here i go...again

[girlsknowbest.livejournal.com]

dear ladies (and uh, gentlemen),

i've been combing through babynaming sites (sigh, again), trying to pick up names that maybe i had overlooked before. i came up with a few that were not originally on my list, or have a different spelling than what was on my list. just looking for opinions and maybe possible middle name pairings. here goes:

Ansley
Anabel
Astrid
Brenna
Brynn
Penelope
Sophia
Tanis
Tegan
Waverly
Wren

i honestly feel like i'm scraping the bottom of the barrel. not saying i don't like these names, but it wasn't until i retired my two favorites Lily and Ava (after i found out how uber popular they are, i began second guessing my choices) that I started re-searching. nothing is resonating with me, i guess.

Comments

[bornto-fly.livejournal.com]

I really like Ainsley, but without the "i" it looks kinda weird to me. I really like Anabel, Astrid, and Sophia as-is.

Penelope and Brenna are both okay, but not my style. Waverly always reminds me of the character in the book The Joy Luck Club, but I always think of it as a weird name anyway. Tegan is okay, too.

Tanis and Wren are kinda weird, but not horrible. I really can't stand Brynn.

[girlsknowbest.livejournal.com]

i like Ainsley/Ansley. do you annunciate ANNS-LEY and AYNES-LEY? or are they both pronounced the same?

Tegan is different...I like it for that alone.

[bornto-fly.livejournal.com]

I pronounce them boy Ayns-lee. I like the name, too. It sounds kind of Southern, haha. I've liked it ever since I heard it on a West Wing character.

Tegan seems to be getting more popular, though. I can see that being a new "trend" name in a few years.

[girlsknowbest.livejournal.com]

i am in the south, so it could work well here. though i've never come across the name personally.

tegan is cute to me, a twist on megan, perhaps? i dunno.