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[ohso-addicted.livejournal.com]

I'm not pregnant or trying, but I like names. I'm not sure that I'd actually use any of these, but they're fun to think about. Opinions/suggestions?

Juniper
Sage
Gaia - I love the way it looks and its meaning, but I'm not sold on its sound.
Genevieve (french pronunciation)
Guinevere
Sparrow
Ivy
Veda
Veronica (nn Vera?)
Lara (pronounced Lair-uh - is this legitimate or is there a better spelling?)
Farrah (is this a "real name," and how is it pronounced?)
Stella
Juliet
Faye
Nora

Thanks!

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[searlait.livejournal.com]

Names you want so desperately to use but don't think you could ever get away with it? Plant names, super off-the-wall names. Anything that you know it wouldn't work (the world would never understand!)

I would die for two girls named Coco and Magnolia. I don't know why. I can't explain it and I know that I'll never be a famous actress or something so I am left with my imagination.

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[moldycelery.livejournal.com]

What are your thoughts on using names from mythology? For example, names like Kali, Aphrodite, Thor -- that sort of thing. I've noticed that a lot of people seem to be naming their children after various mythological gods, and I'm kind of undecided if I like it or not. Some of them are okay, like Bran or Athena, but then something like Persephone just makes me think of a pet name.

Do you think it's worse if it's from a foreign culture? Such as some of English descent naming their child Ishtar, a diety in Mesopotamian mythology.

*cringe*

[fireyirishangel.livejournal.com]

The company I work for just hired a new gentleman who will be starting this week. For privacy purposes, I will not be including his last name, but his first name?

De'Man.

*boggle*

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[misserikaxn.livejournal.com]

I've probly got a while before we have kids, but...

Abigail Sylvia or Sylvia Abigail? 

I love the meaning of Abigail, because if/when we have a daughter, she will be her father's joy. Sylvia is the name of my late grandmother. Any opinions on the order? Last name begins with C, if you're considering initials.

Also, thoughts on Matthias Harold? Thanks!

question...

[stardottedeyes.livejournal.com]

I was on the way to work the other day, and saw a sign on the side of the road that said "Relie's Party" with an arrow. It got me wondering... what kind of name is Relie?

The sign was handwritten, but I am 99% sure it said Relie. Maybe it is a nickname?

How would you pronounce Relie? Male or female name?

???

[salenite222.livejournal.com]

I simply love the name Paxton. I like it more for a girl but I think it's good for a boy too.

What do you think of it and does anyone have any middle names that would go well with it?

Thoughts and ideas...

[shishenbelle.livejournal.com]

I love getting name feedback, since everyone is in different places, with different oppinions it can be super interesting to hear what you think - so humor me here - what do you think about my top names (for today:))

Girls:
Campbell -nn Ella
Emilie
Peyton
Lux
Tennessee
Nell
Morgan
Addison
Maile (pronounced either My-lee or May-lee)
Avery
Tierney

Boys:
Aidan
McCabe
Finn
Thomas
Hudson
Grady
Grayer
Thatcher
Kelly

How would you pronounce...

[aaww-my-bees.livejournal.com]

Rya/Mya (I say R/Mye-uh)

Ria/Mia (I say R/Mee-uh)

Rei/Mei (I say R/May)

Rai/Mai (I say R/Mah-ee)

I always think about this, but I thought I'd post after seeing the one with Maile (pronounced either My-lee or May-lee) It's a really cute name, I would pronounce it My-lee and I honestly don't understand how 'Mai' would be like 'May'. It seems so strange to me.

My name is Rya and I'm always being called Ree-uh, and I've had friends name Mia and they would get called My-uh. On a forum I used to goto a girl's screen name was 'Rai' but she would pronounce it 'Ray'

So how would you pronounce them? Also where are you from? I think it can depend on where someone is from.

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[red-inuzuka.livejournal.com]

Ok, I thought I would ask about this here. I always get Jaime/Jamie confused. I thought that one was the male form and the other was the female. Now, I thought it was Jaime=boy, Jamie=girl, but as I was looking this up, I got odd answers. Babyname.com said both were unisex. Wikipedia said for Jaime: "The "j" In this name is often pronounced as an "h" sound. Jaime is a common Hispanic and Portuguese name for James. In eastern Spain, Jacobus became "Jacome" or "Jaime"; in Catalonia, it became "Jaume"."

Then for Jamie it says it was originally only for male, but since the 1950s it has also been used as a female name.

So... was I wrong? That Jaime/Jamie aren't for boy/girl (or girl/boy) but for spainish pronoucation/english pronoucation? What do you guys think? Which would you use for a girl?

On a similar note, a show I watch has a girl named Jaimie and while at first I thought it looked goofy, it's growing on me. It could be worse, it could be Jaymye O.O

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[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

What are your favourite unisex names for girls?

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[babyeraserhead.livejournal.com]

How do YOU pronounce "Manon"?

I find I like the spelling and the french pronunciation.
But I haven't decided if I like it in english.

Agatha

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

I've really liked this name for a while (from greek, agathòs = good, kind).
What do you think goes well with it as a middle name?
Consider that in Italy we use Agata, which is pronounced Ah-gah-tah, with a flat 't' sound, instead of a 'th' sound. Except for people in Tuscany, where I live, which have a slouched accent haha.

Anyway, I can only think of Agatha Sophia, but it doesn't really work for me.
Shoot it, girls! :D