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[monalyssasmile.livejournal.com]

I have a couple of questions.  Number 1, what are some possible real names for the nickname Byrdie / Birdie (girl)?  I quite like that name but don't have a real name for it.  Number 2, what do you think of these names that I liked from my new baby names book?  The *ed ones are ones I don't like but saw in the book.

Asael (b)
Azizi (I like it on a girl, but it is technically a boy's name)
Israel
Klara / Clara (said Clawr-ruh)
Nicola
Mattias
Nicoletta
Esme
Byrdie
Gus
Kansas (g)
Abram
Imogen (im-oh-gin)
Poppy
Shiloh
Cricket (only for an animal though)
Aiken (b)
*Accalia (g)
Adela (uh-day-luh)

And Acklyn I kinda made up, what do you think of that?  I couldn't think of what name it reminded me of then I realized it wa Jacqueline that it reminded me of.

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[chucklincanuck.livejournal.com]

I knew an Aziz (m),never heard of Azizi. Shiloh sounds like a horse name to me. I strongly dislike Israel and Kansas. The rest are ok, but nothing really stands out to me as being a really a beautiful name.

[kimber-leigh.livejournal.com]

i like:
Nicola (prn NIK-ola)
i prefer Nicolette to Nicoletta
Esme
Imogen
Poppy (on my list) :)
i like Cricket as a nn

birdie could be a nn for brigette/bridget/brighid

[kimber-leigh.livejournal.com]

i forgot.. i prefer Jacqueline prn zhak-LEEN.. :)

[lovebird.livejournal.com]

Aw I really like Bridgette with the nickname Birdy.

[lneef.livejournal.com]

Bridget could be Birdie.

Acklyn sounds like my cat hacking up a hairball.

[hoboheart.livejournal.com]

lmao, seconded

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

Thirded.

[hoboheart.livejournal.com]

erm...Acklyn? the ACKKKK really stands out to me... like when u have a hacking cough.. ACCK ACCKK

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

I like Mattias, Imogen, Poppy & Shiloh.
I only like Poppy on little children though, and Shiloh is too 'celebrity!' for me to ever use ;)

[memorymaze.livejournal.com]

Bernadette?

I like:
Clara
Nicola
Mattias
Esme
Abram
Imogen
Poppy
Shiloh

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

If you like Azizi for a girl what about Aziza?

[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

I love that book! I was just flipping through my old copy of it on Saturday night, so it's strange to see it mentioned here. That would be a really cute homage to the book.

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

Birdie is a nickname for Roberta, though I doubt you'd want to use that.

[mountain-nest.livejournal.com]

Acklyn reminds me of Ackley in Catcher In The Rye, who was always picking at his face in the mirror.

[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

I kinda like Nicola, which is weird, since I hate Nicole.

Esme, Adela, and Imogen are pretty. I like a lot of place names, kind of as a guilty pleasure (although Georgia, I unabashedly love), if they connote something I remember fondly, so I love Kansas (I was born there). I hear the word and I have all these nice images in my mind, but I can't see actually giving a child that name. Plus, if someone started singing "Dust in the Wind" at my little girl, I'd probably just want to kick them in the face.

I don't really like Acklyn, as the hacking sound to it stands out too much for me.

In addition to the above suggestions, I've also seen Birdie as a nickname for Roberta and Elizabeth. And Alberta seems like it would fit, as well.

[raptorgirl.livejournal.com]

Bernadette, maybe? It's a stretch, but...

As for the list, I like Nicola, Imogen, and Aiken. Acklyn does sound made-up, and I'm not keen on -lyn names in general, so I'm thumbs down on it. Interesting list, though!

[heure-actuelle.livejournal.com]

Asael - alright
Azizi - alright
Israel - don't like place names
Klara / Clara (said Clawr-ruh) - meh
Nicola - don't like it
Mattias - don't like it
Nicoletta - don't like it
Esme - it's alright
Byrdie - don't like it
Gus - don't like it
Kansas - not big on place names
Abram - love it
Imogen (im-oh-gin) - ok
Poppy - don't like it
Shiloh - love it
Cricket (only for an animal though) - cute
Aiken (b) - reminds me of clay aiken :(
*Accalia (g) - how is this pronounced?
Adela (uh-day-luh) - don't like it

[herpickleness.livejournal.com]

love poppy