My long list

I’ve recently added a lot of names to my list and would appreciate some general opinions on them. What do you think of the names? Are some too international? Dated? And also are there any associations you hold with the name? Sorry about the long list

Alba
[name_u]Adair[/name_u]
[name_f]Amalia[/name_f]/[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amity[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]/[name_f]Anika[/name_f]/[name_f]Anouk[/name_f]/[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]/[name_f]Zelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Clea[/name_f] ([name_m]Clay[/name_m]-uh)
[name_f]Clover[/name_f]
[name_f]Electra[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Enid[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Geneva[/name_f]
Gwedolyn/[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_u]Fable[/name_u]
[name_f]Lilac[/name_f]/[name_f]Lavender[/name_f]/[name_f]Mauve[/name_f]?
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Marceline[/name_f]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f] nn [name_f]Milly[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Nova[/name_f]
Nym
[name_u]Oakley[/name_u]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Saskia[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Talia[/name_f]
[name_f]Temperance[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_u]Waverly[/name_u]
[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f]

Favourites: [name_f]Talia[/name_f], [name_f]Stella[/name_f], [name_f]Saskia[/name_f], [name_f]Natalie[/name_f], [name_f]Marceline[/name_f], [name_f]Esther[/name_f], [name_f]Elowen[/name_f], [name_f]Elodie[/name_f], [name_u]Artemis[/name_u], [name_f]Annika[/name_f], [name_f]Nancy[/name_f]

I’d nix: [name_u]Waverly[/name_u], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_f]Temperance[/name_f], [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f], [name_u]Oakley[/name_u], Nym, [name_f]Nova[/name_f], [name_f]Millicent[/name_f], [name_f]Enid[/name_f], [name_f]Amity[/name_f]

Favorites: [name_f]Amity[/name_f], [name_u]Artemis[/name_u], [name_f]Elowen[/name_f], [name_f]Geneva[/name_f], [name_f]Nova[/name_f], and [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f]

love - [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] (although I slightly prefer [name_f]Emilia[/name_f]), [name_f]Anna[/name_f], [name_f]Elodie[/name_f], [name_u]Fable[/name_u] (middle name), [name_f]Lilac[/name_f] (middle name), [name_f]Lavender[/name_f] (middle name), [name_f]Milly[/name_f]/[name_f]Millie[/name_f], [name_f]Natalie[/name_f], [name_u]Oakley[/name_u] (for a boy), [name_f]Stella[/name_f], [name_u]Waverly[/name_u]

like - [name_f]Amity[/name_f] (would use it only as a middle name), [name_f]Celia[/name_f], [name_f]Mauve[/name_f] (middle name), [name_f]Nova[/name_f]

neutral - [name_f]Alba[/name_f], [name_u]Adair[/name_u], [name_f]Anika[/name_f], [name_f]Anouk[/name_f], [name_f]Nancy[/name_f], [name_u]Artemis[/name_u], [name_f]Athena[/name_f], [name_f]Clea[/name_f], [name_f]Clover[/name_f], [name_f]Elowen[/name_f], [name_f]Enid[/name_f], [name_f]Esther[/name_f], [name_f]Geneva[/name_f], Gwedolyn/[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f], [name_f]Fern[/name_f], [name_f]Marceline[/name_f], [name_f]Millicent[/name_f], [name_f]Luna[/name_f], Nym, [name_f]Opal[/name_f], [name_f]Ruth[/name_f], [name_f]Saskia[/name_f], [name_f]Talia[/name_f], [name_f]Temperance[/name_f], [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f]

dislike - [name_f]Electra[/name_f], [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f]

[name_f]Alba[/name_f] - It’s not my style, but I can see the appeal. I’d love to meet a little [name_f]Alba[/name_f], though.
[name_u]Adair[/name_u] - Really like this one! Exotic, but has the approachable nn [name_f]Addie[/name_f].
[name_f]Amalia[/name_f]/[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] - Makes me think of [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_f]Earhart[/name_f] and the princess [name_f]Catharina[/name_f]-[name_f]Amalia[/name_f]. I think I slightly prefer [name_f]Amalia[/name_f], but both are gorgeous.
[name_f]Amity[/name_f] - Not my style, but I can see the appeal.
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]/[name_f]Anika[/name_f]/[name_f]Anouk[/name_f]/[name_f]Nancy[/name_f] - I really like [name_f]Anna[/name_f] and [name_f]Anika[/name_f], but [name_f]Anika[/name_f] may cause some pronunciation issues. I’m neutral on [name_f]Anouk[/name_f], and [name_f]Nancy[/name_f] makes me think of [name_m]Sid[/name_m] Vicious’ dead girlfriend.
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] - I’m not a fan of goddess names.
[name_f]Athena[/name_f] - ditto, but I do think it sounds great. I like it better than [name_u]Artemis[/name_u].
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]/[name_f]Zelia[/name_f] - I like [name_f]Zelia[/name_f]. [name_f]Celia[/name_f] is too much an old lady’s name here in [name_u]Brazil[/name_u], so it puts me off. I do love [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f], though.
[name_f]Clea[/name_f] ([name_m]Clay[/name_m]-uh) - Not a fan. I do love [name_f]Clio[/name_f] and [name_f]Cleo[/name_f], though.
[name_f]Clover[/name_f] - I really like this one! It reminds of [name_f]Clover[/name_f] from Totally Spies. She was a bit of an airhead, though.
[name_f]Electra[/name_f] - I’m not a big fan of the myth.
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f] - Gorgeous! I really do not have any concrete associations with it, but it makes me think of melodies, which is nice.
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f] - [name_u]Love[/name_u] it! [name_f]May[/name_f] cause some pronunciation issues.
[name_f]Enid[/name_f] - Not my style, I think it’s not quite ready for a comeback and it sounds a bit too abrupt.
[name_f]Esther[/name_f] - Looove [name_f]Esther[/name_f]! Nicknames [name_f]Esti[/name_f] and [name_f]Tess[/name_f] (stretch?) are lovely.
[name_f]Geneva[/name_f] - I prefer [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f].
Gwedolyn/[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] - Really like both of them.
[name_f]Fern[/name_f] - I like this one better as a middle name.
[name_u]Fable[/name_u] - see [name_f]Fern[/name_f] (but I like [name_u]Fable[/name_u] a bit more!)
[name_f]Lilac[/name_f]/[name_f]Lavender[/name_f]/[name_f]Mauve[/name_f]? - see [name_f]Fern[/name_f].
[name_f]Luna[/name_f] - I can see the appeal and I like its meaning.
[name_f]Marceline[/name_f] - I like [name_f]Marcella[/name_f] better, but [name_f]Marceline[/name_f] is lovely. It would make a gorgeous middle.
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f] nn [name_f]Milly[/name_f] - It’s fine, just not my favourite.
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] - It seems a little bland next to some of your other choices, but it is definitely lovely.
[name_f]Nova[/name_f] - I don’t really like it, in portuguese, it’s an adjective that means “new”, so maybe that’s why and not a real concern.
Nym - I like this one! Makes me think of Nymeria from Game of Thrones - she was bada**.
[name_u]Oakley[/name_u] - Not my style.
[name_f]Opal[/name_f] - I like it better as a middle.
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f] - I really like this one!
[name_f]Saskia[/name_f] - [name_u]Love[/name_u] it! Exotic but recognisable, the perfect “sweet spot” name.
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] - The “scar” part really puts me off.
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] - [name_f]Lovely[/name_f]. Makes me think of [name_f]Stella[/name_f] Artois, though, but that’s just me.
[name_f]Talia[/name_f] - Not my style.
[name_f]Temperance[/name_f] - It’s a GP of mine!
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] - Perfectly fine. I love it.
[name_u]Waverly[/name_u] - Not my style.
[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] - This one intrigues me, it’s cool.

The ones in bold are the ones that striked me. I think my ultimate favourites are [name_f]Amalia[/name_f], [name_u]Adair[/name_u] and [name_f]Esther[/name_f], with Nym as my favourite in the GP category =P

[name_f]Lovely[/name_f] list! =)

[name_u]Love[/name_u]:
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f] (I’m assuming this is what you were going for)
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Nova[/name_f]
[name_u]Oakley[/name_u]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]

Like:
[name_u]Adair[/name_u]
[name_f]Amity[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Anika[/name_f]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f]
[name_f]Clea[/name_f]
[name_f]Clover[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] (I prefer [name_f]Scarlet[/name_f])
[name_f]Talia[/name_f]

Dislike:
[name_f]Alba[/name_f]
[name_f]Amalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f]/[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]/[name_f]Zelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Electra[/name_f]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Enid[/name_f]
[name_f]Geneva[/name_f]
[name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_u]Fable[/name_u]
[name_f]Lilac[/name_f]/[name_f]Mauve[/name_f]
[name_f]Marceline[/name_f]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
Nym
[name_f]Saskia[/name_f]
[name_f]Temperance[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_u]Waverly[/name_u]
[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f]

I like:
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] - Badass wood goddess.
[name_f]Athena[/name_f] - Badass goddess of wisdom & war. Solid choice!
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]/[name_f]Zelia[/name_f] - I like [name_f]Zelia[/name_f]! First time I’ve seen this. Excuse me while I add it to my list!
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f] - Kind of little girly, I have a hard time seeing this on a 40 year old woman.
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f] - This is on my list too! I always think of [name_f]Eowyn[/name_f], from LOTR - feminine but tough & stubborn.
[name_f]Esther[/name_f] - I have a friend named [name_f]Esther[/name_f] who is very quirky, very affectionate and reflective.
Gwedolyn/[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] - I think these are a little much on their own but I love nn [name_f]Gwen[/name_f].
[name_f]Fern[/name_f] - I am LOVING [name_f]Fern[/name_f] right now. Woodsy & bookwormy & totally ready for a revival.
[name_f]Luna[/name_f] - Lunas I think of: the cat from [name_u]Sailor[/name_u] [name_f]Moon[/name_f], [name_f]Luna[/name_f] from [name_m]Harry[/name_m] [name_m]Potter[/name_m] & my friend’s deceased dog. I think its a light, playful soft name.
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] - [name_f]My[/name_f] cousin chose this for his daughter & she is a sturdy little sweetpea - she wears rubber boots & helps her grandma & gramps feed their chickens when she visits.
[name_f]Nova[/name_f] - I get a spacey feel from this, of course. I think its carefree ethereal.
[name_f]Opal[/name_f] - [name_f]My[/name_f] birth stone! Opals are so gorgeous & delicate. I like this more for the imagery I associate it with than for the sound (which I don’t love). I think its better as a middle name.
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] - I met a little [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] recently & her daddy kept calling her Scar - and I thought it was fantastic! Actually bumped it up a notch in my books.
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] - I would totally use this if our friends hadn’t used [name_f]Estelle[/name_f] for their daughter. I have known a few Stellas, old & young & I loved them all. The only word I have for the name is STUBBORN.
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] - “You’re tuning violet, [name_f]Violet[/name_f]!” is what I think of first. After that, I like it… but I always think of that horrible little girl first.
[name_u]Waverly[/name_u] - I feel like I’m on the fence with this one. I like the look of it but it seems surnamey. I don’t like it much as a first name but I am into it as a middle.
[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] - I don’t mind it but I really like the similar sounding [name_f]Zenya[/name_f].

I don’t care for:
[name_f]Alba[/name_f] - I always think of [name_f]Jessica[/name_f] [name_f]Alba[/name_f] & [name_m]Albino[/name_m]. And then I remember that they used the name for the daughter in the Time [name_u]Traveller[/name_u]'s Wife and I kind of like it.
[name_u]Adair[/name_u] - For a girl? This is for boys.
[name_f]Amalia[/name_f]/[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] - Boring.
[name_f]Amity[/name_f] - [name_f]Virtue[/name_f] names can suck it.
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]/[name_f]Anika[/name_f]/[name_f]Anouk[/name_f]/[name_f]Nancy[/name_f] - [name_f]Anouk[/name_f] is pretty cool but I don’t like the rest of them. [name_f]Anna[/name_f] is too uber popularz, I knew a girl named [name_f]Anika[/name_f] growing up who was the WORST little brat & my whole family couldn’t stand her, & [name_f]Nancy[/name_f] I always think if it being used as an insult for effeminate boys.
[name_f]Clea[/name_f] ([name_m]Clay[/name_m]-uh) - I read [name_f]Clea[/name_f] to be pronounced Clee so I’m not on board with this one.
[name_f]Clover[/name_f] - I prefer almost any other nature name. [name_u]Clove[/name_u] would be OK but [name_f]Clover[/name_f] does nothing for me. I also don’t like that it rhymes with everything, that seems like a bad idea.
[name_f]Electra[/name_f] - Too vampy for me.
[name_f]Enid[/name_f] - Too nasal sounding. I think of the inside of a nostril, every time I see or hear it.
[name_f]Geneva[/name_f] - This is OK to me. I like the look & the sound but it feels kind of snobbish, in some way I can’t explain.
[name_u]Fable[/name_u] - I don’t think this should be a name, it is better off staying just a word. I do like [name_f]Faye[/name_f] though.
[name_f]Lilac[/name_f]/[name_f]Lavender[/name_f]/[name_f]Mauve[/name_f]? - I like [name_f]Lavender[/name_f] & [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] but not [name_f]Lilac[/name_f] or [name_f]Mauve[/name_f].
[name_f]Marceline[/name_f] - Very southern.
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f] nn [name_f]Milly[/name_f] - I like [name_f]Milly[/name_f] well enough but [name_f]Millicent[/name_f] sounds evil.
Nym - NMS. It looks like an acronym for something. “[name_f]Neva[/name_f] yo Mind!” hahaahaha I don’t know, I’m tired. But I hate it.
[name_u]Oakley[/name_u] - This is a brand here, surfwear or skateboarding/snowboarding or something. Anyway I think young shaggy stoner when I see it.
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f] - Too biblical for my taste without at least the sweetness or spunk that [name_f]Esther[/name_f] has.
[name_f]Saskia[/name_f] - Its not terrible. I have never met a [name_f]Saskia[/name_f] but it seems common enough in Europe. I think of a cowboy whistling through his teeth like he’s saying “Sssarssssssparilla”. I know that association doesn’t make sense but thats how I say it in my head. “Sssasssssskia” (Edit: My husband tells me I’m thinking of the dog Wiley Burp in Fievel Goes West)
[name_f]Talia[/name_f] - I feel like [name_f]Natalia[/name_f] would be better, with [name_f]Talia[/name_f] as a nickname. [name_f]Talia[/name_f] on its own seems insubstantial.
[name_f]Temperance[/name_f] - [name_f]Virtue[/name_f] names can suck it. And this is without a doubt the worst one.

Like
[name_f]Amalia[/name_f] – this is really different from [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] to me, and I like it much better!
[name_f]Amity[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f] – classic, lovely
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f] – one of my favorite “[name_f]El[/name_f]-” names, it’s still fresh and offbeat
[name_f]Esther[/name_f] – love <3
Geneva – do you like Ginevra? I like that one even better
Guinevere – ditto about Ginevra - I like Guinevere, but it’s a lot of name, like it better in the middle
Saskia – spunky and fresh!
Scarlett
Stella – I see these two sooo often on boards that I’m almost tired of them, but haven’t seen them so much in the real world so maybe they’re still safe
Talia – I like pronunciation where the first syllable is like “tall”, not rhyming with “pal”
Zinnia – this is just so spunky and overall awesome, I wish it was on more people’s lists!

Okay
Amelia – I’m a little tired of it, and I don’t like the strong “meal” sound - plus I prefer Emilia anyway
Adair
Athena – I like it with the nickname Thea
Clover – it’s a little cutesy though, I prefer it as a nickname/middle name
Elowen
Gwendolyn – it’s uncommon, which is a plus to me, but feels really clunky
Fable – like this as middle name only, though if you do use it as a first name, Fay would be a cute nickname
Natalie – okay, I’m kind of over it though
Ruth – I could get on board with this, especially nicknamed Ruthie

Not My Style
Alba
Anika – I only like the “ah-nih-ka” pronunciation, not “ann-ih-ka” - but this spelling makes me think Star Wars
Anouk – I like this okay as a nickname, but not on its own
Nancy – super dated IMHO
Artemis – don’t like this as a person name, but thanks for having it on your girl list and not a boy list!
Celia – I hear this as dated too
Zelia
Clea (Clay-uh) – pronunciation is confusing and it sounds like a made-up Cleo/Thea smoosh
Electra
Enid – this feels oldy-moldy, but not in a good way
Fern – dated and I can’t not think of Charlotte’s Web
Luna – I know way too many dogs with this name
Lilac
Lavender
Mauve
Marceline
Millicent nn Milly – I like Milly as a nickname for Amelia, but don’t like Millicent
Nova
Nym
Oakley – um, definitely not for a girl
Opal – again, dated in a bad way
Temperance – I like Bones, but really cannot see the appeal here
Violet – I hear “violent” :-/
Waverly

Standouts (definite keepers in my book - they’re all fantastic):
[name_f]Amity[/name_f]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_f]Saskia[/name_f]

Least Favourites (not feeling these at all):
[name_u]Oakley[/name_u]
[name_u]Waverly[/name_u] – I see not a touch of femininity in either this or [name_u]Oakley[/name_u]…not keen on the surnames as firsts trend especially on girls.
[name_u]Adair[/name_u] – Again, quite masculine. There are definitely a lot nicer [name_m]Ad[/name_m]- names out there.
[name_f]Geneva[/name_f] – [name_f]Ginevra[/name_f] is similar and might be something you like.
[name_f]Mauve[/name_f] – [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]'s not bad.

Like:

  • [name_f]Alba[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Amalia[/name_f] / [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] (although [name_f]Amalia[/name_f] is the name of the crownprincess of the Netherlands, where I live, I don’t know if that’s such a bad association though?)
  • [name_u]Artemis[/name_u]
  • [name_f]Athena[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Fern[/name_f] (as a middle name)
  • [name_u]Fable[/name_u] (would be so cute with nn [name_f]Fae[/name_f]!)
  • [name_f]Luna[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Opal[/name_f] (as a middle name)
  • [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Talia[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Violet[/name_f]

Neutral:

  • [name_u]Adair[/name_u]
  • [name_f]Amity[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Celia[/name_f]/[name_f]Zelia[/name_f] (happen to rhyme with my own name so I’m kind of biased)
  • [name_f]Esther[/name_f] (pretty name but it was fashionable about 30/40 years ago here, can’t picture it on a baby now)
  • [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f] / [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Lilac[/name_f] / [name_f]Lavender[/name_f] / [name_f]Mauve[/name_f] ([name_f]Lavender[/name_f] would make a cute middle name, others are nms)
  • [name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Natalie[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Nova[/name_f]
  • Nym
  • [name_f]Stella[/name_f]
  • [name_u]Waverly[/name_u]

Dislike:

  • [name_f]Anna[/name_f] / [name_f]Anika[/name_f] / [name_f]Anouk[/name_f] / [name_f]Nancy[/name_f] ([name_f]Anna[/name_f] is pretty but kind of boring, others are just not my style)
  • [name_f]Clea[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Clover[/name_f] (all I can think of is Totally Spies)
  • [name_f]Electra[/name_f] (reminds me of electricity bills, it just doesn’t sound like a name)
  • [name_f]Enid[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Geneva[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Marceline[/name_f]
  • [name_u]Oakley[/name_u]
  • [name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Saskia[/name_f] (same as [name_f]Esther[/name_f], I know only [name_f]Saskia[/name_f]'s who are in their 40’s)
  • [name_f]Temperance[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f]

Thanks everyone for your opinions :slight_smile: