Judge my girl names

[twistandshoutoutloud]

This is a preliminary list of names that I like before even showing it to DP as I would also like some suggestions from everyone on here. These aren't the only names I like but just some of my favourites

Harper
Ocean
Lilac
Astor
Scout
Blaze
Greer
Indigo
Bali
Fallon
Holland
Tatum
Ace
Brighton
Lumen
Teal
Halston
Collins
Gage - Biggest guilty pleasure ever I don't even know why

Really open to suggestions and everyone's comments on them

I think we have different tastes so none really float my boat. Astor prob best for me.

Lumen is the SI unit for light intensity

Blaze is usually spelt Blaise. Greer Garson was a 30s British actress so that’s ok. Tatum
O’Neal is a well known actress of course. Lilac is a flowering shrub but not great as a name.

As for the others, I think there would be laughter in the staffroom when DD goes to school. You could put several of these names together and have a real laugh. Brighton Ocean or Teal Ace!

There was a thread on here recently with the name Lumen

I dislike most of them, immensely.

Apart from Harper Which I do like. The rest are just ridiculous. Imagine yourself with one of these names. Or try it out in real life - next time you're in Starbucks and they ask for your name use one of these and gauge how it feels. (Gauge 😜).

Did you go through a dictionary and pick out your favourite words?

All terrible. (You did ask us to judge. )
Harper is too trendy and will date terribly but is the only vaguely OK name on your list.

I thought it was spelt Blaez, or is that just for boys?

Lots of these are awful, sorry. Indigo, Harper and Ocean are the only ones that I think are usable for a girl, and they aren't really to my taste.

Would you really name a girl Brighton, Halston or Collins? If someone was introduced to me by one of these I'd assume it was their surname.

This is a joke, right? Surely no one is actually considering saddling a child with these names...

Harper and Scout I like. Lilac is okay. The rest I think are awful. I’m not against places as names but Brighton just doesn’t work...

Some other suggestions based on your list:

Briar
Fenn
Magenta (I know one and it really suits her)
London (if you like a place name!)
Bluebell
Dusty
Raven
Aubrey
Autumn
Lux
Wren

Indigo and Lilac are ok. I think most girls would hate to have those names - a lot of them are very masculine sounding. Think about your future child.

They're all dreadful. Really, really dreadful

I'm afraid I only like Scout and Greer, but I like them quite a lot. I would whittle the list down by seeing which goes best with your surname.

Fallon is my sisters name, I thinks it lovely.

Don't listen to some of these comments. They have probably named their children something really original like Chloe or Sarah 😂x

Wow. Is this a joke OP?

Oooh are they all paint colours? 😂

I don't think lumen means what you think it means...
"In biology, a lumen (plural lumina) is the inside space of a tubular structure, such as an artery or intestine. 1 It comes from Latin lumen, meaning 'an opening'. It can refer to: The interior of a vessel, such as the central space in an artery, vein or capillary through which blood flows."

Makes me think of bowels, needles, atherosclerosis, catheters, holes. Just no.

I can usually find something nice to say about at least one name on a list, but this time I can't find anything nice to say about any of them at all.

Some of them are just awful. Eg Lumen!!!

BUT, when pregnant I remember thinking I wanted to call dd Velvet.... thankfully she has a lovely, normal, name!!

I quite like Harper, Ocean and Scout (though that was a nickname in To Kill a Mockingbird). I think you could get away with Ace and Lilac.

What about:

Esther instead of Astor?
Gaia instead of Gage?

Other ideas:

Pearl
Emerald
Loveday
Joanie
Delilah
Willa
Athena
Ramona
Etta
Luxe
Noa
India
Zeta

Are you American? They have ridiculous names like these

Tatum = a guy's tate
Gage = gadge
Fallon = fall on her/him

Your kid is going to be asking for a fucking deed poll before they're 10.

Uhmmm Harper and Ocean are okay I guess.

But Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird - it's a nickname...her name is Jean Louise...so not really naming her after the character?

Totally missing the point of the thread, I know...

Collins, what sort of name is that for a girl. Your guilty pleasures shouldn’t mean that is a burden your child carries.

I intensely dislike my surname and was teased about it when growing up. I don’t like my given name but it’s an acceptable name I can live with it. There should be a law against stupid names. Sorry OP, write another list of real names or your child will have to bear the burden of not wanting to say their name.