Some names that I was never fond of are starting to catch my eye, as well as some new ones I hadn’t thought of… Some I’m still not sure I would use, but others I love. Any “new” names you’re beginning to like or look at in a different light? Here’s mine… Thoughts?
Girls:
[name]Clover[/name]
[name]Edith[/name]
[name]Winter[/name]
[name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Eve[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Naomi[/name]
[name]Ramona[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Olive[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Nellie[/name] or just [name]Nell[/name]
[name]Harriet[/name]
[name]Moon[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Paisley[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Juno[/name]
[name]Isis[/name]
[name]Wednesday[/name]
[name]Tuesday[/name]
[name]Lourdes[/name]
[name]Catherine[/name] (used to be one of my least favorite names)
[name]Adeline[/name]
[name]Demi[/name]
[name]Margot[/name]
[name]Raven[/name]
[name]June[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Bronte[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Shayne[/name]/[name]Shaine[/name]
[name]Sloan[/name]/[name]Sloane[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Elsa[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Skylar[/name]
[name]Gretchen[/name]
[name]Mae[/name]
[name]Clover[/name] - I’m not a huge fan, but I don’t hate it.
[name]Edith[/name] - I hate it; sorry! It’s just so far from my personal taste. I’m not big on really outdated names.
[name]Winter[/name] - Somewhat cute, but I’ve heard better.
[name]Adelaide[/name] - I think [name]Adelaide[/name] is so gorgeous. I’d love to use it myself but it has gained so much popularity, I just can’t anymore.
[name]Eve[/name] - Too plain for my taste.
[name]Penelope[/name] - No, no, no! Sorry, it just sounds really unattractive.
[name]Naomi[/name] - I don’t like it whatsoever.
[name]Ramona[/name] - Same as [name]Penelope[/name]. Bad!
[name]Hazel[/name] - Eh, it’s alright but I’m not a fan.
[name]Olive[/name] - Adorable.
[name]Violet[/name] - Too old-fashioned for me. I don’t like it.
[name]Nellie[/name]/[name]Nell[/name] - I don’t like either.
[name]Harriet[/name] - Same as [name]Penelope[/name] and [name]Ramona[/name]. Huge no!
[name]Moon[/name] - It’s okay; nothing great.
[name]Lucy[/name] - Too old-fashioned for my taste. It’s so popular these days as well. I don’t get the appeal. It doesn’t have a very pretty sound, [name]IMO[/name].
[name]Paisley[/name] - Cute.
[name]Alice[/name] - Same as [name]Lucy[/name]. [name]Just[/name] don’t like at all!
[name]Clementine[/name] - Horrible. Sorry, but it just sounds like a disease or some sort of medicine to me.
[name]Juno[/name] - Eh, not for a baby. I think it’d be cute for a cat or dog.
[name]Isis[/name] - It’s okay.
[name]Wednesday[/name] - I like a lot!
[name]Tuesday[/name] - I love! It’s on my list.
[name]Lourdes[/name] - So pretty; I love it.
[name]Catherine[/name] - Not a fan at all. I’ve never liked it.
[name]Adeline[/name] - It’s alright. I don’t love or hate it.
[name]Demi[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t care for it.
[name]Margot[/name] - Same as above.
[name]Raven[/name] - Nice, but I’m not wild about it.
[name]June[/name] - Kind of cute, but really simple and old-fashioned.
[name]Stella[/name] - Too outdated for my taste. I don’t like it at all.
[name]Bronte[/name] - I adore it. It’s on my list as well.
[name]Phoebe[/name] - Horrible! Same as [name]Penelope[/name] and [name]Ramona[/name]. I hate it; sorry.
[name]Shayne[/name]/[name]Shaine[/name] - I love this for a girl. I like it spelled [name]Shane[/name].
[name]Sloan[/name]/[name]Sloane[/name] - I think it’s terrible. It has a horrible sound to it.
[name]Georgia[/name] - Pretty and classy.
[name]Elsa[/name] - [name]Love[/name]. It’s gorgeous. It’s on my list (but I’d only ever use it as a MN).
[name]Daphne[/name] - Not a fan, but I do like [name]Delphine[/name].
[name]Skylar[/name] - Too trendy and popular for my taste.
[name]Gretchen[/name] - Probably one of my least favorite names. It’s horrible.
[name]Mae[/name] - Too simple for me.
[name]Sylvan[/name] - Nice.
[name]Simon[/name] - I don’t like it.
[name]Roman[/name] - Cute but it has become too popular.
[name]Gentry[/name] - I really like it. I have it on my list but I’m still debating.
[name]Julian[/name] - I like it alright. It’s not that strong though, it sort of has a feminine quality.
[name]Ezra[/name] - I don’t like.
[name]Hawk[/name] - Maybe as a middle name.
Titan - I don’t like it at all.
[name]Briar[/name] - Cute. I like it for both genders.
[name]Arlo[/name] - It’s okay.
[name]Cullen[/name] - I love it but darn Twilight ruined it for me!
[name]Silas[/name] - It’s on my list. I like it a lot!
Graeson - Graeson looks too trendy. I like it spelled [name]Grayson[/name].
[name]Otto[/name] - No, not for a baby. Cute for an animal though.
[name]Wolfgang[/name] - No, no, no, no, no!
[name]Amos[/name] - Eh, it’s okay.
Leonitis - Nooooooooo.
[name]Quade[/name] - Again, it’s okay.
[name]Bronson[/name] - I love it. It’s on my list too.
[name]Ezekiel[/name] - Hate it.
[name]Canaan[/name] - I love it. Again, it’s on my list.
[name]Jude[/name] - Cute but too common for me.
[name]Neo[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t like.
Cota/Kota - Cute for a dog or cat.
[name]Zeus[/name] - No, I think it’s pretty bad.
[name]Shiloh[/name] - I hate it for either gender. I think it’s horrible on a baby. It’s perfect for a dog (like the book/movie) or cat though. We used to gave a cat named [name]Shyloh[/name].
I know what you mean about coming to like a name you would have dismissed (or worse) previously. My most recent one of these is [name]Agatha[/name]. Here are my thoughts on your list:
[name]Clover[/name] - I like this one, but I get the sense that I could be in the minority (particularly off name boards).
[name]Edith[/name] - I love old fashioned names, and [name]Edith[/name] is a family name. I really want to like this, but I just don’t. Not even nn option [name]Edie[/name] makes me like it!
[name]Winter[/name] - This is actually the opposite of [name]Edith[/name] for me. It’s not my typical style of names, and it’s not a family name, but I do like it!
[name]Adelaide[/name] - I go back and forth on this one. Sometimes I love it and sometimes I think it’s okay. I would always be happy to meet a little [name]Adelaide[/name], but it’s not quite for me and [name]Addie[/name] has gotten very popular. If [name]Addison[/name] (and therefore [name]Addie[/name]) weren’t so popular, I would probably like it more.
[name]Eve[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name]! This is one of my favorite names. We seriously considered it for our first dd but ended up going with [name]Eleanor[/name]. It’s been on our list for all three children but has just never felt quite right as a sister to [name]Eleanor[/name].
[name]Penelope[/name] - I go back and forth on this one too. I think [name]Penny[/name] and [name]Poppy[/name] are really cute but not crazy about the full name.
[name]Naomi[/name] - okay
[name]Ramona[/name] - nms
[name]Hazel[/name] - Pretty
[name]Olive[/name] - nms
[name]Violet[/name] - Another one I go back and forth on. I wouldn’t consider it for myself but like it. It seems trendy to me for some reason and that brings it down imo.
[name]Nellie[/name] or just [name]Nell[/name] - I would definitely not consider [name]Nellie[/name] as a given name. [name]Nell[/name] yes. [name]Love[/name] it! I would have loved to call our [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Nell[/name] but dh did not feel the same way.
[name]Harriet[/name] - Like this a lot. This has been growing on me lately.
[name]Moon[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t like this at all. [name]Don[/name]'t like that it could easily be shortened to Moo and think it has lots of teasing potential
[name]Lucy[/name] - cute. I have a lot of friends who love this but I think it seems like a nn. I don’t love any of the longer versions enough to use them though.
[name]Paisley[/name] - I feel very similarly about this as I do [name]Winter[/name]. I’m not sure why I like it because it’s so different from my usual style, but I do.
[name]Alice[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name]! This was almost our second daughter’s name.
[name]Clementine[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name]! This was also almost our second daughter’s name.
[name]Juno[/name] - This is a little hip for me, but I get the appeal
[name]Isis[/name] - okay
[name]Wednesday[/name] - don’t like
[name]Tuesday[/name] - don’t like
[name]Lourdes[/name] - don’t like
[name]Catherine[/name] (used to be one of my least favorite names) - I like this and [name]Cate[/name]/[name]Kate[/name] but wish they weren’t everywhere.
[name]Adeline[/name] - see [name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Demi[/name] - don’t like it at all
[name]Margot[/name] - [name]Love[/name] [name]Margo[/name] as a nn for [name]Margaret[/name]. We strongly considered it for our first dd
[name]Raven[/name] - nms
[name]June[/name] - [name]Love[/name] it!
[name]Stella[/name] - [name]Love[/name] it!
[name]Bronte[/name] - [name]Love[/name] it!
[name]Phoebe[/name] - I want to like this but don’t (see [name]Edith[/name])
[name]Shayne[/name]/[name]Shaine[/name] - don’t like it at all
[name]Sloan[/name]/[name]Sloane[/name] - don’t like it at all
[name]Georgia[/name] - [name]Love[/name] it!
[name]Elsa[/name] - [name]Love[/name] it, particularly as a nn but it works on its own too
[name]Daphne[/name] - I want to like this but don’t (see [name]Edith[/name] and [name]Phoebe[/name])
[name]Skylar[/name] - I used to like [name]Schuyler[/name] but think it’s trendy.
[name]Gretchen[/name] - don’t like
[name]Mae[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name], particularly as a nn (see [name]Elsa[/name])
Boys:
[name]Sylvan[/name] - okay
[name]Simon[/name] - like
[name]Roman[/name] - okay
[name]Gentry[/name] - don’t like at all
[name]Julian[/name] - don’t like
[name]Ezra[/name] - don’t like
[name]Hawk[/name] - maybe as a nn but definitely not a given
Titan - don’t like
[name]Briar[/name] - feels feminine
[name]Arlo[/name] - don’t like
[name]Cullen[/name] - too Twilight
[name]Silas[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name]!! I really wanted this on our list but dh said no way
Graeson - like it spelled [name]Grayson[/name] but that’s it
[name]Otto[/name] - pretty cool
[name]Wolfgang[/name] - okay
[name]Amos[/name] - okay
Leonitis - don’t like at all, although I do like [name]Leo[/name]
[name]Quade[/name] - don’t really like
[name]Bronson[/name] - okay
[name]Ezekiel[/name] - nice also like [name]Zeke[/name]
[name]Canaan[/name] - not sure
[name]Jude[/name] - nice
[name]Neo[/name] - don’t like
Cota/Kota - don’t like
[name]Zeus[/name] - too over the top