Girls:
[name]Annabel[/name] - This was one of my favorite girl’s names for awhile, and I still love it. I think the nickname [name]Annie[/name] is so cute, and the name is just gorgeous. I love the combo [name]Annabel[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name].
[name]Audra[/name] - I love, love, love this name. I simply adore it. It is my absolute favorite name for a girl, and I love the combo [name]Audra[/name] [name]Marie[/name] [name]Claire[/name].
[name]Ayla[/name] - Not my favorite. It’s okay, but maybe you’d like [name]Alia[/name] instead.
[name]Maren[/name] - This was also a favorite of mine for awhile. I think it’s really pretty and I love how it’s not very popular. My favorite combo for this name was [name]Maren[/name] [name]Joy[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name].
[name]Mariah[/name] - Because of personal reasons, I truly despise this name. And I also can’t help but think of [name]Mariah[/name] [name]Carey[/name]. I choose [name]Maren[/name] over [name]Mariah[/name].
[name]Morgan[/name] - I love this name…for a boy. Haha. So my only comment on this is that it sounds very masculine to me.
[name]Maia[/name] - Pretty name, but I think it looks a little… I don’t know how to describe it, but I prefer it to be spelled [name]Maya[/name].
[name]Kaia[/name] - Not a big fan of [name]Kaia[/name], and, like [name]Maia[/name], I prefer it spelled [name]Kaya[/name]. But even then it reminds me of a kayak…
[name]Dahlia[/name] - [name]Love[/name] this name. I think it’s so gorgeous. [name]Dahlia[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] would be a really pretty combo.
[name]Aria[/name] - It’s definitely grown on me… It’s pretty, but I prefer the name [name]Ariana[/name]. The nickname [name]Ari[/name] is cute.
[name]Rhiana[/name] - Not a big fan of this name. [name]Ever[/name] since [name]Rhianna[/name] came onto the scene, I just don’t like any variation of it.
[name]Kiley[/name] - Hate this name. Especially spelled this way. I prefer it spelled [name]Kylie[/name], but even then it makes me think of a cross between [name]Riley[/name] and [name]Kyle[/name], which are both very masculine names to me.
[name]Lucia[/name] - [name]Love[/name] this name. I really do. I’m guessing you’d be pronouncing it loo-CHEE-a, and I love that.
[name]Calla[/name] - This is okay… It’s definitely grown on me recently. But I also think you might like: Callandra, [name]Calypso[/name], or [name]Calliope[/name]. But maybe not… Haha. [name]Calla[/name] is cute.
[name]Gemma[/name] - Not my favorite. [name]Gemma[/name] just sounds so cutesy to me, or like a gem. I feel like her middle name would have to be [name]Sapphire[/name] or something. I know many Nameberryites love this name, but I don’t.
[name]Carys[/name] - This name also used to be on my favorites for awhile. I think it’s gorgeous. My favorite combo was [name]Carys[/name] [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Rae[/name].
[name]Ava[/name] - Much too popular for my taste. It’s very popular, but I prefer the name [name]Eva[/name].
[name]Olivia[/name] - Once again, way too popular for my taste. She would have to go by [name]Olivia[/name] K. or a nickname. Personally, one of my favorite names is [name]Liv[/name] [name]Isabel[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]. Or [name]Livia[/name] would be a good alternative.
[name]Eden[/name] - Again, because I’m stating my opinions on a personal level, this is much too Biblical for me and I don’t have great connections with the name [name]Eden[/name] anyway. Not my taste.
[name]Elodie[/name] - It’s pretty, and I love the nickname [name]Ellie[/name], but it’s not my favorite. It makes me think of [name]Melodie[/name]. [name]How[/name] about [name]Eloise[/name]?
[name]Stella[/name] - This name has also grown on me recently. I think it’s really pretty, but my only concern is that it might not age well. [name]Stella[/name] would have to have a very classic middle name in my opinion.
[name]Summer[/name] - I truly hate this name. It just sounds cheesy and almost cliche to me.
[name]Winter[/name] - See above. I have all season names.
[name]Jade[/name] - Goes right along with [name]Gemma[/name] for me, it’s just not my favorite. I also don’t think it will age very well. Can you imagine a Grandma [name]Jade[/name]?
[name]Jane[/name] - I much prefer [name]Jane[/name]. It’s cute, pretty, simple, classic. [name]Love[/name] it. It should probably have a longer middle name, like [name]Jane[/name] [name]Alexandra[/name] or [name]Jane[/name] [name]Francesca[/name].
[name]Kate[/name] - I love this name as a nickname or middle name, it could definitely stand as a first name, but it’s not my favorite. [name]Katherine[/name] would be pretty with the nickname [name]Kate[/name].
[name]Claire[/name] - I love this name so much! I think it’s gorgeous! As you probably saw before, it’s part of my favorite combo. But I think it could stand perfectly as a first name. [name]Claire[/name] [name]Isabella[/name] would be gorgeous.
[name]Rosalie[/name] - [name]Love[/name] this name as well, but my only concern is that it will surge in popularity because of the stupid Twilight names. The nickname [name]Rose[/name] is adorable too. [name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Kate[/name] would be cute.
Madeliene - I think you mean for it to be spelled [name]Madeleine[/name]? I love this name. It’s very pretty, and I adore the nickname [name]Maddie[/name].
[name]Sofia[/name] - [name]Love[/name] the name [name]Sofia[/name], but hate how popular it is. I prefer the spelling [name]Sophia[/name], but that’s even more popular… Still a gorgeous name.
[name]Juliet[/name] - I love this name, but I’m not a big fan of the nicknames that people might automatically shorten it to. I think [name]Juliet[/name] by itself it’s gorgeous.
[name]Julia[/name] - Not a big fan of [name]Julia[/name] at all. Mostly for personal reasons, but I don’t think it’s as pretty as [name]Juliet[/name].
[name]Kimberly[/name] - A little dated sounding to me. The nickname [name]Kim[/name] is cute, but now all I associate it with is [name]Kim[/name] Kardashian…
[name]Nicole[/name]/[name]Nicolette[/name] - I love the name [name]Nicolette[/name]. It’s pretty, not popular, and just a wonderful name. I also really like the nickname [name]Colie[/name] for [name]Nicolette[/name], or [name]Nic[/name].
[name]Willow[/name] - This name is okay, not my favorite.
[name]Wilhelmina[/name] - Hate this name. I really despise it.
Boys:
[name]William[/name] - I really like [name]William[/name] for a boy, and the only nickname I like for it is [name]Liam[/name]. I’m not a big fan of the nickname [name]Will[/name].
[name]Robert[/name] - I love [name]Robert[/name]! I know a great person named [name]Robert[/name] who goes by [name]Rob[/name], and it’s perfect. Great, classic choice. [name]Robert[/name] [name]Chase[/name] would be an awesome combo.
[name]Zachary[/name] - This name is okay… I like the nickname [name]Zach[/name], but I’m not a big fan of either name.
[name]Ryder[/name] - Not sure how well this name would age. For awhile I loved this name as well, but not so much anymore.
[name]Lucas[/name] - I prefer the name [name]Luke[/name], personally. I know quite a few [name]Lucas[/name]’ and most of them go by [name]Luke[/name] (with two exceptions), but it’s still a great name without the nickname. [name]Lucas[/name] [name]Mitchell[/name] would be awesome.
[name]Travis[/name] - I know an awesome kid named [name]Travis[/name], and I love the name, but, and this isn’t meant to sound rude at all, whenever I hear it I imagine an [name]Asian[/name] boy with the name [name]Travis[/name], because the kid I know is [name]Asian[/name]. This isn’t a bad thing, but I can’t shake that image. But that’s just a personal thing.
[name]Asher[/name] - I love this name so much. I’m not a big fan of Biblical names - this is one of my few exceptions - but this one is just perfection. It’s a strong name, it will age well, just wonderful. [name]Asher[/name] [name]James[/name] would be wonderful.
[name]Holden[/name] - Oh how I love the name [name]Holden[/name]… After reading The Catcher in the [name]Rye[/name], I fell in love with this name. It’s such a wonderful name, and just go for it. I love the combo [name]Holden[/name] [name]Davis[/name].
[name]Wyatt[/name] - Whenever I hear this name I think of watts, like in a light bulb. So this one gets a no from me.
[name]Pierce[/name] - my ear. Haha. Seriously, I always think of getting your ears pierced when I hear this name. It’s okay, but not my favorite.
[name]Max[/name] - I have the cutest little cousin named [name]Max[/name], so I definitely love this name. Also, the little boy from Where The [name]Wild[/name] Things Are made me love this name even more. Personally, I prefer it to be a nickname for [name]Maxwell[/name], but [name]Max[/name] on its own is great too. [name]Max[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name] would be cute.
Cage - Cage…? I can’t help but think of cage fighting… No no no.
[name]Cash[/name] - I’m not a big fan of word names for boys, so this one also gets a no from me.
[name]James[/name] - I love the name [name]James[/name]! I think it’s classic, strong, and just perfect. I also love [name]Jameson[/name], if you wanted to mix it up. [name]James[/name] [name]Christopher[/name] or [name]James[/name] [name]Maxwell[/name] would be cute.