GP/usable?

The title says it all, do you think these names are usable as a first name for a real child, or should stay on my list of guilty pleasure names?

[name_f]Anouk[/name_f]
[name_f]Clover[/name_f]
[name_u]Fable[/name_u]
[name_u]Waverly[/name_u]
[name_u]Adair[/name_u]
[name_f]Alba[/name_f]
[name_f]Malou[/name_f]/[name_f]Milou[/name_f]
[name_f]Electra[/name_f]
Nym
[name_u]Oakley[/name_u]
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Temperance[/name_f]
[name_f]Monet[/name_f]
[name_f]Alouette[/name_f]
[name_f]Sonnet[/name_f]
[name_f]Poet[/name_f]
[name_f]Gardenia[/name_f]
[name_f]Garnet[/name_f]
[name_f]Twyla[/name_f]
[name_f]Genoa[/name_f]
[name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f]
[name_u]Fable[/name_u]
[name_f]Callista[/name_f]

I would say that some of them are. Like [name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f], [name_u]Artemis[/name_u] and [name_f]Opal[/name_f] :slight_smile:

All my personal opion:

[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] - usable
[name_f]Clover[/name_f] - usable
[name_u]Fable[/name_u] - maybe as a middle, but not as a first
[name_u]Waverly[/name_u] - usable
[name_u]Adair[/name_u] - usable*
[name_f]Alba[/name_f] - usable*
[name_f]Malou[/name_f]/[name_f]Milou[/name_f] - usable
[name_f]Electra[/name_f] - maybe as a middle, but not as a first
Nym - As a nickname, probably. I adore [name_f]Naomi[/name_f] nn [name_m]Nim[/name_m]
[name_u]Oakley[/name_u] - usable, but maybe better as a boys name
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] - usable*
[name_f]Opal[/name_f] - usable*
[name_f]Temperance[/name_f] - usable
[name_f]Monet[/name_f] - usable
[name_f]Alouette[/name_f] - usable, but nms
[name_f]Sonnet[/name_f] - usable, but nms
[name_f]Poet[/name_f] - usable
[name_f]Gardenia[/name_f] - usable
[name_f]Garnet[/name_f] - usable (one of my GPs as well)
[name_f]Twyla[/name_f] - usable*
[name_f]Genoa[/name_f] - usable*
[name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f] - usable*
[name_u]Fable[/name_u] - maybe as a middle, but not as a first
[name_f]Callista[/name_f] - usable*

I starred the ones I think are 100% usable, the other ones I labeled Usable are a little harder to pull off, but could be pulled off.

[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] - hard to pull off, but possible
[name_f]Clover[/name_f] - unusable, sorry
[name_u]Fable[/name_u] - unusable, sorry
[name_u]Waverly[/name_u] - hard to pull off, but possible
[name_u]Adair[/name_u] - hard to pull off, but possible
[name_f]Alba[/name_f] - hard to pull off, but possible
[name_f]Malou[/name_f]/[name_f]Milou[/name_f] - unusable, sorry
[name_f]Electra[/name_f] - unusable, sorry
Nym - hard to pull off, but possible
[name_u]Oakley[/name_u] - hard to pull off, but possible
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] - hard to pull off, but possible
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]- usable, definetly
[name_f]Temperance[/name_f] - unusable, sorry
[name_f]Monet[/name_f] - unusable, sorry
[name_f]Alouette[/name_f] - hard to pull off, but possible
[name_f]Sonnet[/name_f] - hard to pull off, but possible
[name_f]Poet[/name_f] - unusable, sorry
[name_f]Gardenia[/name_f] - hard to pull off, but possible
[name_f]Garnet[/name_f] - unusable, sorry
[name_f]Twyla[/name_f] - hard to pull off, but possible
[name_f]Genoa[/name_f] - unusable, sorry
[name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f] - usable, definetly
[name_u]Fable[/name_u] - unusable, sorry
[name_f]Callista[/name_f] - hard to pull off, but possible

[name_f]Clover[/name_f], [name_f]Opal[/name_f] and [name_f]Twyla[/name_f] come on down!!!

usable

[name_f]Anouk[/name_f]
[name_f]Clover[/name_f]
[name_u]Fable[/name_u]
[name_u]Waverly[/name_u]
[name_u]Adair[/name_u]
[name_f]Alba[/name_f]
[name_u]Oakley[/name_u]
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]
[name_f]Temperance[/name_f]
[name_f]Sonnet[/name_f]
[name_f]Poet[/name_f]
[name_f]Garnet[/name_f]
[name_f]Twyla[/name_f]
[name_f]Genoa[/name_f]
[name_u]Fable[/name_u] - twice written!
[name_f]Callista[/name_f] - I especially love this name

usable as first name -
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f], [name_u]Waverly[/name_u], [name_u]Adair[/name_u], [name_f]Alba[/name_f], [name_f]Malou[/name_f]/[name_f]Milou[/name_f], Nym, [name_u]Oakley[/name_u] (prefer on a boy), [name_u]Artemis[/name_u], [name_f]Opal[/name_f], [name_f]Temperance[/name_f], [name_f]Monet[/name_f], [name_f]Twyla[/name_f], [name_f]Genoa[/name_f], [name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f], [name_f]Callista[/name_f]

prefer in the middle name spot -
[name_f]Clover[/name_f], [name_u]Fable[/name_u], [name_f]Electra[/name_f], Aloutte, [name_f]Sonnet[/name_f], [name_f]Poet[/name_f], [name_f]Gardenia[/name_f], [name_f]Garnet[/name_f], [name_u]Fable[/name_u]

(I bolded personal favorites)

YES:

[name_f]Anouk[/name_f]
[name_f]Clover[/name_f]
[name_u]Waverly[/name_u]
[name_u]Adair[/name_u]
[name_f]Malou[/name_f]/[name_f]Milou[/name_f]
[name_f]Electra[/name_f]
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Temperance[/name_f]
[name_f]Gardenia[/name_f]
[name_f]Garnet[/name_f]
[name_f]Twyla[/name_f]
[name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f]
[name_f]Callista[/name_f]

I should say, I err on the side of possibly being boring with first names and then I think basically anything goes in the middle name spot. Most of your list I’d keep for the middle name spot.

[name_f]Genoa[/name_f] and [name_f]Callista[/name_f] are definitely usable in the first name spot [name_f]IMO[/name_f]. I like [name_f]Milou[/name_f] a lot too, but it feels like a nickname. I could totally see working the first name in such a way as you’d get to [name_f]Milou[/name_f] as a nickname. I’ve met a couple of Twylas, so while it isn’t my style, I do think it’s usable as a first name.

[name_u]Adair[/name_u] and [name_f]Anouk[/name_f] I think would probably work as first names elsewhere - I live in [name_f]Canada[/name_f] and have never met anyone with either name, but I know they’re legitimate names. [name_u]Waverly[/name_u] probably works too, I just think of a stretch of secondary highway called the [name_u]Waverly[/name_u] Road nearish me. No one here would use it as a first name, but that doesn’t mean it’s not usable elsewhere.

I think all of these are quite usable.

[name_f]Anouk[/name_f]
[name_u]Waverly[/name_u]
[name_u]Adair[/name_u]
[name_u]Oakley[/name_u]
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Monet[/name_f]
[name_f]Alouette[/name_f]
[name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f]
[name_f]Callista[/name_f]

[name_f]Clover[/name_f] and [name_f]Temperance[/name_f] are both gorgeous and I would [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] to see them on a child!

Some of these are absolutely lovely! I really like [name_u]Fable[/name_u], [name_u]Artemis[/name_u], [name_f]Opal[/name_f], [name_f]Temperance[/name_f], Sonnette, [name_f]Poet[/name_f], [name_u]Fable[/name_u] and [name_f]Calista[/name_f].
Others that I prefer on boys are [name_u]Adair[/name_u] and [name_u]Oakley[/name_u].
Also, [name_f]Genoa[/name_f] just makes me think of the salami, so that one is unusable, at least for me.

[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] - Possible
[name_f]Clover[/name_f] - Possible
[name_u]Fable[/name_u] - Very Possible
[name_u]Waverly[/name_u] - Very Possible
[name_u]Adair[/name_u] - Very Possible
[name_f]Alba[/name_f] - GP
[name_f]Malou[/name_f]/[name_f]Milou[/name_f] - GP
[name_f]Electra[/name_f] - GP
Nym - Possible
[name_u]Oakley[/name_u] - 100% Usable
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] - Possible
[name_f]Opal[/name_f] - 100% Usable
[name_f]Temperance[/name_f] - Very Possible
[name_f]Monet[/name_f] - Very Possible
[name_f]Alouette[/name_f] - Possible
[name_f]Sonnet[/name_f] - Very Possible
[name_f]Poet[/name_f] - Very Possible
[name_f]Gardenia[/name_f] - GP
[name_f]Garnet[/name_f] - Possible
[name_f]Twyla[/name_f] - GP
[name_f]Genoa[/name_f] - Possible
[name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f] - Very Possible
[name_f]Callista[/name_f] - 100% Usable

[name_f]Anouk[/name_f]-yes
[name_f]Clover[/name_f]-for a farm animal
[name_u]Fable[/name_u]-ok
[name_u]Waverly[/name_u]-sounds drunk
[name_u]Adair[/name_u]-yes!
[name_f]Alba[/name_f]-yes
[name_f]Malou[/name_f]/[name_f]Milou[/name_f]-no/yes
[name_f]Electra[/name_f]-not really
Nym-yes
[name_u]Oakley[/name_u]-no, brand name
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]-yes
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]-as a mn
[name_f]Temperance[/name_f]-as a mn
[name_f]Monet[/name_f]-yes
[name_f]Alouette[/name_f]-as a mn
[name_f]Sonnet[/name_f]-yes
[name_f]Poet[/name_f]-I suppose
[name_f]Gardenia[/name_f]-no
[name_f]Garnet[/name_f]-yes
[name_f]Twyla[/name_f]-yes
[name_f]Genoa[/name_f]-yes
[name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f]-yes
[name_u]Fable[/name_u]-yes
[name_f]Callista[/name_f]-absolutely!

All of these are fine as middle names, but here’s my opinions on first names:

[name_f]Anouk[/name_f]: No
[name_f]Clover[/name_f]: Yes
[name_u]Fable[/name_u]: No
[name_u]Waverly[/name_u]: Yes
[name_u]Adair[/name_u]: Yes
[name_f]Alba[/name_f]: Yes
[name_f]Malou[/name_f]/[name_f]Milou[/name_f]: No
[name_f]Electra[/name_f]: No
Nym: No
[name_u]Oakley[/name_u]: Yes but ehhh
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]: Yes
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]: Yes
[name_f]Temperance[/name_f]: Yes but ehhh
[name_f]Monet[/name_f]: Yes but ehhh
[name_f]Alouette[/name_f]: Yes
[name_f]Sonnet[/name_f]: No
[name_f]Poet[/name_f]: No
[name_f]Gardenia[/name_f]: No
[name_f]Garnet[/name_f]: Yes
[name_f]Twyla[/name_f]: Yes
[name_f]Genoa[/name_f]: Yes
[name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f]: Yes
[name_u]Fable[/name_u]: No
[name_f]Callista[/name_f]: Yes

Names that are usable from your list:
[name_f]Electra[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Alba[/name_f]
[name_f]Twyla[/name_f]
[name_f]Gardenia[/name_f]
[name_f]Clover[/name_f]

GP’s
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f]
[name_f]Clover[/name_f]
[name_u]Fable[/name_u]
[name_f]Malou[/name_f]/[name_f]Milou[/name_f]
Nym
[name_f]Monet[/name_f]
[name_f]Alouette[/name_f]
[name_f]Sonnet[/name_f]
[name_f]Poet[/name_f]
[name_f]Garnet[/name_f]
[name_f]Twyla[/name_f]
[name_u]Fable[/name_u]

Usable
[name_f]Callista[/name_f]
[name_f]Genoa[/name_f]
[name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f]
[name_f]Gardenia[/name_f]
[name_u]Oakley[/name_u]
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Temperance[/name_f]
[name_f]Electra[/name_f]
[name_u]Waverly[/name_u]
[name_u]Adair[/name_u]
[name_f]Alba[/name_f]

Usable (imo):
[name_f]Clover[/name_f] - definitely one of my GP too. I think it can work, especially if it’s coupled with a more traditional middle name.
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f]
[name_f]Alba[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Callista[/name_f]

I personally think they’re all usable, but my personal favourites are:

[name_f]Alouette[/name_f]
[name_f]Sonnet[/name_f]
[name_f]Poet[/name_f]
Nym
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]
[name_f]Twyla[/name_f]
[name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f] (I love this!)
[name_f]Callista[/name_f]

[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] - GP
[name_f]Clover[/name_f] - Usable now that celebrities have started using the name. Bound to become very popular though.
[name_u]Fable[/name_u] - GP
[name_u]Waverly[/name_u] - Usable. I know 2 little [name_u]Waverly[/name_u]'s and they pull it off easily.
[name_u]Adair[/name_u] - Usable, but there is a shop in Australia called [name_u]Adair[/name_u]'s.
[name_f]Alba[/name_f] - Usable, if you constantly want the [name_f]Jessica[/name_f] [name_f]Alba[/name_f] connotation.
[name_f]Malou[/name_f]/[name_f]Milou[/name_f] - GP
[name_f]Electra[/name_f] - Usable, if you constantly want the [name_u]Carmen[/name_u] [name_f]Electra[/name_f] connotation.
Nym - GP, or usable as a nickname for something else.
[name_u]Oakley[/name_u] - Usable, but there is a sunglasses brand called [name_u]Oakley[/name_u]'s
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] - Usable, but bound to become popular since celebrities have started using it.
[name_f]Opal[/name_f] - Very usable.
[name_f]Temperance[/name_f] - Usable
[name_f]Monet[/name_f] - Usable, but bound to become popular since celebrities have started using it.
[name_f]Alouette[/name_f] - Usable, as long as you’re okay with people singing the “[name_f]Alouette[/name_f], gentille [name_f]Alouette[/name_f]” song.
[name_f]Sonnet[/name_f] - GP
[name_f]Poet[/name_f] - GP
[name_f]Gardenia[/name_f] - Usable, especially with all of the ‘obscure’ nature names coming out of the woodwork (no pun intended)
[name_f]Garnet[/name_f] - Usable
[name_f]Twyla[/name_f] - Usable, but I personally think it looks ugly.
[name_f]Genoa[/name_f] - Usable
[name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f] - Usable
[name_f]Callista[/name_f] - Usable