[name]Julia[/name]- I think of the Beatles song, which really makes this name sound beautiful. [name]Julia[/name] is so harmonious and pretty. I think it peaked in popularity a while back, but it doesn’t go out of style.
[name]Juliet[/name]- I disagree with OkBrielle on this one. I think [name]Juliet[/name] is a classic name, like [name]Julia[/name], so it’s impossible for it to sound really trendy or to go out of style. Also, [name]Juliet[/name] is a wonderful Shakesperean character- courageous, independent, poetic…
[name]Charlotte[/name]- [name]Charlotte[/name] is sophisticated, a chic city-girl name. But then there’s the [name]Charlotte[/name]'s [name]Web[/name] association that brings the name down to [name]Earth[/name]. I like it a lot. I think it’s got a lovely seriousness to it, like [name]Margaret[/name]. And it doesn’t try to be elegant, it just is, like [name]Audrey[/name].
[name]Amelia[/name]- Not my style. For some reason I associate [name]Amelia[/name] with passivity. Maybe because it shares a root with “ameliorate.”
[name]Emma[/name]- I’m an [name]Emma[/name]. Very much a fan. I have a longer [name]Em[/name] name but go by [name]Emma[/name], which feels stronger and simpler than my full name. [name]Emma[/name] has a calm warmth to it that I like. I do think [name]Emma[/name] is a bit lacking in frills though, and it requires a spicier, more unusual middle name to vamp it up a bit.
[name]Ella[/name]- I love the sound of the name [name]Ella[/name], and of course [name]Ella[/name] [name]Fitzgerald[/name] is an incredible namesake. But I think if you’re going to name your kid [name]Ella[/name], you should have some personal connection to the music of [name]Ella[/name] Fitgerald. That’s just me- I know it’s weird. I guess I meet a lot of spoiled children of yuppies named [name]Miles[/name] and [name]Ella[/name], and I think it’s a strange phenomenon.
[name]Lila[/name]- To me, [name]Lila[/name] sounds like a nickname for [name]Delilah[/name], a name I prefer (despite the Biblical femme-fatale association.) Nothing offensive about [name]Lila[/name], but to me, it doesn’t have as much personality as your other names.
So which one is your favorite?