Thoughts and opinions please!

Hello all, I’m posting my girls names list! Thoughts, opinions, especially combos would be appreciated, or a shortened list! critique this list :))))

All time favorites

[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadya[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_u]Celeste[/name_u]
[name_f]Malina[/name_f]
[name_f]Tatiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Jana[/name_f]
[name_u]Marie[/name_u]

Falling out of love with

[name_u]Roma[/name_u]
[name_u]Clare[/name_u]
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
[name_f]Jenna[/name_f]
[name_f]Fifi[/name_f]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_f]Apolline[/name_f]

Guilty Pleasures

[name_f]Liliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsa[/name_f]
[name_u]Alma[/name_u]
[name_f]Jemima[/name_f]
[name_u]Hazel[/name_u]
[name_u]Credence[/name_u]
[name_m]Loup[/name_m]
[name_f]Amalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Decima[/name_f]

ok thank you!

We have a similar taste! I love all your names almost!

[name_f]Elsie[/name_f], [name_f]Jana[/name_f], [name_u]Marie[/name_u], [name_f]Nadya[/name_f], [name_f]Malina[/name_f], [name_f]Jenna[/name_f], [name_f]Irene[/name_f], [name_f]Apolline[/name_f], [name_f]Elsa[/name_f], [name_f]Amalia[/name_f] are my favs!

All time favorites

[name_f]Elsie[/name_f] - snappy and sweet
[name_f]Nadya[/name_f] - beautiful and international
[name_f]Julia[/name_f] - a bit clunky for me, but not bad
[name_u]Celeste[/name_u] - celestial and elegant
[name_f]Malina[/name_f] - sleek and interesting
[name_f]Tatiana[/name_f] - international with flair
[name_f]Jana[/name_f] - pretty cute and warm
[name_u]Marie[/name_u] - light and unexpected as a first

Falling out of love with

[name_u]Roma[/name_u] - it’s okay, but I don’t really love it - a bit too much like [name_m]Roman[/name_m], and there’s [name_u]Romy[/name_u] and [name_u]Romilly[/name_u] which I like more
[name_u]Clare[/name_u] - it’s okay - solid and nice enough, lacks something for me
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f] - pretty, zippy with flair and elegance
[name_f]Jenna[/name_f] - I prefer [name_f]Jana[/name_f]
[name_f]Fifi[/name_f] - light and sweet - I do prefer it as a nickname though.
[name_f]Irene[/name_f] - sharp but sweet
[name_f]Apolline[/name_f] - elegant + bold and gentle at the same time

Guilty Pleasures

[name_f]Liliana[/name_f] - elegant and cool
[name_f]Elsa[/name_f] - sharp and bright
[name_u]Alma[/name_u] - gentle and lovely
[name_f]Jemima[/name_f] - cute meaning and lovely sound
[name_u]Hazel[/name_u] - warm and vintage
[name_u]Credence[/name_u] - distinctive and interesting
[name_m]Loup[/name_m] - reminds me of soup :person_facepalming:
[name_f]Amalia[/name_f] - much prefer this to [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] - it has a more impactful sound
[name_f]Decima[/name_f] - kind of fun. Plus nn Dessie!!

So, if I had to make a top ten from your names, I’d do:

  1. [name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
  2. [name_f]Nadya[/name_f]
  3. [name_u]Celeste[/name_u]
  4. [name_f]Malina[/name_f]
  5. [name_f]Apolline[/name_f]
  6. [name_f]Jemima[/name_f]
  7. [name_f]Amalia[/name_f]
  8. [name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
  9. [name_f]Jana[/name_f]
  10. [name_u]Alma[/name_u]

For some combos:

(using yours)

[name_f]Elsie[/name_f] [name_u]Credence[/name_u], [name_f]Nadya[/name_f] [name_u]Hazel[/name_u], [name_u]Celeste[/name_u] [name_f]Jana[/name_f], [name_u]Marie[/name_u] [name_f]Apolline[/name_f], [name_f]Malina[/name_f] [name_u]Clare[/name_u], [name_f]Irene[/name_f] [name_f]Tatiana[/name_f], [name_u]Alma[/name_u] [name_u]Celeste[/name_u]

(using suggestions)

[name_f]Elsie[/name_f] [name_u]Cadence[/name_u]
[name_f]Nadya[/name_f] [name_u]Lupine[/name_u]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f] [name_u]Simone[/name_u]
[name_u]Celeste[/name_u] [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Malina[/name_f] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Tatiana[/name_f] [name_f]Lucie[/name_f]
[name_f]Jana[/name_f] [name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_u]Marie[/name_u] [name_f]Lilia[/name_f]

[name_f]Elsie[/name_f] [name_f]Decima[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadya[/name_f] [name_f]Elsa[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f] [name_u]Credence[/name_u]
[name_f]Malina[/name_f] [name_f]Fifi[/name_f]
[name_f]Tatiana[/name_f] [name_u]Celeste[/name_u]
[name_f]Jana[/name_f] [name_f]Jemima[/name_f]
[name_u]Marie[/name_u] [name_f]Amalia[/name_f]
[name_u]Roma[/name_u] [name_u]Clare[/name_u]
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f] [name_u]Hazel[/name_u]
[name_f]Jenna[/name_f] [name_m]Loup[/name_m]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f] [name_f]Liliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Apolline[/name_f] [name_u]Alma[/name_u]

[name_f]My[/name_f] top five are [name_f]Tatiana[/name_f], [name_u]Marie[/name_u], [name_f]Irene[/name_f], [name_f]Liliana[/name_f], and [name_f]Elsie[/name_f]

some general thoughts:

:tulip: elsie: so cute! i’ve really warmed up to this name lately. seeing it makes me happy :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:
:watermelon: nadya: i prefer the spelling nadia, but nadya is pretty too! this spelling makes the pronunciation na-dya / nad-ya intuitive so any potential confusion with nadia is removed.
:rose: julia: there’s absolutely nothing wrong with this name, i just don’t love it! i prefer juliet slightly, i think. but julia is pretty and i’d be happy to meet one!
:star: celeste: ditto julia! i do like the sound of celeste though, and obviously the imagery is lovely.
:strawberry: malina: this is cute! i see the meaning is raspberry which i love. there are a few adorable nn options, too - mal, mali, lina!
:swan: tatiana: i wouldn’t use tatiana but it’s nice and feels very regal.
:ocean: jana: i like the pronunciation YAH-nuh, but not JAH-nuh, JANE-uh, or JAN-uh. i don’t like this a whole lot unfortunately! i think there would be a lot of mispronunciations and i think it isn’t very visually appealing.
:basket: marie: an underrated classic! marie has grown on me these past few months. it has a nice sound and looks pretty on paper!

:classical_building: roma: i absolutely love roma, but have seen criticism over this name because of the romani people. personally, i associate it with rome! it has a nice sound and comes with the nickname romy.
:ribbon: clare: i prefer claire, but clare is lovely as well! it’s classy, sweet, and pretty. clare goes with so many names and sounds so lovely out loud.
:kiss: valentina: valentina feels very romantic to me! it has a very strong red visual - red dresses, red lipstick, red wine. i don’t personally like that but maybe you do! maybe you’d like valentine as well?
:kite: jenna: this feels a little basic next to your other names! there’s nothing wrong with it but i’m not a fan, personally.
:art: fifi: i think this could be adorable as a nickname, but it feels incomplete as a full name! some full name ideas, if you want them: fiadh, ffion, fiora, fiona, safiya, alsefina
:blueberries: irene: i find irene really dated and unappealing, personally. like with jenna, i think it’s a big boring / basic compared to your other names!
:bow_and_arrow: apolline: apolline is gorgeous! apollonia is very similar but with a different enough sound that maybe it’ll feel fresher to you? both names come with the nn polly, which provides a cute, simple option to contrast the slightly heavier full names!

:hibiscus: liliana: this name feels so trendy to me (maybe that’s why you have it as a gp? or maybe not!). i don’t like it very much but it’s a fine name.
:snowflake: elsa: such a pretty name - it’s a shame the movie is such a strong association! fwiw, i would still consider it usable, and i imagine most little girls would loved to share a name with a princess!
:bouquet: alma: i used to see this name as a cute name i could picture on a little girl, but since encanto came out, i can only picture it on an older woman (which reflects its ranking over the years). the sound is lovely though!
:honey_pot: jemima: not a fan unfortunately!
:herb: hazel: so cute - recognizable and easy to pronounce! it feels much less popular than it actually is - i can’t believe it ranks #27 right now!
:waxing_crescent_moon: credence: maybe you’d like candace or cadence as an alternative?
:beverage_box: loup: the sound is nice! i think this could work as a nn for louisa, louise, luella, etc.
:ballet_shoes: amalia: amalia sounds beautiful! superior to amelia imo, but would probably be confused for amelia often.
:cloud_with_lightning: decima: such a fun name! i agree it’s gp territory but it would be a fun name for a character or pet.

i would shorten it to:

Elsie
Nadya
Julia
Celeste
Malina
Tatiana
Marie
Roma
Clare
Apolline
Elsa
Hazel
Amalia

some combos:

celeste apolline
elsie clare
malina irene
marie amalia
tatiana apolline
roma celeste
alma marie
julia valentina
hazel malina
apolline clare
nadya clare

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I love [name_f]Julia[/name_f] and [name_f]Liliana[/name_f] from your lists.

[name_f]Julia[/name_f] is a lovely classic that you can’t go wrong with.

[name_f]Liliana[/name_f] has been quite common in many Hispanic and European countries before becoming popular in [name_f]English[/name_f] speaking countries. I don’t find it trendy, but very sophisticated, feminine, and has many NN options.

I also like [name_u]Hazel[/name_u] & [name_f]Malina[/name_f]. [name_u]Hazel[/name_u] is lovely and sweet. [name_f]Malina[/name_f] is kind of exotic sounding and mysterious. I also like [name_f]Melina[/name_f] and [name_f]Milena[/name_f].

[name_f]Julia[/name_f] [name_u]Celeste[/name_u] and [name_f]Liliana[/name_f] [name_u]Clare[/name_u] would make pretty combos.

I’ll do a love/like/lose with all of these names and then give some combos!

[name_u]Love[/name_u]

Summary

[name_u]Marie[/name_u] - underrated as a first name!
[name_f]Jenna[/name_f] - 90s chic

Like

Summary

[name_f]Nadya[/name_f] - versatile and international
[name_u]Celeste[/name_u] - unmistakably cool
[name_f]Malina[/name_f] - girly but spunky
[name_f]Tatiana[/name_f] - chic
[name_f]Jana[/name_f] - underrated!
[name_u]Clare[/name_u] - I like this spelling the best!
[name_f]Irene[/name_f] - lovely if a tad old-fashioned
[name_f]Liliana[/name_f] - princessy and sparkly
[name_f]Elsa[/name_f] - love it but the Frozen connection is strong
[name_u]Hazel[/name_u] - super lovely but quite popular
[name_f]Amalia[/name_f] - much prefer to similar names (Amelia, etc)

Meh

Summary

[name_f]Elsie[/name_f] - objectively fine, I just find it a bit immature
[name_f]Julia[/name_f] - fine just a bit lackluster for me
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f] - I like how it rolls off the tongue but I don’t love it for some reason
[name_f]Apolline[/name_f] - fine, I just don’t really like the “ap” syllable
[name_u]Alma[/name_u] - hard for me to imagine on a young person but I want to like it more!
[name_f]Decima[/name_f] - really cool sound! A brave choice but I kinda dig it

Lose

Summary

[name_u]Roma[/name_u] - reminds me of roma tomatoes
[name_f]Fifi[/name_f] - dog’s name
[name_f]Jemima[/name_f] - racial connotations in the US
[name_u]Credence[/name_u] - GP, cool sound though
[name_m]Loup[/name_m] - rather masculine and a little on-the-nose with the meaning

Combos
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f] [name_u]Hazel[/name_u]
[name_f]Nadya[/name_f] [name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f] [name_u]Celeste[/name_u]
[name_u]Celeste[/name_u] [name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_f]Malina[/name_f] [name_u]Clare[/name_u]
[name_f]Tatiana[/name_f] [name_u]Marie[/name_u]
[name_f]Jana[/name_f] [name_u]Clare[/name_u]
[name_u]Marie[/name_u] [name_f]Liliana[/name_f]
[name_u]Roma[/name_u] [name_u]Celeste[/name_u]
[name_u]Clare[/name_u] [name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f] [name_u]Hazel[/name_u]
[name_f]Jenna[/name_f] [name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_f]Fifi[/name_f] [name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f] [name_f]Amalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Apolline[/name_f] [name_u]Clare[/name_u]
[name_f]Liliana[/name_f] [name_u]Hazel[/name_u]
[name_f]Elsa[/name_f] [name_f]Nadya[/name_f]
[name_u]Alma[/name_u] [name_u]Clare[/name_u]
[name_f]Jemima[/name_f] [name_u]Marie[/name_u]
[name_u]Hazel[/name_u] [name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_u]Credence[/name_u] [name_f]Jenna[/name_f]
[name_m]Loup[/name_m] [name_f]Amalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amalia[/name_f] [name_u]Celeste[/name_u]
[name_f]Decima[/name_f] [name_u]Credence[/name_u]