Not that they aren’t good names, but they’re completely different from my tastes now. I found them in a little notebook of mine from 2004, and thought I’d share:
I used to like names like [name]Phoebe[/name], [name]Tansy[/name], Cephas and [name]Sebastian[/name] (from my high school list). They are all very soft sounding names. I have a notebook where I write my favorite names every few years. I gradually have changed to liking names that sound a little bit more powerful and – I now favor [name]Astrid[/name], [name]Quinn[/name], [name]Iris[/name] and [name]Ian[/name]. They still have a little bit of quirky flavor, but the sound to my ear is different. I’m not sure if this change is because I now value strength more as a quality I’d like to give my child, or if it’s just a reflection of the changing of the times I live in.
I like [name]Astrid[/name] and [name]Iris[/name] (and [name]Quinn[/name]'s pretty cute)!
I like pretty feminine names, like [name]Rosalie[/name] and [name]Juliet[/name], and I try to stay away from anything in the Top 50 (although I love [name]Lily[/name] and [name]Isabella[/name]). Some of my favorite name combos now are:
When I was a little girl I LOVED the names [name]Kelsey[/name], [name]Hillary[/name], [name]Ashley[/name] and [name]Haley[/name]. I only remember girls names because my cousin and I used to play name games to name our American Girl dolls each time we played, haha.
girls-
[name]Bernadette[/name]
[name]Kyla[/name]
[name]Harmony[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Evangeline[/name] (technically, I still like it, but it’s overly religious and I’m not)
[name]Seraphina[/name] (same obstacle)
[name]Veronica[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name]
boys-
[name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Dante[/name]
[name]Richard[/name]
[name]Indigo[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] (I still like [name]Owen[/name], but it reminds me of owing money)
[name]Jeremiah[/name]
A lot of these names were my preference in my teens and early 20s, and I am now in my late 30s. I definitely went through phases where names were to be super beautiful, somewhat of a hippie, or somewhat of a trendy 80s preppy/yuppy, with some pre-hipster choices mixed in - names no one was using yet and seemed outlandish. Names like [name]Seraphina[/name] and [name]Hazel[/name] and [name]Indigo[/name] seemed utterly impossible to use at the time I thought they were just the best - sounding really heavy, old, or ridiculous in a time of Taylors and Ashleys and Zacharys and Jonathans; something like a [name]Rachel[/name] would fit in ok, and [name]Kyla[/name] would be the coolest girl in school. [name]Hazel[/name] is yuck to me now, [name]Indigo[/name] reminds me of “[name]Indigo[/name] Children,” but [name]Seraphina[/name] is great for those who feel comfortable with its meaning.
I had a hard time coming up with boys names I used to like but don’t anymore. I don’t think I’ve ever been into the softer names, but [name]Sebastian[/name] just sounded very dreamy. I’ve otherwise discarded a classic [name]Richard[/name], for other classics I didn’t used to like, but now do, like [name]Peter[/name]. I’m not very whimsical with boys names.
Technically I still like some names I no longer feel comfortable considering, so I didn’t put them on the list just because they’re past freshness, i.e. I don’t feel surprised that I used to like them and my taste hasn’t changed regarding them, but fashion has.
haha i used to [name]LOVE[/name] the names Mouse and [name]Apple[/name]. I was obviously stuck on some inantimate object sorta liking. I also used to like [name]Kina[/name], [name]Troy[/name], [name]Talan[/name], and [name]Kalie[/name]. I also appered to like “t” and “k” names ALOT (though i still like K names, i guess some things never chnage) Hahaha this made me laugh, i think i was between about 11 and 16 with these names cause i used to name my cabbage patch dolls with these types of names and i had 13 (!) dolls with full names! hahaha some names are still the same though, i still like [name]Pierce[/name] alot, and i still love [name]Erika[/name] (family memeber took this name before i could! >:( ) Hhaha funny memories
i swore i would have a [name]Stefania[/name], [name]Tina[/name], [name]Lazarus[/name], [name]Connie[/name], & [name]Jillian[/name]
now i’m liking [name]Jack[/name], [name]Leo[/name], [name]Rosalind[/name], & [name]Georgia[/name]
