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[demons-away.livejournal.com]

So I've basically been fascinated with names for as long as I can remember. I'm not planning on having any children for at least another 8 years but I really love thinking about names for my potential children.


When I was younger I used to favor the more unusual spellings but I've grown up from that now.


Some of my favorite names...

Girls; Emmeline, Annabelle, Isabel/Isabella, Molly, Lucy, Lilly, Helena

Boys; Liam, Jack, Max, Seamus, Sebastian


So I suppose I like classic names that are on the unusual side because they are not as widely used... (My name is Kathryn, so that may have something to do with it).

What do you guys think?

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[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

I like Isabel, Molly, Lucy, Helena, and Anabel (although I prefer simply 'Anna'). I don't like this spelling of Annabelle (although it's okay), and I don't like Isabella at all. Lilly is okay, but I've always had a hard time picturing this working on adults. I hate Emmeline. Emma is so trendy and overused (although I guess I shouldn't talk, since Emily is one of my favorites) and Emmeline will end up getting shortened to it. I just...argh. I hate Emma.

For boys, I love Jack, Max, and Seamus. Sebastian and Liam are okay, but the latter is overused.

We actually have pretty similar taste in names, I think, but there's not much overlap.

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

PS - If you want something classic, but not 'widely' used, I'd stay away from Emmeline (which, like I said, will most likely be shortened to Emma by everyone else, whether you like it or not), Isabella, Jack, and Liam. They are some of the most overused names right now. I love Jack, but the others are horrendously trendy.

[demons-away.livejournal.com]

It makes me so sad when names become trendy...

I've only heard of one person using Emmeline (I must be sheltered, haha) and even though I love the name Liam (it's kind of a family name) I do see that it is becoming overused.

I remember a few years ago when Olivia was uncommon. Ugh, trendy names!

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

Emmeline itself isn't that common, it's the Emma part, which it would probably be shortened to by her/her peers. And Emmeline is becoming more common among the people who like Emma/Emily but want to be 'different.'

[demons-away.livejournal.com]

The funny thing is that I absolutely cannot stand the name Emma. As my boyfriend has pointed out it doesn't even sound/look like a real name, it sounds like you began saying a name and then abruptly stopped. haha.

I'm fond of the name Emily but I feel it is overused.

And honestly, I don't like that spelling of Annabelle either, it's too long but my mind went completely blank for a bit and I forgot my spelling of it. I like Anabel much better, like the poem. : D

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

If you don't like Emma, I'd definitely avoid using it. I totally prefer Emmeline, but people will probably shorten it, and it's quite likely that she'd prefer it. If there are names that you can't stand the nicknames for, that are quite common (ie, Samuel/Sam, Daniel/Dan, etc.) it's probably best to avoid them.

Anabel is just so much...prettier? I don't know. Like I said, though, I prefer just Anna. Or even Anya, which is gorgeous and a great name, without being overly common.

[demons-away.livejournal.com]

Heh, yeah...My mom and I have basically fought a losing battle with trying to keep people from calling me Kathy/Katie/Kate my whole life so I see what you mean.

[sweatydog.livejournal.com]

*means I like it.


Girls; Emmeline* Annabelle(prefer the spelling Annabel)* Molly*, Lucy*, Lilly*, Helena*

Boys; Jack*, Max*, Seamus*,

[pythianlegume7.livejournal.com]

I like all of them! None of them seem particularly unusual to me, but it could be just because I hang out in here.

[demons-away.livejournal.com]

Heh, yeah, I just joined today and looking back over the posts I've seen quite a few of them mentioned (like Emmeline which I thought was relatively unusual.)

[pythianlegume7.livejournal.com]

I really like the name Emmeline (Christian Bale's daughter's name!) but I get confused about the pronunciation and that a really big turn off for me. I don't think I'd be able to use anything that ends in "line", like Caroline, Madeline, Adeline...because I never know whether to prounce them like Emma-LEEN or Emma-LINE.

[maeda.livejournal.com]

None of these are too bad to me, but my favorites are Annabelle (I'm another person who prefers the spellings Anabel or Annabel, though), Isabel/Isabelle, Lily, Liam, Jack, and Sebastian.

Actually, reading over that again, I like the proximity of Jack and Sebastian. Not as a first/middle name set, but as a sibling set, hell yeah.

[demons-away.livejournal.com]

Honestly I don't even like the "Annabelle" spelling either, too many unnecessary letters. I like the Anabel/Annabel spellings much better.


I really like the idea of a tiny family of Emmeline, Sebastian and Jack. Unfortunately it is a bit difficult to name children around my probably future last name, haha. It's been called a "goofy" sounding name so it complicates things a bit.

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

I like Molly and Lucy.

[blue-suspenders.livejournal.com]

I like Isabel, Molly, Lucy and Lilly for girls. I love Sebastian and Seamus! Max is nice too.

[kitchen-poet.livejournal.com]

Woo! Kathryn is a great name. (It is my name too :)

[demons-away.livejournal.com]

I never liked it much as a child, but now I'm rather fond of it. I like the fact that it is a rather common uncommon name. As in, there are plenty of people named Kathryn (or any variations of the spelling, Katherine, Catharine, Cathryn, etc.) but very few spell it the same way, and even fewer go by Kathryn instead of a nickname.

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

I think they are all pretty, and I like Helena & Liam best! (they are on my list too! =))

[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

Emmeline (although my preference is Emaline), Annabelle (Annabel), Isabel, Lucy, Lilly (Lily), Helena (Helen), Molly...all beautiful names!

Liam, Jack, and Max (Maxwell) are all on my list of favorites, too. Sebastian and Seamus aren't bad, either.

Very nice.

[raptorgirl.livejournal.com]

I like all of those names! They're classic. Emmeline, Molly, Helena, Liam, Seamus, and Sebastian are my favorites from the list.

[raptorgirl.livejournal.com]

Oh, and I really like your name. Katherine and Kathryn are my two favorite spellings.

[parresa22.livejournal.com]

Awww, my son is Liam! Yay.
I just hope it doesn't get too popular.

[scintillated.livejournal.com]

I like Emmeline, Isabel/Isabella, Helena, Liam, and Seamus.