Please help me rank these names!

[EleanorD]

I don't know whether it's a boy/girl. I like relatively unusual names and would prefer not to choose something that's particularly in vogue at the moment. My surname is Dixon. Let me know if you think any are ghastly! Also, any other similar name suggestions/middle name ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Barnaby
Arthur
Oscar
Milo
Sebastian
Monty

Jemima
Aurora
Isla
Amelie
Adele
Allegra

Sebastian is the only boy's name I like and Isla for the girls....rest are too in vogue and a tad "trying too hard"

Another vote for Sebastian.

Aurora is lovely. Not keen on the other girl's names.

I like Barnaby, Oscar, Milo and Sebastian from the boys.

From the girls, Aurora and Isla.

I like Milo for a boy and Amelie or Adele are okay for a girl. I don't think any of your names are ghastly but I think Aurora is a bit 'trying too hard'.

Barnaby...really really dislike
Arthur...dislike
Oscar....like
Milo....dislike
Sebastian ....dislike
Monty ...dislike

Jemima..dislike
Aurora...dislike
Isla.........ok
Amelie........ok
Adele ..........ok
Allegra ...........ok

Arthur and Isla - not keen on the others.

Barnaby - cute
Arthur - old man chic if you like that sort of thing. I don't know any others so I agree that it's unusual
Oscar - I really like this name, but I know lots of them (and lots of dogs called this too)
Milo - will always be Tweenies to me. Really like Miles though
Sebastian - LOVE it! My favourite of your names
Monty - very public schoolboy, I like it though

Jemima - puddleduck. Not keen
Aurora - Soooooooo pretty! ...and unusual too
Isla - Lots and lots of little Islas around. It's very pretty though
Amelie - Lots of Amelie's and Amelia's around too so again doesn't fit your unusual criteria
Adele - Pretty. I only know one adult called this
Allegra - I don't like this

Barnaby - meh
Arthur - meh
Oscar - like, v. popular
Milo - like
Sebastian - love
Monty - hate

Jemima - meh, doll off play school
Aurora - like
Isla - like
Amelie - meh, prefer Emily
Adele - like, prefer Edel
Allegra - like

Barnaby
Milo
Oscar
Arthur

With Sebastian and Monty well behind.

Adele
Jemima
Isla

Amelie, Aurora way behind, and
Allegra in last place here.

I prefer Zora over Aurora (they both mean 'dawn')

Barnaby - don't like, sounds a bit wet
Arthur - like but v trendy
Oscar - like but v v popular
Milo - like this, getting more popular but still relatively unusual
Sebastian - like
Monty - like

Jemima - love this
Aurora - much too fancy and not especially pretty
Isla - love this but very popular
Amelie - both popular and a bit dated (most little Amelies seem to be around 4 or 5, IME)
Adele - quite like, but like Adelaide better
Allegra - don't like at all

You say you like unusual names but I think you have actually chosen some very popular ones!

"I like relatively unusual names and would prefer not to choose something that's particularly in vogue at the moment."

I think they are all particularly in vogue at the moment.

more like they were in vogue about 4 years ago

Jeez, I'm new to this whole thing and I had no idea how distressing I'd find it when people say they hate my names! However, v.useful so thanks - I genuinely didn't know which ones are particularly popular so that's v.handy to know!

Agree with BalloonSlayer - Amelie in particular "the Kylie of the noughties" (another MNer not me, but very apt) is not unusual at all - you can't move without bumping into one at a children's party. Aurora sounds barbie-movie like. Don't like Adele. Allegra is a car to me. Jemima, however, I like!

Oscar, Sebastian and Monty I like - but all on recent threads (was that you?) so again, not going to be that unusual.

Barnaby- Really like
Arthur- soooooooooo over used and trendy
Oscar - see above
Milo - Lovely if you can get past the Tweenies connotations, we couldn't..
Sebastian - Really like
Monty - LOVE, LOVE

Jemima - Ok, but easily shortened to Jemma which is a bit blah
Aurora - Lovely!
Isla - Getting a bit popular
Amelie -VERY trendy and over used atm
Adele - Love it
Allegra- My fave from the girls list!

Barnaby- LOVE it
Arthur- old man yuck
Oscar - bit too popular
Milo - Like it a lot
Sebastian - Like it a lot
Monty - Like it quite a bit

Jemima - Average
Aurora - LOVE it
Isla - Not my cup of tea
Amelie - LOVE it, but a bit too popular for my liking
Adele - Average
Allegra- LOVE it

Thanks - that's v.useful. Def ruled out Amelie and Oscar (husband would never put up with Oscar anyhow!). In response to an earlier post - no, I've not been posting other threads under different names!

Barnaby or Sebastian for a boy, then Monty. I don't like Arthur or Milo.

Adele is lovely for a girl - not fond of the others.

I like Isla and Adele.

That's it.

Aurora and Milo are pretty nice names.

These are all VERY fashionable. I suggest you scrap them and start again if you want names that aren't in vogue.

Edward
James
William
Andrew

Elizabeth
Katherine
Anna
Helena

If you want something really really unusual, go for Susan or Robert.

The only names from your lists which I like are Arthur and Allegra - the others are too commonplace now.

But I agree with Horton - if you are really aiming for radical chic then you need to pick names like (the two I always suggest) Peter and Jane.

Barnaby - love it, friend's name but we shorten it to Barny
Arthur - Pauline Fowler? Arthuuur!
Milo - my favourite chocolate drink from Australia that I am addicted to now I'm pregnant!
Sebastian - Love it, have an Italian friend called Sebastiano and we shorten it to Seba.
Monty - Don the gardener

Jemima - also puddleduck, Jemima Khan who never smiles
Aurora - sleeping beauty used to be favourite disney movie and her real name was Aurora, love it
Isla - name of my sister's dog but I do love the name (had to cross it off my list thanks to sis, not that she knew!)
Adele - Da Silva, horrible slutty one from Emmerdale
Allegra - lovely

Aurora was the girls name I had , if My 2 ds had been. So def my vote for that

I really like Sebastian for a boy I think its a lovely name

hth