I just saw a post where someone posted their top 25 names for “dissection” so I thought I’d post my list
What are your first impressions of these names?
Please don’t be mean.
”ine (An-yah)
[name]Alaia[/name] (A-lay-uh)
[name]Ariadne[/name] ([name]Air[/name]-ree-ad-nee) TOP 3
[name]Aviva[/name] ([name]Ah[/name]-vee-vah)
[name]Celeste[/name] TOP 3
[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Deirdre[/name] (Deer-dree)
[name]Delilah[/name]
[name]Eira[/name] (Ay-ruh)
Eloise [edit was a typo]
Esmée
[name]Jocelyn[/name]
[name]Juniper[/name]
[name]Kerensa[/name] (Kah-ryn-sah)
[name]Linn[/name]éa ([name]Lin[/name]-nay-uh) TOP 3
Liviana ([name]Liv[/name]-ee-ah-na)
[name]Nadira[/name] (Nah-dree-uh)
[name]Nerissa[/name]
[name]Olive[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
Róisín ([name]Ro[/name]-sheen)
[name]Saoirse[/name] (Seer-sha)
[name]Sequoia[/name] (Sa-koy-uh)
[name]Trinity[/name]
[name]Wren[/name]
”ine (An-yah) - Gorgeous.
[name]Alaia[/name] (A-lay-uh) - Pretty, but NMS
[name]Ariadne[/name] ([name]Air[/name]-ree-ad-nee) TOP 3 - Again, very pretty.
[name]Aviva[/name] ([name]Ah[/name]-vee-vah) - I prefer just [name]Viva[/name] or [name]Avia[/name]
[name]Celeste[/name] TOP 3 - [name]Love[/name] this.
[name]Claire[/name] - A cute, timeless, classic.
[name]Deirdre[/name] (Deer-dree) - I love this.
[name]Delilah[/name] - It used to be one of my favourites, but then it got a bit boring for me. It’s pretty though.
[name]Eira[/name] (Ay-ruh) - [name]LOVE[/name]
Elosie - Is this supposed to be [name]Eloise[/name]? [name]Lovely[/name].
Esmée - NMS
[name]Jocelyn[/name] - NMS
[name]Juniper[/name] - Cute
[name]Kerensa[/name] (Kah-ryn-sah) - For me, it’s the same as [name]Delilah[/name].
[name]Linn[/name]éa ([name]Lin[/name]-nay-uh) TOP 3 - Beautiful.
Liviana ([name]Liv[/name]-ee-ah-na) - I prefer [name]Livana[/name].
[name]Nadira[/name] (Nah-dree-uh) - NMS
[name]Nerissa[/name] - I used to call my cousin [name]Melissa[/name] this, as a cutsie name.
[name]Olive[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name] - reminds me of the newest Kardashian.
Róisín ([name]Ro[/name]-sheen) - [name]LOVE[/name]
[name]Saoirse[/name] (Seer-sha) [name]LOVE[/name] [name]EVEN[/name] MORE
[name]Sequoia[/name] (Sa-koy-uh) - My top name when I was 9
[name]Trinity[/name] - NMS
[name]Wren[/name] - Pretty.
”ine (An-yah) - I don’t think you will get this pronounced the way you want. Maybe [name]Anya[/name] or [name]Anja[/name]?
[name]Alaia[/name] (A-lay-uh) - ditto.
[name]Ariadne[/name] ([name]Air[/name]-ree-ad-nee) TOP 3 - love this name
[name]Aviva[/name] ([name]Ah[/name]-vee-vah) - I think this is too much if that makes sense. I prefer [name]Ava[/name]
[name]Celeste[/name] TOP 3 - wonderful
[name]Claire[/name] - nice, commonplace, perhaps boring (especially compared to some great names on this list)
[name]Deirdre[/name] (Deer-dree) - I’ve never been fond this.
[name]Delilah[/name] - OK. It’s nice actually. [name]Della[/name] is really nice on it’s own too.
[name]Eira[/name] (Ay-ruh) - like
Elosie - Assuming, [name]Eloise[/name]? Nice.
Esmée - I like this, I think it’s nice
[name]Jocelyn[/name] - dislike. Like [name]Josephine[/name].
[name]Juniper[/name] - this is my name crush at the mo. [name]Love[/name] it.
[name]Kerensa[/name] (Kah-ryn-sah) - I know a [name]Kerensa[/name], never liked the name
[name]Linn[/name]éa ([name]Lin[/name]-nay-uh) TOP 3 - I like this name actually.
Liviana ([name]Liv[/name]-ee-ah-na) - never seen this before. It has nice sounds.
[name]Nadira[/name] (Nah-dree-uh) - I wouldn’t say this name the way you spell out. To me it says Na-dear-a, like [name]Indira[/name].
[name]Nerissa[/name] - never liked this either.
[name]Olive[/name] - nice
[name]Penelope[/name] - absolutely lovely. Whether it’s ‘lost’ now, to the celebs is another thing though.
Róisín ([name]Ro[/name]-sheen) - don’t like
[name]Saoirse[/name] (Seer-sha) - OK
[name]Sequoia[/name] (Sa-koy-uh) - I think this is very interesting. It’s OK
[name]Trinity[/name] - I like [name]Trinity[/name]. Probably prefer it on a boy.
[name]Wren[/name] - this name gets a lot of play on here, I think it’s sweet and I like the idea, but I probably wouldn’t want to be called [name]Wren[/name] iykwim. Very sweet middle name though.
Not trying to be mean [name]Just[/name] being honest with all of them! Please don’t take offence!!
”ine (An-yah) - I think you’ll face a lot of pronunciation problems with this one in [name]Canada[/name]. [name]Anya[/name] is more common here as I’m sure you know.
[name]Alaia[/name] (A-lay-uh) - Again, pronunciation problems here, but it does have a pretty sound.
[name]Ariadne[/name] ([name]Air[/name]-ree-ad-nee) - I love this one, hopefully thanks to Inception you won’t have too bad a time with pronunciation.
[name]Aviva[/name] ([name]Ah[/name]-vee-vah) - This is an insurance company, at least in [name]Alberta[/name]
[name]Celeste[/name] TOP 3 - Not a big fan
[name]Claire[/name] - Sweet, classic and understated, can’t go wrong
[name]Deirdre[/name] (Deer-dree) - I always thought this was pronounced Deer-druh? Could be in for some problems, but overall I like this name the way I say it anyway
[name]Delilah[/name] - Like [name]Delilah[/name], but don’t love
[name]Eira[/name] (Ay-ruh) - Again, possible issues with pronunciations.
Elosie - Pretty name, but prefer [name]Elodie[/name]
Esmée - Not my style at all
[name]Jocelyn[/name] - [name]Love[/name] [name]Jocelyn[/name]!
[name]Juniper[/name] - [name]Love[/name] for a middle name
[name]Kerensa[/name] (Kah-ryn-sah) - It reminds me of [name]Cadenza[/name], it’s just okay
[name]Linn[/name]éa ([name]Lin[/name]-nay-uh) TOP 3 - This used to be one of my favorites It’s a pretty floral choice.
Liviana ([name]Liv[/name]-ee-ah-na) - [name]Just[/name] okay, prefer [name]Linnea[/name].
[name]Nadira[/name] (Nah-dree-uh) - Should this be spelled Nadria? Because otherwise I see Nah-Deer-ah.
[name]Nerissa[/name] - Not a fan, Prefer [name]Narcissa[/name], despite the negative connatations
[name]Olive[/name] - Can’t go wrong here with a classic
[name]Penelope[/name] - Warming to [name]Penelope[/name] lately, nn [name]Penny[/name] is cute!
Róisín ([name]Ro[/name]-sheen) - Pronunciation issues again, but not my style in general
[name]Saoirse[/name] (Seer-sha) - Again ^ ^ ^ - Pretty though!
[name]Sequoia[/name] (Sa-koy-uh) - A solid naturey choice, but not my style
[name]Trinity[/name] - I hate to say it, but this is white trashy for me by association
[name]Wren[/name] - [name]Love[/name] love [name]Wren[/name], so pretty
Top picks of your top 25:
[name]Ariadne[/name]
[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Jocelyn[/name]
[name]Linnea[/name]
[name]Wren[/name]
Thanks for the feedback so far! Especially kibby, nice to hear what another Canadian thinks
Also some of these I can see me using more as MNs ([name]Wren[/name] and [name]Jocelyn[/name] for sure)
Pronunciation isn’t a huge issue for me as they are all legitimate names and spellings they are just not well known in N.[name]America[/name].
I realize that some of these have different associations over here than they do in other parts of the world, and when the time came for me to name a baby girl, a lot of these would (unfortunately) be cut. Like I didn’t know about the [name]Penelope[/name]/Kardashian thing, that kind of turns me off it!
@ kibby- Deer-dree and Deer-druh are both common pron.
I’ve heard of [name]Aviva[/name] in [name]Alberta[/name], but don’t think that would be a problem for me (unless I end up there)
”ine (An-yah) - Very interesting, I like the sound of it. The pronunciation might get butchered a little though.
[name]Alaia[/name] (A-lay-uh) - It is nice.
[name]Ariadne[/name] ([name]Air[/name]-ree-ad-nee) TOP 3 - Not my favorite. Not a fan of the sound of it.
[name]Aviva[/name] ([name]Ah[/name]-vee-vah) - I like the sound of it and the spelling. It does remind me of the insurance company though.
[name]Celeste[/name] TOP 3 - A very pretty name with a an interesting meaning!
[name]Claire[/name] - [name]One[/name] of my favorites. I also like [name]Clara[/name]. Pretty, classic and can’t go wrong with it.
[name]Deirdre[/name] (Deer-dree) - Not bad. Might grow on me.
[name]Delilah[/name] - I have always liked this name and the bible’s use of the name doesn’t bother me at all.
[name]Eira[/name] (Ay-ruh) - Not sure.
[name]Eloise[/name] [edit was a typo] - I like this name. I live in a french community and I am surprised this name isn’t more popular here.
Esmée - Same as [name]Eloise[/name].
[name]Jocelyn[/name] - I like this name, but don’t love it.
[name]Juniper[/name] - Fun and quirky.
[name]Kerensa[/name] (Kah-ryn-sah) - I would have butchered the pronunciation.
[name]Linn[/name]éa ([name]Lin[/name]-nay-uh) TOP 3 - Not a fan. Reminds me of the word linea nigra which is that line that can appear on your belly while pregnant.
Liviana ([name]Liv[/name]-ee-ah-na) - I like it. Nice change from other Liv names.
[name]Nadira[/name] (Nah-dree-uh) - I would have pronounced it Nah-deer-rah, which would have been nice imo. I don’t really like you’re pronunciation.
[name]Nerissa[/name] - Pretty.
[name]Olive[/name] - Never liked it. It just reminds me of an big green olive. I like Olivia though.
[name]Penelope[/name] - I really like this name and love the nn Penny.
Róisín ([name]Ro[/name]-sheen) - Not my cup of tea. Doesn’t sound feminine.
[name]Saoirse[/name] (Seer-sha) - I like it. Reminds me of the actress.
[name]Sequoia[/name] (Sa-koy-uh) - Has a nice sound to it, but I am not sure if I like it or not.
[name]Trinity[/name] - Don’t like the meaning of the name.
[name]Wren[/name] - Not my favorite bird name, but it is nice.
”ine (An-yah) - Gorgeous, I love the way the Irish pronounce it
[name]Alaia[/name] (A-lay-uh) - I think its ok but it doesn’t grab me
[name]Ariadne[/name] ([name]Air[/name]-ree-ad-nee) TOP 3 - [name]LOVE[/name] it
[name]Aviva[/name] ([name]Ah[/name]-vee-vah) - I like it, but it now reminds me of the insurance company here with the same name. Which is a shame, as I liked it before that.
[name]Celeste[/name] TOP 3 - This doesn’t grab me. I’m not sure why, it sounds pretty. It reminds me of the character in the 80s cartoon Moondreamers that I was obsessed with as a child and I didnt like her…maybe thats why I don’t love it!
[name]Claire[/name] - BORES me. In the UK [name]Claire[/name] is a very dated and very common name.
[name]Deirdre[/name] (Deer-dree) - Again, Its dated in the UK and hasn’t come back into vogue the way some names from that generation have. It makes me think of an unnattractive middle aged woman.
[name]Delilah[/name] - The [name]Tom[/name] [name]Jones[/name] song puts me off it. I prefer [name]Dahlia[/name], [name]Delia[/name] or [name]Della[/name].
[name]Eira[/name] (Ay-ruh) - Never heard this but it could grow on me
[name]Eloise[/name] [edit was a typo] - [name]Love[/name] it, classic and beautiful
Esmée - Never liked this. Sounds like a noise you make when you sneeze.
[name]Jocelyn[/name] - again, never liked this name.
[name]Juniper[/name] - I like the idea of it but not keen on the sound.
[name]Kerensa[/name] (Kah-ryn-sah) - Ok, but something about it doesn’t grab me.
[name]Linn[/name]éa ([name]Lin[/name]-nay-uh) TOP 3 - Pretty! Not one of my top picks from your list, but pretty.
Liviana ([name]Liv[/name]-ee-ah-na) - Never heard this before, quite like it.
[name]Nadira[/name] (Nah-dree-uh) - Never heard this either, quite nice.
[name]Nerissa[/name] - Pretty.
[name]Olive[/name] - Not keen on this one.
[name]Penelope[/name] - Have never liked it and like it less since it was used by a Kardashian.
Róisín ([name]Ro[/name]-sheen) - [name]Love[/name] it.
[name]Saoirse[/name] (Seer-sha) - [name]ADORE[/name] this! I’ve heard of bad associations with it in [name]Ireland[/name] of course but I don’t see that really being a problem for you in [name]Canada[/name].
[name]Sequoia[/name] (Sa-koy-uh) - Have only ever heard this mentioned on an episode of Friends and I’m pretty sure it was mentioned as a boys name?! Maybe I’m wrong. I’m not keen, it sounds made-up though I know its not.
[name]Trinity[/name] - I like it but I don’t love it.
[name]Wren[/name] - BEAUTIFUL!
I love:
[name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Juniper[/name]
[name]Wren[/name]
[name]Olive[/name]
I like:
[name]Ariadne[/name]
[name]Delilah[/name]
[name]Deirdre[/name]
Esmée (whereas I love [name]Esme[/name])
[name]Saoirse[/name]
Róisín
[name]Aviva[/name]
[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Linnea[/name]
”ine (An-yah) - It seems similar to [name]Anya[/name], which I prefer.
[name]Alaia[/name] (A-lay-uh) - Meh.
[name]Ariadne[/name] ([name]Air[/name]-ree-ad-nee) - Like.
[name]Aviva[/name] ([name]Ah[/name]-vee-vah) - It’s ok.
[name]Celeste[/name] - NMS but nice.
[name]Claire[/name] - Like a lot.
[name]Deirdre[/name] (Deer-dree) - Not bad. It’s NMS but it’s a nice name you don’t hear often.
[name]Delilah[/name] - Like a lot.
[name]Eira[/name] (Ay-ruh) - It’s ok.
[name]Eloise[/name] - [name]Love[/name]!
Esmée - [name]Don[/name]'t mind it but prefer the [name]Esme[/name] spelling because it’s more straightforward.
[name]Jocelyn[/name] - NMS but fine.
[name]Juniper[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t really like it.
[name]Kerensa[/name] (Kah-ryn-sah) - It’s just ok.
[name]Linn[/name]éa ([name]Lin[/name]-nay-uh) - Like.
Liviana ([name]Liv[/name]-ee-ah-na) - Not bad.
[name]Nadira[/name] (Nah-dree-uh) - Not a fan.
[name]Nerissa[/name] - Meh.
[name]Olive[/name] - Like.
[name]Penelope[/name] - Like a lot.
Róisín ([name]Ro[/name]-sheen) - [name]Don[/name]'t like.
[name]Saoirse[/name] (Seer-sha) - It’s nice but will cause huge headaches if you’re in the US.
[name]Sequoia[/name] (Sa-koy-uh) - Like the tree? [name]Don[/name]'t like.
[name]Trinity[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t like.
[name]Wren[/name] - NMS.
You have amazing taste, I adore some of these names too :* love [name]Ariadne[/name] (been thinking about that name a lot recently) [name]Aviva[/name] (my cousin’s name and i have always loved it!) [name]Celeste[/name], [name]Deirdre[/name], [name]Eloise[/name], [name]Linnea[/name], [name]Penelope[/name]…and though I am an agnostic Jew I can’t help but love the name [name]Trinity[/name], there’s something about it. [name]Esme[/name] is one of my all-time favorites but I can’t stand the double-e spelling tbh. I haven’t made my mind up about [name]Nerissa[/name]…definitely interesting choices here the only one I really dislike is [name]Jocelyn[/name], i’ve just always loathed the name lol
”ine (An-yah)-- I know some who named their kid [name]Anya[/name], I’ve always thought it was a beautiful name.
[name]Alaia[/name] (A-lay-uh)- Not a fan, it sounds like [name]Elena[/name] with a missing ‘N’.
[name]Ariadne[/name] ([name]Air[/name]-ree-ad-nee) TOP 3- It’s okay. It’s got a historic/class feel to it which I appreciate. But has always sounded a little clunky to me
[name]Aviva[/name] ([name]Ah[/name]-vee-vah)- It sounds okay, but too similar to [name]Viva[/name] ([name]Viva[/name] la [name]France[/name]!)
[name]Celeste[/name] TOP 3- [name]Love[/name] it. This made my own top 10 list.
[name]Claire[/name]- A little blah for my taste.
[name]Deirdre[/name] (Deer-dree)- I like the sound. I don’t like the meaning (broken-hearted; sorrowful; fear; raging woman)
[name]Delilah[/name]- It’s okay. [name]Don[/name]'t have any strong opinions either way on this one.
[name]Eira[/name] (Ay-ruh)- I want to like this name, but I don’t.
[name]Eloise[/name] [edit was a typo]- Beautiful name! My favorite on your list! [name]Love[/name] it!
Esmée - It’s a nice name, prefer [name]Esme[/name]. Very French sounding.
[name]Jocelyn[/name]- Not a fan.
[name]Juniper[/name]- Not a fan.
[name]Kerensa[/name] (Kah-ryn-sah)- It feels muffled when I hear it. Not a fan.
[name]Linn[/name]éa ([name]Lin[/name]-nay-uh) TOP 3- Very beautiful. I can see why it made the Top 3.
Liviana ([name]Liv[/name]-ee-ah-na)- Pretty nice. [name]Unique[/name], but sounds familiar.
[name]Nadira[/name] (Nah-dree-uh)- Not a fan. Sounds dark.
[name]Nerissa[/name]- I really like this name, but I feel it works better for a MN (It’s on my MN list)
[name]Olive[/name]- Not a fan.
[name]Penelope[/name]- I like it okay, I used to not like it at all, but it’s growing on me. [name]How[/name] about [name]Persephone[/name]?
Róisín ([name]Ro[/name]-sheen)- Sounds like a boys name to me
[name]Saoirse[/name] (Seer-sha)- I like unique names, but this one seems strange to me.
[name]Sequoia[/name] (Sa-koy-uh)- No.
[name]Trinity[/name]- Definitely no, probably my least favorite on your list.
[name]Wren[/name]- Good for a middle name, don’t like it for a FN.
My Favorites:
[name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Linnea[/name]
[name]Anya[/name]
[name]Love[/name] this.