Honest opinions wanted ...

[learningallthetime]

Tristian?

Willow?

My DH likes .. Raven and Trinity

What do you think?

Willow, Raven and Trinity are pole dancer names

I dislike all of them, sorry.

Willow = Unfortunate hippy parents
Tristan = Herriot
Raven = Trying far too hard
Trinity = Just sounds awful to my ears

What is wrong with Susan, Anne or Jane?

I love Willow and Raven but then I smell of patchouli.

Eden is Not Very Nice imvho.

I don't even know what patchouli is?!

Smelly hippie oil, learning.

Tristan is lovely but the others sound like avatars from World Of Warcraft or something.

LOL ninedragons

I like Willow and Raven.
Really don't like Tristan.
Trinity is ok but it means three people considered as a unit. Nice if you only have one dc but if you have more isn't that meaning a bit odd?

Actually I love Eden - I have a friend with a girl called Eden and I think it's really pretty...

Tristan sounds like he will be an MP .LOL

Willow is beautiful.
If I have a daughter, I am considering it as a second name (after Saskia / Maya / Freya, depending...).

There are smells worse than patchouli...
ie: Gucci perfume or Popstar-endorsed fragrances, to name a few...

IMHO,
being barefoot, with granola in her bowl, flowers in her hair (-and an earthy, interesting, imaginative mum--) make Willow a happy little girl!
Frankly, to hear "Willow" would be a breath of fresh air in a pre-school filled with girls who sound as if they were named after Period themed Porcelain Dolls or characters from a Jane Austin Novel...

I know a Tristan,now an adult, it really doesn't suit him.
Not sure about the others either, they sound a bit 'witchy' as in Buffy.
Out of the 3 Willow is my favourite.
Love Eden.

I like Willow and Tristan.

I really don't like Raven and Trinity just makes me think of the Matrix films which I hate. Its an ok name but it reminds me of 3 awful films.

Willow is my number one if I have a girl this time-tho Dh is not sure!

I know Willow - it suits her, she's a lovely gentle child.

Tristan - I quite like - will be shortned to Tris I expect.

Raven - again, quite like if you and dh are dark. It just won't seem right if you're all blonde and fluffy (like my dds - they couldn't be further from Ravens!)

I also know a TRinity. Bit pretentious IMHO - it gets shortened to Trinny, if you don't mind the connotations of that!

Oh I also know an Eden (hark at me). It gets shortened to Edie which is lovely I think.

I don't care for any of them, but I'm a safe name kind of girl.

Can we have the rest of the list?

Oh and also worth remembering perhaps that Ravens were once seen as the portents of evil. Lady Macbeth says "The raven himself is hoarse/ That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan/ Under my battlements". The audience would have seen the raven as warning of the murder to come.

Oh, forgot to give my opinion on the others...

Trinity makes me think of the Triune God (as in, Father, Son and Holy Ghost": The Holy Trinity).I agree with the post suggesting it sounds as though it is three-in-one grouping as opposed to an individual.
-Sort of akin to naming a child "Duality".

Tristan has a negative meaning, SAD/Tragic Hero.
*Also, not sure you have it over there across the Atlantic, but "Dristan" is an over the counter nasal spray used to treat stuffy nose.

Eden is alright...again, a little biblical, but not as 'religious' sounding as Trinity.

Raven: I agree that it is a very appropriate choice for a raven-haired, olive skinned, brown eyed child.
*Otherwise, it can sound contrived --like a name adopted by a teenage girl who dresses only in black, likes role playing games and is going through a "Wiccan phase".

Willow - was the red haired gay witch in Buffy. V cool but you should be warned that there are a lot of us buffy fans out there who will associate it.
Tristan - knight of the round table, manly but romantic.
Raven - My fave! for boy or girl? will the baby be dark?
Trinity - least fave of 4.

They are all quite medieval & romantic sounding, which is v cool and should last the test of time.

I think the only serious contender is Willow.

Thanks everyone for your honesty!

I have just posted on another thread asking how often your children's names have been mentioned on baby name threads (it has only been once or twice)

Now I read through this and both dd's and ds's names are mentioned.

I am SEROIUSLY puzzled by Trinity! The only contexts I've seen it in are the Matrix - and surely people aren't naming their children after her, and Holy - which is even more bizarre!
Or is it like those fab Puritan names Praise the Lord Smith and If I sinned I shoulds't be Damned Jones.