What combination would you actually see used in real life?

I have two lists; one being the one i’ve had for years, and the other being the one i’ve made over the last 2+ years, and I decided to try to narrow down the list a little more, especially the one I just made. So, I thought I would narrow them down with this question: Would I actually use this name combination on my own child? So, my question for you is what name on this list could you see on a child in real life, and what name is really just a guilty pleasure?

[name_f]Cleona[/name_f] [name_f]Josette[/name_f]
[name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m] [name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f] Novelle
[name_f]Calla[/name_f] Avaline
[name_f]Adira[/name_f] [name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_m]Cedric[/name_m] Varro
[name_m]Alaric[/name_m] [name_u]Ever[/name_u] [name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] [name_f]Arla[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] [name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Sparrow[/name_f]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m] [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m] [name_m]Atlas[/name_m]
Annavieve [name_f]Flora[/name_f]
Emerly [name_u]Hudson[/name_u]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_u]Day[/name_u]
[name_m]Leopold[/name_m] Gadriel
[name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f] [name_f]Cecile[/name_f]
[name_m]Leeland[/name_m] [name_m]Raphael[/name_m]
[name_f]Annika[/name_f] [name_f]Snow[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m] [name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Esmond[/name_m] [name_m]Thatcher[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f] [name_f]Isabeau[/name_f]
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Clarissa[/name_f] [name_f]Lavender[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexia[/name_f] [name_u]Meridith[/name_u]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] [name_m]Hazen[/name_m]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_m]Maverick[/name_m] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_u]Dash[/name_u] Everton
[name_m]Berkeley[/name_m] [name_m]Matteo[/name_m] “[name_m]Berke[/name_m]” “[name_u]Lee[/name_u]”
[name_m]Ansel[/name_m]
[name_m]Huxley[/name_m] [name_m]Francesco[/name_m]
[name_m]Clark[/name_m] [name_m]Woodrow[/name_m]
[name_m]Mikael[/name_m] [name_m]Lorenzo[/name_m] [name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_u]Kaelin[/name_u] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_u]Tae[/name_u] [name_f]Lilian[/name_f]

I think the only true guilty pleasure is [name_m]Alaric[/name_m] [name_u]Ever[/name_u] [name_u]Jude[/name_u]. [name_m]Walter[/name_m] [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m] [name_m]Atlas[/name_m] and [name_m]Esmond[/name_m] [name_m]Thatcher[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m] would be good with only one middle, they’re really long with both names. [name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f] [name_f]Cecile[/name_f] is beautiful, but I can’t imagine saying [name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f] in class. If you have a good nickname (maybe [name_f]Elise[/name_f]) it could work.

[name_f]Cleona[/name_f] [name_f]Josette[/name_f] - Cléona is in my top, list love [name_f]Josette[/name_f].
[name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m] [name_u]Francis[/name_u] - Very Handsome
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f] Novelle - [name_f]Dahlia[/name_f] is not a personal fave. Maybe too many ‘l’s’?
[name_f]Calla[/name_f] Avaline -And again [name_f]Calla[/name_f] is at the top of my list. I would look at the a ending and starting the 2 names.
[name_f]Adira[/name_f] [name_u]Vivian[/name_u] - Yes
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] - Yes
[name_m]Cedric[/name_m] Varro - Yes
[name_m]Alaric[/name_m] [name_u]Ever[/name_u] [name_u]Jude[/name_u] - GP
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] [name_f]Arla[/name_f] - Yes
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] [name_u]Eden[/name_u] - [name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]. Again you repeat a sound e.g. the /d/ in both names. I often do this and sometimes its lovely sometimes its better with another sound.
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Sparrow[/name_f] -yes
[name_m]Walter[/name_m] [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m] [name_m]Atlas[/name_m] -yes, but long which is I would use if I wanted all 3 names.
Annavieve [name_f]Flora[/name_f] - No I would be concerned she would be confused with other names.
Emerly [name_u]Hudson[/name_u] -I am not familiar with Emerly- but its not a G.P
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_u]Day[/name_u] -yes
[name_m]Leopold[/name_m] Gadriel -yes
[name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f] [name_f]Cecile[/name_f] -maybe [name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f] is ‘brave’ for me but its a lovely with Cécile
[name_m]Leeland[/name_m] [name_m]Raphael[/name_m] - I am tentative about [name_m]Leeland[/name_m].
[name_f]Annika[/name_f] [name_f]Snow[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] _ I like the names but the flow is not a name I’d like.
[name_m]Asher[/name_m] [name_m]Gideon[/name_m] - wow yes.
[name_m]Esmond[/name_m] [name_m]Thatcher[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m] -I love this and yes.
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f] [name_f]Isabeau[/name_f] -Very classic and chic.
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] -yes
[name_f]Clarissa[/name_f] [name_f]Lavender[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f] - [name_f]Clarissa[/name_f], yes but I think its better without 2 middles.
[name_f]Alexia[/name_f] [name_u]Meridith[/name_u] -Yes
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] [name_m]Hazen[/name_m] -yes
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Susannah[/name_f] -lovely yes
[name_m]Maverick[/name_m] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] -not a fan of [name_m]Maverick[/name_m] but many are.
[name_u]Dash[/name_u] Everton - sorry [name_u]Dash[/name_u] is nms.
[name_m]Berkeley[/name_m] [name_m]Matteo[/name_m] “[name_m]Berke[/name_m]” “[name_u]Lee[/name_u]” -yes but a brave.
[name_m]Ansel[/name_m] -I have known a male and female.Not sure
[name_m]Huxley[/name_m] [name_m]Francesco[/name_m] -I am tentative about this one too
[name_m]Clark[/name_m] [name_m]Woodrow[/name_m] -fine
[name_m]Mikael[/name_m] [name_m]Lorenzo[/name_m] [name_u]Kit[/name_u] -[name_m]Mikael[/name_m] is a little GP for me.
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f] - yes
[name_u]Kaelin[/name_u] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] -yes
[name_u]Tae[/name_u] [name_f]Lilian[/name_f] -yes -[name_m]Just[/name_m] the spelling of [name_u]Tae[/name_u] maybe btter as [name_u]Tay[/name_u].
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this is of some benefite -it does not seem worthy.

Omg, I wish my DH would love the name [name_m]Alaric[/name_m]. ”

To be honest, I’m not fussy with names being uncommon so I would use any of those names. There’s nothing offensive or close to being innapropriate and longer names will inevitably be nicknamed. I love a lot of those comboes, particularly [name_m]Alaric[/name_m] [name_u]Ever[/name_u] [name_u]Jude[/name_u].

I think all of them are useable, but I think the 2 middle combos would need to be shortened to just 1. This isn’t because 2 middle names make any name over the top, but because there don’t seem to be any more grounding choices among your double middles, but they sound perfect to my ear with just one:

[name_m]Alaric[/name_m] [name_u]Ever[/name_u]. [name_m]Alaric[/name_m] [name_u]Jude[/name_u].
[name_m]Walter[/name_m] [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m]. [name_m]Walter[/name_m] [name_m]Atlas[/name_m].
[name_f]Annika[/name_f] [name_f]Snow[/name_f]. [name_f]Annika[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f].
[name_m]Esmond[/name_m] [name_m]Thatcher[/name_m]. [name_m]Esmond[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m].
[name_f]Clarissa[/name_f] [name_f]Lavender[/name_f]. [name_f]Clarissa[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f].
[name_m]Mikael[/name_m] [name_m]Lorenzo[/name_m]. [name_m]Mikael[/name_m] [name_u]Kit[/name_u].

I could see how you would be wanting to narrow your list, because you have so much variety in style, but unless any of them aren’t speaking to you anymore, there’s no reason to scrap them or relegate them to a veto list.

When you pick your first child’s name in real life, that will determine the rest of your children to a certain extent. There are many names I could see here as sibsets, and many I just could not.

Sibset example 1:
[name_f]Calla[/name_f] Avaline
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Sparrow[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_u]Day[/name_u]
[name_m]Esmond[/name_m] [name_m]Thatcher[/name_m]
[name_m]Clark[/name_m] [name_m]Woodrow[/name_m]

Sibset example 2:
[name_m]Cedric[/name_m] Varro
[name_m]Leopold[/name_m] Gadriel
[name_m]Mikael[/name_m] [name_m]Lorenzo[/name_m]
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f] [name_f]Isabeau[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleona[/name_f] [name_f]Josette[/name_f]

Honestly, I think quite a few of these could be used irl:
[name_f]Calla[/name_f] [name_f]Aveline[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Sparrow[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_u]Day[/name_u]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]

[name_m]Asher[/name_m] [name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Maverick[/name_m] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_u]Dash[/name_u] Everton
[name_m]Ansel[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m] [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m] or [name_m]Walter[/name_m] [name_m]Atlas[/name_m] (The whole thing seems a bit too much, but broken up it’s not bad at all, imo.)

I see these on a real life child:
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f] Novelle
[name_f]Calla[/name_f] Avaline
[name_f]Adira[/name_f] [name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_m]Cedric[/name_m] Varro
[name_m]Alaric[/name_m] [name_u]Ever[/name_u] [name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] [name_f]Arla[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] [name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Sparrow[/name_f]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m] [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m] [name_m]Atlas[/name_m] - maybe with less grand middle names
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_u]Day[/name_u]
[name_m]Leopold[/name_m] Gadriel
[name_m]Leeland[/name_m] [name_m]Raphael[/name_m]
[name_f]Annika[/name_f] [name_f]Snow[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m] [name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f] [name_f]Isabeau[/name_f]
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Clarissa[/name_f] [name_f]Lavender[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexia[/name_f] [name_u]Meridith[/name_u]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] [name_m]Hazen[/name_m]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_m]Maverick[/name_m] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_u]Dash[/name_u] Everton
[name_m]Berkeley[/name_m] [name_m]Matteo[/name_m] “[name_m]Berke[/name_m]” “[name_u]Lee[/name_u]”
[name_m]Ansel[/name_m]
[name_m]Huxley[/name_m] [name_m]Francesco[/name_m]
[name_m]Clark[/name_m] [name_m]Woodrow[/name_m]
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]

With the caveat that I live in NYC and thus have a far higher bar for unusual names, I could see pretty much all being used in real life.

That said, these are my favorites:

[name_f]Cleona[/name_f] [name_f]Josette[/name_f]
[name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m] [name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f] Novelle
[name_f]Adira[/name_f] [name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Sparrow[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_u]Day[/name_u]
[name_f]Annika[/name_f] [name_f]Snow[/name_f]
[name_m]Esmond[/name_m] [name_m]Thatcher[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f] [name_f]Isabeau[/name_f]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] [name_m]Hazen[/name_m]
[name_m]Clark[/name_m] [name_m]Woodrow[/name_m]
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]

And these are skirting the line of GP:

[name_m]Mikael[/name_m] (will just be pronounced “[name_u]Michael[/name_u]”)
[name_m]Maverick[/name_m] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] (in the US, at least, [name_m]Maverick[/name_m] has icky libertarian vibes after the 2008 election)
[name_u]Dash[/name_u] (just sounds like a verb)
[name_m]Leopold[/name_m] Gadriel
Emerly (sounds made up)

I’d see the below as usable:

[name_f]Calla[/name_f] Avaline (prefer [name_f]Aveline[/name_f])
[name_f]Adira[/name_f] [name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_m]Alaric[/name_m] [name_u]Ever[/name_u] [name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] [name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_u]Day[/name_u]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m] [name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexia[/name_f] [name_u]Meridith[/name_u] (prefer [name_u]Meredith[/name_u])
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_m]Maverick[/name_m] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_m]Ansel[/name_m]
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]

The others are too far out there for me to see as usable, or they just are far from my style so I can’t see them as usable.

Thank you for everyone’s comments! I went through last night and highlighted some of the names I felt I wouldn’t use myself, as they are far too risky, but I still love them.

The only ones I think could be a bit risky are:

Annavieve [name_f]Flora[/name_f]
Emerly [name_u]Hudson[/name_u]
[name_m]Leeland[/name_m] [name_m]Raphael[/name_m]
[name_m]Mikael[/name_m] [name_m]Lorenzo[/name_m] [name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_u]Kaelin[/name_u] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m]

That’s purely because they use alternative spellings or are more “made up” so might be less usable. That said, it all comes down to what you feel comfortable with, because everyone has different tastes.

My absolute favourites are:
[name_f]Calla[/name_f] Avaline
[name_m]Cedric[/name_m] Varro
[name_m]Alaric[/name_m] [name_u]Ever[/name_u] [name_u]Jude[/name_u] - the middles here are perfection!
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] [name_f]Arla[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Sparrow[/name_f]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m] [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m] [name_m]Atlas[/name_m] - although I think [name_m]Walter[/name_m] [name_m]Atlas[/name_m] [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m] flows better
[name_f]Annika[/name_f] [name_f]Snow[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_m]Esmond[/name_m] [name_m]Thatcher[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]

These are the ones I find usable:

[name_f]Cleona[/name_f] [name_f]Josette[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f] Novelle
[name_f]Calla[/name_f] Avaline
[name_f]Adira[/name_f] [name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_m]Cedric[/name_m] Varro
[name_m]Alaric[/name_m] [name_u]Ever[/name_u] [name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] [name_f]Arla[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] [name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Sparrow[/name_f]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m] [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m] [name_m]Atlas[/name_m]
Emerly [name_u]Hudson[/name_u]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_u]Day[/name_u]
[name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f] [name_f]Cecile[/name_f]
[name_m]Leeland[/name_m] [name_m]Raphael[/name_m]
[name_f]Annika[/name_f] [name_f]Snow[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m] [name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f] [name_f]Isabeau[/name_f]
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Clarissa[/name_f] [name_f]Lavender[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexia[/name_f] [name_u]Meridith[/name_u]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] [name_m]Hazen[/name_m]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_m]Maverick[/name_m] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_u]Dash[/name_u] Everton
[name_m]Berkeley[/name_m] [name_m]Matteo[/name_m] “[name_m]Berke[/name_m]” “[name_u]Lee[/name_u]”
[name_m]Ansel[/name_m]
[name_m]Huxley[/name_m] [name_m]Francesco[/name_m]
[name_m]Clark[/name_m] [name_m]Woodrow[/name_m]
[name_m]Mikael[/name_m] [name_m]Lorenzo[/name_m] [name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]

So, most of them.

A lot of these are usable imo. My favorites are:

[name_f]Clarissa[/name_f] [name_f]Lavender[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Annika[/name_f] [name_f]Snow[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] (would prefer [name_f]Annika[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] [name_f]Snow[/name_f])
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Sparrow[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] [name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_f]Calla[/name_f] Avaline ([name_f]Aveline[/name_f])
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] / [name_f]Isabeau[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f] Novelle
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Adira[/name_f] [name_u]Vivian[/name_u]

[name_m]Esmond[/name_m] [name_m]Thatcher[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m] [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m] [name_m]Atlas[/name_m]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m] [name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m] [name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_m]Alaric[/name_m] [name_u]Ever[/name_u] [name_u]Jude[/name_u]