Critique My A Names!

Maybe it’s because my name is [name]Allison[/name], but most of my favorite girls names start with the letter A. What do you think of my current list?

[name]Anya[/name]
[name]Ariana[/name]
[name]Anais[/name]
[name]Astra[/name]
[name]Aria[/name]/[name]Auria[/name]
[name]Arden[/name]
[name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name]
Azula
Anila
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Arlene[/name]
[name]Alabama[/name]
[name]Atalanta[/name]
[name]Althea[/name]
[name]Athena[/name]

Please offer suggestions if you have any!

[name]Anya[/name]- NMS
[name]Ariana[/name]- I like it, but prefer it spelled [name]Oriana[/name]
[name]Anais[/name]- Very pretty
[name]Astra[/name]- Prefer [name]Astrid[/name]
[name]Aria[/name]/[name]Auria[/name]- [name]Love[/name] [name]Aria[/name], don’t care for [name]Auria[/name]
[name]Arden[/name]- Eh
[name]Adelaide[/name]- [name]Love[/name] this
[name]Aurora[/name]- [name]Love[/name] this too
[name]Anastasia[/name]- [name]One[/name] of my favorites
Azula- NMS
Anila- Deffinetly not my style. I think of manilla envelopes
[name]Amelia[/name]- Too popular for my taste
[name]Arlene[/name]- I picture a waitress with big blonde hair and southern twang. NMS
[name]Alabama[/name]- NMS
[name]Atalanta[/name]- NMS either
[name]Althea[/name]- This is okay
[name]Athena[/name]- This is my name! I love it.

[name]Hope[/name] that helps!

  • [name]Athena[/name]

[name]Anya[/name]- Very pretty!
[name]Ariana[/name]- Nice.
[name]Anais[/name]- Doesn’t quite roll off the tongue.
[name]Astra[/name]- I think it sounds rather… heavy.
[name]Aria[/name]/[name]Auria[/name]- Cute!
[name]Arden[/name]- [name]Just[/name] okay.
[name]Adelaide[/name]- I think this is pretty.
[name]Aurora[/name]- Like, but dislike nn [name]Rory[/name].
[name]Anastasia[/name]- [name]Love[/name]!
Azula- What?
Anila- NMS
[name]Amelia[/name]- Cute.
[name]Arlene[/name]- I love [name]Athena[/name]'s interpretation of this name!
[name]Alabama[/name]- [name]Kinda[/name] cute, actually! I like it.
[name]Atalanta[/name]- [name]Will[/name] be constantly mistaken for [name]Atlanta[/name].
[name]Althea[/name]- Eh.
[name]Athena[/name]- [name]Love[/name] it!

My favorites from your list: [name]Anya[/name], [name]Ariana[/name], [name]Anastasia[/name], [name]Alabama[/name] and [name]Athena[/name].

My favorite A names are [name]Alice[/name], [name]Andromeda[/name], [name]Andrea[/name], [name]Artemis[/name], [name]Annabelle[/name], [name]Alexandra[/name] and [name]Alison[/name].

[name]Anya[/name]- I like this a lot! A friend of mine has the middle name “Aña” which I am IN.[name]LOVE[/name].WITH. It’s pronounced almost the same as [name]Anya[/name].
[name]Anais[/name]- I have a hard time with this one. I want to prefer [name]Ana[/name]ïs in the French form so much more than the Anglicized form, but to be honest, ah-nah-EES doesn’t appeal to me nearly as much as uh-NAY-iss. I’m on the fence, I guess. I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]LOVE[/name] Athénaïs, though.
[name]Astra[/name]- pretty awesome!
[name]Aria[/name]- I’ve grown to list this a lot.
[name]Arden[/name]- this is one of the longest standing names on my long list. I’m a big fan!
[name]Adelaide[/name]- I’ve come to like this one, too. I have a friend from [name]Adelaide[/name] and hearing him talk about it really made me like the name.
[name]Anastasia[/name]- I used to detest it but I like it a lot now. My cousin’s 2 year old is named [name]Anastasia[/name] and I definitely think it can work well on a little kit even though it’s such a big name.
[name]Atalanta[/name]- I think this is awesome!

I see the appeal of [name]Ariana[/name], [name]Aurora[/name], [name]Amelia[/name] & [name]Athena[/name], I just don’t personally like them.
The others I really don’t care for, sorry.

I love…

[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Arden[/name]
[name]Adelaide[/name]

I like…

[name]Anya[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Althea[/name]
[name]Athena[/name]

I dislike…

[name]Ariana[/name]
[name]Anais[/name]
[name]Astra[/name]
[name]Aria[/name]/[name]Auria[/name]
Azula
Anila
[name]Arlene[/name]
[name]Alabama[/name]
[name]Atalanta[/name]

A is the most common letter chosen for girls names, so your not alone.

[name]Ariana[/name] - I like, but it reminds me of all the spider terms Arachnid, araneae, etc
[name]Anais[/name] - I know it’s immature, but it looks and reminds me of anus.
[name]Astra[/name] - unique and nice, I try to avoid names that have the “ass” in them though
[name]Aria[/name]/[name]Auria[/name] - [name]Aria[/name] is gorgeous, what about aurora
[name]Arden[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name], [name]LOVE[/name]< LOVE
Adelaide - a bit too popular, but lovely
Aurora - nice
Anastasia - to exotic to carry
Azula - NMS
Anila - as in Annihilate, sorry that’s what I make fromit
Amelia - this is blah and boring to me, I do not get why it’s popular
Arlene - feels trailer parkish to me
Alabama - wow, see above
Atalanta - don’t feel this is wearable
Althea - NMS
Athena - strong name

[name]Anya[/name] I love this we discussed it for our daughter but someone mentioned to Dad “I wanna get on ya” highschool teasing and thatwas the end of that
[name]Ariana[/name] I like a lot but didnt like the [name]Arian[/name] sound in it
[name]Anais[/name] cool artsy name not sure everong would get it
[name]Astra[/name] The first syllable is too problematic
[name]Aria[/name]/[name]Auria[/name] [name]Love[/name] [name]Aria[/name] bit Game of Thrones is making it too popular I think, thought of it if I were to have another
[name]Arden[/name] I like it on someone else
[name]Adelaide[/name] [name]Just[/name] makes me think of the city in Australia
[name]Aurora[/name] I want to love it love the sleeping beauty factor but the sound is to sticky for me
[name]Anastasia[/name] i love this name
Azula NMS dont really care for it
Anila Same
[name]Amelia[/name] i am on the fence with this and [name]Amalia[/name] which I think I like better
[name]Arlene[/name] No thanks
[name]Alabama[/name] I am from the South and [name]Alabama[/name] is too masculine to me
[name]Atalanta[/name] This is kind of cool, not sure I could see it professionally but its neat
[name]Althea[/name] [name]Love[/name] this
[name]Athena[/name] Very pretty

I love
[name]Anais[/name]
[name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name]
[name]Atalanta[/name]
[name]Althea[/name]
[name]Athena[/name]
I recently discovered [name]Ana[/name]ïs [name]Mitchell[/name] and fell in love with her music, so naturally I’ve been crushing on her name lately as well :slight_smile:
Other A loves:
[name]Audra[/name]/[name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Ala[/name]ïs
Aeneva
Afonwy
[name]Agatha[/name]
[name]Agnes[/name]
[name]Ailsa[/name]
Alastríona
[name]Alcyone[/name]
[name]Aletheia[/name]
Alevtina
Alifair
[name]Alizarin[/name]
[name]Ali[/name]énor
[name]Alma[/name]
[name]Allura[/name]
[name]Amabel[/name]
[name]Amadea[/name]
[name]Amalia[/name]
[name]Amica[/name]
[name]Amity[/name]
Amnesty
[name]Amparo[/name]
Annevieve
[name]Annora[/name]
[name]Anona[/name]
[name]Anouk[/name]
[name]Antonia[/name]
[name]Apolline[/name]
[name]Ariadne[/name]
[name]Artemisia[/name]
Audovera
[name]Augusta[/name]/[name]Augustine[/name]
Avdotia
[name]Aviva[/name]
[name]Ayelet[/name]
[name]Azenor[/name]
[name]Azubah[/name]

I like:
[name]Ariana[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Athena[/name]
But I love [name]Aurora[/name] and [name]Amelie[/name] (I prefer [name]Amelie[/name] to [name]Amelia[/name], for some reason). I also adore [name]Aurelia[/name].

[name]Amelia[/name] - beautiful love it!
[name]Althea[/name] - great name, I like it a lot!
[name]Athena[/name] - very nice
[name]Adelaide[/name] - Gorgeous!
[name]Ariana[/name] - pretty

[name]Anastasia[/name] - pretty, if a bit frilly for my taste
[name]Aurora[/name] - meh, bit too princessy but it’s not bad
[name]Anya[/name] - very nice
[name]Astra[/name] - pretty
[name]Aria[/name]/[name]Auria[/name] - I really like [name]Aria[/name]

[name]Arden[/name] - meh
Anila -wafer? too close to annihilate
[name]Arlene[/name] - too old lady
[name]Atalanta[/name] - misspelled [name]Atlanta[/name]? uh, no.
Azula - sorry, no, Azara I like
[name]Alabama[/name] - no
[name]Anais[/name] - no, reminds me of [name]Ananias[/name]

A names I like:
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Ardith[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name]
[name]Aveline[/name]
[name]Avery[/name]
[name]Anne[/name]

[name]Anya[/name]
[name]Anais[/name]
[name]Althea[/name]

I love these!

I knew an [name]Astra[/name] who really pulled it off…she was a tough & gorgeous punk girl. I think it could be terrible on the wrong kid though cause of the ‘ass’ in the name!

[name]Anya[/name] - I see the appeal, but I prefer the simple, classic [name]Anna[/name], personally.
[name]Ariana[/name] - I love it! [name]Ariana[/name] doesn’t seem to get a lot of love here, but I think it’s a great name and I love the nns [name]Ari[/name] and [name]Annie[/name]. It’s so sweet. The related [name]Arianne[/name] is my second favorite girls’ name. :slight_smile:
[name]Anais[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Anais[/name], but I’m sure it’d be problematic in [name]America[/name]. I think the nn [name]Annie[/name] is sweet, though.
[name]Astra[/name] - prefer [name]Astrid[/name].
[name]Aria[/name]/[name]Auria[/name] - not bad, but it always felt like it was all fluff, no substance to me, sorry. I like [name]Ariana[/name] much more.
[name]Arden[/name] - okay, but whenever I see this I always think of a jerk I met several years ago whose name was [name]Ardan[/name] (arr-[name]DAN[/name]), so I can’t see it in a positive light, really, anymore.
[name]Adelaide[/name] - like a lot.
[name]Aurora[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name]! It’s a MN on my short list. I would use it as a FN if it sounded better with my LN.
[name]Anastasia[/name] - I can see the appeal, but it seems like a stereotypical, predictable Russian name. There are so many other beautiful Russian names, but it seems like when people want a Russian name they stop at [name]Anastasia[/name]. It’s gorgeous, but too over-the-top for me. While I like the association to the czarina, the connection is just too strong for me, as well.
Azula - not sure how I feel about this. I think I prefer [name]Azure[/name].
Anila - I know an Enil (ah-[name]NEEL[/name]), and she’s a very nice lady, so I’m kind of drawn to this, but I don’t really love it.
[name]Amelia[/name] - I can see its appeal, but I don’t really like it, personally, sorry. I much prefer [name]Emilia[/name].
[name]Arlene[/name] - I actually love it. It’s my grandmother’s name, though, so that’s probably why. I love that she could go by [name]Ari[/name] or [name]Lena[/name], I think it’s great. Still a bit too dated for most to see the appeal, though.
[name]Alabama[/name] - I like it, in a very GPish way. I love the nn [name]Allie[/name] or [name]Alba[/name], too.
[name]Atalanta[/name] - too over-the-top for me. It seems very closely tied to Greek mythology, and I think it’d get confused for [name]Atlanta[/name] a lot (which has always sounded more masculine than feminine to me).
[name]Althea[/name] - love! [name]One[/name] of my favorite ways to get to [name]Allie[/name], it’s a great literary name.
[name]Athena[/name] - not a fan. It just seems so pretentious, although I’m not sure why. I like Athens a lot more, although most people don’t see the appeal of it.

What about:

[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Alaia[/name]
[name]Amaya[/name]
[name]Angelina[/name]
[name]Aurelia[/name]/[name]Aurelie[/name]
Avelaine
Avelina
[name]Adeline[/name]
[name]Adelia[/name]
[name]Adele[/name]
Adalet
[name]Ayelet[/name]
[name]Aziza[/name]
[name]Aviva[/name]
[name]Aviana[/name]
[name]Annabelle[/name]
[name]Annika[/name]
[name]Anneliese[/name]
[name]Adabella[/name]
[name]Adamina[/name]
[name]Adora[/name]
Adorabella
[name]Agnes[/name]
[name]Agatha[/name]
[name]Agathe[/name]
[name]Alila[/name]
[name]Ariadne[/name]
[name]Azalea[/name].

Good luck!

[name]Anya[/name]–I really just am not a fan of this An- name.
[name]Ariana[/name]–[name]Lovely[/name]!
[name]Anais[/name]–nms
[name]Astra[/name]–nms
[name]Aria[/name]/[name]Auria[/name]–I think it has a pretty sound but again nms
[name]Arden[/name]–I’ve seen this on here a lot, I do not get the appeal.
[name]Adelaide[/name]–cute but I hate nn [name]Addy[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]–[name]Lovely[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name]-<3 <3 <3
Azula–nms
Anila–nms
Amelia–Lovely
Arlene–not a fan
Alabama–not my favorite state name
Atalanta–meh
Althea–makes me feel like I have a lisp
Athena–Love it

My top five from this list:
Ariana
Athena
Anastasia
Amelia
Aurora

I’d drop:
Arden
Azula
Anila
Arlene
Althea

My favorites from your list are [name]Aurora[/name] and [name]Athena[/name]!

Here are some other suggestions:

[name]Aviana[/name]
[name]Aquinnah[/name]
[name]Annora[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Avalon[/name]
[name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Arielle[/name]
[name]Antonia[/name]
[name]Ariadne[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Augusta[/name]

[name]Love[/name] these…
[name]Anya[/name]
[name]Astra[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Althea[/name]
[name]Athena[/name]

Like these…
[name]Arden[/name]
[name]Ariana[/name]
[name]Aria[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name]

[name]Don[/name]'t like these…
[name]Anais[/name]
[name]Auria[/name]
Azula
Anila
[name]Arlene[/name]
[name]Alabama[/name]
[name]Atalanta[/name]

[name]Anya[/name] - okay.
[name]Ariana[/name] - Meh.
[name]Anais[/name] - I want to like this one, but the sound of it just displeases me somehow.
[name]Astra[/name] - Cute, but not something I would use.
[name]Aria[/name]/[name]Auria[/name] - [name]Aria[/name] is okay, though too trendy for my tastes. I do not like [name]Auria[/name].
[name]Arden[/name] - I love this, but on a boy.
[name]Adelaide[/name] - [name]Love[/name], especially with the nickname [name]Addy[/name]. But still not one I would personally use.
[name]Aurora[/name] - I used to be in love with this name, but recently the double “r” sound has been getting to me in a not so good way. I’ve switched to [name]Rory[/name], my preferred nickname of [name]Aurora[/name], on her own.
[name]Anastasia[/name] - I like this but cringe at the inevitable “[name]Stacy[/name]” nickname.
Azula - Huh? I am assuming this comes from the Spanish word for blue, [name]Azul[/name], but it just looks and sounds silly to me.
Anila - All I see is anal.
[name]Amelia[/name] - I like this one, but it is overused for my taste. [name]Mia[/name] is a cute nickname for it though.
[name]Arlene[/name] - Not sure this dated name is ready for a comeback. Seems a little lower class to me, as well.
[name]Alabama[/name] - There are certain place names that I can get over the fact that they are place names. This is not one of them.
[name]Atalanta[/name] - Ditto the above.
[name]Althea[/name] - [name]Love[/name], very classic feel but still unique.
[name]Athena[/name] - I love the feel and origin of the name, but it seems a little over the top as a first name. Maybe a middle?

Favorites: [name]Adelaide[/name], [name]Amelia[/name], [name]Althea[/name]
Least favorites: [name]Auria[/name], Azula, Anila