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Opinion on these names?

31 replies

WittyUsername102 · 01/09/2014 16:44

Just the title - thank you.

Alexia
Alice
Candice
Cara
Chyler
Elizabeth
Evangeline
Kamai
Katarina
Ksenia
Lillian
Meredith

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BackforGood · 01/09/2014 16:51

I, personally, like Alice and Elizabeth from that list.

I'm not sure how to pronounce Chyler, Kamai, or Ksenia, which always puts me off a name - I like a name to be easily 'readable' to save having to spend half your life correcting it.

fairyteepee · 01/09/2014 17:09

i like Alexia but not too keen on the others sorry, congratulations!

Alisvolatpropiis · 01/09/2014 17:12

I like Evangeline and Meredith.

Alexia is a medical term for lack of speech, or something negative to do with speech.

overmydeadbody · 01/09/2014 17:15

Meredith is my favourite out of that lot.

Some of them are a bit of a mouthful imo.

Alexia sounds like a medical condition.

ralinax294 · 01/09/2014 17:18

Alexia - Quite like it, prefer Alexa.
Alice - Nice.
Candice - Don't like it.
Cara - Love it, one of my favourite names.
Chyler - Don't like it.
Elizabeth - Love it, great classic name, lots of nn potential.
Evangeline - It's okay.
Kamai - It's okay.
Katarina - Not to keen but I do like the nn Kat.
Ksenia - Don't like it.
Lillian - Nice.
Meredith - It's okay.

Rivercam · 01/09/2014 17:22

Chyler, Katmai and Ksenia - never heard of before and not sure how to pronounce. With these names, you will spend all your time either correcting people's pronunciation of them, or spelling them out.

The other names are nice. Especially like Evangeline and Meredith.

WhispersOfWickedness · 01/09/2014 17:29

I like Cara, Evangeline and Meredith from your list Smile

mummybare · 01/09/2014 17:34

Love Elizabeth biased as well as Meredith and Lillian. Alice and Cara are also nice.

DonkeysDontRideBicycles · 01/09/2014 17:34

I do like Katarina and Cara and then the classic strong names, Alice and Elizabeth.
Which sounds best with the intended surname?
Then in fifth and sixth places, Meredith and Evangeline.

MollyBdenum · 01/09/2014 17:35

Alice and Elizabeth - lovely but a bit too classic for my tastes.

Evangeline, Lillian and Meredith - quite nice.

I don't like the rest.

cece · 01/09/2014 17:40

Alexia - pretty but also a medical condition
Alice - lovely, also like Alicia
Candice- bit too American sounding for my tastes
Cara - OK
Chyler- no idea how to say it so not for me
Elizabeth - lovely classic
Evangeline - makes me think of a cartoon, not sure why
Kamai - ? no idea how to say this either
Katarina - OK
Ksenia - this looks made up to me
Lillian - love this one
Meredith - pretty

From your list I would use Alice, Elisabeth or Lillian

AberdeenAngusina · 01/09/2014 17:53

How do you pronounce Ksenia? Kiss-enia? Kih-sen-ia?

I like Meredith, Alice, Katarina, Elizabeth and Lillian from your list. I don't like Chyler at all.

TempsPerdu · 01/09/2014 17:57

I like Meredith, Alice, Elizabeth and Katerina. Lillian is OK but would inevitably become Lily, which I'm not a fan of. Not a fan of Candice, Kamai or Chyler (have no idea how this is pronounced - is it similar to Schuyler/Skylar?)

Michonne · 01/09/2014 18:09

I like Evangeline and Meredith, not keen on any of the others.

WittyUsername102 · 01/09/2014 18:35

Hi all, thank you for your opinions.

I didn't realize Alexia was a medical condition - I thought it was just a shortening of Alexandria, thank you, I guess that's crossed off now.

Ksenia is not made up - it is Russian and the name of my best friend. Another spelling is Xenia, but it is pronounced slightly differently and I thought Ksenia would be easier to look at and say than Xenia - is it not? Ksenia is pronounced ku-sen-ya while Xenia has 4 different pronunciations, one of which is sen-ya.

Kamai was a typo, it is meant to be Kamini, but I guess we have a nickname now if we pick that. (Ka-me-knee).

Chyler is ky-ler.

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WittyUsername102 · 01/09/2014 19:12

To add, we're looking for a sister for Carissa, Daisy and Simon.

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MollyBdenum · 01/09/2014 20:26

In that case, I think Lillian and Evangeline go best with the other sibling names.

Alisvolatpropiis · 01/09/2014 21:38

I think Xenia would be easier for people to get their head around, because of Xavier being fairly well known the X beginning isn't massively confusing. Whereas Ks start is very different to English language patterns of spelling.

I think the names I mentioned liking upthread work well with your existing children's names. A good friend of mine is called Carissa, makes me smile just seeing the name, she's fab.

Sophronia · 02/09/2014 01:29

I like Alice, Elizabeth, Evangeline, Katarina and Ksenia.

I think Meredith, Lillian and Evangeline go best with the sibling names. Cara is too close to Clarissa.

Sophronia · 02/09/2014 01:29

Sorry, that should say Carissa!

Surfsup1 · 02/09/2014 01:37

Alexia - Lovely, feminine but with gravitas
Alice - Lovely name
Candice - stripper
Cara - nice enough
Chyler - yuck
Elizabeth - classic and a plethora of nns
Evangeline - wears a cape and a mask
Kamai - looks like a phonetic representation of how they say Kimmy on Kath and Kim

Katarina - Pretty and strong
Ksenia - how do you pronounce that?
Lillian - is a librarian
Meredith - is Lillian's bookish sister.

LoxleyBarrett · 02/09/2014 06:17

Cece - are you sure Alexia is a medical condition? Ar you confusing with ataxia?

LoxleyBarrett · 02/09/2014 06:19

Sorry Cece found it. It's fairly uncommon though.

diddl · 02/09/2014 09:32

Cara
katarina.

Both lovely.

Bunbaker · 02/09/2014 09:39

How about Zena for Ksenia?
Chyler sounds too much like Kyle/Kylie, so it's a no from me.

I like the rest though.