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[odd-duck-out.livejournal.com]

Hi all,

What do you think of the following? Feel free to be harsh.

for a girl:

Eleanor Grace (first and middle names of my grandmother)
Eleanor Rose (first names of mine and my partner's grandmothers)
Nora Marie
Violet
Constance
Ada
Natalie
Agatha
Felicity
Charlotte
Phoebe


for a boy:

Micah
Ezekiel
Nathaniel
Gideon
Jude
David
Isaac
Reuben
Ari
Byron

I don't want something that will be too common (I was alway sick of having to know Jennifer A., B., C. and Chris X., Y., and Z. in school) but I also want something that people can recognize.

Also, help with middle names on any of these? I'm tempted to throw in something kinda bizarre like "Lyric" or "Newton" or even "Reason" or "Darwin", but I'd be just as happy to put in a second real name that went well.

Comments

[namegirl.livejournal.com]

I love the name Micah for a boy :)
I have a British friend named Eleanor and she either goes by Lelly or Ella (I know how people complain Ella is too common)
Something with an -on sound would be good after Micah. Like Micah Jason or something (though Jason is far too popular)

[jennifergroovy.livejournal.com]

I love Violet. What about Violet Rose? Violet Avalon is pretty too.

Jude is my fav for a boy. Jude Reuben sounds good.

[dingo83.livejournal.com]

I like:

Ada (short and sweet)
Natalie (I've always liked this name)
Felicity (very pretty)

Nathaniel (used to be my all time favorite, but it's a no-can-do with my hubby)
David (my FILs name)

[an1840sgirl.livejournal.com]

i'm terrible with boys names, i think. so i'll onlly chime in for girls:
Eleanor Grace
Eleanor Beatriz
Eleanor Renee
Nora Marie (I like this, if you want another suggestion, my mom is named Nora Anne.)
Violet Rose
Constance Emily
Ada Mae
Natalie Marie
Agatha Elizabeth
Felicity Violet
Charlotte Gracen
Charolotte Sophia
Phoebe Anne

[serendipitous13.livejournal.com]

I really love all of your girl names. My favorite is Eleanor Rose.
My top three of your boy names are: Nathaniel, Ari and Jude.

[serendipitous13.livejournal.com]

P.S. My little brother's name is Nathaniel Thomas and I always thought it sounded nice.

[dingo83.livejournal.com]

That's what I wanted to anme my first son...but Nathaniel was a huge bully reference and my husband has just always hated that name. I love Nathan and Nate as nicknames....but alas...it has changed to Xavier Thomas.

[serendipitous13.livejournal.com]

How funny. My nephew's name is Xavier. :)

[thehebrewgod.livejournal.com]

i liked:

Eleanor Grace
Eleanor Rose
Constance
Natalie
Charlotte
Phoebe

for a boy:

Micah
Nathaniel
Gideon
David
Isaac
Byron

[hannallegro.livejournal.com]

I like:

Natalie
Felicity
Charlotte (this one seems to be gaining in popularity!)

Micah- adorable
Nathaniel- one of my favs
David- classic

As for middle names, how about...

Natalie Michelle
Natalie Renee
Felicity Lynne
Charlotte Anne
Charlotte Renee

Micah Gideon
Nathaniel Lee
Nathaniel David
Robert Nathaniel

I dunno....just some suggestions! Good luck :)

[quiet-recluse.livejournal.com]

Natalie
Felicity
Charlotte
Phoebe


for a boy:

Nathaniel
David
Isaac
Ari
Byron

[babyalligator.livejournal.com]

Micah - yuk
Ezekiel - bible name - yuk
Nathaniel - why not just nathan?
Gideon - another bible name? yuk.
Jude - not bad.
David - boring. common.
Isaac - old man name.
Reuben - reminds me of american idol reuben studdard
Ari - yuk
Byron - yuk

Sorry. Just my two cents. I am harsh.

[akgothbitch.livejournal.com]

If we have a girl her name will be Lyric.It's not all too bizarre,it's even made the top 100 list for names a few times over the years.There is also a women floatin' around LJ land that has it picked as her boys name.hehe

Anyhoo, I like both Eleanor Grace/Rose.
I think that David Isaac/Isaac David is a good name :)

[kati-d.livejournal.com]

I LOVE LOVE Elenor Grace!!!!! I also love NOra Grace. Felicity and Charlotte are both on my long list but I cant convince my FI to like them.

[morphinae.livejournal.com]

I love Jude. Maybe cause I'm a Beatles freak, I'm not sure, but I love it as a name for a boy, but that's about all I like out of your boys list. I like Natialie and Charlotte for girls. PLEASE DO NOT name your child Lyric. I don't get this trend, I think it's a really stupid name for a child. Might as well call it "Verse". Watch some ding-bat see that and start a new "Verse" trend. Sorry, I'm bitter about stupid names today. I love original and unique names, I just wish people would realize you don't have to make yourself look like a jackass to find one.

/ end vent.

[babyhoyt.livejournal.com]

does the beatles love make you like eleanor too??

I love the eleanor combos. love love love. and elly. love!

[morphinae.livejournal.com]

Eh, no, I don't like the sound of it. Plus, that song is about a sad Eleanor, so there's that. And, I know a chick named Eleanor nm Elly, and I hate her. A lot.

[babyhoyt.livejournal.com]

how sad :( I hate that there are evil people out there that influence our name choices!

I love the name Elly from the For Better or For Worse comic, and the teddy bear LLBean used to make! me = dork

[dionysia.livejournal.com]

I like all your girl names, except for Constance and Agatha.

Most Biblical names are not my thing, but your list is pretty good, with the exception of Ezekiel & Gideon.

[glitterberrys.livejournal.com]

Love Eleanor Grace, Eleanor Rose, Charlotte, Micah and Jude.
Like Violet, Phoebe, Ada, Felicity, Nathaniel and Isaac.
Indifferent towards Nora Marie, Constance, Gideon, David, Ari and Byron.
Dislike Natalie (it helps that every Natalie I've known was a spoiled bratty bitch), Agatha (sounds like an old lady to me), Ezekial (too unusual for my taste) and Reuben (the guy from American Idol ruined it for me).

[glitterberrys.livejournal.com]

Oh, and I LOVE the name Darwin! Not wild about the rest of your "out there" names though, heh.

[anapology.livejournal.com]

I Love Felicity & Pheobe. I think they are both gorgeous names that are quite still quite rare.
I like Jude & Ari on your boys list, have you thought of the name Asa (ace-uh) for a boy? It just came to mind when i read the names you liked.

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

Eleanor Grace, Eleanor Rose - Don't care for Eleanor. Bored with the mns. (Everyone seems to have grandmothers named these lately.)
Nora Marie - Nora is ok, Marie is practically invisible you see it so much.
Violet - Love it
Constance - Eh
Ada - Nice
Natalie - Fine
Agatha - Don't like the sound.
Felicity - Nice
Charlotte - Nice
Phoebe - Nice

Micah - Fine
Ezekiel - Too much for me
Nathaniel - Nice
Gideon - Eh
Jude - Nice
David - Eh
Isaac - Love
Reuben - Nice
Ari - Nice
Byron - Don't like it at all.

[shona.livejournal.com]

oh god not Agatha!

reminds me of her toooo much (http://christie.mysterynet.com/)

alot of your names are english... is that on purpose?

[knightanika.livejournal.com]

Eleanor Grace (first and middle names of my grandmother) - dont like Eleanor, but love grace
Eleanor Rose (first names of mine and my partner's grandmothers) - I keep thinking Rose as a last name. it's my little cousin's last name.
Nora Marie - Love marie, hate nora
Violet - Hate
Constance - Hate
Ada - Love. It's better then Ava
Natalie - Love
Agatha - Hate
Felicity - Love
Charlotte - Hate
Phoebe - Hate


for a boy:

Micah - Love
Ezekiel - Love
Nathaniel - Love
Gideon - REALLY LOVE!
Jude - hate
David - Like
Isaac - Like
Reuben - Hate
Ari - Hate
Byron - It's my cousin's name. he's about 30.

[kasaiah.livejournal.com]

For girls i like Natalie (also my niece's name), Charlotte and Phoebe.
For boys i love love love the name Byron. Micah, Ari and Nathaniel are also nice.

[cathkitten.livejournal.com]

I like Felicity Elizabeth or Felicity Elisabeth

[baby-gidget.livejournal.com]

For girls, I love the names Ada and Charlotte.

For guys, the name Gideon -- so cool. :)