masculine names for girls. we’re girls we want to have a slightly feminine name at least!
made up or misspelled names. What’s wrong with [name]Adeline[/name] instead of [name]Adalyn[/name] anyway?
too weird- i personally classify some names such as atticus of caesar as this…
common names- even slightly common names. I don’t go more common then [name]Claudia[/name]. but then i’m not ‘too’ weird either.
over the top or sugary- [name]Aurora[/name], [name]Seraphina[/name], [name]Evangelina[/name] etc
place names or last names-unless your american and this is a traditional(before the 20th century) thing to do then that’s ok.
names that are objects- apple, willow, opal etc
foreign names- i have some french but would only use 1 at the most. my russian and irish names don’t make it but it’s not just about me i guess…
not too pretentious
I still have quite a long list- 15 girls names that i love. Some of them people in real life may be like what? initially but their definately not too weird.
Not really… I guess in my head I have certain “rules” that I try to stick too but if I like a name, I like a name, whether it goes against my rules or not. For example the first two of your rules are the same for me most of the time; and yet I love the name [name]Kacey[/name] for a girl. Go figure? Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t, but I try not to restrict myself to a checklist of “types” to avoid as there are always going to be exceptions.
I have a few of the same rules - no masculine names for girls, keep the traditional spellings, no last names as first names for girls - that’s kind of it, except for attempting to be culturally sensitive about certain names (like, I would never use [name]India[/name], [name]Cohen[/name], [name]Gypsy[/name], [name]Dakota[/name])…
If I had to make one up on the spot, I guess it’d be:
Only use accepted spellings (ex. my cousin is naming her daughter [name]Kora[/name] instead of [name]Cora[/name], which is an accepted variation in [name]Russia[/name], apparently - it’s also a type of [name]West[/name] African string instrument?)
Nothing over the top frilly/feminine for girls or macho/masculine for boys, i.e. [name]Seraphina[/name], [name]Elizabella[/name] or [name]Wrecker[/name], [name]Butch[/name]
Nothing that could be embarrassing/offensive (Here’s looking at you [name]Mariposa[/name], [name]Cohen[/name], [name]Lester[/name], [name]Jemima[/name], etc.)
And the others aren’t really rules, just things I consider. I think about how teasable the name might be, how it sounds with my last name, and any nicknames that could be used for it that I like or dislike. Also if I can’t see myself saying “_____, can you set the table please? It’s time to come in and do your homework, ______. ______, I asked you to put your toys away three times already!” all day every day, the name comes off the list.
but it’s not just about me i guess…