[name_m]Hi[/name_m]! I’m not expecting/pregnant, just wondering what people thought about the current names I’ve been loving on right now. I’ll take any kind of feedback…thoughts, comments, opinions, combos.
Here we go:
[name_f]Annabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilac[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilibeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f] (which I always say tah-lia)
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirabel[/name_f]
Hesper
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Astra[/name_f]
[name_f]Oona[/name_f]/[name_f]Una[/name_f] (which spelling do you guys like best?)
[name_f]Marnie[/name_f]
Here are my comments and the ones with a * are my favorites.
[name_f]Annabeth[/name_f] - great alternative to [name_f]Annabel[/name_f]/[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f], classic and solid
[name_f]Mila[/name_f] - modern and on the trend upswing; I like longer [name_f]MIL[/name_f] names better ([name_f]Amelia[/name_f], [name_f]Camille[/name_f], [name_f]Millicent[/name_f], etc.)
[name_f]Lilac[/name_f] - sweet and old-fashioned, not sure how it wears on an adult; I’d use it as a mn
[name_f]Lilibeth[/name_f] - seems more like a nn to me; I prefer [name_f]Elsbeth[/name_f], [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f], etc.
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f] - vintage name that’s sweet and substantial, the only issue for me is nns-- I’m not so fond of [name_f]Ginny[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]* - lovely-- there’s also [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f], [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f], Rosebeth, etc.
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]* - vintage favorite
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] - classic, but modern-sounding; [name_m]Artie[/name_m] is a cute nn
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f]* (which I always say tah-lia) - this is a family name for me but we pronounce it thay-lia-- beautiful either way.
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] - sweet and old-fashioned, but getting more popular
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f]* - underused classic
[name_f]Mirabel[/name_f] - lovely
Hesper - nms but classic name
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]* - lovely-- old-fashioned but not too much
[name_f]Astra[/name_f] - not my favorite-- I prefer [name_f]Astrid[/name_f].
[name_f]Oona[/name_f]/[name_f]Una[/name_f] (which spelling do you guys like best?) - another classic, I like [name_f]Una[/name_f] best
[name_f]Marnie[/name_f] - okay, but I prefer as nn; on the trend upswing
[name_f]Annabeth[/name_f] - [name_f]Love[/name_f] this. I actually prefer it to [name_f]Annabel[/name_f].
[name_f]Mila[/name_f] - Very pretty.
[name_f]Lilac[/name_f] - [name_f]Lovely[/name_f], underused nature name.
[name_f]Lilibeth[/name_f] - Nice, but perhaps a bit childish.
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f] - Gorgeous and strong. [name_f]Love[/name_f].
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] - Beautiful, with a classic feel.
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] - Another underused classic.
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] - [name_f]Love[/name_f] it! Wish it was more popular.
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f] - Alright, not as good as others.
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] - Pretty.
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f] - Timeless.
[name_f]Mirabel[/name_f] - Pretty, if a bit frilly.
Hesper - Very nice, though I prefer [name_f]Hester[/name_f].
[name_f]Flora[/name_f] - [name_f]Love[/name_f] this. Wish people would consider this instead of [name_f]Florence[/name_f], which I’m not really big on.
[name_f]Astra[/name_f] - Alright
[name_f]Oona[/name_f]/[name_f]Una[/name_f] - I love this! I like both spellings, though I think it depends on how you say it. OO-nah, or YUU-nah.
[name_f]Marnie[/name_f] - Very pretty, love this.
[name_f]Annabeth[/name_f] - I love this name, typically I don’t like the name [name_f]Beth[/name_f], nor [name_f]Ann[/name_f], but this I love.
[name_f]Mila[/name_f] - It’s not my style, but it’s not unusable.
[name_f]Lilac[/name_f] - Another favorite name of mine!
[name_f]Lilibeth[/name_f] - This is alright
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f] - Not my style again, but it is a sweet, soft vintage name
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] - I love [name_f]Rose[/name_f] names, this is a pretty name.
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] - Another nice name
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] - [name_f]Love[/name_f] this name! I would love to meet an [name_u]Artemis[/name_u]!
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f] - Beautiful name, I would love to meet someone with this name as well.
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] - [name_f]Lovely[/name_f] name, another favorite
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f] - Not my style, but I know a little [name_f]Veronica[/name_f] and she’s definitely the cutest thing.
[name_f]Mirabel[/name_f] - Cute, I’ve never heard it before.
Hesper - I usually don’t like H names, but this one I’m kinda liking.
[name_f]Flora[/name_f] - A darling vintage name that I think should be used more often!
[name_f]Astra[/name_f] - This is a very favorite of mine! Though I do love [name_f]Astria[/name_f] the best.
[name_f]Oona[/name_f] / [name_f]Una[/name_f] - [name_m]Both[/name_m] are nice spelling, and I love the name. If I chose it would probably be [name_f]Una[/name_f].
[name_f]Marnie[/name_f] - I like this name, seems like a name that could follow through all stages of life
[name_f]Annabeth[/name_f] --> hmm, I prefer [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Mila[/name_f] --> love
[name_f]Lilac[/name_f] --> want to love, not sure I can picture an adult [name_f]Lilac[/name_f] or Dr. [name_f]Lilac[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilibeth[/name_f] --> interesting
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f] --> no
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] --> love
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] --> want to love
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] --> not for me
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f] (which I always say tah-lia) --> it’s ok, not my style
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] --> love! obviously
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f] --> it’s ok
[name_f]Mirabel[/name_f] --> not for me
Hesper --> no
[name_f]Flora[/name_f] --> meh
[name_f]Astra[/name_f] --> no, reminds me of a car
[name_f]Oona[/name_f]/[name_f]Una[/name_f] (which spelling do you guys like best?) --> reminds me of uno, sorry!
[name_f]Marnie[/name_f]
I love almost all of these. My Top 5 would be: [name_f]Mirabel[/name_f], [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f], [name_f]Marnie[/name_f], [name_f]Thalia[/name_f], and [name_f]Violet[/name_f]. And I prefer [name_f]Oona[/name_f] to [name_f]Una[/name_f] (reminds me of uno).
[name_f]Annabeth[/name_f] - not really my style, I prefer [name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Mila[/name_f] - my daughter’s name, so clearly I’m a fan Wish it hadn’t risen so much in popularity, but it’s still a great name.
[name_f]Lilac[/name_f] - love it, this is on my list. Think it works better in the middle.
[name_f]Lilibeth[/name_f] - it’s ok but a bit cutesy
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f] - nms
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] - very pretty
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] - classy and pretty, I really like it!
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] - I love this, strong contender for middle name if our next baby is a girl
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f] (which I always say tah-lia) - I would love this except having spent a lot of time in [name_f]India[/name_f], it reminds me of the word thali - a kind of plate
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] - pretty but trendy
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f] - not my style
[name_f]Mirabel[/name_f] - I really like this, beautiful
Hesper - clunky but cool. I think I prefer Hespera
[name_f]Flora[/name_f] - it’s ok, not my cup of tea but I would be happy to see the name on someone else’s child
[name_f]Astra[/name_f] - there are other star and sky inspired names that I prefer. [name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_f]Luna[/name_f] or [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]?
[name_f]Oona[/name_f]/[name_f]Una[/name_f] (which spelling do you guys like best?) - [name_m]Both[/name_m] are ok, much prefer the [name_f]Una[/name_f] spelling.
[name_f]Marnie[/name_f] - not keen, sounds a bit dated.
I like:
[name_f]Annabeth[/name_f]
I like or somewhat like:
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Una[/name_f] -although I think I like [name_f]Uma[/name_f] better
[name_f]Lilac[/name_f]
The rest I haven’t mentioned are not my style, although I lot of the names I love right now are similar to your list. I prefer [name_f]Florence[/name_f] to [name_f]Flora[/name_f], like [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Lilac[/name_f], prefer [name_u]Harper[/name_u] over Hesper and like [name_f]Coral[/name_f] rather than [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f].
[name_f]Annabeth[/name_f] - i like this quite a lot.
[name_f]Mila[/name_f] - cute! it’s a nice option instead of something like [name_f]Mia[/name_f].
[name_f]Lilac[/name_f] - [name_f]Lily[/name_f] is too poular so this could easily take it’s place.
[name_f]Lilibeth[/name_f] - not keen.
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f] - cute! especially if thats where you originate from! [name_f]Love[/name_f] nn [name_f]Ginny[/name_f].
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] - ok but a bit frilly for me. Prefer [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Rosa[/name_f] or [name_f]Rosanne[/name_f].
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] - cute! very vintage and pretty!
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] - not liking this.
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f] - gorgeous!
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] - like but uber popular. [name_f]Viola[/name_f]?
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f] - has a harsh sound in my english accent. reminds me of verucas.
[name_f]Mirabel[/name_f] - hmm… no. not liking this one.
Hesper - dislike.
[name_f]Flora[/name_f] - [name_f]LOVE[/name_f]!!! one of my best friends is names [name_f]Flora[/name_f]!!!
[name_f]Astra[/name_f] - cuter version of [name_f]Astrid[/name_f] but i’d never use it.
[name_f]Oona[/name_f]/[name_f]Una[/name_f] - [name_f]Una[/name_f]. simpler and more classic.
[name_f]Marnie[/name_f] - dislike.
[name_f]Annabeth[/name_f] - I like [name_f]Anna[/name_f] and [name_f]Beth[/name_f], but not together
[name_f]Mila[/name_f] - Like
[name_f]Lilac[/name_f] - NMS
[name_f]Lilibeth[/name_f] - NMS, prefer [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f] - It’s ok
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] - NMS
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] - Like
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] - [name_m]Don[/name_m]'t like
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f] - I also pronounce it the same way, and I like it
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] - NMS but I do like it
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f] - Like
[name_f]Mirabel[/name_f] - Not a huge fan
Hesper - [name_m]Don[/name_m]'t like at all
[name_f]Flora[/name_f] - [name_m]Don[/name_m]'t like
[name_f]Astra[/name_f] - It’s ok
[name_f]Oona[/name_f]/[name_f]Una[/name_f] - [name_m]Don[/name_m]'t like. If I had to pick a spelling, [name_f]Una[/name_f], because the double Os bother me for some reason
[name_f]Marnie[/name_f] - Ok as a nn maybe?
Firstly: thank you all! I very much appreciate all of your opinions. I do think that [name_f]Lilibet[/name_f] is definitely only nickname territory, but I wanted to see what you guys would think of it.
milasmama - I really like [name_f]Luna[/name_f] and [name_f]Estelle[/name_f], with a preference towards [name_f]Luna[/name_f]. [name_f]Astrid[/name_f] is also a favorite.
I also think I’m preferring [name_f]Oona[/name_f] over [name_f]Una[/name_f]. Firstly, I prefer it OO-nah, rather than YUU-nah, and for some reason I just adore the double ‘O’.
As for the lovely combos from hermione_vader, my favorites are:
[name_f]Lilac[/name_f] [name_f]Annabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirabel[/name_f] [name_f]Astra[/name_f]
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f] Hesper
[name_f]Oona[/name_f] [name_f]Mirabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_f]Mirabel[/name_f] (though I do worry with this one that all of the l’s and a’s make it run together a little oddly)
[name_f]Lilac[/name_f] [name_f]Virginia[/name_f]
Wish it hadn’t risen so much in popularity, but it’s still a great name.