[name]Everly[/name]: Not my style, but you may also like…
[name]Waverly[/name]
[name]Bellamy[/name]
[name]Connelly[/name]
[name]Darcy[/name]
[name]Emery[/name]
[name]Ellery[/name]
[name]Flannery[/name]
[name]Harper[/name]
[name]Hollis[/name]
[name]Hadley[/name]
[name]Marlo[/name]
[name]Piper[/name]
[name]Quincy[/name]
[name]Romilly[/name] (nn [name]Romy[/name])
[name]Jayne[/name]/[name]Jayde[/name] (DH is named [name]Jay[/name]): I love [name]Jane[/name], but the Y spellings look yooneek/trendy to me.
[name]Lynn[/name] (DH mom’s name): This feels dated to me…
[name]Linnea[/name]
[name]Linden[/name] (not the best with your last name)
[name]Evelyn[/name] (ditto)
[name]Madeline[/name] (ditto)
[name]Rose[/name]: I love this name so much, and think it’s gorgeous with your last name.
[name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Rosalind[/name]
Rosabel
[name]Alice[/name] (my gran’s name): I love it!
[name]Elliott[/name]: It’s a boys’ name to me, but I can see [name]Ellery[/name] on a girl.
[name]Beth[/name] (my mn is [name]Elizabeth[/name]): [name]Beth[/name] feels very dated, but I love [name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Eliza[/name], and the [name]Libby[/name] and [name]Bess[/name] nicknames.
It’s not related to [name]Elizabeth[/name] or [name]Beth[/name], but you may also like [name]Blythe[/name].
[name]Aubrey[/name] (my dad’s name): It’s become a very trendy name…
You may also like [name]Audrey[/name].
[name]Grace[/name]: Despite its popularity, I think it’s a beautiful first name. (It feels like a filler in the middle to me…)
[name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Bess[/name]
[name]Belle[/name]
[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Eve[/name]
[name]Hope[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Kate[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Nell[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Tess[/name]
[name]Skye[/name]: Not my style, but I can see its appeal…
[name]Aria[/name]
[name]Bay[/name]
[name]Ciel[/name] (see-[name]EL[/name])
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Willow[/name]
[name]Dylan[/name]: A trendy boys’ name to me… I think a first name that doesn’t end in an N would sound great with your last name.
[name]Ashtyn[/name]: Too trendy for me, especially with the y.
You may like [name]Ashby[/name].
[name]Hayden[/name]: See [name]Ashton[/name]. (Plus, [name]Hayden[/name] is part of the meganame trendy with names like [name]Brayden[/name]/[name]Braedon[/name]/[name]Cayden[/name]/[name]Caden[/name]/[name]Jaden[/name]/[name]Jayden[/name]/[name]Zaiden[/name], etc.)
[name]Raine[/name]: Not my style…
[name]Moriah[/name] (the church-Mt. [name]Moriah[/name]-where DH and I were married): I’m wondering if it will be confused with [name]Mariah[/name].
[name]Wren[/name]: I think this is beautiful…
[name]Lydia[/name]: [name]LOVE[/name]!
[name]Macy[/name]: Not my style…
[name]Thea[/name] (DH’s gran’s name was [name]Thelma[/name]): I love it!
My favorites: [name]Rose[/name], [name]Alice[/name], [name]Lydia[/name], and [name]Thea[/name]. (From your nature names, I love [name]Wren[/name] the most.)
Boys
[name]Tyson[/name]: Not my style, and I think of [name]Mike[/name] [name]Tyson[/name] and [name]Tyson[/name] chicken.
[name]Jaymes[/name] (DH’s name is [name]Jay[/name]): I love [name]James[/name], but not the tendy/yooneek [name]Jaymes[/name] spelling, which looks like someone’s trying to make it appear feminine. I think that [name]James[/name] is a great way to honor a [name]Jay[/name]. (I know two people named [name]James[/name] who go by “[name]Jay[/name].”)
[name]William[/name] (my dad’s name): I love it!
[name]Alexander[/name]: Very handsome…
[name]Grant[/name]: I like it…
[name]Jackson[/name]: Because I’ve heard it so much, it’s starting to feel trendy to me. Its -on ending sounds repetitive to me with your last name, McClendon.
[name]Jude[/name]: I think this is such a cool name…
[name]Logan[/name]: It feels trendy to me, and I think some of your other names sound better with your last name.
[name]Archer[/name]
[name]Abbott[/name]
[name]Everett[/name]
[name]Miles[/name]
[name]Pierce[/name]
[name]Reed[/name]
[name]Shepherd[/name]
[name]Sawyer[/name]
[name]Wyatt[/name]
[name]Walker[/name]
[name]Cash[/name]: I think it’s a nice nickname for [name]Cassius[/name] and [name]Cashel[/name], but it doesn’t feel very substantial to me on its own.
[name]Luke[/name]: I think it’s a handsome name…
[name]Jasper[/name]: I love it, but when I see [name]Jasper[/name] McClendan, the M in your last name attaches to the “sper” in [name]Jasper[/name] to form the word “sperm.” In school, he’ll write his name as [name]Jasper[/name] M., and I can’t help but see “sperm.”
[name]Jayce[/name] (DH’s name is [name]Jay[/name]): This feels very trendy to me, and honestly looks feminine. I think of [name]Jaycee[/name] Dugard.
[name]Eli[/name]: I like it on its own, and think it’s a great nickname for [name]Elias[/name] and [name]Elliot[/name].
[name]Hurley[/name]: I think of [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Hurley[/name] and the term “hurl,” which is a slang term for “to vomit.” What about [name]Harley[/name]?
From your boys’ names, [name]James[/name], [name]William[/name], and [name]Jude[/name] are my favorites.
Good luck!