I was walking past the kindergarten classrooms when I noticed the kids’ projects displayed on the walls, with their names signed on them.
There were some pretty interesting choices (it’s an all-girls school) including:
[name_f]Elysia[/name_f]
Zarabella
[name_u]Michal[/name_u] (Like [name_u]Michael[/name_u], but for a girl, and with no E!?)
[name_f]Eugenie[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f] (Rising in popularity, but undoubtedly pretty)
[name_f]Coco[/name_f]
What do you think of these names? What other, not-so-common names do you hear on the little kids in your neighborhoods or schools?
[name_f]Elysia[/name_f]: Very pretty for the middle spot. I’m afraid of pronunciation problems if I put it in the first name spot.
Zarabella: I prefer [name_f]Arabella[/name_f], but the Z makes it zesty
[name_u]Michal[/name_u]: What the?!
[name_f]Eugenie[/name_f]: NMS, but I see the appeal.
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]: Beautiful name, and I actually know the sweetest little [name_f]Amelie[/name_f].
[name_f]Coco[/name_f]: More of a nickname to me.
I adore [name_u]Michal[/name_u]. It’s the only one of those I’d use.
It’s a Jewish name, Biblical and Top 10 in [name_m]Israel[/name_m]. It’s a different name than [name_u]Michael[/name_u], just like [name_f]Noa[/name_f] is a different Hebrew name from [name_u]Noah[/name_u]. It’s mee-KHAL and I think it’s really pretty.
Aside from that I like [name_f]Zara[/name_f] and [name_f]Bella[/name_f] but the smush is a bit much.
I like them all! I’m not around a ton of little little kids anymore, since my youngest sister’s about to enter college in a couple of months, but I try to catch names as often as I can! The last several I remember hearing:
Not very interesting, I suppose, but most of the names I hear in my state aren’t too interesting, haha. Most of the interesting names I hear are on adults these days.
[name_f]Elysia[/name_f] - love it, it’s so pretty, and far better than [name_f]Alyssa[/name_f] (I know too many of those)
Zarabella - not a fan, [name_f]Arabella[/name_f] and [name_f]Zara[/name_f] are much prettier.
[name_u]Michal[/name_u] (Like [name_u]Michael[/name_u], but for a girl, and with no E!?) - erm…no.
[name_f]Eugenie[/name_f] - [name_u]LOVE[/name_u]!
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f] (Rising in popularity, but undoubtedly pretty) - see [name_f]Eugenie[/name_f]!
[name_f]Coco[/name_f] - …nope.
I’ve done 3 work experience placements in schools, these are some of the ones I’ve heard:
[name_f]Elysia[/name_f] - I’ve just never been a fan of this name.
Zarabella - I think it’s kind of cool. A little too much name for me, but cool regardless.
[name_u]Michal[/name_u]-- Um… No? For a girl? Again, no.
[name_f]Eugenie[/name_f]- Eeeeeek.
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]- Possibly my favorite.
[name_f]Coco[/name_f] - I love it for a five year old, but I doubt this will age well.
[name_f]My[/name_f] mum does daycare and she has a little Kolbe [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_m]Deacon[/name_m] and 2 Xaviers.
[name_f]Elysia[/name_f]: i like this
Zarabella: I prefer [name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_u]Michal[/name_u] (Like [name_u]Michael[/name_u], but for a girl, and with no E!?): Its unusual but still pretty
[name_f]Eugenie[/name_f]: never been a fan of this
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f] (Rising in popularity, but undoubtedly pretty): I prefer [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Coco[/name_f]: I really dislike this it’s so much better as a nickname
I’ll go ahead and post some of the interesting names that I’ve seen working in daycare, since I saw others doing the same
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]/[name_f]Lorelai[/name_f] (2)
Kenlee
[name_m]Josiah[/name_m]
[name_u]Paris[/name_u]
[name_f]Trinity[/name_f]
[name_u]Lane[/name_u] (boy)
[name_m]Judson[/name_m]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m]
[name_m]Cooper[/name_m]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmalyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_m]Xavier[/name_m]
I love working where I work for many reasons, but seeing all the different names is a really cool perk!
I know a couple of young kids named:
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] (sister to [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m])
[name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f] ([name_u]LOVE[/name_u] this. She’s four and she suits it so well!)
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
I like those! Except that I hope that [name_f]Coco[/name_f] is a nickname.
I went to a mom group today and the kids (ranging from 0 to 6) were named:
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u] (boy)
[name_m]Aziz[/name_m]
[name_f]Zora[/name_f]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_u]Chase[/name_u]
[name_m]Noble[/name_m]
[name_f]Journey[/name_f]
[name_f]Honor[/name_f]
[name_m]Marcus[/name_m]
I went to a different mom group earlier this week and the kids (ages 0 to 5) were named:
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_u]Grey[/name_u]
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_m]Anthony[/name_m]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m]
[name_u]Conner[/name_u]