List #1 can these be used in real life?

General Name Discussion
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Can these be used in real life or middle names. This is a first list for the girls i have a lot i just want to weed out some and condense the list. Explain why you kept it or tossed it. Or make a list of maybe’s. Have fun!!!

[name]Bernadette[/name]
[name]Sarai[/name]
[name]Thisbe[/name]
[name]Aeliana[/name]
[name]Nicola[/name]
[name]Isabeau[/name]
[name]Briony[/name]
[name]Kennedy[/name]
[name]Jensine[/name]
[name]Drea[/name]
[name]Tamar[/name]
[name]Isaline[/name]
[name]Inessa[/name]
[name]Nessa[/name]
[name]Astrid[/name]
[name]Keturah[/name]
[name]Frances[/name]
[name]Viviette[/name]
[name]Beryl[/name]
[name]Marcheline[/name]
[name]Yesenia[/name]
[name]Cambrie[/name]
[name]Zadie[/name]
[name]Arava[/name]
[name]Suki[/name]
[name]Evony[/name]
[name]Zada[/name]
[name]Eugenia[/name]
[name]Freya[/name]
[name]Niamh[/name]
[name]Eliora[/name]
[name]Haidee[/name]
[name]Neela[/name]
[name]Julietta[/name]
[name]Mirin[/name]
[name]Alexane[/name]
[name]Paige[/name]
[name]Nydia[/name]
[name]Maeva[/name]
[name]Aster[/name]
[name]Manon[/name]
[name]Cantrelle[/name]
[name]Campbell[/name]
[name]Peri[/name]
[name]Embeth[/name]
[name]Jessamy[/name]
[name]Eda[/name]
[name]Rosaleen[/name]
[name]Daisy[/name]
[name]Alivia[/name]
[name]Azure[/name]
[name]Magdalen[/name]
[name]Virginia[/name]
[name]Amedea[/name]
[name]Hilaria[/name]
[name]Frederica[/name]
[name]Noelia[/name]
[name]Sadira[/name]
[name]Lilibeth[/name]
[name]Chandler[/name]
[name]Ailis[/name]
[name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]Henna[/name]
[name]Seeley[/name]
[name]Neely[/name]
[name]Merrigan[/name]
[name]Senga[/name]
[name]Ramona[/name]
[name]Delyth[/name]
[name]Eira[/name]
[name]Enid[/name]
[name]Aoife[/name]
[name]Zohara[/name]
[name]Leocadia[/name]
[name]Cleora[/name]
[name]Mahalia[/name]
[name]Keighley[/name]
[name]Geraldine[/name]
[name]Nola[/name]
[name]Imelda[/name]
[name]Ziva[/name]
[name]Zoa[/name]
[name]Xia[/name]
[name]Maren[/name]
[name]Angelia[/name]
[name]Tresa[/name]
[name]Bellatrix[/name]
[name]Atarah[/name]
[name]Neva[/name]
[name]Medrie[/name]
[name]Celestia[/name]
[name]Amaryllis[/name]
[name]Raiza[/name]
[name]Athalia[/name]
[name]Margaux[/name]
[name]Lileas[/name]
[name]Isa[/name]
[name]Arwen[/name]
[name]Madeira[/name]
[name]Morwenna[/name]
[name]Keziah[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name]
[name]Maisie[/name]
[name]Elara[/name]
[name]Havana[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Inez[/name]
[name]Kairi[/name]
[name]Laelia[/name]
[name]Moira[/name]
[name]Moriah[/name]

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Yes:
[name]Sarai[/name]
[name]Aeliana[/name]
[name]Nicola[/name]
[name]Isabeau[/name]
[name]Briony[/name]
[name]Drea[/name]
[name]Cambrie[/name]
[name]Zadie[/name]
[name]Freya[/name]
[name]Niamh[/name]
[name]Julietta[/name]
[name]Paige[/name]
[name]Nydia[/name]

Maybe/Middles:
[name]Bernadette[/name]
[name]Thisbe[/name]
[name]Nessa[/name]
[name]Astrid[/name]
[name]Frances[/name]
[name]Viviette[/name]
[name]Marcheline[/name]
[name]Yesenia[/name]
[name]Arava[/name]
[name]Zada[/name]
[name]Eugenia[/name]
[name]Eliora[/name]
[name]Neela[/name]
[name]Mirin[/name]
[name]Alexane[/name]

No:
[name]Kennedy[/name] – Really lacks a feminine quality like your other great names
[name]Jensine[/name]
[name]Tamar[/name]
[name]Isaline[/name]
[name]Inessa[/name]
[name]Keturah[/name]
[name]Beryl[/name] – Funny, I actually heard this name for the very first time the other day (on television, though). I didn’t think it sounded very nice and sounded very heavy every it was spoken
[name]Suki[/name]
[name]Evony[/name] – [name]Ebony[/name] and [name]Ivory[/name] smoosh name? That was my first thought
[name]Haidee[/name] – Pronounced Hades without the “S”? No

…… And that’s as far as I got. Maybe I’ll come back later and finish the list(s?) and put more reasoning. [name]Hope[/name] this is good for now!

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Usable
[name]Sarai[/name] – [name]One[/name] of my favorite names! I love how it is a legitmate name but very rare and combines quite recognizable sounds into something fresh. Beautiful.
[name]Isabeau[/name] – Mild, pretty, and uses recognizable sounds to form a more rare name.
[name]Briony[/name] – I love that this has nature associations and has strength.
[name]Inessa[/name] – Pretty! Sounds like a fresh variant of [name]Vanessa[/name].
[name]Nessa[/name] – [name]Cheerful[/name] and fresh. Update to [name]Tess[/name]/[name]Tessa[/name].
[name]Viviette[/name] – Energetic and cheerful. Rare but again, familiar sounds make it work.
[name]Marcheline[/name] – Not my style, but I think it could be workable.
[name]Yesenia[/name] – See above.
[name]Cambrie[/name] – Accessible and fun. Very familiar without being remotely popular!
[name]Zadie[/name] – A more quirky take on [name]Sadie[/name]
[name]Evony[/name] – Pretty and mild. Much more workable than [name]Ebony[/name]. Adding it to my list, thanks! :slight_smile:
[name]Freya[/name] – Not my style, but it would work
[name]Eliora[/name] – Stunning name. On-trend but not trendy.
[name]Julietta[/name] – Very frilly, but there are good nickname options if she should want it simpler.
[name]Mirin[/name] – Unsure of the spelling on this one, but the sounds work.
[name]Paige[/name] – Certainly usable, although I think it is best as a middle name, especially with a frilly first. [name]Julietta[/name] [name]Paige[/name], for example, would be perfection!
[name]Nydia[/name] – On the fence about this one, but I think it could work. It sounds like an exotic form of [name]Nadia[/name] or a mix of [name]Nadia[/name] and [name]Lydia[/name]. Very pretty and rare.
[name]Maeva[/name] – Fresh and cheerful
[name]Campbell[/name]
[name]Rosaleen[/name]
[name]Alivia[/name] – Very appealing sound
[name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]Neely[/name] – [name]Cheerful[/name], fun, rare
[name]Merrigan[/name] – See above
[name]Ramona[/name] – This name has really grown on me. I think its cute and I like how it is recognizable without being trendy or popular.
[name]Cleora[/name] – Mix of [name]Cleo[/name] and [name]Clara[/name].
[name]Maren[/name] – Beautiful.
[name]Tresa[/name] - Not my style, but I’ve met people with the name and it works
[name]Neva[/name] – A little out-there, but I think it could work
[name]Margaux[/name] – This spelling might be hard to pull off in the US, but the name in general is great!
[name]Sylvia[/name] – Very pretty and I think it is ready for a comeback
[name]Imogen[/name] – Nice, unique name
[name]Moira[/name]
[name]Moriah[/name] – [name]Love[/name] this name!

Unusable
[name]Bernadette[/name]
[name]Thisbe[/name]
[name]Aeliana[/name]
[name]Nicola[/name]
[name]Kennedy[/name] – This is usable, I guess. But I still think it is very tied to the [name]Kennedy[/name] family and does not sound feminine.
[name]Jensine[/name]
[name]Drea[/name] – Nice sounds, but I always see “dread” without the d.
[name]Tamar[/name] – Tragic Biblical associations
[name]Isaline[/name] – Sounds like a chemical
[name]Astrid[/name] – Harsh sound. Teasing potential
[name]Keturah[/name] – Bordering on usable but still sounds a little too “out-there”
[name]Frances[/name]
[name]Beryl[/name] – Blunt and harsh sound.
[name]Arava[/name]
[name]Suki[/name]
[name]Zada[/name]
[name]Eugenia[/name]
[name]Niamh[/name]
[name]Haidee[/name] – I totally get where you are coming from on this name because I love it too! The fact that it sounds like “Haiti” and “Hades” when you try to say “[name]Haidee[/name]'s room” or anything like that, makes it unusable as a first name though, in my opinion.
[name]Neela[/name]
[name]Alexane[/name]
[name]Aster[/name] – Too much teasing potential
[name]Manon[/name] – All I hear is “man”
[name]Cantrelle[/name]
[name]Peri[/name] – Not on its own, but would be a great nickname
[name]Embeth[/name] – This just feels like it is missing something
[name]Jessamy[/name] – Too cutesy. Maybe [name]Jessamyn[/name] nn [name]Jessamy[/name]?
[name]Eda[/name]
[name]Daisy[/name] – I cannot picture this on an adult
[name]Azure[/name] – [name]Love[/name] this name and its imagery, but it remains a GP for me.
[name]Virginia[/name] – I really don’t like all the teasing potential of this name.
[name]Amedea[/name] – Wow, what a lovely name! Not workable as a first, unless you are okay with the frequent nn of [name]Amy[/name]. This would be a stunning middle though. Another one I am adding to my list! Have I mentioned how much I love reading your lists? :wink:
[name]Hilaria[/name] – I just want to say “hilarious”
[name]Frederica[/name]
[name]Noelia[/name]
[name]Sadira[/name]
[name]Lilibeth[/name]
[name]Chandler[/name] – Too masculine, by a little bit
[name]Ailis[/name]
[name]Henna[/name]
[name]Seeley[/name] – Reminds me of a mattress brand
[name]Senga[/name]
[name]Delyth[/name]
[name]Eira[/name]
[name]Enid[/name]
[name]Aoife[/name]
[name]Zohara[/name]
[name]Leocadia[/name]
[name]Mahalia[/name]
[name]Keighley[/name]
[name]Geraldine[/name]
[name]Nola[/name] – Not on its own, but nice nn potential
[name]Imelda[/name]
[name]Ziva[/name]
[name]Zoa[/name]
[name]Xia[/name]
[name]Angelia[/name]
[name]Bellatrix[/name]
[name]Atarah[/name]
[name]Medrie[/name]
[name]Celestia[/name]
[name]Amaryllis[/name]
[name]Raiza[/name]
[name]Athalia[/name]
[name]Lileas[/name]
[name]Isa[/name]
[name]Arwen[/name]
[name]Madeira[/name]
[name]Morwenna[/name]
[name]Keziah[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name]
[name]Maisie[/name]
[name]Elara[/name]
[name]Havana[/name]
[name]Inez[/name]
[name]Kairi[/name]
[name]Laelia[/name]

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Firsts (that I really like/love):
[name]Astrid[/name] (one of my own favourite names)
[name]Suki[/name] (as much as I love this name, I’d feel kind of ambivalent about using it unless you’re Japanese or has a relation to Japan)
[name]Freya[/name]
[name]Neela[/name]
[name]Julietta[/name]
[name]Manon[/name]
[name]Eira[/name] (this one has really been growing on me lately, it’s very beautiful)
[name]Maren[/name]
[name]Amaryllis[/name]
[name]Margaux[/name]
[name]Moira[/name]

Middles (that I really like/love):
[name]Thisbe[/name]
[name]Frances[/name]
[name]Marcheline[/name]
[name]Eugenia[/name]
[name]Magdalen[/name] (I prefer [name]Magdalena[/name], but this spelling is also intruiging)
[name]Amedea[/name]
[name]Frederica[/name]
[name]Arwen[/name] (sadly, I think it’s too tied with [name]Arwen[/name] Undómiel to use it as a first, but as a middle it’s not so bad)

Personally wouldn’t use at all, but could go as first names:
[name]Sarai[/name]
[name]Isabeau[/name]
[name]Briony[/name]
[name]Eliora[/name]
[name]Mirin[/name]
[name]Paige[/name]
[name]Maeva[/name]
[name]Peri[/name]
[name]Daisy[/name]
[name]Hilaria[/name]
[name]Ailis[/name]
[name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]Henna[/name]
[name]Neely[/name] (I know a [name]Neely[/name] and as a nickname for [name]Neela[/name], I love it)
[name]Ramona[/name]
[name]Aoife[/name]
[name]Mahalia[/name]
[name]Nola[/name]
[name]Imelda[/name]
[name]Xia[/name]
[name]Morwenna[/name]
[name]Maisie[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]

Personally wouldn’t use at all, but could go as middle names:
[name]Bernadette[/name]
[name]Viviette[/name]
[name]Arava[/name]
[name]Niamh[/name]
[name]Azure[/name]
[name]Virginia[/name]
[name]Enid[/name]
[name]Geraldine[/name]
[name]Madeira[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name]
[name]Inez[/name]

Would scrap all together:
Last names: [name]Kennedy[/name], [name]Aster[/name] [name]Campbell[/name], [name]Chandler[/name].
Nicknames: [name]Drea[/name] (I don’t know, this might be a name that stand on its on in English, but in Danish it’s a nickname for [name]Andrea[/name]), [name]Nessa[/name], [name]Tresa[/name] (again, don’t know if this is an actual name, but to me it has a nickname feel to it), [name]Lilibeth[/name] (but what a lovely nickname it is), [name]Isa[/name].
Looks like misspellings (I’m foreign, so I might just label “proper” names as misspellings - if I do, I sincerely apologise): [name]Evony[/name] (as a PP mentioned, it looks like a combination of [name]Ebony[/name] and [name]Ivory[/name]), [name]Haidee[/name] (again, I’m foreign but I pronounce this as I pronounce [name]Heidi[/name], and if that’s the right pronuncaition, I’d just go with that), [name]Alexane[/name] (I’d go with [name]Alexandra[/name] or [name]Alexandria[/name], if you want it shot, then [name]Alexa[/name] or [name]Alexia[/name]), [name]Nydia[/name], [name]Cantrelle[/name], [name]Rosaleen[/name], [name]Alivia[/name] (I have seen this name on someone before, but I still think “is that [name]Olivia[/name] spelled wrong?” everytime I see it), [name]Zohara[/name], [name]Keighley[/name], [name]Zoa[/name], [name]Medrie[/name].
[name]Aeliana[/name]
[name]Nicola[/name]
[name]Jensine[/name]
[name]Tamar[/name]
[name]Isaline[/name]
[name]Inessa[/name]
[name]Keturah[/name]
[name]Beryl[/name]
[name]Yesenia[/name] (I personally perfer [name]Xenia[/name] or [name]Ksenia[/name])
[name]Cambrie[/name] (I’ve seen it here before and it always makes me wonder, is it a cheese-mix of a camembert and a brie?)
[name]Zadie[/name]
[name]Zada[/name]
[name]Embeth[/name]
[name]Jessamy[/name]
[name]Eda[/name]
[name]Noelia[/name]
[name]Sadira[/name]
[name]Seeley[/name] (isn’t this a boys name? Or have I just seen too much Bones)
[name]Merrigan[/name]
[name]Senga[/name]
[name]Delyth[/name]
[name]Leocadia[/name]
[name]Cleora[/name]
[name]Ziva[/name]
[name]Angelia[/name]
[name]Bellatrix[/name] (I love [name]Bellatrix[/name] Lestrange, but I think that the name is too tied with her)
[name]Atarah[/name]
[name]Neva[/name] (is a river in [name]Russia[/name])
[name]Celestia[/name]
[name]Raiza[/name]
[name]Athalia[/name]
[name]Lileas[/name]
[name]Keziah[/name]
[name]Elara[/name]
[name]Havana[/name] (makes me think of [name]Cuba[/name] and cigars)
[name]Kairi[/name]
[name]Laelia[/name]
[name]Moriah[/name]

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All of these I think are fine, and wouldn’t be difficult to live with, despite some of them being a bit dated or unusual or trendy.
[name]Bernadette[/name], [name]Sarai[/name], [name]Isabeau[/name], [name]Briony[/name], [name]Kennedy[/name], [name]Nessa[/name], [name]Astrid[/name], [name]Frances[/name], [name]Freya[/name], [name]Zada[/name], [name]Julietta[/name], [name]Mirin[/name], [name]Paige[/name], [name]Aster[/name], [name]Rosaleen[/name], [name]Daisy[/name], [name]Alivia[/name], [name]Magdalen[/name], [name]Virginia[/name], [name]Noelia[/name], [name]Madeleine[/name], [name]Ramona[/name], [name]Maren[/name], [name]Moira[/name], [name]Moriah[/name], [name]Imogen[/name], [name]Keziah[/name], [name]Sylvia[/name], [name]Dorothy[/name], [name]Margaux[/name], [name]Maisie[/name], [name]Arwen[/name], [name]Zadie[/name]

These I can’t see working well at all, though of course it would depend on where you live: [name]Drea[/name] (nn), [name]Tamar[/name], [name]Eda[/name], [name]Haidee[/name] (haiti), [name]Keighley[/name], [name]Manon[/name], [name]Bellatrix[/name], [name]Havana[/name], [name]Hilaria[/name], [name]Ailis[/name], [name]Cleora[/name], [name]Medrie[/name], [name]Aeliana[/name] (alien), [name]Isaline[/name], [name]Neela[/name], [name]Alexane[/name], [name]Cantrelle[/name], [name]Embeth[/name], [name]Senga[/name], [name]Delyth[/name], [name]Leocadia[/name], [name]Ziva[/name], [name]Tresa[/name], [name]Atarah[/name], [name]Lileas[/name], [name]Isa[/name]

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These are ones which I don’t neccesarily all like, but which would make good names:

[name]Bernadette[/name], [name]Sarai[/name], [name]Isabeau[/name], [name]Briony[/name], [name]Tamar[/name], [name]Nessa[/name], [name]Astrid[/name], [name]Keturah[/name], [name]Frances[/name], [name]Beryl[/name], [name]Suki[/name], [name]Eugenia[/name], [name]Freya[/name], [name]Niamh[/name], [name]Eliora[/name], [name]Julietta[/name], [name]Maeva[/name], [name]Eda[/name], [name]Rosaleen[/name], [name]Daisy[/name], [name]Alivia[/name], [name]Magdalen[/name], [name]Frederica[/name], [name]Lilibeth[/name], [name]Ailis[/name], [name]Madeleine[/name], [name]Henna[/name], [name]Ramona[/name], [name]Delyth[/name], [name]Eira[/name], [name]Enid[/name], [name]Aoife[/name], [name]Geraldine[/name], [name]Nola[/name], [name]Imelda[/name], [name]Ziva[/name], [name]Maren[/name], [name]Tresa[/name], [name]Celestia[/name], [name]Amaryllis[/name], [name]Margaux[/name], [name]Lileas[/name], [name]Arwen[/name], [name]Morwenna[/name] (!), [name]Keziah[/name], [name]Sylvia[/name], [name]Dorothy[/name], [name]Maisie[/name], [name]Imogen[/name], [name]Inez[/name], [name]Moira[/name], [name]Moriah[/name]

Ones I’d nix:
[name]Thisbe[/name] - frisbee
[name]Aeliana[/name] - aliens
[name]Nicola[/name], [name]Paige[/name] - dated
[name]Kennedy[/name], [name]Campbell[/name], [name]Chandler[/name], [name]Merrigan[/name] - surnames
[name]Drea[/name], [name]Peri[/name], [name]Zoa[/name], [name]Xia[/name] - okay if it’s short for something longer
[name]Isaline[/name] - looks like a scientific/geographical term
[name]Inessa[/name] - in essence? Invernessa?!
[name]Viviette[/name] - [name]Vivian[/name] or [name]Vivienne[/name] would be lovely. The ‘ette’ ruins it.
[name]Marcheline[/name] - Brangelina. Clunky.
[name]Yesenia[/name] - kind of hard to say
[name]Cambrie[/name] - camembert + brie? (Totally didn’t see shvibziks’ comment before I typed that! Cheese association is quite strong then)
[name]Zadie[/name], [name]Haidee[/name], [name]Keighley[/name] - trendiee
[name]Zada[/name] - sounds like a villain
[name]Mirin[/name] - [name]Mirren[/name] or [name]Merryn[/name] would fare better
[name]Nydia[/name] - [name]Lydia[/name] + [name]Nadia[/name]?
[name]Manon[/name] - man on… a mission
[name]Embeth[/name] - [name]Elspeth[/name], [name]Emma[/name] and [name]Beth[/name] are nicer sounding I think
[name]Hilaria[/name] - hilarious
[name]Noelia[/name], [name]Kairi[/name], [name]Laelia[/name] - there’s a bit too much going on
[name]Sadira[/name] - sad era
[name]Senga[/name] - sounds like a video game
[name]Zohara[/name], [name]Leocadia[/name], [name]Cleora[/name], [name]Mahalia[/name] - trouble with spelling & pronunciation. Quite clunky too.
[name]Angelia[/name] - typo? [name]Angelina[/name] is nice. [name]Angelia[/name] sounds like a food brand.
[name]Bellatrix[/name] - Lestrange
[name]Raiza[/name] - razor
[name]Athalia[/name] - a failure?
[name]Isa[/name] - individual savings account
[name]Madeira[/name] - m’dear! Might be ok as a middle.
[name]Havana[/name] - cigars
[name]Neva[/name] - never

[name]Arava[/name], [name]Jensine[/name], [name]Evony[/name], [name]Neela[/name], [name]Alexane[/name], [name]Aster[/name], [name]Cantrelle[/name], [name]Jessamy[/name], [name]Virginia[/name], [name]Amedea[/name], [name]Azure[/name], [name]Seeley[/name], [name]Neely[/name], [name]Atarah[/name], [name]Medrie[/name], [name]Elara[/name]

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[name]LOVE[/name] [name]Eira[/name], my only reservation is that it would be mispronounced [name]Ira[/name] all the time…oh my it is so beautiful in Welsh!
Also [name]Love[/name] [name]Nydia[/name], know a very nice and successful person with this name.
[name]Arwen[/name] - [name]May[/name] use it for our child but don’t like how “nerdy” some people view it because of the LOTR character even though it is a form of “muse” in Welsh
Like [name]Marcheline[/name] quite a bit and [name]Marceline[/name] as well.
[name]Love[/name] [name]Niamh[/name] but would use a spelling where the prn is more obvious…depends on where you live.
[name]Mirin[/name] and [name]Maren[/name] are beautiful as well.
[name]Azure[/name]–I have a soft spot for “blue” names, [name]Cerulean[/name] is even neat but maybe not useable.

Others I would keep on the list:
[name]Briony[/name]
[name]Isaline[/name]
[name]Astrid[/name]
[name]Frances[/name]
[name]Viviette[/name]
[name]Arava[/name]
[name]Evony[/name]
[name]Eliora[/name]
[name]Neela[/name]
[name]Julietta[/name]
[name]Paige[/name]
[name]Eda[/name]
[name]Rosaleen[/name]
[name]Amedea[/name]
[name]Hilaria[/name]
[name]Noelia[/name]
[name]Sadira[/name]
[name]Henna[/name]
[name]Neely[/name]
[name]Merrigan[/name]
[name]Senga[/name]
[name]Enid[/name]
[name]Nola[/name]
[name]Atarah[/name]
[name]Neva[/name]
[name]Medrie[/name]
[name]Celestia[/name]
[name]Athalia[/name]
[name]Isa[/name]
[name]Madeira[/name]
[name]Morwenna[/name]
[name]Elara[/name]
[name]Havana[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Inez[/name]

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Names that I would use for first names ( the names with an * means that I love them the most, for some reason a few of them are all in a row :slight_smile: )

[name]Isabeau[/name]
[name]Laelia[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name]*
[name]Dorothy[/name]*
[name]Maisie[/name]*
[name]Elara[/name]*
[name]Morwenna[/name]*
[name]Freya[/name]*
[name]Eliora[/name]*
[name]Arwen[/name]*
[name]Amaryllis[/name]
[name]Daisy[/name]*
[name]Aeliana[/name]
[name]Paige[/name]
[name]Isaline[/name]
[name]Lilibeth[/name]*
[name]Aoife[/name]
[name]Eira[/name]*
[name]Frances[/name]
[name]Zadie[/name]
[name]Arava[/name]
[name]Suki[/name]
[name]Evony[/name]
[name]Maeva[/name]
[name]Aster[/name]
[name]Embeth[/name]
[name]Azure[/name]
[name]Magdalen[/name]
[name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]Rosaleen[/name]

Names I wouldn’t use at all:

[name]Bernadette[/name]
[name]Sarai[/name]
[name]Thisbe[/name]
[name]Nicola[/name]
[name]Kennedy[/name]
[name]Jensine[/name]
[name]Drea[/name]
[name]Tamar[/name]
[name]Inessa[/name]
[name]Nessa[/name]
[name]Astrid[/name]
[name]Keturah[/name]
[name]Viviette[/name]
[name]Beryl[/name]
[name]Marcheline[/name]
[name]Yesenia[/name]
[name]Cambrie[/name]
[name]Zada[/name]
[name]Eugenia[/name]
[name]Niamh[/name]
[name]Haidee[/name]
[name]Neela[/name]
[name]Julietta[/name]
[name]Mirin[/name]
[name]Alexane[/name]
[name]Nydia[/name]
[name]Manon[/name]
[name]Cantrelle[/name]
[name]Campbell[/name]
[name]Peri[/name]
[name]Jessamy[/name]
[name]Eda[/name]
[name]Alivia[/name]
[name]Virginia[/name]
[name]Amedea[/name]
[name]Hilaria[/name]
[name]Frederica[/name]
[name]Noelia[/name]
[name]Sadira[/name]
[name]Chandler[/name]
[name]Ailis[/name]
[name]Henna[/name]
[name]Seeley[/name]
[name]Neely[/name]
[name]Merrigan[/name]
[name]Senga[/name]
[name]Ramona[/name]
[name]Delyth[/name]
[name]Enid[/name]
[name]Zohara[/name]
[name]Leocadia[/name]
[name]Cleora[/name]
[name]Mahalia[/name]
[name]Keighley[/name]
[name]Geraldine[/name]
[name]Nola[/name]
[name]Imelda[/name]
[name]Ziva[/name]
[name]Zoa[/name]
[name]Xia[/name]
[name]Maren[/name]
[name]Angelia[/name]
[name]Tresa[/name]
[name]Bellatrix[/name]
[name]Atarah[/name]
[name]Neva[/name]
[name]Medrie[/name]
[name]Celestia[/name]
[name]Raiza[/name]
[name]Athalia[/name]
[name]Margaux[/name]
[name]Lileas[/name]
[name]Isa[/name]
[name]Madeira[/name]
[name]Keziah[/name]
[name]Havana[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Inez[/name]
[name]Briony[/name]
[name]Kairi[/name]
[name]Moira[/name]

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I tend to think that just about every name is useable. Whether or not I personally would use it is another question. :). There is the rare occasion that I think a name is not useable, usually due to inability to pronounce easily or terrible associations, but again…it’s rare.

[name]Bernadette[/name]- Useable, but would probably get a few funny looks. Still kind of out-there.
[name]Sarai[/name]- suh-ray or suh-rye? Other than the occasional mispronunciation, I think this works.
[name]Thisbe[/name]- I like this name. So cool. Useable
[name]Aeliana[/name]- First thing I think of- alien. Might not be pronounced that way, but looks like it. I would avoid it.
[name]Nicola[/name]- Useable.
[name]Isabeau[/name]- Useable. Might blend in with the Isabellas, though
[name]Briony[/name]- Useable
[name]Kennedy[/name]- Definitely useable

[name]Jensine[/name]- Really no idea how to pronounce this. I would use [name]Jenson[/name].
[name]Drea[/name]- [name]Dree[/name]-uh or Dray-uh. Pronunciation issues, but would work.
[name]Tamar[/name]- Useable.
[name]Isaline[/name]- Useable. Blend in with Isabellas, but still very pretty
[name]Inessa[/name]- Useable. Unusual, but easy to pronounce.
[name]Nessa[/name]- easy to pronounce. Might get misheard as [name]Tessa[/name] on occasion
[name]Astrid[/name]- Useable. Space-y, very cool.
[name]Keturah[/name]-Useable, although unusual
[name]Frances[/name]-Useable
[name]Viviette[/name]-Easy to pronounce.
[name]Beryl[/name]-Sure.
[name]Marcheline[/name]- Leen or line? other than that, it’s pretty easy. Very different.
[name]Yesenia[/name]- Again, unsure of how to pronounce.
[name]Cambrie[/name]- [name]Cam[/name]-bree? That’ alrigbht
[name]Zadie[/name]-I like it. Useable.
[name]Arava[/name]-Uh-rah-vuh? Uh-ray-vuh? Unsure, but useable.
[name]Suki[/name]- Pretty useable
[name]Evony[/name]- Sure
[name]Zada[/name]- soft or hard a? Useable
[name]Eugenia[/name]-Useable. Known name, easily pronounced, cute on a little girl, sophisticated on adult.
[name]Freya[/name]- Very useable
[name]Niamh[/name]- Pronunciation???
[name]Eliora[/name]- Useable
[name]Haidee[/name]- Sure…although maybe confused with Haiti. Some people may be offended, but I doubt it.
[name]Neela[/name]-Useable.
[name]Julietta[/name]-Sure, although sounds quite made up
[name]Mirin[/name]-Useable-ish.
[name]Alexane[/name]- Ummm, it’s fine
[name]Paige[/name]- very useable
[name]Nydia[/name]-useable
[name]Maeva[/name]-very useable
[name]Aster[/name]- useable, but you may have some teasing with the first syllable sounding like a certain bad word
[name]Manon[/name]- I actually like this, except for the ‘[name]Man[/name]’ part. Tease-able, but useable.
[name]Cantrelle[/name]- Useable
[name]Campbell[/name]-Useable. Would prefer on boy
[name]Peri[/name]-Useable
[name]Embeth[/name]-Useable
[name]Jessamy[/name]-Useable
[name]Eda[/name]-Useable
[name]Rosaleen[/name]-Useable
[name]Daisy[/name]-very useable
[name]Alivia[/name]- spell it [name]Olivia[/name]. Prettier and fuller that way, imo.
[name]Azure[/name]-Workable
[name]Magdalen[/name]- [name]Love[/name] love love [name]Magdalen[/name], [name]Magdalene[/name], [name]Magdalena[/name]. Go for it!
[name]Virginia[/name]-[name]Love[/name] it. Useable, although possibility of teasing with the ‘virgin’ thing.
[name]Amedea[/name]- cool. Useable
[name]Hilaria[/name]- Hilarious? I think this would be tooo tease-able.
[name]Frederica[/name]- Useable
[name]Noelia[/name]-Useable
[name]Sadira[/name]-Useable
[name]Lilibeth[/name]-Useable
[name]Chandler[/name]-Useable
[name]Ailis[/name]-Useable
[name]Madeleine[/name]-very useable
[name]Henna[/name]-sure, although different
[name]Seeley[/name]- On a boy. For [name]Seeley[/name] I would name her [name]Cecelia[/name] or [name]Celia[/name] and nn her Ceely
[name]Neely[/name]- Workable
[name]Merrigan[/name]-Sure
[name]Senga[/name]-Never heard of it, but workable
[name]Ramona[/name]-Useable. cute and spunky
[name]Delyth[/name]-fine
[name]Eira[/name]-Useable despite possible mispronunciations
[name]Enid[/name]-Sure
[name]Aoife[/name]-Pronounce???
[name]Zohara[/name]-Sure
[name]Leocadia[/name]-Different, but workable
[name]Cleora[/name]-Yep
[name]Mahalia[/name]-Useable
[name]Keighley[/name]-Ummm no. Too hard to spell…maybe [name]Keely[/name]
[name]Geraldine[/name]-Useable, although old
[name]Nola[/name]- I like! Very useable
[name]Imelda[/name]-Useable
[name]Ziva[/name]-Useable
[name]Zoa[/name]-Useable
[name]Xia[/name]-Useable
[name]Maren[/name]-Useable
[name]Angelia[/name]- Alright. Probably confused with [name]Angelica[/name]
[name]Tresa[/name]-Useable
[name]Bellatrix[/name]-Not useable. Waaaay too much of a [name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name] association
[name]Atarah[/name]-Useable
[name]Neva[/name]-Like! Useable
[name]Medrie[/name]- Useable
[name]Celestia[/name]-Useable
[name]Amaryllis[/name]-Useable
[name]Raiza[/name]-Useable
[name]Athalia[/name]-Useable
[name]Margaux[/name]- Useable. Moreso spelled [name]Margo[/name] or [name]Margot[/name].
[name]Lileas[/name]-Pronounce???
[name]Isa[/name]- I like it. Useable
[name]Arwen[/name]-Useable
[name]Madeira[/name]-Useable
[name]Morwenna[/name]-Useable
[name]Keziah[/name]-Useable
[name]Sylvia[/name]-Useable. Like it!
[name]Dorothy[/name]-Useable
[name]Maisie[/name]-Useable
[name]Elara[/name]-Useable
[name]Havana[/name]-Useable
[name]Imogen[/name]-[name]Love[/name] it, so pretty. Useable
[name]Inez[/name]- Useable
[name]Kairi[/name]- sure. [name]How[/name] about [name]Carey[/name]?
[name]Laelia[/name]- sure…
[name]Moira[/name]- Useable
[name]Moriah[/name]-Useable

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I’m just going to list all the ones I think are usable and comment on them:

[name]Sarai[/name]- You’re pushing it. It would be weird on some kids, not on others
[name]Thisbe[/name]- Not sure if its usable, but I love it!
[name]Aeliana[/name]- Again, on the border. It kind of looks made up, and I worry about pronunciation
[name]Nicola[/name]
[name]Isabeau[/name]- [name]Love[/name] btw
[name]Briony[/name]- I love this one too
[name]Kennedy[/name]- It’s so trendy, but yes it is usable
[name]Drea[/name]- by itself? That’s pushing it. As a nickname for [name]Andrea[/name], totally usable.
[name]Tamar[/name]- Not saying I like it, but it is usable.
[name]Isaline[/name]- I actually kind of like it. Its a nice change from [name]Isabelle[/name]
[name]Nessa[/name]- I guess it’s usable. It sounds to short and childish for me, like a nick name for [name]Vanessa[/name], but that’s just me.
[name]Astrid[/name]
[name]Frances[/name]
[name]Cambrie[/name]- It’s trendy, but I kind of like it.
[name]Freya[/name]
[name]Eliora[/name]- I like this one
[name]Haidee[/name]- I’m kind of biased to this because I have a character named this.
[name]Julietta[/name]- Not my favorite. I prefer [name]Juliet[/name]. But it is usable.
[name]Alexane[/name]- I’m not sure how to pronounce this. [name]Alex[/name]-anne? I guess it is usable.
[name]Paige[/name]- Trendy, but yeah
[name]Maeva[/name]- This is kind of cool. I like it.
[name]Peri[/name]- Not my favorite, but it is alright.
[name]Rosaleen[/name]
[name]Daisy[/name]
[name]Magdalen[/name]
[name]Noelia[/name]- Its a little too over-girly for my taste, but it is usable
[name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]Ramona[/name]
[name]Eira[/name]- This one is on the border solely because of pronunciation. I don’t think people would pronounce this right.
[name]Cleora[/name]- I like it, it is different
[name]Nola[/name]
[name]Xia[/name]- It is out there, but usable
[name]Maren[/name]
[name]Angelia[/name]
[name]Bellatrix[/name]
[name]Athalia[/name]- I prefer [name]Thalia[/name], but it is usable
[name]Margaux[/name]- I actually love this spelling, I thought I was the only one!
[name]Arwen[/name]- You’re pushing it here. I’m not sure how usable this is because of the whole [name]Lord[/name] of the Rings thing, though I love it
[name]Sylvia[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name]
[name]Maisie[/name]
[name]Elara[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Laelia[/name]
[name]Moira[/name]
[name]Moriah[/name]

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Massive list! Wow.

[name]Bernadette[/name] – Useable.
[name]Sarai[/name] – [name]Love[/name]! Has flair, but not too much.
[name]Thisbe[/name] – Rhymes with frisbee? No.
[name]Aeliana[/name] – Spell it differently.
[name]Nicola[/name] – Useable.
[name]Isabeau[/name] – Bad. No. Not a fan. It’s like a bad masculinization of [name]Isabelle[/name], but it’s still for girls? No. Yech.
[name]Briony[/name] – Useable.
[name]Kennedy[/name] – [name]LOVE[/name] it. I love surnamey names. It still has a feminine sound to it. Looks clean and nice. [name]Love[/name] it.
[name]Jensine[/name] – I wouldn’t. But I guess it’s useable? Looks a little made up.
[name]Drea[/name] – I’d pass.
[name]Tamar[/name] – Not my style, but I know a [name]Tamar[/name], she wears it well. Useable.
[name]Isaline[/name] – Meh. Useable.
[name]Inessa[/name] – Useable, not really a fan.
[name]Nessa[/name] – Useable.
[name]Astrid[/name] – Useable. And I like it. A little stuffy, maybe, but it suits my style.
[name]Keturah[/name] – Uhh…I’d avoid it.
[name]Frances[/name] – Completely useable. Not in love, but I think [name]Frankie[/name] as a nickname could make it so cute.
[name]Viviette[/name] – Eh. Looks made up. Maybe it isn’t, but. I’d pass.
[name]Beryl[/name] – Pass. Sounds like the name of a witch.
[name]Marcheline[/name] – Ooh! Useable and fancy! I like it!
[name]Yesenia[/name] – Kind of a Russian vibe. I like it. Offbeat, but I’ll call it useable.
[name]Cambrie[/name] – Useable? But I’d pass.
[name]Zadie[/name] – Totally useable. I little too quirky feeling for me, but definitely useable.
[name]Arava[/name] – Sounds like a sci-fi name. Or. Eh. I’m not feeling it.
[name]Suki[/name] – Useable.
[name]Evony[/name] – Wanting it to be [name]Ebony[/name]. Wouldn’t use either.
[name]Zada[/name] – Pass.
[name]Eugenia[/name] – I have a weird love for this name, and I think it’s because I know a few Eugenias that I’ve really liked. Definitely useable.
[name]Freya[/name] – Totally useable.
[name]Niamh[/name] – Useable…not my usual taste, but it has an appeal. I quite like it. [name]Niamh[/name]. Yeah, I like it a lot. Nice choice there.
[name]Eliora[/name] – Useable.
[name]Haidee[/name] – No thanks.
[name]Neela[/name] – I’ll pass.
[name]Julietta[/name] – Useable. Too frilly for my tastes, I prefer Juilet.
[name]Mirin[/name] – Useable and cute!
[name]Alexane[/name] – Weird, but I like it. I’ll call it useable.
[name]Paige[/name] – Totally useable, but I never would, not at all my taste.
[name]Nydia[/name] – Weird. I’d pass.
[name]Maeva[/name] – Huh. Not sure. Useable, but I’m not sure how I feel about it.
[name]Aster[/name] – Useable. And cute, but I want it to be Astor. Hm. I still like it.
[name]Manon[/name] – Cute! So useable. [name]Love[/name] it to pieces.
[name]Cantrelle[/name] – Eh. Pass.
[name]Campbell[/name] – Useable and adorable! A bit of a rascally vibe for me, I like it.
[name]Peri[/name] – Not [name]Perry[/name]? Useable, nonetheless.
[name]Embeth[/name] – Kind weird, but useable I think.
[name]Jessamy[/name] – Eh. No thanks.
[name]Eda[/name] – Also will pass.
[name]Rosaleen[/name] – [name]Rosaline[/name]? Maybe? The spelling is a little offputting.
[name]Daisy[/name] – Useable. A bit too cutesy for my taste, but most assuredly useable.
[name]Alivia[/name] – Totally useable.
[name]Azure[/name] – Useable. It’s got flair! More of a guilty pleasure name for me, but I do like it.
[name]Magdalen[/name] – Huh. I like this variant. It’s got something. Very useable.
[name]Virginia[/name] – Useable, but I hate it. It’s my middle name haha and I just don’t like it. But I suspect I would approve wholeheartedly if it weren’t my name, it’s the kind of name I usually like. And my mother, another [name]Virginia[/name], went by [name]Ginger[/name], which is an amazing nickname.
[name]Amedea[/name] – No thanks.
[name]Hilaria[/name] – Hilarious.
[name]Frederica[/name] – Useable, but I would pass on it.
[name]Noelia[/name] – Useable.
[name]Sadira[/name] – Weird. Not feeling it.
[name]Lilibeth[/name] – Useable.
[name]Chandler[/name] – Useable and so cute.
[name]Ailis[/name] – Useable. A little funky, but useable.
[name]Madeleine[/name] – Obviously useable.
[name]Henna[/name] – Useable.
[name]Seeley[/name] – Useable. Eh. Not sure how I feel about it, though.
[name]Neely[/name] – Useable, but I don’t love it.
[name]Merrigan[/name] – Useable. Kind of weirdly cute for me.
[name]Senga[/name] – I like it! It might look made up to some, but I do like it. [name]Senga[/name]. Huh. I like it!
[name]Ramona[/name] – Useable. But I don’t love this name.
[name]Delyth[/name] – Pass.
[name]Eira[/name] – Useable, but not my swag.
[name]Enid[/name] – Pass. Sounds like the name of a bug.
[name]Aoife[/name] – Useable, but I think it definitely comes across a little weird.
[name]Zohara[/name] – Cute. I like it a lot.
[name]Leocadia[/name] – No thanks.
[name]Cleora[/name] – Too weird.
[name]Mahalia[/name] – Useable.
[name]Keighley[/name] – Useable.
[name]Geraldine[/name] – Useable. A little eh for me.
[name]Nola[/name] – Cute and useable and adorable.
[name]Imelda[/name] – Useable and quirky, but in a way that I like.
[name]Ziva[/name] – Too off-beat for me.
[name]Zoa[/name] – Boa. No(a).
[name]Xia[/name] – Pronunciation?
[name]Maren[/name] – Useable and I like it a lot. Clean, water-reminiscent. I love it.
[name]Angelia[/name] – Useable.
[name]Tresa[/name] – Useable? A little weird though.
[name]Bellatrix[/name] – [name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name] makes me unable to judge properly.
[name]Atarah[/name] – Pass. Atari? Pass.
[name]Neva[/name] – Useable and cute. Simple and sweet and cute.
[name]Medrie[/name] – A little to off for me.
[name]Celestia[/name] – Useable. More romantic than my taste.
[name]Amaryllis[/name] – Eh. Useable? Maybe not.
[name]Raiza[/name] – Pronunciation? Useable, I think.
[name]Athalia[/name] – Useable.
[name]Margaux[/name] – [name]Margot[/name].
[name]Lileas[/name] – Too weird for me.
[name]Isa[/name] – No thanks. Probably useable though.
[name]Arwen[/name] – Cute! Definitely useable.
[name]Madeira[/name] – I’d pass.
[name]Morwenna[/name] – Also would pass.
[name]Keziah[/name] – No thanks.
[name]Sylvia[/name] – Completely useable.
[name]Dorothy[/name] – Useable and cute! I’d love a little [name]Dot[/name], so cute.
[name]Maisie[/name] – Useable, a little too cutesy for me though.
[name]Elara[/name] – Useable and cute.
[name]Havana[/name] – I secretly love this name, but I don’t think it’s useable. Ugh, I do love it though. I want it to be useable. I’m not sure!
[name]Imogen[/name] – Useable to the max.
[name]Inez[/name] – Useable. Exotic and classy.
[name]Kairi[/name] – Eh. Maybe? It’s a little weird.
[name]Laelia[/name] – Alternate spelling maybe? I’m not sure how to pronounce it.
[name]Moira[/name] – Useable. So cute.
[name]Moriah[/name] – Kind of icky for me. I would pass on it.

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[name]Love[/name]: [name]Briony[/name], [name]Freya[/name], [name]Niamh[/name], [name]Ailis[/name], [name]Madeleine[/name], [name]Aoife[/name], [name]Maren[/name], [name]Arwen[/name]

Like: [name]Nicola[/name], [name]Astrid[/name], [name]Frances[/name], [name]Beryl[/name], [name]Suki[/name], [name]Eliora[/name], [name]Julietta[/name], [name]Mirin[/name], [name]Paige[/name], [name]Maeva[/name] (but [name]Maeve[/name] I would love), [name]Aster[/name], [name]Jessamy[/name], [name]Rosaleen[/name] (but like [name]Rosalin[/name] better), [name]Virginia[/name], [name]Nola[/name], [name]Imelda[/name], [name]Amaryllis[/name], [name]Margaux[/name], [name]Dorothy[/name], [name]Imogen[/name], [name]Inez[/name], [name]Moira[/name]

Like but only as middles: [name]Campbell[/name], [name]Eda[/name], [name]Daisy[/name], [name]Azure[/name], [name]Chandler[/name]

I’m sorry, but I don’t think the rest of the names are usable at all on a real person.
[name]Favorite[/name] combo is [name]Briony[/name] [name]Paige[/name]!