Thoughts on my (slightly) short lists

Honest opinions on my (not really) short lists.
For girls;
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Clarissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]

For boys;
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_u]Atlas[/name_u]
[name_m]Bram[/name_m]
[name_u]Beckett[/name_u]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m]
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u]
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_u]Julian[/name_u]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_u]Max[/name_u]
[name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]

Thanks a lot!

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I love Matilda, Lyra, Ophelia and Alice for girls and Sebastian, Max, Oscar, Darcy, Caspian, Atticus and Atlas for boys.

The only names I dislike are Clarissa, Bram, Beckett and Dorian.

Overall, it’s a great list of names! Eclectic, literary and quirky, and yet in many cases classically timeless.

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From your girls list I love [name_f]Matilda[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], and [name_f]Lyra[/name_f]. They’re beautiful. I like [name_f]Lucie[/name_f] and [name_f]Juliet[/name_f], but would personally spell them [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] and [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] (just preferences). I like [name_f]Alice[/name_f] and [name_f]Tessa[/name_f], but probably wouldn’t use them myself due to friends having those names.

For boys, I adore [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]. [name_f]My[/name_f] SO is adamant that if we have a boy he will be [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]. [name_m]Bram[/name_m], [name_u]Atlas[/name_u], [name_m]Caspian[/name_m], and [name_u]Dorian[/name_u] are all guilty pleasures of mine that I would love to use, but I’m worried they’re a bit ‘out there’ or they just don’t flow as well with other names I would use. I also really like [name_u]Finn[/name_u], but I worry that it isn’t ‘complete’, and I’m not a fan of the long versions I’ve seen.

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Omg I genuinely love them all. I’m going to pick a top 5 for each but this is going to be pretty difficult…

Girls:
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucie[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
(Honourable mentions: [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] and [name_f]Tessa[/name_f])

Boys:
[name_u]Atlas[/name_u]
[name_u]Beckett[/name_u]
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
(Honourable mentions: [name_m]Bram[/name_m] and [name_m]Caspian[/name_m])

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[name_f]My[/name_f] favorites of [name_f]Lucie[/name_f], [name_f]Cecily[/name_f], [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f], [name_f]Daisy[/name_f], and [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]. I also like [name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Tessa[/name_f], and [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]. [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] is popular to the point of being boring for me, tbh, but if that doesn’t bother you, it is definitely a pretty name. I kind of like [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]…I just can never decide if the Shakespearean character is a good association or not. [name_f]Clarissa[/name_f] and [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] have never really appealed to me personally, but I definitely think they are strong options. Overall, you have a great list!

Of your boys, my favorites are [name_u]Atlas[/name_u], [name_m]Caspian[/name_m], [name_m]Edmund[/name_m], [name_u]Julian[/name_u], and [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], but they are pretty much all great, too. The only ones I really don’t care for myself are [name_u]Dorian[/name_u], [name_m]Ernest[/name_m], [name_u]Darcy[/name_u], and [name_u]Percy[/name_u] – I can think of a worthy literary association for all of them (well, not sure if I’d call [name_u]Dorian[/name_u] worthy), but I’m just not sure about them irl. Still, if you love them, I don’t think my opinion is worth anything here.

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this could help! :slight_smile:

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You have great lists!!

I love:
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucie[/name_f] (but prefer [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]!)
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]

Caspian
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_u]Atlas[/name_u]
[name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_u]Beckett[/name_u]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
[name_u]Julian[/name_u]

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Love
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_u]Max[/name_u] (my sons name)
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] (I also love [name_f]Olive[/name_f])
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] ([name_u]Love[/name_u]…NN Bash)
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f] (fav girl name on list)

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[name_u]Atlas[/name_u]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_u]Beckett[/name_u]
[name_f]Clarissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_u]Julian[/name_u]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_u]Percy[/name_u]

Lose
[name_m]Bram[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u] (I like for a girl)
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucie[/name_f] ( I do like [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] though)
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]

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Top 3 girls:
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]

Bottom 3 girls:
[name_f]Clarissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]

Top 3 boys:
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]

Bottom 3 boys:
[name_m]Bram[/name_m]
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m]
[name_u]Julian[/name_u]

I hope this is helpful!

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These are lovely! We definitely share some names off of our short-ish lists.

For girls, my favorites are [name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f], [name_f]Tessa[/name_f], [name_f]Juliet[/name_f], and [name_f]Matilda[/name_f], with honorable mentions for [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] and [name_f]Lucie[/name_f] (though I prefer the other spelling).

For boys I like [name_u]Julian[/name_u], [name_u]Finn[/name_u], [name_u]Dorian[/name_u], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], and [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] (a clear pattern, oops) with honorable mentions for [name_m]Peter[/name_m], [name_u]Darcy[/name_u], and [name_m]Charles[/name_m]. I love your boys list!!!

I’m not a huge fan of [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] (it’s still very popular, but I just mostly am not excited by it) or [name_f]Clarissa[/name_f]. I also don’t love [name_u]Beckett[/name_u], [name_m]Edmund[/name_m], or [name_m]Ernest[/name_m].

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[name_m]Hi[/name_m] there.

Here are my thoughts-

Girls-

[name_f]Alice[/name_f]-So sweet. It’s smart, kind, gentle yet holds substance. It’s getting really popular in my area, & I don’t like any nns for it. Those are the only minor downfalls.

[name_f]Lucie[/name_f]-Very cute & lovable. Kind of hard to picture on an adult, but obviously adult Lucies exist. And that spelling looks a tad off. [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] spelled this way has been in or around the top 100 for years, that it’s too familiar to mess with in my opinion.

[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]-I don’t know why, but I can’t get into this one. It just sounds sort of dark for some reason.

[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]-It’s beautiful & timeless. I love it on any age, & I’m completely head over heals for [name_f]Livy[/name_f]. But [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] is just soooo over done & expected these days, you know? That’s why I have [name_f]Olive[/name_f] nn [name_f]Livy[/name_f] on my shortish list instead.

[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]-Very cute! It has a pleasant sing-songy sound. It’s unique yet not too out there.

[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]-See [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f], LOL. I really like [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] though. It sounds softer for some reason. And I love the nn [name_f]Nellie[/name_f]. I also think that just [name_f]Delia[/name_f] is pretty.

[name_f]Clarrisa[/name_f]-For some reason ‘issa’ names always sound snobby to me. No real reason why. [name_m]Just[/name_m] not my cup of tea.

[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]- :heart_eyes: :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: :heart_eyes: :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]-This is nice. It’s dramatic like the other [name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m] names on your list, but sounds not as dramatic.

[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]-This is good! It’s simple yet not over done. Smart, sporty, girly but not too girly & grows up well.

[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]-I’m a name freak, & I still can’t tell if this is ‘lie-ruh’ or ‘leer-uh’. That could be an issue. I like the ‘lie-ruh’ pronunciation.

[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]-I kind of like it, but sometimes it feels clunky to me. I quite like the nn [name_f]Millie[/name_f].

Boys-

[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]-This is cool. I used to really love it, but it’s just losing its charm for some reason.

[name_u]Atlas[/name_u]-This is cool too! Sounds like a fresher version of [name_m]Atticus[/name_m].

[name_m]Bram[/name_m]-Meh, it’s okay. A little bland. I really like [name_m]Abram[/name_m] though. [name_m]Bram[/name_m] is better for a nn in my opinion.

[name_u]Beckett[/name_u]-I love the nn [name_u]Kit[/name_u] here. [name_u]Beckett[/name_u] is cute, but when you say it too much it sounds weird.

[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]-Oh, that’s neat. Bold & a little mysterious. [name_m]Cas[/name_m] & Caspi are really cute nns.

[name_m]Charles[/name_m]-I love all of the nn options here ([name_u]Charlie[/name_u], [name_u]Cal[/name_u], [name_m]Cab[/name_m], [name_u]Chase[/name_u], [name_u]Chance[/name_u] & [name_m]Chet[/name_m]!) more than the actual name. It’s a good solid classic though.

[name_u]Darcy[/name_u]-I don’t care for this one. It sounds too girly for a boy & too boyish for a girl.

[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]-This doesn’t do much for me. Not sure why.

[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]-I want to like this! I really like [name_m]Edgar[/name_m], [name_m]Edwin[/name_m] & [name_m]Edward[/name_m]. This just sounds a little too clunky.

[name_m]Ernest[/name_m]-Well, this is totally clunky, but it’s so unexpected that it’s kind of fun.

[name_u]Finn[/name_u]-[name_u]Love[/name_u] it! On my list too. It’s so simple, witty, sporty & lovable.

[name_u]Julian[/name_u]-I really really love this one. It’s been on my top three since I was a teenager many moons ago. It’s so darn handsome & charming.

[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]-Very nice. A little artsy & quirky, but can totally see on a go getter type.

[name_u]Max[/name_u]-I love [name_u]Max[/name_u]! Kind of like [name_u]Finn[/name_u], but a little softer almost. Very popular, but a great name.

[name_u]Percy[/name_u]-Kind of cute as. nn, but kind of too cheesy.

[name_m]Peter[/name_m]-Very handsome. A good solid classic. I like [name_m]Peter[/name_m] w/the unexpected nn of Patch. Or [name_u]Pip[/name_u]!

[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]-Another nice one. Bold & artsy, but also sophisticated. A little pretentious, but I kind of like that about it. Great nns too: [name_m]Satch[/name_m], [name_m]Seb[/name_m], Sebby or Bash.

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps. :slight_smile:

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Girl picks: [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] and [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
Boy picks: [name_u]Beckett[/name_u], [name_u]Finn[/name_u], and [name_m]Peter[/name_m]

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These are really great so this is tough.

My top 3 favorites for girls:

  1. Alice
  2. Lyra
  3. Lucie (though I prefer [name_f]Lucy[/name_f])
    Honorable mentions to [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f], [name_f]Matilda[/name_f], [name_f]Juliet[/name_f], [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f], and [name_f]Clarissa[/name_f] (though I prefer [name_u]Clair[/name_u])
    Bottom 3: [name_f]Tessa[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Cecily[/name_f]

For boys;

  1. Atticus
  2. Dorian
  3. Caspian
    Honorable mentions: [name_u]Finn[/name_u], [name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_u]Atlas[/name_u], [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] (slightly prefer [name_m]Edwin[/name_m]), [name_u]Beckett[/name_u], and [name_m]Peter[/name_m].
    For [name_u]Percy[/name_u], I prefer [name_m]Perseus[/name_m], [name_m]Percival[/name_m], or [name_u]Persia[/name_u] with [name_u]Percy[/name_u] as nickname. [name_m]Maximus[/name_m] is probably too much for most people but I prefer it with [name_u]Max[/name_u] as nn.
    I’m not a fan of [name_m]Bram[/name_m] or [name_m]Ernest[/name_m] and I’ve just never been able to get into [name_u]Julian[/name_u], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], and [name_m]Charles[/name_m]. I feel like I should like these but just never have.
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They are such pretty names!

I love:
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] ( the nicknames Ophie is so cute! )
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] ( the nickname [name_f]Tilly[/name_f] is cute too )

Atlas
[name_m]Charles[/name_m]
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u] ( I love this one! )
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]

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