the current shortlist - describe these people!

[purlease]

Got a shortlist of four girls names and four boys names.
Saw a thread before which asked what pictures names conjured up so tell me a bit about the following people; are they fun, obnoxious, pretentious etc.

Any other suggestions welcome too.

Boys:

Aaron
Arthur
Lucas
Malachy

Girls:

Cara
Lucy
Marian
Zoe

I can only do girls, but here's what I think!

Cara - quite a kind person - I was at school with a Kara so not sure if people would spell it incorrectly

Lucy - straighforward nice person

Marian - (images of someone older, sorry) and a bit matronly

Zoe - fun, like this one as well

Aaron - my friends little boy lively and full of fun.
Arthur - my absolute favourite boys name, the once and future king.
Lucas - Malfoy or George.
Malachy - a bit melancholic, don't see it as a name.

Cara - nickname for beloved, cute but would a 50 year old like to be called it?
Lucy - a bit bland and 70's.
Mairan - my MIL, who is difficult, so I couldn't get over this.
Zoe - Wannamaker, fiesty and energetic.

Aaron - lovely wolly type boy
Arthur - bald head with sweeping long peice across from ear to ear, rather left wing with a big nose
Lucas - a car accesory place
Malachy - Irish lad with a cheeky grin

Girls:

Cara - rather lovely and waers long very long scarfs
Lucy - very sport good time girl
Marian - pain in the ar*e
Zoe - Good girl, never in trouble, but gets up to mischeif here and there.

Aaron - blonde and cute (always envisage this name as small boy, never as an adult)
Arthur - solid, respectable
Lucas - very sexy (influenced by Spooks viewing I suspect!)
Malachy - ? bafflement - would wonder if incorrect spelling for Malachi

Cara - either young and feisty or old and genteel
Lucy - parents aspirational, girl possibly a bit dull
Marian - white hair, bun, studious when younger
Zoe - fun and happy

HTH!

right I think the girls shortlist has definitely been narrowed down - Marian not coming out well.

If DD had been a boy she would have been Arthur (3 years ago) but not sure if we still like it as much as we did then.

The problem with Zoe is 'should it have an accent on the e?'

well it'd be a diaeresis (two dots: Zoë), not an accent
we considered Zoe, and dh said no dots on the grounds they are poncey

Aaron - a bookish boy at school, in the vegan society, surprises everybody by joining the green party instead of going to uni
Arthur - educated professionals who live in a halls adjoining victorian villa in sw?
Lucas - lovely name, very popular, could suit loads of boys, I also like Marcus
Malachy - his Dad is Irish, his Mum is from Surrey, he is an extremely confident allrounder, but lacks modesty and humility.

Girls:

Cara - quite a buttoned up name. An unusual name which is still classic and conservative.
Lucy - So sweet, so dull.
Marian - no, a chain-smoking 65 yr old bridge-playing jaeger-wearing cruise hound. Marianne, please, Marianne.
Zoe - cute, I like it. She's be a tree-climbing kind of girl, not shy around boys, but she'd never flirt. She'd work fairly hard, wouldn't need to swot. She might wear glasses, but they'd be trendy ones, she'd be the first amongst her friends to do everything.

DH has a problem with this also

Aaron - thin, pale and a bit geeky
Arthur - robust, apple cheeked, outdoorsy
Lucas - I don't have a picture of Lucas in my head at all sorry!
Malachy - slightly creepy

Cara - party girl, a bit wild
Lucy - sweet if a little dull
Marian - bookish and clever
Zoe - again, can't seem to get an image of a Zoe in my head....

Apologies to anyone with children with those names, it's just what I visualise. I always think of Peters as being fat because when I was at primary school I had a friend called Peter who was fat. No Peter I have met since is fat, but the image has stuck with me.

Aaron- has difficulties with his own name because half the world calls him air-on and the other half calls him a-rron. He wishes they'd called him something different

Arthur- flat cap, whippet.

Lucas- lovely boy, wears Boden, hair a bit long, mother wears cashmere cardis trimmed with velvet

Malachy- Stephen King type author will write weirdy possessed child with strange eyes book about him.

Girls:

Cara- will be feminine and floaty.

Lucy- so wet she drips.

Marian- will hate her parents for giving her such a BrendaJanet kind of name

Zoe - will be quirky and fun.

My comment about DH referred to the dots on Zoe.

Great descriptions everyone - much clearer than just 'like it' or 'hate it'.

Thank you

thefirstliffey Mum is Irish,Dad is English

Aaron - 17 years old and already slept with 30+ girls. Shaved mousy hair. Tracksuit. Earring.

Arthur - 75 years old, ear hair, golfing jumper, wife called Margaret.

Lucas - long hair, slightly rubbery lips. Spits a bit when he talks. Wears chinos.

Malachy - full length leather trenchcoat, listens to HIM, Sisters of Mercy etc., wanders round ruined castles & churches at night. Owns a snake.

Cara - popular and pretty, not too bright. Wears very short skirts, but manages not to look tarty.

Lucy - Wants to be a vet. Wears a lot of red and tartan, has several siblings. Loves mainstream music, particularly James Blunt.

Marian - approaching 50, starting to get one of those big, square bottoms. Wears cropped trousers, likes Merrill Osmond (always thought Donny was over-rated).

Zoe - long blonde hair, quite petite. Member of the Girl Guides. Big fan of the X-Factor, and talent shows in general. Bedroom is pink and lilac, lives in a small house on a modern estate.

...am seriously snorting at these descriptions....they are so spot on....

This is such a good way to get a new perspective on names.

ROFL CuppaTeaJanice - these are like short stories!

Purlease, I love the name Malachy, I know a few and they've always been cocky and good looking! I like the name, but feel it's 'too cool' for me!

someone do a link to 'if your name is linda you work in admin in a hospital' in classics

I would but I am going out, sorry

oh sod it, here it is

runs away

Aaron - A bit of a drip at school goes on to become a mechanic, still living at home when he is 25 because he likes his home comforts too much.

Arthur - Good all rounder at school. A jolly rotund chap with a good job in investment banking.

Lucas - A bit of a "sod" at school. Organises festivals at uni then drops out because he wants to discover his spiritual side in India.

Malachy - Football mad, a real boys boy. Spends too much time in the pub with his mates.

Cara - A sweet quiet girl. Blossoms into a very attractive woman, lives in Surrey, married to a stockbroker with 2 beautiful children.

Lucy - Top of the class, teachers pet. Works in Marketing, very bitchy.

Marian - Very old fashioned, mum won't let her wear high school musical clothes and she doesn't really fit in. Gets married to the first man she meets and has 5 children.

Zoe - Very popular at school does really well well in team sports and Art. Goes on to become a primary school teacher.

lol at 'owns a snake' !!

Rofl at the first post I glanced at on scrolling through the other thread - Debii and her parents do not see eye to eye.

Aaron - shaven headed 9 year old wearing an England shirt

Arthur - adorable tousle-headed Boden clad urchin

Lucas - precocious, hot-housed, pushy parents

Malachy - I keep thinking of the Malachai who was on a reality TV show years ago - he was from N.Ireland, played guitar and was very sweet (although he did do a cover of Fields of Gold)

Cara - ethereal, slightly precious
Lucy - a good sort, jolly hockey sticks, loves animals
Marian - I am also going with middle aged
Zoe - love it, I think Zoe can be anything you want it to be. I have a very dear friend called Zoe and she loves her name. You've got to have the diaresis though.

Aaron - shaven headed 9 year old wearing an England shirt

Arthur - adorable tousle-headed Boden clad urchin

Lucas - precocious, hot-housed, pushy parents

Malachy - I keep thinking of the Malachai who was on a reality TV show years ago - he was from N.Ireland, played guitar and was very sweet (although he did do a cover of Fields of Gold)

Cara - ethereal, slightly precious
Lucy - a good sort, jolly hockey sticks, loves animals
Marian - I am also going with middle aged
Zoe - love it, I think Zoe can be anything you want it to be. I have a very dear friend called Zoe and she loves her name. You've got to have the diaresis though.

Oops - sorry.

Love Forever Optimistic's:

Lucas - A bit of a "sod" at school. Organises festivals at uni then drops out because he wants to discover his spiritual side in India.

Spot on!

Funny how different names conjour up totally different images for different people.

TheFirstLiffey - I fancied 2 Malachys at University - both very different - one quite geeky and the other quite sporty.

If we do have a boy and call him Malachy, I'm sure my best friend will question my inspiration!

I'm finding the boys name easier than girls name - I think it's between Malachy and Arthur. For girls, may have to review the list.

I suggested Malachy and Clodagh to the x, as names that I felt would work perfectly well in the uk. Malachi is the spelling that looks weird to me.

I just hate the name Arthur. I will offend somebody on this board no doubt, but I would expect the parents of an Arthur to be smug wankers.

Can you be persuaded to consider Marianne instead of Marian? Marian is just so middle-aged. But Marianne makes me think of Jane Austen. Sounds like the sister of an Edith or a Flora.