I always HATE to see posts about “names you thing are terrible” and the like. Why can’t we just be nice and talk about names that we love? I think we should.
So, tell us the names you love, whether you can actually use them or not. I think everyone needs happy thoughts, haha. I can’t wait to read them all 
I simply adore the name [name]Noa[/name]. I think she is so sweet and lovely, for me she has a similar feel to “[name]Sophie[/name]”, another one I love.
I also love [name]Sebastian[/name], boyfriend doesn’t understand this one. So handsome and whimsical.
These are all of the names I love but boyfriend has vetoed or simply don’t sound good with my or his last name…
[name]Rowan[/name] - so handsome and all boy for me
[name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Emmett[/name] - says it reminds him of [name]Emmett[/name] [name]Smith[/name] the football player, apparently this is reason enough not to use it.
[name]Caspian[/name] - sounds a lot like my own name, [name]Cassandra[/name], but maybe as a middle!
[name]Alaric[/name]
[name]Emory[/name]
[name]Noa[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Lyra[/name]
[name]Austen[/name]
[name]Natalia[/name]
[name]Sophia[/name] - I don’t care how popular it is, but the better half has a niece by this name.
[name]Elliott[/name]
Imperioustigerlily - what names do you love!?
My current loves for girl names include: [name]Lucy[/name], [name]Honora[/name], [name]Cornelia[/name], [name]Eliza[/name], [name]Cecily[/name], [name]Delia[/name], [name]Adeline[/name], [name]Rosalie[/name], [name]Primrose[/name], [name]Vivianna[/name]
Current loves for boys (even though I have 4 and just named one…not even thinking about any more kids lol): [name]Sullivan[/name], [name]Kendrick[/name], [name]Barrett[/name], [name]Casper[/name], [name]Winfield[/name], [name]Prescott[/name], [name]Kingsley[/name], [name]Ridley[/name], [name]Jenson[/name]
Amora12 - I love [name]Rosalie[/name], so underused and simply adorable!
Erm, well, I really love my top four for each gender. Like I get a crazy grin on my face every time I think of them. 
[name]Isabelle[/name] [name]Aurora[/name] [name]Grace[/name] “[name]Bella[/name]/[name]Belle[/name]”
[name]Arianne[/name] [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Kate[/name] “[name]Ari[/name]”
[name]Olivia[/name] [name]Wren[/name] [name]Camille[/name] “[name]Liv[/name]/[name]Olive[/name]”
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Caleb[/name] [name]Elias[/name] [name]Joseph[/name]
[name]Everett[/name] [name]Joshua[/name] [name]Charles[/name]
[name]Asher[/name] [name]Elliot[/name] [name]Zane[/name] (not 100% set yet, but I’m leaning strongly toward it) “[name]Ash[/name]”
[name]Jack[/name] [name]August[/name] [name]Cole[/name] ([name]Cole[/name] might be up for grabs, but I still quite like it)
I also really love [name]Rachel[/name], [name]Liliana[/name] ([name]Lily[/name]), [name]Charlotte[/name] ([name]Lola[/name]), and [name]Hannah[/name] ([name]Annie[/name]) for girls right now, and [name]Grayson[/name] ([name]Gray[/name]), [name]Avery[/name], [name]Brody[/name], and [name]Bailey[/name] for boys.
I really love [name]Thisbe[/name] ([name]Thisbe[/name]!) and [name]Xanthe[/name] at the moment, but I don’t really see me ever using them. I adore [name]Wren[/name] and [name]Eve[/name], too, but I don’t think they really go with my other favorites. And lately I’ve been liking [name]Samuel[/name] for a boy, I think he goes fabulously with [name]Isabelle[/name], [name]Arianne[/name], [name]Olivia[/name], and [name]Violet[/name], but I just don’t love it as a name enough to use it.
I don’t really have any new favorites atm, I feel like I’ve really settled into my top 5-ish for each gender, and have loved them for a long time as they are, but I feel like I could use a couple new loves! I’d love to keep my style fresh. Oh, I’ve really been loving [name]Benedict[/name] lately, too, but I’m not sure I would really use it. WDYT? Usable? I am not sure it really fits in with the likes of [name]Caleb[/name], [name]Everett[/name], [name]Bailey[/name], [name]Asher[/name], [name]Jack[/name], [name]Avery[/name], etc. I do love its meaning, though. I have a second cousin named [name]Benjamin[/name] nn [name]Ben[/name], though, so I’m afraid it might step on some toes…
I agree on the negative posts, too, btw–the “what’s the worst name ever?” type threads invariably step on someone’s toes, I honestly don’t see the need for that.
ETA: Also, I’ve been loving Evie lately! Eve nn Evie has just been a placeholder on my list until I could find a full name for my beloved Posy, but I am just so in love with Evie lately. She’s just so sweet and (at least in America!) underused! I’ve never met an Evie, I think it’s delightful. It’s just not enough name for me though, and I feel like Eve’s too straightfoward (and the Biblical character’s not the most encouraging), Eva’s missing a bit of something, and Genevieve’s just too much. Evangeline’s too frilly, Evelyn’s too boring, blech. I hate that I’ll fall for a nn and not be able to find a full name I can use, because I just can’t stand the thought of using a nn on its own (Jack and Tess notwithstanding).
I KNOW you love your names, ash! They never change and I really like [name]Benedict[/name], so handsome!
Personally, I [name]ADORE[/name] [name]Hugo[/name] for a boy and I’m really lucky that my boyfriend does too. I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Theodore[/name] with the nickname [name]Theo[/name] too, but [name]Theo[/name] and [name]Hugo[/name] are too close to each other. I keep [name]Theodore[/name] in my top four list so I don’t get sad, haha.
I really do love [name]Sophia[/name] and I think [name]Sophie[/name] is just the cutest nickname ever, but I hate that it’s so popular. I know one person (a woman name [name]Stevie[/name] which is just awesome) who named her daughter [name]Sophia[/name] (no [name]Sophie[/name]) and a friend from high school has a daughter named [name]Sophie[/name]. It breaks my heart. I love it because of [name]Sophia[/name] from the [name]Golden[/name] Girls I want to be just like her when I’m older, haha.
But, all in all, we both love our top fours for each gender. We’ve completely settled on them. [name]Scarlett[/name], [name]Maeve[/name], [name]Harlow[/name], and [name]Camille[/name] for girls and [name]Hugo[/name], [name]Felix[/name], [name]Theodore[/name] (maybe!), and [name]Ezra[/name] for boys.
Today I’m loving [name]Abram[/name] nn [name]Bram[/name]. I don’t think DH would ever let me use it but I just think its so special!
For a girl today I love [name]Adelaide[/name] nn [name]Ada[/name]. Another one i don’t think DH would go for but it’s soo beautiful I can’t help loving it!
The names I love that I will be using:
[name]Damien[/name]
[name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Asher[/name]
[name]Raphael[/name] or [name]Warren[/name]
[name]Persephone[/name]
[name]Guenevere[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Sylvana[/name]
Middles for my favorite names:
[name]Quillon[/name]
Frode – froh-deh
[name]Dante[/name]
[name]Griffin[/name]
Lykaion – Lih-[name]KY[/name]-on
[name]Soren[/name]
[name]Loki[/name]
[name]Constantine[/name]
[name]Elysia[/name] – said the Greek way – eh-lee-seeuh
[name]Willow[/name]
[name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Signe[/name]
[name]Zephyrine[/name]
[name]Saga[/name]
[name]Xiomara[/name]
Mist
Well aside from the names I want to use for my future children.
I also really love these names but can’t use them:
Girls:
[name]Alexandra[/name]
[name]Alexandria[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Amara[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name]
[name]Andromeda[/name]
[name]Aria[/name]
[name]Arianna[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name]
[name]Athena[/name]
[name]Cassandra[/name]
[name]Colette[/name]
[name]Coraline[/name]
[name]Echo[/name]
Eisa – ice-ah
[name]Ember[/name]
[name]Etain[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Irene[/name]
Lorien
Lunshea
Lysandra
Megara
[name]Morrigan[/name]
[name]Morgana[/name]
[name]Odette[/name]
[name]Seren[/name]
[name]Siobhan[/name] – shiv-awn
Soteria
[name]Tatiana[/name]
[name]Thalia[/name] – but no one says it right --thay-lee-uh
Zophia
Boys
[name]Adrian[/name]
[name]Alastair[/name]
Alastor – a deity of blood feuds in Greek mythology, which is why it’s not usable
Archimedes
[name]Aristotle[/name]
[name]Artemus[/name]
[name]Augusten[/name]
[name]Benjamin[/name]
[name]Blaise[/name]
[name]Caleb[/name]
[name]Caspian[/name]
[name]Cole[/name]
DaVinci
[name]Dmitri[/name]
[name]Dorian[/name]
[name]Evander[/name]
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Gage[/name]
[name]Galileo[/name]
[name]Garrett[/name]
[name]Greyson[/name]
Hyperion
[name]Icarus[/name]
[name]Jacobi[/name]
[name]Lafayette[/name]
[name]Liam[/name]
[name]Lucien[/name]
[name]Lysander[/name]
[name]Phoenix[/name]
[name]Oberon[/name]
[name]Quinn[/name]
[name]Rhys[/name]
[name]Roan[/name]
[name]Rohan[/name]
[name]Ronan[/name]
[name]Salem[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Simon[/name]
[name]Sterling[/name]
[name]Todd[/name]
[name]Torin[/name]
[name]Valerian[/name]
[name]Vaughn[/name]
[name]Xavier[/name]
Zarek
Zarex
[name]Zephyr[/name]
There’s more but those are the ones I love! There are more I love, but not like these. I seriously considered using everyone of these on my children.
My friend from college is named [name]Evie[/name]…short for [name]Evelyn[/name] but [name]Evie[/name] fits her so much better. She’s spunky!
Girls Names I [name]LOVE[/name]:
[name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Chloe[/name]
[name]Francine[/name]
[name]Mia[/name]
[name]Sophia[/name]
Seraphina
[name]Tessa[/name]
[name]Candice[/name]
[name]Gabriella[/name]
[name]Bella[/name]
[name]Calista[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Gia[/name]
[name]Halle[/name]
[name]Kenzie[/name]
[name]Alia[/name]
[name]Stefania[/name]
[name]Monet[/name]
Boys Names I [name]Love[/name]:
[name]Asher[/name]
[name]Bram[/name]
[name]Jesse[/name]
[name]Flynn[/name]
[name]Giovani[/name]
[name]Isaac[/name]
[name]Levi[/name]
[name]Milos[/name]
[name]Pio[/name]
[name]Ryder[/name]
[name]Vegas[/name]
[name]Xavier[/name]
[name]Jozef[/name]
I think I like names that are a bit more trendy than most of the people on this site…but here goes–
Girls:
[name]Maya[/name]
[name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Anna[/name]
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Lily[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
Boys:
[name]James[/name]
[name]William[/name]
[name]Jack[/name]
[name]Roman[/name]
Fabulous idea. I love talking about my favorite names (big surprise, I know).
GIRLS
[name]Sylvie[/name]: To me this is the perfect name. It has a gorgeous sound and a lovely meaning. It’s familiar enough not to sound bizarre, but it’s not in the Top 1000 and, though it does get love on Nameberry, I don’t think [name]Sylvie[/name] is in danger of becoming outrageously trendy. It’s also a name that transitions beautifully: sweet on a little girl, elegant on a young woman, etc. [name]Sylvie[/name] can be a doctor or an artist or even a truck driver. And have I mentioned how much I love the sound? [name]Sylvie[/name]. [name]Sylvie[/name]! Perfect.
[name]Eloise[/name]: A beautiful name with a strong history and literary associations in the form of [name]Kay[/name] [name]Thompson[/name]'s spunky [name]Eloise[/name], hellion of the Plaza. Like [name]Sylvie[/name], [name]Eloise[/name] is elegant, sophisticated, sweet, and transitions fabulously from age to age and profession to profession. It’s lovely to hear and lovely to say. The only drawback to [name]Eloise[/name] is its recent explosion in popularity. I fear that by the time I’m ready to have kids [name]Eloise[/name] will be in the Top 20. Sigh.
[name]Marigold[/name]: The sunniest, quirkiest, artsiest of nature names. Though [name]Marigold[/name] is doubtless more difficult to wear than [name]Sylvie[/name] or [name]Eloise[/name], the many nickname options ([name]Mari[/name], [name]Margo[/name], etc) make her a lot more versatile than she might first appear. Plus [name]Marigold[/name] was the name of the heroine of “[name]Magic[/name] for [name]Marigold[/name]”, one of my favorite childhood books. I’ve gotten double takes every time I’ve mentioned this name, but I love it.
[name]Jane[/name]: [name]Lovely[/name], simple, literary…but perhaps a little plain? I love [name]Jane[/name] paired with [name]Sylvie[/name]: [name]Sylvie[/name] [name]Jane[/name]. Perfect.
[name]Alice[/name]: [name]Alice[/name] is now where I’m afraid [name]Eloise[/name] will be in five years – trendy and trending up. And no wonder. Like [name]Jane[/name], [name]Alice[/name] is lovely, simple, and literary, but she’s even more substantial than [name]Jane[/name] and can definitely stand on her own.
[name]Lydia[/name]: Unlike the other names I’ve listed so far, [name]Lydia[/name] has no personal, familial, or literary significance for me. It’s just an amazingly gorgeous, elegant, sophisticated, timeless name. Unfortunately she’s also in the Top 100 and I can see her trending even higher. Sigh.
Other names I love: [name]Juniper[/name], [name]Willow[/name], [name]Margot[/name], [name]Gwendolyn[/name], [name]Mabel[/name], and [name]Geneva[/name].
BOYS
[name]Thaddeus[/name]: [name]Thaddeus[/name] just does not get enough love. This is such a fabulous name! [name]Thaddeus[/name] has a strong, handsome sound and a great history. I would use [name]Teddy[/name] as a nn (yes, I know it’s not accurate – creative license, okay?).
[name]Roscoe[/name]: [name]Roscoe[/name] is another one that should be way more popular than it is. It has a very modern, jazzy feel, and I love an -o ending. I love saying this name. [name]Roscoe[/name]! [name]Love[/name] it, love it, love it.
[name]Jasper[/name]: Oh, [name]Jasper[/name]. Why can’t I quit you? I love nature names, I love J-names…[name]Jasper[/name] is perfect. Unfortunately, unlike [name]Roscoe[/name] and [name]Thaddeus[/name], he’s hardly an undiscovered commodity. [name]Jasper[/name], like [name]Alice[/name], is officially trendy. Hopefully both [name]Jasper[/name] and [name]Alice[/name] will have cooled off somewhat by the time I’m ready to have kids.
[name]Charlie[/name]: Nameberry’s description is spot-on – this is the friendliest of names. Like [name]Jasper[/name], [name]Charlie[/name] is more popular than I’m comfortable with, but unlike [name]Jasper[/name], [name]Charlie[/name] has been popular forever. He’s timeless, charming, and terribly dapper. It’s impossible not to like [name]Charlie[/name].
Other names I love: [name]Atlas[/name], [name]Magnus[/name], [name]Wallace[/name], [name]Waldo[/name], [name]Elliot[/name], [name]August[/name], [name]Rafferty[/name], [name]Archer[/name], [name]Darwin[/name], [name]Jude[/name], [name]Hugo[/name], [name]Everett[/name]…I love boys’ names.
For Girls I love
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]Harriet[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
For boys I love
[name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Chase[/name]
[name]Alec[/name]
Partick
[name]Harry[/name] (A play on my maiden name)
Some names I love but my hubby would never let me use.
Girls
[name]Willow[/name]
[name]Addison[/name]
Boys
[name]Ash[/name]
[name]Jackson[/name]
augusta_lee, I [name]LOVE[/name] your names!
[name]Eloise[/name], [name]Marigold[/name], and [name]Alice[/name] are beautiful
[name]Thaddeus[/name] and [name]Roscoe[/name] are so sticking’ handsome!
I [name]LOVE[/name] this thread!! Wonderful idea!!
My Loves:
[name]Antigone[/name]
[name]Aurore[/name]
[name]Callisto[/name]
[name]Chloe[/name]
[name]Cicely[/name]
[name]Clemency[/name]
[name]Clio[/name]
[name]Cosette[/name]
[name]Dione[/name]
Éponine
[name]Eos[/name]
[name]Eurydice[/name]
[name]Hennie[/name]
[name]Hero[/name]
[name]Idony[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Joy[/name]
[name]Lexie[/name]
[name]Liberty[/name]
[name]Liesel[/name]
[name]Lison[/name]
[name]Louise[/name]
Ludivine
[name]Lux[/name]
Lykke
[name]Melisande[/name]
[name]Musetta[/name]
[name]Oceane[/name]
Ophélie
[name]Pascaline[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Rosemonde[/name]
Saturnina
[name]Tess[/name]
[name]Vesper[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name]
Winnet
[name]Clyde[/name]
[name]Everett[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Horatio[/name]
[name]Idris[/name]
[name]Innes[/name]
[name]Jude[/name]
[name]Jules[/name]
[name]Lazarus[/name]
[name]Melchior[/name]
[name]Quinn[/name]
[name]Rafferty[/name]
[name]Rhett[/name]
[name]Rochester[/name]
[name]Tristram[/name]
[name]Tybalt[/name]
[name]Ulric[/name]
[name]Wilmer[/name]
[name]Winston[/name]
[name]Zooey[/name]
I love the names in my signature but lately I really love [name]Beatrice[/name], it’s sweet and upbeat sounding to me
Ooh. Fun! My favorite is [name]Noemi[/name] and [name]Lucas[/name].
My other faves are [name]Zoe[/name], [name]Annabel[/name], [name]Sarah[/name] ([name]Sadie[/name]), [name]Susannah[/name], [name]Eden[/name], [name]Levi[/name] and [name]Isaac[/name]. This is fun. My fiancé just rolls his eyes at me… Doesn’t see the point in picking out names for children that don’t exist yet. What does he know? ”
Some of my favorites are:
[name]Susanna[/name]
[name]Eve[/name] / [name]Eva[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name]
[name]Magdalena[/name]
[name]Marlene[/name] / [name]Marlena[/name]
[name]Anneliese[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Georgiana[/name]
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name]
[name]Philippa[/name]
[name]Marissa[/name]
[name]Rebecca[/name]
[name]Isaac[/name]
[name]Peter[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name]
[name]Mark[/name]
[name]Christopher[/name]
[name]Daniel[/name]
[name]Timothy[/name]
[name]Andrew[/name]
[name]Stephen[/name]
[name]Zachary[/name]
[name]Edmund[/name]
[name]Anthony[/name]
[name]Baxter[/name]
[name]Landon[/name]
[name]Samuel[/name]
[name]Scott[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Gregory[/name]
[name]Geoffrey[/name]
[name]Walter[/name]
Ok let’s see… There aren’t a lot of names I genuinely love though there are loads I like. I’ll give a few examples.
Girls
[name]Ariella[/name], [name]Annabel[/name], [name]Arianna[/name], [name]Adelaide[/name], [name]Adeline[/name].
[name]Cecily[/name], [name]Clara[/name], [name]Chiara[/name], [name]Chiyo[/name], [name]Clover[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name].
[name]Emmeline[/name], [name]Eilidh[/name], [name]Erin[/name], [name]Elinor[/name], [name]Elodie[/name], [name]Elora[/name].
(Fiera), [name]Fianna[/name], [name]Fiorella[/name], Florianne.
[name]Georgia[/name], [name]Gisella[/name].
[name]Hester[/name], [name]Holly[/name].
[name]Ira[/name], [name]Iris[/name].
[name]Jael[/name].
[name]Laila[/name], [name]Lenora[/name], [name]Lotte[/name], [name]Liesel[/name], [name]Linnea[/name].
[name]Margot[/name], [name]Marguerite[/name], [name]Midori[/name], [name]Morrigan[/name].
[name]Nerys[/name], Ngaire.
[name]Pia[/name], [name]Pascale[/name].
[name]Rose[/name], [name]Romilly[/name].
[name]Seren[/name], [name]Seraphina[/name], [name]Sorrel[/name], [name]Sapphira[/name], Sayuri, [name]Scarlett[/name], [name]Siri[/name], [name]Sylvia[/name], [name]Sigrid[/name].
[name]Valentine[/name].
…
As this took forever, I’ll do the boys names later. Fiera is in brackets because I’m not sure if it’s actually a real name.
Of course I love the names in my sig, but there are others…
[name]Magnus[/name]! (interesting because someone else mentioned it as well)
[name]Zephyr[/name]
[name]Fabian[/name]
[name]Cedric[/name]
[name]Xavier[/name]
[name]Croix[/name] (like St [name]Croix[/name])
[name]Cayman[/name]
[name]Elio[/name]
[name]Geordie[/name] (I know this would sound silly in [name]England[/name], but I think it would be okay in the States)
Ivelisse
[name]Brasilia[/name]
[name]Zamora[/name]
Chasina
[name]Naava[/name]
[name]Zelenka[/name]
[name]Pandora[/name] (nn Pandy is just too cute)
[name]Yara[/name]
[name]Asha[/name]
[name]Seiji[/name] (boy’s name, but the sound is all girl to my ears)