So I’m not good at making short lists. I only make long lists apparently and it’s getting a bit much. I was wondering if anyone wanted to help me refine my short list a little, to decide which names should stay and which should just go on the actual long list
I would add these to make a top 10 list:
[name_f]Opal[/name_f] [name_f]Astoria[/name_f] - I’m swooning over this one! It’s my absolute favorite from your list!
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] [name_f]Eve[/name_f]/[name_f]Florence[/name_f] - I can’t choose a middle! Both of these are lovely!
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Elora[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f] [name_u]Piper[/name_u]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f] [name_f]Adele[/name_f]
I really like these as well:
[name_f]Jovie[/name_f] [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Acacia[/name_f] [name_f]Polly[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f] [name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Mina[/name_f] [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f] [name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
For the combos you’re unsure of, my favorite combos are [name_f]Romilly[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_f]Sarai[/name_f] [name_f]Matilda[/name_f], [name_f]Ginevra[/name_f] [name_f]Snow[/name_f], [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] [name_f]Eve[/name_f]
Names I love are
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Mina[/name_f]
[name_f]Jovie[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f]
[name_f]Mavis[/name_f]
Could I suggest:
[name_f]Jovie[/name_f] [name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Jovie[/name_f] [name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Em[/name_f]ília
[name_f]Mina[/name_f] [name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f] [name_f]Anouk[/name_f]
[name_f]Una[/name_f] [name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
I love [name_f]Ginevra[/name_f] [name_f]Snow[/name_f], [name_f]Edith[/name_f] [name_f]Luella[/name_f], [name_f]Jovie[/name_f] [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f], [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] [name_u]Piper[/name_u]
Disclaimer, this is an American opinion. I feel like I don’t specify that often enough.
Those who made the cut and why:
[name_f]Sarai[/name_f] [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]* - It had a star and I am powerless against the star.
[name_f]Romilly[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]* - Ditto ([name_m]Even[/name_m] though this is the weakest of your 4 starred ones)
[name_f]Ginevra[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]* - Ditto (Picked [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] over [name_f]Snow[/name_f] because [name_f]Snow[/name_f] and [name_u]Winter[/name_u] are a bit much)
[name_f]Ilaria[/name_f] [name_u]Winter[/name_u]* - Ditto
[name_f]Winona[/name_f] [name_f]Mavis[/name_f] - I may steal this name from you, I like it so much.
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] [name_f]Eve[/name_f] - This seems to fit the style of your most favorite ones.
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f] [name_u]Piper[/name_u] - This is super spunky and it kinda made me smile.
[name_f]Opal[/name_f] [name_f]Astoria[/name_f] - I can’t explain why, but I felt this one was most deserving of what I’ve chosen to be the last slot of my version of your short list.
Those who did not make the cut and why:
[name_f]Dora[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] - I know [name_f]Dora[/name_f] is totally not the cultural icon she once was, so it’s not like she’s going to get teased in school about it (like most 90’s kid Doras did). But still.
Brontë [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] - Was it easy for you to put the accent over the E? Because I had to copy and paste it in.
[name_f]Viviana[/name_f] Brontë - Ditto.
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f] [name_f]Saffron[/name_f] - I knew a [name_f]Melody[/name_f] and kids used to call her Lod to tease her. Now it’s the first thing I pick out in names containing ‘lod’ and it’s a sound I don’t like.
[name_f]Margot[/name_f] [name_f]Adele[/name_f] - I’m not usually a fan of two two syllable names, one right after the other.
[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f] [name_f]Clara[/name_f] - sounds better in reverse, but I feel like [name_f]Clara[/name_f] as a first may feel to plain to you.
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Elora[/name_f]/[name_f]Eliora[/name_f] - I feel like a [name_f]Heidi[/name_f] paired with your starred names would be an odd man out.
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] [name_f]Luella[/name_f] - Ditto
[name_f]Polly[/name_f] [name_f]Madeline[/name_f]/[name_f]Acacia[/name_f] - Ditto
[name_f]Viola[/name_f] [name_f]Anouk[/name_f] - Not sure where this [name_f]Anouk[/name_f] trend came from on nameberry but I’m here to stop it. I do really like [name_f]Viola[/name_f], though.
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Isobel[/name_f] - I know you like [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] and all but your [name_f]Winona[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] combo is so perfect, you don’t need it anywhere else.
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] - Ditto
[name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] [name_f]Opal[/name_f] - I almost let this slip by into the short list but then I remembered it had to be a short list. And a name where the nickname could be [name_u]Corny[/name_u] can’t make it to the short list.
[name_f]Una[/name_f] [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] - Not feeling [name_f]Una[/name_f]. Not even a little bit.
[name_f]Mina[/name_f] [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f] - I have nothing against this name, but yet nothing for it either.
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] - Ditto
[name_f]Jovie[/name_f] [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] - Feels like a nickname. Reminds me of Bon [name_m]Jovi[/name_m]
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f] [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] - If you’re gonna be ballsy enough to use [name_f]Clementine[/name_f], it ought to be the first name
[name_f]Acacia[/name_f] [name_f]Polly[/name_f] - Combo feels really disjointed
@papaya thank you for all your detailed opinions! You actually echoed some concerns i had with a coupld of them. As for Brontë, I always go back and forth between [name_f]Bronte[/name_f] and Brontë, and it ends up being Brontë because all my devices correct it to that (which I understand is a niche thing and just me being an english lit student)
@babies123456 thank you . I do like [name_f]Mina[/name_f] [name_f]Florence[/name_f], [name_f]Margot[/name_f] [name_f]Anouk[/name_f] and [name_f]Una[/name_f] [name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
@sorceress thank you! [name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] and [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] [name_f]Hazel[/name_f] are nice!!
Though I also like [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] and [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] [name_f]Opal[/name_f]!
Top 6 first names:
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Winona[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
My favourite for you overall is [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Isobel[/name_f]. Stunning combo, individually beautiful names, and a perfect match with your top 4.
