Guilty Pleasure names!

Thoughts on my guilty pleasure names? I’ve already had three daughters and I’m not pregnant, just looking for some advice. These are all names I’ve refrained from using in the past bc they’re too clunky/plain unusable.

Prudence
[name_u]January[/name_u]
[name_u]October[/name_u]
Deliverance
[name_f]Temperance[/name_f]
[name_f]Wednesday[/name_f]
[name_f]Narcissa[/name_f]
[name_u]December[/name_u]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_f]Antigone[/name_f]
[name_f]Mathilde[/name_f]
[name_f]Clothilde[/name_f]
[name_f]Hecate[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucretia[/name_f]
[name_f]Artemisia[/name_f]
[name_f]Theodosia[/name_f]/Theodora
[name_f]Amalthea[/name_f]
[name_u]Peregrine[/name_u]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]

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My favorites from your list are [name_f]Wednesday[/name_f], [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f], [name_f]Amalthea[/name_f], [name_f]Theodosia[/name_f], [name_f]Theodora[/name_f], and [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]!

My favourites are [name_u]January[/name_u], [name_f]Temperance[/name_f], [name_f]Narcissa[/name_f], [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] and [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]!

These are beautiful! I have [name_u]October[/name_u] and [name_f]Astrid[/name_f] on my list too!

I love [name_f]Prudence[/name_f], [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f], [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f], [name_f]Mathilde[/name_f], [name_f]Artemisia[/name_f] & [name_f]Astrid[/name_f]!

Such a lovely list! I really enjoy:

Cordelia
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mathilde[/name_f]
[name_f]Artemesia[/name_f]
[name_f]Theodosia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amalthea[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]

[name_f]Prudence[/name_f]— Not for me, but there are certainly worse names out there, and [name_f]Prue[/name_f] is a cute nickname for her!

January— I like [name_u]January[/name_u], and think it’s as usable as [name_f]April[/name_f] or [name_u]June[/name_u].

October— I actually like this one more than I thought I would. I wouldn’t use it, but it’s intriguing.

Deliverance— Not my taste/style.

Temperance— I like this one a lot, but mostly because of [name_f]Temperance[/name_f] [name_u]Brennan[/name_u] on Bones. It feels very Puritan, but not in a forbidding way. [name_m]Can[/name_m]’t think of any nicknames I like though and it’s a mouthful.

Wednesday— I would love to use this one as a middle (I’m not daring enough to use it as a first) but I knew a [name_f]Wednesday[/name_f] and she was… not great. It’s a fantastic unique name though!

Narcissa— I absolutely love this one. Only reason it’s not on my list is the possible “Narcissist” thing.

December— A fine name. Honestly there aren’t many month names I think wouldn’t work at all. Maybe [name_u]February[/name_u], or [name_u]March[/name_u]? [name_u]December[/name_u]’s a little out there, but maybe not unusable, with all the -ember months you’ve got [name_u]Ember[/name_u] as an easy and usable nickname.

Cordelia— I think this one’s actually very usable. I’ve met a [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] in real life and she wore it well.

Magnolia— Not my taste, but very usable and a good floral. [name_f]Maggie[/name_f], [name_f]Nola[/name_f], and [name_f]Meg[/name_f] are also good nn options.

Antigone— I don’t know if I’d use it, but I think it’s beautiful!

Mathilde— I prefer [name_f]Matilda[/name_f], but this isn’t bad.

Clothilde— not my personal style, but part of that is a bad association with the name [name_f]Chloe[/name_f].

Hecate— I don’t know that it’s usable especially as a first, but I do like it, with [name_f]Cat[/name_f] or [name_f]Cate[/name_f] as a nickname.

Lucretia— Not my favorite, feels a bit clunky, but [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] is a nice nickname.

Artemisia — the sound is intriguing, but I prefer [name_u]Artemis[/name_u].

Theodosia/Theodora— [name_f]Theodora[/name_f] isn’t my thing, but [name_f]Theodosia[/name_f] is growing on me. I wouldn’t be surprised if the [name_m]Hamilton[/name_m] craze inspires a few little [name_f]Theodosia[/name_f]’s in future years.

Amalthea — This one isn’t to my taste, personally.

Peregrine — I wouldn’t use this myself, but it’s cute, especially as a middle, and I like the nickname [name_u]Perry[/name_u] a lot. I will admit I prefer this on a boy, though.

Ingrid — I unironically love this name and would use it. I’ve known a human named [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] and she wore it well.

Astrid— One of my very favorite names, but here in the states they often pronounce it ASS-trid and I like it as AW-strid. For that alone, I might hesitate to use it, but I’ve loved this name basically since reading the [name_f]Pippi[/name_f] Longstocking books as a kid (author’s name is [name_f]Astrid[/name_f] Lindgren).

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Honestly, I think all of those are usable!