Iām sooo in favor of more love for the spanish names! a lot of the french and irish names are lovely, but thereās many I have trouble pronouncing correctly. I love [name_f]Rosa[/name_f], [name_f]Lucilla[/name_f], [name_f]Esperanza[/name_f], [name_f]Katalina[/name_f], [name_m]Emmanuel[/name_m], [name_m]Alejandro[/name_m], [name_m]Vicente[/name_m], [name_m]Fernando[/name_m]ā¦ just to name a few! I donāt see them here very often.
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Yes! I really love the virtue names.
Itās also important to keep in mind the cultural context. [name_f]Dolores[/name_f], for example, literally means pains. Why would you want to name your child such a thing? But then realise that it refers to the pain [name_f]Mary[/name_f] felt for [name_m]Jesus[/name_m] as he was dying on the cross. The Spanish speaking world is very Catholic, additionally.
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@GenEric interesting! I never put that together when it comes to [name_f]Dolores[/name_f]. I tend to care more about the sound of a name than its meaning or associations, and I totally resonated with what you said about the Spanish counterparts sounding less frilly and more zesty, which I love. that being said I can appreciate a great meaning/history when I stumble on it. I went back and looked at the meanings for the ones I listed, and theyāre all so positive! makes me like them even more.
THANK YOU. I was afraid I was the only one on NB who felt this way! 
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@leafsgirl44 I love hearing the name [name_f]Megan[/name_f] getting some love! Itās my name, and Iāve always thought it was under appreciated! While itās not my personal naming style, I do really love it!
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Theo/Leo/Matteo is the new [name_u]Aidan[/name_u] & [name_u]Jayden[/name_u] & [name_u]Brayden[/name_u]
Lemon is a name for a dog or guinea pig. I know dog names are in right now but. At this point Iām thinkin [name_m]Spike[/name_m] is a little better than some of these crazy pet names like [name_u]Rocket[/name_u] and [name_m]Buddy[/name_m] [name_m]Bear[/name_m].
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If I suffer, we all suffer 
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This thread is giving me life 
There are some names I would just LOVE to change the pronunciation of:
For example:
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m]: zach-ARI
[name_u]Thaddeus[/name_u]: THAY-dee-us
[name_f]Cassia[/name_f]: cass-ee-ah (not as unusual as people are already opting for this pronunciation)
[name_f]Carys[/name_f]: care-REES
[name_m]Joaquin[/name_m]: joe-quinn (ok this one feels a little blasphemous)
There are more but Iāll have to add them as I think of them.
Thought of some moreā¦
Ophelia I would like to be oh-FELL-ia
Cressida I would like to be cre-SEED-ah
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I have an aversion to certain sounds which means certain popular names on here are like nails on a blackboard to me.
Pretty much anything with br, gr or gw in it makes me shudder. Though I donāt mind [name_f]Grace[/name_f]. Thatās an exception, for some reason.
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Last one: I really dislike the use of words like ātrashyā or āstripperā to describe a name. Thereās definitely personal reasons for it, but it bothers me much more than it should 
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NB needs to give more love to international baby names. I LOVE Spanish/Italian/Hebrew names ([name_f]Paloma[/name_f], [name_f]Doveva[/name_f], [name_f]Elisheva[/name_f], [name_f]Ludovica[/name_f]) etc.
I feel like vintage [name_f]English[/name_f] names are way to overused on here (I know I donāt help, because I do like these names myself), but thereās so many more names to explore and suggest/use!
Also I should mention that I probably wouldnāt use these names, but itās nice to have them in my lists.
I think itās pretty common to use certain names from other cultures (Sara, Niamh, Svetlana, Zara etc) and are ones people use all the time even though theyāre not part of that particular culture.
Itās a tricky thing to figure out sometimes and knowing what would be considered offensive and what wouldnātā¦
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I, too, am guilty of this, but I definitely agree! (I love seeing Romilia and [name_f]Fiora[/name_f] in your user card because those are two long-time loves of mine, and itās rare I find others who like them.)
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I donāt like the sound or look of [name_u]Riley[/name_u]. For either gender.
I hate [name_u]Kennedy[/name_u] for a girl.
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Another thing: it gets me worked up when people use a name very distinct to a culture for their own child, and have no ties to the culture. Itās different when the name is either multicultural or part of their religion, but using names from other cultures just doesnāt sit right with me.
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yesssss
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Yes. [name_m]Walter[/name_m] just sounds like [name_m]Wall[/name_m] and Walnut.
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I also love virtue names!!
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I kind of like the name [name_f]Moon[/name_f] Unit 
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I just canāt warm to these names: [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] (specifically, the [name_f]English[/name_f] pronunciation), [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f], [name_f]Edith[/name_f], [name_f]Agnes[/name_f], [name_f]Jemima[/name_f], [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], [name_f]Astrid[/name_f], [name_u]Scout[/name_u], [name_m]Walter[/name_m], [name_m]Dashiell[/name_m], [name_m]Albert[/name_m], [name_m]Frederick[/name_m].
Iām not really a fan of unintuitive nicknames, especially if the ānicknameā is actually an established name in its own right.
I donāt think popularity is such a big deal, since fewer babies receive popular names nowadays than in the past.
I do wish there was less of a focus on classic [name_f]English[/name_f] and American names on Nameberry. As someone who is a bit jaded with those names, it would be interesting to see a greater variety of names being featured and talked about, though I understand that lack of familiarity is often a barrier.
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Iām really not a fan of [name_f]Matilda[/name_f], [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], [name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_f]Eva[/name_f]/Eve, [name_f]Claudia[/name_f], [name_f]Aurora[/name_f], [name_u]June[/name_u]/Juno, [name_u]Milo[/name_u], and [name_m]Hugo[/name_m].
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