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Thoughts on these names?

41 replies

Idliketothankyouforajobwelldone · 29/08/2022 02:38

Girls:
Nolene
Nolwen
Sorrelle
Aubrey
Heather

Boys:
Emile
Maurice
Victor
Lucian
Elias

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Beautifulsunflowers · 29/08/2022 07:43

I know a Sorrell and she’s fabulous so I’d go for that.
Victor is cool too or Elias from your boys list.

TenThousandSpoons · 29/08/2022 08:41

Heather and Victor if I had to choose.
Prefer Hazel for a girl as pp suggested.

Or Aubrey but for a boy. I also know a boy Sorrell.

Emile looks feminine to me - Emil better for a boy.

polkadotpixie · 29/08/2022 09:24

I like Sorrel (but not Sorrelle), it's not the name of a contraceptive, that's Cerelle 🤣

I also like Aubrey

From your boys list I only like Elias, Luc or Luca would be fine but Lucian will get kids taking the piss and calling him Lucy

KirstenBlest · 29/08/2022 09:50

Sorrelle and Cerelle sound very similar, @polkadotpixie

EleanorShellstrop28 · 29/08/2022 13:42

Girls:
Nolene - definitely no
Nolwen - definitely no
Sorrelle - A quick Google showed me that this name is Italian for 'sisters' and also several brands/businesses. Other than that it doesn't seem to be a name?
Aubrey - Aubrey is too 'Teen Mom' (as in the TV show), but Audrey is lovely
Heather - pretty, I think it will make a comeback

Boys:
Emile - meh
Maurice - definitely no
Victor - meh
Lucian - quite cool
Elias - LOVE

I'd choose Elias for sure from the boy's and AuDrey from the girl's.

polkadotpixie · 29/08/2022 14:44

KirstenBlest · 29/08/2022 09:50

Sorrelle and Cerelle sound very similar, @polkadotpixie

Not in my accent they don't...

Sorrel - Sorrull
Cerelle - Seh-relle

Luredbyapomegranate · 29/08/2022 15:05

I don’t like any of your girl names - Heather is OK and Sorrel is too if you spell it normally, but Noelene and Nolwenn are very ugly and sound like depressed 70 year old barmaids

Alternatives - Olwen, Arwen, Gwen, Laurel, Audrey

Of your boy names, I really like Lucian, and also Elias - but latter is very popular right now. Quite like Victor. Maurice is sort of cute. Really don’t like Emile.

Hadtocomment · 29/08/2022 19:53

I like Sorrel and Heather as plant names. Not sure about Sorrelle as that takes away the plant association for me. I think your boy names are quite cool. Not sure about Maurice.

blameitonthecaffeine · 29/08/2022 23:55

Girls:
Nolene - never heard this name. Assuming it's No-leen, I don't like it.
Nolwen - never heard this either. Is it Welsh? Not sure I like it.
Sorrelle - I like Sorrel. Is this said the same or is it different?
Aubrey - love it. People on here always say it's a boys name but that hasn't been true for at least 20 years. There are vastly more female children and teens called Aubrey than boys. It's really rare for a boy now.
Heather - quite like it. Bit dated but I don't think that matters really.

Boys:
Emile - It's ok. I taught one once and his nickname was Dinner (A meal) which would really put me off.
Maurice - not keen at all. Seems like an older man's name.
Victor - also a bit old mannish but prefer it to Maurice.
Lucian - don't like it. I quite like Lucas or even Luke.
Elias - like it. And really like Eli as a nickname.

I would go with Aubrey and Elias.

Maireas · 29/08/2022 23:57

happystory · 29/08/2022 07:20

I always thought Aubrey was a boy's name?

It is a boy's name.
I think people get muddled with Audrey.

dalisdrippingclock · 30/08/2022 14:32

Maireas · 29/08/2022 23:57

It is a boy's name.
I think people get muddled with Audrey.

I know 2 female Aubreys, one is a teenager and the other an adult. They are definitely not Audreys.

ofwarren · 30/08/2022 14:38

Heather and Elias for me

Hobbesmanc · 30/08/2022 15:15

Nolene is just too Neighbours for me. I don't really like many of those ene or ine names- Charlene, Maureen, Janine etc.

Audrey gorgeous- Aubrey not so. Heather is deffo fifties but it is still a pretty flower name. What about Erica- that's Latin for heather the plant.

Lucius rather than Lucian? Love Victor and maybe Maurice spelt Morris?

Maireas · 30/08/2022 15:45

dalisdrippingclock · 30/08/2022 14:32

I know 2 female Aubreys, one is a teenager and the other an adult. They are definitely not Audreys.

I know 2 male Aubreys. Age irrelevant

Maireas · 30/08/2022 17:23

Maurice and Lucian are nice names - a little bit more unusual but not too left field.

Mabelstearooms · 30/08/2022 17:40

Nolene
Sorrelle
Heather

Emile
Lucian
Elias

The rest are a no from me.

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