I went to a concert for orchestra last night, and as always, I took an extra copy of the concert program to jot down notes about the names. This was a district wide concert, my favorite one of the year. NOTE: I only included names of interest.
Fifth Graders: (these kids were born in 1998-1999)
Several girls named [name]Claire[/name], one of my favorite names.
Also may girls named [name]Sophia[/name]/[name]Sofia[/name].
[name]Veronica[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Grace[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Sage[/name]
[name]Ione[/name]
[name]Priscilla[/name]
[name]Thea[/name]
[name]Tatum[/name]
[name]Astrid[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Maggie[/name]—full name, or short for [name]Margaret[/name]? cute
[name]Kathleen[/name]
[name]Belle[/name]
[name]Betty[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Zoe[/name]—rarely seen in the original form these days. how refreshing to see this one.
[name]Gracie[/name]
[name]Nathalie[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Clea[/name]
[name]Araceli[/name]
[name]Millie[/name]—full name or short for something?
[name]Michaela[/name]—like [name]Zoe[/name], rarely seen spelled correctly.
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Luisa[/name]
Now for some disasters:
[name]Loralei[/name]—so mispelled.
Ceven—[name]Seven[/name]?
Jadelyn
Jacquelene—worst form of [name]Jacqueline[/name] I’ve seen so far.
Kryssi—awkward
Browyn—this was going in the “great names” section until I read it a second time.
LaZairia—no comment. just, no.
[name]Myranda[/name]
Auroara—what is this!!!
[name]Estee[/name]—strange
Letrice
JoDei—see LaZairia
Kenlynn
[name]Gavrielle[/name]
And, names that are so outdated, why are they still being used 10 years after they were popular?
[name]Madison[/name]
[name]Lauren[/name]
[name]Jenna[/name]
[name]Kaitlyn[/name]
[name]Mackenzie[/name]
[name]Ashley[/name]
[name]Courtney[/name]
[name]Megan[/name]
[name]Lindsey[/name]
[name]Jessica[/name]
[name]Jennifer[/name]
[name]Amanda[/name]
[name]Brittany[/name]
[name]Vanessa[/name]
And names that reflect our current trends:
[name]Isabella[/name]
[name]Faith[/name]
[name]Savannah[/name]
[name]Kinsey[/name]
[name]Emma[/name]
[name]Emilie[/name]
[name]Rheanna[/name]
[name]Kayla[/name]
[name]Paige[/name]
[name]Liberty[/name]
Middle School: (these were born around 1995-1997)
I’ll just do one school for this one, because it’s the most interesting. This school literally has the best and worst of names.
[name]Brooklynne[/name]–oh my.
Not one, but two girls named [name]Sabryna[/name].
[name]Heaven[/name]–I just can’t see this on a real person.
Kaytlyn—enough said.
[name]Khaliah[/name]-ka-kaw! ka-kaw!
And then, the lovely ones:
[name]Winona[/name]
[name]Serena[/name]
[name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]Miranda[/name]
[name]Edith[/name]
[name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Belinda[/name]
[name]Rebecca[/name]
[name]Tabitha[/name]
[name]Gillian[/name]
[name]Clarissa[/name]
High School: (anywhere from 1994-1990)
Again, the best and worst all in one school.
[name]Audrie[/name]—one of my faves is [name]Audrey[/name], so this hurts.
Selenne—looks so awkward, how do you even say this?
Mirissa
Joeisha
[name]Imani[/name]
[name]Analicia[/name]
D’anthony—this is a guy, but I just had to mention what a disaster it was.
[name]Cyriss[/name]
Jordynne—awful
And the good ones:
[name]Vivian[/name]
[name]Mariah[/name]—soft spot for this one
[name]Tara[/name]—my name!
[name]Sadie[/name]
[name]Shirley[/name]
Emerita
[name]Adela[/name]
[name]Nathalie[/name]—another one
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Simone[/name]