I know I post too much.

[sweatydog.livejournal.com]

Do you like these names? Do you hate them? How would you use them? Tear into them. XD

GIRLS
Bridgette
Helena
Flora
Cathleen
Maureen
Beatrix
Autumn
Angela
Adelaide
Sadie
Phoebe
Rose
Adelle
Lilah
Chloe
Irene
Penelope

BOYS
Donovan
Toby
Dave
Philip
Eli
Bart
Jake
Jonathon
Raul
Vincent
Marty
Warren
Joel
Isaac
Simon
Benjamin
Vince
James
Jesse


Also, I like the name Fleur, but I can't for the life of me pronounce it correctly. The only replacement I could come up with was Flora. Are there any other similar names?

Comments

[emtotherescuee.livejournal.com]

Fluer is pronouncd like FLURE. It's such a pretty name!

[sweatydog.livejournal.com]

I know how its pronounced but I can't manage it. I used to have some speech problems when I was a kid and certain phrases bring it out again. Fleur happens to be one of them :(

[emtotherescuee.livejournal.com]

D:

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

GIRLS
Bridgette - I like Bridget, but this looks like you're trying to feminize a name that's already feminine. Go with Bridget, it looks cleaner.
Helena - Like it.
Flora - Don't like it.
Cathleen - Kathleen or Catherine; don't like this one.
Maureen - Don't like it.
Beatrix - Beatrice, yes. I don't like this one at all.
Autumn - Eh, not a fan. Definitely better than Winter and Summer, but NMS.
Angela - Don't like it.
Adelaide - Love.
Sadie - Love.
Phoebe - Always makes me think of Friends.
Rose - Love.
Adelle - Love.
Lilah - Like, but prefer it as a nickname for Delilah.
Chloe - Too childish for my tastes.
Irene - Not a fan.
Penelope - NMS.

BOYS
Donovan - Last name.
Toby - Tobias, nn Toby, yes. Toby by itself, no.
Dave - nickname for David, yes. Dave, no.
Philip - Love.
Eli - Love.
Bart - The Simpsons?
Jake - nickname for Jacob, yes. Jake, no.
Jonathon - Love.
Raul - NMS.
Vincent - Okay.
Marty - nickname for Martin, yes. By itself, no.
Warren - I cannot accurately describe how much I love this name.
Joel - Or this one.
Isaac - Or this one, for that matter.
Simon - Like.
Benjamin - Okay.
Vince - Nickname for Vincent, yes, but not by itself.
James - Love.
Jesse - Love.

[sarahrose.livejournal.com]

I like Fleur a lot because of Harry Potter. lol :)

[sweatydog.livejournal.com]

:D

[sarahrose.livejournal.com]

What a great icon.

JKR really came up with some good names. I don't think I would ever use Hermione, but I love it.

[sloane-hd.livejournal.com]

My nan is called Hermione and here popularity has certainly grown amongst the grandchildren.

[harangues.livejournal.com]

i just picked out all the ones that i liked.

GIRLS
Autumn
Adelle [one of my most favorites!!!]
Lilah
Chloe
Penelope

BOYS
Eli
Jake
Benjamin
James
Jesse

[sweatydog.livejournal.com]

Lilah Adelle is one of my new favorites.

[harangues.livejournal.com]

i have to admit, i think i'm a bit more partial towards lyla, spelling-wise.

[istytehcrawk.livejournal.com]

Bridgette - ok
Helena - no
Flora - no
Cathleen - no
Maureen - ok
Beatrix - no
Autumn - ok
Angela - no
Adelaide - yes
Sadie - ok
Phoebe - ok
Rose - ok, overdone
Adelle - ok
Lilah - love, but without the H
Chloe - ok
Irene - no
Penelope - LOVE

Donovan - ok
Toby - no
Dave - no
Philip - not too bad
Eli - ok
Bart - no
Jake - ok
Jonathon - ok
Raul - no
Vincent - yes!
Marty - no
Warren - ok
Joel - ok
Isaac - ok
Simon - ok
Benjamin - LOVE
Vince - like, but prefer as short for Vincent
James - no
Jesse - no

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

I like Chloe and Jake. Also, lately I've noticed that I'm starting to like Angela a lot.

[bobinwales.livejournal.com]

:D

GIRLS
Bridgette - Too 'flouncy' for me!
Helena - Kind of like
Flora - Don't like
Cathleen - Don't like
Maureen - Don't like
Beatrix - Like
Autumn - Like, but not on a kid!
Angela - Kind of like
Adelaide - Love
Sadie - Love
Phoebe - Don't like
Rose - Love
Adelle - Like Adele, not the double l
Lilah - Don't like
Chloe - Kind of ok
Irene - Don't like
Penelope - Nt so keen on Penelope. Love Penny though!

BOYS
Donovan - Don't like
Toby - Kind of like
Dave - Love Dave and David!
Philip - Like a lot
Eli - Don't like
Bart - Too Simpsonish!
Jake - Like
Jonathon - Like
Raul - Don't really like.
Vincent - Okish
Marty - Nickname
Warren - Dislike. A lot
Joel - Like a lot
Isaac - Kind of like. Don't love it though
Simon - Not a fan, but don't mind it
Benjamin = Love
Vince - Too nicknamey
James - Love
Jesse - Too feminine

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

I love Sadie & Helena and I like Bridget(te) & Lilah, as well as Philip, Eli, Jake, Simon & Isaac.

Our Queen (of the Netherlands) is called Beatrix. And guess what one of her sisters is called...Irene =P

[shortbutfast.livejournal.com]

i like

Autumn
Phoebe
Chloe
Penelope

Philip
Raul
James

Bart literally made me lol. There's the simpson, obviously, but additionally, a bart in german is a moustache/beard. so no to that one... ;]

[sloane-hd.livejournal.com]

Bridgette -- this reminds me too much of the Bold and the Beautiful, which I hate.
Helena -- LOVE IT
Flora -- One of those names that look good but doesn't sound very good.
Cathleen -- spelled Kathleen it's better, it's my cousin's name and I don't like it very much.
Maureen -- looks old
Beatrix -- Dutch Queen
Autumn -- is a season, should stay a season
Angela -- meh
Adelaide -- Lovely!!
Sadie -- don't like it.
Phoebe -- like it.
Rose -- very pretty
Adelle -- reminds me of an old lady
Lilah -- nope
Chloe -- ewww
Irene -- nah
Penelope -- My cat's name!! I love it.

Donovan -- blah
Toby -- hate it
Dave -- pfff
Philip -- nah
Eli -- like it!
Bart -- nooooooo
Jake -- One of my top names!!!
Jonathon -- Love it but spelled Jonathan
Raul -- blergh
Vincent -- meh
Marty -- nah
Warren -- it's alright.
Joel -- really like this one
Isaac -- nice
Simon -- BEST NAME IN THE WORLD!!
Benjamin -- like it a lot
Vince -- no
James -- very nice!!
Jesse -- Like it, I have a friend named Jesse.

[rowan-belle.livejournal.com]

Bridgette - but spelled Bridget
Maureen
Sadie
Phoebe

Philip
Benjamin
James

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

GIRLS
Bridgette -I don't like this spelling
Helena -like it
Flora -reminds me too much of Sleeping Beauty (where's Fauna and Merriweather)
Cathleen -don't like it
Maureen -don't like it
Beatrix -don't like it
Autumn -very pretty, I like it alot
Angela -not bad but sort of blah
Adelaide -love it, wish my hubby did
Sadie -love it
Phoebe -like it
Rose -it's ok
Adelle -ok
Lilah -love it spelled Lila
Chloe -I cannot picture this name on a grown woman
Irene -I don't like but I like the somewhat similar Iris
Penelope -like it

BOYS
Donovan -can't separate it from the singer, seems dated
Toby -seems juvenile
Dave -I like David but not Dave on it's own as a name
Philip -very classy
Eli -ok, like it more as a nick name
Bart -Simpson
Jake -it's ok as a nick name
Jonathon -I like it alot
Raul -don't like
Vincent -romantic
Marty -hate
Warren -hate
Joel -I like it alot
Isaac -love it
Simon -like it alot
Benjamin -love it
Vince -alright as a nick name for Vincent
James -like it, but so popular
Jesse -like it but so popular

[memorymaze.livejournal.com]

GIRLS
Bridgette- It's ok.
Helena- I like it.
Flora- I love it.
Cathleen- I hate anything ending in -een.
Maureen- See above.
Beatrix- It's ok.
Autumn- It's ok.
Angela- I don't like it.
Adelaide- I like it.
Sadie- I like it.
Phoebe- It's ok.
Rose- I love it.
Adelle- Don't like, only because of my own associations. It's a pretty name otherwise.
Lilah- I like it.
Chloe- It's ok.
Irene- I hate it.
Penelope- I love it.

BOYS
Donovan- I love it.
Toby- I like/love it.
Dave- I don't like it.
Philip- It's ok.
Eli- I don't like it.
Bart- Ew.
Jake- It's ok, a little common.
Jonathon- It's ok.
Raul- I don't like it.
Vincent- I don't like it.
Marty- Cute, but as a nickname for Martin or something.
Warren- It's ok.
Joel- I hate it. I never liked it before, but then I had a horrible bf with that name.
Isaac- It like it.
Simon- I love it.
Benjamin- I like it. A little common, but not trendy.
Vince- I don't like.
James- I love it.
Jesse- I don't like it.

It's ok/I don't like it means it's fine but not for my kid.
I like it means I would consider using it.
I love it means I want to use it.
I hate it, well, that means I hate it.

[sweatydog.livejournal.com]

Doctor who or Bear?

[mimiwrites.livejournal.com]

I like--

GIRLS
Bridgette*
Helena*
Beatrix
Autumn
Angela
Phoebe
Rose
Lilah
Chloe
Penelope

BOYS
Donovan
Eli*
Jake
Jonathon (I like it better spelled Jonathan)
Joel
Isaac
Benjamin*
James*
Jesse

*My favorites

[raptorgirl.livejournal.com]

GIRLS
Bridgette - pretty
Helena - pretty
Flora - don't like it
Cathleen - better with a K
Maureen - sounds dated
Beatrix - quirky, cute, although I'm sure it'll remind too many people of "Kill Bill"
Autumn - I find this name trashy.
Angela - classic, maybe a little dull
Adelaide - okay
Sadie - reminds me of "sadist"
Phoebe - too "Friends"-y, and reminds me of "phobia"
Rose - pretty, classic
Adelle - cute, although I like it better with one "l"
Lilah - better without the h, but the name's a bit flimsy either way
Chloe - okay
Irene - I'm not crazy about it, but this seems to be making a resurgence.
Penelope - eh

BOYS
Donovan - sounds dated
Toby - hate it, it's a dog's name
Dave - blah. I've also come to realize that if you want your son to be a retail manager, you should name him Dave. I always come across Daves in retail management.
Philip - don't like it
Eli - cute, different without being too out there
Bart - Simpson?
Jake - eh
Jonathon - better with an "a" instead of the "o"
Raul - one of my least favorite names ever
Vincent - nice, classic
Marty - Low class. Beer-drinking, ill-mannered, low IQ, etc.
Warren - Very 1950s
Joel - a bit ineffectual, but cute
Isaac - eh
Simon - love this name
Benjamin - classic, strong name
Vince - Like Marty, low class. It's one step from Vinny.
James - very common, but I still love it.
Jesse - blah

Wow, I was brutal! I hope this helps, though.

[poespretty.livejournal.com]

Did you know the same Joel I did? lol

[raptorgirl.livejournal.com]

:LOL: I've known a couple of Joels like that: one in childhood, one in college. I guess there's just something about the name that screams "mild."

Me likey:

[http://users.livejournal.com/_x_blackroses_x/]

OK, I think I like ALL the girl names. XD And most of the boys.

Bridgette
Helena
Flora
Cathleen-with a K. It's my mom's first and my middle name.
Maureen
Beatrix-absolutely one of my all-time favorites, looove the sound. I'd use it on a pet or a kid.
Angela
Adelaide
Sadie
Phoebe
Rose
Adelle
Lilah-Delilah is one of my favorite names, but for some reason I don't really like Lilah by itself. :/ Doesn't do the same thing for me..still quite nice, though.
Irene
Penelope

BOYS
Donovan
Philip
Eli
Vincent
Marty
Warren
Joel
Isaac
Simon
Benjamin
Vince

I love long lists of names!

[the-good-ship.livejournal.com]

LOVE:
Adele - prefer with just one "L".
Benjamin

Like:
Bridgette
Helena
Beatrix
Adelaide
Phoebe
Penelope
Philip
Jonathon
Eli
Joel
Isaac
James
Fleur

OK:
Flora - would like if it weren't for the margarine of the same name.
Autumn
Angela
Cathleen
Sadie
Rose
Lilah
Chloe
Jesse
Simon
Dave - too nicknamey for a full name. Use David as the full name.
Jake - don't like, but really like Jacob with no nn.
Bart - can only ever imagine it on Bart Simpson. Although like Bartholomew, it would need a nn other than Bart though.
Vincent/Vince - prefer Vinnie as the nn.
Marty - too nicknamey for a full name. Use Martin as the full name.

Dislike:
Maureen
Irene
Donovan
Toby
Raul
Warren

[poespretty.livejournal.com]

GIRLS
Love:
Bridgette
Sadie
Phoebe
Chloe
Penelope

Like:

Cathleen
Rose
Beatrix
Autumn
Adelaide
Rose
Adelle
Lilah
Irene

Dislike:

Helena & Flora- just because I don't personally care for them.
Maureen & Angela-partially because they seem stuck in the 80's and partially because of personal associations with people who have these names. I like Maureen better though.


BOYS
Love:

Donovan
Toby
Jake
Jesse

Like:

Dave
Philip
Eli
Jonathon
Vincent (my dad)
Joel
Isaac
Simon
Benjamin
James

Dislike:

Raul, Marty, Warren Just don't like them.
Bart - if not for the Simpson connotation, I wouldn't mind it so much.
Vince - despise it as a nickname (again, probably because my dad is Vincent and was only that or Vinny NEVER VInce). It seems unfinished to me.

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

i like:
Flora
Cathleen - but with a K
Beatrix
Autumn
Adelaide - i feel like it's getting very popular though
Sadie
Lilah - a lot prettier than lila IMO
Chloe
Irene
Penelope


Eli
Jake
Isaac
Benjamin - like ben, but not benjamin
James
Jesse

[ex-bluebonn.livejournal.com]

I like Fleur a lot, and Flora is great too. Florence is French but a little old fashioned in my book - might bring out similar speech problems too.

[anaphylexis.livejournal.com]

I adore Fleur. No one else I know likes it anf they all think it sounds too much like floor. Everytime I think of the name it reminds me of this adorable little girl who died of progeria.