[name]Benjamin[/name] “[name]Ben[/name]” - [name]Love[/name] it! It’s my big brother’s name…
[name]James[/name] “[name]Jamie[/name]” - [name]Love[/name] it! It’s the name of my dad, two grandpas, one uncle, and a cousin’s middle name…
[name]Owen[/name] - Cute! It’s growing on me…
[name]William[/name] “[name]Will[/name]” - A little bland, but classic and handsome…
[name]Alexander[/name] “[name]Alex[/name]” - Not a fan of [name]Alex[/name] names at all.
[name]Adam[/name] - Cute, not as classic as I like, but nice…
[name]Matthew[/name] “[name]Matt[/name]” - Like others better, a little boring…
[name]Reuben[/name] - Not a personal favorite, mainly because my grandma loves reuben sandwiches!
[name]Sean[/name] - What with [name]Shawn[/name] and [name]Shane[/name], this doesn’t feel classic to me…
FAVORITES - [name]Benjamin[/name], [name]James[/name], [name]Owen[/name]
[name]Anna[/name] - [name]Love[/name]! Sweet and simple, but sassy…
[name]Alexandra[/name] “[name]Alexa[/name]” - Not a fan of [name]Alex[/name] names.
[name]Charlotte[/name] - [name]Love[/name]! Longtime favorite of mine…
[name]Amelia[/name] - Cute, but not my favorite. [name]Amelia[/name] [name]Earhart[/name] is cool!
[name]Georgiana[/name] ([name]Georg[/name]-jay-na) - [name]Don[/name]'t like this pronunciation at all.
[name]Lilianna[/name] “[name]Lily[/name]” - [name]Lillian[/name] is more classic. [name]Don[/name]'t like [name]Liliana[/name]…
[name]Marianna[/name] - Pretty. Prefer just [name]Anna[/name]…
[name]Rosalie[/name] - [name]Rosalind[/name] or [name]Rosaleen[/name] are more my style…
[name]Juliet[/name] - I prefer [name]Julia[/name]…
[name]Rachel[/name] - This seems dated…
[name]Esme[/name] - Twilight. I can’t get on board with it!
FAVORITES - [name]Anna[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name]
Oh! Suggestions from my personal list include [name]Henry[/name], [name]Oliver[/name], [name]Nathaniel[/name], [name]Peter[/name], [name]Thomas[/name], [name]Theodore[/name], [name]Julian[/name], and [name]Patrick[/name] for boys, and [name]Caroline[/name], [name]Catherine[/name], [name]Lydia[/name], [name]Eliza[/name], [name]Emmeline[/name], [name]Ruby[/name], [name]Cecily[/name], [name]Jane[/name], [name]Margaret[/name], [name]Josephine[/name], and [name]Genevieve[/name] for girls!