Opinions on my Top 20?

Well my Top 23… I just couldn’t decide!! What do you think? And which 3 would you cut from the list? Also, I’m not the greatest at pairing first and middle names… I listed a bunch of middle names I like (family names are in italics…) I’d love to see what combinations you can create with my favorites! Or have any other suggestions you think I might like? Thank you so much! :slight_smile:

First Names:

[name]Maria[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] ([name]Lillie[/name])
[name]Anna[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name] ([name]Tillie[/name])

[name]Rose[/name]
[name]Eve[/name]
[name]Tess[/name]
[name]Liv[/name]
[name]Freya[/name]
[name]Sylvie[/name]
[name]Flora[/name]
[name]Nona[/name]
[name]Nell[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]June[/name]
[name]Celia[/name]
[name]Cleo[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Daisy[/name]
[name]Ramona[/name]

Middle Names:

[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Magdalena[/name]
[name]Christine[/name]
[name]Agnes[/name]
[name]Louise[/name]
[name]Johanna[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Susanna[/name]

[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Marigold[/name]
[name]Carolina[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Fern[/name]
[name]Joy[/name]
[name]Saskia[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Athena[/name]
[name]Selene[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]

I like:
[name]Matilda[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Daisy[/name] [name]Louise[/name]
[name]Celia[/name] [name]Joy[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]June[/name] [name]Christine[/name]
[name]June[/name] [name]Marigold[/name]

I could go on forever! Great list of names :slight_smile:

I will ‘*’ the names I would scratch from the list.
First Names:

[name]Maria[/name] - Nice, but a little plain for me. I prefer [name]Mary[/name].
[name]Lillian[/name] ([name]Lillie[/name]) - I love [name]Lily[/name] by itself, but [name]Lillian[/name] works beautifully for an adult woman.
[name]Anna[/name] - Sweet and classic, but I prefer [name]Anya[/name].
[name]Lucy[/name] - I like it, but I can only think of [name]Lucy[/name] from Peanuts.
[name]Hazel[/name] - Underused! A little harsh, but I think its cute.
[name]Rose[/name] - I love, love, love [name]Rose[/name]! I think it needs to be used as a first name more often!
[name]Eve[/name] - I think it’s cute, but I prefer it as a middle name.
[name]Tess[/name] - Prefer it as a nickname for [name]Theresa[/name]/[name]Teresa[/name] or [name]Therese[/name]/[name]Terese[/name].
[name]Liv[/name] - Prefer it short for [name]Elizabeth[/name] or [name]Olivia[/name].
[name]Freya[/name] - Cute, but a little dated. I imagine a red head with cute little pigtails and a huge smile.
*[name]Sylvie[/name] - Much prefer [name]Sylvia[/name] but I’m not a fan of either name.
[name]Flora[/name] - I love [name]Flora[/name], it’s so sweet and brings up lovely images.
*[name]Nona[/name] - I don’t like this at all, all I can think of is “No, no”, like you’re correcting a child.
[name]Matilda[/name] ([name]Tillie[/name]) - I personally don’t like this name, but there’s nothing bad about it.
[name]Nell[/name] - I prefer this as a nickname, but it could stand on its own.
[name]Phoebe[/name] - Cute! I think this is a hidden gem that’s perfectly usable.
[name]June[/name] - This is growing on me. I imagine a strong willed, opinionated girl.
[name]Celia[/name] - I strongly prefer [name]Cecilia[/name]; [name]Celia[/name] just doesn’t sound complete to me.
*[name]Cleo[/name] - I don’t like this name at all. Not quite sure why, but I just don’t like it.
[name]Iris[/name] - Pretty! Soft and feminine.
[name]Alice[/name] - [name]Love[/name], love, love! Soft, yet strong, but feminine nevertheless.
[name]Daisy[/name] - A little childish to me, I don’t think it will work well on an adult.
[name]Ramona[/name] - A little dated. Reminds me of [name]Ramona[/name] from the book “[name]Ramona[/name] the Pest”.

Middle Names:

[name]Charlotte[/name] - Beautiful!
[name]Victoria[/name] - Strong and regal.
[name]Magdalena[/name] - Not my style.
[name]Christine[/name] - I love this, mainly because of Phantom of the [name]Opera[/name].
[name]Agnes[/name] - Not my style.
[name]Louise[/name] - Cute!
[name]Johanna[/name] - Strong, feminine name.
[name]Margaret[/name] - Cute!
[name]Susanna[/name] - Sweet, but I don’t think I would use it.
[name]Felicity[/name] - I don’t like this. I prefer [name]Amity[/name].
[name]Marigold[/name] - Not a fan. I prefer [name]Marilyn[/name] or [name]Rosemary[/name].
[name]Carolina[/name] - Cute!
[name]Pearl[/name] - Not a fan.
[name]Fern[/name] - I love this! I like it better as a first name.
[name]Joy[/name] - A little dated and plain.
[name]Saskia[/name] - I really like this! I prefer it as a first name, though.
[name]Amelia[/name] - Cute but common.
[name]Athena[/name] - Sweet and strong.
[name]Selene[/name] - I prefer [name]Selena[/name] or [name]Serena[/name].
[name]Jane[/name] - Strong, classic, feminine.

[name]Rose[/name] [name]Saskia[/name]
[name]June[/name] [name]Susanna/name
[name]Fern[/name] [name]Athena[/name]
[name]Nell[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Flora[/name] [name]Selene[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name] [name]Marigold[/name]

The names I’d lose from the list are:

[name]Liv[/name]
[name]Nona[/name]
[name]Cleo[/name]

I know people dig [name]Liv[/name] but it sounds to specific to [name]Liv[/name] [name]Tyler[/name], plus it sounds incomplete, [name]IMO[/name].
[name]Nona[/name] is a name for grandma in Italian, which can lead to awkwardness, especially in older age.
[name]Cleo[/name] will be a cat name forever for me.

Pairings:

[name]Rose[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Ramona[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Sylvie[/name] [name]Amelia[/name]
[name]June[/name] [name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Alice[/name] [name]Felicity[/name]

(I just noticed as I scrolled back up that others had these ideas first, but I’ll leave because I like them too.)