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Mixed bag.... don’t hold back

56 replies

Proseccofuelled · 26/05/2019 14:05

Struggling to find a name I love let alone one the husband will agree to - let me know your thoughts on the following - & be as blunt as you like!

Ada
Louisa (does this feel dated because of Louise?)
Norah (ruined by stockings?)
Audrey (too soon?)
Lena
Jane (boring?)
Nancy (too tragic?)
Adeline
Dorothy
Jemima

Leo
Walter (pretentious?)
Henry
Ralph
Roland
Robin
Peter (dull?)

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JaneGlorianaVillanueva · 26/05/2019 14:55

Ada - dislike
Louisa (does this feel dated because of Louise?) - not keen, luisa is a nicer spelling I think
Norah (ruined by stockings?) - dislike, old fashioned
Audrey (too soon?) - dislike, old fashioned
Lena - love! Also really like the spelling Lina
Jane (boring?) - nice but yes a bit plain
Nancy (too tragic?) - old lady ish
Adeline - love love love
Dorothy - no dont like
Jemima - hmm not sure om this dont hate it but dont quite like it

Leo - love
Walter (pretentious?) - old man, dislike
Henry - like
Ralph - bit posh
Roland - no sorry it makes me think of roland the rat
Robin - quite nice but prefer it as a girls name (spelt with a y obv)
Peter - plain/boring

My favourites are Adeline and Lena, and Leo and Henry :)

Malyshek · 26/05/2019 14:54

Hello ! I'll try to help. Please bear in mind I'm not American/British and English is my second language !

Ada - too short for my liking
Louisa (does this feel dated because of Louise?)- It does feel dated to me, I like Lou better
Norah (ruined by stockings?) I don't know the stockings but not fond of the name, sounds old-fashioned to me
Audrey (too soon?)- I like Aubrey much better
Lena - to me that's a diminutive of Elena, not a name in its own right. I like Lana though
Jane (boring?)- a bit, sorry
Nancy (too tragic?) - old-fashioned I think
Adeline - I like it
Dorothy - is fine, though it really makes me think of the wizard of Oz
Jemima - original but not unheard of, I like it

Leo - bit too common these days
Walter (pretentious?) - not pretentious but sounds very "late 19th, early 20th century" to me
Henry - name's okay but not super original
Ralph - I like it. Classic but not boring
Roland - same. Like it.
Robin - not too keen on it - reminds me of Robin Hood.
Peter (dull?) - Fine though not very original

Hermagsjesty · 26/05/2019 14:54

Ada - Like
Louisa - Not keen, bit dated and don’t like Lou as a shortening
Norah -Love
Audrey - Like
Lena - Not too my taste
Jane - Like
Nancy - Like
Adeline - Bit too flowery for my taste
Dorothy - Like and love Dotty as an abbreviation
Jemima - Again, not to my taste

Leo - Like
Walter - Love
Henry - Not keen
Ralph - Too associated with Forever by Judy Blume for me but that may just be my age...
Roland - Not keen
Robin - Like
Peter - Quite Like

Have you considered: Ivy, Jean, Valerie for girls? Vincent, Ivan, Lester for boys?

MikeUniformMike · 26/05/2019 14:52

or not oe. And it's a no.

MikeUniformMike · 26/05/2019 14:51

Ada - don't like it. First Aider.
Louisa (does this feel dated because of Louise?) - no. it's lovely.
Norah (ruined by stockings?) - Flamin' Norah. Norah Batty.
Audrey (too soon?) - Audrey Roberts. Nuff sed.
Lena - Leena oe Layna?
Jane (boring?) - lovely.
Nancy (too tragic?) - it's ok
Adeline - awful sorry. Add-a-line.
Dorothy - love Dot as a nn
Jemima - lovely

Leo - nice but way too popular
Walter (pretentious?) - don't like it
Henry - popular but sounds a bit wet
Ralph - no. Ralf or Rafe... Just no
Roland - ok
Robin - ok
Peter (dull?) - love it.

daisypond · 26/05/2019 14:47

Ada- bland
Louisa-really like.
Norah-dreary. It does have stocking connotations to me.
Audrey- great. Audrey Hepburn.
Lena-OK but bland.
Jane-really like. Simple and classic.
Nancy-only if short for Anne or Anna.
Adeline-Victorian style of name that’s already dated.
Dorothy- OK but I’m not wildly keen.
Jemima- pretty sound but it has Deep South connotations to me. Aunt Jemima.

Leo- nice but popular.
Walter- I quite like this. But you might get Wally.
Henry-nice, classic.
Ralph-like.
Roland-surprisingly I like this. Childe Roland. But might be hard to pull off. Still got an old image.
Robin-not keen. Too babyish but OK as short for Robert or Rupert.
Peter-like this. Due a comeback.