Opinions on My Top 10s

General Name Discussion
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Here are my top 10s for each gender! Please tell me what you think :slight_smile:

GIRLS

[name]Elena[/name] (considering changing this to [name]Eloise[/name]/[name]Eloisa[/name])
[name]Dahlia[/name]
[name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Tess[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Molly[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]

BOYS

[name]Holden[/name]
[name]Rafferty[/name]
[name]Oscar[/name]
[name]Mason[/name]
[name]Archer[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Simon[/name]
[name]Bailey[/name]
[name]Shea[/name]

Thank you so much!

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[name]Hi[/name] there!
Personally I like [name]Mason[/name] on your boy’s list, and [name]Eliza[/name] on your girl’s list. Actually, I think that would make a great sibset!

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I like [name]Eloise[/name], [name]Penelope[/name], [name]Molly[/name], [name]Matilda[/name], [name]Holden[/name], [name]Rafferty[/name], [name]Oscar[/name], [name]Archer[/name], [name]Ezra[/name], [name]Henry[/name], and [name]Simon[/name].

Personally I like [name]Eloise[/name] more than [name]Elena[/name], and I think [name]Eloise[/name] & [name]Penelope[/name] or [name]Eloise[/name] & [name]Matilda[/name] would be so perfect as sisters!

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Great lists! We have similar taste, here are my favorites:

[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Tess[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]

[name]Holden[/name]
[name]Rafferty[/name]
[name]Oscar[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Simon[/name]

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[name]Ruby[/name] - love
[name]Molly[/name] - love
[name]Tess[/name] - love

[name]Penelope[/name] - like
[name]Dahlia[/name] - like
[name]Matilda[/name] - like
[name]Felicity[/name] - okay
[name]Scarlett[/name] - okay, don’t like the scar bit, but anyway

[name]Elena[/name]/[name]Eliza[/name] - I just have a weird aversion to [name]El[/name] names, not sure why.

BOYS

[name]Henry[/name] - love
[name]Archer[/name] - like
[name]Ezra[/name] - like
[name]Oscar[/name] - like

[name]Simon[/name] - meh
[name]Mason[/name] - meh
[name]Shea[/name] - meh
[name]Holden[/name] - Caufield
[name]Rafferty[/name] - nms
[name]Bailey[/name] - doggy

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  1. [name]Tess[/name] – [name]Love[/name], love, love!
    2… [name]Molly[/name] ([name]Love[/name]) – short, spunky and cute

  2. [name]Matilda[/name] (Like)

  3. [name]Eloise[/name] (like)

  4. [name]Ruby[/name] (neutral)

  5. [name]Eliza[/name] (neutral)

  6. [name]Elena[/name] (neutral)

  7. [name]Scarlett[/name] (dislike)

  8. [name]Penelope[/name] (hate) – “Lope” is such an ugly sound combination to me

  9. [name]Dahlia[/name] (hate)

  10. [name]Felicity[/name] (hate) – More ugly sounds, imo

  11. [name]Simon[/name] ([name]LOVE[/name]!)

  12. [name]Mason[/name] ([name]Love[/name]) – despite the popularity

  13. [name]Holden[/name] ([name]Love[/name])

  14. [name]Ezra[/name] (Like)

  15. [name]Shea[/name] (Like) – [name]Seamus[/name] nn [name]Shea[/name] would be number 1. [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Seamus[/name]!

  16. [name]Rafferty[/name] (Neutral)

  17. [name]Archer[/name] (Neutral) – [name]Archer[/name] is a bit too “running through the forest shooting wildlife” for me, [name]Asher[/name] is a lot lot better

  18. [name]Henry[/name] (Dislike) – [name]Henry[/name] is such a nerd name to me (not that there’s anything wrong with being a nerd, but the SUPER stereotypical image of a “nerd” comes to mind instantly)

  19. [name]Bailey[/name] (Dislike) – First image is a little girl, second is a dog

  20. [name]Oscar[/name] (Hate)

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[name]Elena[/name] - I like it and prefer it to [name]Eloise[/name]/[name]Eloisa[/name]
[name]Dahlia[/name] - gorgeous especialyl with the British pronunciation of day-lee-uh
[name]Scarlett[/name] - this is one of those popular names I dislike
[name]Penelope[/name] - I like it
[name]Tess[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name] - stunning and I love the nns [name]Flick[/name] and Fliss
[name]Eliza[/name] - gorgeous, [name]LOVE[/name] it
[name]Ruby[/name] - another popular name I dislike
[name]Molly[/name] - as above
[name]Matilda[/name] - gorgeous

BOYS

[name]Holden[/name] - not to my tastes but I don’t dislike it
[name]Rafferty[/name] - love, love, love
[name]Oscar[/name] - like this
[name]Mason[/name] - far too trendy for me
[name]Archer[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name] it
[name]Ezra[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name] it
[name]Henry[/name] - nice enough but not for me
[name]Simon[/name] - a classic that you don’t hear enough these days, very nice
[name]Bailey[/name] - very nice
[name]Shea[/name] - it’s ok

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[name]Elena[/name] - Beautiful! I definitely prefer it to [name]Eloise[/name]/[name]Eloisa[/name]
[name]Dahlia[/name] - Beautiful!
[name]Scarlett[/name] - Okay
[name]Penelope[/name] - I used to hate this name, but it’s growing on me.
[name]Tess[/name] - Dislike, seems too much like a nickname for my taste
[name]Felicity[/name] - Beautiful!
[name]Eliza[/name] - Okay
[name]Ruby[/name] - Okay
[name]Molly[/name] - Cute
[name]Matilda[/name] - Cute

[name]Holden[/name] - Handsome!
[name]Rafferty[/name] - Dislike, seems too much like a last name for my taste
[name]Oscar[/name] - Cute
[name]Mason[/name] - Cute
[name]Archer[/name] - Okay
[name]Ezra[/name] - Cute
[name]Henry[/name] - Handsome!
[name]Simon[/name] - Handsome!
[name]Bailey[/name] - Okay
[name]Shea[/name] - Okay

So my favorites are [name]Elena[/name], [name]Dahlia[/name], [name]Felicity[/name], [name]Holden[/name], [name]Henry[/name], & [name]Simon[/name].

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[name]Elena[/name] (considering changing this to [name]Eloise[/name]/[name]Eloisa[/name]) - I think [name]Elena[/name] is a little boring, [name]Eloise[/name] is interesting though

[name]Dahlia[/name] - Eep! Someone else out there loves this name! Keep it!

[name]Scarlett[/name] - Pretty, in a harsh sort of way

[name]Penelope[/name] - cute, in a complicated sort of way

[name]Tess[/name] - Sweet & to the point, I like it

[name]Felicity[/name] - I always think of the American Girl doll but it’s a nice name

[name]Eliza[/name] - [name]One[/name] of my favorites

[name]Ruby[/name] - Another favorite, hubby never likes it

[name]Molly[/name] - a little too cute for me

[name]Matilda[/name] - Never have liked this one

BOYS

[name]Holden[/name] - no, thanks

[name]Rafferty[/name] - like it

[name]Oscar[/name] - meh

[name]Mason[/name] - too popular

[name]Archer[/name] - COOL

[name]Ezra[/name] - it’s ok

[name]Henry[/name] - too stuffy

[name]Simon[/name] - also too stuffy

[name]Bailey[/name] - sorry, I know someone with a pet by this name

[name]Shea[/name] - sorry, I really don’t like this one

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[name]Elena[/name] (considering changing this to [name]Eloise[/name]/[name]Eloisa[/name]) - would MUCH prefer [name]Eloise[/name]. It’s such a gorgeous name
[name]Dahlia[/name] - pretty <3
Scarlett - nice
Penelope - the only reason I’d like it is for the nn Nellie
Tess - seems like more of a nickname. Tessa’s nice though
Felicity - ehhhh not awful
Eliza - really don’t like this
Ruby - precious!!!
Molly - strongly dislike
Matilda - after some bad connotations, this name creeps me out

Holden - handsome :slight_smile:
Rafferty - NMS
Oscar - awesome, if you’re cool enough to pull it off :wink:
Mason - I like this a lot
Archer - LOVE IT
Ezra - TIED FOR MY ALL TIME FAVORITE BOY NAME <3
Henry - so nice, I use it as a middle for one of my top boy names
Simon - love! It’s really underused, too
Bailey - not my style, I automatically think of a dog
Shea - nnooooot my style at all

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Thanks SO much for all of the responses :smiley:

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[name]Elena[/name] (considering changing this to [name]Eloise[/name]/[name]Eloisa[/name]) -mehh.
[name]Dahlia[/name] -what about [name]Delaney[/name] instead?
[name]Scarlett[/name] -too dated.
[name]Penelope[/name] -this is cute, esp. w/ the nn [name]Penny[/name].
[name]Tess[/name] -[name]Love[/name] this, but what about [name]Tessa[/name] instead?
[name]Felicity[/name] -Like this.
[name]Eliza[/name] -becoming too popular.
[name]Ruby[/name] -NMS.
[name]Molly[/name] -so plain compared to your other choices.
[name]Matilda[/name] -very cute.

[name]Holden[/name] -this is ok.
[name]Rafferty[/name] -sounds too much like a surname.
[name]Oscar[/name] -NMS.
[name]Mason[/name] -like this, but also popular.
[name]Archer[/name] -NMS.
[name]Ezra[/name] -this is cute.
[name]Henry[/name] -dated.
[name]Simon[/name] -like this.
[name]Bailey[/name] -this one has def. gone to the girls.
[name]Shea[/name] -possibility for a middle name.

SOOOO…my favorite girl name from your list would be [name]Penelope[/name]**
& my favorite name from your boys list would be [name]Simon[/name]

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Great names! I love or like:

[name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Tess[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]

[name]Holden[/name]
[name]Rafferty[/name]
[name]Oscar[/name]
[name]Archer[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Simon[/name]

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[name]Elena[/name] (considering changing this to [name]Eloise[/name]/[name]Eloisa[/name]) - [name]Elena[/name] always seemed both empty and tryingly cute to me. I just don’t really like it… I much prefer [name]Eloise[/name]. [name]Eloisa[/name] is a bit too much.
[name]Dahlia[/name] - Gorgeous. Delicate and lush.
[name]Scarlett[/name] - [name]Love[/name] this. It’s strong and sophisticated and sexy all at once.
[name]Penelope[/name] - It’s alright. It wouldn’t be a bad choice. [name]Penny[/name] is a cute nickname.
[name]Tess[/name] - Very cute. It’s strong and spunky.
[name]Felicity[/name] - Cute. A little prissy, but I still really like it. It’s elegant and bouncy.
[name]Eliza[/name] - It’s alright. I don’t mind it.
[name]Ruby[/name] - Cute.
[name]Molly[/name] - Sweet.
[name]Matilda[/name] - I adore this name. It sounds so soft but serious.

BOYS

[name]Holden[/name] - [name]Love[/name]. It sounds kind of sexy to me, but intelligent.
[name]Rafferty[/name] - Reminds me a bit of a dog name, but I still really like it.
[name]Oscar[/name] - It’s alright. Wouldn’t be a bad choice.
[name]Mason[/name] - Eh. Not a fan.
[name]Archer[/name] - It’s just okay. [name]Archie[/name] is kind of a cute nickname.
[name]Ezra[/name] - I like it.
[name]Henry[/name] - It’s cute, but I’m getting bored of it.
[name]Simon[/name] - Sounds wise. Would be a fine choice, but I’m not overly fond of it.
[name]Bailey[/name] - No way. Total dog name [name]IMO[/name].
[name]Shea[/name] - Eh… I really don’t like it.