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[drowning-inyou2.livejournal.com]

What do you think of these names?

For girls:
-Cecilia
-Julia
-Grace
-Scarlett


For boys:
-Tristan
-Damien
-James
-Chad
-Ryder

Comments

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

-Cecilia: this is the only spelling I like, it's how it's spelled in Italy (prn Chay-CHEE-lyah)
-Julia: it sooooo grew on me after becoming addicted to Nip/Tuck. I really like it now!
-Grace: very pretty, but too much of a filler middle name these days.
-Scarlett: I'm abivalent about this one. I like the sound, I don't like that it has "scar" in it. I'd see the point in Scarlet, because of the color, but I'm not really sure what the extra 't' is there for. It does look better on paper with the double t.

-Tristan: it means "sad". I really don't see how it even became a name, outside of Tristan and Isolda (Isotta, Yseutz, whatever her name was).
-Damien: hmm. It sounds unstable, like it could be mistaken for Damon, or others. I prefer it spelled Damian (I think).
-Chad: nay, nay, nay. Too nicknamish and "cool guy next door from the 80's". Chadwick isn't any better, though.
-Ryder: makes me think of "rider". Meaning that to me it's like those "job names", Parker, Trayer, Hunter. Why?

[darkenough.livejournal.com]

-Cecilia - I like it
-Julia - ok
-Grace - not that keen on it even though it's the name of one of my nieces
-Scarlett - really like it


-Tristan - i really like it even though it's a bit too popular now and as th3_unicorn says the meaning isn't very happy lol.
-Damien - quite like it
-James - like it
-Chad - really no keen
-Ryder -ok but not so keen

[murderprotocol.livejournal.com]

Cecilia and Julia are a bit eh for me, but I don't mind Grace and Scarlett.

Not a fan of Tristan or Chad, but I like Damien and James. James is one of those strong, classic names.

I actually prefer Ryder on a girl. Don't know why though.

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

-Cecilia - very high on my short list too. Love it.
-Julia - Ultimately, too common for my taste, but I do think it's pretty and sweet.
-Grace - Hate it. Too overused and not that great in the first place, imo.
-Scarlett - I don't care for the sound in general, but specifically the word "scar." I much prefer Charlotte.


-Tristan - Makes me think "sad." I really dislike it.
-Damien - Ok, but tied to a bad association for me. One of the bullies in my own jr high was a awful boy named Damien.
-James - A nice classic. I like it as a full first name with no nns like Jim or Jamey. I dislike when James is used as a mn. It becomes very boring in that spot.
-Chad - Very 80s. Not quite cool enough to be retro.
-Ryder - So dramatic and silly-sounding.

[xpinkxamazingx.livejournal.com]

We did have JAMES picked out for our son but now i am working my way towards CHAD. I am not sure if the dad will like it though.

[laminy.livejournal.com]

Cecilia: don't like it, much prefer just Celia
Julia: too plain for me, don't like it
Grace: way, way too overused
Scarlett: my cat's name

Tristan: like it a lot
Damien: can't really like it, because I just automatically go to the Omen. I'm doing this for you, Damien!
James: okay
Chad: not so much
Ryder: not that great

[arbus.livejournal.com]

cecilia - love it a lot, it is on my list and rising
julia - boring, but pretty, i suppose
grace - i still think its beautiful, no matter how common its getting
scarlett - im on the fence, its pretty, but i dont think id ever use it, not even on a pet

tristan - i dont really like it
damien - reminds me of demon, ive never liked it
james - love it but its kind of boring, love the nickname jamie
chad - ewwwwwww have always hated it
ryder - i like it, its a guilty pleasure name for me

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

Tristan is a guilty pleasure name of mine.

[eleanorgrace.livejournal.com]

I actually kind of do like Chad, though not enough to use on a child of my own. When I was a kid I must have had a crush on a Chad, because I always think of good-looking, sporty-type boys when I hear it.

And I love James.

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

-Cecilia - pretty
-Julia - not a fan
-Grace - nice middle name, but kind of a filler
-Scarlett - i love it, but i think it's getting very popular


-Tristan - not a fan
-Damien - i like it, although it reminds me of the kid from the omen
-James - i really like it, but don't like jim, jimmy or any sort of nicknames
-Chad - i don't like it. it reminds me of a meathead
-Ryder - i like it a lot

[decembermama.livejournal.com]

i love grace, thats my name if i have a little girl, or chloe but i would probably do chloe grace

boys i like ryder and tristan

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

I love Cecilia (I like Lia as a nickname), Julia, and Grace. Scarlett is okay, but seems kind of . . . I don't even know how to describe it. I'm just not really a fan, although it's not bad.

For the boys, I like James and Damien. Tristan has always seemed kind of . . . too feminine? I don't know. I'm not saying that I think it's a girl's name, because it's totally too masculine for a girl. But I think it sounds too much like Kristin to be used on a boy. Maybe it's just me, though. Chad is okay, but Ryder is very trendy sounding.

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

I like Scarlett and Tristan.

[jamie-chickie.livejournal.com]

For girls:
-Cecilia - Love this, and also Cecily too
-Julia - Like it
-Grace - It's alright
-Scarlett - Love it


For boys:
-Tristan - Love it
-Damien - Prefer it spelt 'Damian', Damien seems like the multiple version lol.
-James - Like it
-Chad - like it
-Ryder - like it

[la-jolie-vie.livejournal.com]

I like Cecile, but not Cecilia. Tristan means sadness, which reminds of of Que Tan Lejos [a foreign film]. The central character tells a stranger that her name is Tristeza [which means sadness] to mock the stranger's name [Esperanza, which means hope]. I like James.

[in-the-starlite.livejournal.com]

I really like:
Cecilia (Celia)
Scarlett

Tristan
Damien