Girls:
[name]Penelope[/name] ([name]Poppy[/name]) - KEEP, I don’t love long names, but [name]Penelope[/name] is one of the few that I find okay. I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Poppy[/name]!
[name]Genevieve[/name] ([name]Ginnie[/name]) - DITCH, Again, I don’t love long names and this one is way too frilly for me.
[name]Catherine[/name] ([name]Cate[/name]) - KEEP, A little bit boring, but it’s a classic. You can’t go wrong with [name]Catherine[/name]/[name]Cate[/name].
[name]Bridget[/name] ([name]Birdie[/name]) - KEEP, It’s very lovely. Sounds soft, friendly and beautiful. I love [name]Birdie[/name] too.
[name]Amelia[/name] ([name]Amy[/name]) - KEEP, If you live in the US I think it’s a keeper. In the UK it’s a bit too common, but still lovely of course.
[name]Gabrielle[/name] ([name]Ellie[/name]) - DITCH, [name]Even[/name] though it’s very frilly I don’t find it pretty in any way. NMS.
[name]Aurora[/name] ([name]Rori[/name]) - KEEP, I don’t really like [name]Aurora[/name] in itself (too frilly) but I [name]LOVE[/name] the nickname [name]Rory[/name]/[name]Rori[/name].
[name]Sophia[/name] ([name]Sophie[/name]) - KEEP, Very common, but it won’t go out of style. It’s a beautiful name, but there’s a lot of Sophias.
[name]Phoebe[/name] ([name]Fee[/name]) - KEEP, I love this name. Spunky, pretty and known but not overused.
[name]Jillian[/name] ([name]Jill[/name]) - DITCH, I don’t like it at all, but it might just be because of bad associations.
[name]Guinevere[/name] ([name]Gwen[/name]) - KEEP, Although it’s not completely my style, but it’s better than [name]Genevieve[/name] and I love [name]Gwen[/name].
[name]Tamsin[/name] ([name]Tess[/name]) - KEEP, [name]Love[/name], love, love.
[name]Eira[/name] (mn only) - KEEP, [name]Lovely[/name]!
[name]Caroline[/name] ([name]Callie[/name]) - KEEP, [name]Love[/name] [name]Caroline[/name]! I personally prefer the nickname [name]Carrie[/name], but [name]Callie[/name] is okay too.
[name]Eleanor[/name] ([name]Ellie[/name]) - KEEP, [name]LOVE[/name] [name]ELEANOR[/name]! This is one of my favourites. [name]Ellie[/name] is a lovely nickname too.
[name]Emily[/name] ([name]Emmy[/name]) - KEEP, [name]Emily[/name] is VERY common, but it’s also pretty and the nickname [name]Emmy[/name] is one of my favourite names.
[name]Louisa[/name] ([name]Lucy[/name]) - DITCH, I like [name]Lucy[/name], but I don’t like [name]Louisa[/name] at all. I’m not sure why, I just don’t find it very attractive.
[name]Isolde[/name] ([name]Izzy[/name]) - KEEP, Not my favourite, but it’s worth keeping. Better than [name]Isabella[/name]/[name]Isabelle[/name] and other similar names.
[name]Margaret[/name] ([name]Maisie[/name]) - KEEP, [name]Love[/name] this one too! [name]Margaret[/name] is beautiful and classic and [name]Maisie[/name] is a very lovely nickname.
(and the ones I wouldn’t use but love):
[name]Delilah[/name] ([name]Delie[/name]) - KEEP, Can’t see why you wouldn’t use it. I think it’s pretty. I would probably use the nickname [name]Lila[/name] though.
[name]Bronwen[/name] - KEEP, Again, this is one of my favourite names! I would definitely use it!
[name]Suzanne[/name] (Suze) - DITCH, I just can’t really see it on a little girl. Great for a grown up though…
[name]Persephone[/name] ([name]Pepper[/name]/Persie) - DITCH, too long for me.
[name]Robin[/name] - KEEP, I personally love this name! I would definitely use it.
[name]Isobel[/name] - DITCH, Too close to [name]Isabella[/name]/[name]Isabelle[/name] which are way too popular and frilly for me. I do have a soft spot for the spelling [name]Isabel[/name] though.
Boys:
[name]Arthur[/name] ([name]Artie[/name]/[name]Ace[/name]) - KEEP, Classic, cute and handsome. [name]Lovely[/name].
[name]Sebastian[/name] ([name]Baz[/name]) - DITCH, Too long.
[name]Tristan[/name] ([name]Tris[/name]) - KEEP, It’s okay, but definitely not my favourite.
[name]William[/name] ([name]Wim[/name]/[name]Liam[/name]) - KEEP, My favourite name! It’s absolutely perfect! I love [name]Liam[/name].
[name]Percival[/name] ([name]Percy[/name]) - KEEP, I’m not TOO keen on [name]Percival[/name], but [name]Percy[/name] is a very good name.
[name]Spencer[/name] (Pence) - KEEP, I like [name]Spencer[/name], but not Pence.
[name]Owen[/name] - KEEP, Not my favourite, but not the worst either.
[name]Collin[/name] - KEEP, Nice. I don’t really know what else to say about it!
[name]Ryan[/name] ([name]Ry[/name]) - DITCH, I just don’t love this name for some reason.
[name]Charles[/name] ([name]Chuck[/name]) - KEEP, Beautiful! I prefer [name]Charlie[/name] as the nickname but [name]Chuck[/name] is okay too.