Help me shorten my massive list!

[Dazedandbemused0]

Names need to work with surname Allaway with is surprisingly hard to pair names with!

Girls:
Paloma
Maeve
Juliet
Florence/Flora
Juniper
Dove
Theodora
Dorothy
Constance
Carmen
Kasia (pronounced Kasha)
Eleni
Stella
Cassia
Zoe
Faith
Rose
Magdalena
Pearl
Rose
Beatrix
Betsy (Full name Elizabeth - is it overdone?)
Phoebe

Boys:
Isaac
Luke
Elias
Nathaniel
Casimir (pretentious?)

I think unfortunately names ending in A dont
flos that well with Allaway but depends how much it bothers you. I’d pick:

Maeve
Florence
juliet
dorothy
juniper
betsy

isaac
elias

Girls:
Paloma Allaway
Juliet Allaway
Juniper Allaway
Carmen Allaway
Kasia Allaway
Zoe Allaway
Betsy Allaway
Phoebe Allaway

Boys:
Isaac Allaway
Elias Allaway
Nathaniel Allaway
Casimir Allaway

I've gone with which names flow the best with the surname. It's a good last name that makes for lots of memorable first name/surname combos. But I think Paloma, Carmen and Nathaniel Allaway are my faves.

all the names sound so whimsical and classic, like a book character, good job mama 🥰
Girls:
Paloma
Maeve
Juliet
Florence/Flora
Juniper (diet comapny)
Dove *beautiful name with your surname :)
Theodora
Dorothy (sounds like an old teacher with your surname unless you like that)
Constance
Carmen
Kasia (pronounced Kasha)
Eleni
Stella
Cassia
Zoe
Faith
Rose
Magdalena (big mouthful)
Pearl
Rose
Beatrix
Betsy (Full name Elizabeth - is it overdone?) Elizabeth is still a classic!
Phoebe

Boys:
Isaac (mouthful)
Luke
Elias
Nathaniel
Casimir (pretentious?)

Girls:
Maeve
Juliet
Dove
Constance
Rose
Beatrix

Boys:
Luke
Nathaniel (Nate)

Great list OP, below are my favorites that I think also flow well with your surname

Juliet
Florence
Juniper
Constance
Zoe
Rose
Pearl
Beatrix
Betsy

Phoebe

Luke
Elias (maybe too much of a mouthful)
Nathaniel

I would avoid anything that ends with an a.

The only ones I like and think go are:

Girls:
Zoe
Faith

Boys:
Like

I love these from your list:

Girl:
Constance
Carmen

Boy:
Nathaniel

You've got some gorgeous names there!
I think names ending in a are awkward with your surname.
My favourites are
Constance
Florence
Juliet
Isaac
Elias
Nathaniel

Girls:

Florence/Flora
Stella
Pearl
Beatrix
Phoebe

Boys:

Isaac
Elias

Girls:
Paloma - doesn't flow. Will be Paloma Ralloway
Maeve - flows but I don't like it
Juliet - ok
Florence/Flora - Flo Allaway isn't great. Like Flora but it doesn't flow
Dove - a bit too cleansing bar
Theodora - too long and doesn't flow
Dorothy - lovely
Constance - nice
Carmen - like
Kasia (pronounced Kasha) - doesn't flow
Eleni - pronunciation issues
Stella - like but doesn't flow
Cassia - doesn't flow
Zoe - nice
Faith - fine but Faith Allaway a bit religious slogan-y
Magdalena - too long and doesn't flow
Pearl - goes but not keen
Rose - not with the surname. not sure if it sounds a but rude
Beatrix - ok. Prefer Beatrice
Betsy (Full name Elizabeth) - perfect
Phoebe - ok

Boys:
Isaac - I suck Al away
Luke Look Al away
Elias - too many Ls. El Al
Nathaniel - too many Ls. El Al
Casimir - will get said as Kassim-ear Rallaway

No to all the boy's names.

Dove!

Isaac.

Girls:
Paloma - No to this, not nice to me
Maeve - Pretty
Juliet - Lovely name
Florence/Flora - Both are gorgeous
Juniper - It is nice but I'd cut it off
Dove - No, makes me think of soap rather than bird
Theodora - I like it but would cut it off because people could misread for a boy
Dorothy - It's okay but no
Constance - I don't like virtue names a lot so no
Carmen - Not for me - I tend to separate words so I think car and men lol
Kasia (pronounced Kasha) - Not as nice and would get mispronounced a lot
Eleni - I think it's really nice but there are tons of El names
Stella - Lovely but it's a bit hard, I love Estelle
Cassia - No, would be mispronounced
Zoe - Hard no
Faith - A bit of a hard name to live up to
Rose - Pretty, I much prefer it for first name
Magdelena - Clumpy and too long
Pearl - Not for a first name
Beatrix - I much prefer Beatrice
Betsy (Full name Elizabeth - is it overdone?) - Yes it is overdone and makes me think of a cow
Phoebe - Lovely

Boys:
Isaac - It's alright
Luke - Love Luca and Lucas, not so much Luke
Elias - Alias - no.
Nathaniel - I really like it
Casimir (pretentious?) - Yes it is sorry

I'd keep Maeve, Juliet, Florence/Flora, Rose and Phoebe off that but I do still like a lot of the other names just to shorten it down these are the ones I'd pick. I think they all go well with your surname so just depends which you prefer.

Not as keen on your boys names but I'd go for Luke if it was a shortening for Lucas or Luca and then Nathaniel if those two aren't an option. Both go well with surname Alloway.

We have similar taste in names. I have left my personal favourties:

Girls:
Paloma
Maeve
Juliet
Flora
Cassia
Rose (like a lot but love Rosa and Rosalind)
Beatrix
Phoebe

Boys: like all but Elias and Nathaniel are my favourites
Isaac
Luke (prefer Lucas or Luca but like Luke too)
Elias
Nathaniel
Casimir (pretentious?)

Stella and Luke.

Elizabeth
Faith
Zoe.
Boys all ok except Casimer.

Rose

Are you polish ? Magda and Kasia are polish names :)

Nate Allaway doesn’t really flow.

Lucas or Luke Allaway nice

Maeve for girl
Luke for boy

We found being practical is easiest to whittle down. So practically speaking - anything with 4 syllables is too many when you have a 3 syllable surname. Anything ending in an A doesn't flow well. Anything that gives perhaps awkward initials (Sweet FA?) or anything that sounds like you're saying something else with the surname has to go.

So I would cross off:
Theodora, Florence, Flora, Paloma, Magdalena, Elizabeth, Faith, Cassia, Kasia, Stella and Carmen and Luke (Sounds like come on/look all the way)

Luke definitely for a boy.

Girls I love:

Zoe
Faith
Juliet

I would shortlist to

Dazedandbemused0 · Yesterday 03:27
Names need to work with surname Allaway with is surprisingly hard to pair names with!

Girls:
Paloma
Flora
Dorothy
Constance
Faith
Pearl
Beatrix
Betsy (Full name Elizabeth - is it overdone?)
Phoebe

Boys:
Isaac
Elias
Nathaniel

Only like Zoe from your girls' list.
Luke my favourite boys ( I have one), also like Isaac and Elias.

I'd get rid of all those names ending with A as they don't work with your surname.
I'd also cross off Rose as it's been hugely popular for years, Juniper as too hippy dippy, Dove as too soapy, Betsy as too Victorian kitchen maid, Eleni as no one will pronounce it the way you want it.

I like Casimir best from your boys list.
Isaac and Elias are too biblical for my taste so I wouldn't use them.