Are these dumb names?

[Tabitha98]

I’m having a baby soon, and I want to call it something nice. I don’t know what though, as my best friend laughed at the suggestions.

Amie
Addison
Sierra
Serena
Jocasta
Matilda

Not to my taste but all reasonable names except for Addison as it makes me think of Addison's disease and maybe Sierra as to me that's a car everyone wanted in my youth.

Amie is spelled Amy. Addison makes me think of Addison’s Disease. The others are ok imo.

I love Matilda x

Jocasta was Oedipus' mother... I really wouldn't choose that one.

Serena and Matilda are nice.

Matilda and Amy are nice.
Serena is a real name.
Jocasta isn't to my taste (it's a bit of a comedy example of posh/pretentious names eg "little Tarquin & Jocasta")

Addison and Sierra are dumb.

Addison makes me think of Addison Lee taxis 😂

I like Amy

Matilda in my daughters class gets called Mati (Matty)

I don’t like Addison or Sierra. Not keen on Jocasta. Others are fine.

I'm sorry your friend laughed at your suggestions. There are some really good names on your list - Amie, Serena and Matilda.

I'd cross off Addison. Sierra is okay, but not as good as Serena, and Jocasta has potential but I find it difficult to pronounce.

Serena is lovely

I like Matilda (none of the ones I've taught has been shortened to Matty; more Tilda, Tilly, etc) and Amie (though prefer it spelt Aimie or Amy)

I had a close relative who died of Addison's - I'd be a bit if I met a baby with that name. How about Alzheimer if it's a boy?

Sorry.

I’m having a baby soon, and I want to call it something nice.

no! Don’t call it something nice, call it something horrible.

I love Amy. (But spell it Amy - or Aimee if you can claim some French ancestors or she’ll spend her life correcting people.)

Matilda is nice but very popular these days.

Addison I do like but the “Addison’s disease” does pop into my head.

Serena is pretty although I wouldn’t use it myself - not sure why.

Not keen on Sierra and Jocasta is a bit “trying to be posh”. Unless you are very posh in which case you’ll probably know 47 Jocastas.

Addison is a boys name, it's only recently had some people using it for their daughters.

Addison is terrible.
Matilda is nice enough. The rest aren't great.

Why did she laugh at them? I particularly love Serena and Matilda. Matilda is very popular so hardly laughable!

I thought “Amie” was “Arnie” when I first read it.

As in Schwarzenegger.

Don’t mis-spell names in dumb cutesy ways. It’s spelled “Amy”.

I quite like Addison. Probably if you had said Maddison more people would have liked it because it's more familiar.

Amie- I initially read this as Arnie. Amy was hugely popular in the 1980s and 1990s so is a bit dated.
Addison - No.
Sierra - No. 1980s family car.
Serena - yes
Jocasta - yes
Matilda - very popular.

Theyre fine, apart from the spelling of amie. Unless youre going for the pronunciation of a, as in apple? a (apple) mie???

Jocasta would be my choice.

Amie - I prefer the spelling “Amy”
Addison - not keen, it’s too androgynous for my liking
Sierra - ok
Serena - nice
Jocasta - no. Oedipus’ mum.
Matilda - ok

Addison is far from nice it's an ugly name, even for a boy. It's very obviously a surname as it ends in 'son' and not even an attractive surname.

Serena, on the other hand, is lovely. It's a mystery to me how you can have them both on the same list!