Old Combinations

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I recently came across quite a few old lists of mine with old combinations on it. It dates back about 2-3 years ago. I love finding old lists and seeing how much my taste has changed (or hasn’t), so I’m wondering, what are some of your old combinations that you might still have a soft spot for or some that may be totally cringe-worthy? I will post mine below.

Ladies:
[name]Olive[/name] [name]Mary[/name] [name]Winter[/name] - I don’t mind this actually, except for the fact that all the names are two syllables.
[name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Arabella[/name] [name]Lark[/name] - Too L-heavy.
[name]Alice[/name] [name]Rowena[/name] [name]Daisy[/name] - I still have a soft spot for this. It was on my list for quite a while.
[name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Juniper[/name] [name]Lark[/name] - I was never good with finding a middle to go between [name]Elizabeth[/name] and [name]Lark[/name].
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Thisbe[/name] - Was on my list for quite some time.
[name]Beatrice[/name] [name]Hermione[/name] [name]Freya[/name] - I had forgotten about this. I still quite like these names together although it doesn’t have the best flow.
[name]Agnes[/name] [name]Poppy[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t like the flow of this overall, though I still do have a soft spot for [name]Agnes[/name] [name]Poppy[/name].
[name]Octavia[/name] [name]Annamarie[/name] [name]Snow[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t like this at all. [name]Annamarie[/name] was to honour my mum, [name]Annemarie[/name].
[name]Florence[/name] [name]Elisabetta[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] - [name]Love[/name] the vintage feel of [name]Florence[/name] and the simple yet elegant feel of [name]Elisabetta[/name] [name]Pearl[/name].
[name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Margaret[/name] [name]Grace[/name] - Too G-heavy.
[name]Temperance[/name] [name]Eliza[/name] [name]June[/name] - I still sort of love this, though I think the flow is not nice at all.
[name]Millicent[/name] [name]Evonne[/name] [name]Storm[/name] - I still love [name]Millicent[/name] and the idea of honouring my great grandma, [name]Yvonne[/name].
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Faith[/name] - [name]Love[/name] [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Cordelia[/name]. Not a fan of [name]Faith[/name] anymore.
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Plum[/name] - I still love this, though not enough to use it. [name]Ophelia[/name] has been demoted to middle name only.
[name]Cecelia[/name] [name]Josephine[/name] [name]Rose[/name] - Too S-heavy. I still find it quite charming though, in a way. I know prefer the [name]Cecilia[/name] spelling.
[name]Hazel[/name] [name]Victoria[/name] [name]Anne[/name] - [name]Anne[/name] honoured my nan, [name]Wendy[/name] [name]Anne[/name]. I’m not a personal fan of either [name]Victoria[/name] or [name]Anne[/name] anymore however.
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Morgana[/name] [name]Skye[/name] - I am still slightly enchanted by [name]Violet[/name] [name]Morgana[/name]

Gentlemen:
[name]Cedric[/name] [name]Arthur[/name] [name]Lewis[/name] - I am still quite fond of [name]Cedric[/name] [name]Arthur[/name].
[name]August[/name] [name]Elijah[/name] [name]Grey[/name] - Still my top boy combination after all this time.
[name]Dexter[/name] [name]Leo[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name] - [name]Dexter[/name] is still on my list, as is [name]Leo[/name], but as a nickname for [name]Leonidas[/name]. [name]Nathaniel[/name] is gone.
[name]Edmund[/name] [name]Hartley[/name] [name]Xavier[/name] - Was on my list for quite a while. I now have [name]Edmund[/name] [name]Hartley[/name] [name]Fox[/name].
[name]Dexter[/name] [name]William[/name] Arcturus - I still have a soft spot for this one though I’m not keen on the flow.
[name]Dexter[/name] [name]Theodore[/name] [name]Ambrose[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t like this at all.
[name]Hunter[/name] [name]Charles[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name] - This was my longest-running favourite name up until [name]August[/name] [name]Elijah[/name] [name]Grey[/name].
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Wesley[/name] [name]Stone[/name] - Nice enough. [name]Stone[/name] is a family name.
[name]Alasdair[/name] [name]William[/name] [name]Fox[/name] - Nice enough.
[name]Dexter[/name] [name]Kurt[/name] [name]Vincent[/name] - What was I thinking?
[name]Ignatius[/name] [name]Victor[/name] [name]Jude[/name] - Still a fan of [name]Ignatius[/name] [name]Jude[/name].
[name]Felix[/name] [name]Leonard[/name] [name]James[/name] - [name]Leonard[/name] is now [name]Rafferty[/name].
[name]Chester[/name] [name]Elijah[/name] [name]Flint[/name] - [name]Chester[/name] and [name]Elijah[/name] are horrible together. I don’t like [name]Flint[/name].
[name]Silas[/name] [name]Anthony[/name] [name]Tate[/name] - [name]Silas[/name] [name]Anthony[/name] is still rather lovely. I don’t like [name]Tate[/name].
[name]Theodore[/name] [name]Archer[/name] [name]Cole[/name] - Not bad. I don’t like [name]Cole[/name].
[name]Noah[/name] [name]Tobias[/name] [name]Reid[/name] - Not bad. I don’t like [name]Reid[/name].
[name]Henry[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] [name]Bach[/name] - Still charming enough.

I look forward to hearing about your retired combinations.

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My list from a year ago was as follows:

Ladies:
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Andromeda[/name] [name]Lark[/name]
[name]Agnes[/name] [name]Rowena[/name] [name]Daisy[/name]
[name]Olive[/name] [name]Kerensa[/name] [name]Poppy[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name] [name]Florence[/name] [name]Annabel[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name] [name]Lucy[/name] [name]Willow[/name]
[name]Ottilie[/name] [name]Rose[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Penelope[/name] [name]Winter[/name]
[name]Octavia[/name] [name]Lennon[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Cecily[/name] [name]Rosanna[/name] [name]Mary[/name]
[name]Drusilla[/name] [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Temperance[/name]
[name]Harriet[/name] [name]Luna[/name] [name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Alice[/name] [name]Juniper[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]

Gentlemen:
[name]Dexter[/name] [name]Barnaby[/name] [name]Victor[/name]
[name]August[/name] [name]Elijah[/name] [name]Grey[/name]
[name]Edmund[/name] [name]Hartley[/name] [name]Xavier[/name]
[name]Percy[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] [name]Bennett[/name]
[name]Felix[/name] [name]Rafferty[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Hugo[/name] [name]Dashiell[/name] [name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Cedric[/name] [name]Arthur[/name] [name]George[/name]
[name]Noah[/name] [name]Caspian[/name] [name]Jude[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]William[/name] [name]Ignatius[/name]
[name]Rupert[/name] [name]Leo[/name] [name]Evander[/name]
[name]Hector[/name] [name]Aloysius[/name] [name]Finley[/name]
[name]Jack[/name] [name]Lewis[/name] [name]Anthony[/name]

[theclocktowerofjoy]

[name]Lovely[/name] names.

[mei_mei]

Ha. About 6-ish years ago, when I started frequenting name forums, but before I had my son, my tastes in names were so over-the-top.

Some examples:
[name]Heloise[/name] [name]Frances[/name] [name]Lilac[/name]
Momoka [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]June[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Lucille[/name]
[name]Guinevere[/name] [name]Iris[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Ginevra[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] [name]Elspeth[/name]

[name]Phineas[/name] Rudiger [name]Hugh[/name]
[name]Frederic[/name] [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Ambrose[/name]
[name]Edmond[/name] [name]Thomas[/name] [name]Florian[/name]

I also went through a phase of loving the most off-beat florals I could find.

[name]Isadora[/name] Larkspur
Betony [name]June[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name] Caraway
Fressia [name]Catherine[/name]

Asphodel
[name]Zinnia[/name]
[name]Aster[/name]
[name]Shasta[/name]
Sunflower
I had them all.

I still like all the names somewhat, but goodness gracious those combos were just a bit ridiculous. And the florals remain GP.

[katemp91]

There are very, very few names that I still really love to hear: [name]Elijah[/name], [name]Michael[/name], and [name]Shae[/name].

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I used to love: [name]Avery[/name], [name]Eden[/name], [name]Natalie[/name], [name]Sophia[/name], [name]Ava[/name], [name]Daphne[/name], [name]Hannah[/name], [name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Jack[/name], [name]Tory[/name], [name]Trenton[/name], [name]Brayden[/name], [name]Alec[/name], [name]Isaac[/name], [name]Orlando[/name], [name]Lukas[/name]

The only names I still like: [name]Natalie[/name], [name]Daphne[/name], [name]Jack[/name]

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I’m not real sure how old these combos are, but they’re in a [name]Strawberry[/name] Shortcake notebook and my handwriting is unrecognizable to me: big, round, childish. I’m guessing mid-to-late eighties.

[name]Cody[/name] [name]Joshua[/name], this was my top combo from the time I was a little girl until after I graduated high school. I still like it, but both names have had their day in the sun, and I wouldn’t use it.
[name]Mariah[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Darien[/name] [name]Sabrina[/name] - I think I got [name]Darien[/name] from a YA novel that was terribly romantic and sophisticated (or so I thought at the time). :o
[name]Luke[/name] [name]Christopher[/name]
[name]Holly[/name] [name]Adrianna[/name]
[name]Stephanie[/name] [name]Sloane[/name]
[name]Christine[/name] [name]Penelope[/name] - I still love this one.
[name]Dana[/name] [name]Laurie[/name]
[name]Maddie[/name] Rebbecca - Why two Bs? I don’t know why.
[name]Roma[/name] [name]Edith[/name] - Interesting.
[name]Delia[/name] [name]Shannon[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Anne[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name] [name]Heather[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Matthew[/name] - I still like this one.
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Perry[/name] - This, too.