Thoughts on these names?

[Amy891]

Hello,

Would really appreciate any thoughts/ favourites on the following names, which we have narrowed down to.

Or if you get our vibe and have any other suggestions, we’d love to hear them too. :)

Second name is a traditional -son name, so we’d prefer shortish names.

Thank you!

Girl:

River
Joni
Juno
Millie
Olive

Boy:

Haines
Leif
River (again)

I think Brooke is nicer for a girl than River.
I like River on boys. I like Leif too.

Others in a similar style:

Girls
Meadow
Fleur
Aster
Raine

Boys
Arrow
Forrest
Roman
Beau

-I love Joni (Joni Mitchell 😍)
-Juno and Olive are nice.
-Millie just seems like too much of a nickname (and one that works better for a child than an adult), if I was using it I’d go for a longer more formal name (Millicent, Mildred etc), but you’ve said you’re not keen on longer names.
-Sorry but I can’t stand the name River on boys or girls I just find it too ‘out there’. Same with both of your boys names really.

Other suggestions
Jade
Zoe
Anya
Lily

Haden
Harry
Levi
Conan
Soren

Haines??
Arrow??

Are you serious

Juno or Millie for a girl, River or Leif for a boy.

Holly
Romilly
Tanya
Esme
Seren
Jasmine
Clara
Valerie
Saffron

Ashley
Peter
Jago
Miles
Isaac
Vincent
Leo
Raymond (Ray)

Millie is ok, the rest are awful.

Girl:
River, prefer Brooke for a girl. Or Asha.
Joni, one I knew was short for Johanna
Juno - like
Millie - ok, full names like Mildred or Millicent are hideous. Who would lumber their beautiful baby with Mildred?
Olive - like

Boy:
Haines -sounds like a discount department store
Leif - nice
River - nice
How about Tallon,

Girl:

River - ok but a bit try-hard
Joni - again, try-hard rock&roll
Juno - ugly "o" ending
Millie - ten a' penny
Olive - disgusting

Boy:

Haines - surname
Leif - ok if you have Scandinavian connections
River (again) - ok

Juno is the only one of your girls’ names that I like - the rest are either too try hard (River and Joni), too dowdy (Olive) or insipid (Millie).

I’m afraid I don’t like any of the boys’ names. Haines sound too corporate, River is somehow both too try hard and overdone now, and Leif I think would just confuse people (assuming you’re in the U.K.)

I am a fan of lots of similar nature and Scandi style names though - things like Soren, Stellan, Nils and so on. Lots of lovely options out there!

River - dreary and more often a boy's name. With surname might be an actual river
Joni - fine
Juno - Do you know...
Millie - lots of them
Olive - oily little fruit
Boy:
Haines - manual
Leif - leef or layf? (i was made for dancing a-all all night long)
River (again) - wet and dreary

Joni and Leif. don't like the others

“Olive - oily little fruit”

😂

Girl:

River - no, too hippie
Joni - no, sounds like Johnny boy
Juno - OK
Millie - ok, but better as a nickname for Matilda or other more grownup name
Olive - cute

Boy:

Haines - no. Weird. Sounds like Hades
Leif - no. Is that even a name?
River (again) - no. See above

Camellia nn Millie?

River: hate, sorry
Joni: love and love this spelling (I pronounce it as Joan-ee in my head but after reading other comments am wondering is it John-we in which case I don't like?)
Juno: not a fan, not the worst
Millie: adore this
Olive: not bad

Haines: eerrrmm not a fan
Leif: how do you pronounce this? Leaf? No. Sounds made up
River (again): again, hate, sorry

Millie is just really dull. There are hundreds of them and every Amelia/Emilia/Amelie is also a Millie. Especially if you stick Rose/May/Grace on the end of it which are the filler middle names currently.

I like Joni and Juno, Olive I find really clumpy and drab.

I like River, for either. Not a fan of Haines, it sounds very American surname type of name.

I like:
Joni
Juno
Olive

Dislike all your boy choices - a lot. Isn't Haines a type of car manual???

Joni - no, this is way too associated with a single person like Beyoncé or Shakira.
River - okay on a boy. A bit trendy.
Juno - awful story in mythology, trendy 10 years ago, dislike movie.
Millie - too cute, not great for an adult.
Olive - the best one.

Haines - no
Leif - no
River - nice a bit trendy.

Not trying to be rude but this combination of names makes you sound a bit like a teenager living in the late 90s/early 00s ;)

River Phoenix, Juno the movie, Leif Garrett, Olive from "Easy A", Joni Mitchell (whose music had a revival due to "Love Actually". I was a child in the 2000s and still remember all of these things being a thing (River Phoenix admiration cult revival, the movies etc.).

How about:

Livia
Rowan
Jane
Amelie
Ophelia
Ruby
Maia

I think if you would call your child River for a boy or a girl then your child is River. Nice

Love Joni and Juno.

Leif is nice.

Haines is too close to Hanes, the maker of underwear.

The only ones I like are Millie and Olive.

Leif is a really nice name.

I quite like Joni and Millie’s ok too. All your other names are awful.

Love Juno and Olive

Olive wins. The rest are meh (and as for Haines 🫢🫢🫢).

Thanks to everyone with helpful comments. Such an interesting psychological insight into how people comment and communicate on these threads.

Think I can tell the people who might just need a hug and maybe didn’t get enough as kids (and who perhaps spend time away from these forums)😀