Negative opinions on the following names please?

I want to narrow my list down, so I’d like to take in all of your negative thoughts/opinions on the following:

[name]Gabriela[/name] (and the nn [name]Ari[/name])
[name]Adriana[/name]
[name]Adria[/name]
[name]Alexandria[/name]
[name]Alexandra[/name]
[name]Dahlia[/name]
[name]Dalia[/name]
[name]Alessa[/name]
[name]Alessia[/name]

Middle names:
Ariete ([name]Aries[/name] in Italian)
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Noel[/name]/[name]Noelle[/name]
[name]Laurel[/name]
[name]Gabrielle[/name]
[name]Adriana[/name]
[name]Alexandra[/name]-[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]-[name]Noel[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]-[name]Gabrielle[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]-Ariete

[name]Gabriela[/name] (and the nn [name]Ari[/name]) - I dont like the [name]Gab[/name] at the begining and the ela at the end, to presumptuous. I imagine she would be first called [name]Gabby[/name] all the time and constantly correcting ppl.
[name]Adriana[/name] - Sounds like a mean girls name
[name]Adria[/name] - same as above, and personaly a bit boring.
[name]Alexandria[/name] - I like this name, she would constantly be called [name]Alex[/name] tho
[name]Alexandra[/name] - a boy version? [name]Alex[/name] is too popular and becoming old.
[name]Dahlia[/name] - Dont like the Dah at the begining, not a very bright name imo
[name]Dalia[/name] - ^ same
[name]Alessa[/name] - Sounds like [name]Melissa[/name] which is very popular here and ive never met a nice [name]Melissa[/name], this name doesnt give me any hope.
[name]Alessia[/name] - the ending is a tad nicer but still the same as ^

Middle names:
Ariete ([name]Aries[/name] in Italian) - Cute! nothing bad about this one.
[name]Charlotte[/name] - Popular
[name]Noel[/name]/[name]Noelle[/name] - Nice, bit boring
[name]Laurel[/name] - Not a fan, just dont like the sound, doesnt have any charater
[name]Gabrielle[/name] - Same as [name]Gabriela[/name], just dont like the sound.

[name]Alexandra[/name]-[name]Charlotte[/name] - very sophisticated, bit plain because of popularity
[name]Charlotte[/name]-[name]Noel[/name] - boring
[name]Charlotte[/name]-[name]Gabrielle[/name] - sorry but i really dont like this one, way to presumptuous imo, not a very nice sound.
[name]Charlotte[/name]-Ariete - This would be my favorite out of these, fun, quirky.

[name]Gabriela[/name] (and the nn [name]Ari[/name]) - This falls into the [name]Ella[/name]-[name]Bella[/name] trend. You may want to call her [name]Ari[/name], but chances are her friends will call her [name]Ella[/name]/[name]Ela[/name]
[name]Adriana[/name] - [name]May[/name] have pronunciation problems. Is is Adri-ohna or [name]Adrian[/name]-a. (I know how it is pronounced)
[name]Adria[/name] - Nothing negative
[name]Alexandria[/name] - This feels dated to me. We had so many “[name]Alex[/name]'s” in the schools I went to that this name will always be associated with children born in the late 80’s, early 90’s.
[name]Alexandra[/name] - See [name]Alexandria[/name]
[name]Dahlia[/name] - No negative comments
[name]Dalia[/name] - Is this supposed to be [name]Dahlia[/name]?
[name]Alessa[/name] - Nothing negative. [name]Love[/name] this name
[name]Alessia[/name] - I know a girl with this name. She doesn’t go by it because no one [name]EVER[/name] said it right.
Ariete ([name]Aries[/name] in Italian) - [name]Love[/name] it.
[name]Charlotte[/name] - I use to have so much love for this name, but my “too trendy” radar is going off. Works in the middle though.
[name]Noel[/name]/[name]Noelle[/name] - I am an atheist so my opinion on this is biased.
[name]Laurel[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name] [name]LOVE[/name] [name]LOVE[/name] THIS NAME. Nothing negative.
[name]Gabrielle[/name] - I just can’t get into this. I love [name]Gabriel[/name] for a boy, so maybe it just doesn’t feel feminine enough.
[name]Adriana[/name] - See above
[name]Alexandra[/name]-[name]Charlotte[/name] - For the middle? Seems like a mouth full
[name]Charlotte[/name]-[name]Noel[/name] - I don’t like [name]Noel[/name], but this could work as MN.
[name]Charlotte[/name]-[name]Gabrielle[/name] - Mouthful.
[name]Charlotte[/name]-Ariete - Like this one.

[name]Gabriela[/name] (and the nn [name]Ari[/name])- I prefer [name]Gabrielle[/name] to [name]Gabriela[/name], but honestly, it’s hard to give bad feedback on this name because I think it’s beautiful. Although, I don’t think [name]Ari[/name] works as a nickname for it. The only downside I can find is the nickname [name]Gabby[/name].
[name]Adriana[/name]- It has an air about it that makes me think preppy/stuck up kinda snobby.
[name]Adria[/name]- it feels slightly hard. I prefer [name]Audria[/name].
[name]Alexandria[/name]- It’s a lot of name, but pretty.
[name]Alexandra[/name]- Also a lot of name, and also pretty.
[name]Dahlia[/name]- It’s gorgeous. Sorry, I can’t help you find fault in it.
[name]Dalia[/name]- Definitely prefer [name]Dahlia[/name]. [name]Dahlia[/name] just feels…fancier and more…exciting
[name]Alessa[/name]- Pretty name. It feels classy and sophisticated.
[name]Alessia[/name]- It’s pretty, but might be mispronounced a lot.

Middle names:
Ariete ([name]Aries[/name] in Italian)- [name]Lovely[/name] name.
[name]Charlotte[/name]- [name]Charlotte[/name] is my favorite girls name. It’s beautiful.
[name]Noel[/name]/[name]Noelle[/name]- My middle name is [name]Noelle[/name] and I have loved it all 27 years of my life. When I was little I felt like I had the middle name of a ballerina. And the connection to [name]Christmas[/name] always added extra excitement. I [name]LOVE[/name] having it as my middle name. My mom did the [name]Noelle[/name] spelling because she says [name]Noel[/name] is no-ul like [name]Joel[/name].
[name]Laurel[/name]- It feels a little outdated to me.
[name]Gabrielle[/name]- Gorgeous.
[name]Adriana[/name] -Middle names ending in “a” are harder to pair well.
[name]Alexandra[/name]-[name]Charlotte[/name] -it’s a lot of name, but it’s SO beautiful.
[name]Charlotte[/name]-[name]Noel[/name] -I’m in love. It’s so pretty.
[name]Charlotte[/name]-[name]Gabrielle[/name] -These are two names I absolutely love. But it feels extremely feminine, extremely french(which I [name]LOVE[/name]), and maybe a little too frilly.
[name]Charlotte[/name]-Ariete - [name]Love[/name] it.

Sorry, I probably wasn’t much help. I just ended up loving all your names.

Was hard, but tried to think of any connection to the name you may be unaware of that might not be favourable.

[name]Gabriela[/name] (and the nn [name]Ari[/name]) - Not a fan of the nn [name]Ari[/name] or potential nn [name]Gabby[/name]. Reminds me a bit of High School Musical.
[name]Adriana[/name] - Sounds exotic/sexy, reminds me of model [name]Adriana[/name] Lima.
[name]Adria[/name] - Sounds a bit incomplete.
[name]Alexandria[/name] - [name]Long[/name], not a fan of nn [name]Alex[/name]
[name]Alexandra[/name] - As above. Although a friend is named this and goes by [name]Ally[/name] which I like.
[name]Dahlia[/name] - Might remind people of ‘The [name]Black[/name] [name]Dahlia[/name]’ - a murder victim, there’s also a movie about it.
[name]Dalia[/name] - prefer above spelling.
[name]Alessa[/name] - Character in Horror movie Silent [name]Hill[/name] - like a child/demon thing.
[name]Alessia[/name] - Might be miss pronounced.

Middle names:
Ariete ([name]Aries[/name] in Italian) - like this - very unique
[name]Charlotte[/name] - no problems with this.
[name]Noel[/name]/[name]Noelle[/name] - love this
[name]Laurel[/name] - like this.
[name]Gabrielle[/name] - ok, not a massive fan (prefer [name]Gabriel[/name] for a boy)
[name]Adriana[/name] - as above.
[name]Alexandra[/name]-[name]Charlotte[/name] - Not a fan of hypenated names especially as most of these a quite long.
[name]Charlotte[/name]-[name]Noel[/name] - as above.
[name]Charlotte[/name]-[name]Gabrielle[/name] - as above.
[name]Charlotte[/name]-Ariete - as above.

Okay I can give you negative thoughts about two names:

[name]Gabriela[/name] - just because I don’t like the sound at all, and she’ll be called [name]Gabby[/name] which I think is even worse

and

[name]Noel[/name] - It’s the spelling for boys. [name]Noelle[/name] is fine, go with that, but it’s french and [name]Noel[/name] is the male form, [name]Noelle[/name] is the female. To Europeans [name]Noel[/name] just looks wrong I think (and I even think american boys names for girls are okay, but somehow classic french names just aren’t, I would think the parents just didn’t know it better…)

[name]IMO[/name], [name]Natalia[/name] Ariete sounds like the best combination out of all the names you’re considering (this includes the names in your nameberry signature).

You can be called “[name]Nat[/name]” or even “[name]Natalie[/name].” And as berry member peach has said, “Ariete” is unique.

[name]Gabriela[/name] (and the nn [name]Ari[/name]) - It’s pretty. but I know too many [name]Gabriella[/name].
[name]Adriana[/name] - little bit boring. I prefer Adriadne.
[name]Adria[/name] - I much prefer [name]Aria[/name]. or [name]Ariel[/name], or [name]Audrey[/name]. to me [name]Adria[/name] is… lack of identity.
[name]Alexandria[/name] - It’s ok. just remind me to egypt.
[name]Alexandra[/name] - too usual.
[name]Dahlia[/name] - There’s many flower name better than [name]Dahlia[/name]. It’s boring.
[name]Dalia[/name] - what’s that? [name]Dahlia[/name]/[name]Dalia[/name]?
[name]Alessa[/name] - just… no opinion.
[name]Alessia[/name] - I like it. no negative comment.

Middle names:
Ariete ([name]Aries[/name] in Italian) - I prefer [name]Arielle[/name].
[name]Charlotte[/name] - too popular maybe.
[name]Noel[/name]/[name]Noelle[/name] - cool. but I will directly identified her as a christmas/december baby.
[name]Laurel[/name] - love this one.
[name]Gabrielle[/name] - no negative. popular but I like it as middle name.
[name]Adriana[/name] - I prefer [name]Adriane[/name].
[name]Alexandra[/name]-[name]Charlotte[/name] - too long.
[name]Charlotte[/name]-[name]Noel[/name] - not my best idea.
[name]Charlotte[/name]-[name]Gabrielle[/name] - again, too long. well, depends on ur ln.
[name]Charlotte[/name]-Ariete - same -te for ending? are you sure?

[name]Gabriela[/name] (and the nn [name]Ari[/name]) - Not a huge fan of the spelling, and I don’t really get how [name]Ari[/name] comes from [name]Gabriela[/name]. Maybe [name]Abby[/name], [name]Abri[/name], or Briela.
[name]Adriana[/name]- Beautiful
[name]Adria[/name]- Seems incomplete.
[name]Alexandria[/name]- Too much for me.
[name]Alexandra[/name]- [name]Lovely[/name], and I love nn option [name]Xan[/name]
[name]Dahlia[/name]- Stunning
[name]Dalia[/name]- I like the floral spelling better
[name]Alessa[/name]- Prefer [name]Alessia[/name]
[name]Alessia[/name]- Like this a lot.

Middle names:
Ariete ([name]Aries[/name] in Italian)- Meh. [name]Just[/name] so-so to me. And I think the 3-syllable pronunciation would be tough for English speakers.
[name]Charlotte[/name]- [name]Lovely[/name] and classic, a perfect middle
[name]Noel[/name]/[name]Noelle[/name]- I hear this a lot in the middle, so it’s a bit boring to me. I like [name]Noemi[/name] and [name]Noa[/name].
[name]Laurel[/name]- Nice and very interesting choice.
[name]Gabrielle[/name]- Nice in the middle
[name]Adriana[/name]- I like this in the middle, but only with a relatively simple first.
[name]Alexandra[/name]-[name]Charlotte[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name]-[name]Noel[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name]-[name]Gabrielle[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name]-Ariete- Too long, and I think the hyphen is a bit unnecessary in the middle. I’d either separate them and make them two middle names or cut off the second name altogether.

[name]Gabriela[/name] (and the nn [name]Ari[/name]) - [name]Don[/name]'t like the spelling. [name]Gabriella[/name] is better. [name]Gabrielle[/name] is [name]EVEN[/name] better! I also don’t get how [name]Ari[/name] comes from this name. I’d use [name]Gabrielle[/name] with nns [name]Gabbie[/name], [name]Bri[/name], [name]Brielle[/name] or [name]Elle[/name].
[name]Adriana[/name] - Sounds too cutesy. I prefer [name]Adrienne[/name].
[name]Adria[/name] - Doesn’t seem like a name. What about [name]Audra[/name]? [name]Aria[/name]?
[name]Alexandria[/name] - A city name to me because it’s a sorta large city somewhat close to where I am.
[name]Alexandra[/name] - Like this better. NMS I guess but nothing else “bad” to say.
[name]Dahlia[/name] - I really don’t like most flowery names. This is no exception.
[name]Dalia[/name] - Seems misspelled.
[name]Alessa[/name] - Seems made up or incomplete. Prefer [name]Alexa[/name].
[name]Alessia[/name] - Same as above. Maybe [name]Alessandra[/name]?

Middle names:
Ariete ([name]Aries[/name] in Italian) - I like unique middle names, so I kinda like it. Though it is a little out there to me.
[name]Charlotte[/name] - [name]Love[/name] this name. I like it in the mn spot now that it’s so popular.
[name]Noel[/name]/[name]Noelle[/name] - It’s ok. Makes me think the baby was born near [name]Christmas[/name]. [name]Noel[/name] is a boy’s name [name]IMO[/name] (pr. nole instead of no-ell).
[name]Laurel[/name] - [name]Love[/name] it. Also like [name]Lauren[/name].
[name]Gabrielle[/name] - Like this.
[name]Adriana[/name] - Same as above, prefer [name]Adrienne[/name].

[name]Alexandra[/name]-[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]-[name]Noel[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]-[name]Gabrielle[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]-Ariete - I’m grouping these together. I’m not a fan of hyphenated names (last names are fine) and I don’t like two middle names, so these are all lose-lose to me. I kinda like them as fn/mn combos though.

[name]Love[/name] the name [name]Noelle[/name] as a middle name, in fact one of my fave first name and middle name combinations is [name]Kathryn[/name] [name]Noelle[/name].

[name]Gabriela[/name]- Dislike the one l spelling and most people would spell it with two. I don’t get how you’ve gotten [name]Ari[/name]- prefer [name]Bree[/name]
[name]Adriana[/name]- [name]Just[/name] sounds very “trying too hard”
[name]Adria[/name]- Looks incomplete.
[name]Alexandria[/name]- Too long and frilly for me, sounds like they’re just trying to dress it up.
[name]Alexandra[/name]- Girly but overused to the point it seems bland. Could get the nn [name]Lexi[/name] I love [name]Alex[/name] though.
[name]Dahlia[/name]- [name]Love[/name] it so sorry but nothing negative.
[name]Dalia[/name]- Looks like you misspelt [name]Dahlia[/name]-the h makes it prettier.
[name]Alessa[/name]- will most likely be called [name]Alyssa[/name] a lot.
[name]Alessia[/name]- sounds made up and see [name]Alexandria[/name], I much prefer [name]Alessandra[/name].

Ariete- Very cool, unique but it may be misspelled or someone will think “[name]Harriet[/name]” automatically
[name]Charlotte[/name]- [name]Love[/name] it but popular now.
[name]Noel[/name]/[name]Noelle[/name]- [name]Noel[/name] looks more masculine, may get called christmas
[name]Laurel[/name]-Most will just assume [name]Laura[/name] if they don’t hear right.
[name]Gabrielle[/name]- Sorry, I love it.
[name]Adriana[/name]- same as I wrote before.

All of the hyphenated names I don’t like for middle names. [name]Just[/name] use both without the hyphen.
Have fun renaming yourself :slight_smile: