A long names list :)

General Name Discussion
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[name]Feel[/name] free to voice your thoughts on my list of favourite names :slight_smile:

(They might seem a little exotic, because some are not usual for english-speaking countries :))

Girls:
[name]Amelie[/name]
[name]Elin[/name] (pronounced: [name]Eleen[/name])
[name]Elisa[/name] (pronounced: [name]El[/name]-ee-za)
[name]Emilia[/name]
[name]Esme[/name]
[name]Flora[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Iona[/name]
[name]Isobel[/name]
[name]Liora[/name]
[name]Malin[/name] (pronounced: Maleen)
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Natalia[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Ronja[/name] (pronounced: [name]Ron[/name]-yah)
Sirin (pronounced: See-reen)
[name]Sofia[/name]
[name]Valerie[/name]
[name]Yasmin[/name]
[name]Zoe[/name]

Boys
[name]Corin[/name]
[name]Dorian[/name]
Florin
[name]Glenn[/name]
Jaro (pronounced = Yah-ro)
[name]Kian[/name]
[name]Levin[/name]
[name]Nicolas[/name]
[name]Ronan[/name]
[name]Sean[/name]
[name]Silas[/name] (pronounced = See-las)
[name]Valentin[/name]

If you have any more Pronounciation questions, feel free to ask :slight_smile:

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I will rate your names on a 1 to 5 scale, with 1 being the worst and 5 being the best:

Girls:
[name]Amelie[/name] - 4
[name]Elin[/name] (pronounced: [name]Eleen[/name]) - 3 [I pronounce this EE-lin]
[name]Elisa[/name] (pronounced: [name]El[/name]-ee-za) - 4
[name]Emilia[/name] - 3 [I prefer [name]Amelia[/name], personally.]
[name]Esme[/name] - 3
[name]Flora[/name] - 4.5
[name]Helena[/name] - 4.5 [I say [name]Helen[/name]-uh, but some say Heh-[name]LAY[/name]-nuh.]
[name]Iona[/name] - 2
[name]Isobel[/name] - 4 [But, I prefer [name]Isabel[/name].]
[name]Liora[/name]
[name]Malin[/name] (pronounced: Maleen)
[name]Matilda[/name] - 3.5
[name]Natalia[/name] - 3.5
[name]Olivia[/name] - 4.5
[name]Ronja[/name] (pronounced: [name]Ron[/name]-yah) - 1.5
Sirin (pronounced: See-reen) - 3 [I would have said SEAR-in!]
[name]Sofia[/name] - 4.5
[name]Valerie[/name] - 3.5
[name]Yasmin[/name] - 1 [Reminds me of Yaz birth control, so, no.]
[name]Zoe[/name] - 4

Boys
[name]Corin[/name] - 2.5
[name]Dorian[/name] - 4
Florin - 3
[name]Glenn[/name] - 3
Jaro (pronounced = Yah-ro) - 3
[name]Kian[/name] - 3.5
[name]Levin[/name] - 1 [This reminds me of leavened breadā€¦]
[name]Nicolas[/name] - 4.5
[name]Ronan[/name] - 4.5
[name]Sean[/name] - 3.5
[name]Silas[/name] (pronounced = See-las) - 4 [But, I say SIGH-las]
[name]Valentin[/name] - 3.5

Good luck!

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[name]Amelie[/name] - love it
[name]Elin[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name] it
[name]Elisa[/name] - nice
[name]Emilia[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name] it
[name]Esme[/name] - lovely
[name]Flora[/name] - gorgeous!
[name]Helena[/name] - GREAT
[name]Iona[/name] - gorgeous
[name]Isobel[/name] - one of my favorites from the Is- family
[name]Liora[/name] - lovely, I also love the spelling [name]Leora[/name]
[name]Malin[/name] - GREAT
[name]Matilda[/name] - gorgeous
[name]Natalia[/name] - nice
[name]Olivia[/name] - OK
[name]Ronja[/name] - I really like it
Sirin - nice
[name]Sofia[/name] - I actually think I like the spelling [name]Sophia[/name] better
[name]Valerie[/name] - OK
[name]Yasmin[/name] - nice
[name]Zoe[/name] - lovely

[name]Corin[/name] - love it
[name]Dorian[/name] - so gorgeous, I love it
Florin - I like [name]Florian[/name] better
[name]Glenn[/name] - OK
Jaro - not a fan
[name]Kian[/name] - nice
[name]Levin[/name] - love it
[name]Nicolas[/name] - nice
[name]Ronan[/name] - GREAT
[name]Sean[/name] - very nice
[name]Silas[/name] - I heard it pronounced both ways. Nice
[name]Valentin[/name] - I think itā€™s nice.

What a great list! I think youā€™re style is close to mine (especially in the girlsā€™ names department!)

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[name]Amelie[/name]: I love [name]Amelie[/name]!
[name]Elin[/name]: Unfortunately, it only reminds me of [name]Tiger[/name] Woodsā€™ (ex) wife.
[name]Elisa[/name]: Prettyā€¦ I like it as a nickname for [name]Elisabeth[/name]
[name]Emilia[/name]: Itā€™s lovely, and I also like [name]Amelia[/name].
[name]Esme[/name]: Pretty, but a Twilight characterā€¦
[name]Flora[/name]: I really like [name]Flora[/name]!
[name]Helena[/name]: I love it pronounced heh-[name]LAY[/name]-na
[name]Iona[/name]: Very sweet-- itā€™s growing on me!
[name]Isobel[/name]: I like it, but itā€™s very popularā€¦
[name]Liora[/name]: I like it, and I much prefer this spelling to [name]Leora[/name].
[name]Malin[/name]: Ehhā€¦ doesnā€™t do much for me.
[name]Matilda[/name]: Itā€™s a nice name
[name]Natalia[/name]: Very pretty
[name]Olivia[/name]: I used to love it-- before it became so popularā€¦
[name]Ronja[/name]: It reminds me of the book by [name]Astrid[/name] Lindgren! I think I like it.
Sirin: See [name]Malin[/name].
[name]Sofia[/name]: I like this spelling better than [name]Sophia[/name], but both are popularā€¦
[name]Valerie[/name]: Iā€™ve never liked [name]Valerie[/name].
[name]Yasmin[/name]: See [name]Valerie[/name]
[name]Zoe[/name]: I like it, but Iā€™ve seen so many Zoes that itā€™s become boring.

I love so many of these-- [name]Amelie[/name], [name]Emilia[/name], [name]Flora[/name], [name]Helena[/name], and [name]Iona[/name] in particular!

[name]Corin[/name]: It reminds me of [name]Cory[/name], which I hate.
[name]Dorian[/name]: Interestingā€¦ Iā€™m not that fond of the ā€˜dorā€™ sound
Florin: I kind of like it, but people might think it too feminineā€¦
[name]Glenn[/name]: Very middle-aged to me
Jaro: I knew someone with a similar name! I think itā€™s interestingā€¦
[name]Kian[/name]: I like [name]Cian[/name], which is the original version. [name]Kian[/name] seems made-up
[name]Levin[/name]: Seems made-upā€¦
[name]Nicolas[/name]: Nice classic
[name]Ronan[/name]: I like it!
[name]Sean[/name]: Seems slightly dated.
[name]Silas[/name]: I love it pronounced sye-lasā€¦
[name]Valentin[/name]: Would have problems in an English-speaking contextā€¦

I like [name]Ronan[/name] and [name]Silas[/name] and [name]Cian[/name]. You seem to have a thing for names ending in -in! :wink:

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[name]Amelie[/name]: I think itā€™s beautifulā€¦
[name]Elin[/name] (pronounced: [name]Eleen[/name]): Iā€™ve heard it pronounced as ā€œEE-lin,ā€ so there may be pronunciation issues. I think itā€™s pretty, though.
[name]Elisa[/name] (pronounced: [name]El[/name]-ee-za): I think [name]Elisa[/name] will encounter pronunciation issues, too. (I know two Elisas, both of whom pronounce their name eh-[name]LEE[/name]-suh.)
[name]Emilia[/name]: I love [name]Emilia[/name]ā€¦
[name]Esme[/name]: I love [name]Esme[/name], tooā€¦
[name]Flora[/name]: And [name]Flora[/name]ā€¦
[name]Helena[/name]: [name]LOVE[/name]!!!
[name]Iona[/name]: Because I hear the phrase ā€œI own aā€¦ā€ when I say it out loud, I like some of the others more.
[name]Isobel[/name]: I think itā€™s prettyā€¦
[name]Liora[/name]: I think that [name]Liora[/name] is beautifulā€¦[name]Eliora[/name], too.
[name]Malin[/name] (pronounced: Maleen): I like some of the others moreā€¦
[name]Matilda[/name]: [name]LOVE[/name]!
[name]Natalia[/name]: I think itā€™s really prettyā€¦
[name]Olivia[/name]: Because Iā€™ve heard it so much, some of your other names sound fresher to me.
[name]Ronja[/name] (pronounced: [name]Ron[/name]-yah): I like some of the others moreā€¦
Sirin (pronounced: See-reen): Dittoā€¦
[name]Sofia[/name]: I think itā€™s really pretty, but itā€™s also really, really popular.
[name]Valerie[/name]: I like some of the others moreā€¦
[name]Yasmin[/name]: Thereā€™s a birth control named [name]Yasmin[/name], and also one by the name of Yaz.
[name]Zoe[/name]: I think itā€™s cute, but with [name]Chloe[/name]'s popularity, Iā€™m guessing [name]Zoe[/name] canā€™t be far behind.

[name]Corin[/name]: I like some of the others moreā€¦
[name]Dorian[/name]: I think itā€™s interestingā€¦
Florin: Florin sounds kind of feminine to me, but I love [name]Flora[/name] on your other list!
[name]Glenn[/name]: I like some of the others moreā€¦
Jaro (pronounced = Yah-ro): Dittoā€¦
[name]Kian[/name]:Dittoā€¦
[name]Levin[/name]: This is a last name to meā€¦
[name]Nicolas[/name]: I love [name]Nicholas[/name]!
[name]Ronan[/name]: I love [name]Ronan[/name]!
[name]Sean[/name]: I like some of the others moreā€¦
[name]Silas[/name] (pronounced = See-las): I love [name]Silas[/name], but Iā€™ve always pronounced it with a long I sound.
[name]Valentin[/name]: I think itā€™s handsome, but I think it depends on where you live.

[name]Helena[/name], [name]Matilda[/name], and [name]Flora[/name] are my favorite girlsā€™ names, and [name]Nicolas[/name], [name]Ronan[/name], and [name]Silas[/name] are my favorites from your boysā€™ list. :slight_smile:

Good luck! :slight_smile:

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Thatā€™s quite a list:)

Girls:
[name]Amelie[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name] [name]LOVE[/name] [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Amelie[/name]! Absolutely gorgeous:)

[name]Elin[/name] (pronounced: [name]Eleen[/name]) - Fresh and vibrant but I pronounce it EE-lin, like [name]Tiger[/name] [name]Wood[/name]'s wife

[name]Elisa[/name] (pronounced: [name]El[/name]-ee-za) - Pretty but I think this would encounter pronunciation issues.

[name]Emilia[/name] - Very pretty:)

[name]Esme[/name] - Not really a fan of [name]Esme[/name] for some reason. It has glamour but sounds harsh to me.

[name]Flora[/name] - Seems kind of prissy to me, I prefer [name]Fleur[/name]

[name]Helena[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name] pronounced Hel-[name]LAY[/name]-nah, I think itā€™s beautiful:)

[name]Iona[/name] - Not feeling this oneā€¦ reminds me of iota.

[name]Isobel[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Isobel[/name] spelt like this, has such charm:)

[name]Liora[/name] - This confuses me slightlyā€¦ it seems like itā€™s trying to be something else.

[name]Malin[/name] (pronounced: Maleen) - Not a fan.

[name]Matilda[/name] - Gorgeous vintage charm but Iā€™m Australian (originally) and all I can hear is ā€˜Waltzing Matlidaā€™.

[name]Natalia[/name] - Pretty but only feels appropriate for Xmas babies to me.

[name]Olivia[/name] - [name]Lovely[/name] but very popular. I prefer [name]Olive[/name].

[name]Ronja[/name] (pronounced: [name]Ron[/name]-yah) - Not really a fan.

Sirin (pronounced: See-reen) - Ditto.

[name]Sofia[/name] - Beautiful! I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Sofia[/name] spelt this way:)

[name]Valerie[/name] - [name]Love[/name] [name]Valerie[/name]:slight_smile:

[name]Yasmin[/name] - Ditto.

[name]Zoe[/name] - Haha ditto again:)

Boys:
[name]Corin[/name] - Sounds feminine to meā€¦

[name]Dorian[/name] - Not a fan.

Florin - Ditto.

[name]Glenn[/name] - I can appreciate [name]Glenn[/name] but not over the moon about it.

Jaro (pronounced = Yah-ro) - Sounds like a kind of root food to me so not a fan, sorry.

[name]Kian[/name] - Not sure, looks handsome thoughā€¦

[name]Levin[/name] - Name of a city where I live (NZ) so canā€™t really get past that.

[name]Nicolas[/name] - [name]Love[/name], spelt [name]Nicholas[/name].

[name]Ronan[/name] - Handsome:)

[name]Sean[/name] - [name]Love[/name] [name]Sean[/name]:slight_smile: So friendly and upbeat

[name]Silas[/name] (pronounced = See-las) - I wish I could like this name! I automatically pronounce it [name]Sil[/name]-us which I like but the actual pronunciation doesnā€™t grab me.

[name]Valentin[/name] - I love [name]Valentine[/name] for a boy and [name]Valentina[/name] for a girlā€¦

So my favourites from your list are [name]Amelie[/name], [name]Isobel[/name], [name]Sofia[/name], [name]Valerie[/name], [name]Yasmin[/name], [name]Zoe[/name], [name]Nicolas[/name] ([name]Nicholas[/name]), [name]Sean[/name], [name]Ronan[/name], [name]Valentin[/name] ([name]Valentine[/name]).

Good [name]Luck[/name]:slight_smile:

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Girls:
[name]Amelie[/name] - A very pretty and I think timeless name
[name]Elin[/name] (pronounced: [name]Eleen[/name]) - Not a fan
[name]Elisa[/name] (pronounced: [name]El[/name]-ee-za) - Nice
[name]Emilia[/name] - I prefer [name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Esme[/name] - [name]Love[/name] it
[name]Flora[/name] - Not a fan
[name]Helena[/name] - Not sure I can comment - it is very similar to my name :slight_smile:
[name]Iona[/name] - Is a private girls school where I come from so I cannot associate it with a child
[name]Isobel[/name] - My favourite version
[name]Liora[/name] - [name]Do[/name] not really like personally
[name]Malin[/name] - Seems very masculine to me
[name]Matilda[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name] it
[name]Natalia[/name] - Nice
[name]Olivia[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name] it
[name]Ronja[/name] (pronounced: [name]Ron[/name]-yah) - Nice
Sirin (pronounced: See-reen) - [name]May[/name] have a few pronounciation problems
[name]Sofia[/name] - I really like it, but prefer the [name]Sophia[/name] spelling
[name]Valerie[/name] - Nice
[name]Yasmin[/name] - Not a fan
[name]Zoe[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name] it - very quirky and fun

Boys
[name]Corin[/name] - Unfortunately know a very undesirable person with this name :frowning:
[name]Dorian[/name] - I get a naughty boy vibe from this name
Florin - Too feminine
[name]Glenn[/name] - Very middle-aged
Jaro (pronounced = Yah-ro) - I really like itā€¦havenā€™t ever heard of it before but that one could definately grow on me
[name]Kian[/name] - Nice
[name]Levin[/name] - I like
[name]Nicolas[/name] - Good solid name that translates globally
[name]Ronan[/name] - This is one of my all time FAVES!!!
[name]Sean[/name] - Nice
[name]Silas[/name] (pronounced = See-las) - Reminds me of the bad guy in The DaVinci Code
[name]Valentin[/name] - Too feminine