[name_m]Hi[/name_m], [name_f]Lara[/name_f]:
[name_f]Oriana[/name_f] is throwing me because of the “ora” mouth association, but that might just be me. I just can’t say I’m feeling it. It does carry an exotic princess-y vibe, which I really don’t get from [name_m]Quentin[/name_m]. I can see [name_m]Caspar[/name_m] with [name_f]Oriana[/name_f], but I can’t see either with [name_m]Quentin[/name_m].
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f], [name_f]Ramona[/name_f], and [name_f]Georgina[/name_f] have similar feels, but are perhaps on a continuum. [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] feels somewhat stern and staid, but also playful. (For what it’s worth, [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] and [name_m]Malachi[/name_m] is a little bit of a mouthful, and, while I can totally see [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] with [name_m]Quentin[/name_m], I’m having a hard time seeing [name_m]Malachi[/name_m] with [name_m]Quentin[/name_m].) [name_f]Ramona[/name_f] is on the cozier end of the spectrum, but also feels smart and creative. I’m with you on [name_f]Mona[/name_f], but totally see [name_u]Roma[/name_u] as a workable alternative - just make it happen. [name_f]My[/name_f] favorite [name_f]Ramona[/name_f] nickname is [name_u]Romy[/name_u]. (For what it’s worth, I think [name_m]Quentin[/name_m] and [name_f]Ramona[/name_f] is really sweet, too.) [name_f]Georgina[/name_f] is the most elegant of the three and has a quirky [name_u]Brit[/name_u] flair as well. I think [name_f]Georgina[/name_f] feels rather glam, but it works for a tomboy, too. [name_m]Plenty[/name_m] of nicknames, from 80s-ish [name_f]Gina[/name_f] to playful [name_u]Georgie[/name_u] to cozy [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] to perky [name_f]Gigi[/name_f]. (Also, I think [name_m]Quentin[/name_m] and [name_f]Georgina[/name_f] are a great fit.)
I’d probably keep [name_f]Ramona[/name_f] and [name_f]Georgina[/name_f], but considering [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] is [name_m]Mark[/name_m]'s favorite, maybe I’d keep that one and cut either [name_f]Ramona[/name_f] or [name_f]Georgina[/name_f]? But I like R and G best with [name_m]Quentin[/name_m]. Huh. [name_f]Ramona[/name_f] is probably my favorite!
(I will just say that I’m having a really hard time seeing either [name_m]Caspar[/name_m] or [name_m]Malachi[/name_m] with either [name_m]Quentin[/name_m] or any of R, G, or M, though like I said, [name_m]Caspar[/name_m] and [name_f]Oriana[/name_f] is a possibility. To me, something like [name_m]Alistair[/name_m], [name_m]Anders[/name_m], [name_m]Beckett[/name_m], [name_m]Bennett[/name_m], [name_m]Cooper[/name_m], [name_m]Conrad[/name_m], [name_m]Cyrus[/name_m], [name_u]Emmett[/name_u], [name_u]Elliot[/name_u], [name_u]Everett[/name_u], [name_m]Frederick[/name_m], [name_m]Graham[/name_m], [name_m]Gregor[/name_m], [name_m]George[/name_m], [name_m]Harris[/name_m], [name_m]Harvey[/name_m], [name_m]Holden[/name_m], [name_m]Homer[/name_m], [name_m]Isaac[/name_m], [name_m]Julian[/name_m], [name_u]Jude[/name_u], [name_m]Leon[/name_m], [name_u]Lionel[/name_u], [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m], [name_m]Marcus[/name_m], [name_m]Miles[/name_m], [name_m]Milo[/name_m], [name_m]Oliver[/name_m], [name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_m]Otis[/name_m], [name_m]Otto[/name_m], [name_m]Orson[/name_m], [name_m]Patrick[/name_m], [name_m]Rupert[/name_m], [name_m]Roman[/name_m], [name_m]Russell[/name_m], [name_m]Silas[/name_m], [name_u]Sullivan[/name_u], [name_m]Theodore[/name_m], [name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m], [name_u]Toby[/name_u], [name_m]Vaughn[/name_m], [name_m]Wyatt[/name_m], and [name_m]Wesley[/name_m] are names I see with [name_m]Quentin[/name_m], and these three girl names. Loving in particular [name_m]Quentin[/name_m], [name_m]Otto[/name_m], and [name_f]Mathilda[/name_f]/[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]; [name_m]Quentin[/name_m], [name_m]Harvey[/name_m], and [name_f]Ramona[/name_f]; and [name_m]Quentin[/name_m], [name_m]Miles[/name_m], and [name_f]Georgina[/name_f].)
There was a girl in my elementary school class ([name_f]Madeline[/name_f]) who was known almost exclusively as Fattie [name_f]Maddie[/name_f] by some of the meaner boys in our class. I think it stuck with her well into high school. That said, it’s my personal association with the name and probably doesn’t apply to most people (or there wouldn’t be so many little girls would be named [name_u]Mattie[/name_u]/[name_f]Maddie[/name_f]!).