Me and my husband cant not decide on what to name our first child. We came up with a few ideas that we are really fond of. Can you please give us your honest opinion on what you think of them?
[name]Ashlee[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Erica[/name] [name]Meghan[/name]
[name]Shiloe[/name] [name]Nicole[/name]
[name]Alanna[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Brittany[/name] ?
[name]Liliah[/name] ?
Honestly? I’m sorry but I find them either too trendy or too dated. [name]Ashlee[/name], [name]Erica[/name] and [name]Brittany[/name] are really eighties to me. Not bad names, just not very fresh sounding. [name]Shiloe[/name] is all [name]Jolie[/name]-[name]Pitt[/name] to me, and I like it better spelled they way they spell it, [name]Shiloh[/name], like the place. I would also like [name]Ashley[/name] better spelled [name]Ashley[/name]. [name]Liliah[/name] is pretty but I prefer [name]Leila[/name] or [name]Lilah[/name]. When I first read it, I thought it said [name]Lilah[/name], so you would just have to be prepared for it to get mispronounced a lot. [name]Alanna[/name] is my favorite of all of your names. It’s still a bit eighties but it has a pretty sound and seems much less common than [name]Brittany[/name].
Your middle names seem sort of like generic fillers to me. Are they family names? I think either more unique or family names are fun for the middle spot.
I agree with everything justthinkin said. If those are the names you love though, use them:)
[name]Hi[/name], [name]Chrissy[/name]. I completely second Justthinkin’s post.
Some fresher, more current/stylish names you may like:
Instead of [name]Ashley[/name]:
[name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Ashby[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Sophie[/name] (popular, but a classic, unlike [name]Ashley[/name])
[name]Bryony[/name] (a plant name)
[name]Chloe[/name] (Top Ten, but less dated than [name]Ashley[/name])
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Esme[/name]
[name]Hadley[/name] (trendy, but not dated yet like [name]Ashley[/name])
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Romilly[/name]
Instead of [name]Erica[/name]:
[name]Annika[/name]
[name]Cora[/name]/[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Danica[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Francesca[/name]
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Quinn[/name]/[name]Quincy[/name] (K sound…but trendy)
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Tessa[/name]
[name]Viveca[/name]
[name]Shiloh[/name]:
[name]Isla[/name] (eye-la)
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Bryony[/name]/[name]Briony[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name] (nn [name]Cleo[/name])
[name]Dinah[/name]
[name]Delilah[/name]
[name]Diana[/name]
[name]Fiona[/name]
[name]Lila[/name]
[name]Lola[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
Instead of [name]Alanna[/name]:
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Annabelle[/name]
[name]Anna[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name]
[name]Arianna[/name]
[name]Alexandra[/name] (very popular and similar to the trendy [name]Alexis[/name], though)
[name]Calla[/name]
[name]Dahlia[/name]
[name]Emilia[/name]
[name]Gemma[/name] (jem-ma)
[name]Georgiana[/name]
[name]Juliana[/name]
[name]Liliana[/name]
[name]Mariana[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Viviana[/name]
Instead of [name]Brittany[/name]:
[name]Bree[/name]
[name]Bryony[/name]
[name]Bianca[/name]
[name]Bryn[/name]
[name]Bellamy[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Amity[/name]
[name]Cecily[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name] (very popular)
[name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Whitney[/name] (also dated, according to Nameberry, but for some reason, feels less dated than [name]Brittany[/name] to me…)
I think [name]Liliah[/name] is okay, but I personally prefer [name]Lila[/name]. You may also like:
[name]Delilah[/name]
[name]Lila[/name]
[name]Liliana[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name]
[name]Lilac[/name]
Instead of [name]Megan[/name]:
[name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Teagan[/name] (not personally a fan)
[name]Gretchen[/name]
[name]Gwenyth[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Bronwen[/name]/[name]Bronwyn[/name]
[name]Maren[/name]
[name]Miranda[/name]
Instead of [name]Nicole[/name]:
[name]Noelle[/name]
[name]Nicolette[/name]
[name]Colette[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name] (very, very popular, though)
[name]Marie[/name]:
[name]Marielle[/name]
[name]Mariana[/name]
[name]Marisol[/name]
[name]Mabel[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name]
I love [name]Rose[/name] as a first name, but it has unfortunately become the #1 middle name in the country…today’s [name]Lynn[/name], so to speak.
[name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Rosalind[/name]
[name]Rosabelle[/name]
Rosamel
Other names you may like:
[name]Celia[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name] ([name]Emma[/name] is #1, though, so there are a lot of [name]Em[/name] names out there…)
[name]Genevieve[/name] (nn [name]Evie[/name])
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Hope[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Katherine[/name]
[name]Marielle[/name]
[name]Simone[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Tess[/name]
[name]Willa[/name]
Best wishes to you! 
[name]Hi[/name] ChrissyLynn, thanks for sharing. Of your list, I really like [name]Alanna[/name] and [name]Liliah[/name] but without the h so it’s [name]Lilia[/name], so it doesn’t get confused with [name]Lilah[/name] (unless the extra i was a typo, in which case I like [name]Lilah[/name], too). I also think [name]Erica[/name] is nice. I have to echo what some of the others have said about middle names, though; they are pretty but they are very typical middle names. Have you considered using [name]Rose[/name] or [name]Marie[/name] as first names? I like [name]Jill[/name]'s suggestions, and here are a few extra ideas, in case you’re interested:
[name]Alanna[/name] [name]Camille[/name]
[name]Alanna[/name] [name]Violet[/name]
[name]Alanna[/name] [name]Gwen[/name]
[name]Erica[/name] [name]Vivian[/name]
[name]Erica[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Erica[/name] [name]Willow[/name]
[name]Lilia[/name] [name]Meghan[/name]
[name]Lilia[/name] [name]Margot[/name]
[name]Lilia[/name] [name]Paige[/name]
[name]Nicola[/name] [name]Shiloh[/name]
[name]Marie[/name] [name]Alanna[/name]
[name]Rosa[/name] [name]Natalie[/name]
P.S. I really liked the name [name]Brittany[/name] growing up but have lost my enthusiasm after [name]Britney[/name] Spears, unfortunately, like a lot of people have. If you both really like that name and are alright with the [name]Britney[/name] Spears association, then go with your heart; otherwise, I wouldn’t recommend it except maybe as a middle name.
Sorry, but I’m not a fan of most of a lot of those names. But I do love [name]Shiloh[/name], and [name]Alanna[/name] is okay.
[name]Shiloh[/name] [name]Francesca[/name]
[name]Shiloh[/name] [name]Regina[/name]
[name]Shiloh[/name] [name]Miranda[/name]
[name]Shiloh[/name] [name]Cecily[/name]
[name]Shiloh[/name] [name]Geneva[/name]
I really like the suggestions of
[name]Alanna[/name] [name]Camille[/name]
[name]Alanna[/name] [name]Violet[/name]
[name]Nicola[/name] [name]Shiloh[/name]
[name]Erica[/name] [name]Willow[/name]
I agree the names are too dated! Im in my twenties and i had three brittany, megans in my classes. [name]Liliah[/name], [name]Lilly[/name], [name]Liliana[/name] are really nice classic names. [name]Shiloh[/name] with out an e is also very nice.
upsidedown, I really like your suggestions with [name]Shiloh[/name]–those are great!
Honestly? I’m sorry but I find them either too trendy or too dated. [name]Ashlee[/name], [name]Erica[/name] and [name]Brittany[/name] are really eighties to me. Not bad names, just not very fresh sounding. [name]Shiloe[/name] is all [name]Jolie[/name]-[name]Pitt[/name] to me, and I like it better spelled they way they spell it, [name]Shiloh[/name], like the place. I would also like [name]Ashley[/name] better spelled [name]Ashley[/name]. [name]Liliah[/name] is pretty but I prefer [name]Leila[/name] or [name]Lilah[/name]. When I first read it, I thought it said [name]Lilah[/name], so you would just have to be prepared for it to get mispronounced a lot. [name]Alanna[/name] is my favorite of all of your names. It’s still a bit eighties but it has a pretty sound and seems much less common than [name]Brittany[/name].
Your middle names seem sort of like generic fillers to me. Are they family names? I think either more unique or family names are fun for the middle spot.[/quote]
I agree with everything said here…