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 What do you think of the following names? Personally, I love them all. I'm not having children anytime soon. I was just curious if these names are tasteful or not.

Girls:
Olydia (oh-lydia)
Natalia
Harper
Avadelle
Adela
Avalone
Monet

Boys:
Avrum
Kingsley
Gideon
Caleb
Tristan

Comments

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

Personally...
Girls:
Olydia (oh-lydia): I'm not a fan, because it seems like a mashed version of Olivia + Lydia to me
Natalia: pretty (I read a book with a strong character named that, I guess that's why I like it)
Harper: like!
Avadelle: Nah...it somehow reminds me of Italian pasta, papadelle or whatever it's called.
Adela: It sounds old to me
Avalone: I don't like it
Monet: It's kinda cute, but it reminds me way too much of the painter. Which makes it a little strange as a girl's name, IMO.

Boys:
Avrum: Not a fan
Kingsley: Cute
Gideon: Nah
Caleb: Alright
Tristan: Not my style

But it doesn't really matter whether they're tasteful or not, if you like them, go for it ;)

[http://users.livejournal.com/--hopscotch/]

yeah, monet (which i find to sound very feminine) is reference to the painter, and harper, to the author.

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

Olydia (oh-lydia) - No, but I don't mind Lydia
Natalia - ok
Harper - cute
Avadelle - interesting
Adela - nice
Avalone - no.
Monet - weird

Boys:
Avrum - interesting
Kingsley - ok
Gideon - LOVE
Caleb - LOVE more
Tristan - like

[moldycelery.livejournal.com]

Olydia (oh-lydia): It sounds like an exclamation, Oh Lydia! And it's not that pretty...Olivia is far superior.
Natalia: I love it! Though, I am not a fan of the nick-name "Nat."
Harper: Firstly, it's a surname. Secondly, it sounds very masculine. Blech.
Avadelle: It vaguely reminds me of a sort of medicine. I'm not sure what.
Adela: It's not bad, but I prefer Adella.
Avalone: Bad, bad, bad.
Monet: Another surname, another one that shouldn't be used for a first name. Not to mention it doesn't even sound especially feminine.

Avrum: Err...what?
Kingsley: Fairly decent. It reminds me of Kingsley Shacklebolt, of Harry Potter fame.
Gideon: I'm neutral with Gideon. I don't hate it, but it's not a favorite, either.
Caleb: It's nice, but extremely popular.
Tristan: A nice name, but it reminds me of Tristan und Isolde, which is just so damnedly depressing.

[http://users.livejournal.com/--hopscotch/]

yeah, i cringe at nat/nattie.

[rowan-belle.livejournal.com]

I like Harper, Caleb and Tristan.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

Girls:
Olydia (oh-lydia) - Is this a real name? Seems like a mashed up version of Olivia and Lydia.
Natalia - Like it a lot
Harper - Masculine + Medieval occupation + Surname = Not good. Not to mention, the Prime Minister of Canada.
Avadelle - What?
Adela - Nice. Classy.
Avalone - Cheesy
Monet - That's a definite no.

Boys:
Avrum - Not a fan
Kingsley - Surname
Gideon - This one's okay
Caleb - Personally I don't like it, but there's nothing wrong with it
Tristan - Too trendy, don't particularly like it anyway

[my-little-voice.livejournal.com]

I love Harper, Monet, Gideon and Caleb

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

I like Harper, Kingsley, Caleb, and Tristan.

[jojodancer77.livejournal.com]

I love Harper & Gideon

[after-the-ashes.livejournal.com]

Olydia (oh-lydia) - I like Olivia, hate Lydia...
Natalia - Love!
Harper - Love!
Avadelle - A bit too much, hate Ava
Adela - I prefere Adelle, love Addie
Avalone - Don't like...
Monet - Don't like...

Boys:
Avrum - Like it
Kingsley - Hate, sounds like a last name
Gideon - Sounds gay, hate saying it that way but, Giddy
Caleb - Too boring
Tristan - Too soap opera-ish

[bohemianvegan.livejournal.com]

Avrum reminds me of Ave Verum Corpus, or "aurum"-the Latin word for Gold.

[regretfulsmile.livejournal.com]

Girls:

Olydia (oh-lydia) - Sounds like a child trying to pronounce Olivia
Natalia - I like it, sounds exotic
Harper - Well, its original
Avadelle - That would be hard on the kid
Adela - Nope
Avalone - It could grow on me
Monet - Nope

Boys:

Avrum - Nope
Kingsley - Sounds more like a last name
Gideon - Not bad
Caleb - Like it
Tristan - Love it

[starzysky.livejournal.com]

I knew an Avrum. It actually sounds and "wears" as a name a lot better than it looks!

Natalia sounds too exotic for me; my kids will be a little more 'American Pie' than that (if I marry my blond/blue boyfriend!) BUT... if I was by any means dark and sexy, I might name my daughter that! :P

Kingsley. Too. Gwen. Stefani.

[starzysky.livejournal.com]

(or whatever her kid's name is- it reminds me of that.)

[poespretty.livejournal.com]

haha that's funny bc I know a little girl named Natalia who actually is Portuguese, but does have blue eyes and very light brown if not strictly blond hair. ;p her sis is Victoria and brother is Manny Jr. just as an aside.

her kid is Kingston but I thought the same thing lol

[kohlminer.livejournal.com]

"my kids will be a little more 'American Pie' than that (if I marry my blond/blue boyfriend!)"

wow...I've never met anyone who openly admitted to being/liking "american pie"-isms. Most culprits deny it left and right, haha. Me? I hate anything homey, and all american (sorry). props, I guess.

[politicking.livejournal.com]

Girls:
Olydia- i don't like because of how similiar to Olivia it is.
Natalia- LOVE
Harper- not bad
Avadelle- not my style
Adela- again, not my style
Avalone- pronounced Av-ah-lon or Av-ah-lone?
Monet- wow, i quite like this, perhaps as a middle name

Boys:
Avrum- makes me think of ovum lol
Kingsley- like!
Gideon- noooo.
Caleb- eh, not my style.
Tristan- love :)

[kohlminer.livejournal.com]

I'm going to say Ix-nay on Monet (hehe), cause in the Clueless era, that's what you called someone who was pretty from far away, and ugly up close.
Olydia just sounds like "Oh, Lydia!" to me.

I love all your boys names though.

[kohlminer.livejournal.com]

Oh, and Harper is the heroine from "Angels in America" which gives it automatic bonus points :)

[bobinwales.livejournal.com]

I love Gideon!