What names do you consider “twee”?

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Dulcie

Sophie
Alfie
Archie
Emma
Rosie
Teddy

It's personal taste obviously, but to be honest it's easier to say what names I don't find twee - as most names that end in an "ee" sound (ie/y), sound cutesy or twee to me! Absolutely fine as nicknames but I'm not keen on them as given/BC names personally.

I do find some exceptions - with Mary or Henry for instance, there have been so many Kings and Queens with those names, that they have more of a feeling of strength to me which helps overcome the "cute" ending sound.

Equally with names like Sylvie, Amelie, Rosalie, Coralie (maybe even Sophie) - they have a exotic French sound to me, that again helps overcome the cutesy/twee imo.

I also find names like Verity and Felicity okay, because the virtue meaning of the name is so obvious to me, it again helps distract from the sweet "ee" ending.

Primrose

Daisy
Charlie
Freddie
Lucy
Mary
Rosie
May
June
Hattie

Saffron/Saffy
Emerald
Jade
Tiffany
Jolyon
Orlando

Tabitha
Verity
Daisy
Millie
Poppy
Rosie
Ellie

Anything too cutesie and double barrelled names that are two syllable - one syllable. Girls names ending in 'ie'.

Timothy

Edie

Nothing - maybe Dimples or Dandelion

Posy
Daisy
Millie
Molly
Primrose
Romilly
Queenie
Tilly
Kitty
Nell/ Nellie
Polly
Betty
Dixie
Melody
Harmony
Minnie
Sissy
Sukie (this autocorrected to Wylie and Sassy which are also very twee!)
Dolly
Bunny
Trixie
Connie

Daisy
Poppy
Maisie
Millie
Gracie
Rosie
Ruby
Lottie

Alfie
Archie
Teddy
Albie
Louie
Bertie

That said, I wouldn't judge anyone for using these names. I just think they sound tweed and I don't like them.

Bonnie
Rosie
Emmy
Daphne
Darcey

There seems to be a theme here - they all seem to end in "ie/y"!

Kitty
Tilly
Millie
Billy
Posy
Primrose
Petunia
Hyacinth
Iris
Reggie
Archie
Gracie
May/Mae
Ava-Mai
Lilymay/ Lily-Mai/ Lily-Mae
Rosalie
Laila
Jeffrey
Jimmy
Tabitha/Tabby
Evie
Ellie
Harry
Hattie
Mattie
Sally
Pollyanna
Polly
Molly
Dolly
Dottie

Run out of ideas now

Sissy
Bertie

I think for most people it tends to be some names that end with an ee sound - Toby, Lucy, Emily

Nicknames ending with ee (ok for a nn but twee for a full name) - Rosie, Tilly, Freddie, Alfie

Some flower names - Lily, Primrose, Lavender

Some Victoriana names - Elsie, Mabel, Albert

Clearly not all of these - Henry, Rory, Mary, Verity don’t sound twee, nor do Rose and Iris, or Arthur and Edith. But if you avoid the categories above you will probably avoid twee.

I think names like Lexie, Hallie, and combos like Tilly-Rose, Trixie-May are regarded as both twee and downmarket.

Oh yeah, and overly frilly names - Arabella, Aurelia, Orlando, Jacobi.

Not any specific name to be honest, that's just personal taste. A trend I do find a bit twee is deciding on a nickname before the baby's born. Not sure why, I just find it cloying 🤷‍♂️

Milly, Tilly, Maisie, Daisy, Evie, Blossom, Bertie, Wilf.

I know siblings Matilda and Billy....... Tilly and Billy.

Oh yes, anything like Arabella, Annabella, Ariella, Isabella..... anything frilly!

Any name with two syllables ending in I/y. Mostly because they have not been names but nicknames in the first place.

Tweedledum and Tweedledee come to mind.

Lots of flower names like daisy, primrose. Hyphenated names ending in Mai or Mae etc.

Maisie and Betsy