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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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Psammead · 05/05/2011 13:17

Thanks OneBadAsp it's DD's middle name Grin

LouMacca · 05/05/2011 13:09

Sophie
Isobel
Georgia
Jenna

Daniel
Ben
Freddie
Samuel
Joseph

bebejones · 05/05/2011 12:56

Another one with a mixed bag of faves here. I tend to like more traditional, but at the same time unusual ish names. (But they can't be too 'out there')

Girls - Phoebe, Tabitha, Imogen, Scarlett, Marianne, Erica, Olivia, Rebecca

Boys - Logan, Alexander, Troy, Benjamin, Montgomery, Christian, Xavier, Oliver (I love, but fear it has been over used)

(I'm in the UK)

cochonette · 05/05/2011 12:41

my fave names for boys are

Zachary (Zac)
Hugo
Xavier
Yves

(I'm half French, a shame these last two don't work so well in English)

for girls i like

Ruby
Camille (again, French)

OneBadAsp · 05/05/2011 12:40

Psammead i love Rowan for a girl! Grin

Psammead · 05/05/2011 12:34

Boys: Benedict, James, Johan, Rory.

Girls: Penelope, Alice, Rowan, Lucia

Quenelle · 05/05/2011 11:56

Girls: Lola, Amelia

Boys: Louie/Louis, Emil

homeagainhomeagain · 05/05/2011 11:52

My DDs are my favouite names, including their middle names :) Elizabeth Anne and May Frances

Boys - I like Stuart, Peter and Alexander

No more babies for me though :( I also like Lucy for a girl.

Funny, I know my family is complete but I often sit and dream about what I would call DD3

rachel1970 · 05/05/2011 11:42

My favourite names include classics like:

Anna, Emma, Marie, Celia, Sophia

Clement, Quentin, Leo, Marcus

NinjaTurtle · 05/05/2011 11:14

I have an Isabella, but also love Ophelia, Scarlett, Evelyn, India, Juliet, Arabella, Araminta and Elizabeth.
I always struggle more thinking about boys names I like, but I think my favourites are Bodhi (sp) and Caspar.

DivineInspiration · 05/05/2011 10:56

Ramona, Ava, Vivien, Carmen, Carlotta,
Vincent, Magnus, Judah, Jude, Raphael, Horatio.

Are my current faves.

They just look good and sound good to me. I don't like frill or faff or try-hard, though nor am I keen on very traditional. They'd age well, wouldn't overwhelm a toddler or seem infantile on an adult, can't reall be mispronounced.

DP and I agree on Carmen and Jude only.

There are also a few names I have a fondness for, but wouldn't use for various reasons: like Heathcliff, DiAngelo, Aaliyah, Ahava.

wombatinwaiting · 05/05/2011 10:48

razzlebathbone - that's my surname!

OneBadAsp · 05/05/2011 10:39

my favourite girl's names are Artemis, Imogen, Inken, Paloma, Alexa, Isla, Ingrid... i like 'i' names apparently!

favourite boy's name is angus, determined to have it if we have a DS! also aiden, gabriel, tobias, sebastian.

DP and i have completely different taste in names, i like something a little unusual/uncommon. if it's in the top 10 names, i can guarantee DP will like it

lockets · 05/05/2011 10:24

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FoofffyShmoofffer · 05/05/2011 09:56

Ah feck did I spell it wrong Blush Yep that's what I meant.

tammytoby · 05/05/2011 09:27

Do you mean Antoinette (female version of Antoine)?

FoofffyShmoofffer · 05/05/2011 09:25

My DCs names are my absolute favourites

also Alexander, Evangeline and Antionette.

valiumbandwitch · 05/05/2011 09:24

I have names that I love for a few years and then they lose their sparkle, but I have always really liked these names

Juliet
Marcus

Loads of names I love though.

tammytoby · 05/05/2011 09:22

I love Antonia, Elena, Charlotte, Quentin, Christopher, Alexander.

tummytickler · 05/05/2011 08:57

I forgot Prudence, Beryl and Rita!

tummytickler · 05/05/2011 08:40

Miriam, Judith, Shirley, Enid, Aphra, Thisbe, Jean, Rivka, Priscilla, Zuleika, Lydia, Roberta, Thomasina.

Obadiah, Shem, Jethro, Mortimer, Ariel, Ori, Balthazar, Abraham, Moses.

exoticfruits · 04/05/2011 21:32

Sarah, Elizabeth, Louisa, Catherine (sadly no DDs to use them on)
Alexander, Matthew, Christopher, Edward, Robert (all vetoed)

D0G · 04/05/2011 21:30

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MelinaM · 04/05/2011 21:29

I love Jezebel! ...surely one dayGrin

Anoushka, Artemis, Aurelia, Ava, Jemima, Ophelia, Orithyia, Perdita.

Atticus, Balthazar, Edward, Porthos, Sebastian, Winston.

Domesticbodess · 04/05/2011 21:26

Louise - and I never got to use it Sad