game.

[the-good-ship.livejournal.com]

Below are sixty girl's names and sixty boy's names.
List (in order - no.1 being your fave) the ten you like the most for each gender, then list (in order - no.1 being the one you can't stand) the ten you dislike the most for each gender.
If you want, give reasons why you feel the way you do about each one.

NB: The selection of names is not made up entirely of names I like, or dislike, or am indifferent towards - they're a mixture of all three.

Boys

Adam
Alan
Alistair
Angus
Antony
Archibald
Barnaby
Benjamin
Brandon
Brent
Cameron
Charles
Christopher
Cian
Craig
Daniel
David
Dean
Dennis
Derek
Dermot
Dimitri
Donald
Douglas
Duncan
Edward
Gerrard
Harry
Howard
Iain
Isaac
Jack
Jason
John
Joseph
Lars
Luca
Marc
Martin
Matthew
Michael
Nigel
Paul
Peter
Philip
Richard
Robert
Rodney
Roger
Scott
Sidney
Steven
Stuart
Thomas
Timothy
Tom
Trevor
Vincent
William
Xavier

Girls

Aimee
Alexandra
Alyssa
Amanda
Anabel
Angela
Anne
Belinda
Bernice
Beth
Bonnie
Catherine
Charlotte
Courtney
Cynthia
Delilah
Diane
Erika
Fiona
Florence
Glenda
Greta
Gwen
Helene
Henrietta
Isabel
Jezebel
Jillian
Karen
Kylee
Lavinia
Leanne
Louise
Lydia
Lynnette
Magda
Maggie
Mary
Mary Ellen
Mary Jo
Mary Kate
Megan
Melanie
Melody
Morag
Nicola
Pandora
Phoebe
Rachel
Rebecca
Rita
Robin
Sandra
Sarah
Sylvia
Valerie
Vanessa
Veronica
Vivian
Zara

Comments

[kimber-leigh.livejournal.com]

BOYS
Like:
1 Xavier
2 Alistair
3 Isaac
4 Duncan
5 Luca
6 Edward (nn Ward)
7 Luca
8 Gerard
9 Cian
10 Iain

Dislike:
(these are not in any order as i dislike them all equally)
1 Howard
2 Donald
3 Peter
4 Roger
5 Sidney
6 Rodney
7 Tom (i hate nicknames (shortened forms of names) used as first names)
8 Jack
9 John
10 Harry

GIRLS
Like:
1 Vivian
2 Isabel
3 Veronica
4 Zara
5 Fiona
6 Nicola
7 Sylvia
8 Gwendolyn (Gwen)
9 Delilah
10 Alexandra

Dislike:
1 Aimee
2 Kylee
3 Mary Ellen
4 Mary Jo
5 Mary Kate
6 Henrietta
7 Beth
8 Morag
9 Bernice
10 Pandora

[asthingscollide.livejournal.com]

10 Girl Names I don't like:
Bernice
Aimee
Alyssa
Courtney
Angela
Anne
Beth
Bonnie
Greta
Jezebel

10 Girl Names I like:
Alexandra
Anabel
Fiona
Florence
Isabel
Melody
Rebecca
Valerie
Belinda
Jillian

10 Boy Names I don't like:
Archibald
Dennis
Angus
Barnaby
Cian
Harry
Lars
Martin
Rodney
Sidney


10 Boy Names I like:
Isaac
Alistair
Benjamin
Iain
Joseph
Vincent
Charles
David
Edward
Thomas

[kimber-leigh.livejournal.com]

ugh.. i forgot about bonnie.. i hate bonnie..

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

BOYS;LIKE
1. Michael*
2. Jack*
3. William*
4. Charles
5. Isaac
6. Peter*
7. David*
8. Philip
9. Edward
10. Benjamin

BOYS;DISLIKE
1. Xavier
2. Sidney
3. Rodney
4. Cameron
5. Archibald
6. Dermot
7. Duncan
8. Douglas
9. Barnaby
10. Jason

GIRLS;LIKE
1. Alexandra*
2. Catherine*
3. Lydia*
4. Isabel*
5. Charlotte
6. Beth
7. Anne*
8. Anabel
9. Aimee
10. Delilah

GIRLS;DISLIKE
1. Belinda
2. Jezebel
3. Vanessa
4. Phoebe
5. Angela
6. Veronica
7. Valerie
8. Morgan
9. Melody
10. Sandra

* are the ones that I like and would actually consider using on my kids. Alexandra, Catherine, Isabel, and Michael are actually all on my list, although Michael is as a middle name.

[anapology.livejournal.com]

top ten
Xavier
Luca
Edward
Matthew
Alistair
Daniel
Harry
Joseph
Charles
Cameron

bottom 10
Craig- my boyfriends name. Oh how I detest it..
Richard
Thomas- Every other boy I know is called Tom..
Tom
William
David
Iain
Jack
Douglas
Antony



top ten
Anabel- But I prefer it Anabelle or Annabel.
Florence
Lavinia
Phoebe
Isabel
Delilah
Alyssa
Sylvia
Fiona
Maggie

bottom ten
Amanda
Sarah
Charlotte
Louise
Leanne
Helene
Catherine
Morag
Rachel
Rebecca
Bonnie


Find my favourites from that list was a difficult task, epecially with the boys. I don't really love any of the names I picked.. the best of a bad list.
Finding girls names I liked and disliked was easy peasy though..

[rorylareina.livejournal.com]

+1. Isaac
+2. Charles
+3. Matthew
+4. Benjamin
+5. Robert
+6. William
+7. Martin
+8. Dean
+9. Joseph
+10. Steven

-1. Angus
-2. Nigel
-3. Alistair
-4. Stuart
-5. Trevor
-6. Brent
-7. Cian
-8. Iain
-9. Richard
-10. Alan

+1. Charlotte
+2. Nicola
+3. Greta
+4. Robin
+5. Rachel
+6. Catherine
+7. Erika
+8. Delilah
+9. Lydia
+10. Zara

-1. Jezebel
-2. Pandora
-3. Rebecca
-4. Kylee
-5. Aimee
-6. Bernice
-7. Courtney
-8. Melody
-9. Glenda
-10. Amanda

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

BOYS

Like:
1. Dennis
2. Jason
3. Christopher
4. William
5. Steven
6. Brandon
7. Timothy
8. Scott
9. John
10. Matthew

Dislike:
1. Archibald
2. Antony
3. Howard
4. Barnaby
5. Alistair
6. Xavier
7. Iain
8. Dermot
9. Gerrard
10. Marc

GIRLS

Like:
1. Robin
2. Alexandra
3. Catherine
4. Sarah
5. Megan
6. Melanie
7. Bonnie
8. Karen
9. Mary
10. Melody

Dislike:
1. Pandora
2. Jezebel
3. Bernice
4. Henrietta
5. Lavinia
6. Morag
7. Delilah
8. Florence
9. Greta
10. Magda

[happysaid.livejournal.com]

Boys: Like/okay
-Michael
-Dimitri
-William
-Adam
-Matthew
-John
-Martin
-Edward
-Vincent
-Timothy

Boys: Dislike/hate
-Archibald
-Dermot
-Angus
-Dennis
-Donald
-Stuart
-Peter
-Nigel
-Cameron
-Lars

Girls: Like/okay
-Lydia
-Isabel
-Charlotte
-Zara
-Helene
-Alexandra
-Catherine
-Sarah
-Jillian
-Nicola

Girls: Hate/dislike
-Jezebel
-Glenda
-Bonnie
-Belinda
-Valerie
-Rita
-Veronica
-Beth
-Delilah
-Vivian

[my-little-voice.livejournal.com]

Boys

Top 10
1. Benjamin
2. David
3. William
4. Thomas
5. Dean
6. Cameron
7. Xavier (mn only)
8. Luca
9. Matthew
10. Christopher

Bottom 10
1. Iain (my brother’s name is Ian, so I can only see it spelled that way)
2. Cian
3. Donald
4. Sidney
5. Stuart
6. Roger
7. Philip
8. Marc
9. Lars
10. Howard


Girls

Top 10
1. Vivian
2. Charlotte
3. Isabel
4. Delilah
5. Catherine
6. Anabel
7. Louise
8. Jillian
9. Lydia
10. Melody

Bottom 10
1. Lavinia
2. Jezebel
3. Rita
4. Morag
5. Pandora
6. Nicola
7. Magda
8. Glenda
9. Belinda
10. Bernice

[kimber-leigh.livejournal.com]

well, hell.. i did Luca twice..

Vincent

[sevensevenfour.livejournal.com]

Girls:
Like:
1. Kylee
2. Anabel
3. Anne
4. Catherine
5. Gwen
6. Jillian
7. Lydia
8. Melody
9. Rachel
10. Melanie
Dislike:
1. Jezebel
2. Henrietta
3. Florence
4. Morag
5. Bernice
6. Sandra
7. Sylvia
8. Louise
9. Angela
10. Beth

Boys:
Like:
1. William
2. Alistair
3. Jack
4. Thomas
5. Dimitri
6. Sidney
7. Luca
8. Douglas
9. Christopher
10. Sidney
Dislike:
1. Archibald
2. Barnaby
3. Gerrard
4. Iain
5. Rodney
6. Vincent
7. Dermot
8. Timothy
9. Cian
10. Edward

[mizsfrankie.livejournal.com]

Boys Like:

Antony
Dimitri
Luca
Vincent

Boys Dislike:

Adam
Alan
Alistair
Angus
Archibald
Barnaby
Benjamin
Brandon
Brent
Cameron
Charles
Christopher
Cian
Craig
Daniel
David
Dean
Dennis
Derek
Dermot
Donald
Douglas
Duncan
Edward
Gerrard
Harry
Howard
Iain
Isaac
Jack
Jason
John
Joseph
Lars
Marc
Martin
Matthew
Michael
Nigel
Paul
Peter
Philip
Richard
Robert
Rodney
Roger
Scott
Sidney
Steven
Stuart
Thomas
Timothy
Tom
Trevor
William
Xavier

Girls Like:

Alexandra

Girls Dislike:

Aimee
Alexandra
Alyssa
Amanda
Anabel
Angela
Anne
Belinda
Bernice
Beth
Bonnie
Catherine
Charlotte
Courtney
Cynthia
Delilah
Diane
Erika
Fiona
Florence
Glenda
Greta
Gwen
Helene
Henrietta
Isabel
Jezebel
Jillian
Karen
Kylee
Lavinia
Leanne
Louise
Lydia
Lynnette
Magda
Maggie
Mary
Mary Ellen
Mary Jo
Mary Kate
Megan
Melanie
Melody
Morag
Nicola
Pandora
Phoebe
Rachel
Rebecca
Rita
Robin
Sandra
Sarah
Sylvia
Valerie
Vanessa
Veronica
Vivian
Zara

[gsi07816.livejournal.com]

Male Names that I like from this list
1. Daniel
2. Benjamin
3. Christopher
4. Craig
5. Isaac
6. Jason
7. Matthew
8. Paul
9. Timothy
10. Stuart

Male names that I do not like (because of the way they look or sound):
1. Angus
2. Archibald
3. Barnaby
4. Alistair
5. Cian
6. Rodney
7. Dermot
8. Gerrard
9. Howard
10. Dean

Girl names that I like:
1. Melody
2. Rachel
3. Alexandra
4. Amanda
5. Rebecca
6. Megan
7. Courtney
8. Lydia
9. Melanie
10. Charlotte

Girl names that I don't like (with reasons)
1. Jezebel (harsh name, not a good name to live up to)
2. Morag (too harsh sounding)
3. Pandora (sounds like trouble)
4. Bernice (Wasn’t a Sesame Street pigeon given this name?)
5. Fiona (Shrek)
6. Henrietta (Wasn’t this the name of a puppet on Mr. Roger’s neighborhood?)
7. Lavinia (name of an awful character in a Shirley Temple movie)
8. Magda (looks as if the name wasn’t finished/looks like a nickname)
9. Phoebe (sounds weak)
10. Anabel (reminds me of my brother’s dog’s name)

[smasharash.livejournal.com]

Best:
Isaac
Cameron
Marc
Harry
Adam
Benjamin
William
Edward
Jack
Scott

Robin
Isabel
Lydia
Phoebe
Melody
Zara
Erika
Megan
Aimee
Anabel

Worsts:
Archibald
Angus
Brent
Dean
Roger
Dermot
Donald
Trevor
Craig
Alan

Bernice
Morag
Veronica
Lavinia
Vivian
Glenda
Cynthia
Jezebel
Lynnette
Magda

[ouronlylight.livejournal.com]

BOYS
Like
1. Jack
2. William
3. Thomas
4. Benjamin
5. Adam
6. Matthew
7. Philip
8. Paul
9. Robert
10. Peter

Dislike
1. Archibald
2. Angus
3. Barnaby
4. Howard
5. Edward
6. Roger
7. Lars
8. Nigel
9. Sidney
10. Xavier

GIRLS
Like
1. Isabel(le)
2. Sarah
3. Lydia
4. Anabel
5. Megan
6. Charlotte
7. Catherine (Katherine)
8. Zara
9. Veronica
10. Gwen

Dislike
1. Lavinia
2. Rita
3. Bonnie
4. Sandra
5. Florence
6. Sylvia
7. Diane
8. Belinda
9. Angela
10. Anne

[babykalina.livejournal.com]

Top 10 Boys
Charles
Brandon
Daniel
Harry
John
Matthew
Michael
Paul
Peter
Thomas

Bottom 10 Boys
Alistair
Angus
Archibald
Barnaby
Cian
Dermot
Lars
Luca
Rodney
Sidney

Top 10 Girls
Alyssa
Amanda
Anabel
Anne
Charlotte
Leanne
Lydia
Melody
Rachel
Valerie

Bottom 10 Girls
Belinda
Glenda
Greta
Gwen
Jezebel
Jillian
Morag
Pandora
Rita
Robin

Very hard for me. I'm more of a traditional name person, I don't like all these other things. And then there's some names I just really, really dislike anyway.

[memorymaze.livejournal.com]

Girls-Like:
1. Delilah
2. Rachel
3. Rebecca
4. Sylvia
5. Anabel
6. Nicola
7. Lydia
8. Beth
9. Vanessa
10. Erika

Girls- Dislike
1. Bonnie
2. Bernice
3. Belinda
4. Morag
5. Lavinia
6. Kylee
7. Jezebel
8. Glenda
9. Aimee
10. Pandora

Boys-Like
1. Sidney
2. Alistair
3. Isaac
4. Joseph
5. Dennis
6. Christopher
7. Benjamin
8. Cameron
9. Adam
10. Daniel

Boys- Dislike
1. Angus
2. Archibald
3. Nigel
4. Lars
5. Roger
6. Stuart
7. Douglas
8. Steven
9. Donald
10. Alan

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

BOYS - LIKE
1. Charles
2. Isaac
3. Jack
4. Daniel
5. Harry
6. John
7. Matthew
8. Joseph
9. Adam
10. Paul

BOYS - DISLIKE
1. Brent
2. Steven
3. Derek
4. Gerrard
5. Scott
6. Trevor
7. Sidney
8. Cameron
9. Xavier
10. Barnaby

GIRLS - LIKE
1. Vivian
2. Anne
3. Catherine
4. Helene
5. Beth
6. Anabel
7. Sarah
8. Louise
9. Isabel
10. Lydia

GIRLS - DISLIKE
1. Valerie
2. Vanessa
3. Jezebel
4. Lynnette
5. Bernice
6. Magda
7. Veronica
8. Mary Ellen
9. Pandora
10. Erika

[turn-it-upp.livejournal.com]

LIKE:
.Xavier
.Marc
.Isaac
.Jack
.Howard
.Benjamin
.Alistair
.Adam
.Alan
.Dean


.Gwen
.Lydia
.Sylvia
.Anabel
.Alexandra
.Delilah
.Fiona
.Phoebe
.Maggie
.Helene

DISLIKE:
.Archibald
.Barnaby
.Lars
.Duncan
.Donald
.Rodney
.Paul
.Martin

.Bernice
.Mary Jo
.Lynnette
.Belinda
.Kylee
.Diane
.Sandra
.Glenda
.Florence
.Lavinia
.Rita
.Beth

[pythianlegume7.livejournal.com]

like boys:
William
Charles
Daniel
Xavier
Luca
Edward
Harry
Robert
Matthew
John

Dislike boys:
Roger dated
Alan dated
Craig bad association
Angus cows
Jason dated, know too many of them
Nigel eh
Lars sounds german
Archibald sounds like a butler
Iain I'd always want to pronounce it like its spelled, and I have a bad association with an Ian
Michael I really dislike the name Michael. I know way too many of them and even though the stats prove otherwise it always sounds dated to me.


Girls like:
Catherine
Charlotte
Mary Kate
Anne
Greta
Lydia
Sarah
Henrietta
Louise
Jillian

Girls dislike:
Leanne Sounds hick to me.
Angela dated
Morag never heard it before so I could be pronouncing it wrong
Pandora 's box?
Rita Skeeter
Diane dated
Robin bad association
Lavinia dated
Erika dated
Nicola boy's name

[alexandria-skye.livejournal.com]

like:
Benjamin
William
Daniel
Rodney
Cameron
Jason
Craig
Michael
Nigel
Charles

dislike:
Angus
Dermot
Duncan
Cian
Iain
Gerrard
Luca
Martin
Sidney


like:
Delilah
Anne
Helene
Charlotte
Pandora
Catherine
Jillian
Isabel
Melanie
Melody

dislike:
Morag
Jezebel
Aimee
Kylee
Mary Ellen/Mary Jo/Mary Kate
Leanne
Greta
Nicola
Bernice
Rita

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

Like, boys:
1. Adam
2. Jack
3. David
4. Joseph
5. Isaac
6. Alistair
7. Christopher
8. Trevor
9. Philip
10. Paul

Dislike, boys:
1. Barnaby
2. Donald
3. Douglas
4. Archibald
5. Gerrard
6. Dermot
7. Angus
8. Howard
9. Iain
10. Dennis

Girls, like:
1.Florence
2. Helene
3. Jillian
4. Diane
5. Megan
6. Melody
7. Isabel
8. Amanda
9. Delilah
10. Robin

Girls, dislike:
1. Belinda
2. Vanessa
3. Bonnie
4. Sandra
5. Pandora
6. Jezebel
7. Erika
8. Magda
9. Rita
10. Greta

It's pretty easy really; I like the ones that look and sound pretty to me or have good connotations, and I dislike the ones that have either bad connotations, look/sound ugly or are dated, in my opinion. Magda & Greta are really old lady's names here, for example ;)

[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

LIKE:

-Boys:
1. Benjamin
2. Jack
3. Trevor
4. Vincent
5. Isaac
6. Xavier
7. Edward
8. Charles
9. Adam
10. Peter

-Girls:
1. Isabel
2. Charlotte
3. Fiona
4. Sylvia
5. Catherine
6. Alexandra
7. Belinda
8. Jezebel
9. Anabel
10. Sarah

DISLIKE

-Boys:
1. Jason
2. Richard
3. Harry
4. Gerrard
5. Rodney
6. Derek
7. Scott
8. Timothy
9. Luca
10. Brandon

-Girls:
1. Amanda
2. Erika
3. Karen
4. Robin
5. Glenda
6. Henrietta
7. Lavinia
8. Veronica
9. Morag
10. Magda

[heure-actuelle.livejournal.com]

like:
timothy
philip
william
duncan
matthew
daniel
marc
cameron
michael
charles

dislike:
stuart
lars
rodney
roger
angus
archibald
harry
luca
john
barnaby

like:
Alexandra
Beth
Erika
Greta
Gwen
Isaebl
Jillian
Melanie
Melody
Veronica

dislike:
Belinda [i like Melinda]
Bonnie
Florence
Glenda
Henrietta
Jezebel
Lavinia
Lynette
Magda
Pandora

[bobinwales.livejournal.com]

Likes
BOYS
Edward
Benjamin
Jack
Harry
Cameron
David
Alan
Dean
Michael
Philip

GIRLS [The aren't 10 names on this list I like! Only the top 4!!]
Alyssa
Alexandra
Beth
Rachel - Although I'd spell it Rachael
Isabel
Lynnette
Henrietta - Prefer Harriet
Vivian
Helene
Gwen

Dislike
BOYS
Angus
Brent
Rodney
Craig
William
Howard
Iain
Sidney
Trevor
Vincent

GIRLS
Zara
Cynthia
Belinda
Courtney
Phoebe
Kylee
Fiona
Glenda
Greta
Sylvia