What names do you like?

[Aria999]

Inspired by a poster on the other thread...

What sometimes controversial names do you actually quite like? Bonus points if it appears on this thread 🤣

What name do you really dislike? www.mumsnet.com/Talk/baby_names/5154123-what-name-do-you-really-dislike

I'll go first.

Ottilie
Grace
Poppy
Esme
Freya
Amy
Naomi
Emma
Jane
Gemma
Willow
Anastasia

Reuben
Atticus
Liam
Noah
Jack

For girls-
Floral names- Lily, Violet, rose, poppy, Daisy, iris etc. I know they are very overused and popular but they are so pretty
Jewel/stone names- Crystal, Ruby, Jade, Pearl, Sapphire etc. they just bring colour and sparkle to mind!
Underused 80s/90s classics- Amy, Chloe, Rebecca, Zoe, Lauren.

For Boys-
Most of the ‘royal family’ male names- George, Henry, Charles, James, Louis, Philip.
‘old man’ names- Archie, Freddie, Albert, Wilfred, Stanley.

Traditional names James, William, George, Robert. I love all Burt names Albert, Gilbert, Delbert. And Burt! Old man names too like Ronnie

Girls - Louise, Sarah, Emma, Rachel, Catherine, Matilda, Tallulah, Katie, Charlotte, Jane, Ruth.

I do really like Ruby too!

Hortensia. Absolutely love it.

Girls.

Aimee. Alicia. Anastasia. Alina. Ashley. Alexia. Abigail(Abbie) Azariah.

Betsy. Bonnie. Briony

Cleo. Callie. Cassie. Chloe. Cara. Christina. Courtney. Carla. Cashmere. Cynthia. Clement. Coco.

Daisy. Delia. Delaney. Deborah. Dorothy. Dacey. B Bab

Emily. Elsa. Elsie. Eliza. Eden.
Esme. Elena. Ellie.

Faye. Felicity. Farrah. Fallon.

Hannah. Hayley.

Izabelle. (Love the z spelling). Irena. Imogen. Ismay. Iris. India.

Jessica. Jodie. Jovie.

Katie. Kayleigh. Kiera. Kellie. Kirsty. Kennedy. Kendall.

Lila. Lydia. Lemony. Lacey. Luna. Liza. Laila. Lindsey. Linda.

Molly. Mia. Melody. Melissa. Morgan. Marcella. Mabel. Michelle. Myra. Maple.

Naomi. Nevaeh. Natalia. Nicole/a. Nyree.

Olivia.

Poppy. Prairie. Pria. Pearl. Patsy.

Rosa. Robin. Rachel. Romany.

Summer. Saskia. Shannon. Sharona. Stephanie.

Tiana. Tiffany. Tina. Terese/a. Teja.

Virginia. Vanessa. Victoria, Veda.

Zyla. Zaya. Zara.

Boys

Alan. . Aiden. Andrew.

Cooper. Coleby. Conrad. Cedric. Casper.

Derry. Dexter.

Ezekiel. Ethan. Elliot.

Finbar.

Gabriel.

Horace.

James. Jude. Julian. Jenson.

Lucian.

Malachi. Maurice.

Nathan. Nicholas.

Oscar. Otis.

Patrick.

Richie.

Sonny.

Tom.

Vincent.

Wilbur. Wolfgang.

Xavier.

Unisex.

Alex.

Ezra.

Finley.

Shay.

Logan.

Bobbi

Poppy, Daisy, Heidi, Phoebe, Violet, Scarlett, Imogen, Lily, Rosie, Louise, Amber, Ruby, Jade, Amy, Chloe, Lola, Amelia, Hannah, Esme, Erin, Thea, Freya, Lyra, Sarah, Emma, Lucy

Rory, Samuel, Adam, Nathan. Arlo, Leon, Dexter, George, Stanley, Max, Dylan, Arthur, Sebastian, Aaron, Theo

I don't understand what makes a y if these names controversial

Thaddeus. I just love it.
And Raven for a girl.

My ‘guilty pleasure’ names or ones I know get hate…

clarence
fletcher
apollo
merlin
percival
quentin
phoenix
elvis
cosmo
edgar
lionel
lysander
everest
raymond

clover
pixie
skye
calliope
aurora
venus
zelda
evelina
olympia
estelle
stella
tallulah
ostara
marigold

I like lots of girls names that many people would give me a

Raven
Peach
Daisy
Poppy
Milly
Autumn
Skye
Ruby
Meadow
Anais (I'd pronounce it a-nay)

Boys not so much

Declan
Derren
Harley
River
Phoenix
Jude
Jack

I posted earlier but forgot my number 1 fave girls name!!

Beryl!!!

That needs to come back into fashion

I love David, Guy, Paul.

And Nicola.

All deemed "much too 70s" by Mumsnet!

Other than my DC's names I love

Felix
William
Finn
Elliot

Albertine
Indiania
Jean
Olive
Pearl
Rose