Rank my shortlist please!

[eviana]

Opinions for my shortlist needed

I love some of these but have had nothing but negative reactions so looking for more opinions to try and decide!!
Don't worry about being harsh if some aren't great, I'm not 100% about them all!! Honest opinions would be fab!

Boys:
Bear
Ivan
Kit
Koa
Roscoe
Sage
Stefan

Girls:
Afra
Ezri
Gypsy
Hester
Juniper
Lumi
Raven
Saskia

Only one I like is Saskia I'm afraid.

Wow, most of these I have never heard of! I like, Ivan, Kit and Stefan.Lumi and Saskia are nice 🙂

I hate them all But for the love of God, do not call a child Gypsy.

I particularly like Ivan. Stefan is fine and Kit, but only if short for Christopher.

Afra - if spelled Aphra, after the writer is great. And so is Hester. I like Juniper, and Saskia is OK, though not to my taste. Not Gypsy - unless you've got that heritage.

Kit or Stefan. Afra (though I think Aphra is a nicer and slightly more familiar spelling because of Aphra Behn), Hester or Saskia.

Roscoe
Afra
Junioer
All gorgeous

Boys - I like Ivan, Kit is OK, Bear is daft and Roscoe is the name of a dog I know!
Girls - I only like Saskia, Gypsy is a strange thing to consider calling a child.

Boys:
Bear - no
Ivan - ok
Kit - likely to be very popular. no
Koa - no
Roscoe - not sure. i wouldn't.
Sage - no
Stefan - ok

Girls:
Afra - Afro
Ezri - too similar to Ezra
Gypsy - no
Hester - ok
Juniper - yes
Lumi - not sure
Raven - maybe
Saskia - lovely

Sage and Gypsy, pretty bad, I'm thinking children from a New Age Commune wearing hand woven clothes etc. Kit and Stefan are okish for boys as is Juniper, but would be excellent if your surname was Berry Saskia is nice. Bear is cute but a bit gimmicky, Lumi different sounds okay. Ivan is always synonymous with Terrible in my book. The rest aren't very appealing.

Boys : Kit but beware the name is a shortener for Christopher not a name in its own right.

Girls : I'm going to go for Gypsy as every one else is there was a character in Home and Away in the 90s called Gypsy so I have heard it as a name

I like Stefan and Saskia

Kit is nice but terribly 'now'and will date. And I really like Hester. Not keen on the others I'm afraid.

Boys names I like Kit, Roscoe and Stefan. Favourite girls names are Juniper and Saskia x

Boys:
Bear - no. Sounds like you are imitating celebs.
Ivan - I kinda like it although might sound odd to some. Then again, it's your child!
Kit - See Ivan.
Koa - no. Sounds strange, can't quite put my finger on why.
Roscoe - dislike
Sage - good heavens NO! Do not saddle any child with this. Might as well call them Parsley. Additionally, I wouldn't want to label a child as wise, kind of sticking them on a pedestal.
Stefan - nice enough, nms but nothing wrong with it.

Girls:
Afra - it's okay but I'm aware it was a Roman nickname for women from Africa so idk how I feel about it. I kinda feel it's not a good name unless you're reclaiming it?
Ezri - not keen, sounds made up but not in a good way.
Gypsy - NO! Very inappropriate imo.
Hester - sounds like an aunt with a witchy face but will work on some people.
Juniper - dislike a lot.
Lumi - no, sounds like loony. I'd imagine a child or adult raised with her head in the clouds (not to say you will do that at all, it's just an association).
Raven - it's okay, not great. Better than bear, maybe bc bears are either considered to be strong & aggressive or cuddly toys.
Saskia - nice

I like Ivan and Saskia. I don't like Kit but love Christopher.

Stefan & Saskia are OK, and Kit is nice short for Christopher.

A definite No to the rest, especially Gypsy. Just don't do that to your child.

Boys:
Bear - no. Very faddy. Probably sound ridiculous in a few years
Ivan - like it but think he might be hit with 'the terrible' jokes
Kit - really cool!
Koa - no. Just weird.
Roscoe - I like it but the responses I've seen on other name boards have been overwhelmingly negative
Sage - girl's name
Stefan - boring

Girls:
Afra - it's fine. Ghanaian name for little girls born on a Friday, apparently
Ezri - sounds made up
Gypsy - would this be a bit politically incorrect?
Hester - quite nice
Juniper - nice!
Lumi - I like this!
Raven - no
Saskia - don't like this but couldnt say why

Girls : I like Ezri and Raven, both lovely ! Instead of Gypsy, how about Romany (Romy) ?
I like Sage as a girls name, but not for a boy.
Boys: I like Stefan. How about Jethro (Jet) ?

Saskia, Stefan, Kit (as a nickname for Christopher) and Ivan are fine. Juniper is ok.

Gypsy is considered an ethnic slur in the UK, I really wouldn't use it unless that's your heritage. Raven, Ezri, Koa and Bear aren't great names.for an adult.

Wow. Ok....

Boys:
Bear - too babyish, can you imagine having to introduce yourself as bear as an adult . Cringe !
Ivan - don't like
Kit - nickname, don't like
Koa - my mind automatically sees Koala. Don't like it, sounds made up
Roscoe - absolutely not, sorry but in Scotland it's like a horrid nickame of chavs called Ross
Sage - no.
Stefan - meh. Not a very attractive name but it's the best of a bad bunch

Girls:
Afra - sounds made up and unfinished
Ezri - sounds made up and unfinished
Gypsy - god no unless you want her to be bullied
Hester - so unattractive.
Juniper - no. Juno is nice though
Lumi - made up
Raven - all I can think it is the tv show that's so Raven
Saskia - not bad ! Quite pretty

So to sum up..... We have completely different name tastes haha. So sorry but I don't like any of the boys names at all . And saskia is the only one of the girls really that's pretty.

I like Stefan, Roscoe, Kit and Ivan

Best is awful.

From your girls I like Hester and Saskia some of the others are ok but not Gypsy, that one is terrible

Stefan is my favourite boy's name on your list, followed by Ivan.

Of your girl's choices I like Afra, Ezri and Lumi the most.

I like Stefan and Saskia but none of the others.

I do know a Gypsy in my local area .

Of your names I like Stefan and Juniper and think Saskia is amazing.

I like Ivan and Hester, Saskia is OK too