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Okay so the poll I did made me realize that my names don't really flow together too much so I'm trying to broaden my style.

Yes I do like some unusual names.

My current favorites are;

Penelope
Eirene
Rose
Chloe
Julian
Corey

Family names I've been wanting to use;

Ruth/Ruthie
Pamela
Wilhemina/Mini

Help me choose;

A

Adelle
Aimee
Alyson
Amanda
Angela
Angelica
Anisa
Annabel
Anya
Astrid
Audrey
Aubrey
August
Austin
Autumn

B

Bailey
Banner
Bartholomew
Beatrix
Bennet
Bess
Bliss
Blithe
Bonnie
Brett
Brigette

C

Cathleen
Chase
Colleen
Cybil

D

Daisy
Dara
Denver
Donovan
Drake
Dusty

E

Echo
Edith
Eleanor
Elsa
Enid

F

Fancy
Finley
Fiona
Flora
Fox
Freida

G

Galen
Gene
Genevieve
Goldie
Guinevere

H

Hadley
Harper
Harvey
Hector
Hazel
Horatio

I

Iona
Izzy

J

Jason
Jasper
Javier
Jesse
Jesus
Jillian
Jimmy
Joaquin
Jodie
Jolene
Josie
Jospehine
Judith
June

K

Karen
Keiko
Kieran
Kellan
Kylene

L

Laney
Lavender
Lauren
Leela
Lennon
Liberty
Lilac
Lilah
Locke
Lola
Lorelei
Lucky
Lucy

M

Maggie
Margaret
Margo
Maureen
Micky
Millie
Mira
Mirabelle
Mollie
Molly

N

Nadia
Nancy
Nora

P

Pansy
Patsy
Phoebe
Prudence

R

Ramses
Reese
Reggie
Rhian
Rhona
Roscoe

S

Selena
Selene
Shane
Snowy
Suzette

V

Valerie
Veronica
Vivian
Vivienne

W

Willis
Wilhelmina

Z

Zeke

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Penelope - Okay. Not one I'd use, though.
Eirene - I'm not even sure who to pronounce this one. It looks made up to me.
Rose - Love it.
Chloe - Seems kind of childish to me; I prefer Claire/Clare.
Julian - Love it.
Corey - Okay.

Ruth/Ruthie - Love it.
Pamela - Okay, but not one I'd use.
Wilhemina/Mini - I don't like it at all, but if you do...well, there's nothing wrong with it. I'd spell Mini as Minnie, though. Mini doesn't look like a name, Minnie does.

I like:
Adelle
Aimee
Angelica
Annabel
Anya
Astrid
Audrey
August
Austin
Bess - as a nickname for Elizabeth; it's too nickname-y for a given name.
Blithe - I prefer Blythe.
Brett - Love it on a boy; on a girl, I think it needs to be a nickname for something else, like Elizabeth.
Eleanor
Elsa
Finley - on boys; I've seen this used on girls, and it looks ridiculous.
Fiona
Galen
Genevieve
Harper
Harvey
Hazel
Izzy - as a nickname for Isabel. I don't think it can be a name on its own.
Jesse
Jillian
Josephine - and I like Josie as a nickname for this.
Judith
Karen
Lauren
Lilah
Lorelei
Lucy
Margaret - and I like Maggie as a nickname.
Mira
Molly
Shane (only for boys)
Vivian
Zeke

Penelope - love, my cousin's name
Eirene - no
Rose - ok
Chloe - ok
Julian - yes
Corey - yes
Ruth/Ruthie - no
Pamela - no
Wilhemina/Mini - no
Adelle - yes
Aimee - no
Alyson - no
Amanda - no
Angela - no
Angelica - no
Anisa - no
Annabel - ok
Anya - no
Astrid - no
Audrey - YES
Aubrey - ok
August - no
Austin - ok
Autumn - ok
Bailey - ok
Banner - no
Bartholomew - no
Beatrix - no
Bennet - no
Bess - no
Bliss - NO
Blithe - no
Bonnie - no
Brett - yes
Brigette - yes if spelled Bridget or Bridgette
Cathleen - ok
Chase - ok
Colleen - no
Cybil - no
Daisy - no
Dara - ok
Denver - no
Donovan - yes
Drake - ok
Dusty - no
Echo - NO
Edith - no
Eleanor - no
Elsa - no
Enid - no
Fancy - NO - most people will think of the song, whether that's what you want or not
Finley - no
Fiona - yes
Flora - no
Fox - no
Freida - no
Galen - ok
Gene - no
Genevieve - YES
Goldie - no
Guinevere - YES
Hadley - no
Harper - no
Harvey - ok
Hector - no
Hazel - ok
Horatio - no
Iona - ok
Izzy - no, too nicknamey
Jason - no
Jasper - no
Javier - no
Jesse - ok
Jesus - no
Jillian - yes
Jimmy - no
Joaquin - no
Jodie - no
Jolene - no
Josie - no
Josephine - yes
Judith - no
June - no
Karen - no
Keiko - no
Kieran - ok
Kellan - no
Kylene - no - looks made up
Laney - yes
Lavender - no
Lauren - yes
Leela - no
Lennon - no
Liberty - no
Lilac - no
Lilah - ok, better as Lila
Locke - no
Lola - ok
Lorelei - ok
Lucky - NO
Lucy - no
Maggie - no
Margaret - no
Margo - ok
Maureen - ok
Micky - no
Millie - no
Mira - ok
Mirabelle - no
Mollie - no
Molly - no
Nadia - ok
Nancy - no
Nora - YES
Pansy - no - connotation, at least for me, is "scaredy cat" rather than "pretty flower"
Patsy - no
Phoebe - ok
Prudence - ok
Ramses - no
Reese - ok
Reggie - no
Rhian - NO - hard to know how to pronounce, and looks made up
Rhona - no
Roscoe - no
Selena - ok, but instant association with the singer
Selene - no
Shane - ok
Snowy - NO
Suzette - no
Valerie - ok
Veronica - ok
Vivian - no
Vivienne - no
Willis - no
Wilhelmina - no
Zeke - no, too nicknamey

I notice you have a lot of names of celebrities - was that where you got some of your inspiration, or is that just coincidence?

Coincidence. Which ones?

Off the top of my head, the ones with the most immediate associations:

Pamela (Anderson)
Cybil (Shepherd)
Fancy (from the Reba song)
Goldie (Hawn)
Izzy (Stephens, character on Grey's Anatomy)
Joaquin (Phoenix)
Jodie (Foster)
Jolene (from the Dolly Parton song)
(John) Lennon
Lorelei (as in the characters on Gilmore Girls, though I think they spell it differently)
Patsy (Cline)
Phoebe (character on Friends)
Prudence (character on Charmed)
Reese (Witherspoon)
Selena (Quintanilla-Perez, the singer)
(Bruce) Willis

There weren't as many as I thought at first, but still several. Of couse, just because *I* make these associations, that doesn't mean *everyone* will. I didn't include ones that tons of people have, like Amanda (Bynes, etc.) because they're not as noticeable/easily associated.

Corey makes me think of that Disney show Corey in the House.

Similiarly:
Angelica = Rugrats
Astrid = Dexter
Anabel = Annabelle's Wish
Aubrey = Master and Commander
Beatrix = Harry Potter
Fox = Fox Mulder from X-Files
Horatio = Horatio Hornblower or CSI: Miami
Locke = LOST
Liberty = Degrassi: TNG
Phoebe and Prudence = both were characters in Charmed; sisters nonetheless

Random associations that some people have with names. None of the ones, you mentioned stuck out to ome (except the Charmed characters, Pamela Anderson, and Goldie Hawn). These one stuck out to me a lot, though.

I thought of Angelica and Phoebe, but didn't know if Angelica sticking out to me was because of my little sister watching Rugrats all the time, and I already has an association for Phoebe.

The association thing doesn't come into the picture for me because there will always be someone in the past who has that name.

Exactly. I just figured I'd point it out, since some people are bothered by associations, especially ones involving celebrities.

Penelope - It's nice though I'd probablly never use it
Eirene - It looks like a creative Irene but I know the history and like it well enough
Rose - Again, nice though I'd never use it
Chloe - Seems a bit kiddish
Julian - I used to like it until I met my Spanish professor =P
Corey - Personally don't like it
Ruth - Nice but my friend Ruth always says it's too old lady like and often times goes by Rufus
Pamela - Not a fan
Wilhemina/Mini - While classical names may be in, I'd never choose Wilhemina... if Mini is a family name, perhaps another name that that nickname goes with could be used; Minerva, for example

Names I like:
Adelle
Alyson
August
Cathleen
Chase
Colleen
Donovan
Drake
Edith
Eleanor
Finley
Fiona
Fox
Horatio
Jason
Jesse
Jillian
Joaquin
Josephine
Karen
Kieran
Locke
Shane
Valerie
Vivian
Vivienne

Random:
Bess - My great-grandmother was named Bessie Norma. She hated Bessie and progressively moved towards using Norma throughout her life until her death when she was buried as Norma.

Penelope -- like it but it's my cat's name
Rose -- lovely
Julian -- love
Wilhemina/Mini -- my niece's name
Amanda -- love
Annabel -- like
Chase -- love it for a boy only
Eleanor -- pretty
Fiona -- like
Genevieve -- love, is on my list
Guinevere -- like
Harper -- love, is on my list
Jasper -- like
Jesse -- like it for a boy only
Jillian -- cute
June -- love, is on my list (spelled Joon)
Karen -- my cousin's name
Kieran -- my grandfather's name (spelled Ciaran)
Lauren -- my cousin's name
Lorelei -- like
Maggie -- like
Margaret -- my cousin's name
Millie -- love, is on my list (spelled Milly)
Molly -- like
Nora -- like it spelled Norah
Reese -- love it for a boy only
Shane -- like
Zeke -- like it (full name Ezekiel)

I like:
Aimee but spelled Amy
Alyson but spelled Allyson
August
Austin
Bennet but spelled Bennett
Blithe
Bonnie
Brett
Colleen
Cybil
Dusty but as a nn for Dustin
Fancy but as a nn for Frances, Francesca, etc.
Finley
Jason
Jodie
Josie
June
Karen
Laney
Lucy
Molly
Nancy
Reese
Valerie

My faves:

Angelica (love this! Love the nickname Angie too)
Audrey
Austin
Bonnie
Eleanor
Finley
Harper
Harvey
Jesse
Jolene
Josie
Kieran
Mick(e)y
Mollie
Nancy
Selena (one of my favourite names!)
Selene (same)
Veronica (love it)

Penelope - like, with the nn Penny!
Eirene - I have no idea where to start prononcing this!
Rose - Love
Chloe - Kind of like
Julian - Love!
Corey - Feels really childish and nicknamey to me!

I also like:
Alyson
Audrey
Autumn
Beatrix
Eleanor
Finley
Genevieve
Guinevere
Harvey
Hector
Jimmy
Joaquin
Josie
Kieran
Lennon
Lola
Lucy
Margaret
Molly
Shane
Vivian

Quite a lot of your names feel too much like nicknames, or would definately not sound good as first names!

I love Penelope, Autumn, Lorelei, &Kieran.

&my name's Angelica (I hate it though).

Names I love:
Penelope
Rose
Julian
Annabel (my fav. spelling)
Astrid
Audrey
Aubrey (boy only)
Dara
Donovan
Elsa
Flora
Harper
Judith
Lauren
Lennon (boy or girl)
Lilah
Mira
Nora(h)
Prudence

Names I hate:
Eirene (It just sounds so gross to me, I try to like it but I can't)
Banner
Bartholomew
Cathleen
Colleen
Dusty (it's a horse's name)
Fancy
Fox
Goldie
Horatio
Jesus
Lucky
Micky
Nancy
Pansy
Patsy
Reggie
Snowy
Wilhelmina
Zeke

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