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What are your most favorite names ever?!

85 replies

HappyWifeandMum · 03/05/2011 04:15

So now that we have covered which names set your teeth on edge, which ones do you find to be utterly delightful? (And just like last time, if you don't mind, which continent/country do you hail from? :) )

My personal style is so eclectic, I couldn't even begin to describe it!! I do tend to love the more frilly names for girls, like Isabelle and Genevieve, and solid names like Josiah and Nicholas for boys. (North America)

Once again, my goal here is for this to be fun and informative... Grin If someone happens to mention a name that you personally find detestable, PLEASE do not mention that here... That is what the other thread was for! I would love for us all to have fun and just enjoy our differences! ;)

Soo looking forward to hearing your favorites! Here's a toast to each of us and our own unique individuality!! Wine

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unlucky67 · 05/05/2011 20:51

I like Violet ...but DP wouldn't go for it...
Melissa (but knew one and she wasn't very nice!)
Alissa (from Alice - my Gran which DD1 got as a middle name - DD2 is Alicia for same reason - no imagination!)
Hazel
Jasmine
Holly
Also Daisy and Poppy -until I found out they were the names Jamie Olivier called his children...

Boys - boring family names I'm afraid ...Thomas and John/Jonathan

feralgirl · 05/05/2011 20:45

Polly
Isolde
Rosenwyn

Rufus
Arlo
Dylan

These are on The List for DC2, due September.

overmydeadbody · 05/05/2011 20:23

Mungo

It has got to be the coolest name ever for a boy.

kalo12 · 05/05/2011 20:23

I love Diana for a girl and Damien for a boy but I will have to wait at least two generations before these can be used.

valiumbandwitch · 05/05/2011 20:19

yeah it's a great sadness of mine to only have two names. Two children is plenty -but only two names Sad

randomimposter · 05/05/2011 20:13

OOOO, I love...
Jerome
Gregory
Malachy
Rafferty
Joseph
Jago
Jude

Genevieve
Eliza
Clemency
Clara
Tess
Rosanna
Nell
Melissa
Luisa
Jemima
Romilly
Emilia

BUT many would sound ridiculous or wouldn't be appropriate with our surname and DS's name which isn't on my list, as neither of his names are my favourite names, but mean a lot to me in terms of who he was named after and why.

I bloody love names, me Grin...

swingingcat · 05/05/2011 20:05

I adore the name Dylan and imagine it to suit a very high spirited wee boy with an angelic grin!

birchykel · 05/05/2011 19:51

I am having a girl in 7 weeks.....and I keep coming back to the same name which is Alice, it was my nans name but I think its pretty too. I did like Arthur for a boy. Xx

MissPricklePants · 05/05/2011 18:23

I love ivy, iris, rowan, adelaide, evangeline and hermione for girls.
For boys I like rufus, teddy, stanley or george :-)

Becaroooo · 05/05/2011 17:46

Thomas, Toby, Edward, Harry, Jack, Noah, Oliver, James

Elinor, Lucy, Grace, Ruby, Isobel, Niamh, Elizabeth, Lilly

Bit boring I'm afraid!!!

FrameyMcFrame · 05/05/2011 17:44

And Erik

misshospitalcorners · 05/05/2011 17:43

Girls
Katherine/Catherine, Elisabeth, Annabel, Juliet with a quiet 't' Smile, Evelyn, Caroline and Charlotte.
Also Beth, Mabel, Roslyn, Neve and Ripley - not classic names but I love how they sound.

Boys
Andrew, Gregory, Luke, Edward, Cassius, Matthew, Sebastian and Henry.

I'm English btw.

FrameyMcFrame · 05/05/2011 17:42

Arunima
Calliope

Arthur
Albert

Valiant1 · 05/05/2011 17:31

You have made my day dd is called Genevieve and hardly see it anywhere Grin i have also got a Zakariah and an Elliot and soon to be a Abigail if she is a girl fingers crossed x

Happymum22 · 05/05/2011 16:39

Amy
Thea
Amelia
Kyra
Lotty
Victoria
Miya
Emie
Tegan
Olivia
Hollie
Daisy
Isabelle
Evie
Ruby
Grace

Harry
Freddie
Liam
Ted
Robbie
Ollie
Benjamin
Josh
George
Henry
Jack

FellatioNelson · 05/05/2011 16:32

I like alot of names that have already been mentioned - romantic ethereal sounding names for girls like:

Evangeline
Clementine
Genevieve
Ophelia
Xanthe
Lois
Georgiana
Anais
Elsa
Domini
Romilly
Demelza
Morwenna
Elizabeth

for boys I love:

Julian
Sebastian
Hugo
Gabriel

gkys · 05/05/2011 15:43

evangeline

ComeAlongPond · 05/05/2011 15:27

Girls:

Petra, Felicity, Amelia, Olivia, Elizabeth, Otillie, Rosalind, Alexandra, Madeleine.

Boys:

Lawrence, Henry, Edward, Robin, Hugh.

valiumbandwitch · 05/05/2011 14:19

I wouldn't assume that.

Poppyjen · 05/05/2011 14:13

rachel1970 really pleased you said that, I love it so much Smile

rachel1970 · 05/05/2011 14:06

Adelaide is lovely. Do people assume that a Florence was conceived in Florence? Or a Virginia in Virginia? Or a Sydney in Sydney etc. etc.

baskingseals · 05/05/2011 14:05

boys: Gabriel, Xavier, Arlo, Asa, Ariel

girls: Rose, Giselle, Elsa,

Poppyjen · 05/05/2011 14:02

Am loving Nathaniel for a boy....

Girls' names I like are

Adelaide (so pretty but fear people would assume Beckham-esque place of conception name)
Anais
Eloise
Flora
Clara

(I am in UK)

cuteboots · 05/05/2011 13:42

If Id had a girl she was going to be called Jessica Louise. I also had
Jade , Katelyn, Eloise . I didnt really have any boys names till the last minute and they were- Finn, Christian, and Oliver.

BamBam21 · 05/05/2011 13:24

Favourite boys' names - Daniel, Michael, Ross and Ben. My DS is called one of those!

For girls - Louise, Maria, Matilda, Rosie, Sophie and Lucy. I really want a DD to come along one day!Smile

I'm in Scotland.

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