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General Name Discussion
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[name]Just[/name] tell me your honest opinions.
Girls: [name]Autumn[/name], [name]Summer[/name], [name]Mirabelle[/name], [name]Addison[/name], Copeland, [name]Rosaline[/name], [name]Arizona[/name], [name]Arabella[/name], [name]Cecilia[/name], [name]Eve[/name], [name]Juliet[/name], [name]Calla[/name], [name]Alaska[/name], [name]Alyssa[/name], [name]Venessa[/name], [name]Belle[/name], [name]Anya[/name], [name]Gwen[/name], [name]Nova[/name], [name]Jordan[/name], [name]Catalina[/name], [name]Atlanta[/name], [name]Sophie[/name], [name]Savannah[/name], [name]Clementine[/name], [name]Alva[/name], [name]Aviana[/name] ([name]Avis[/name]), [name]Thea[/name], [name]Lennox[/name], [name]Cosette[/name], [name]Eponine[/name], [name]Aria[/name], [name]Sutton[/name], [name]Winter[/name], [name]Clover[/name], [name]Alba[/name]

Boys: [name]Casper[/name], [name]Reeve[/name], [name]Christopher[/name], [name]Finn[/name], [name]Trevor[/name], [name]Rebel[/name], [name]Connor[/name], [name]Avery[/name], [name]Lucas[/name], [name]Ransom[/name], [name]Jackson[/name], [name]Isaac[/name], [name]Cain[/name], [name]Hayden[/name], [name]Asa[/name], [name]Alfie[/name], [name]Harold[/name], [name]River[/name], [name]Cricket[/name], [name]Rhys[/name], [name]Hudson[/name]

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I see positive aspects to all of them except [name]Arizona[/name] and [name]Alaska[/name]. The American trend of state-naming babies seems confusing to those of us outside the US. I can’t imagine naming my child [name]Ontario[/name] or Saskatchewan.

Of note to me: [name]Lennox[/name] is my settled upon boy name. DH and I are having an impossible time coming up with a girls name and have started contemplating [name]Lennox[/name] whether bebe is a boy OR a girl. [name]Glad[/name] to see another person who sees the surname name as possible on a woman.

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I also don’t get the state-name trend, either within the US or elsewhere. Good news is that most of these are perfectly good, usable names. There are a few I’d reject though:

[name]Lennox[/name] & Copeland - sound male, and I dislike surnames as first names
[name]Venessa[/name] - will always be misspelt as [name]Vanessa[/name]
[name]Eponine[/name] - sounds like a drug
[name]Sutton[/name] - again, with the surnames thing. Also it makes me think of mutton.
[name]Clover[/name] - cow and brand name to me

[name]Ransom[/name] & [name]Rebel[/name] - just no. These two (along with [name]Maverick[/name], [name]Gunner[/name], [name]Blade[/name] and the rest of the violent bunch) I personally find completely ridiculous.
[name]Cain[/name] - the murderer?
[name]Jackson[/name] & [name]Hudson[/name] - surnames again
[name]Hayden[/name] - [name]Brayden[/name], [name]Zayden[/name], [name]Kayden[/name], [name]Aiden[/name], [name]Ayden[/name], [name]Aden[/name], Aedyn… I’m getting a bit sick of them now
[name]River[/name] - I always find this a little odd as a FN because it makes the whole name sound like an actual river.
[name]Cricket[/name] - totally can’t understand this as a name. Would you name your kid Football, [name]Rugby[/name] or Golf?!

Sorry if I’ve been a little harsh. [name]Just[/name] being honest :slight_smile:

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Girls:
[name]Autumn[/name]- I like this, but there’s something about it that keeps me from loving it. Maybe it’s the lack of easy nicknames? You might also like [name]Auden[/name].
[name]Summer[/name]- I prefer [name]Autumn[/name].
[name]Addison[/name]- I don’t like -son names for girls.
Copeland- this seems very last namey. I really can’t picture it as a first for either gender.
[name]Rosaline[/name], [name]Alva[/name],- I’m neutral on these.
[name]Arizona[/name], [name]Alaska[/name], [name]Atlanta[/name]- [name]Georgia[/name] and [name]Virginia[/name] are the only names in this genre I don’t mind. These I think are a bit odd.
[name]Mirabelle[/name], [name]Arabella[/name], [name]Cecilia[/name], [name]Eve[/name], [name]Juliet[/name], [name]Calla[/name], [name]Belle[/name], [name]Thea[/name], [name]Aria[/name]- I love these.
[name]Clementine[/name]- I’ve never understood this.
[name]Alyssa[/name]- A bit dated.
[name]Venessa[/name]- also dated, and why an “e”?
[name]Lennox[/name]- A bit masculine, though I don’t care for it on a boy either.
[name]Anya[/name], [name]Catalina[/name], [name]Sophie[/name]- I like these.
[name]Jordan[/name], [name]Savannah[/name], [name]Aviana[/name]- These are all quite trendy, but I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Avis[/name].
[name]Nova[/name]- I love this, and I love the association with “supernova.” Supernovas are often described as the death of a star, but the explosion is what creates all elements, including the ones making up human beings- pretty cool!
[name]Cosette[/name], [name]Eponine[/name]- [name]Way[/name] too [name]Les[/name] Mis, and [name]Eponine[/name] was invented by [name]Victor[/name] [name]Hugo[/name] to be a trashy-sounding name.
[name]Winter[/name], [name]Clover[/name]- I want to like these, but they’re just too tied to the words and I don’t think they’d age well.

Top picks: [name]Avis[/name], [name]Nova[/name], [name]Mirabelle[/name], [name]Cecilia[/name], [name]Calla[/name]

[name]Isaac[/name], [name]Rhys[/name], [name]Hudson[/name] [name]Finn[/name]- I like
[name]Christopher[/name], [name]Connor[/name], [name]Lucas[/name], [name]Jackson[/name], [name]Hayden[/name]- I’m neutral on these.
[name]Casper[/name] I think is too ghostly, [name]River[/name] and [name]Cricket[/name] too naturey, and [name]Rebel[/name] and [name]Ransom[/name] too dangerous to use.
Top picks: [name]Rhys[/name], [name]Isaac[/name], and [name]Finn[/name].

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Girls
[name]Love[/name]:
[name]Rosaline[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Aviana[/name] (particularly with [name]Avis[/name] as a nn :))

Like:
[name]Mirabelle[/name]
[name]Calla[/name]
[name]Belle[/name]
[name]Gwen[/name]
[name]Sophie[/name]
Clemintine
[name]Alva[/name]
[name]Eve[/name] (love [name]Eva[/name] though)
[name]Alba[/name]

Dislike:
[name]Addison[/name]
[name]Arizona[/name]
[name]Alaska[/name]
[name]Venessa[/name]

Hate:
Copeland
[name]Lennox[/name]
[name]Sutton[/name]

Boys
[name]Love[/name]:
[name]Casper[/name]
[name]Avery[/name]
[name]Lucas[/name]

Like:
[name]Finn[/name]
[name]Isaac[/name]
[name]Rhys[/name]
[name]Asa[/name]

Dislike:
[name]Reeve[/name]
[name]Trevor[/name]
[name]Cain[/name]
[name]Hayden[/name]
[name]Harold[/name]
[name]River[/name]

Hate:
[name]Rebel[/name]
[name]Ransom[/name]
[name]Cricket[/name]

Any ones not listed come under the ‘don’t mind’ category :).

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[name]Autumn[/name], [name]Summer[/name], [name]Winter[/name], [name]Clover[/name] - Like these a lot. My favorite is [name]Winter[/name].
[name]Mirabelle[/name] - [name]Love[/name]. So pretty and lovely meaning.
[name]Addison[/name] - Not a fan of this on a girl. And names of the [name]Madison[/name]/[name]Addison[/name] ilk are feeling really overdone.
Copeland/[name]Sutton[/name] - To brusque for first names, especially for a girl.
[name]Rosaline[/name] - I would like it better if it was [name]Rosalie[/name] or [name]Rosalind[/name].
[name]Arizona[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name], [name]Cecilia[/name], [name]Eve[/name], [name]Juliet[/name], [name]Calla[/name]. [name]Savannah[/name] - All lovely names.
[name]Alaska[/name], [name]Atlanta[/name], [name]Catalina[/name], [name]Alba[/name] - They’re okay. I’m neutral.
[name]Alyssa[/name] - Pretty.
[name]Venessa[/name] - Not a fan.
[name]Belle[/name], [name]Anya[/name], [name]Gwen[/name] - Perfectly fine, but not something I’m a fan of necessarily. I like [name]Belle[/name] as a middle.
[name]Nova[/name] - Not a fan.
[name]Jordan[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t like it on a girl.
[name]Sophie[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name] - I want to like it, but I associate it with the song, which makes it unusable for me.
[name]Alva[/name], [name]Aviana[/name], [name]Thea[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t care for any of these.
[name]Lennox[/name] - Too masculine
[name]Cosette[/name], [name]Eponine[/name] - [name]Love[/name] [name]Cosette[/name], can’t stand [name]Eponine[/name]
[name]Aria[/name] - I don’t understand the love for this name.

[name]Casper[/name] - [name]Love[/name].
[name]Reeve[/name], [name]Finn[/name], [name]Trevor[/name], [name]Connor[/name] - Neutral
[name]Rebel[/name], [name]Cricket[/name] - No. [name]Just[/name] no.
[name]Christopher[/name] - [name]One[/name] of my favorite names for a boy. [name]Love[/name] it so so much.
[name]Avery[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name]
[name]Lucas[/name], [name]Jackson[/name] - Handsome names
[name]Ransom[/name] - [name]Love[/name]. As a [name]Christian[/name], I attach more meaning to this name than others probably do. Also, it has a dash of cowboy panache, which I really dig.
[name]Isaac[/name], [name]Asa[/name] - [name]Both[/name] strong names.
[name]Cain[/name] - I love the sound, but I would go with [name]Kane[/name], which has a totally different meaning and doesn’t have the [name]Cain[/name] and [name]Abel[/name] baggage.
[name]Hayden[/name] - This is a perfectly good name that gets overwhelmed by the [name]Aiden[/name]/[name]Jayden[/name] epidemic.
[name]Alfie[/name], [name]Harold[/name] - Not a fan.
[name]River[/name] - Like this one a good bit.
[name]Rhys[/name], [name]Hudson[/name] - [name]Love[/name] these.

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I like:
[name]Mirabelle[/name] (I prefer [name]Mirabel[/name])
[name]Addison[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Calla[/name]
[name]Sophie[/name]
[name]Savannah[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Alva[/name]
[name]Casper[/name]
[name]Christopher[/name]
[name]Trevor[/name]
[name]Jackson[/name]
[name]Isaac[/name]
[name]Cain[/name]
[name]Harold[/name]

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Girls

:heavy_check_mark::
[name]Addison[/name]
[name]Anya[/name]
[name]Aria[/name]
[name]Autumn[/name]
[name]Belle[/name]
[name]Clementina[/name]
[name]Cosette[/name]
[name]Eve[/name]
[name]Gwen[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Savannah[/name]
[name]Sophie[/name]
[name]Summer[/name]
[name]Thea[/name]

✘ (if I didn’t put an explanation, it means I just don’t like the sound of it):
[name]Alaska[/name]
[name]Alba[/name]
[name]Alva[/name]
[name]Alyssa[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name]
[name]Arizona[/name]
[name]Atlanta[/name]
[name]Aviana[/name]
[name]Calla[/name]
[name]Catalina[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Clover[/name]: Cute name, but seems tease-worthy.
Copeland: I think Copeland is a very pretty surname and it could grow on me for a boy, but it does not sound feminine at all.
[name]Eponine[/name]: This name just sounds hideous.
[name]Jordan[/name]: I prefer it for boys.
[name]Lennox[/name]: Same exact reason as Copeland.
[name]Nova[/name]: It seems over the top, but it could grow on me.
[name]Rosaline[/name]: I prefer [name]Rosalind[/name].
[name]Sutton[/name]: Should stay a surname.
[name]Venessa[/name]: I prefer the spelling [name]Vanessa[/name].
[name]Winter[/name]

Boys

:heavy_check_mark::
[name]Finn[/name]
[name]Hudson[/name]
[name]Jackson[/name]
[name]Trevor[/name]

✘:
[name]Alfie[/name]
[name]Asa[/name]
[name]Avery[/name]
[name]Cain[/name]
[name]Casper[/name]: The association with the ghost is hard to shake away imo. Plus [name]Jasper[/name] sounds cuter.
[name]Christopher[/name]: It’s so overused and I have so many bad assocations with the name.
[name]Connor[/name]
[name]Cricket[/name]: [name]Don[/name]'t name your son after an ugly insect.
[name]Harold[/name]
[name]Hayden[/name]: Sounds to feminine to me.
[name]Isaac[/name]
[name]Lucas[/name]
[name]Ransom[/name]: Asking for trouble and teasing.
[name]Rebel[/name]: Same reason as [name]Ransom[/name].
[name]Reeve[/name]
[name]Rhys[/name]

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Girls:
[name]Autumn[/name], [name]Summer[/name] and [name]Winter[/name]: I’m not a fan of season names.
[name]Alaska[/name], [name]Arizona[/name], [name]Atlanta[/name]: I’m not a fan of the name of places being used for names either.
[name]Mirabelle[/name], [name]Belle[/name], [name]Arabella[/name], [name]Eve[/name]: I quite like these, [name]Belle[/name] being my favourite.
Copeland and [name]Jordan[/name]: I think they sound more like boys name although [name]Jordan[/name] is unisex.
[name]Rosaline[/name], [name]Juliet[/name], [name]Venessa[/name] ([name]Vanessa[/name]), [name]Nova[/name], [name]Savannah[/name]: I don’t mind these names just not my personal style.
[name]Calla[/name] and [name]Anya[/name]: Although these names aren’t my personal taste, I do think they would make pretty names.
[name]Alyssa[/name] and [name]Nova[/name]: I quite like these although I prefer [name]Alisia[/name] to [name]Alyssa[/name].
[name]Sophie[/name]: Seems a little safe
[name]Clementine[/name], [name]Alva[/name], [name]Aviana[/name] ([name]Avis[/name]), [name]Thea[/name], [name]Lennox[/name], [name]Cosette[/name], [name]Eponine[/name], [name]Aria[/name], [name]Sutton[/name], [name]Clover[/name], [name]Alba[/name], [name]Catalina[/name], [name]Gwen[/name], [name]Cecilia[/name]: I just dislike them although [name]Thea[/name] is the best choice from these names.

Boys:
[name]Casper[/name], [name]Reeve[/name], [name]Harold[/name], [name]River[/name], [name]Cricket[/name], [name]Hudson[/name], [name]Asa[/name], [name]Rebel[/name], [name]Ransom[/name], [name]Trevor[/name], [name]Jackson[/name]: The best choice here is probably [name]Casper[/name], the rest are horrible sorry!
[name]Christopher[/name], [name]Connor[/name], [name]Cain[/name], [name]Rhys[/name], [name]Isaac[/name]: I quite like these names, my favourite is probably either [name]Christopher[/name] or [name]Isaac[/name]
[name]Finn[/name], [name]Hayden[/name], [name]Lucas[/name], [name]Alfie[/name]: I like all of these names although I prefer [name]Finley[/name]/[name]Finlay[/name] and [name]Finn[/name] as a nn.
[name]Avery[/name]: I always see this as a girls name although it’s unisex.

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Here ya go! I bolded my favorites…

Girls:
[name]Autumn[/name], [name]Summer[/name], [name]Arizona[/name], [name]Alaska[/name], [name]Winter[/name], [name]Clover[/name], [name]Atlanta[/name], [name]Savannah[/name]: These season, place, and object names are all a little too literal for me. And being from [name]Atlanta[/name], I find [name]Atlanta[/name] especially odd as a girl’s name.
[name]Clementine[/name]: same as above with the added association with “Oh my darling, [name]Clementine[/name]” that would make this name unusable for me
[name]Catalina[/name]: Also a place name, but it doesn’t bother me as much as the above. I kind of like this one, and it has cute nn potential. “[name]Cat[/name]” or “[name]Lina[/name]” would be adorable!
[name]Mirabelle[/name], [name]Arabella[/name]: Too frilly for my taste, but not bad.
[name]Addison[/name]: Very trendy, but I do like the nn “[name]Addy[/name].”
Copeland, [name]Sutton[/name]: Too masculine
[name]Rosaline[/name]: very pretty
[name]Cecilia[/name], [name]Eve[/name], [name]Juliet[/name], [name]Anya[/name]: love these!!
[name]Calla[/name]: very sweet
[name]Alyssa[/name], [name]Jordan[/name]: very 90s
[name]Venessa[/name]: [name]Vanessa[/name]? Also sounds dated.
[name]Gwen[/name]: I like it, but I would use [name]Gwendolyn[/name] or [name]Gwyneth[/name] as a given name with [name]Gwen[/name] as a nn.
[name]Nova[/name]: I think of outer space
[name]Sophie[/name]: trendy, but cute
[name]Alva[/name]: This is a traditionally boy’s name, but I guess it could work for a girl
[name]Aviana[/name] ([name]Avis[/name]): [name]Aviana[/name] is okay…[name]Avis[/name] is a car rental company
[name]Thea[/name]: cute
[name]Lennox[/name]: Sounds like a stipper name (sorry to be blunt!)
[name]Cosette[/name], [name]Eponine[/name]: As stated by a pp, these are strongly tied to the characters in [name]Les[/name] Miserables. [name]Do[/name] you like [name]Colette[/name] instead?
[name]Aria[/name]: Game of Thrones! I actually do like this name, and the character on the show is not a bad association.
[name]Alba[/name]: not my style

Boys:
[name]Casper[/name]: I want to like this name, but I can’t shake the friendly ghost association.
[name]Reeve[/name]: It’s okay.
[name]Christopher[/name], [name]Isaac[/name]: Classics. I’ve always liked these names.
[name]Finn[/name], [name]Hayden[/name], [name]Jackson[/name]: very trendy
[name]Trevor[/name]: I’ve never liked this name for some reason. It also screams 90s kid to me.
[name]Rebel[/name], [name]Ransom[/name]: I’m not sure why anyone would ever name a child either of these
[name]Connor[/name]: I like it, but don’t love it
[name]Avery[/name]: Very popular for girls right now
[name]Lucas[/name]: A little trendy, but cute. I know an adorable 2-year-old named [name]Lucas[/name] right now, so I am maybe a little biased toward liking this name :slight_smile:
[name]Cain[/name]: not the best association with the [name]Cain[/name] and [name]Able[/name] story…
[name]Asa[/name]: I like this one
[name]Alfie[/name]: very British, but cute
[name]Harold[/name]: This old man name may not be ready to be revived yet…
[name]River[/name], [name]Cricket[/name]: Again with the literal object names. I’m just not a big fan.
[name]Rhys[/name]: Like a lot!
[name]Hudson[/name]: not too bad

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Girls

[name]Love[/name]:
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Eve[/name]
[name]Calla[/name]
[name]Cecelia[/name]

Boys
[name]Finn[/name]
[name]Rhys[/name]

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[name]Love[/name]:
[name]Summer[/name]- though I’d only use it for a middle name
[name]Mirabelle[/name]- so girly and pretty
[name]Cecilia[/name]- I prefer [name]Cecelia[/name], but I seem to be the only one so…
[name]Sophie[/name]- a bit too trendy right now, but I still love it
[name]Thea[/name]- just perfect. I especially like it as a nn for [name]Theodora[/name], but its fine on its own
[name]Cosette[/name]- so girly and love the [name]Les[/name] Miserables connection
[name]Aria[/name]- trendy but I loved it before it became trendy
[name]Christopher[/name]-classy
[name]Connor[/name]- I’ve always liked [name]Connor[/name], its masculine and will grow with the child
[name]Lucas[/name]- love it
[name]Rhys[/name]- so cool and I love the spelling

These ones are okay:
[name]Addison[/name]- too trendy and I don’t like -son names for girls
[name]Rosaline[/name]- its pretty but I prefer [name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name]- its pretty but its not my style
[name]Juliet[/name]- I just can’t get over how stupid the character was in the play. The name is pretty but because of the play I can’t do it
[name]Calla[/name]- I like it, and I like [name]Calla[/name] [name]Lilies[/name] but I’m not sure I love it for a name
[name]Alyssa[/name]- I used to really like this one, but now its just okay. I’ve found names I like much much more.
[name]Eve[/name]- I think this one is overrated. And Idk I wouldn’t want to be named after the woman who screwed the whole world over.
[name]Belle[/name]- Its okay, but I can’t get over the Disney princess
[name]Gwen[/name]- its okay, a bit nicknamey but…
[name]Nova[/name]- We have a college nicknamed [name]Nova[/name] near us, which my brother was going to last year, so that’s what it makes me think of.
[name]Catalina[/name]- its okay, nothing special
[name]Savannah[/name]- I used to really like this name, but now I don’t like it that much anymore
[name]Clementine[/name]- I think this one is overrated too. It makes me think of fruit
[name]Winter[/name]- I prefer [name]Summer[/name] and [name]Autumn[/name] over [name]Winter[/name] as far a season names go, but its okay
[name]Autumn[/name]- I like [name]Summer[/name] more than [name]Autumn[/name] as a name, but I think its still pretty
[name]Finn[/name]- overrated and trendy, but its okay
[name]Trevor[/name]- I like this one, its a bit nerdy but its cute
[name]Avery[/name]- Nothing special. Plus I know boys and girls named [name]Avery[/name], and I prefer names that are either really masculine or feminine
[name]Jackson[/name]- trendy, I know quite a few Jacksons
[name]Isaac[/name]- Trendy for a biblical name, its just okay and the meaning rocks.
[name]Hayden[/name]- sounds trendy right now, and I know a few Haydens that are older than me. [name]One[/name] has Down syndrome so that’s what I think of.
[name]Asa[/name]- Its not really masculine and I worry that someone would say Ass-a
[name]Alfie[/name]- I think its a cute nn, but not on its own

The other ones I really didn’t like.

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Girls:
[name]Autumn[/name] - It’s okay, not a favorite.
[name]Summer[/name] - I can tolerate it. [name]Autumn[/name] is better.
[name]Mirabelle[/name] - Miralax.
[name]Addison[/name] - All the -son names are so masculine. I don’t get why people use them for their daughters.
Copeland - This is a girl?
[name]Rosaline[/name] - Sounds gothic to me, not sure why.
[name]Arizona[/name] - No. I don’t care for place names as given names in general, but this one is extra bad.
[name]Arabella[/name] - I don’t understand why I’ve heard this name so much on nameberry. It sounds fake, like the name of an elf in fantasy novel or something, not a good name for a real child.
[name]Cecilia[/name] - I think this is old-fashioned in a stylish and pretty way. I wouldn’t use it personally, but I think it’s nice.
[name]Eve[/name] - Again, I wouldn’t use it, but it’s nice.
[name]Juliet[/name] - It’s pretty, but I don’t like the association.
[name]Calla[/name] - The flower is prettier than the name.
[name]Alaska[/name] - See [name]Arizona[/name].
[name]Alyssa[/name] - I think of [name]Alyssa[/name] [name]Milano[/name]. This name is not my style.
[name]Venessa[/name] - I think the correct spelling is [name]Vanessa[/name]. Also not my style.
[name]Belle[/name] - My favorite Disney princess! I wouldn’t use this name for a child, though.
[name]Anya[/name] - I like this name. It’s unusual, but not crazy obscure.
[name]Gwen[/name] - I <3 this name a lot!
Nova - No go.
Jordan - This is a masculine name. And not even a very good one.
Catalina - This is an alright name. Again, not my taste, but I approve of it for other people.
Atlanta - See Arizona and Alaska.
Sophie - I like this name. Classic and cute. It has become so popular, though.
Savannah - Strongly dislike.
Clementine - I actually adore this name. A guilty pleasure.
Alva - I don’t know.
Aviana (Avis) - I’m tired of all the -ana and -elle names.
Thea - I don’t know.
Lennox - Makes me think of Mary Lennox, the main character for the Secret Garden. This is a surname, not a first name.
Cosette - This name is alright for other people.
Eponine - This is too out there for me.
Aria - I strongly dislike this name. I can’t understand the appeal.
Sutton - Another surname. I don’t like last names as first names, especially for girls.
Winter - Of the season names, this is less usable than Autumn and Summer. More usable than Spring, though!
Clover - My BFF used this as her daughter’s middle name. It’s cute, but not for a real person. Sorry, bestie!
Alba - I don’t know.

Boys:
Casper - I actually really like this name, but I would never even dream of using it.
Reeve - Nah.
Christopher - I like it. It’s very common, though. Not very special.
Finn - I like it, but I think it’s a little overrated and overused.
Trevor - I have never been a fan of this name. There’s nothing wrong with it per se, I just don’t like the sound.
Rebel - Is that really what you want your child to be?
Connor - See Trevor.
Avery - I think it’s okay, but you might want to think twice using it for a boy these days. It’s becoming popular for little girls.
Lucas - Nice name. I wouldn’t use it myself, but I definitely like it for other people.
Ransom - No.
Jackson - Not a fan. It’s a last name. Jack is okay, though.
Isaac - It’s okay.
Cain - Not a great association. Also, it sounds like the word cane.
Hayden - I stear clear of -den names (Aiden, Jayden, Brayden, etc.) Overused and overrated.
Asa - I don’t know.
Alfie - It’s sort of comical.
Harold - Old-fashioned. I actually really like the nickname Hal, though.
River - I accept this as a name about as much as I accept Summer and Winter.
Cricket - You probably shouldn’t name your kid after a bug. It could be cute nickname though, for the right boy.
Rhys - Not crazy about this one. I just don’t care for the sound.
Hudson - Another last name. Not a fan.

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Girls:
[name]Autumn[/name], [name]Summer[/name] & [name]Winter[/name]: Out of all the months and seasons; these are my least favorite. I prefer [name]August[/name]/[name]Augusta[/name]/[name]Augustus[/name] out of all of them.
[name]Mirabelle[/name], [name]Arabella[/name], [name]Rosaline[/name], [name]Belle[/name]: All these have similarities to each other. All of them are girly and cute.
[name]Addison[/name]: Can’t stand it. Very boring
Copeland & [name]Sutton[/name]: [name]Both[/name] are last names, but are still very cute!
[name]Arizona[/name], [name]Alaska[/name], & [name]Atlanta[/name]: State and city names aren’t original and just terrible. Sorry!
[name]Eve[/name]: Oldest name in the good book! Lol! But very pretty. Definitely would consider using for my own.
[name]Juliet[/name] & [name]Cosette[/name]: [name]Both[/name] of these names are both on my absolute favorites list. I love them even though I would spell [name]Cosette[/name] as [name]Cozette[/name].
[name]Nova[/name], [name]Lennox[/name], & [name]Eponine[/name]: All these names are daring, but BEAUTIFUL.
As far as the rest: [name]Cecilia[/name], [name]Calla[/name], [name]Alyssa[/name], [name]Venessa[/name], [name]Anya[/name], [name]Gwen[/name], [name]Jordan[/name], [name]Catalina[/name], [name]Sophie[/name], [name]Savannah[/name], [name]Clementine[/name], [name]Alva[/name], [name]Aviana[/name] ([name]Avis[/name]), [name]Thea[/name], [name]Aria[/name], [name]Clover[/name], [name]Alba[/name]) I would never ever consider using.

Boys:
[name]Casper[/name]: Too common
[name]Reeve[/name], [name]Christopher[/name], [name]Finn[/name], & [name]Trevor[/name]: All of these are (eh,nah) except [name]Christopher[/name]. [name]Christopher[/name] is acceptable in my book.
[name]Rebel[/name], [name]Ransom[/name], [name]River[/name], & [name]Cricket[/name]: Badass! [name]Love[/name] it!
[name]Connor[/name], [name]Avery[/name], [name]Lucas[/name], [name]Jackson[/name], [name]Isaac[/name], [name]Cain[/name], [name]Hayden[/name], [name]Asa[/name], [name]Alfie[/name], [name]Harold[/name], [name]Rhys[/name], [name]Hudson[/name]: All of these are way too common and boring to me.

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Girls:
[name]Autumn[/name] - love as a middle, but as a first, it’s not very practical.
[name]Summer[/name] - just ok.
[name]Mirabelle[/name] - too trendy. Following all the bella/belle trends and trying too hard [name]IMO[/name].
[name]Addison[/name] - don’t like -son names for girls.
Copeland - don’t like at all.
[name]Rosaline[/name] - prefer [name]Rosalind[/name].
[name]Arizona[/name] - don’t like
[name]Arabella[/name] - same as [name]Mirabelle[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name] - beautiful
[name]Eve[/name] - don’t like at all. The long first E is annoying to me - Eeev. I prefer [name]Eva[/name]. It just sounds prettier
[name]Juliet[/name] - love
[name]Calla[/name] - love
[name]Alaska[/name] - don’t like
[name]Alyssa[/name] - love
[name]Venessa[/name] - [name]Vanessa[/name] is gorgeous and one of my all time favorites. I don’t see a benefit to replacing the a with an e.
[name]Belle[/name] - love
[name]Anya[/name] - love
[name]Gwen[/name] - prefer as a nn for [name]Gwenyth[/name]
[name]Nova[/name] - cute, but wasn’t it a car?
[name]Jordan[/name] - like for a boys’ name
[name]Catalina[/name] - cute and [name]Cat[/name] and [name]Lina[/name] are cute nn options.
[name]Atlanta[/name] - don’t like
[name]Sophie[/name] - love
[name]Savannah[/name] - love
[name]Clementine[/name] - too fruity
[name]Alva[/name] - don’t like, but [name]Alma[/name] is better
[name]Aviana[/name] ([name]Avis[/name]) - not my favorite, but I don’t hate it
[name]Thea[/name] - cute
[name]Lennox[/name] - no, that’s my fine china set!
[name]Cosette[/name] - don’t like
[name]Eponine[/name] - don’t like
[name]Aria[/name] - love
[name]Sutton[/name] - don’t like
[name]Winter[/name] - pretty, but I like it as a middle
[name]Clover[/name] - don’t like
[name]Alba[/name]- as in [name]Jessica[/name] [name]Alba[/name]. [name]Don[/name]'t like using famous surnames as first names. It seems cheesy.

[name]Casper[/name] - associate it with ghost. What about [name]Jasper[/name]?
[name]Reeve[/name] - makes me think of [name]Christopher[/name] [name]Reeves[/name]. See [name]Alba[/name] above.
[name]Christopher[/name] - solid, strong name for a boy
[name]Finn[/name] - love
[name]Trevor[/name] - just ok
[name]Rebel[/name], [name]Ransom[/name], [name]Cain[/name], [name]Asa[/name], [name]Alfie[/name], [name]River[/name], [name]Cricket[/name] - don’t like.
[name]Connor[/name] - nice
[name]Avery[/name] - I think the girls have taken this one.
[name]Lucas[/name] - nice, strong name
[name]Isaac[/name] - my favorite from your list
[name]Jackson[/name],
[name]Hayden[/name] - see [name]Avery[/name].
[name]Harold[/name] - too [name]Harold[/name] and [name]Kumar[/name] for me.
[name]Hudson[/name] - love
[name]Rhys[/name] - just ok.

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Girls:
[name]Autumn[/name] - love as a middle
[name]Summer[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t like
[name]Mirabelle[/name] - this is a sweet name, but I’m not sure I’d use it on an actual child. It seems more like a dolls name
[name]Addison[/name] - don’t like
Copeland - don’t like
[name]Rosaline[/name] - I generally love [name]Rosa[/name]-names, but this one just doesn’t do it for me
[name]Arizona[/name] - don’t like
[name]Arabella[/name] - Like! Much better than [name]Mirabelle[/name] too
[name]Cecilia[/name] - Well, I got this as middlename and I gotta say I find it uninspiring
[name]Eve[/name] - I prefer [name]Eva[/name], but both are very pretty and usable
[name]Juliet[/name] - Not a fan
[name]Calla[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t like
[name]Alaska[/name] - don’t like
[name]Alyssa[/name] - Reminds me of Silent [name]Hill[/name]
[name]Venessa[/name] - I like [name]Vanessa[/name], but [name]Venessa[/name] looks misspelled or like a misspelled [name]Venetia[/name]
[name]Belle[/name] - Not a fan
[name]Anya[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t like
[name]Gwen[/name] - Like!
[name]Nova[/name] - Great name! I love this and would consider using myself
[name]Jordan[/name] - Reminds me of [name]Katie[/name] [name]Price[/name], which is a negative of me
[name]Catalina[/name] - Very cute, but not a lot of nn potential. Yea [name]Cat[/name] and [name]Lina[/name], but both of those are quite uninspiring to me
[name]Atlanta[/name] - don’t like
[name]Sophie[/name] - Prefer [name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Savannah[/name] - love
[name]Clementine[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t like
[name]Alva[/name] - On the fence here
[name]Aviana[/name] ([name]Avis[/name]) - Neutral
[name]Thea[/name] - Not a fan
[name]Lennox[/name] - not for a girl
[name]Cosette[/name] - don’t like
[name]Eponine[/name] - don’t like
[name]Aria[/name] - love
[name]Sutton[/name] - don’t like
[name]Winter[/name] - pretty, but as a middle
[name]Clover[/name] - don’t like
[name]Alba[/name]- I love [name]Alba[/name]! I don’t think its “cheesy” at all. It IS a name after all, meaning either white or dawn. I think its a great name, but it doesn’t get a lot of love on Nameberry, unfortunately.

[name]Casper[/name] - Good name, but prefer [name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Reeve[/name] - Neutral
[name]Christopher[/name] - Find it uninspiring. Good middlename tho.
[name]Finn[/name] - Neutral
[name]Trevor[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t like
[name]Rebel[/name], [name]Ransom[/name], [name]Cain[/name], [name]Asa[/name], [name]Alfie[/name], [name]River[/name], [name]Cricket[/name] - don’t like.
[name]Connor[/name] - Neutral
[name]Avery[/name] - Neutral
[name]Lucas[/name] - I like it, but prefer [name]Luca[/name]
[name]Isaac[/name] - Good name =)
[name]Jackson[/name] - I have a love/hate relationship with [name]Jackson[/name] I can’t quite explain =/
[name]Hayden[/name] - don’t like
[name]Harold[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t like
[name]Hudson[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t like
[name]Rhys[/name] - Neutral

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I love [name]Lennox[/name] for a girl! (Or boy!)

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Girls

[name]Love[/name] - [name]Eve[/name], [name]Gwen[/name], [name]Thea[/name], [name]Aria[/name]

Like - [name]Addison[/name], [name]Anya[/name], [name]Calla[/name], [name]Belle[/name], [name]Arabella[/name], [name]Cecilia[/name], [name]Juliet[/name], [name]Alyssa[/name], [name]Clementine[/name], [name]Clover[/name]

Uninspiring- [name]Autumn[/name], [name]Summer[/name], [name]Mirabelle[/name], [name]Jordan[/name], [name]Catalina[/name], [name]Sophie[/name], [name]Alva[/name], [name]Aviana[/name], [name]Cosette[/name], [name]Eponine[/name], [name]Alba[/name]

Dislike - Copeland, [name]Rosaline[/name], [name]Arizona[/name], Alaksa, [name]Venessa[/name], [name]Nova[/name], [name]Atlanta[/name], [name]Savannah[/name], [name]Avis[/name], [name]Lennox[/name], [name]Sutton[/name], [name]Winter[/name]

Boys

[name]Love[/name] - [name]Finn[/name], [name]Lucas[/name], [name]Rhys[/name]

Like - [name]Casper[/name], [name]Trevor[/name], [name]Issac[/name], [name]Asa[/name]

Uninspiring- [name]Christopher[/name], [name]Connor[/name], [name]Jackson[/name], [name]Hayden[/name], [name]Harold[/name], [name]River[/name], [name]Hudson[/name]

Dislike - [name]Reeve[/name], [name]Rebel[/name], [name]Avery[/name], [name]Ransom[/name], [name]Cain[/name], [name]Alfie[/name], [name]Cricket[/name]

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The girls names I love, with scattered comments:

[name]Rosaline[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name]- I love this name, but, as others have pointed out, it’s really trendy right now.
[name]Cecilia[/name]- Very pretty. Also love [name]Celia[/name].
[name]Winter[/name]
[name]Belle[/name]- I tend to call my daughter this. Beautiful and simple
[name]Anya[/name]
[name]Sophie[/name]- So sweet, and I think it would age well in spite of it sounding so young.
[name]Thea[/name]
[name]Aria[/name]- I love this name, particularly because of its musical meaning.
[name]Eve[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Calla[/name]

The rest aren’t bad names, just simply not my style. The only one I’d really question is Copeland and [name]Alva[/name]. Beware that [name]Alva[/name] sounds similar to a body part. Copeland just seems odd, even as a unisex option. For the boys, I love:

[name]Casper[/name]
[name]Finn[/name]
[name]Lucas[/name]
[name]Asa[/name]
[name]Alfie[/name]
[name]Rhys[/name]

The only two I really don’t care for are [name]Rebel[/name] and [name]Ransom[/name]. [name]Rebel[/name] is too southern (US southern) for me to really get on board, and [name]Ransom[/name] just doesn’t have the greatest connotation.

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[name]Autumn[/name] - I see no problems. PASS
[name]Summer[/name] - I like this even better than [name]Autumn[/name]. [name]Just[/name] don’t use them together. PASS*
[name]Mirabelle[/name] - I wouldn’t use it, I don’t think, but it’s cute. PASS
[name]Addison[/name] - I’m not a fan. FAIL
Copeland - [name]Rex[/name] Copeland was a debater who was murdered by his debate coach. Now there’s a debate award called the Copeland. But even without that tie, I wouldn’t use it. It doesn’t sound feminine at all. FAIL
[name]Rosaline[/name] - I love [name]Rose[/name] names. PASS
[name]Arizona[/name] - Ehh…FAIL
[name]Arabella[/name] - I like [name]Mirabelle[/name] better. FAIL
[name]Cecilia[/name] - It’s nice. PASS
[name]Eve[/name] - Good. PASS
[name]Juliet[/name] - Nice literary ties, nice name. PASS
[name]Calla[/name] - I used this name for a character once. I like it. PASS
[name]Alaska[/name] - Not a fan. FAIL
[name]Alyssa[/name] - Very nice. PASS
[name]Venessa[/name] - What’s wrong with [name]Vanessa[/name]? FAIL ([name]Vanessa[/name] would have passed!)
[name]Belle[/name] - Kind of plain, but good nonetheless. PASS
[name]Anya[/name] - The sound just isn’t pleasing to me. FAIL
[name]Gwen[/name] - I love it. PASS*
[name]Nova[/name] - I like [name]Nora[/name] and [name]Nola[/name] better, but this isn’t bad. PASS
[name]Jordan[/name] - I see it as masculine, but it’s nice. PASS
[name]Catalina[/name] - I just think of [name]Catalina[/name] Winemixer. FAIL (It does have a nice sound though!)
[name]Atlanta[/name] - No. FAIL
[name]Sophie[/name] - Popular, but cute. PASS
[name]Savannah[/name] - Another character. I love this name. PASS*
[name]Clementine[/name] - Not a fan, but I’ll give you a PASS
[name]Alva[/name] - Sounds like [name]Alma[/name], which is a Mormon prophet. I’m Mormon myself, but…FAIL
[name]Aviana[/name] - Too many vowels for me. FAIL
[name]Thea[/name] - It’s nice. PASS
[name]Lennox[/name] - It’s more of a boy’s name. And even then, I wouldn’t like it. FAIL
[name]Cosette[/name] - It’s nice. Good literary ties. PASS
[name]Eponine[/name] - I like the literary ties, but I don’t like the name. FAIL
[name]Aria[/name] - It’s alright. PASS
[name]Sutton[/name] - Eh. FAIL
[name]Winter[/name] - Good. PASS
[name]Clover[/name] - It’s more of a name for a pet to me, but it still gets a PASS
[name]Alba[/name] - [name]Jessica[/name] [name]Alba[/name]? FAIL

[name]Casper[/name] - Ghost references galore, but PASS
[name]Reeve[/name] - Not a fan. But I’ll give it a PASS
[name]Christopher[/name] - Good. PASS
[name]Finn[/name] - I love this name. PASS*
[name]Trevor[/name] - Good. PASS
[name]Rebel[/name] - Are you trying to encourage something? FAIL
[name]Connor[/name] - [name]One[/name] of my top favorite names. PASS*
[name]Avery[/name] - Good. PASS
[name]Lucas[/name] - Also good. PASS
[name]Ransom[/name] - No. FAIL
[name]Jackson[/name] - Good. Popular where I live, though. PASS
[name]Isaac[/name] - I love it. PASS
[name]Cain[/name] - Good, although you might get some nasty Biblical comments…PASS
[name]Hayden[/name] - It’s not bad… PASS
[name]Asa[/name] - Not a fan. FAIL
[name]Alfie[/name] - It’s good. PASS
[name]Harold[/name] - Not my style, but I’ll PASS it
[name]River[/name] - It’s alright. PASS
[name]Cricket[/name] - Not a very nice reference…FAIL
[name]Rhys[/name] - I’ve never really liked this name, but PASS
[name]Hudson[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t use [name]Hudson[/name] and [name]River[/name] together, but they’re nice separately. PASS

Overall Report [name]Card[/name]
39 Passes
19 Fails
5 Stars