Preschool Names

What are your thoughts on my daughter’s preschool names?

[name]Charlotte[/name] (my DD)
[name]Melody[/name]
[name]Nevaeh[/name]
Jennasie
[name]Bertie[/name]
[name]Emily[/name]
[name]Ashlynn[/name]

[name]Jameson[/name]
[name]Laken[/name]
[name]Simon[/name]
[name]Landon[/name]
[name]Jaime[/name]

I love your daughter’s name first of all:)

[name]Melody[/name]: very sweet, and i like this spelling over [name]Melodee[/name]/[name]Melodie[/name]
[name]Nevaeh[/name]: contrary to what everyone else seems to think, i think it’s a beautiful name and i only met one ever.
Jennasie: not sure how to pronounce this one…i think i’d like [name]Jenessa[/name] or something a bit better…it’s not a bad name though.
[name]Bertie[/name]: this is on a girl? this is what my late step-gma went by (her real name was [name]Alberta[/name])…makes me think of [name]Ernie[/name] and [name]Bert[/name] though.
[name]Emily[/name]: i love this! timeless, classic, southern-charm to it…and perfect on all ages:)
[name]Ashlynn[/name]: i like [name]Ashley[/name] better, but it still has a sweet little girl charm to it

[name]Jameson[/name]: a twist on the classic [name]James[/name]…i like it, especially if the dad was actually named [name]James[/name]…[name]James[/name]’ son= [name]Jameson[/name]
[name]Laken[/name]: hmm…makes me think of [name]Clay[/name] [name]Aiken[/name]…i like [name]Larkin[/name] or [name]Lincoln[/name] better.
[name]Simon[/name]: my cousin’s name…makes me think of the chipmunk, [name]Simon[/name] says (=potential teasing esp. in preschool), [name]Simon[/name]-[name]Peter[/name]…
[name]Landon[/name]: i used to love this name, but now it’s only a like…it’s sweet on a little boy though…
[name]Jaime[/name]: not really a fan of this one…

All in all, I’m surprised by all the names! All we hear about nowadays is how so many names are mega-popular, so i almost expect to see a roster of preschoolers looking something like: [name]Jacob[/name], [name]Ava[/name], [name]Isabella[/name], [name]Anna[/name], [name]Caleb[/name], [name]Blake[/name], etc. I don’t see those alot where i’m from…my niece’s daycare has names like-

Girls:
[name]Ava[/name] (just one of them)
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Celeste[/name] or [name]Celestia[/name]…can’t remember which one
[name]Hannah[/name]

boys:
[name]Nolan[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name] nn [name]Gabe[/name]
[name]Michael[/name]
…those are all i remember…she would always talk about [name]Nolan[/name] and “baby [name]Gabe[/name]” lol

[name]Charlotte[/name] - such a beautiful name but it seems overused of late
[name]Melody[/name] - it’s sweet. My bff’s name is [name]Melodee[/name] but she goes by [name]Mel[/name] mostly
[name]Nevaeh[/name] - no comment. :slight_smile:
Jennasie - sounds like a kre8yv take on [name]Genesis[/name]
[name]Bertie[/name] - kinda cute if its a nn, too masculine if not. I prefer [name]Birdie[/name]
[name]Emily[/name] - yawn
[name]Ashlynn[/name] - ick.

[name]Jameson[/name] - I’m over the -son names
[name]Laken[/name] - eww. Feminine and contrived.
[name]Simon[/name] - love!
[name]Landon[/name] - ugh.
[name]Jaime[/name] - as in Spanish HA-ee-may? If so that’s fine. Otherwise prefer [name]James[/name] or [name]Jamie[/name].