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[an1840sgirl.livejournal.com]

EDIT, I fixed the list up some...i'd love thoughts and opinions.

Andrew Brian
Benedict (Shakespeare)
David James
Glenn Arthur
Lysander (Shakespeare)
Michael Laurent
Oliver Glenn
Russell Owen
William Oliver

And I also need help with a few girls

Amy Lenore(a?)
Christina
Devorah (yes, I mean V)
Eleanor
Juliet
Mary
Rose Marie
Zora

Comments

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

Allan Jacob -- never been a big fan of allan.
Andrew Benedict -- andrew is okay. benedict seems too..i don't know.
Arthur Merlin -- eh, i don't like either. all i can think of is arthur the cartoon dressed up as a wizard.
David James -- typical, but flows well.
Glenn Arthur -- i've never liked glenn. &arthur again..the cartoon.
Lysander ___? -- never even heard of this name. interesting.
Michael Laurent -- i like it. laurent gives a little flair to michael, which is really common.
Oliver Glenn -- i love oliver, but not glenn.
Owen Spencer -- sounds nice, but owen is getting rather popular.
Russell ___? -- i think james as a middle name goes along with almost everything.
Theodore ___? -- ditto.
William Oliver -- sounds kind of proper. i like oliver william better.

And I also need help with a few girls (Maria "Mary" is my grandmother's name)

i like eleanor mary better than eleanor beatriz. & mary isabel better than the others. for alternatives to maria/mary, you could also try maryann(e), marion, marie, marielle, etc.

Eleanor Mary
or
Eleanor Beatriz
and
Mary Isabel
Maria Isabel
or
Maria Isabella

[an1840sgirl.livejournal.com]

thank you so much for all your help. i totally see where you're coming from

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

my grandma's name is Eleanor Joan..talk about old-fashioned ;o)

[an1840sgirl.livejournal.com]

ohhhhhh!! how pretty!!

ps

[an1840sgirl.livejournal.com]

Lysander is a character from "Midsummer Night's Dream" by Shakespeare, my favorite of his plays

[bopeepsheep.livejournal.com]

Benedict isn't from Shakespeare. The Much Ado... character is Benedick (same meaning, but not the same, nor did he invent either version). St Benedict of Italy dates from the 6th century CE, and it's a much older name than that, even.

Lysander was a 4th century BC Spartan (Greek) military commander and hero.

[quiet-recluse.livejournal.com]

Yes

Andrew Brian
David James
Michael Laurent
Amy
Juliet
Rose Marie


No

Glenn Arthur - Reminds me of Glen 20/riding through the glen.
Oliver Glenn
Eleanor - Sounds like one of those old lady names that people make fun of.
Mary - Too boring.
Zora - Sounds like it's straight out of a sci fi novel.

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

I pretty much like all your boys' names. Lysander is really nice but it definitely sounds like a name that a mom picked out... you know? I don't think I'd like to be a 17-year old hockey player or a 35-year old carpenter named Lysander. It's a bit frilly :)
And Glenn sounds like an old man name to me.
Ditto on what someone said about Benedict not being from Shakespeare. It's a very old Latin name that means blessed. (benedictus) I like it - you could use the nn Ben, but it wouldn't be Benjamin like all the other Bens out there.

Girls': Amy Lenore is nice, but I like Lenore better than Amy - it's less common and plain, so I'd prefer that as a middle name. Not so sure how Lenore Amy sounds, though. Lenore Amelia?

Christina: Argh. Every other girl in middle school is named that around here. However, almost nobody is named Christine. That's better, I think.

I like Devorah but everyone will either think it's Deborah, or assume she is Jewish. The nickname will probably still be Debbie, too, which I don't like.

Eleanor: not a fan myself, but it's all right. I think this one's on its way up.

Juliet: Too obviously Shakespearan to me - pretentious.

Mary: Yay. A super plain name that no-one has anymore, like Jane. I think it's great.

Rose Marie: Meh. Rosemary, if you want to go that route.

Zora: I don't like this very much at all.

[arbus.livejournal.com]

the only ones i like are oliver and juliet.

my opinion

[smasharash.livejournal.com]

Andrew Brian - I really don't like Brian, it's just quite boring
Benedict - it's cute, and you could call him Ben for short. But he could get teased for having "dic" in his name
David James - classic, but a bit unoriginal
Glenn Arthur - it's ok, not particuarly keen on either name though
Lysander - it's cute, and quite original
Michael Laurent - nice
Oliver Glenn - don't really like Glenn but Oliver is a great name
Russell Owen - I like it but all the Russels I have ever known have hated their name..
William Oliver - nice

from your girls list I only like Elenor and Zora, but then again I am very picky.

[composure.livejournal.com]

Since you like Shakspeare, how about Ophelia?

[knightanika.livejournal.com]

Love Andrew Brian and and David James. Michael seems really popular.

I dislike all your girls name.
Every time I see Zora I keep thinking of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

[kasaiah.livejournal.com]

William, Amy & Rose.

[thehebrewgod.livejournal.com]

1-5
1=ew
5=i love it

Andrew Brian = 3
Benedict = 1
David James = 5
Glenn Arthur = 3
Lysander = 0
Michael Laurent = 4
Oliver Glenn = 4
Russell Owen = 3
William Oliver = 5

Amy Lenore = 5
Christina = 2
Devorah = 2
Eleanor = 2
Juliet = 4
Mary = 3
Rose Marie = 5
Zora = 1