Thoughts on these names??

What are your thoughts on my top 5 choices??

Girls:

  1. [name]Avery[/name] [name]Renee[/name]
  2. [name]Leah[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]
  3. [name]Emily[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
  4. [name]Brennan[/name] [name]Joy[/name]
  5. [name]Addison[/name] [name]Claire[/name]

Boys:

  1. [name]Jack[/name] [name]Edward[/name]
  2. [name]Luke[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name]
  3. [name]Braden[/name] [name]Neel[/name] (family name)
  4. [name]Noah[/name] [name]Andrew[/name]
  5. [name]Henry[/name] [name]Thomas[/name]

Girls:

  1. [name]Avery[/name] [name]Renee[/name]- I like [name]Ava[/name] much better, especially with [name]Renee[/name]. [name]Rene[/name], spelled this way, is masculine, so it’s a bit too unisex for my taste.
  2. [name]Leah[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]- [name]LOVE[/name]! My favorite on your list.
  3. [name]Emily[/name] [name]Grace[/name]- It’s sweet and classic, but not anything special to me. There are zillions of [name]Emily[/name] Graces.
  4. [name]Brennan[/name] [name]Joy[/name]- I don’t like [name]Brennan[/name] on a girl at all. I do like [name]Joy[/name] in the middle, though.
  5. [name]Addison[/name] [name]Claire[/name]- I don’t like that [name]Addison[/name] means “son of [name]Adam[/name],” but I love [name]Claire[/name], first or middle.

Boys:

  1. [name]Jack[/name] [name]Edward[/name]- This is probably my favorite of your boys names. I love [name]Jack[/name]- it’s so classic and seems so friendly to me.
  2. [name]Luke[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name]- I love [name]Luca[/name], but [name]Luke[/name] has been growing on me lately.
  3. [name]Braden[/name] [name]Neel[/name] (family name)- [name]Braden[/name] fits in the whole [name]Aidan[/name] set, which isn’t bad, just overdone to the point that it’s lost its appeal.
  4. [name]Noah[/name] [name]Andrew[/name]- I find [name]Noah[/name] a bit too soft, personally. But there’s nothing at all wrong with it.
  5. [name]Henry[/name] [name]Thomas[/name]- I really like this one. It’s so sophisticated and timeless.

Pretty and handsome names. I’m guessing that popularity doesn’t bother you much. If that’s the case then ignore my comments re popularity. It does bother me. My favorite names used to be [name]Ella[/name], [name]Grace[/name], and [name]Olivia[/name], but when I had my first daughter, none were on the list. I didn’t want her to be one of 3 or 4 with the same name in her classes as I always was!

  1. [name]Avery[/name] [name]Renee[/name] - okay
  2. [name]Leah[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] - [name]Love[/name] it - my favorite on your list by far
  3. [name]Emily[/name] [name]Grace[/name] - incredibly popular (and overdone in my opinion)
  4. [name]Brennan[/name] [name]Joy[/name] - too masculine. I prefer [name]Brynn[/name]
  5. [name]Addison[/name] [name]Claire[/name] - very popular. [name]Addison[/name] is nms. [name]Claire[/name] always looks like a filler mn to me (almost as much as [name]Grace[/name] does). [name]Adeline[/name] is pretty, but [name]Addie[/name] is everywhere.

Boys:

  1. [name]Jack[/name] [name]Edward[/name] - [name]Jack[/name] is incredibly popular. I know a ton of little Jacks. [name]John[/name] is great though and much less common. [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Edward[/name].
  2. [name]Luke[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name] - very handsome
  3. [name]Braden[/name] [name]Neel[/name] (family name) - nms. [name]Braden[/name]/[name]Aidan[/name]/[name]Hayden[/name] are everywhere
  4. [name]Noah[/name] [name]Andrew[/name] - very handsome
  5. [name]Henry[/name] [name]Thomas[/name] - very handsome

I like them all… Am looking forward to seeing the feedback you get, b/c I also have [name]Avery[/name], [name]Addison[/name] and some other more classic choices on my list and am really wrestling with it! …and I have an [name]Emily[/name]! ([name]Emily[/name] [name]Kate[/name])
Re: [name]Brennan[/name], I like [name]Brenna[/name] more for a girl, but [name]Brennan[/name] is definitely different…
Re: [name]Avery[/name] and [name]Addie[/name], I find there is something very attractive about them - spirited and assertive.

I do agree that [name]Leah[/name] is really nice, and [name]Leah[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] sounds awesome.

Of your boy choices I would be torn btw [name]Jack[/name], [name]Luke[/name], and [name]Noah[/name]… maybe [name]Noah[/name] a close third!

Girls:

  1. [name]Avery[/name] [name]Renee[/name]: [name]Avery[/name] sounds too “cowboy” to me. What about [name]Avon[/name] or [name]Avalon[/name]?
  2. [name]Leah[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]: [name]Leah[/name] is nice, not a fan of [name]Charlotte[/name], [name]Leah[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] is classic and “normal”, perhaps too “normal” for me to like it.
  3. [name]Emily[/name] [name]Grace[/name]: classic and sweet, not my style, but sweet. I have a same problem as with [name]Leah[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name].
  4. [name]Brennan[/name] [name]Joy[/name]: different, I cannot say I like [name]Brennan[/name] for a girl, I do like [name]Joy[/name], though. What about [name]Bronwyn[/name] [name]Joy[/name]?
  5. [name]Addison[/name] [name]Claire[/name]: sorry, but I despise [name]Addison[/name] on a girl, it’s the meaning that bugs me, I’m BIG on meaning. What about [name]Adeline[/name] or [name]Adelaide[/name]?

Boys:

  1. [name]Jack[/name] [name]Edward[/name]: solid and nice name, [name]Jack[/name] is cool. Again, this may be too “normal” for me, but it’s definitely nice.
  2. [name]Luke[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name]: lovely, see above.
  3. [name]Braden[/name] [name]Neel[/name] (family name): I really like [name]Neel[/name], [name]Neil[/name], [name]Niall[/name] or whatever spelling. [name]Braden[/name] is definitely not my style, I like [name]Brennan[/name] better :wink:
  4. [name]Noah[/name] [name]Andrew[/name]: nice, solid name.
  5. [name]Henry[/name] [name]Thomas[/name]: nice

We most definitely do not share style, but that’s my problem. You have a list of nice names here, I would go for [name]Jack[/name] [name]Edward[/name] or [name]Leah[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name].