Mixed bag.... don’t hold back

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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?)

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.

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.

or not oe. And it's a no.

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?

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

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 :)

Ada - quite like
Louisa - no
Norah - no
Audrey - no but how about Aubrey
Lena - no
Jane - I prefer the Jayne spelling or how about Janie or Jamie?
Nancy - no
Adeline - ok
Dorothy - no
Jemima - no

Leo - quite like but prefer Leon
Walter - no
Henry - quite like
Ralph - no
Roland - no
Robin - define no
Peter - no

Ada is lovely but everyone is using it right now. Not sure I’d want to be 10th Ada in the class.
Def not Norah. Associate it with head scarfs and def stockings! Same for Audrey and Dorothy sorry.
Maybe Astrid is not as old fashioned? Guess it comes down to personal taste though. I know a Joyce recently and I don’t think that even sounds pretty. Def old fashioned but names come back into fashion given enough time.
Jane is classy but maybe a bit dull. Jemima is nice but always reminds me of a duck! Some people may disagree.
Evelyn nn eve or Evie? Still got old fashioned vibe but can be shortened to something more modern? Maybe becoming popular though.
Josephine, Emmanuelle, Renee, Noelle, Zola, Georgia/Georgina? Such personal thing but l love French names as I think they r elegant, so called my daughter Gabrielle.

Boys names r so difficult. Like Robin and Leo

Ada - love
Louisa - bit boring
Norah - sounds harsh in some accents. Makes me think of "Gnaw 'er"
Audrey - love
Lena - ok
Jane ok
Nancy - just don't like
Adeline - again, sounds harsh to my ears, prefer Adelaide
Dorothy - love
Jemima - too sloaney

Leo - bit boring
Walter like
Henry - ok
Ralph - reminds me too much of the Thornbirds
Roland - reminds me of Roland Rat!
Robin - never liked it
Peter quite nice

Be blunt, you say? Right then

Ada - it's a bit dull, Ava is much nicer but so popular
Louisa - gorgeous, very classy & elegant
Norah - horrid, frumpy & dreary - and yes, stockings/nits
Audrey - fabulous, first association is Hepburn
Lena - nice but several ways to pronounce
Jane - lovely, an underused, unfussy classic which deserves a revival
Nancy - really don't like this name
Adeline - no, not keen on this
Dorothy - I quite like, would use Dolly or Dotty as a diminutive
Jemima - if it wasn't for Puddleduck I'd love it

Leo - love it, but it's very now
Walter - not keen
Henry - really like, but very popular
Ralph - can't bear this name, whichever way it's pronounced
Roland - not keen, it's on a par with Walter but way better than Ralph
Robin - it's a bit, erm, wet. Robert is much better
Peter - love it, it's not dull at all

I like Lena and Nancy from the girls list. The others are a bit old lady to me. How about Annaliese instead of Adeline?

Like all the boys apart from Walter and Roland. I think Peter is definitely coming back into popularity, and the others are all solid.

I love Luisa weirdly but not Louisa.
And like Leo

wasn't Annaliese the full name of Anne Frank - lovely name

Ada- love it, much nicer than Ava
Louisa- prefer Louise
Norah- awful
Audrey- old lady name and not cool
Lena- ok
Jane- not nice
Nancy- I love Nancy
Adeline- like
Dorothy- granny name
Jemima- cute

Leo- nice, im sure people will say it's common but I have never come across one
Walter- awful
Henry- cute and classic
Ralph- not fond
Roland- rat?
Robin- prefer Robyn for a girl
Peter- very 90's

Definitely would not agree that Ada is common, I have never heard of anybody using the name. Ava yes but not Ada!

Jemima and Robin
Don't like the others

This never happens: I like all of your names!

In fact, I adore all of them except maybe Jemima.

Your names are not to my taste at all but I don’t mind Louisa or Louis and I think Jane is due a comeback.

Louisa
Walter
Ralph
Peter

All GORGEOUS

Thanks these replies are so helpful?

Although wtf is Roland Rat ? Off to google

@malyshek & @bunnybigears I do really like Aubrey but my husband is having none of it

Ada: I like this! Ada Lovelace
Louisa (does this feel dated because of Louise?): Nicer than Louise, and not particularly dated
Norah (ruined by stockings?): I don't think anyone cares about Norah Batty any more, but I don't love it
Audrey (too soon?): Too soon for what?
Lena: No
Jane (boring?): Yes, boring
Nancy (too tragic?): Huh? I really like Nancy
Adeline: No, too try hard
Dorothy: Prefer Dorothea
Jemima: It's okay but a bit bland

Leo: No
Walter (pretentious?): Wet, rather than pretentious, imo
Henry: Fine
Ralph: Don't love it. Has two pronunciations: Ralph and Rafe
Roland: No.
Robin: Love this
Peter (dull?): Fine. No duller than Henry.

@DramaAlpaca your comment made me laugh especially as I recognise you & don’t think you needed telling to give your views

Ada- really dislike this one, think it sounds so pretentious sorry!
Louisa- much nicer than Louise and I love it
Norah- better without the h on the end but still not overly fussed, could be cute though
Audrey- quite like it
Lena- dislike & confusion re: pronunciation
Jane- plain.
Nancy- in the minority but really like it
Adeline- dislike and sounds old
Dorothy- old lady name IMO
Jemima- puddleduck by association! I know sisters called Jemima and Eliza though and always liked Eliza as a name.

Leo- bit common and v popular
Walter (pretentious?)- yes pretentious sorry I think
Henry- not to my taste but nothing against it
Ralph- fav of your boy names, also like Raphael
Roland- makes me think of pianos but not awful
Robin- not to my taste
Peter- not to my taste either and a bit bland

@bridgetreilly I’d forgotten about the whole Ralph / Rafe thing - that definitely rules that one out for me !