I need some help narrowing down my top ten lists! I want to end up with just one boys name and just one girls name! So I’d love to know what you think of them! I’m going for a name that would fit a kid who is strong [for the boys], cute, and adventerous. Thanks in advance!
Boys:
[name]Will[/name] [just [name]Will[/name]… not [name]William[/name]]
[name]Noah[/name]
[name]Daniel[/name] [nn [name]Danny[/name] not [name]Dan[/name]
[name]Ryan[/name]
[name]Aidan[/name]
[name]Jonah[/name]
[name]John[/name]
[name]Grayson[/name]
[name]Riley[/name]
[name]Austen[/name] [i love it spelt this way like [name]Jane[/name] [name]Austen[/name]]
Boys:
[name]Will[/name] [just [name]Will[/name]… not [name]William[/name]] - [name]Will[/name] is a nickname. I’d nix this if you won’t use the full name.
[name]Noah[/name] - Great, although popular.
[name]Daniel[/name] [nn [name]Danny[/name] not [name]Dan[/name] - I really like this. However, you need to know that sometimes nn are unaviodable. he may decide he wants to be [name]Dan[/name] or [name]Danny[/name]. So, for that reason, if you really think you can’t live with [name]Dan[/name] or [name]Danny[/name], I’d chop this, despite my love for it.
[name]Ryan[/name] - Nice enough. Starting to be used (for reasons unkown to me) on girls.
[name]Aidan[/name] - Really nice. Very popular, bordering on trendy with lots of rhyming names & various spellings.
[name]Jonah[/name] - Prefer [name]Jonas[/name], but this is nice.
[name]John[/name] - Would be so refreshing to hear on a LO.
[name]Grayson[/name] - Not for me, but not terrible.
[name]Riley[/name] - I used to love this, but the fact it’s so trendy & going to the girls makes me not like it that much any more.
[name]Austen[/name] [i love it spelt this way like [name]Jane[/name] [name]Austen[/name]] - Blech. Sorry.
Girls:
[name]Lydia[/name] - [name]Love[/name] this.
[name]Caroline[/name] - Again, great name.
[name]Lily[/name] - Getting popular, but very sweet.
[name]Avery[/name] - Too trendy for me, although I don’t hate it.
[name]Madison[/name] - Sooooo overdone, starting to feel dated, and literally has ‘son of’ in the meaning.
[name]Anna[/name] - [name]Love[/name] it.
[name]Marley[/name] [or [name]Marli[/name]?] - Overly cutesy.
[name]Annelise[/name] - Prefer [name]Anneliese[/name], but it’s nice.
[name]Natalia[/name] - Ok.
[name]Violet[/name] - [name]Love[/name] it.
I’d narrow the lists to these 3 each:
Boys:
[name]Noah[/name]
[name]Jonah[/name]
[name]John[/name]
(I do really like [name]Aidan[/name] & [name]Daniel[/name], though. If the nn thing isn’t a huge deal to you, [name]Daniel[/name] would beat out [name]Jonah[/name].)
Girls:
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
([name]Anna[/name] was close to staying, very tough call.)
I had to eliminate all of the mega popular names first, then it was a tough decision. [name]Lydia[/name] is so cute, [name]Caroline[/name] is also cute but has better nn options (I’m a huge nn lover), and [name]Anna[/name]… classic, beautiful [name]Anna[/name]; you just can’t go wrong with [name]Anna[/name].
Boys:
[name]Will[/name] [just [name]Will[/name]… not [name]William[/name]]- nice although prefer [name]William[/name]
[name]Noah[/name]- okay, not a favourite
[name]Daniel[/name] [nn [name]Danny[/name] not [name]Dan[/name] :)- okay (prefer to [name]Noah[/name])
[name]Ryan[/name]- dislike this
[name]Aidan[/name]- dislike this
[name]Jonah[/name]- okay
[name]John[/name]- like good classic but prefer [name]Jonathan[/name]
[name]Grayson[/name]- not my style really (I’m a [name]Brit[/name] and surnames as fn aren’t v popular here)
[name]Riley[/name] - dislike
[name]Austen[/name] [i love it spelt this way like [name]Jane[/name] [name]Austen[/name]]- dislike
Favourites: [name]Will[/name] and [name]John[/name]
Girls:
[name]Lydia[/name]- lovely!
[name]Caroline[/name]- v pretty
[name]Lily[/name]- v pretty but popular
[name]Avery[/name]- okay, not my style but growing on me
[name]Madison[/name]- really dislike this!
[name]Anna[/name]- nice classic, will never go out of fashion
[name]Marley[/name] [or [name]Marli[/name]?]- dislike
[name]Annelise[/name]- not bad
[name]Natalia[/name]- lovely!
[name]Violet[/name]- v nice too!
Favourites: [name]Natalia[/name], then [name]Lydia[/name], [name]Violet[/name], [name]Caroline[/name] and [name]Lily[/name]
- I really like this. However, you need to know that sometimes nn are unaviodable. he may decide he wants to be [name]Dan[/name] or [name]Danny[/name]. So, for that reason, if you really think you can’t live with [name]Dan[/name] or [name]Danny[/name], I’d chop this, despite my love for it.