the current shortlist - describe these people!

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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

Aaron - hillbilly (with a banjo?)
Arthur - Tim Nice but Dim's bezzie mate from public school
Lucas - weird guy in a leather coat from a 70's ITV detective series that didn't really take off
Malachy - Drunken tosser who thinks he's God's gift to women (sorry, I only knew one Mal and that was him!)

Cara - a bit slapperish, pretty but knows it
Lucy - Funny, scatty, a bit home countiesish
Marian - middle-aged woman with flat shoes, an Irish Mammy haircut and a paranoid gleam in her eye
Zoe - a self-starter, up for a laugh, intrepid and brave. But needs the umlaut (or diarai-whatsit thingy)

Marianne is romantic, bohemian, slightly Parisien in a left-bank browsing through a second-hand bookshop before stopping for a citron presse in a backstreet cafe kinda way

I don't think Zoe Wannamaker uses the diarai-whatsit thingy , but I think to be correct it would have to be included and DH is against that.

Looking at all the descriptions here really shows how opinions can vary so much. We're even getting some positive reaction to Marian

Do you think there are any names out there that everyone actually likes?

Duffy - You may want to start a new thread as your post may have got lost amongst the others. Your choices conjure up the following for me:

Finn - Adorable blond cheeky toddler prone to mischief. As a teenager he will be into surfing and playing the guitar in a band. Very popular with the ladies and loyal to his family/friends.

Cameron - Freckly solid dependable chap. Kind to his mum and friends, does very well academically and goes on to become a lawyer.

Dylan - He is the product of a one night stand and was conceived when his parents were backpacking around India. His mum is a hippy into crystals and tarot card reading. She managed to track down the father after contacting a psychic. Dylan's father is a very wealthy investment banker and lives in Athens. Dylan spends part of the summer in Greece with his father, he adores his mum but secretly wants to become a banker like his father, he would never admit this to his mother as she shuns the material world and hates capitalism.

Ameila - Very slim and pretty. Into ballet and horses. Studies History of Art at University but is not career minded. Plans on marrying well and becoming a housewife.

Alana - Spends most of the time with her grandparents who dote on her. Doesn't have any contact with her father and her mother is fond of clubbing and can't manage to get Alana to school on time. Alana has a blond pony tail which she wears on the side and often has her hair crimped. Her mum has told her that she can have her belly button pierced for her 8th birthday.

Zara - A bit of a tomboy, always has grubby knees and loves skateboarding and Ben10. She has a mop of unruly blond curls. When she is 18 she is spotted by a glamour modelling scout, has a change of image and becomes the top page 3 girl for The Star. She remains down to earth and enjoys a pint down her local with her old school mates, they all fancy the pants of her but Zara doesn't have time for men, she is saving her money from her page 3 work and then plans on moving to Malawi where she hopes to buy her own safari park.

Aaron - Hard man, gorgeous but fickle
Arthur - Kindly, plodding, good natured
Lucas - Naughty boy
Malachy - parent looking for something out of the ordinary who has read Angela's Ashes

Cara - pretty, spoilt, possibly a bit bitchy
Lucy - lively, sporty, friendly, fun
Marian - feminine, bookish, intelligent, girl guide
Zoe - capable, headstrong, fair minded, head girl

If it was me I'd have Arthur and any of the girls but Cara.

I'd actually forgotten the Angels's Ashes connection to Malachy. The name is a bit more common in Northern Ireland so I hadn't actually thought of it as being out of the ordinary.

Aaron - playful, boisterous, a bit naughty
Arthur - deep, thoughtful, shy
Lucas - imaginative, clever, playful
Malachy - confident, easy-going, likes being centre of attention

Cara - a bit precious, popular, not very bright
Lucy - sensible, friendly, straight-laced
Marian - overweight, bookish, bad hair
Zoe - energetic, light-hearted, always smiling

Aaron - joins a "boy band" at 16 ... his poster is on every pre-pubescent girls wall .... has issues with drugs at 19 and is last heard of on "Celebrity Air Steward on Ice"
Arthur - Develops a keen interest in warm cardigans with leather elbow patches at an early age ... Joins the Civil Service straight from school and looks forward to his index linked pension
Lucas - Drops the "s" from his name and adopts a dodgy Italian accent to pull the birds
Malachy - Forms his own coven

Girls:

Cara - best friends with Tara and Lara, marries her childhood sweetheart Brett and settles down in domestic bliss until Brett has 1 affair too many ... the kids leave home and she has a new lease of life as a "healer"
Lucy - VERY CAPABLE ... everyone turns to Lucy in a crisis ... forgetting that she too has "problems" ... marries late but well and looks after her mum
Marian - Everyone loves Marian, she meets Arthur at work and they have to arrange a "quick marriage" ... 5 children and 12 grandchildren later the family club together to send them to Lanzarote for their Golden Wedding
Zoe - Changes her name to Zorah and runs the coven with Malachy

Aaron - quite reserved - old fashioned biblical name

Arthur - Old fashioned name - child very outgoing and confident. Well spoken

Lucas - Bit of a monkey - quite naughtly

Malachy - Don't really like this one.

Cara - shy and quiet

Lucy - Outgoing and confident - likes dancing and singing

Marian - Old fashioned parents - bit nondescript

Zoe - Normal little girl, quite a character

Aaron - naughty, loud, boisterous, often in trouble

Arthur - posh parents, wears very traditional clothes, a bit quiet but a very calm and intelligent child, has a few very good friends

Lucas - clever and outgoing, trendy parents, popular

Malachy - cheeky, naughty, Irish

Cara - a bit loud, a bit shouty, used to getting her own way, has a pencil case with the Playboy bunny on it and wears high heels

Lucy - that's my name so I can't really comment - I like being called it, though

Marian - very smart and industrious, the kind of little girl whose plaits are as neat at the end of the day as at the beginning - she probably really likes underlining things in different coloured inks

Zoe - a good little girl, pretty and popular, wears very classic little girl clothes, shiny hair