I love names, love to talk about them and love to read discussions related to names. I would like to hear your opinion about these lovely names. I like them all, and mine favorites at the moment are [name]Freya[/name], [name]Madeleine[/name] and [name]Isaline[/name]…
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]Merel[/name]
[name]Melora[/name]
[name]Aline[/name]
[name]Isaline[/name]
[name]Romilly[/name]
[name]Melisende[/name]
[name]Marchmont[/name]
[name]Macey[/name]
[name]Elise[/name]
[name]Amelina[/name]
These are all nice names.
[name]Daphne[/name] - I like [name]Daphne[/name], but I have a hard time getting over the daffy/daft sound that it has.
[name]Madeleine[/name] - I like this name, and prefer it to [name]Madeline[/name] and [name]Madelyn[/name].
[name]Merel[/name] - Not my cup of tea.
[name]Melora[/name] - Not my cup of tea.
[name]Aline[/name] - I like it, but don’t love it.
[name]Isaline[/name] - Interesting.
[name]Romilly[/name] - I like it.
[name]Melisende[/name] - I love this name. Unfortunately it reminds of [name]Melisandre[/name] from A Song of Ice and [name]Fire[/name] (Game of Thrones).
Marchmont - [name]Don[/name]'t care it.
[name]Macey[/name] - I don’t like it.
[name]Elise[/name] - Classic, lovely.
[name]Amelina[/name] - I prefer [name]Amelie[/name]. [name]Amelina[/name] is nice, but a little over the top.
I love:
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Elise[/name]
[name]Madeleine[/name]
So happy to see Marchmont on this list! I stumbled upon it on an old gravestone, and at first it struck me as horrid. Over time I began to view it as clunky in an adorable, quirky way. Now I like it, though not enough to use myself.
I absolutely love the name [name]Daphne[/name]! I also like [name]Madeleine[/name] and [name]Melisende[/name].
[name]Daphne[/name] - I used to like this name a lot but now I find it rather clunky. Still very usable though.
[name]Madeleine[/name] - [name]Love[/name] it! I like this spelling as well.
[name]Merel[/name] - It seems like a misspelled [name]Meryl[/name].
[name]Melora[/name] - Sounds odd.
[name]Aline[/name] - [name]Just[/name] fine.
[name]Isaline[/name] - Not my style.
[name]Romilly[/name] - I like it, especially with the nickname [name]Romy[/name].
[name]Melisende[/name] - It’s quite nice but I’m a little confused with the pronunciation.
Marchmont - Not my style.
[name]Macey[/name] - I prefer it to be spelled [name]Maisie[/name]. [name]Macey[/name] is a little too trendy for me.
[name]Elise[/name] - Really love it!
[name]Amelina[/name] - I find it rather unattractive. [name]Amalia[/name]/[name]Amelia[/name] is nice though.
My favourites are [name]Daphne[/name], [name]Melisende[/name] (I usually spell it [name]Melisande[/name]) , [name]Romilly[/name], and [name]Elise[/name] . I find Marchmont rather interesting and cute .
[name]Daphne[/name] - I find this name a little too clunky, I dislike the look of ‘ph’ in names so that is part of the reason it is clunky to me. Another reson I am not fond of this name is because of the author [name]Daphne[/name] du Maurier whose writing style I dislike; [name]Rebecca[/name] was the only novel which I have not completed!
[name]Madeleine[/name] - Beautiful name though this spelling seems a little [name]OTT[/name], can you imagine a kindergartener trying to write her name!
[name]Merel[/name] - seems old fashioned but not quite old enough, the meaning ‘blackbird’ also puts me off as unlike other bird names, [name]Wren[/name], [name]Lark[/name] & [name]Finch[/name], it has no magical quality to it. Blackbirds reminds me of the song Sing a Song of Sixpence - Wikipedia
[name]Melora[/name] - sweet meaning, but it sounds slightly like a disease to me.
[name]Aline[/name] - Is this pronounced as A-leen or as A-line? at first glance I thought it was a typo of [name]Alice[/name]
[name]Isaline[/name] - Living in [name]France[/name], I met one or 2 [name]Isaline[/name]'s but I don’t really like the name.
[name]Romilly[/name] - What a sweet name, I love [name]Romy[/name] and [name]Milly[/name] as nicknames, I also feel [name]Remy[/name] is quite sweet too.
[name]Melisende[/name] - confused about pronounciation also, and I prefer [name]Millicent[/name].
Marchmont - Doesn’t feel like a name, even to me (I love non name names, [name]Pilot[/name], [name]Hero[/name], [name]Finch[/name] and [name]Sage[/name])
[name]Macey[/name] - Is this like [name]Maisie[/name] or is it like [name]May[/name]-see? I prefer [name]Maisie[/name].
[name]Elise[/name] - Sweet name, doesn’t seem to go with your other names
[name]Amelina[/name] - I prefer [name]Amalia[/name]/[name]Amelia[/name] and [name]Amelie[/name] to this, it seems a little [name]OTT[/name].
I feel that we have very different styles of names and so I felt a little mean when discussing your favourite names, I meant it as constructive critisism and not as an attack…
I am glad to see such a nice opinions. Although there was names you didn’t like, I am content with your words.
Anyone else wants to say something?
[name]Freya[/name] - It’s ok. Very popular here on NB.
[name]Madeleine[/name] - Eh. I like this spelling better than [name]Madeline[/name], but the name is just so-so.
[name]Isaline[/name] - I adore this one. It looks so good on paper.
[name]Daphne[/name] - Pretty but a bit vacuous, and it will always be linked with the Scooby Doo character.
[name]Merel[/name] - Interesting! I like it.
[name]Melora[/name] - Sounds made-up, but still appealing.
[name]Aline[/name] - Seems incomplete.
[name]Romilly[/name] - I just don’t see the appeal of this one at all.
[name]Melisende[/name] - Nice enough. Prefer [name]Melisande[/name] or [name]Melusine[/name].
Marchmont - Seems more like a last name. I don’t like it in the first spot.
[name]Macey[/name] - Really trendy and way different in style from the others. I don’t like it at all.
[name]Elise[/name] - [name]Pleasant[/name] but insubstantial.
[name]Amelina[/name] - Okay. Sounds like a combination of [name]Amelia[/name] and [name]Lina[/name].
I like [name]Daphne[/name], [name]Isaline[/name], [name]Aline[/name], [name]Romilly[/name], and [name]Elise[/name].
I guess I’m in a negative mood today…well, hopefully it’s constructive!
[name]Daphne[/name] - not a fan after seeing the show Fraiser
[name]Madeleine[/name] - I had a great aunt named this, only with a French-Canadian accent it sounded like Mudlenn. Prefer [name]Madeline[/name].
[name]Merel[/name] - Sounds like a type of car
[name]Melora[/name] - not bad. I like [name]Melanie[/name] and [name]Nora[/name]; I could get used to seeing them smooshed together in this pretty combo
[name]Aline[/name] - “[name]Ally[/name]” isn’t my favorite nn
[name]Isaline[/name] - I like [name]Isabel[/name] and [name]Rosaline[/name], but the two smooshed isn’t as pretty as [name]Melora[/name]
[name]Romilly[/name] - I like leaving the surnames to the boys
[name]Melisende[/name] - would love to see this (on someone else’s kid)
Marchmont - As a student of French: walking mountain? I’d leave that to states like [name]Vermont[/name].
[name]Macey[/name] - Thanksgiving [name]Day[/name] Parade
[name]Elise[/name] - Never been a fan; [name]Elly[/name] nn isn’t my favorite
[name]Amelina[/name] - I keep saying “[name]Emmalina[/name],” which I somewhat prefer
[name]Daphne[/name] - Didn’t use to like it, but it has grown on me lately.
[name]Madeleine[/name] - Like this one. And I prefer this spelling.
[name]Merel[/name] - Not a fan.
[name]Melora[/name] - Not a fan.
[name]Aline[/name] - Not a fan.
[name]Isaline[/name] - Not a fan.
[name]Romilly[/name] - Guilty pleasure for me.
[name]Melisende[/name] - Not bad. I prefer [name]Melisande[/name].
Marchmont - Interesting. I could grow to like it, but I doubt I’d ever use it.
[name]Macey[/name] - Not bad. Prefer [name]Macy[/name].
[name]Elise[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name] this. I know a little [name]Elise[/name] nn Lisey.
[name]Amelina[/name] - Too over the top.
rbrown – my name is [name_f]Aline[/name_f]. It is an old [name_m]French[/name_m] name, still fairly common in [name_f]France[/name_f] today (I was named after my grandmother, whose parents were [name_m]French[/name_m]). The “A” is short, like the a in “[name_f]Alice[/name_f],” but accent is on the second syllable (unlike [name_f]Alice[/name_f]), and is pronounced “leen.”. So, a-LEEN. I quite like it. It is quite rare in this country, but occasionally you run across it. I think it is pretty, and I like having a name that is unusual. Apart from my grandmother, I personally have never met another, though I have seen the name in print.
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]- [name_f]Daphne[/name_f] is growing on me. Its my mom’s name, but I never liked it, but its growing on me. Its fresh,
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]- I like, but its not special
[name_f]Merel[/name_f]- old sounding to me
[name_f]Melora[/name_f]- Like a lot. I love the sound and the nn [name_f]Melly[/name_f]
[name_f]Aline[/name_f]- uh-leen or uh-line or neither. it looks like the words a-line smushed together, but if I knew how to pronounce it I’d probably like it
[name_f]Isaline[/name_f]- same thing as above. If it is pronounced Is-uh-LEEN, I would love it.
[name_f]Romilly[/name_f]- Spunky, nms but alright
[name_f]Melisende[/name_f]- [name_f]Melisande[/name_f] is nice. A bit big and grand but nice.
Marchmont- Is this a surname? I think its a bit clunky for a first name
[name_u]Macey[/name_u]- too cutesy for me.
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]- not a fan. I hear it all the time so its boring.
[name_f]Amelina[/name_f]- uh-MEEL-leen-uh? I prefer [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] or [name_f]Amelie[/name_f], but its alright. It reminds me of [name_f]Evangelina[/name_f], too girly but okay at the same time, like [name_f]Annabella[/name_f]. Simple is the way to go.
All in all, its a nice list. I hope that helped.
[name_f]Freya[/name_f], I adore this. Until the new show Witches of The [name_f]East[/name_f] End came out I have NEVER heard of it. I like original names and it’s unique.
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]: This is one of the names I would consider naming a girl. I don’t know a [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] so it catches my attention. NN’s could be [name_u]Mattie[/name_u] or [name_f]Maddie[/name_f].
[name_f]Isaline[/name_f]… I think about isolation. You have to think about how kids would react to this name as well. Like nn wise or ways that can tease them. Sorry but it’s on my not list.
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]: I think [name_f]Daphne[/name_f] is really sweet and innocent.
[name_f]Merel[/name_f]: I think or [name_u]Morley[/name_u] or [name_f]Merl[/name_f]. It isn’t for me.
[name_f]Melora[/name_f]: Same opinion as [name_f]Merel[/name_f].
[name_f]Aline[/name_f]: A line. That simple.
[name_f]Isaline[/name_f]: Is a line. [name_f]Isaline[/name_f] & [name_f]Aline[/name_f] are different yes but it just doesnt seem worthy enough for me.
[name_f]Romilly[/name_f]: [name_m]Rome[/name_m] & [name_f]Lilly[/name_f].
[name_f]Melisende[/name_f]: Cant stant.
Marchmont: I cant stand, sorry if im harsh…like march on mountain
[name_u]Macey[/name_u]: I think [name_u]Macey[/name_u] is cute. “[name_m]Mace[/name_m]”
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]: I would rate this name 3 out of 10.
[name_f]Amelina[/name_f]: 1 out of 10.