Current list - opinions please!

please let me know your honest opinions of the following names as I love them all but am just not sure if they are all usable. thanks in advance!

Girls-

[name]Greta[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name] (nn [name]Jovie[/name])
[name]Gilda[/name]
[name]Lorelai[/name]
[name]Carey[/name]
[name]Marilyn[/name]
[name]Juniper[/name]
[name]Jean[/name]
[name]Joan[/name]
[name]Darla[/name]
[name]Olive[/name]

Boys-

[name]Clark[/name]
[name]Harlan[/name]
[name]John[/name]
[name]Mason[/name]
[name]Noah[/name]
[name]Abel[/name]
[name]Homer[/name]
[name]Roman[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name]
[name]Heath[/name]
[name]Oscar[/name]

Girls-

[name]Greta[/name] - Not a fan.
[name]Josephine[/name] (nn [name]Jovie[/name]) [name]Love[/name] the name, not the nn.
[name]Gilda[/name] - NMS.
[name]Lorelai[/name] - Cute!
[name]Carey[/name] - Seems sort of dated.
[name]Marilyn[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name]!
[name]Juniper[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name]!
[name]Jean[/name] - Too plain jane for today’s baby girl. Try [name]Jeanette[/name] or [name]Jeanelle[/name].
[name]Joan[/name] - [name]Way[/name] too dated.
[name]Darla[/name] - Cute, but I instantly think of [name]Little[/name] Rascals.
[name]Olive[/name] - I don’t like or understand this name.

Boys-

[name]Clark[/name] - Cute.
[name]Harlan[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name]!
[name]John[/name] - Not a good name for me, personal reasons.
[name]Mason[/name] - [name]Love[/name] this name, but we nixed it for popularity reasons.
[name]Noah[/name] - Again, too popular.
[name]Abel[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name]!
[name]Homer[/name] - Blech, All I think of is the Simpsons and the Iliad/Odyssey.
[name]Roman[/name] - [name]One[/name] of my favorites!
[name]Elijah[/name] - Use to love this name, but I feel like it’s really common place now.
[name]Heath[/name] - If you think it’s not to soon for everyone to automatically jump to [name]Heath[/name] Ledger, then go for it.
[name]Oscar[/name] - Nope. NMSAA.

[name]Greta[/name] and [name]Noah[/name] are my favourites from your list.

[name]Greta[/name] - pretty! Wouldn’t use it myself but still very pretty
[name]Josephine[/name] (nn [name]Jovie[/name]) - love [name]Josephine[/name] but prefer [name]Josie[/name], [name]Effie[/name], [name]Posey[/name], ect. as nns.
[name]Gilda[/name] - strange. I could see this as teasing material.
[name]Lorelai[/name] - pretty, but seems kind of trendy for my tastes.
[name]Carey[/name] - sounds dated. Know two many Carries, Kerrys, ect.
[name]Marilyn[/name] - okay. Again is sounds dated. Prefer just [name]Mary[/name].
[name]Juniper[/name]- very spunky and cool. [name]Don[/name]'t have the courage, but would love to meet one or maybe use for a mn.
[name]Jean[/name] - dated
[name]Joan[/name] - dated
[name]Darla[/name]- pretty sounding but I don’t know about it on a human.
[name]Olive[/name] - so cool. Lets hope [name]Olivia[/name] fades.

Boys-

[name]Clark[/name] - adorable.
[name]Harlan[/name]- very cool too. I’d love to meet siblings [name]Juniper[/name] & [name]Harlan[/name]!
[name]John[/name]- Loveeee this name. so classic
[name]Mason[/name] - I really like it but it’s so trendy I wouldn’t use it.
[name]Noah[/name] - fabulous but so, so, so popular
[name]Abel[/name]- Cute, but prefer [name]Abram[/name] or [name]Abraham[/name]
[name]Homer[/name]- [name]LOVE[/name]!
[name]Roman[/name] - Again [name]LOVE[/name]!
[name]Elijah[/name] - cute but really popular. Prefer [name]Eliot[/name]/[name]Elliot[/name]/[name]Elliott[/name]
[name]Heath[/name] - like it okay.
[name]Oscar[/name]- like this name a lot but it seems to be gaining popularity

[name]Greta[/name]-adorable. Different, but in a good way.
[name]Josephine[/name] (nn [name]Jovie[/name])-[name]Love[/name] the full name, but the nn variants I’m not so sure.
[name]Gilda[/name]-weird.
[name]Lorelai[/name]-It sounds too frilly to me.
[name]Carey[/name]-Nice, but meh.
[name]Marilyn[/name]-In a high school musical I played a character called [name]Marilyn[/name] Bumpie who was very frumpy, I’ve never really shaken that feeling off.
[name]Juniper[/name]-Interesting, but I don’t know if I like it or not.
[name]Jean[/name]-Pretty, this is the name of one of my grandmothers.
[name]Joan[/name]-Again very pretty, simple and sweet.
[name]Darla[/name]-Not a fan, sorry.
[name]Olive[/name]-My name is [name]Olivia[/name], so I may be bias in the fact it is not a very pretty variant.

Boys-

[name]Clark[/name]-uber cute!
[name]Harlan[/name]-I’m not sure.
[name]John[/name]-Its nice to see you are considering it as a FN, I see it a lot in middle names where I’m from which is sad as it is such a classic.
[name]Mason[/name]-My cousin year named his baby this. I don’t really like it that much.
[name]Noah[/name]-Handsome! But oh so popular.
[name]Abel[/name]-Nice.
[name]Homer[/name]-All I can think of is the character [name]Homer[/name] [name]Simpson[/name]. Its a pity that it has ruined it for me, as its such a nice classical name.
[name]Roman[/name]-Interesting but it can come off as a bit strange.
[name]Elijah[/name]-So cute! But again very popular.
[name]Heath[/name]-Nice.
[name]Oscar[/name]-Adorable!

Overall my favourites would have to be [name]Greta[/name] and [name]Oscar[/name].

Girls-

[name]Greta[/name] - [name]Love[/name]! Cute and spunky but also works well professionally.
[name]Josephine[/name] (nn [name]Jovie[/name]) - [name]Love[/name] this name. Not sure about the nn, definitely different. Prefer [name]Jo[/name] or [name]Josie[/name] personally.
[name]Gilda[/name] - Eh… don’t really like.
[name]Lorelai[/name] - [name]Kinda[/name] over this name TBH.
[name]Carey[/name] - This spelling, I think boy. [name]Kari[/name], or [name]Carrie[/name] I think girl. Maybe [name]Kerry[/name], I know a girl with this spelling.
[name]Marilyn[/name] - Not bad.
[name]Juniper[/name] - Not a fan.
[name]Jean[/name] - Prefer as a middle. Sounds to masculine also (I only know male [name]Jean[/name]/[name]Genes[/name]).
[name]Joan[/name] - Also prefer as a middle. I like it because it’s my grandma’s middle name :slight_smile:
[name]Darla[/name] - Not bad.
[name]Olive[/name] - Like it.

Boys-

[name]Clark[/name] - It’s ok.
[name]Harlan[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t really like.
[name]John[/name] - Simple and strong. A little boring but can’t go wrong with it.
[name]Mason[/name] - Nice. NMS but it’s a good name.
[name]Noah[/name] - [name]Love[/name]!
[name]Abel[/name] - Not bad.
[name]Homer[/name] - I think of [name]Homer[/name] [name]Simpson[/name] personally.
[name]Roman[/name] - NMS again but nice.
[name]Elijah[/name] - [name]Love[/name]!
[name]Heath[/name] - It’s ok.
[name]Oscar[/name] - NMS.

Girls-

love: [name]Josephine[/name], [name]Jean[/name], [name]Juniper[/name]
like: [name]Greta[/name], [name]Lorelai[/name], [name]Olive[/name]
dislike: [name]Gilda[/name], [name]Carey[/name], [name]Marilyn[/name], [name]Joan[/name], [name]Darla[/name]

Boys

love: [name]John[/name], [name]Mason[/name], [name]Noah[/name], [name]Heath[/name], [name]Oscar[/name]
like: [name]Abel[/name], [name]Elijah[/name]
dislike: [name]Clark[/name], [name]Harlan[/name], [name]Homer[/name], [name]Roman[/name]

Girls-

[name]Greta[/name] - Pretty, though not my personal style.
[name]Josephine[/name] (nn [name]Jovie[/name]) - I love the name [name]Josephine[/name]. Not a fan of [name]Jovie[/name].
[name]Gilda[/name] - NMS
[name]Lorelai[/name] - I’ve never been fond of this one. It’s a nice name, but not my style.
[name]Carey[/name] - Feels dated.
[name]Marilyn[/name] - Feels dated.
[name]Juniper[/name] - [name]Love[/name] it!
[name]Jean[/name] - I prefer it for a middle name.
[name]Joan[/name] - See above.
[name]Darla[/name] - NMS
[name]Olive[/name] - Cute!

Boys-

[name]Clark[/name] - I actually kind of like it.
[name]Harlan[/name] - [name]Love[/name] it! I imagine a guy named [name]Harlan[/name] to be cool and confident.
[name]John[/name] - You can’t go wrong with [name]John[/name].
[name]Mason[/name] - I don’t love it.
[name]Noah[/name] - It’s okay. I’m burnt out on it.
[name]Abel[/name] - [name]Love[/name] it!
[name]Homer[/name] - [name]Simpson[/name].
[name]Roman[/name] - I like it.
[name]Elijah[/name] - I like it.
[name]Heath[/name] - I like it a lot.
[name]Oscar[/name] - [name]Love[/name] it.

[name]Love[/name]:
[name]Greta[/name], [name]Juniper[/name], [name]Darla[/name], [name]Olive[/name]
[name]Noah[/name], [name]Abel[/name], [name]Elijah[/name], [name]Oscar[/name]

Like:
[name]Josephine[/name], [name]Lorelai[/name], [name]Marilyn[/name]
[name]Clark[/name], [name]Harlan[/name], [name]Roman[/name], [name]Heath[/name]

Dislike:
[name]Gilda[/name], [name]Carey[/name], [name]Jean[/name], [name]Joan[/name]
[name]John[/name], [name]Mason[/name], [name]Homer[/name]

I love:
[name]Greta[/name]
[name]Juniper[/name]
[name]Olive[/name]

[name]John[/name]
[name]Abel[/name]
[name]Homer[/name]
[name]Roman[/name]
[name]Heath[/name]
[name]Oscar[/name]

My favorites: [name]Greta[/name] and [name]Oscar[/name] - lovely!

Girls-

[name]Greta[/name] - sweet, not my personal style though
[name]Josephine[/name] (nn [name]Jovie[/name]) - love the nickname!
[name]Gilda[/name] - too old for my taste
[name]Lorelai[/name] - like this, I know someone named [name]Lauren[/name] that goes by this for her nickname
[name]Carey[/name] - just okay for me
[name]Marilyn[/name] - not sure about this one
[name]Juniper[/name] - this one is growing on me
[name]Jean[/name] - dated to me
[name]Joan[/name] - like [name]Joni[/name] better
[name]Darla[/name] - sweet sounding, but not my style
[name]Olive[/name] - love

Boys-

[name]Clark[/name] - handsome
[name]Harlan[/name] - just watched a show called Justified and this is the name of the county in Kentucky, quite a crazy town, hard to see it as a name, but that obviously shouldn’t be a disqualifying factor for yourself, lol. :slight_smile:
[name]John[/name] - strong
[name]Mason[/name] - sweet but trendy
[name]Noah[/name] - sweet, love the softness
[name]Abel[/name] - cool nickname of [name]Abe[/name]
[name]Homer[/name] - [name]Simpson[/name], unfortunately
[name]Roman[/name] - strong
[name]Elijah[/name] - love, but know too many with this name though
[name]Heath[/name] - I like this one, very strong sounding
[name]Oscar[/name] - not my style, but I do like it :slight_smile:

Best wishes!

[name]Greta[/name]-[name]Love[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name] (nn [name]Jovie[/name])_like a lot
[name]Gilda[/name] -hate
[name]Lorelai[/name]-like
[name]Carey[/name]-dated but lovely
[name]Marilyn[/name]-like
[name]Juniper[/name]-too berry
[name]Jean[/name]-dislike
[name]Joan[/name]-dislike
[name]Darla[/name]-dislike
[name]Olive[/name]-hate hate hate. dont understand why anyone would use this.

Boys-

[name]Clark[/name]-love
[name]Harlan[/name]-ok
[name]John[/name]-like
[name]Mason[/name]-way overused, but nice
[name]Noah[/name]-ok but overused
[name]Abel[/name]-like
[name]Homer[/name]-country bumpkin
[name]Roman[/name]-like
[name]Elijah[/name]-ok
[name]Heath[/name]-[name]Love[/name]! one of my favs
[name]Oscar[/name]-the grouch. Prefer [name]Oliver[/name]