Please rank my baby name list!! Don't hold back

[danascully96]

You don't have to respond to all of these, just general feelings. Also, I'm American, so I've noticed some of these names have a more "dated" connotation in the UK than in the US.

Girls:

Felicity "Flick"

Tessa "Tess"

Juliet "Jules"

Violet

Scarlett

Elizabeth "Eliza"

Sylvia "Sylvie"

Margot

Madeline (pronounced "MAD-uh-LINE") -- how inevitable is the nn Maddie?

Caroline

Susannah

Charlotte

May/Mae

Lily

Dahlia ("DOLL-lee=yah")

Boys:

Miles

Christopher "Kit"

Fraser

Graham (I pronounce it "GRAM"):

Dean

August

James "Jamie"

William

Rowan

Robin (maybe too girly in the US?)

Jasper

Jack

Griffin

Just not Graham, never met a nice one. Like Nigel or Clive. Old right wing man. Sorry.

You're a wild lot - I'll give you that 😁

My top 3 from your girl list: Eliza, Lily and Madeline (pronounced mad-eh-lin if you're living in the UK). Also, you're pronouncing Dahlia incorrectly.

Boys: James, William and Robin. You're pronouncing Graham incorrectly.

Girls:
Felicity "Flick" - Flick is awful
Tessa "Tess" - like
Juliet "Jules" - don't like Jules
Violet - not keen on Vi
Scarlett -ok
Elizabeth "Eliza" - like Elizabeth but not Eliza
Sylvia "Sylvie" - Sylvia is awful
Margot - don't like
Madeline (pronounced "MAD-uh-LINE") - awful
Madeline (pronounced "MAD-uh-lyn")-- how inevitable is the nn Maddie? -
Prefer Madeleine, complete;y inevitable
Caroline - like
Susannah - like
Charlotte - like
May/Mae - don't like May, Mae is awful
Lily - nice but done to death. Lil is awful
Dahlia ("DOLL-lee=yah") - awful
Dahlia - it's Dahl-ya or Dayl-ya. Dolly or Delia is OK
Boys:
Miles - - like
Christopher "Kit" - like
Fraser - like
Graham (I pronounce it "GRAM"): - like but it's Grey-um. dated
Dean - like but it's dated
August - don't like, AU-gust or Au-GUST?
James "Jamie" - would pick
William - ok
Rowan - ok
Robin (maybe too girly in the US?) - ok (probably)
Jasper - ok but better for a pet
Jack - ok
Griffin - ok

Please no to Graham for a baby. However you pronounce it. Sounds like a middle aged bald IT guy to me.

Why the sneery comments about baldness? People can't help going bald and it's quite normal.

“Dar-lea” is a better way to write out how I pronounce Dahlia for non-rhotic accents. See, “doll” and Roald “Dahl” sound identical in my accent. But I know long-A words are written with an intrusive “r” for many British accents (“Dar” for Dahlia instance), so next time I won’t make that mistake 😉

Girls:
Felicity "Flick" 9/10. I had this on my list but husband didn't like. I really like it although maybe too Frilly?

Tessa "Tess" Nothing wrong with it but not my personal taste

Juliet "Jules" 10/10 love

Violet 9/10 prefer Juliet, but I really like.

Scarlett I'm not keen.

Elizabeth "Eliza" 10/10 probably will use if I have another girl.

Sylvia "Sylvie" don't like.

Margot too popular but its a nice name, there's loads in my baby group

Madeline (pronounced "MAD-uh-LINE") -- how inevitable is the nn Maddie? no, will be miss pronounded..

Caroline really like 8/10

Susannah really like. 8/10

Charlotte There's too many lotties for me..

May/Mae Prefer it as a 1st to middle name, but there's so many other nice names with more flair...

Lily 8/10 really like

Dahlia ("DOLL-lee=yah") Nope.

Boys:
Miles. Really like 9/10
Christopher "Kit" really like 10/10
Fraser nope
Graham (I pronounce it "GRAM"): nope
Dean. It's ok, 6/10
August. Too trendy
James "Jamie" love 10/10
William classic 9/10
Rowan really like, 9/10
Robin (maybe too girly in the US?) It's ok, 6/10
Jasper 7/10 it's ok
Jack 7/10 it's ok
Griffin. Nope

You have a great list I think.

I’m pronouncing Dahlia like “Dar-lea” for non-rhotic accents.

Oh.
Are you telling me Graham crackers are Gram (grahhm) and not gray-am crackers???? Mind blown over here 🤣🤣.

I was equally confused when I discovered the reason Americans say criss cross apple sauce for sitting cross legged is because they think cross and sauce rhyme.... I always thought it was just a random bizarre name 🤣

Yeah, if you move to England your child would be called Day-Lee-ah. Gray-ham or mad-a-lynn. If you would hate that then I'd choose something more universal as just saying 'we say it this way' will get you nowhere.

Oh, I wouldn’t correct anyone if it’s simply a difference of culture/accent (except for Madeline because I don’t chalk that up to an accent difference). Madeline would also be pronounced with the “Lynn” ending here in the US, I just feel like the “line” ending makes more sense because we all know the famous books/movie.

Um. Sorry but I have no clue what book/films you are referring to!
I've heard of coraline, which is cora line.

Felicity “Flick” - Felicity 10/10 (Flick - no)

Tessa “Tess” - no

Juliet “Jules” - Juliet 9/10 (Jules - no)

Violet - 8/10

Scarlett - 9/10 (my dd…)

Elizabeth “Eliza” - 2/10

Sylvia “Sylvie” - 9/10 for Sylvie (far less keen on Sylvia)

Margot - 7/10

Madeline (pronounced "MAD-uh-LINE") -- how inevitable is the nn Maddie? - like with Mad-uh-lynn pronunciation, but not Mad-uh-line.

Caroline - nice enough

Susannah - know a Zanna, which I like a lot, also like Shosana.

Charlotte - nice enough

May/Mae - no

Lily - no

Dahlia ("DOLL-lee=yah”) - no

Boys:
Miles - 6/10

Christopher “Kit” - Kit is great 10/10

Fraser - 4/10

Graham (I pronounce it "GRAM”) - family name for me, can’t really comment

Dean - 0/10

August - 10/10

James “Jamie” - solid, 8/10

William - no

Rowan - 7/10

Robin (maybe too girly in the US?) - ok 6/10

Jasper - 8/10

Jack - 6/10

Griffin - not to my taste

Little redheaded girl in France:

“In an old house in Paris
That was covered in vines
Lived twelve little girls
in two straight lines.”

All of your names are acceptable and sweet.
My favourites, inspired by your list ..

Felicity
Tess - no need for Tessa.
Elizabeth
Eliza
Charlotte
Julia - nicer than Juliet.
Scarlett
Margot or Margaret
Madeleine - dislike the other pronunciation.
Susanna
Caroline

Lily and May are common.
Dahlia and Silvia are not to my taste.
Violet sounds like Violent.
Do you like Viola?

Christopher - Chris not Kit
Miles
James - dislike Jamie.
William
Augustus
Rohan or Rowan
Robin
Jasper
Griffin

Fraser is a better surname.
Jack is not as handsome as John.
Dean is a1980s cricketer.
Graham sounds so different - okay as a second name.

I love Tessa, Sylvia, and Susannah. The rest of the girl names are either twee or meh. Scarlett is awful.

I like all of the boy names except Graham and Dean.

Doll-le-yah is how the name Dahlia is pronounced in the US. It's the name of a flower usually pronounced Day-leah.

OP just wondering if you have watched The Holiday recently as lots of characters have made it onto your list! Cameron Diaz pronunces Graham as Grahm in that film so maybe that explains your thinking - it makes sense in an American accent but not a British one, so it probably depends where you live. It’s quite an outdated name so could seem out of place on a baby but I don’t think it matters, once you’ve named your baby I think people start to reframe it as a baby name anyway.

Tess - no need for Tessa. - this.

Felicity "Flick"- Felicity is nice but Flick is terrible at school there will be lots of jokes about Flicking your bean. Why not shorten your Fliss instead