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What do these names make you think of?

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alessandrae83 · 13/02/2019 13:44

Girls

Evangeline
Elizabeth
Olivia
Juliet
Evelyn
Elena
Esther
Emily
Martha
Frances
Julia
Beatrix
Marianne
Lucille
Margot
Alice
Adeline
Eloise
Cadence
Marian

Boys
Elijah
Anthony
Caleb
Charlie
Ronan
Reuben
Finley
Frank

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CoolJule43 · 13/02/2019 14:22

Cadence - the rate at which you pedal a bicycle.

Juliet - Romeo and Juliet and their deaths.

Martha - or Arthur. Being all mixed up about all sorts of things (including sexuality).

Evangeline - Evangelina Jolie who I'm not keen on.

Most of the names just strike me as old-fashioned or biblical (including the boys' names) which is fine if you like all things traditional. I quite like a lot of them but that's because they remind me of nice people with those names.

I love the names Finley and Charlie for boys.

Inaboatwithoutapaddle247 · 13/02/2019 14:51

These are just the images that pop into my head and are not based on anyone I know with that name.

Evangeline - a posh little girl with blonde plaits.
Elizabeth - polite and well spoken. Loves horses.
Olivia - popular with lots of friends. Likes dancing.
Juliet - a professional lady in a suit with perfect hair.
Evelyn - a pretty little girl with blonde curls.
Elena - quiet and shy. Plays the clarinet.
Esther - straight dark hair. Enjoys cooking.
Emily - gentle natured. Loves animals.
Martha - I picture a little girl with straight long blonde hair in a white dress.
Frances - a strict teacher.
Julia - very clever and articulate.
Beatrix - hair in a bun and brief case.
Marianne - short bob cut. Picking flowers in a meadow.
Lucille - ginger hair. Speaks fluent French.
Margot - curly hair and glasses.
Alice - has a huge collection of teddies. Softly spoken.

Adeline - pretty and loves fashion.
Eloise - rosy cheeks and good at art.
Cadence - clever. Possibly a medical student.
Marian - a lady in her 60's with curly hair and glasses.

Boys
Elijah- a posh little boy with curly hair.
Anthony - a student with freckles.
Caleb - a round faced baby boy with a big smile.
Charlie - a cute little boy with lots of energy.
Ronan - a teenager who is popular with the girls.
Reuben - quiet with dark hair.
Finley - good at sport and a football fanatic.
Frank - I can only picture an old man with glasses.

MikeUniformMike · 13/02/2019 14:57

Evangeline - not keen
Elizabeth - like
Olivia - overused
Juliet - ok but don't like Jules
Evelyn - not keen
Elena - nice, but would probably say Elaina.
Esther - nice
Emily - bit wet sounding
Martha - bit popular now
Frances - nice
Julia - too many in my age group. Don't like Jules
Beatrix - not keen
Marianne - not keen
Lucille - no. Lucy is much nicer
Margot - nice but a bit too similar to Maggot
Alice - lovely
Adeline - awful
Eloise - not keen
Cadence - cycling term
Marian - ok but wouldn't choose it.

Boys
Elijah - too babyish
Anthony - great
Caleb - nice
Charlie - great
Ronan - no
Reuben - no
Finley - too popular
Frank - ok

toomuchtoolittle · 13/02/2019 15:00

I like..
Evangeline
Margot
Olivia

Elijah
Caleb

Wedgiecar58 · 13/02/2019 16:47

Evangelina Jolie who I'm not keen on.

Who the hell is Evangelina Jolie ?? 😂😂😂

CoolJule43 · 13/02/2019 21:45

Evangelina Jolie. Lol - I was having a brainstorm. I'm glad I made you laugh!

FluffyMunchkin · 14/02/2019 00:08

Evangeline: Evangelical church, preachers
Elizabeth: "The Paper Bag Princess" by Robert Munsch (great children's book with a great message!)
Olivia: Bolivia
Juliet: Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou, Romeo?
Evelyn: Every child called Eve, Eva, Evie, Ava...
Elena: Lovely!
Esther: My grandmother
Emily: Gilmore Girls
Martha: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Frances: Lovely!
Julia: Lovely!
Beatrix: Beatrix Potter
Marianne: A song by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
Lucille: I Love Lucy or The Walking Dead
Margot: The Babysitters Club
Alice: "Still Alice" by Lisa Genova
Adeline: Nothing really
Eloise: At the Plaza
Cadence: Meh
Marian: Robin Hood

Elijah: Elijah Wood
Anthony: Anthony Hopkins
Caleb: Lovely!
Charlie: Willy Wonka
Ronan: Some sort of row boat (not sure why)
Reuben: Adorable (especially the nickname Roo)
Finley: Finn, but posh
Frank: Let me be frank...

erja · 14/02/2019 00:26

Evangeline - fairy/ballerina. Don't like the name.
Elizabeth - my GM/bit old lady. I like it purely for the potential nicknames.
Olivia - too common with people in my age category so don't like it.
Juliet - Romeo and... much prefer Julia.
Evelyn - elegant. Love
Elena - vampire diaries. Not sure about it
Esther - girl from hollyoaks. Not sure about this one either
Emily - also too common with people in my age category so don't like it.
Martha - quirky and a bit frumpy, but must be in a good way as I love the name?
Frances - dirty dancing. Love
Julia - see above, love!
Beatrix - posh girl who loves horses is my first association! Confused don't like at all
Marianne - bit chavvy (sorry!) so don't like it
Lucille - trying to hard to be posh, don't like it
Margot - very harsh sounding, unfeminine and reminds me of 'maggot'. really hate this name

erja · 14/02/2019 00:30

Alice - elegant and classy. really like
Adeline - not sure what I think of but I really don't like it
Eloise - see Adeline
Cadence - makes me think of candy? Don't like it
Marian - a woman in her 40s/50s. Not keen

Elijah - handsome. Love
Anthony - a man in his 30s/40s with slicked back hair, really don't like
Caleb - naughty kid (sorry!), don't like
Charlie - coke (and that's not even something I'm used to hearing people talk about but would still know the reference, sorry!)
Ronan - that singer... what's his name?
Reuben - I like it
Finley - not sure about this one
Frank - the man that sits on his own in the pub in his 60s. Frankie/Francis is better

padfootprongs · 14/02/2019 20:25

Elijah - cute baby/ toddler, strong handsome man, love
Anthony - middle aged man/ Ant and Dec. Not keen
Caleb - cheeky

Charlie - also cheeky
Ronan - singer
Reuben- cute toddler, nice sensible boy. Like
It
Finley - nice name, i know a couple of children named Finley so the name makes me think of them, I like it
Frank - old man, like it though

From your girls my favorites are Adeline, Evelyn, Olivia, Margot.

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