Hello Berries! I decided to start thinking outside of my never-changing top five and come up with some other contenders! Now it’s a super long list! If you could just say “keep” or “toss” and any thoughts you may have, I’d appreciate it! Thank you!
Aria
Audrey
Austen
Azalea*
Beatrice
Belle
Bloom*
Brooke
Carolina (lee-nuh)
Caroline
Cecilia
Coraline
Cordelia
Clover*
Dahlia
Elena
Elise
Elizabeth
Elodie
Everly
Gemma
Hadley
Hermione*
Juliet
Juniper
Katherine
Laila
Lila
Lilly
Lola
Lorelai
Mabel
Magnolia*
Marilyn
Melody
Milla (me-luh)
Olive
Penelope
Piper
Posey
Rosalena*
Rosalie
Rose
Scarlett
Tessa
Vivienne
Willow
Zara
[name]Aria[/name]-Keep, like for mn better
[name]Audrey[/name]-Toss
[name]Austen[/name]-kinda cool, keeper
[name]Azalea[/name]-toss
[name]Beatrice[/name]-keep
[name]Belle[/name]-toss
Bloom-not sure, need to see fn to see if i like as mn
[name]Brooke[/name]-toss
[name]Carolina[/name] (lee-nuh)-keep
[name]Caroline[/name]-keep or toss
[name]Cecilia[/name]-on the fence
[name]Coraline[/name]-keep
[name]Cordelia[/name]-keep
[name]Clover[/name]-maybe
[name]Dahlia[/name]-toss
[name]Elena[/name]-keep
[name]Elise[/name]-toss
[name]Elizabeth[/name]-keep
[name]Elodie[/name]-keep
[name]Everly[/name]-maybe
[name]Gemma[/name]-maybe
[name]Hadley[/name]-maybe
[name]Hermione[/name]-toss
[name]Juliet[/name]-keep
[name]Juniper[/name]-keeper!
[name]Katherine[/name]-keep
[name]Laila[/name]-Toss
[name]Lila[/name]-toss
[name]Lilly[/name]-toss
[name]Lola[/name]-toss (ok, apparently i’m not a fan of the cool short L names)
[name]Lorelai[/name]-maybe
[name]Mabel[/name]-TOSS
[name]Magnolia[/name]*-keep
[name]Marilyn[/name]-maybe, could be really cool
[name]Melody[/name]-I feel like a lot will say toss, but I love this name, keep!
[name]Milla[/name] (me-luh)-toss, but only bc my sis had an evil cat with this name
[name]Olive[/name]-keep[name]Penelope[/name]-keep
[name]Piper[/name]-keep
[name]Posey[/name]-keep
[name]Rosalie[/name]-toss
[name]Rose[/name]-toss (not a fan of rose names either, man, I’m picky)
[name]Scarlett[/name]-keep
[name]Tessa[/name]-maybe, more keep
[name]Vivienne[/name]-KEEP
[name]Willow[/name]-keep
[name]Zara[/name]-keep, I’m starting to love this name!
[QUOTE=rocknrollwife;1541109]Hello Berries! I decided to start thinking outside of my never-changing top five and come up with some other contenders! Now it’s a super long list! If you could just say “keep” or “toss” and any thoughts you may have, I’d appreciate it! Thank you!
Aria it’s nice, but doesn’t excite me. Could be said like area by some
Audrey just ok
Austen not on a girl imo
Azalea* love it
Beatrice love it. Sweet & sophisticated
Belle toss
Bloom* nms
Brooke simple & pretty. Great in the middle
Carolina (lee-nuh) pretty but pronunciation issues
Caroline less pretty, but less prn issues!
Cecilia love it
Coraline nms. Name of a movie
Cordelia love it
Clover* love it
Dahlia love it but i do think of the black dahlia murder
Elena love it
Elise love it
Elizabeth classic
Elodie toss
Everly toss
Gemma toss
Hadley toss
Hermione* toss
Juliet it’s ok
Juniper cute mn especially
Katherine classic
Laila toss
Lila ok
Lilly ok
Lola no only as a nn would I use Lola
Lorelai very pretty. Fave out of these L names
Mabel it’s cute
Magnolia* it’s ok
Marilyn love it!
Melody it’s.ok
Milla (me-luh) it’s ok
Olive toss
Penelope toss
Piper toss
Posey cute
Rosalie pretty
Rose classic
Scarlett
Tessa nickname
Vivienne love
Willow i like Willa
Zara love it
[name]Aria[/name] - [name]Love[/name]! I’d use it but I used to work at a place with this name.
[name]Audrey[/name] - [name]One[/name] of my favorite names ever. [name]LOVE[/name].
[name]Austen[/name] - Hate on a girl, sorry.
[name]Azalea[/name]* - [name]Don[/name]'t like
[name]Beatrice[/name] - NMS.
[name]Belle[/name] - Yawn.
Bloom* - [name]Don[/name]'t like at all.
[name]Brooke[/name] - Like.
[name]Carolina[/name] (lee-nuh) - You’re going to have trouble getting that pronunciation (especially if you’re in the US). Prefer [name]Caroline[/name] anyways.
[name]Caroline[/name] - [name]Love[/name].
[name]Cecilia[/name] - NMS.
[name]Coraline[/name] - It’s nice, love the nn [name]Cora[/name].
[name]Cordelia[/name] - [name]Love[/name]!
[name]Clover[/name]* - [name]Don[/name]'t like.
[name]Dahlia[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t like.
[name]Elena[/name] - It’s ok.
[name]Elise[/name] - Meh.
[name]Elizabeth[/name] - A nice classic, lots of nn potential.
[name]Elodie[/name] - [name]Love[/name]!
[name]Everly[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t like.
[name]Gemma[/name] - It’s ok.
[name]Hadley[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t like.
[name]Hermione[/name]* - Too tied to HP.
[name]Juliet[/name] - [name]Love[/name].
[name]Juniper[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t like.
[name]Katherine[/name] - Another nice classic.
[name]Laila[/name] - This spelling is odd to me. Is it supposed to be [name]Leila[/name]/[name]Layla[/name]? [name]Lilah[/name]?
[name]Lila[/name] - It’s ok.
[name]Lilly[/name] - [name]Kinda[/name] over this name but it’s nice.
[name]Lola[/name] - It’s ok.
[name]Lorelai[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t like this spelling, prefer [name]Lorelei[/name].
[name]Mabel[/name] - It’s ok. TBH I think of [name]Mabel[/name] the table from HIMYM, haha.
[name]Magnolia[/name]* - [name]Don[/name]'t like.
[name]Marilyn[/name] - It’s ok.
[name]Melody[/name] - Like.
[name]Milla[/name] (me-luh) - I would say this as mill-uh. I think [name]Mila[/name] is better.
[name]Olive[/name] - Like.
[name]Penelope[/name] - [name]Love[/name].
[name]Piper[/name] - [name]Love[/name]!
[name]Posey[/name] - Too nicknamey/cutesy.
Rosalena* - It’s ok.
[name]Rosalie[/name] - NMS.
[name]Rose[/name] - A little boring.
[name]Scarlett[/name] - Like.
[name]Tessa[/name] - Like.
[name]Vivienne[/name] - [name]Love[/name].
[name]Willow[/name] - Meh.
[name]Zara[/name] - It’s ok.
It’s so interesting to see everyone’s opinions! Thank you!
So, I’m not wild about boys names on girls, but we met a girl named [name]Austin[/name] when we were out to dinner one night and it was so unexpected, I really loved it! And since I’m a [name]Jane[/name] [name]Austen[/name] fan and all around book nerd, I had to add [name]Austen[/name] to the list!
[name]Aria[/name]- KEEP - okay, I prefer [name]Ariana[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name]- KEEP okay, I prefer [name]Aubrey[/name]
[name]Austen[/name] - TOSS - too unisex for me
[name]Azalea[/name]* - KEEP like as a mn
[name]Beatrice[/name] - KEEP nice, prefer [name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Belle[/name]- TOSS meh, okay, better as a mn
Bloom*- TOSS not terrible
[name]Brooke[/name]- TOSS snore
[name]Carolina[/name] (lee-nuh)- TOSS [name]North[/name] or South?
[name]Caroline[/name]- TOSS meh, not terrible, prefer [name]Coraline[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name] - KEEP okay, prefer [name]Cecily[/name]
[name]Coraline[/name]- KEEP LIKE
[name]Cordelia[/name]- KEEP LIKE
[name]Clover[/name]- KEEP like as a mn
[name]Dahlia[/name]- TOSS reminds me of death and surrealism or [name]Dolly[/name], not terrible though
[name]Elena[/name]- TOSS meh, boring
[name]Elise[/name]- TOSS meh, too much like [name]Elsie[/name] which I loathe
[name]Elizabeth[/name]- KEEP LIKE
[name]Elodie[/name]- TOSS I don’t get this one
[name]Everly[/name]- KEEP this is a unique one that I kinda like
[name]Gemma[/name]- KEEP nice
[name]Hadley[/name]- TOSS meh, too trendy and Hads is a stupid nn
[name]Hermione[/name]- TOSS I love HP but I wouldn’t use it
[name]Juliet[/name]- KEEP beautiful
[name]Juniper[/name]- KEEP I like it
[name]Katherine[/name]- KEEP pretty
[name]Laila[/name]- TOSS too licky
[name]Lila[/name]- TOSS same as above
[name]Lilly[/name]- KEEP not bad, especially as a mn
[name]Lola[/name]- TOSS bleh, I just think of the song
[name]Lorelai[/name]- KEEP beautiful, though I like [name]Lorelei[/name]
[name]Mabel[/name]- TOSS too old lady
[name]Magnolia[/name]- KEEP pretty, especially as a mn
[name]Marilyn[/name]- TOSS [name]Monroe[/name]
[name]Melody[/name]- TOSS and [name]Harmony[/name]
[name]Milla[/name] (me-luh)- TOSS this just makes me think of worms
[name]Olive[/name]- KEEP interesting and nice
[name]Penelope[/name]- KEEP pretty
[name]Piper[/name]- KEEP like
[name]Posey[/name] - KEEP as a mn only
Rosalena- TOSS meh
[name]Rosalie[/name]- KEEP pretty
[name]Rose[/name]- TOSS meh, okay as a mn
[name]Scarlett[/name]- TOSS meh
[name]Tessa[/name]- KEEP gorgeous
[name]Vivienne[/name]- TOSS bleh
[name]Willow[/name]- KEEP okay
[name]Zara[/name]- KEEP nice
[name]Aria[/name] - toss, too vowel-heavy for me.
[name]Audrey[/name] - keep
[name]Austen[/name] - toss
[name]Azalea[/name]* - keep
[name]Beatrice[/name] - toss, seems stuffy
[name]Belle[/name] - keep, though I like it more as a middle name
Bloom* - toss, too surnamey
[name]Brooke[/name] - keep, I like it as a middle name, but that’s just me
[name]Carolina[/name] (lee-nuh) - keep
[name]Caroline[/name] - keep
[name]Cecilia[/name] - toss
[name]Coraline[/name] - toss, nice but the movie association is a bit strong (not a bad thing, just saying)
[name]Cordelia[/name] - keep
[name]Clover[/name]* - toss, a little too cutesy
[name]Dahlia[/name] - keep, and I’d just like to say I love this name!
[name]Elena[/name] - keep
[name]Elise[/name] - keep, love to use it myself someday, but can’t. Not because of a bad association, but it could get confusing with an [name]Elise[/name] and an [name]Elisa[/name] in the family. ([name]Elisa[/name] being my bf’s cousin)
[name]Elizabeth[/name] - toss, I only say that because it’s almost TOO classic.
[name]Elodie[/name] - toss
[name]Everly[/name] - toss
[name]Gemma[/name] - keep, it could grow on me
[name]Hadley[/name] - toss, too similar to [name]Hedley[/name] [name]Lamarr[/name] from ‘Blazing Saddles’ for me.
[name]Hermione[/name]* - toss, too HP I’m sad to say.
[name]Juliet[/name] - keep
[name]Juniper[/name] - toss, a little too whimsical
[name]Katherine[/name] - keep, though not my preferred spelling
[name]Laila[/name] - toss
[name]Lila[/name] - keep
[name]Lilly[/name] - keep, sure it’s really popular, but the alternate spelling makes me more useable
[name]Lola[/name] - keep
[name]Lorelai[/name] - keep
[name]Mabel[/name] - keep, this one has sentimental value for me because of my late grandma.
[name]Magnolia[/name]* - keep, a magnificent name!
[name]Marilyn[/name] - keep
[name]Melody[/name] - keep
[name]Milla[/name] (me-luh) - toss, for some reason my mind keeps making me think of meal worms.
[name]Olive[/name] - keep
[name]Penelope[/name] - toss
[name]Piper[/name] - toss
[name]Posey[/name] - toss
Rosalena* - keep
[name]Rosalie[/name] - toss
[name]Rose[/name] - keep
[name]Scarlett[/name] - toss, this name is forever [name]Scarlett[/name] O’[name]Hara[/name] for me.
[name]Tessa[/name] - keep
[name]Vivienne[/name] - toss, this spelling’s a tad too frilly for me
[name]Willow[/name] - toss
[name]Zara[/name] - keep
