

44. Mabel (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful, lovely".

✅45. Mei (Chinese origin) meaning "beautiful".
💗Until April - Aurora Rose Reynolds, 2/19/22 -- pg.4

46. Miyeon (Korean origin) meaning "kind-hearted, beautiful".

47. Miyuki (Japanese origin) meaning "beautiful snow / beautiful happiness".

48. Nefertari (Egyptian origin) meaning "beautiful companion".

49. Naava (Hebrew origin) meaning "delightful, beautiful".

50. Nomi (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful and delightful".

51. Norabel (English origin) meaning "beautiful light".

52. Omarosa (African origin) meaning "beautiful child".

53. Omorose (Egyptian origin) meaning "beautiful".

54. Orabella (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful altar".

55. Raanana (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful, fresh".

✅56. Rachel (Biblical origin) meaning "beautiful".
🍀Frat Wars: King of Thieves - Saxon James, 3/6/22 -- pg.103, RACHEL is with them this time

57. Ratih (Indonesian origin) meaning "Goddess of beauty".

58. Rosalind (Spanish origin) meaning "pretty rose".

59. Shaina (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful".

60. Shakila (Arabic origin) meaning "pretty".

61. Shifra (Hebrew origin) meaning "handsome, good".

62. Tasanee (Thai origin) meaning "beautiful view".

63. Tove (Swedish origin) meaning "beautiful".

64. Tuva (Scandinavian, Swedish, Norwegian origin) meaning "beautiful".

65. Vashti (Persian origin) meaning "lovely and beautiful".

66. Venus (Roman origin) meaning "Roman Goddess of love and beauty".

67. Venusa (Latin origin) meaning "Goddess of beauty".

68. Xin (Chinese origin) meaning "beautiful, elegant".

69. Yamileth (Arabic origin) meaning "beautiful".

70. Adonis (Greek origin) meaning "most handsome, beautiful".

✅71. Allen (Celtic origin) meaning "bright and beautiful".
🎃Hidden Waters - Catherine Cowles, 10/7/22 -- pg.7, I'm sorry ALLEN

72. Amare (Ethiopian origin) meaning "handsome".

73. Argider (Basque origin) meaning "beautiful as light".

74. Beale (Old English origin) meaning "handsome man".

75. Beauregard (French origin) meaning "beautiful gaze".

76. Bello (Italian origin) meaning "handsome, beautiful".

77. Belvedere (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful view".

78. Calixto (Greek origin) meaning "most beautiful".

✅79. Cosmo (Greek origin) meaning "beauty in order".
📚Thank You for Listening - Julia Whelan, 8/18/22 -- pg.357, COSMO walked in with his coffee

80. Eder (Basque origin) meaning "handsome".

✅81. Hassan (Arabic origin) meaning "handsome".
🐣Iris - Eden Finley, 4/30/22 -- pg.243, HASSAN Khalid Farouks right hand man

82. Hussein (Arabic origin) meaning "small and handsome one".

83. Irvin (Scottish origin) meaning "fair and handsome".

84. Jamal/Jamil (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty, beautiful".

85. Kavanaugh (Irish origin) meaning "born beautiful, handsome".

86. Keefe (Irish origin) meaning "noble and handsome".

87. Kenneth (Irish origin) meaning "born of fire and beautiful".

88. Nohea (Hawaiian origin) meaning "handsome".

89. Rupin (Sanskrit origin) meaning "beautiful".

90. Shaquille (Arabic origin) meaning "well developed and handsome one".

91. Usain (Arabic origin) meaning "beautiful".

92. Zayn (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty and grace".

93. Zinedine (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty of the faith".

✅94. Beau (French origin) meaning "handsome".
🍀Frat Wars: King of Thieves - Saxon James, 3/6/22 -- pg.78, your BEAU reminds me of a young man

95. Kazumi (Japanese origin) meaning "handsome, beautiful".

96. Keeva (Irish origin) meaning "gentle, beautiful, precious".

97. Mckenna (Irish, Scottish origin) meaning "son of the handsome one".

98. Memphis (Place Name origin) meaning "enduring and beautiful".

99. Mika (Russian, Japanese, Hungarian origin) meaning "beautiful fragrance".

100. Mio (Japanese origin) meaning "cherry blossom, beautiful".

101. Rumi (Indian, Japanese origin) meaning "beauty".

✅102. Zain (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty and grace".
🐣Call Her Mine - Melissa Foster, 4/14/22 -- pg.18, But ZANE won't say anything

103. Zuri (African, Swahili origin) meaning "good, beautiful".


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.•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*•. Christine .•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*• wrote: "Quick question. With so many different spellings of names, will you accept different spellings?"

Yes!


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Welcome Frankie, Emeli, Christine, Grace, Kimberly and Katelyn!


message 12: by Melissa A (last edited Dec 31, 2022 06:05PM) (new)

Melissa A | 1803 comments I’m FINISHED! You Called Me Beautiful
Duration: January 1, 2022-December 31, 2022

52/25+ (exact spellings *)

List:
1. Alana (Gaelic origin) meaning "beauty".
(Page 355 - Alannah) The Love Hypothesis Ali Hazelwood 02/05/22

2. Alika
3. Amidala

*4. Ani (Hawaiian origin) meaning "beautiful". (Page 98 - Annie) Friends and Strangers J. Courtney Sullivan 01/12/22 & (@2% - Ani) One by One Ruth Ware 01/26/22

5. Annabelle (Hebrew, English origin) meaning "grace and beauty". (@99% Anabel) One by One Ruth Ware 01/26/22

6. Anwen
7. Aoife
8. Arinya

*9. Astrid (Norse origin) meaning "divinely beautiful". (Page 127 - Astrid) You Think It, I'll Say It Curtis Sittenfeld 01/03/22

*10. Belinda (Belinda - aka Bee through out the book - main character) One-Hit Wonder Lisa Jewell 04/16/22

*11. Bella (Latin, Greek, Portuguese origin) meaning "beautiful".
(Page 192 - Isabela - Isabella as well has the meaning “beautiful” from Italian and Spanish “bella”). Wish You Were Here Jodi Picoult 01/22/22
(Main Character Anna-Bella) One-Hit Wonder Lisa Jewell 04/16/22

*12. Belle (French origin) meaning "beauty". (Page 304 - Belle) Friends and Strangers J. Courtney Sullivan 01/12/22

13. Bellezza
14. Bonita

*15. Bonnie (Scottish origin) meaning "beautiful".
(Ch 10 page 1 @54% - Bonnie) Gusty Lovers and Cadavers (A Raina Sun Mystery #2) by Anne R. Tan 01/10/22

16. Calia - (@97% Caila) Will Will Smith 03/10/22

17. Calixta

*18. Calla (Greek origin) meaning "beautiful". (Page 353 - Calla) The Last Romantics Tara Conklin 01/13/22

19. Callidora
20. Caoimhe

21. Catelyn (Celtic origin) meaning "pure beauty". (Page 76 - Caitlin) Friends and Strangers J. Courtney Sullivan 01/12/22

22. Ceridwen

23. Clarabelle (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful and bright".
(Page 2 - Claribel) Cemetery Boys Aiden Thomas 01/13/22

*24. Cosima (Greek origin) meaning "order and beauty".
(Page 202 - Cosmia) Wish You Were Here Jodi Picoult 01/22/22

25. Eavan
26.Eider (Basque origin) meaning "beautiful".

*27. Ella (Greek, Normal origin) meaning "beautiful, Goddess of beauty". (Page 70 - Ella) Anne of Avonlea L.M. Montgomery 01/15/22

28. Fritha (Norse origin) meaning "fair and beautiful".
(Page 14 - Frieda) The Bluest Eye Toni Morrison 01/20/22

29. Harika

30. Hermosa (Spanish origin) meaning "beautiful".
(Page 186 - Hermana) StarfishLisa Fipps 02/02/22

*31. Indira (Sanskrit origin) meaning "beauty". (Page 14 - Indira) Apples Never Fall Liane Moriarty 01/24/22

*32. Ingrid (Norse origin) meaning "beauty".
(Page 309 - Ingrid) My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry Fredrik Backman; (Chapter 8, 1 of 16 - Ingrid) 01/21/22

*33. Iowa (Native American origin) meaning "beautiful land". (Page 42 - Iowa) You Think It, I'll Say It Curtis Sittenfeld 01/03/22

*34. Jacinta (Greek origin) meaning "beautiful".
(Page 158 - Jacinda) The Last Romantics Tara Conklin 01/13/22
(Page 101 - Jacinta) The Sentence Louise Erdrich 04/15/22

35. Jaeda (Arabic origin) meaning "goodness, beauty with a long neck". (Audio book Chapter 1 - “Jada Pinkett Smith”) With the Fire on High Elizabeth Acevedo 01/25/22

36. Jaffa

37. Jolie (French origin) meaning "pretty, beautiful".
(Chapter 6, 5 of 11 - Joley) Breezy Friends and Bodies Anne R. Tan 01/10/22

38. Kayleigh
39. Keva
40. Kyomi

*41. Linda (Spanish origin) meaning "beautiful". (Page 190 - Linda) You Think It, I'll Say It Curtis Sittenfeld 01/03/22

*42. Lydia (Greek origin) meaning "precious one, beautiful". (Page 137 - Lydia) The Last Romantics Tara Conklin 01/13/22

*43. Mab/Mabs (Irish, Welsh origin) meaning "beautiful lover". (Page x - Mabs) One Two Three Laurie Frankel 02/20/22

*44. Mabel (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful, lovely". (Page 130 - Mabel) Holy Terrors (Bed and Breakfast Murder #3) by Mary Daheim 01/09/22

*45. Mei (Chinese origin) meaning "beautiful". (Page 88 - Mei) Daughter of Moloka'i Alan Brennert 01/17/22

*46. Miyeon - (Page 183 - Miyeon) If I Had Your Face Frances Cha 03/11/22

47. Miyuki (Japanese origin) meaning "beautiful snow / beautiful happiness". (Page 46 - Yuki) Honey Girl Morgan Rogers 01/19/22

48. Nefertari
49. Naava

*50. Nomi (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful and delightful". (Page 6 - Nomi) Friends and Strangers J. Courtney Sullivan 01/12/22

51. Norabel (English origin) meaning "beautiful light".
(Page 152 - Nora) The Book of Candlelight (Secret, Book & Scone Society #3) by Ellery Adams 01/14/22 & (Page 278 - Norah) Apples Never Fall Liane Moriarty 01/24/22

52. Omarosa (African origin) meaning "beautiful child".
(Page 107 - Omar) Cemetery Boys Aiden Thomas 01/13/22

53. Omorose
54. Orabella
55. Raanana

*56. Rachel (Biblical origin) meaning "beautiful". (Page 24 - Rachel) Friends and Strangers J. Courtney Sullivan 01/12/22

57. Ratih
58. Rosalind (Spanish origin) meaning "pretty rose".

59. Shaina (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful".
(Page 109 - Shana) Holy Terrors (Bed and Breakfast Murder #3) by Mary Daheim 01/09/22
(Page 123 - Shania) People We Meet on Vacation Emily Henry

60. Shakila
61. Shifra
62. Tasanee
63. Tove
64. Tuva
65. Vashti

*66. Venus (Roman origin) meaning "Roman Goddess of love and beauty". (Page 461 - Venus) Friends and Strangers J. Courtney Sullivan 01/12/22 & (Ch 7 page 1 @49% - Venus) Gusty Lovers and Cadavers (A Raina Sun Mystery #2) by Anne R. Tan 01/10/22

67. Venusa
68. Xin (Chinese origin)
69. Yamileth

*70. Adonis (Greek origin) meaning "most handsome, beautiful". (Page 291 - Adonis) People You Meet On Vacation Emily Henry 02/01/22

*71. Allen (Celtic origin) meaning "bright and beautiful". (Page 46 - Allen) You Think It, I'll Say It Curtis Sittenfeld 01/03/22

72. Amare
73. Argider
74. Beale

*75. Beauregard (Page 214 - What If It's Us Becky Albertalli 08/18/22

76. Bello

*77. Belvedere (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful view". (Page 62 - Belvedere) Cemetery Boys Aiden Thomas 01/13/22

78. Calixto

79. Cosmo (Greek origin) meaning "beauty in order".
(Page 568 - cosmos) Cloud Cuckoo Land Anthony Doerr 01/16/22

80. Eder

*81. Hassan (Page 240- Hassan) These Precious Days: Essays Ann Patchett 02/22/22

*82. Hussein (Arabic origin) meaning "small and handsome one". (Page 283 - Hussein) Falling T.J. Newman 01/03/22

*83. Irvin (Scottish origin) meaning "fair and handsome".
(Page 158 - Irving) Anne of Avonlea L.M. Montgomery 01/15/22
(@8% - Irvin) Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI David Grann 05/18/22

*84. Jamal/Jamil (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty, beautiful".
(Page 97 - Jamal) Instructions for Dancing Nicola Yoon 01/25/22

*85. Kavanaugh - (main character - Hattie Kavanaugh) The Homewreckers Mary Kay Andrews 07/18/22

86. Keefe

*87. Kenneth (Irish origin) meaning "born of fire and beautiful".
(Page 158 - Kenneth) Anne of Avonlea L.M. Montgomery 01/15/22

88. Nohea
89. Rupin

*90. Shaquille Little Shaq Shaquille O'Neal 06/20/22

91. Usain
92. Zayn
93. Zinedine

*94. Beau (French origin) meaning "handsome". (Page 465 - Beau) Apples Never Fall Liane Moriarty 01/22/24

95. Kazumi
96. Keeva

*97. Mckenna (Irish, Scottish origin) meaning "son of the handsome one". (Page 13) Reminders of Him Colleen Hoover 01/19/22

*98. Memphis (Place Name origin) meaning "enduring and beautiful". (Page 79 - Memphis) You Think It, I'll Say It Curtis Sittenfeld 01/03/22

*99. Mika (Page 5) The White Tiger Aravind Adiga 01/14/22

100. Mio

*101. Rumi (Indian, Japanese origin) meaning "beauty".
(Page 5 - Rumi) The White Tiger Aravind Adiga 01/14/22

102. Zain
103. Zuri


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message 14: by Melissa A (last edited Dec 22, 2021 08:10PM) (new)

Melissa A | 1803 comments JoAnne wrote: "Welcome Melissa!"

Hi JoAnne -

Merry Christmas.

Question - can you use a book more than once? I have found Mab (one of the characters) and Ingrid (a name drop) in The Rose Code.

I know the challenge does not start until January first - I just noticed the Mab and then did a book search for others.


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 Olivermagnus (lynda11282) | 1584 comments You Called Me Beautiful
January 1, 2022-December 31, 2022

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of 25+ Names

Object: Find at least 25 of the 103 girls, boys and gender neutral baby names in your books. You do not need to find characters with these names, each word just needs to appear somewhere in the text of a book. You may also use the author's name.

For each name that you find please post a link to the book, the author, the date you finished it and the page number/location. There is no limit to how many names can be found in each book.

Example:
BLAZE The Accidental Demon Slayer - Angie Fox (date read) p 266

List:
📍1. Alana (Gaelic origin) meaning "beauty".
The Girl from Widow Hills - Megan Miranda - 1/14/22 - page 78

2. Alika (Hawaiian origin) meaning "most beautiful".

3. Amidala (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful as a flower".

4. Ani (Hawaiian origin) meaning "beautiful".

📍5. Annabelle (Hebrew, English origin) meaning "grace and beauty".
A Northern Light - Jennifer Donnelly - 1/16/22 - page 111

6. Anwen (Welsh origin) meaning "fair and beautiful".

7. Aoife (Irish, Gaelic origin) meaning "beautiful, radiant".

8. Arinya (Thai origin) meaning "beautiful and smart woman".

📍9. Astrid (Norse origin) meaning "divinely beautiful".
The Storm Sister - Lucinda Riley - 1/12/22 - page 394

📍10. Belinda (American origin) meaning "beautiful and pretty".
A Northern Light - Jennifer Donnelly - 1/16/22 - page 39

📍11. Bella (Latin, Greek, Portuguese origin) meaning "beautiful".
Whiteout - Ken Follett - 1/4/22 - page 33

📍12. Belle (French origin) meaning "beauty".
Swamp Sniper - Jana Deleon - 9/17/22 - page 2

13. Bellezza (Italian origin) meaning "beauty".

📍14. Bonita (Spanish origin) meaning "pretty, cute".
The Bean Trees - Barbara Kingsolver - 3/27/22 - page 235

📍15. Bonnie (Scottish origin) meaning "beautiful".
Big Little Lies - Liane Moriarty - 4/11/22 - page 11

16. Calia (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful person".

17. Calixta (Greek origin) meaning "most beautiful".

📍18. Calla (Greek origin) meaning "beautiful".
Shakespeare's Trollop - Charlaine Harris - 11/9/22 - page 34

19. Callidora (Greek origin) meaning "gift of beauty".

20. Caoimhe (Gaelic, Scottish, Irish origin) meaning "beautiful".

21. Catelyn (Celtic origin) meaning "pure beauty".

22. Ceridwen (Welsh origin) meaning "beautiful as a poem".

📍23. Clarabelle (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful and bright".
Princess Elizabeth's Spy - Susan Elia MacNeal - 7/26/22 - page 30

📍24. Cosima (Greek origin) meaning "order and beauty".
The Ice Queen - Nele Neuhaus - 8/2/22 - page 5

25. Eavan (Irish origin) meaning "beautiful sheen, layer".

📍26. Eider (Basque origin) meaning "beautiful".
Journey to the Center of the Earth - Jules Verne - 8/8/@2 - page 2

📍27. Ella (Greek, Normal origin) meaning "beautiful, Goddess of beauty".
Plainsong - Kent Haruf - 3/31/22 - page 4

28. Fritha (Norse origin) meaning "fair and beautiful".

29. Harika (Turkish origin) meaning "a beautiful miracle".

30. Hermosa (Spanish origin) meaning "beautiful".

📍31. Indira (Sanskrit origin) meaning "beauty".
Apples Never Fall - Liane Moriarty - 1/24/22 - page 24

📍32. Ingrid (Norse origin) meaning "beauty".
The Storm Sister - Lucinda Riley - 1/12/22 - page 267

📍33. Iowa (Native American origin) meaning "beautiful land".
Commonwealth - Ann Patchett - 4/7/22 - page 98

34. Jacinta (Greek origin) meaning "beautiful".

35. Jaeda (Arabic origin) meaning "goodness, beauty with a long neck".

📍36. Jaffa (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful".
Salt Houses - Hala Alyan - 3/4/22 - page 14

📍37. Jolie (French origin) meaning "pretty, beautiful".
Swamp Sniper - Jana Deleon - 9/17/22 - page 58

📍38. Kayleigh (Irish, English origin) meaning "beautiful".
Dog on It - Spencer Quinn - 1/12/22 - page 47

39. Keva (Irish origin) meaning "precious, beautiful".

40. Kyomi (Japanese origin) meaning "pure, beautiful".

📍41. Linda (Spanish origin) meaning "beautiful".
Rules of Prey - John Sandford - 2/15/22 - page 116

📍42. Lydia (Greek origin) meaning "precious one, beautiful".
The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood - 1/11/22 - page 9

43. Mab/Mabs (Irish, Welsh origin) meaning "beautiful lover".

📍44. Mabel (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful, lovely".
Edwina: Bride of Connecticut - Margaret Tanner - 2/27/22 - page 194

45. Mei (Chinese origin) meaning "beautiful".

46. Miyeon (Korean origin) meaning "kind-hearted, beautiful".

47. Miyuki (Japanese origin) meaning "beautiful snow / beautiful happiness".

📍48. Nefertari (Egyptian origin) meaning "beautiful companion".
The Book of Two Ways - Jodi Picoult - 1/3/21 - page 365

49. Naava (Hebrew origin) meaning "delightful, beautiful".

50. Nomi (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful and delightful".

51. Norabel (English origin) meaning "beautiful light".

52. Omarosa (African origin) meaning "beautiful child".

53. Omorose (Egyptian origin) meaning "beautiful".

54. Orabella (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful altar".

55. Raanana (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful, fresh".

📍56. Rachel (Biblical origin) meaning "beautiful".
Beneath Devil's Bridge - Loreth Anne White - 1/30/22 - page 6

57. Ratih (Indonesian origin) meaning "Goddess of beauty".

📍58. Rosalind (Spanish origin) meaning "pretty rose".
Foul Lady Fortune - Chloe Gong - 11/8/22 - page 3

59. Shaina (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful".

60. Shakila (Arabic origin) meaning "pretty".

61. Shifra (Hebrew origin) meaning "handsome, good".

62. Tasanee (Thai origin) meaning "beautiful view".

63. Tove (Swedish origin) meaning "beautiful".

64. Tuva (Scandinavian, Swedish, Norwegian origin) meaning "beautiful".

📍65. Vashti (Persian origin) meaning "lovely and beautiful".
Hawaii - James A. Michener - 4/19/22 - page 385

📍66. Venus (Roman origin) meaning "Roman Goddess of love and beauty".
Apples Never Fall - Liane Moriarty - 1/24/22 - page231

67. Venusa (Latin origin) meaning "Goddess of beauty".

📍68. Xin (Chinese origin) meaning "beautiful, elegant".
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan - Lisa See - 2/19/22 - page 255

69. Yamileth (Arabic origin) meaning "beautiful".

📍70. Adonis (Greek origin) meaning "most handsome, beautiful".
Wild Water - Jan Ruth - 11/17/22 - page 250

📍71. Allen (Celtic origin) meaning "bright and beautiful".
Years - LaVyrle Spencer - 6/2/22 - page 65

72. Amare (Ethiopian origin) meaning "handsome".

73. Argider (Basque origin) meaning "beautiful as light".

📍74. Beale (Old English origin) meaning "handsome man".
A Blizzard of Polar Bears - Alice Henderson - 5/14/22 - page 263

📍75. Beauregard (French origin) meaning "beautiful gaze".
The Book of Two Ways - Jodi Picoult - 1/3/21 - page 278

76. Bello (Italian origin) meaning "handsome, beautiful".

📍77. Belvedere (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful view".
Pleading Guilty - Scott Turow - 6/23/22 - page 170

78. Calixto (Greek origin) meaning "most beautiful".

79. Cosmo (Greek origin) meaning "beauty in order".

80. Eder (Basque origin) meaning "handsome".

📍81. Hassan (Arabic origin) meaning "handsome".
Salt Houses - Hala Alyan - 3/4/22 - page 249

82. Hussein (Arabic origin) meaning "small and handsome one".

📍83. Irvin (Scottish origin) meaning "fair and handsome".
The Black Ice - Michael Connelly - 4/29/22 - page 16

📍84. Jamal/Jamil (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty, beautiful".
Instructions for Dancing - Nicola Yoon - 6/11/22 - page 133

85. Kavanaugh (Irish origin) meaning "born beautiful, handsome".

86. Keefe (Irish origin) meaning "noble and handsome".

📍87. Kenneth (Irish origin) meaning "born of fire and beautiful".
Stamped Out - Tonya Kappes - 5/31/22 - page 18

88. Nohea (Hawaiian origin) meaning "handsome".

89. Rupin (Sanskrit origin) meaning "beautiful".

90. Shaquille (Arabic origin) meaning "well developed and handsome one".

📍91. Usain (Arabic origin) meaning "beautiful".
Blood Truth - J.R. Ward - 10/4/22 - page 21

92. Zayn (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty and grace".

93. Zinedine (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty of the faith".

📍94. Beau (French origin) meaning "handsome".
The Bounty Hunter's Bride - Victoria Bylin - 5/12/22 - page 1

95. Kazumi (Japanese origin) meaning "handsome, beautiful".

96. Keeva (Irish origin) meaning "gentle, beautiful, precious".

📍97. Mckenna (Irish, Scottish origin) meaning "son of the handsome one".
Midwives - Chris Bohjalian - 2/27/22 -page 9

📍98. Memphis (Place Name origin) meaning "enduring and beautiful".
Dog on It - Spencer Quinn - 1/18/22 - page 174

📍99. Mika (Russian, Japanese, Hungarian origin) meaning "beautiful fragrance".
Slave to Sensation - Nalini Singh - 9/19/22 - page 233

📍100. Mio (Japanese origin) meaning "cherry blossom, beautiful".
The Venice Sketchbook - Rhys Bowen - 2/16/22 - page 15

📍101. Rumi (Indian, Japanese origin) meaning "beauty".
The Book of Two Ways - Jodi Picoult - 1/3/21 - page 105

📍102. Zain (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty and grace".
Salt Houses - Hala Alyan - 3/4/22 - page 191

103. Zuri (African, Swahili origin) meaning "good, beautiful".


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Melissa wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "Welcome Melissa!"

Hi JoAnne -

Merry Christmas.

Question - can you use a book more than once? I have found Mab (one of the characters) and Ingrid (a name drop) in The Rose Code.
..."


Yes, rules say - There is no limit to how many names can be found in each book.


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Ferenc (aeneth) | 2761 comments You Called Me Beautiful
Duration: January 1, 2022-December 31, 2022


Goal: 25/25 (103)


List:
1. Alana (Gaelic origin) meaning "beauty".

2. Alika (Hawaiian origin) meaning "most beautiful".

3. Amidala (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful as a flower".

4. Ani (Hawaiian origin) meaning "beautiful".

*5. Annabelle (Hebrew, English origin) meaning "grace and beauty". - Annabelle Gasser - Loc. 1278
Sharp Objects - Gillian Flynn - 07/25/22

6. Anwen (Welsh origin) meaning "fair and beautiful".

7. Aoife (Irish, Gaelic origin) meaning "beautiful, radiant".

8. Arinya (Thai origin) meaning "beautiful and smart woman".

9. Astrid (Norse origin) meaning "divinely beautiful".

*10. Belinda (American origin) meaning "beautiful and pretty". - Belinda McGrath - Loc. 2085
Tell Me - Anne Frasier - 04/03/22

*11. Bella (Latin, Greek, Portuguese origin) meaning "beautiful". - Bella - Loc. 1070
The Midnight Library - Matt Haig - 03/28/22

*12. Belle (French origin) meaning "beauty". - Belle Robinson - Loc. 425
Ace of Spades - Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé - 01/05/22

13. Bellezza (Italian origin) meaning "beauty".

14. Bonita (Spanish origin) meaning "pretty, cute".

*15. Bonnie (Scottish origin) meaning "beautiful". - Bonnie Clutter - Loc. 1152
In Cold Blood - Truman Capote - 02/24/22

16. Calia (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful person".

17. Calixta (Greek origin) meaning "most beautiful".

*18. Calla (Greek origin) meaning "beautiful". - calla lilies - Loc. 1108
The Coincidence of Coconut Cake - Amy E. Reichert - 01/23/22

19. Callidora (Greek origin) meaning "gift of beauty".

20. Caoimhe (Gaelic, Scottish, Irish origin) meaning "beautiful".

21. Catelyn (Celtic origin) meaning "pure beauty".

22. Ceridwen (Welsh origin) meaning "beautiful as a poem".

23. Clarabelle (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful and bright".

24. Cosima (Greek origin) meaning "order and beauty".

25. Eavan (Irish origin) meaning "beautiful sheen, layer".

26. Eider (Basque origin) meaning "beautiful".

*27. Ella (Greek, Normal origin) meaning "beautiful, Goddess of beauty". - Ella - Loc. 2171
The Midnight Library - Matt Haig - 03/28/22

28. Fritha (Norse origin) meaning "fair and beautiful".

29. Harika (Turkish origin) meaning "a beautiful miracle".

30. Hermosa (Spanish origin) meaning "beautiful".

31. Indira (Sanskrit origin) meaning "beauty".

*32. Ingrid (Norse origin) meaning "beauty". - Ingrid Skirbekk - Loc. 1692
The Midnight Library - Matt Haig - 03/28/22

*33. Iowa (Native American origin) meaning "beautiful land". - Iowa - Loc. 2172
Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century - Jessica Bruder - 02/01/22

34. Jacinta (Greek origin) meaning "beautiful".

35. Jaeda (Arabic origin) meaning "goodness, beauty with a long neck".

36. Jaffa (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful".

*37. Jolie (French origin) meaning "pretty, beautiful". - Jolie - Loc. 665
The Midnight Library - Matt Haig - 03/28/22

38. Kayleigh (Irish, English origin) meaning "beautiful".

39. Keva (Irish origin) meaning "precious, beautiful".

40. Kyomi (Japanese origin) meaning "pure, beautiful".

*41. Linda (Spanish origin) meaning "beautiful". - Linda Sue Park - author
When My Name Was Keoko - Linda Sue Park - 01/28/22

*42. Lydia (Greek origin) meaning "precious one, beautiful". - Lydia Anderson - Loc. 693
The Glovemaker - Ann Weisgarber - 02/13/22

43. Mab/Mabs (Irish, Welsh origin) meaning "beautiful lover".

*44. Mabel (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful, lovely". - Mabel Helm - Loc. 1762
In Cold Blood - Truman Capote - 02/24/22

45. Mei (Chinese origin) meaning "beautiful".

46. Miyeon (Korean origin) meaning "kind-hearted, beautiful".

47. Miyuki (Japanese origin) meaning "beautiful snow / beautiful happiness".

48. Nefertari (Egyptian origin) meaning "beautiful companion".

49. Naava (Hebrew origin) meaning "delightful, beautiful".

50. Nomi (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful and delightful".

51. Norabel (English origin) meaning "beautiful light".

52. Omarosa (African origin) meaning "beautiful child".

53. Omorose (Egyptian origin) meaning "beautiful".

54. Orabella (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful altar".

55. Raanana (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful, fresh".

*56. Rachel (Biblical origin) meaning "beautiful". - Rachel - Loc. 3219
The Midnight Library - Matt Haig - 03/28/22

57. Ratih (Indonesian origin) meaning "Goddess of beauty".

*58. Rosalind (Spanish origin) meaning "pretty rose". - Rosalind Fisher - Loc. 492
Tell Me - Anne Frasier - 04/03/22

59. Shaina (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful".

60. Shakila (Arabic origin) meaning "pretty".

61. Shifra (Hebrew origin) meaning "handsome, good".

62. Tasanee (Thai origin) meaning "beautiful view".

63. Tove (Swedish origin) meaning "beautiful".

64. Tuva (Scandinavian, Swedish, Norwegian origin) meaning "beautiful".

65. Vashti (Persian origin) meaning "lovely and beautiful".

*66. Venus (Roman origin) meaning "Roman Goddess of love and beauty". - Venus -
Paradise - Jill S. Alexander - 02/20/22

67. Venusa (Latin origin) meaning "Goddess of beauty".

68. Xin (Chinese origin) meaning "beautiful, elegant".

69. Yamileth (Arabic origin) meaning "beautiful".

*70. Adonis (Greek origin) meaning "most handsome, beautiful". - Adonis - Loc. 940
Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love - Jonathan Van Ness - 04/27/22

**71. Allen (Celtic origin) meaning "bright and beautiful". - Woody Allen - Loc. 718
Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader - Anne Fadiman - 05/24/22

72. Amare (Ethiopian origin) meaning "handsome".

73. Argider (Basque origin) meaning "beautiful as light".

74. Beale (Old English origin) meaning "handsome man".

75. Beauregard (French origin) meaning "beautiful gaze".

76. Bello (Italian origin) meaning "handsome, beautiful".

*77. Belvedere (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful view". - Penny Belvedere - Loc. 1096
The Ice Storm - Rick Moody - 07/01/22

78. Calixto (Greek origin) meaning "most beautiful".

*79. Cosmo (Greek origin) meaning "beauty in order". - cosmo - Loc. 2921
Yarned and Dangerous - Sadie Hartwell - 01/10/22

80. Eder (Basque origin) meaning "handsome".

81. Hassan (Arabic origin) meaning "handsome".

82. Hussein (Arabic origin) meaning "small and handsome one".

83. Irvin (Scottish origin) meaning "fair and handsome".

*84. Jamal/Jamil (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty, beautiful". - Jamal - Loc. 1256
Instructions for Dancing - Nicola Yoon - 04/25/22

85. Kavanaugh (Irish origin) meaning "born beautiful, handsome".

86. Keefe (Irish origin) meaning "noble and handsome".

87. Kenneth (Irish origin) meaning "born of fire and beautiful".

88. Nohea (Hawaiian origin) meaning "handsome".

89. Rupin (Sanskrit origin) meaning "beautiful".

90. Shaquille (Arabic origin) meaning "well developed and handsome one".

91. Usain (Arabic origin) meaning "beautiful".

92. Zayn (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty and grace".

93. Zinedine (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty of the faith".

*94. Beau (French origin) meaning "handsome". - beau - Loc. 1643
Eventide - Sarah Goodman - 01/22/22

95. Kazumi (Japanese origin) meaning "handsome, beautiful".

96. Keeva (Irish origin) meaning "gentle, beautiful, precious".

97. Mckenna (Irish, Scottish origin) meaning "son of the handsome one".

*98. Memphis (Place Name origin) meaning "enduring and beautiful". - Memphis - Loc. 3230
Paradise - Jill S. Alexander - 02/20/22

99. Mika (Russian, Japanese, Hungarian origin) meaning "beautiful fragrance".

*100. Mio (Japanese origin) meaning "cherry blossom, beautiful". - Ora e mio - Loc. 673
The Bronzed Beasts - Roshani Chokshi - 01/19/22

*101. Rumi (Indian, Japanese origin) meaning "beauty". - Rumi - Loc. 2920
The Midnight Library - Matt Haig - 03/28/22

102. Zain (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty and grace".

103. Zuri (African, Swahili origin) meaning "good, beautiful".


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You Called Me Beautiful
Duration: January 1, 2022-December 31, 2022

Object: Find at least 25 of the 103 girls, boys and gender neutral baby names in your books. You do not need to find characters with these names, each word just needs to appear somewhere in the text of a book. You may also use the author's name.

For each name that you find please post a link to the book, the author, the date you finished it and the page number/location. There is no limit to how many names can be found in each book.

Example:
BLAZE The Accidental Demon Slayer - Angie Fox (date read) p 266


List:
1. Alana (Gaelic origin) meaning "beauty".

2. Alika (Hawaiian origin) meaning "most beautiful".

3. Amidala (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful as a flower".

4. Ani (Hawaiian origin) meaning "beautiful".

5. Annabelle (Hebrew, English origin) meaning "grace and beauty".

6. Anwen (Welsh origin) meaning "fair and beautiful".

7. Aoife (Irish, Gaelic origin) meaning "beautiful, radiant".

8. Arinya (Thai origin) meaning "beautiful and smart woman".

9. Astrid (Norse origin) meaning "divinely beautiful".

10. Belinda (American origin) meaning "beautiful and pretty".

11. Bella (Latin, Greek, Portuguese origin) meaning "beautiful".

12. Belle (French origin) meaning "beauty".

13. Bellezza (Italian origin) meaning "beauty".

14. Bonita (Spanish origin) meaning "pretty, cute".

15. Bonnie (Scottish origin) meaning "beautiful".

16. Calia (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful person".

17. Calixta (Greek origin) meaning "most beautiful".

18. Calla (Greek origin) meaning "beautiful".

19. Callidora (Greek origin) meaning "gift of beauty".

20. Caoimhe (Gaelic, Scottish, Irish origin) meaning "beautiful".

21. Catelyn (Celtic origin) meaning "pure beauty".

22. Ceridwen (Welsh origin) meaning "beautiful as a poem".

23. Clarabelle (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful and bright".

24. Cosima (Greek origin) meaning "order and beauty".

25. Eavan (Irish origin) meaning "beautiful sheen, layer".

26. Eider (Basque origin) meaning "beautiful".

27. Ella (Greek, Normal origin) meaning "beautiful, Goddess of beauty".

28. Fritha (Norse origin) meaning "fair and beautiful".

29. Harika (Turkish origin) meaning "a beautiful miracle".

30. Hermosa (Spanish origin) meaning "beautiful".

31. Indira (Sanskrit origin) meaning "beauty".

32. Ingrid (Norse origin) meaning "beauty".

33. Iowa (Native American origin) meaning "beautiful land".

34. Jacinta (Greek origin) meaning "beautiful".

35. Jaeda (Arabic origin) meaning "goodness, beauty with a long neck".

36. Jaffa (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful".

37. Jolie (French origin) meaning "pretty, beautiful".

38. Kayleigh (Irish, English origin) meaning "beautiful".

39. Keva (Irish origin) meaning "precious, beautiful".

40. Kyomi (Japanese origin) meaning "pure, beautiful".

41. Linda (Spanish origin) meaning "beautiful".
Unhinged by Lois Greiman 1/2/2022 p 145

42. Lydia (Greek origin) meaning "precious one, beautiful".

43. Mab/Mabs (Irish, Welsh origin) meaning "beautiful lover".

44. Mabel (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful, lovely".

45. Mei (Chinese origin) meaning "beautiful".

46. Miyeon (Korean origin) meaning "kind-hearted, beautiful".

47. Miyuki (Japanese origin) meaning "beautiful snow / beautiful happiness".

48. Nefertari (Egyptian origin) meaning "beautiful companion".

49. Naava (Hebrew origin) meaning "delightful, beautiful".

50. Nomi (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful and delightful".

51. Norabel (English origin) meaning "beautiful light".

52. Omarosa (African origin) meaning "beautiful child".

53. Omorose (Egyptian origin) meaning "beautiful".

54. Orabella (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful altar".

55. Raanana (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful, fresh".

56. Rachel (Biblical origin) meaning "beautiful".
Murder with Cherry Tarts by Karen Rose Smith 10/2/2022 p 156

57. Ratih (Indonesian origin) meaning "Goddess of beauty".

58. Rosalind (Spanish origin) meaning "pretty rose".

59. Shaina (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful".

60. Shakila (Arabic origin) meaning "pretty".

61. Shifra (Hebrew origin) meaning "handsome, good".

62. Tasanee (Thai origin) meaning "beautiful view".

63. Tove (Swedish origin) meaning "beautiful".

64. Tuva (Scandinavian, Swedish, Norwegian origin) meaning "beautiful".

65. Vashti (Persian origin) meaning "lovely and beautiful".

66. Venus (Roman origin) meaning "Roman Goddess of love and beauty".

67. Venusa (Latin origin) meaning "Goddess of beauty".

68. Xin (Chinese origin) meaning "beautiful, elegant".

69. Yamileth (Arabic origin) meaning "beautiful".

70. Adonis (Greek origin) meaning "most handsome, beautiful".

71. Allen (Celtic origin) meaning "bright and beautiful".

72. Amare (Ethiopian origin) meaning "handsome".

73. Argider (Basque origin) meaning "beautiful as light".

74. Beale (Old English origin) meaning "handsome man".

75. Beauregard (French origin) meaning "beautiful gaze".

76. Bello (Italian origin) meaning "handsome, beautiful".

77. Belvedere (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful view".

78. Calixto (Greek origin) meaning "most beautiful".

79. Cosmo (Greek origin) meaning "beauty in order".

80. Eder (Basque origin) meaning "handsome".

81. Hassan (Arabic origin) meaning "handsome".

82. Hussein (Arabic origin) meaning "small and handsome one".

83. Irvin (Scottish origin) meaning "fair and handsome".

84. Jamal/Jamil (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty, beautiful".

85. Kavanaugh (Irish origin) meaning "born beautiful, handsome".

86. Keefe (Irish origin) meaning "noble and handsome".

87. Kenneth (Irish origin) meaning "born of fire and beautiful".

88. Nohea (Hawaiian origin) meaning "handsome".

89. Rupin (Sanskrit origin) meaning "beautiful".

90. Shaquille (Arabic origin) meaning "well developed and handsome one".

91. Usain (Arabic origin) meaning "beautiful".

92. Zayn (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty and grace".

93. Zinedine (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty of the faith".

94. Beau (French origin) meaning "handsome".

95. Kazumi (Japanese origin) meaning "handsome, beautiful".

96. Keeva (Irish origin) meaning "gentle, beautiful, precious".

97. Mckenna (Irish, Scottish origin) meaning "son of the handsome one".

98. Memphis (Place Name origin) meaning "enduring and beautiful".

99. Mika (Russian, Japanese, Hungarian origin) meaning "beautiful fragrance".

100. Mio (Japanese origin) meaning "cherry blossom, beautiful".

101. Rumi (Indian, Japanese origin) meaning "beauty".

102. Zain (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty and grace".

103. Zuri (African, Swahili origin) meaning "good, beautiful".


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Marscha (mysterymb) | 42 comments You called me beautiful

Object: Find at least 25 of the 103 girls, boys and gender neutral baby names in your books. You do not need to find characters with these names, each word just needs to appear somewhere in the text of a book. You may also use the author's name.

Example:
BLAZE The Accidental Demon Slayer - Angie Fox (date read) p 266

0/25+ Completed

List:
1. Alana (Gaelic origin) meaning "beauty".

2. Alika (Hawaiian origin) meaning "most beautiful".

3. Amidala (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful as a flower".

4. Ani (Hawaiian origin) meaning "beautiful".

5. Annabelle (Hebrew, English origin) meaning "grace and beauty".

6. Anwen (Welsh origin) meaning "fair and beautiful".

7. Aoife (Irish, Gaelic origin) meaning "beautiful, radiant".

8. Arinya (Thai origin) meaning "beautiful and smart woman".

9. Astrid (Norse origin) meaning "divinely beautiful".

10. Belinda (American origin) meaning "beautiful and pretty".

11. Bella (Latin, Greek, Portuguese origin) meaning "beautiful".

12. Belle (French origin) meaning "beauty".

13. Bellezza (Italian origin) meaning "beauty".

14. Bonita (Spanish origin) meaning "pretty, cute".

15. Bonnie (Scottish origin) meaning "beautiful".

16. Calia (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful person".

17. Calixta (Greek origin) meaning "most beautiful".

18. Calla (Greek origin) meaning "beautiful".

19. Callidora (Greek origin) meaning "gift of beauty".

20. Caoimhe (Gaelic, Scottish, Irish origin) meaning "beautiful".

21. Catelyn (Celtic origin) meaning "pure beauty".

22. Ceridwen (Welsh origin) meaning "beautiful as a poem".

23. Clarabelle (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful and bright".

24. Cosima (Greek origin) meaning "order and beauty".

25. Eavan (Irish origin) meaning "beautiful sheen, layer".

26. Eider (Basque origin) meaning "beautiful".

27. Ella (Greek, Normal origin) meaning "beautiful, Goddess of beauty".

28. Fritha (Norse origin) meaning "fair and beautiful".

29. Harika (Turkish origin) meaning "a beautiful miracle".

30. Hermosa (Spanish origin) meaning "beautiful".

31. Indira (Sanskrit origin) meaning "beauty".

32. Ingrid (Norse origin) meaning "beauty".

33. Iowa (Native American origin) meaning "beautiful land".

34. Jacinta (Greek origin) meaning "beautiful".

35. Jaeda (Arabic origin) meaning "goodness, beauty with a long neck".

36. Jaffa (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful".

37. Jolie (French origin) meaning "pretty, beautiful".

38. Kayleigh (Irish, English origin) meaning "beautiful".

39. Keva (Irish origin) meaning "precious, beautiful".

40. Kyomi (Japanese origin) meaning "pure, beautiful".

41. Linda (Spanish origin) meaning "beautiful".

42. Lydia (Greek origin) meaning "precious one, beautiful".

43. Mab/Mabs (Irish, Welsh origin) meaning "beautiful lover".

44. Mabel (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful, lovely".

45. Mei (Chinese origin) meaning "beautiful".

46. Miyeon (Korean origin) meaning "kind-hearted, beautiful".

47. Miyuki (Japanese origin) meaning "beautiful snow / beautiful happiness".

48. Nefertari (Egyptian origin) meaning "beautiful companion".

49. Naava (Hebrew origin) meaning "delightful, beautiful".

50. Nomi (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful and delightful".

51. Norabel (English origin) meaning "beautiful light".

52. Omarosa (African origin) meaning "beautiful child".

53. Omorose (Egyptian origin) meaning "beautiful".

54. Orabella (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful altar".

55. Raanana (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful, fresh".

56. Rachel (Biblical origin) meaning "beautiful".

57. Ratih (Indonesian origin) meaning "Goddess of beauty".

58. Rosalind (Spanish origin) meaning "pretty rose".

59. Shaina (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful".

60. Shakila (Arabic origin) meaning "pretty".

61. Shifra (Hebrew origin) meaning "handsome, good".

62. Tasanee (Thai origin) meaning "beautiful view".

63. Tove (Swedish origin) meaning "beautiful".

64. Tuva (Scandinavian, Swedish, Norwegian origin) meaning "beautiful".

65. Vashti (Persian origin) meaning "lovely and beautiful".

66. Venus (Roman origin) meaning "Roman Goddess of love and beauty".

67. Venusa (Latin origin) meaning "Goddess of beauty".

68. Xin (Chinese origin) meaning "beautiful, elegant".

69. Yamileth (Arabic origin) meaning "beautiful".

70. Adonis (Greek origin) meaning "most handsome, beautiful".

71. Allen (Celtic origin) meaning "bright and beautiful".

72. Amare (Ethiopian origin) meaning "handsome".

73. Argider (Basque origin) meaning "beautiful as light".

74. Beale (Old English origin) meaning "handsome man".

75. Beauregard (French origin) meaning "beautiful gaze".

76. Bello (Italian origin) meaning "handsome, beautiful".

77. Belvedere (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful view".

78. Calixto (Greek origin) meaning "most beautiful".

79. Cosmo (Greek origin) meaning "beauty in order".

80. Eder (Basque origin) meaning "handsome".

81. Hassan (Arabic origin) meaning "handsome".

82. Hussein (Arabic origin) meaning "small and handsome one".

83. Irvin (Scottish origin) meaning "fair and handsome".

84. Jamal/Jamil (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty, beautiful".

85. Kavanaugh (Irish origin) meaning "born beautiful, handsome".

86. Keefe (Irish origin) meaning "noble and handsome".

87. Kenneth (Irish origin) meaning "born of fire and beautiful".

88. Nohea (Hawaiian origin) meaning "handsome".

89. Rupin (Sanskrit origin) meaning "beautiful".

90. Shaquille (Arabic origin) meaning "well developed and handsome one".

91. Usain (Arabic origin) meaning "beautiful".

92. Zayn (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty and grace".

93. Zinedine (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty of the faith".

94. Beau (French origin) meaning "handsome".

95. Kazumi (Japanese origin) meaning "handsome, beautiful".

96. Keeva (Irish origin) meaning "gentle, beautiful, precious".

97. Mckenna (Irish, Scottish origin) meaning "son of the handsome one".

98. Memphis (Place Name origin) meaning "enduring and beautiful".

99. Mika (Russian, Japanese, Hungarian origin) meaning "beautiful fragrance".

100. Mio (Japanese origin) meaning "cherry blossom, beautiful".

101. Rumi (Indian, Japanese origin) meaning "beauty".

102. Zain (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty and grace".

103. Zuri (African, Swahili origin) meaning "good, beautiful


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Example:
BLAZE The Accidental Demon Slayer - Angie Fox (date read) p 266


List:
1. Alana (Gaelic origin) meaning "beauty".
2. Alika (Hawaiian origin) meaning "most beautiful".
3. Amidala (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful as a flower".
4. Ani (Hawaiian origin) meaning "beautiful". One by One - Ruth Ware 🌸🌸🌸🌸 2/24
5. Annabelle (Hebrew, English origin) meaning "grace and beauty".
6. Anwen (Welsh origin) meaning "fair and beautiful".
7. Aoife (Irish, Gaelic origin) meaning "beautiful, radiant".
8. Arinya (Thai origin) meaning "beautiful and smart woman".
9. Astrid (Norse origin) meaning "divinely beautiful".
10. Belinda (American origin) meaning "beautiful and pretty".
11. Bella (Latin, Greek, Portuguese origin) meaning "beautiful".
12. Belle (French origin) meaning "beauty".
13. Bellezza (Italian origin) meaning "beauty".
14. Bonita (Spanish origin) meaning "pretty, cute".
15. Bonnie (Scottish origin) meaning "beautiful".
16. Calia (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful person".
17. Calixta (Greek origin) meaning "most beautiful".
18. Calla (Greek origin) meaning "beautiful".
19. Callidora (Greek origin) meaning "gift of beauty".
20. Caoimhe (Gaelic, Scottish, Irish origin) meaning "beautiful".
21. Catelyn (Celtic origin) meaning "pure beauty".
22. Ceridwen (Welsh origin) meaning "beautiful as a poem".
23. Clarabelle (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful and bright".
24. Cosima (Greek origin) meaning "order and beauty".
25. Eavan (Irish origin) meaning "beautiful sheen, layer".
26. Eider (Basque origin) meaning "beautiful".
27. Ella (Greek, Normal origin) meaning "beautiful, Goddess of beauty".
28. Fritha (Norse origin) meaning "fair and beautiful".
29. Harika (Turkish origin) meaning "a beautiful miracle".
30. Hermosa (Spanish origin) meaning "beautiful".
31. Indira (Sanskrit origin) meaning "beauty".
32. Ingrid (Norse origin) meaning "beauty".
33. Iowa (Native American origin) meaning "beautiful land".
34. Jacinta (Greek origin) meaning "beautiful".
35. Jaeda (Arabic origin) meaning "goodness, beauty with a long neck".
36. Jaffa (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful".
37. Jolie (French origin) meaning "pretty, beautiful".
38. Kayleigh (Irish, English origin) meaning "beautiful".
39. Keva (Irish origin) meaning "precious, beautiful".
40. Kyomi (Japanese origin) meaning "pure, beautiful".
41. Linda (Spanish origin) meaning "beautiful".
42. Lydia (Greek origin) meaning "precious one, beautiful".
43. Mab/Mabs (Irish, Welsh origin) meaning "beautiful lover".
44. Mabel (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful, lovely".
45. Mei (Chinese origin) meaning "beautiful".
46. Miyeon (Korean origin) meaning "kind-hearted, beautiful".
47. Miyuki (Japanese origin) meaning "beautiful snow / beautiful happiness".
48. Nefertari (Egyptian origin) meaning "beautiful companion".
49. Naava (Hebrew origin) meaning "delightful, beautiful".
50. Nomi (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful and delightful".
51. Norabel (English origin) meaning "beautiful light".
52. Omarosa (African origin) meaning "beautiful child".
53. Omorose (Egyptian origin) meaning "beautiful".
54. Orabella (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful altar".
55. Raanana (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful, fresh".
56. Rachel (Biblical origin) meaning "beautiful".
57. Ratih (Indonesian origin) meaning "Goddess of beauty".
58. Rosalind (Spanish origin) meaning "pretty rose".
59. Shaina (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful".
60. Shakila (Arabic origin) meaning "pretty".
61. Shifra (Hebrew origin) meaning "handsome, good".
62. Tasanee (Thai origin) meaning "beautiful view".
63. Tove (Swedish origin) meaning "beautiful".
64. Tuva (Scandinavian, Swedish, Norwegian origin) meaning "beautiful".
65. Vashti (Persian origin) meaning "lovely and beautiful".
66. Venus (Roman origin) meaning "Roman Goddess of love and beauty".
67. Venusa (Latin origin) meaning "Goddess of beauty".
68. Xin (Chinese origin) meaning "beautiful, elegant".
69. Yamileth (Arabic origin) meaning "beautiful".
70. Adonis (Greek origin) meaning "most handsome, beautiful".
71. Allen (Celtic origin) meaning "bright and beautiful".
72. Amare (Ethiopian origin) meaning "handsome".
73. Argider (Basque origin) meaning "beautiful as light".
74. Beale (Old English origin) meaning "handsome man".
75. Beauregard (French origin) meaning "beautiful gaze".
76. Bello (Italian origin) meaning "handsome, beautiful".
77. Belvedere (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful view".
78. Calixto (Greek origin) meaning "most beautiful".
79. Cosmo (Greek origin) meaning "beauty in order".
80. Eder (Basque origin) meaning "handsome".
81. Hassan (Arabic origin) meaning "handsome".
82. Hussein (Arabic origin) meaning "small and handsome one".
83. Irvin (Scottish origin) meaning "fair and handsome".
84. Jamal/Jamil (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty, beautiful".
85. Kavanaugh (Irish origin) meaning "born beautiful, handsome".
86. Keefe (Irish origin) meaning "noble and handsome".
87. Kenneth (Irish origin) meaning "born of fire and beautiful".
88. Nohea (Hawaiian origin) meaning "handsome".
89. Rupin (Sanskrit origin) meaning "beautiful".
90. Shaquille (Arabic origin) meaning "well developed and handsome one".
91. Usain (Arabic origin) meaning "beautiful".
92. Zayn (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty and grace".
93. Zinedine (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty of the faith".
94. Beau (French origin) meaning "handsome".
95. Kazumi (Japanese origin) meaning "handsome, beautiful".
96. Keeva (Irish origin) meaning "gentle, beautiful, precious".
97. Mckenna (Irish, Scottish origin) meaning "son of the handsome one".
98. Memphis (Place Name origin) meaning "enduring and beautiful".
99. Mika (Russian, Japanese, Hungarian origin) meaning "beautiful fragrance".
100. Mio (Japanese origin) meaning "cherry blossom, beautiful".
101. Rumi (Indian, Japanese origin) meaning "beauty".
102. Zain (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty and grace".
103. Zuri (African, Swahili origin) meaning "good, beautiful".


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Welcome Bobbi!


.•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*•. Christine .•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*• | 719 comments One more question JoAnne.

I know we can use the author name, but can we use the narrator if we listen to the audio book?


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.•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*•. Christine .•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*• wrote: "One more question JoAnne.

I know we can use the author name, but can we use the narrator if we listen to the audio book?"


Yes!! :)


.•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*•. Christine .•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*• | 719 comments JoAnne wrote: ".•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*•. Christine .•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*• wrote: "One more question JoAnne.

I know we can use the author name, but can we use the narrator if we listen to the audio book?"

Yes!! :)"


Thank you ☺️


.•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*•. Christine .•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*• | 719 comments Finished

You Called Me Beautiful

Completed 26/25+


Object: Find at least 25 of the 103 girls, boys and gender neutral baby names in your books. You do not need to find characters with these names, each word just needs to appear somewhere in the text of a book. You may also use the author's name.

For each name that you find please post a link to the book, the author, the date you finished it and the page number/location. There is no limit to how many names can be found in each book.

Alternate spelling is okay.


✔️1. Alana (Gaelic origin) meaning "beauty". (p. 253)

Hook, Line, and Sinker (Bellinger Sisters, #2) by Tessa Bailey Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey - 09/04/2022

2. Alika (Hawaiian origin) meaning "most beautiful".

3. Amidala (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful as a flower".

✔️4. Ani (Hawaiian origin) meaning "beautiful". (p. 60)

Tempted (Into The Wild, #2) by Molly O'Keefe Tempted by Molly O'Keefe - 24/02/2022

✔️5. Annabelle (Hebrew, English origin) meaning "grace and beauty". (p. 4)

An English Bride in Scotland (Highland Brides, #1) by Lynsay Sands An English Bride in Scotland by Lynsay Sands - 16/02/2022

6. Anwen (Welsh origin) meaning "fair and beautiful".

7. Aoife (Irish, Gaelic origin) meaning "beautiful, radiant".

8. Arinya (Thai origin) meaning "beautiful and smart woman".

✔️9. Astrid (Norse origin) meaning "divinely beautiful". (p. 8)

Andrew Lord of Despair (Lonely Lords, #7) by Grace Burrowes Andrew: Lord of Despair by Grace Burrowes - 03/04/2022

10. Belinda (American origin) meaning "beautiful and pretty".

✔️11. Bella (Latin, Greek, Portuguese origin) meaning "beautiful". (author)

The Look of Love (San Francisco Sullivans, #1; The Sullivans, #1) by Bella Andre The Look of Love by Bella Andre - 13/01/2022

✔️12. Belle (French origin) meaning "beauty". (p. 15)

The Unlikely Lady (Playful Brides, #3) by Valerie Bowman The Unlikely Lady by Valerie Bowman - 04/02/2022

13. Bellezza (Italian origin) meaning "beauty".

14. Bonita (Spanish origin) meaning "pretty, cute".

✔️15. Bonnie (Scottish origin) meaning "beautiful". (p. 52)

The Untamed Earl (Playful Brides, #5) by Valerie Bowman The Untamed Earl by Valerie Bowman - 05/02/2022

✔️16. Calia (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful person". (author)

Unravel (Fairfax, #1) by Calia Read Unravel by Calia Read - 20/03/2022

✔️17. Calixta (Greek origin) meaning "most beautiful". (p. 77)

Andrew Lord of Despair (Lonely Lords, #7) by Grace Burrowes Andrew: Lord of Despair by Grace Burrowes - 03/04/2022

18. Calla (Greek origin) meaning "beautiful".

19. Callidora (Greek origin) meaning "gift of beauty".

20. Caoimhe (Gaelic, Scottish, Irish origin) meaning "beautiful".

✔️21. Catelyn (Celtic origin) meaning "pure beauty". Caitlyn (MC)

Eat Prey Love (Love at Stake, #9) by Kerrelyn Sparks Eat Prey Love by Kerrelyn Sparks - 14/01/2022

22. Ceridwen (Welsh origin) meaning "beautiful as a poem".

23. Clarabelle (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful and bright".

24. Cosima (Greek origin) meaning "order and beauty".

25. Eavan (Irish origin) meaning "beautiful sheen, layer".

26. Eider (Basque origin) meaning "beautiful".

✔️27. Ella (Greek, Normal origin) meaning "beautiful, Goddess of beauty". (p. 55)

Jett (Arizona Vengeance, #10) by Sawyer Bennett Jett by Sawyer Bennett - 06/01/2022

28. Fritha (Norse origin) meaning "fair and beautiful".

29. Harika (Turkish origin) meaning "a beautiful miracle".

30. Hermosa (Spanish origin) meaning "beautiful".

31. Indira (Sanskrit origin) meaning "beauty".

32. Ingrid (Norse origin) meaning "beauty".

✔️33. Iowa (Native American origin) meaning "beautiful land". (p. 124)

Kissing Under the Mistletoe (San Francisco Sullivans, #9; The Sullivans, #9) by Bella Andre Kissing Under the Mistletoe by Bella Andre - 19/01/2022

34. Jacinta (Greek origin) meaning "beautiful".

35. Jaeda (Arabic origin) meaning "goodness, beauty with a long neck".

36. Jaffa (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful".

37. Jolie (French origin) meaning "pretty, beautiful".

38. Kayleigh (Irish, English origin) meaning "beautiful".

39. Keva (Irish origin) meaning "precious, beautiful".

40. Kyomi (Japanese origin) meaning "pure, beautiful".

✔️41. Linda (Spanish origin) meaning "beautiful". (p. 63)

The Troublemaker Next Door (The McCauley Brothers, #1) by Marie Harte The Troublemaker Next Door by Marie Harte - 21/01/2022

42. Lydia (Greek origin) meaning "precious one, beautiful".

43. Mab/Mabs (Irish, Welsh origin) meaning "beautiful lover".

44. Mabel (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful, lovely".

✔️45. Mei (Chinese origin) meaning "beautiful". (p. 8)

Until April (Until Her/Him, #10) by Aurora Rose Reynolds Until April by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 06/03/2022

46. Miyeon (Korean origin) meaning "kind-hearted, beautiful".

47. Miyuki (Japanese origin) meaning "beautiful snow / beautiful happiness".

48. Nefertari (Egyptian origin) meaning "beautiful companion".

49. Naava (Hebrew origin) meaning "delightful, beautiful".

50. Nomi (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful and delightful".

51. Norabel (English origin) meaning "beautiful light".

52. Omarosa (African origin) meaning "beautiful child".

53. Omorose (Egyptian origin) meaning "beautiful".

54. Orabella (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful altar".

55. Raanana (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful, fresh".

✔️56. Rachel (Biblical origin) meaning "beautiful". (p. 178)

Legacy Found (Legacy, #3) by N.J. Walters Legacy Found by N.J. Walters - 02/01/2022

57. Ratih (Indonesian origin) meaning "Goddess of beauty".

✔️58. Rosalind (Spanish origin) meaning "pretty rose". (p. 27)

A Twist of Fate (A Stitch in Time #2) by Kelley Armstrong A Twist of Fate by Kelley Armstrong - 07/01/2022

59. Shaina (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful".

60. Shakila (Arabic origin) meaning "pretty".

61. Shifra (Hebrew origin) meaning "handsome, good".

62. Tasanee (Thai origin) meaning "beautiful view".

63. Tove (Swedish origin) meaning "beautiful".

64. Tuva (Scandinavian, Swedish, Norwegian origin) meaning "beautiful".

65. Vashti (Persian origin) meaning "lovely and beautiful".

✔️66. Venus (Roman origin) meaning "Roman Goddess of love and beauty". (Title)

Venus Rising (Daughters of Zeus, #6) by Kaitlin Bevis Venus Rising by Kaitlin Bevis - 03/04/2022

67. Venusa (Latin origin) meaning "Goddess of beauty".

68. Xin (Chinese origin) meaning "beautiful, elegant".

69. Yamileth (Arabic origin) meaning "beautiful".

✔️70. Adonis (Greek origin) meaning "most handsome, beautiful". (p. 12)

Aphrodite (Daughters of Zeus, #4) by Kaitlin Bevis Aphrodite by Kaitlin Bevis - 02/04/2022

✔️71. Allen (Celtic origin) meaning "bright and beautiful". (George Allen - Narrator)

The Hooker and the Hermit (Rugby, #1) by L.H. Cosway The Hooker and the Hermit by L.H. Cosway - 07/03/2022

72. Amare (Ethiopian origin) meaning "handsome".

73. Argider (Basque origin) meaning "beautiful as light".

74. Beale (Old English origin) meaning "handsome man".

✔️75. Beauregard (French origin) meaning "beautiful gaze". (p. 160)

Enchanting Sebastian (Big Sky Royal #1) by Kristen Proby Enchanting Sebastian by Kristen Proby - 06/02/2022

76. Bello (Italian origin) meaning "handsome, beautiful".

77. Belvedere (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful view".

78. Calixto (Greek origin) meaning "most beautiful".

79. Cosmo (Greek origin) meaning "beauty in order".

80. Eder (Basque origin) meaning "handsome".

81. Hassan (Arabic origin) meaning "handsome".

82. Hussein (Arabic origin) meaning "small and handsome one".

83. Irvin (Scottish origin) meaning "fair and handsome".

84. Jamal/Jamil (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty, beautiful".

85. Kavanaugh (Irish origin) meaning "born beautiful, handsome".

86. Keefe (Irish origin) meaning "noble and handsome".

87. Kenneth (Irish origin) meaning "born of fire and beautiful".

88. Nohea (Hawaiian origin) meaning "handsome".

89. Rupin (Sanskrit origin) meaning "beautiful".

90. Shaquille (Arabic origin) meaning "well developed and handsome one".

91. Usain (Arabic origin) meaning "beautiful".

✔️92. Zayn (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty and grace". (Zane - MC)

Mated to the Warriors (Interstellar Brides Program #2) by Grace Goodwin Mated to the Warriors by Grace Goodwin - 10/02/2022

93. Zinedine (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty of the faith".

✔️94. Beau (French origin) meaning "handsome". (p. 98)

The Untamed Earl (Playful Brides, #5) by Valerie Bowman The Untamed Earl by Valerie Bowman - 05/02/2022

95. Kazumi (Japanese origin) meaning "handsome, beautiful".

96. Keeva (Irish origin) meaning "gentle, beautiful, precious".

✔️97. Mckenna (Irish, Scottish origin) meaning "son of the handsome one". (author)

Unbound by Cara McKenna Unbound by Cara McKenna - 05/04/2022

98. Memphis (Place Name origin) meaning "enduring and beautiful".

✔️99. Mika (Russian, Japanese, Hungarian origin) meaning "beautiful fragrance". (Micah p. 51)

Finding Chrissten (Legacy, #5) by N.J. Walters Finding Chrissten by N.J. Walters - 03/01/2022

100. Mio (Japanese origin) meaning "cherry blossom, beautiful".

101. Rumi (Indian, Japanese origin) meaning "beauty".

✔️102. Zain (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty and grace". (Zane - time 1:12:00 audio book)

Vengeance Road (Torpedo Ink #2) by Christine Feehan Vengeance Road by Christine Feehan - 08/02/2022

✔️103. Zuri (African, Swahili origin) meaning "good, beautiful". (author)

Bad Boy Seduction (Morgan Men, #3) by Zuri Day Bad Boy Seduction by Zuri Day - 05/03/2022


Challenge Rules

*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.


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WOOHOO Christine!


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Frankie Johnson | 4272 comments You Called Me Beautiful
Duration: January 1, 2022-December 31, 2022

Object: Find at least 25 of the 103 girls, boys and gender neutral baby names in your books. You do not need to find characters with these names, each word just needs to appear somewhere in the text of a book. You may also use the author's name.

Example:
BLAZE The Accidental Demon Slayer - Angie Fox (date read) p 266

32/25+ Completed. Finished

List:
1. Alana:Remy-Jessica Gadziala (Loc.353) 5/07/22

2. Alika:Pour Judgment-Heather M. Orgeron (Pg.140) 2/02/22

3. Amidala (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful as a flower".

4. Ani (Hawaiian origin) meaning "beautiful".

5. Annabelle:Arrow's Hell-Chantal Fernando (Pg.36) 1/05/22

6. Anwen (Welsh origin) meaning "fair and beautiful".

7. Aoife (Irish, Gaelic origin) meaning "beautiful, radiant".

8. Arinya:Quarantine and Chill-Kenya Wright (Pg.349) 2/10/22

9. Astrid (Norse origin) meaning "divinely beautiful".

10. Belinda:Surrender to Me-Kelly Elliott(Pg.36) 4/15/22

11. Bella:Tennessee Truths-Ashley Munoz (Pg.35) 1/28/22

12. Belle:Buried Beneath-Debbie Baldwin (Pg.3) 2/27/22

13. Bellezza (Italian origin) meaning "beauty".

14. Bonita (Spanish origin) meaning "pretty, cute".

15. Bonnie:Winter's Mourn-Mary Stone (Pg.73) 2/11/22

16. Calia:Craving Absolution-Nicole Jacquelyn (Loc.14027) 2/01/22

17. Calixta (Greek origin) meaning "most beautiful".

18. Calla (Greek origin) meaning "beautiful".

19. Callidora (Greek origin) meaning "gift of beauty".

20. Caoimhe (Gaelic, Scottish, Irish origin) meaning "beautiful".

21. Catelyn:Craving Resurrection-Nicole Jacquelyn (Loc.16235) 2/23/22

22. Ceridwen (Welsh origin) meaning "beautiful as a poem".

23. Clarabelle (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful and bright".

24. Cosima (Greek origin) meaning "order and beauty".

25. Eavan:Trouble After Dark-Marie Force (Pg.218) 1/22/22

26. Eider (Basque origin) meaning "beautiful".

27. Ella:Steele-Sawyer Bennett (Pg.1) 1/20/22

28. Fritha (Norse origin) meaning "fair and beautiful".

29. Harika (Turkish origin) meaning "a beautiful miracle".

30. Hermosa (Spanish origin) meaning "beautiful".

31. Indira (Sanskrit origin) meaning "beauty".

32. Ingrid (Norse origin) meaning "beauty".

33. Iowa:State of Grace-Marie Force (Pg.32) 1/28/22

34. Jacinta (Greek origin) meaning "beautiful".

35. Jaeda (Arabic origin) meaning "goodness, beauty with a long neck".

36. Jaffa (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful".

37. Jolie (French origin) meaning "pretty, beautiful".

38. Kayleigh:Craving Cecilia-Nicole Jacquelyn(pG.96) 3/23/22

39. Keva (Irish origin) meaning "precious, beautiful".

40. Kyomi (Japanese origin) meaning "pure, beautiful".

41. Linda:Trouble After Dark-Marie Force (Pg.22) 1/22/22

42. Lydia:Hollywood Dirty-M.Z. Kelly (Pg.131) 5/29/22

43. Mabs:Hollywood Crazy-M.Z. Kelly (Pg.71) 5/03/22

44. Mabel (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful, lovely".

45. Mei:Still Not Over You-Nicole Snow (Pg.233) 3/09/22

46. Miyeon (Korean origin) meaning "kind-hearted, beautiful".

47. Miyuki (Japanese origin) meaning "beautiful snow / beautiful happiness".

48. Nefertari (Egyptian origin) meaning "beautiful companion".

49. Naava (Hebrew origin) meaning "delightful, beautiful".

50. Nomi:Santa's Subpoena-Rebecca Zanetti (Pg.221) 5/19/22

51. Norabel (English origin) meaning "beautiful light".

52. Omarosa (African origin) meaning "beautiful child".

53. Omorose (Egyptian origin) meaning "beautiful".

54. Orabella (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful altar".

55. Raanana (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful, fresh".

56. Rachel:Rider’s Revenge-Jamie Begley (Pg.32) 2/06/22

57. Ratih (Indonesian origin) meaning "Goddess of beauty".

58. Rosalind:Hidden-Kendra Elliot (Pg.247) 5/05/22

59. Shaina (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful".

60. Shakila (Arabic origin) meaning "pretty".

61. Shifra (Hebrew origin) meaning "handsome, good".

62. Tasanee (Thai origin) meaning "beautiful view".

63. Tove (Swedish origin) meaning "beautiful".

64. Tuva (Scandinavian, Swedish, Norwegian origin) meaning "beautiful".

65. Vashti (Persian origin) meaning "lovely and beautiful".

66. Venus (Roman origin) meaning "Roman Goddess of love and beauty".

67. Venusa (Latin origin) meaning "Goddess of beauty".

68. Xin (Chinese origin) meaning "beautiful, elegant".

69. Yamileth (Arabic origin) meaning "beautiful".

70. Adonis (Greek origin) meaning "most handsome, beautiful".

71. Allen:Ride Steady-Kristen Ashley (Pg.99) 3/01/22

72. Amare (Ethiopian origin) meaning "handsome".

73. Argider (Basque origin) meaning "beautiful as light".

74. Beale (Old English origin) meaning "handsome man".

75. Beauregard:Chalk Dirty to Me-Lani Lynn Vale (Pg.117) 3/15/22

76. Bello:A Text Before Dying-McGarvey Black (Pg.73) 2/25/22

77. Belvedere (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful view".

78. Calixto (Greek origin) meaning "most beautiful".

79. Cosmo (Greek origin) meaning "beauty in order".

80. Eder (Basque origin) meaning "handsome".

81. Hassan (Arabic origin) meaning "handsome".

82. Hussein (Arabic origin) meaning "small and handsome one".

83. Irvin (Scottish origin) meaning "fair and handsome".

84. Jamal:Quarantine and Chill-Kenya Wright (Pg.160) 2/10/22

85. Kavanaugh (Irish origin) meaning "born beautiful, handsome".

86. Keefe:Chef Sugarlips-Tawna Fenske (Pg.26) 3/10/22

87. Kenneth:Cold Malice-Toni Anderson(Pg.76) 3/20/22

88. Nohea (Hawaiian origin) meaning "handsome".

89. Rupin (Sanskrit origin) meaning "beautiful".

90. Shaquille (Arabic origin) meaning "well developed and handsome one".

91. Usain (Arabic origin) meaning "beautiful".

92. Zayn:Cold Malice-Toni Anderson(Pg.20) 3/20/22

93. Zinedine (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty of the faith".

94. Beau:Southern Secrets-Natasha Madison (Pg.60) 2/02/22

95. Kazumi (Japanese origin) meaning "handsome, beautiful".

96. Keeva (Irish origin) meaning "gentle, beautiful, precious".

97. Mckenna:I Said Yes-Kiersten Modglin (Pg.136) 2/23/22

98. Memphis:Tennessee Truths-Ashley Munoz (Pg.167) 1/28/22

99. Mika (Russian, Japanese, Hungarian origin) meaning "beautiful fragrance".

100. Mio (Japanese origin) meaning "cherry blossom, beautiful".

101. Rumi (Indian, Japanese origin) meaning "beauty".

102. Zain:Rescue After Dark-Marie Force (Pg.11) 2/09/22

103. Zuri (African, Swahili origin) meaning "good, beautiful".


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Suzanne (esmerelda1) | 2732 comments The Lost Challenges
You Called Me Beautiful
Duration:
January 1, 2022-December 31, 2022

Progress: 0 out of 25

I did not know what to do with this challenge and Genevieve suggested this list. Wonderful!! Thank you!

Object: Find at least 25 of the 103 girls, boys and gender neutral baby names in your books. You do not need to find characters with these names, each word just needs to appear somewhere in the text of a book. You may also use the author's and narrator's names.

For each name that you find please post a link to the book, the author, the date you finished it and the page number/location. There is no limit to how many names can be found in each book.

Example:
BLAZE The Accidental Demon Slayer - Angie Fox (date read) p 266


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Suzanne (esmerelda1) | 2732 comments List:
1. Alana (Gaelic origin) meaning "beauty".

2. Alika (Hawaiian origin) meaning "most beautiful".

3. Amidala (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful as a flower".

4. Ani (Hawaiian origin) meaning "beautiful".

5. Annabelle (Hebrew, English origin) meaning "grace and beauty".

6. Anwen (Welsh origin) meaning "fair and beautiful".

7. Aoife (Irish, Gaelic origin) meaning "beautiful, radiant".

8. Arinya (Thai origin) meaning "beautiful and smart woman".

9. Astrid (Norse origin) meaning "divinely beautiful".

10. Belinda (American origin) meaning "beautiful and pretty".

11. Bella (Latin, Greek, Portuguese origin) meaning "beautiful".

12. Belle (French origin) meaning "beauty".

13. Bellezza (Italian origin) meaning "beauty".

14. Bonita (Spanish origin) meaning "pretty, cute".

15. Bonnie (Scottish origin) meaning "beautiful".

16. Calia (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful person".

17. Calixta (Greek origin) meaning "most beautiful".

18. Calla (Greek origin) meaning "beautiful".

19. Callidora (Greek origin) meaning "gift of beauty".

20. Caoimhe (Gaelic, Scottish, Irish origin) meaning "beautiful".

21. Catelyn (Celtic origin) meaning "pure beauty".

22. Ceridwen (Welsh origin) meaning "beautiful as a poem".

23. Clarabelle (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful and bright".

24. Cosima (Greek origin) meaning "order and beauty".

25. Eavan (Irish origin) meaning "beautiful sheen, layer".

26. Eider (Basque origin) meaning "beautiful".

27. Ella (Greek, Normal origin) meaning "beautiful, Goddess of beauty".

28. Fritha (Norse origin) meaning "fair and beautiful".

29. Harika (Turkish origin) meaning "a beautiful miracle".

30. Hermosa (Spanish origin) meaning "beautiful".

31. Indira (Sanskrit origin) meaning "beauty".

32. Ingrid (Norse origin) meaning "beauty".

33. Iowa (Native American origin) meaning "beautiful land".

34. Jacinta (Greek origin) meaning "beautiful".

35. Jaeda (Arabic origin) meaning "goodness, beauty with a long neck".

36. Jaffa (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful".

37. Jolie (French origin) meaning "pretty, beautiful".

38. Kayleigh (Irish, English origin) meaning "beautiful".

39. Keva (Irish origin) meaning "precious, beautiful".

40. Kyomi (Japanese origin) meaning "pure, beautiful".

41. Linda (Spanish origin) meaning "beautiful".

42. Lydia (Greek origin) meaning "precious one, beautiful".

43. Mab/Mabs (Irish, Welsh origin) meaning "beautiful lover".

44. Mabel (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful, lovely".

45. Mei (Chinese origin) meaning "beautiful".

46. Miyeon (Korean origin) meaning "kind-hearted, beautiful".

47. Miyuki (Japanese origin) meaning "beautiful snow / beautiful happiness".

48. Nefertari (Egyptian origin) meaning "beautiful companion".

49. Naava (Hebrew origin) meaning "delightful, beautiful".

50. Nomi (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful and delightful".

51. Norabel (English origin) meaning "beautiful light".

52. Omarosa (African origin) meaning "beautiful child".

53. Omorose (Egyptian origin) meaning "beautiful".

54. Orabella (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful altar".

55. Raanana (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful, fresh".

56. Rachel (Biblical origin) meaning "beautiful".

57. Ratih (Indonesian origin) meaning "Goddess of beauty".

58. Rosalind (Spanish origin) meaning "pretty rose".

59. Shaina (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful".

60. Shakila (Arabic origin) meaning "pretty".

61. Shifra (Hebrew origin) meaning "handsome, good".

62. Tasanee (Thai origin) meaning "beautiful view".

63. Tove (Swedish origin) meaning "beautiful".

64. Tuva (Scandinavian, Swedish, Norwegian origin) meaning "beautiful".

65. Vashti (Persian origin) meaning "lovely and beautiful".

66. Venus (Roman origin) meaning "Roman Goddess of love and beauty".

67. Venusa (Latin origin) meaning "Goddess of beauty".

68. Xin (Chinese origin) meaning "beautiful, elegant".

69. Yamileth (Arabic origin) meaning "beautiful".

70. Adonis (Greek origin) meaning "most handsome, beautiful".

71. Allen (Celtic origin) meaning "bright and beautiful".

72. Amare (Ethiopian origin) meaning "handsome".

73. Argider (Basque origin) meaning "beautiful as light".

74. Beale (Old English origin) meaning "handsome man".

75. Beauregard (French origin) meaning "beautiful gaze".

76. Bello (Italian origin) meaning "handsome, beautiful".

77. Belvedere (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful view".

78. Calixto (Greek origin) meaning "most beautiful".

79. Cosmo (Greek origin) meaning "beauty in order".

80. Eder (Basque origin) meaning "handsome".

81. Hassan (Arabic origin) meaning "handsome".

82. Hussein (Arabic origin) meaning "small and handsome one".

83. Irvin (Scottish origin) meaning "fair and handsome".

84. Jamal/Jamil (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty, beautiful".

85. Kavanaugh (Irish origin) meaning "born beautiful, handsome".

86. Keefe (Irish origin) meaning "noble and handsome".

87. Kenneth (Irish origin) meaning "born of fire and beautiful".

88. Nohea (Hawaiian origin) meaning "handsome".

89. Rupin (Sanskrit origin) meaning "beautiful".

90. Shaquille (Arabic origin) meaning "well developed and handsome one".

91. Usain (Arabic origin) meaning "beautiful".

92. Zayn (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty and grace".

93. Zinedine (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty of the faith".

94. Beau (French origin) meaning "handsome".

95. Kazumi (Japanese origin) meaning "handsome, beautiful".

96. Keeva (Irish origin) meaning "gentle, beautiful, precious".

97. Mckenna (Irish, Scottish origin) meaning "son of the handsome one".

98. Memphis (Place Name origin) meaning "enduring and beautiful".

99. Mika (Russian, Japanese, Hungarian origin) meaning "beautiful fragrance".

100. Mio (Japanese origin) meaning "cherry blossom, beautiful".

101. Rumi (Indian, Japanese origin) meaning "beauty".

102. Zain (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty and grace".

103. Zuri (African, Swahili origin) meaning "good, beautiful".


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Ferenc (aeneth) | 2761 comments Finished!

You Called Me Beautiful
Duration: January 1, 2022-December 31, 2022


Goal: 25/25 (103)

List:
*5. Annabelle (Hebrew, English origin) meaning "grace and beauty". - Annabelle Gasser - Loc. 1278
Sharp Objects - Gillian Flynn - 07/25/22

*10. Belinda (American origin) meaning "beautiful and pretty". - Belinda McGrath - Loc. 2085
Tell Me - Anne Frasier - 04/03/22

*11. Bella (Latin, Greek, Portuguese origin) meaning "beautiful". - Bella - Loc. 1070
The Midnight Library - Matt Haig - 03/28/22

*12. Belle (French origin) meaning "beauty". - Belle Robinson - Loc. 425
Ace of Spades - Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé - 01/05/22

*15. Bonnie (Scottish origin) meaning "beautiful". - Bonnie Clutter - Loc. 1152
In Cold Blood - Truman Capote - 02/24/22

*18. Calla (Greek origin) meaning "beautiful". - calla lilies - Loc. 1108
The Coincidence of Coconut Cake - Amy E. Reichert - 01/23/22

*27. Ella (Greek, Normal origin) meaning "beautiful, Goddess of beauty". - Ella - Loc. 2171
The Midnight Library - Matt Haig - 03/28/22

*32. Ingrid (Norse origin) meaning "beauty". - Ingrid Skirbekk - Loc. 1692
The Midnight Library - Matt Haig - 03/28/22

*33. Iowa (Native American origin) meaning "beautiful land". - Iowa - Loc. 2172
Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century - Jessica Bruder - 02/01/22

*37. Jolie (French origin) meaning "pretty, beautiful". - Jolie - Loc. 665
The Midnight Library - Matt Haig - 03/28/22

*41. Linda (Spanish origin) meaning "beautiful". - Linda Sue Park - author
When My Name Was Keoko - Linda Sue Park - 01/28/22

*42. Lydia (Greek origin) meaning "precious one, beautiful". - Lydia Anderson - Loc. 693
The Glovemaker - Ann Weisgarber - 02/13/22

*44. Mabel (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful, lovely". - Mabel Helm - Loc. 1762
In Cold Blood - Truman Capote - 02/24/22

*56. Rachel (Biblical origin) meaning "beautiful". - Rachel - Loc. 3219
The Midnight Library - Matt Haig - 03/28/22

*58. Rosalind (Spanish origin) meaning "pretty rose". - Rosalind Fisher - Loc. 492
Tell Me - Anne Frasier - 04/03/22

*66. Venus (Roman origin) meaning "Roman Goddess of love and beauty". - Venus -
Paradise - Jill S. Alexander - 02/20/22

*70. Adonis (Greek origin) meaning "most handsome, beautiful". - Adonis - Loc. 940
Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love - Jonathan Van Ness - 04/27/22

**71. Allen (Celtic origin) meaning "bright and beautiful". - Woody Allen - Loc. 718
Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader - Anne Fadiman - 05/24/22

*77. Belvedere (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful view". - Penny Belvedere - Loc. 1096
The Ice Storm - Rick Moody - 07/01/22

*79. Cosmo (Greek origin) meaning "beauty in order". - cosmo - Loc. 2921
Yarned and Dangerous - Sadie Hartwell - 01/10/22

*84. Jamal/Jamil (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty, beautiful". - Jamal - Loc. 1256
Instructions for Dancing - Nicola Yoon - 04/25/22

*94. Beau (French origin) meaning "handsome". - beau - Loc. 1643
Eventide - Sarah Goodman - 01/22/22

*98. Memphis (Place Name origin) meaning "enduring and beautiful". - Memphis - Loc. 3230
Paradise - Jill S. Alexander - 02/20/22

*100. Mio (Japanese origin) meaning "cherry blossom, beautiful". - Ora e mio - Loc. 673
The Bronzed Beasts - Roshani Chokshi - 01/19/22

*101. Rumi (Indian, Japanese origin) meaning "beauty". - Rumi - Loc. 2920
The Midnight Library - Matt Haig - 03/28/22


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Genevieve | 10234 comments Mod
I think I am giving up on this one.


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message 39: by Grace (new)

Grace | 1652 comments You called me beautiful

Object: Find at least 25 of the 103 girls, boys and gender neutral baby names in your books. You do not need to find characters with these names, each word just needs to appear somewhere in the text of a book. You may also use the author's name.

Example:
BLAZE The Accidental Demon Slayer - Angie Fox (date read) p 266

25/25+ Completed
FINISHED

List:
5. Annabelle (Hebrew, English origin) meaning "grace and beauty"- Assumption-Aurora Rose Reynolds 6/4 pg. 96

9. Astrid (Norse origin) meaning "divinely beautiful"- Falling for the Wolf-Crystal Ash 5/25 pg. 1

11. Bella (Latin, Greek, Portuguese origin) meaning "beautiful"- Playing with Fire-Tess Gerritsen 3/10 56%

12. Belle (French origin) meaning "beauty"- Hack/Slash Omnibus Volume 1-Tim Seeley 3/3 pg. 245

15. Bonnie (Scottish origin) meaning "beautiful"- Motherland-Brian K. Vaughan 4/29 pg. 12

32. Ingrid (Norse origin) meaning "beauty"- White Pawn-Ingrid Seymour 3/14 (Author)

33. Iowa (Native American origin) meaning "beautiful land"- Hack/Slash Omnibus Volume 1-Tim Seeley 3/3 pg. 58

41. Linda (Spanish origin) meaning "beautiful"- Hack/Slash Omnibus Volume 2-Tim Seeley 3/6 pg. 185

42. Lydia (Greek origin) meaning "precious one, beautiful"- New London-James Tynion IV 3/15 3%

45. Mei (Chinese origin) meaning "beautiful"- Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales-Soman Chainani 5/22 pg. 159

56. Rachel (Biblical origin) meaning "beautiful"- The Staff of Serapis-Rick Riordan 1/8 pg. 45

58. Rosalind (Spanish origin) meaning "pretty rose"- Y The Last Man Vol. 8: Kimono Dragons-Brian K. Vaughan 2/25 pg. 114

66. Venus (Roman origin) meaning "Roman Goddess of love and beauty"- It Came From the Sky-Chelsea Sedoti 1/3 pg. 247

70. Adonis (Greek origin) meaning "most handsome, beautiful"- Victims-Marge Simon & Mary Turzillo 10/21 95%

71. Allen (Celtic origin) meaning "bright and beautiful"- Monster-Walter Dean Myers 3/8 pg. 131

79. Cosmo (Greek origin) meaning "beauty in order"- Y The Last Man Vol. 8: Kimono Dragons-Brian K. Vaughan 2/25 pg. 39

82. Hussein (Arabic origin) meaning "small and handsome one"- Y The Last Man Vol. 10: Whys and Wherefores-Brian K. Vaughan 4/29 pg. 37

84. Jamal/Jamil (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty, beautiful"- Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Taking the Blame-Louie Stowell 10/24 pg. 63

92. Zayn (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty and grace"- Once Upon an Eid-S.K. Ali 10/17 pg. 262

94. Beau (French origin) meaning "handsome"- I Hate Everyone But You-Gaby Dunn 1/22 pg. 355

95. Kazumi (Japanese origin) meaning "handsome, beautiful"- Deserter: Junji Ito Story Collection-Junji Ito 3/12 pg. 90

99. Mika (Russian, Japanese, Hungarian origin) meaning "beautiful fragrance"- Giant Days, Vol. 9-John Allison 8/5 pg. 23

100. Mio (Japanese origin) meaning "cherry blossom, beautiful"- Nova: Resurrection-Jeff Loveness 1/5 pg. 86

101. Rumi (Indian, Japanese origin) meaning "beauty"- Rumi's Little Book of Life: The Garden of the Soul, the Heart, and the Spirit-Rumi 1/5

103. Zuri (African, Swahili origin) meaning "good, beautiful"- Zuri Ray Tries Ballet-Tami Charles 10/16


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 Olivermagnus (lynda11282) | 1584 comments Calling it quits but I found so many more than I originally expected.

~~~ Complete ~~~

You Called Me Beautiful
January 1, 2022-December 31, 2022

45
of 25+ Names

Object: Find at least 25 of the 103 girls, boys and gender neutral baby names in your books. You do not need to find characters with these names, each word just needs to appear somewhere in the text of a book. You may also use the author's name.

For each name that you find please post a link to the book, the author, the date you finished it and the page number/location. There is no limit to how many names can be found in each book.

Example:
BLAZE The Accidental Demon Slayer - Angie Fox (date read) p 266

List:
📍1. Alana (Gaelic origin) meaning "beauty".
The Girl from Widow Hills - Megan Miranda - 1/14/22 - page 78

2. Alika (Hawaiian origin) meaning "most beautiful".

3. Amidala (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful as a flower".

4. Ani (Hawaiian origin) meaning "beautiful".

📍5. Annabelle (Hebrew, English origin) meaning "grace and beauty".
A Northern Light - Jennifer Donnelly - 1/16/22 - page 111

6. Anwen (Welsh origin) meaning "fair and beautiful".

7. Aoife (Irish, Gaelic origin) meaning "beautiful, radiant".

8. Arinya (Thai origin) meaning "beautiful and smart woman".

📍9. Astrid (Norse origin) meaning "divinely beautiful".
The Storm Sister - Lucinda Riley - 1/12/22 - page 394

📍10. Belinda (American origin) meaning "beautiful and pretty".
A Northern Light - Jennifer Donnelly - 1/16/22 - page 39

📍11. Bella (Latin, Greek, Portuguese origin) meaning "beautiful".
Whiteout - Ken Follett - 1/4/22 - page 33

📍12. Belle (French origin) meaning "beauty".
Swamp Sniper - Jana Deleon - 9/17/22 - page 2

13. Bellezza (Italian origin) meaning "beauty".

📍14. Bonita (Spanish origin) meaning "pretty, cute".
The Bean Trees - Barbara Kingsolver - 3/27/22 - page 235

📍15. Bonnie (Scottish origin) meaning "beautiful".
Big Little Lies - Liane Moriarty - 4/11/22 - page 11

16. Calia (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful person".

17. Calixta (Greek origin) meaning "most beautiful".

📍18. Calla (Greek origin) meaning "beautiful".
Shakespeare's Trollop - Charlaine Harris - 11/9/22 - page 34

19. Callidora (Greek origin) meaning "gift of beauty".

20. Caoimhe (Gaelic, Scottish, Irish origin) meaning "beautiful".

21. Catelyn (Celtic origin) meaning "pure beauty".

22. Ceridwen (Welsh origin) meaning "beautiful as a poem".

📍23. Clarabelle (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful and bright".
Princess Elizabeth's Spy - Susan Elia MacNeal - 7/26/22 - page 30

📍24. Cosima (Greek origin) meaning "order and beauty".
The Ice Queen - Nele Neuhaus - 8/2/22 - page 5

25. Eavan (Irish origin) meaning "beautiful sheen, layer".

📍26. Eider (Basque origin) meaning "beautiful".
Journey to the Center of the Earth - Jules Verne - 8/8/@2 - page 2

📍27. Ella (Greek, Normal origin) meaning "beautiful, Goddess of beauty".
Plainsong - Kent Haruf - 3/31/22 - page 4

28. Fritha (Norse origin) meaning "fair and beautiful".

29. Harika (Turkish origin) meaning "a beautiful miracle".

30. Hermosa (Spanish origin) meaning "beautiful".

📍31. Indira (Sanskrit origin) meaning "beauty".
Apples Never Fall - Liane Moriarty - 1/24/22 - page 24

📍32. Ingrid (Norse origin) meaning "beauty".
The Storm Sister - Lucinda Riley - 1/12/22 - page 267

📍33. Iowa (Native American origin) meaning "beautiful land".
Commonwealth - Ann Patchett - 4/7/22 - page 98

34. Jacinta (Greek origin) meaning "beautiful".

35. Jaeda (Arabic origin) meaning "goodness, beauty with a long neck".

📍36. Jaffa (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful".
Salt Houses - Hala Alyan - 3/4/22 - page 14

📍37. Jolie (French origin) meaning "pretty, beautiful".
Swamp Sniper - Jana Deleon - 9/17/22 - page 58

📍38. Kayleigh (Irish, English origin) meaning "beautiful".
Dog on It - Spencer Quinn - 1/12/22 - page 47

39. Keva (Irish origin) meaning "precious, beautiful".

40. Kyomi (Japanese origin) meaning "pure, beautiful".

📍41. Linda (Spanish origin) meaning "beautiful".
Rules of Prey - John Sandford - 2/15/22 - page 116

📍42. Lydia (Greek origin) meaning "precious one, beautiful".
The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood - 1/11/22 - page 9

43. Mab/Mabs (Irish, Welsh origin) meaning "beautiful lover".

📍44. Mabel (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful, lovely".
Edwina: Bride of Connecticut - Margaret Tanner - 2/27/22 - page 194

45. Mei (Chinese origin) meaning "beautiful".

46. Miyeon (Korean origin) meaning "kind-hearted, beautiful".

47. Miyuki (Japanese origin) meaning "beautiful snow / beautiful happiness".

📍48. Nefertari (Egyptian origin) meaning "beautiful companion".
The Book of Two Ways - Jodi Picoult - 1/3/21 - page 365

49. Naava (Hebrew origin) meaning "delightful, beautiful".

50. Nomi (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful and delightful".

51. Norabel (English origin) meaning "beautiful light".

52. Omarosa (African origin) meaning "beautiful child".

53. Omorose (Egyptian origin) meaning "beautiful".

54. Orabella (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful altar".

55. Raanana (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful, fresh".

📍56. Rachel (Biblical origin) meaning "beautiful".
Beneath Devil's Bridge - Loreth Anne White - 1/30/22 - page 6

57. Ratih (Indonesian origin) meaning "Goddess of beauty".

📍58. Rosalind (Spanish origin) meaning "pretty rose".
Foul Lady Fortune - Chloe Gong - 11/8/22 - page 3

59. Shaina (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful".

60. Shakila (Arabic origin) meaning "pretty".

61. Shifra (Hebrew origin) meaning "handsome, good".

62. Tasanee (Thai origin) meaning "beautiful view".

63. Tove (Swedish origin) meaning "beautiful".

64. Tuva (Scandinavian, Swedish, Norwegian origin) meaning "beautiful".

📍65. Vashti (Persian origin) meaning "lovely and beautiful".
Hawaii - James A. Michener - 4/19/22 - page 385

📍66. Venus (Roman origin) meaning "Roman Goddess of love and beauty".
Apples Never Fall - Liane Moriarty - 1/24/22 - page231

67. Venusa (Latin origin) meaning "Goddess of beauty".

📍68. Xin (Chinese origin) meaning "beautiful, elegant".
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan - Lisa See - 2/19/22 - page 255

69. Yamileth (Arabic origin) meaning "beautiful".

📍70. Adonis (Greek origin) meaning "most handsome, beautiful".
Wild Water - Jan Ruth - 11/17/22 - page 250

📍71. Allen (Celtic origin) meaning "bright and beautiful".
Years - LaVyrle Spencer - 6/2/22 - page 65

72. Amare (Ethiopian origin) meaning "handsome".

73. Argider (Basque origin) meaning "beautiful as light".

📍74. Beale (Old English origin) meaning "handsome man".
A Blizzard of Polar Bears - Alice Henderson - 5/14/22 - page 263

📍75. Beauregard (French origin) meaning "beautiful gaze".
The Book of Two Ways - Jodi Picoult - 1/3/21 - page 278

76. Bello (Italian origin) meaning "handsome, beautiful".

📍77. Belvedere (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful view".
Pleading Guilty - Scott Turow - 6/23/22 - page 170

78. Calixto (Greek origin) meaning "most beautiful".

79. Cosmo (Greek origin) meaning "beauty in order".

80. Eder (Basque origin) meaning "handsome".

📍81. Hassan (Arabic origin) meaning "handsome".
Salt Houses - Hala Alyan - 3/4/22 - page 249

82. Hussein (Arabic origin) meaning "small and handsome one".

📍83. Irvin (Scottish origin) meaning "fair and handsome".
The Black Ice - Michael Connelly - 4/29/22 - page 16

📍84. Jamal/Jamil (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty, beautiful".
Instructions for Dancing - Nicola Yoon - 6/11/22 - page 133

85. Kavanaugh (Irish origin) meaning "born beautiful, handsome".

86. Keefe (Irish origin) meaning "noble and handsome".

📍87. Kenneth (Irish origin) meaning "born of fire and beautiful".
Stamped Out - Tonya Kappes - 5/31/22 - page 18

88. Nohea (Hawaiian origin) meaning "handsome".

89. Rupin (Sanskrit origin) meaning "beautiful".

90. Shaquille (Arabic origin) meaning "well developed and handsome one".

📍91. Usain (Arabic origin) meaning "beautiful".
Blood Truth - J.R. Ward - 10/4/22 - page 21

92. Zayn (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty and grace".

93. Zinedine (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty of the faith".

📍94. Beau (French origin) meaning "handsome".
The Bounty Hunter's Bride - Victoria Bylin - 5/12/22 - page 1

95. Kazumi (Japanese origin) meaning "handsome, beautiful".

96. Keeva (Irish origin) meaning "gentle, beautiful, precious".

📍97. Mckenna (Irish, Scottish origin) meaning "son of the handsome one".
Midwives - Chris Bohjalian - 2/27/22 -page 9

📍98. Memphis (Place Name origin) meaning "enduring and beautiful".
Dog on It - Spencer Quinn - 1/18/22 - page 174

📍99. Mika (Russian, Japanese, Hungarian origin) meaning "beautiful fragrance".
Slave to Sensation - Nalini Singh - 9/19/22 - page 233

📍100. Mio (Japanese origin) meaning "cherry blossom, beautiful".
The Venice Sketchbook - Rhys Bowen - 2/16/22 - page 15

📍101. Rumi (Indian, Japanese origin) meaning "beauty".
The Book of Two Ways - Jodi Picoult - 1/3/21 - page 105

📍102. Zain (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty and grace".
Salt Houses - Hala Alyan - 3/4/22 - page 191

103. Zuri (African, Swahili origin) meaning "good, beautiful".


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message 43: by Melissa A (new)

Melissa A | 1803 comments I’m FINISHED! You Called Me Beautiful
Duration: January 1, 2022-December 31, 2022

52/25+ (exact spellings *)

List:
1. Alana (Gaelic origin) meaning "beauty".
(Page 355 - Alannah) The Love Hypothesis Ali Hazelwood 02/05/22

2. Alika
3. Amidala

*4. Ani (Hawaiian origin) meaning "beautiful". (Page 98 - Annie) Friends and Strangers J. Courtney Sullivan 01/12/22 & (@2% - Ani) One by One Ruth Ware 01/26/22

5. Annabelle (Hebrew, English origin) meaning "grace and beauty". (@99% Anabel) One by One Ruth Ware 01/26/22

6. Anwen
7. Aoife
8. Arinya

*9. Astrid (Norse origin) meaning "divinely beautiful". (Page 127 - Astrid) You Think It, I'll Say It Curtis Sittenfeld 01/03/22

*10. Belinda (Belinda - aka Bee through out the book - main character) One-Hit Wonder Lisa Jewell 04/16/22

*11. Bella (Latin, Greek, Portuguese origin) meaning "beautiful".
(Page 192 - Isabela - Isabella as well has the meaning “beautiful” from Italian and Spanish “bella”). Wish You Were Here Jodi Picoult 01/22/22
(Main Character Anna-Bella) One-Hit Wonder Lisa Jewell 04/16/22

*12. Belle (French origin) meaning "beauty". (Page 304 - Belle) Friends and Strangers J. Courtney Sullivan 01/12/22

13. Bellezza
14. Bonita

*15. Bonnie (Scottish origin) meaning "beautiful".
(Ch 10 page 1 @54% - Bonnie) Gusty Lovers and Cadavers (A Raina Sun Mystery #2) by Anne R. Tan 01/10/22

16. Calia - (@97% Caila) Will Will Smith 03/10/22

17. Calixta

*18. Calla (Greek origin) meaning "beautiful". (Page 353 - Calla) The Last Romantics Tara Conklin 01/13/22

19. Callidora
20. Caoimhe

21. Catelyn (Celtic origin) meaning "pure beauty". (Page 76 - Caitlin) Friends and Strangers J. Courtney Sullivan 01/12/22

22. Ceridwen

23. Clarabelle (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful and bright".
(Page 2 - Claribel) Cemetery Boys Aiden Thomas 01/13/22

*24. Cosima (Greek origin) meaning "order and beauty".
(Page 202 - Cosmia) Wish You Were Here Jodi Picoult 01/22/22

25. Eavan
26.Eider (Basque origin) meaning "beautiful".

*27. Ella (Greek, Normal origin) meaning "beautiful, Goddess of beauty". (Page 70 - Ella) Anne of Avonlea L.M. Montgomery 01/15/22

28. Fritha (Norse origin) meaning "fair and beautiful".
(Page 14 - Frieda) The Bluest Eye Toni Morrison 01/20/22

29. Harika

30. Hermosa (Spanish origin) meaning "beautiful".
(Page 186 - Hermana) StarfishLisa Fipps 02/02/22

*31. Indira (Sanskrit origin) meaning "beauty". (Page 14 - Indira) Apples Never Fall Liane Moriarty 01/24/22

*32. Ingrid (Norse origin) meaning "beauty".
(Page 309 - Ingrid) My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry Fredrik Backman; (Chapter 8, 1 of 16 - Ingrid) 01/21/22

*33. Iowa (Native American origin) meaning "beautiful land". (Page 42 - Iowa) You Think It, I'll Say It Curtis Sittenfeld 01/03/22

*34. Jacinta (Greek origin) meaning "beautiful".
(Page 158 - Jacinda) The Last Romantics Tara Conklin 01/13/22
(Page 101 - Jacinta) The Sentence Louise Erdrich 04/15/22

35. Jaeda (Arabic origin) meaning "goodness, beauty with a long neck". (Audio book Chapter 1 - “Jada Pinkett Smith”) With the Fire on High Elizabeth Acevedo 01/25/22

36. Jaffa

37. Jolie (French origin) meaning "pretty, beautiful".
(Chapter 6, 5 of 11 - Joley) Breezy Friends and Bodies Anne R. Tan 01/10/22

38. Kayleigh
39. Keva
40. Kyomi

*41. Linda (Spanish origin) meaning "beautiful". (Page 190 - Linda) You Think It, I'll Say It Curtis Sittenfeld 01/03/22

*42. Lydia (Greek origin) meaning "precious one, beautiful". (Page 137 - Lydia) The Last Romantics Tara Conklin 01/13/22

*43. Mab/Mabs (Irish, Welsh origin) meaning "beautiful lover". (Page x - Mabs) One Two Three Laurie Frankel 02/20/22

*44. Mabel (Latin origin) meaning "beautiful, lovely". (Page 130 - Mabel) Holy Terrors (Bed and Breakfast Murder #3) by Mary Daheim 01/09/22

*45. Mei (Chinese origin) meaning "beautiful". (Page 88 - Mei) Daughter of Moloka'i Alan Brennert 01/17/22

*46. Miyeon - (Page 183 - Miyeon) If I Had Your Face Frances Cha 03/11/22

47. Miyuki (Japanese origin) meaning "beautiful snow / beautiful happiness". (Page 46 - Yuki) Honey Girl Morgan Rogers 01/19/22

48. Nefertari
49. Naava

*50. Nomi (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful and delightful". (Page 6 - Nomi) Friends and Strangers J. Courtney Sullivan 01/12/22

51. Norabel (English origin) meaning "beautiful light".
(Page 152 - Nora) The Book of Candlelight (Secret, Book & Scone Society #3) by Ellery Adams 01/14/22 & (Page 278 - Norah) Apples Never Fall Liane Moriarty 01/24/22

52. Omarosa (African origin) meaning "beautiful child".
(Page 107 - Omar) Cemetery Boys Aiden Thomas 01/13/22

53. Omorose
54. Orabella
55. Raanana

*56. Rachel (Biblical origin) meaning "beautiful". (Page 24 - Rachel) Friends and Strangers J. Courtney Sullivan 01/12/22

57. Ratih
58. Rosalind (Spanish origin) meaning "pretty rose".

59. Shaina (Hebrew origin) meaning "beautiful".
(Page 109 - Shana) Holy Terrors (Bed and Breakfast Murder #3) by Mary Daheim 01/09/22
(Page 123 - Shania) People We Meet on Vacation Emily Henry

60. Shakila
61. Shifra
62. Tasanee
63. Tove
64. Tuva
65. Vashti

*66. Venus (Roman origin) meaning "Roman Goddess of love and beauty". (Page 461 - Venus) Friends and Strangers J. Courtney Sullivan 01/12/22 & (Ch 7 page 1 @49% - Venus) Gusty Lovers and Cadavers (A Raina Sun Mystery #2) by Anne R. Tan 01/10/22

67. Venusa
68. Xin (Chinese origin)
69. Yamileth

*70. Adonis (Greek origin) meaning "most handsome, beautiful". (Page 291 - Adonis) People You Meet On Vacation Emily Henry 02/01/22

*71. Allen (Celtic origin) meaning "bright and beautiful". (Page 46 - Allen) You Think It, I'll Say It Curtis Sittenfeld 01/03/22

72. Amare
73. Argider
74. Beale

*75. Beauregard (Page 214 - What If It's Us Becky Albertalli 08/18/22

76. Bello

*77. Belvedere (Italian origin) meaning "beautiful view". (Page 62 - Belvedere) Cemetery Boys Aiden Thomas 01/13/22

78. Calixto

79. Cosmo (Greek origin) meaning "beauty in order".
(Page 568 - cosmos) Cloud Cuckoo Land Anthony Doerr 01/16/22

80. Eder

*81. Hassan (Page 240- Hassan) These Precious Days: Essays Ann Patchett 02/22/22

*82. Hussein (Arabic origin) meaning "small and handsome one". (Page 283 - Hussein) Falling T.J. Newman 01/03/22

*83. Irvin (Scottish origin) meaning "fair and handsome".
(Page 158 - Irving) Anne of Avonlea L.M. Montgomery 01/15/22
(@8% - Irvin) Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI David Grann 05/18/22

*84. Jamal/Jamil (Arabic origin) meaning "beauty, beautiful".
(Page 97 - Jamal) Instructions for Dancing Nicola Yoon 01/25/22

*85. Kavanaugh - (main character - Hattie Kavanaugh) The Homewreckers Mary Kay Andrews 07/18/22

86. Keefe

*87. Kenneth (Irish origin) meaning "born of fire and beautiful".
(Page 158 - Kenneth) Anne of Avonlea L.M. Montgomery 01/15/22

88. Nohea
89. Rupin

*90. Shaquille Little Shaq Shaquille O'Neal 06/20/22

91. Usain
92. Zayn
93. Zinedine

*94. Beau (French origin) meaning "handsome". (Page 465 - Beau) Apples Never Fall Liane Moriarty 01/22/24

95. Kazumi
96. Keeva

*97. Mckenna (Irish, Scottish origin) meaning "son of the handsome one". (Page 13) Reminders of Him Colleen Hoover 01/19/22

*98. Memphis (Place Name origin) meaning "enduring and beautiful". (Page 79 - Memphis) You Think It, I'll Say It Curtis Sittenfeld 01/03/22

*99. Mika (Page 5) The White Tiger Aravind Adiga 01/14/22

100. Mio

*101. Rumi (Indian, Japanese origin) meaning "beauty".
(Page 5 - Rumi) The White Tiger Aravind Adiga 01/14/22

102. Zain
103. Zuri


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WOOHOO Melissa!


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