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[jessiac.livejournal.com]

I'm not pregnant, and I probably won't be for some time yet. However, I love names, and I have always had a slight obsession on that front.

My name is Jessica Blanche, a name which my parents chose because they felt 'Jessica' was the most un-spectacular and fitting in-est name they could find. Not that I'm bitter or anything ;-).

Anyway, my favourite name lists - what do you think?



Girls:

Eleanor
Katie
Laura
Alice
Rosie
Lauren
Margaret (nn Peggy)
Ada
Agnes
Grace
Rose
Emma
Clare
Eliza
Katriona
Vera

Boys:

Alex
Jacob
Edmund
Alfred (nn Fred)
Frederick (nn Fred)
Arthur
Max
Thomas
Richard
Ian
Edward
Oliver
Ashley
Henry
Andrew
James

Comments

[colin-chaotic.livejournal.com]

When I read the first part of your post, I became terrified you were then going to want to subject your poor future children with names like "Madylynnnzy'einy". Then I clicked on the cut, and was saved!

I love all of your favorites - although I wouldn't name a boy Ashley, that's just asking for teasing. I do have a soft spot for it as a boy's name, though.

I applaud you!

[jessiac.livejournal.com]

When I read the first part of your post, I became terrified you were then going to want to subject your poor future children with names like "Madylynnnzy'einy". Then I clicked on the cut, and was saved!

Don't worry! I think it's a bit cruel to name your child 'Rowbert' or something because you think it's more 'original', or something. I just dislike my name because it is so common that 7% of my (all-girls) school is called Jessica!

Hmm. The only Ashleys I've met are boys... But it does seem to be becoming more of a girl's name, now I think about it.

[jessiac.livejournal.com]

I should probably stop using 'something', or something.

[wykd-faerie.livejournal.com]

the only male ashley i've ever known of is Ashley Park Angel from that brief boy band o-town.

there are millions of female ashleys.

[magcnurserybaby.livejournal.com]

I like:
Girls:

Eleanor
Katie
Lauren
Emma
Eliza

Boys:

Alex
Jacob
Andrew

Alot of them make me think old lady or old man, and yea I know that you are an adult for much longer than you are a kid, those names just dont appeal to me as much.

[jessiac.livejournal.com]

Yeah - although I love 'Alfred' and 'Arthur', I feel they're just a bit too 19th century. Same with 'Ada' and 'Vera'. If I were to use them at all, I'd use them as middle names, I think.

Haha, for your boys' favourites, you picked out my favourite favourites.

[a-purple-dream.livejournal.com]

I like the names Laura, Andrew and Richard. Nice names overall but I wouldn't use them.

Vera looks incomplete to me, like a nickname for Veronica or something.. Also it is a Spanish surname. I am not really into surnames as names.

[jessiac.livejournal.com]

Vera is a very victorian/early 20th century names for girls. It was my Grandma's name. I didn't know it was a surname in Spanish - you learn something new everyday!

[jessiac.livejournal.com]

Do they? Alice, Grace, Agnes, Emma, Clare, Rose, Rosie, Eleanor - these are all very common names, at least in my neck of the woods. And not for Grannies!

[jessiac.livejournal.com]

Really? I know about 20! I know three Agnes's (all under 15), 4 Alices (all in my year at school) and several Eleanors and Roses. Probably just a difference between the US and the UK.

[jessiac.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the name Madison in the US is really big. Here, it's barely no. 50 something.

[jessiac.livejournal.com]

No, I hate it too. It's the -son ending, SON, as in MALE.

[jessiac.livejournal.com]

Although I see your point - Ada and Vera are some 'family names' (read: my grandmother's and great-grandmother's names).

[sageharper.livejournal.com]

Hi :)
My parents did that too, by accident. Given name is a lame overused 80s name. Then to make it worse my younger brother's name is an underused classic, and a family name. Goddamn it why did the non onomast kid get the best name!

You have awesome taste, all really charming, classic names. Which is very fashionable right now so they will fit in with their school friends. Some of them are getting pretty common though. There have to be at least a million Emmas, Graces and Jacobs running around.

Nothing on those lists I dislike, though am not mad keen on Katie and Rosie as given names (though very nice as nns for Katherine/Kate and Rose)

My faves are ...
Alice
Ada (newest addition to my list, as a first name)
Grace
Rose
Eliza (my second fave variant of Elizabeth, after Elise)

Also like Eleanor and Clare, those are my roomates names.

Arthur
Max
Thomas (my brother's mn, picked it myself)
Richard*
Edward
Oliver
Henry
Andrew

*really do think this name is awesome. Kind of a shame next to nobody is using it any more, but that just makes it offbeat ergo cooler. Has been roadtested by my brother, and he wears it well.

[jessiac.livejournal.com]

Awww, thanks! I'm really fond of Eliza - my mum wanted to call me it, and I wished she had prevailed against the wishes of my dad.

I, too, am slightly iffy about using Nicknames as given names, but Katie made the top 10 list in the UK, so I suppose it's not that uncommon.

[sageharper.livejournal.com]

Eliza is very pretty, I really like all variants and short forms of Elizabeth (except the one I got stuck with, oh the irony)

Had a similiar thing there, my mum wanted to name me Megan. Would have liked that, could have pulled off Meg.

So you're in the UK, cool, so am I. :)

Yeah I know a fair few Katie (with that as a full name). They've all ended up going by Kate. Which I suppose it more 'grown up'.

whee.

[knightanika.livejournal.com]

Girls:

Eleanor - Hate it. I think it's just too old fashion
Katie - Like it.
Laura - It's okay
Alice - I hate this name
Rosie - Hate it.
Lauren - Hate it
Margaret (nn Peggy) - Hate it, too old fashion for me
Ada - Guess it's okay
Agnes - No way!
Grace - for a middle name
Rose - It's my cousin's last name.
Emma - Love it
Clare - Hate it
Eliza - Hate it
Katriona - Hate it
Vera - I knew a kid who had this as his last name.

Boys:

Alex - Like
Jacob - like
Edmund - I think of the Non-playing character from Gaiaonline.com when i read this name.
Alfred (nn Fred) - Hate it
Frederick (nn Fred) - it's okay
Arthur - it's okay
Max - Hate it
Thomas - Like it
Richard - I'm meh about this one
Ian - read my comment for Edmund
Edward - dont care for it
Oliver - Nope.
Ashley - My cousin is named Ashleigh. I'll always think of Ashleigh/Ashley/Ashlee as a girl's name.
Henry - hate it.
Andrew - Like it.
James - Like it.

[last-summer.livejournal.com]

I'm not a fan of any of your girls names, but I love Thomas, Oliver, Ashley, Henry & James. I like Ashley much better as a boy's name, but I don't think I'd want to subject a boy to it, seeing how it's much more popular for girls now.

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

Eleanor - Fine
Katie - A bit common for my taste, but otherwise nice.
Laura - Fine
Alice - Love it
Rosie - Too cutesy
Lauren - Fine, prefer Laurel which is a little more unique, but still a nice name.
Margaret (nn Peggy) - I don't personally like Margaret, but I think Peggy would be a pretty sassy name on the right person.
Ada - Fine
Agnes - I'm not quite ready for this one to come back into rotation yet.
Grace - SO tired of it.
Rose - Ditto
Emma - Tritto
Clare - Prefer Claire, but otherwise nice.
Eliza - Fine
Katriona - Nice
Vera - Fine

Alex - Popular but I do like it.
Jacob - Way overused right now.
Edmund - Nice
Alfred (nn Fred) - Fine, I think I prefer Frederick though.
Frederick (nn Fred)- Ah! :)
Arthur - Love it
Max - Nice
Thomas - Nice. I like Thomas, not Tom.
Richard - Eh, dull.
Ian - Nice
Edward - Ok
Oliver - Nice
Ashley - Too far gone to the girls I think.
Henry - Love it
Andrew - Common, but I like it.
James - Ditto. And I like James, not Jim, or Jimmy.

[jessiac.livejournal.com]

Isn't Laurel a boy's name? Or am I confusing it with Laurence? I HATE the nickname Jim for James. If I ever had children and called one of them 'James' I'd definitely have to think of a different nickname for them.

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

If Laurel is used on males, it's not frequent (in the U.S. anyway) as I've never met one. I have, on the other hand, known two male Laurens. One spelled Lauren and one spelled Loren. But both Lauren and Laurel are considered female names in my mind.

*squee* yay for names!

[baby-gidget.livejournal.com]

I love your taste in names. :)

Out of the girls' names, I really enjoy:
Eleanor
Katie
Laura
Alice
Rosie
Lauren
Margaret (nn Peggy)
Ada
Grace
Rose
Emma
Clare

Out of the boys' names:

Alex
Jacob
Frederick (nn Fred)
Arthur
Max
Thomas
Richard
Ian
Edward
Oliver
Henry
Andrew
James

I enjoy the classic style of the names you have selected. Being that I'm in the US, I'm not sure about the popularity of the names in the UK, but I'd say that they would definitely leave room for individuality...at least here! :)

Re: *squee* yay for names!

[jessiac.livejournal.com]

Quite a few of the girls name I chose are really popular in the UK, but I really love them. I feel that giving a child a name that is too 'unique' or 'orginial' is a bit silly. Better to go with well-established if slightly old fashioned names, I feel.

[whisperthewords.livejournal.com]

A lot of these names, especially the girl's ones, are pretty popular. Emma is at the top of baby names lists almost everywhere.

They're nice names, but if you're trying to avoid your kid being Jessica C. or Jennifer H., you might not want to go with those. :)

Vera is very uncommon without being out too out there. I really like that one.

[checkingmypulse.livejournal.com]

my favorites are max, henry, rosie and i LOVE alice for some reason.

my name is jessica too...i go by jessie though

[jessiac.livejournal.com]

I love Alice too. I always loved the 'Alice' books as a child, and I know so many really nice people called Alice that it really has become a favourite.

[quiet-recluse.livejournal.com]

Girls:

Katie
Laura
Lauren
Grace
Rose
Emma
Clare

Boys:

Alex
Max
Thomas
Richard
Edward
Ashley
Andrew
James

[georgey629.livejournal.com]

You have a wonderful taste in names!
You're one of the first people I've come across who likes Clare as opposed to Claire. Woo hoo!

[jessiac.livejournal.com]

Heh, my aunt's called Claire, and she always hated having the extra 'i', as everyone spelt it without it, although that spelling seems more common nowadays.

[krosp.livejournal.com]

Girls:

Eleanor - fine but not my style
Katie - like it as a nickname for Kate
Laura - always liked it (but I don't like it with an American accent)
Alice - alright
Rosie - I love rose names but would use this as nickname only
Lauren - nice
Margaret (nn Peggy) - not many children have this name here
Ada - not my style
Agnes - majorly old person's name here
Grace - nice, especially the meaning, I see it as more of a middle name
Rose - like it
Emma - not my style but nothing wrong with it
Clare - my name is Claire :) so that spelling grates my nerves but only cos it's my rival spelling
Eliza - not my style
Katriona - alright, don't know anyone with this name
Vera - not my style

Boys:

Alex - alright
Jacob - used to like this name and somehow got sick of it
Edmund - old man
Alfred (nn Fred)- old man
Frederick (nn Fred) - slightly old man but ok.. Rick could be another nn
Arthur - old man
Max - alright but not my style
Thomas - nice
Richard - ok
Ian - not my style
Edward - my brother's middle name... not my style tho
Oliver - no idea why but i don't like this name or Olivia
Ashley - is a girls name here
Henry - old man
Andrew - like it
James - my brother's first name! and i really like it

(i'm from Australia btw)

Overall a great list, I think I preferred your girls names over your boys names though

[smasharash.livejournal.com]

They do seem very traditional. My Grannie is called Vera, and my great aunt is Margaret. My name is Lauren! Yay - you are the first person I have seen here to even mention that name! I like Elenor and Ada, and I LOVE Eliza.
I also like Alex, Jacob and Oliver, and I LOVE Max.

[jessiac.livejournal.com]

My Granny is Vera, my other Granny is a Peggy, my Grandad's Max and my mum's called Lauren. They're all family names that I really like. It's nice to have a family naming tradition, I feel.

[arbus.livejournal.com]

great taste in names, and although some are not ones i would personally use (like alice, lauren, alex, and frederick) but still especially love:

eleanor, katie (though perhaps not as a full name but as a nickname for kathleen or kaitlin or katherine), alice, lauren, ada, grace, emma, clare (though i prefer claire), eliza. and for boys: alex, frederick, edward, ashley (LOVE it), henry, and max and oliver are our top two boys names, so i have to say those are my favorites.

[anapology.livejournal.com]

Eleanor- I like Elena- nn Elle.
Katie- Dislike this name so violently, can't think why.
Laura- Lovely.
Alice- hmm...i dont know it's okay- Alice in wonderland :-)
Rosie- On the same list as Katie.
Lauren- Prefer Laura, but don't mind Lauren.
Margaret (nn Peggy)- Old lady name, awful.
Ada- oooh pretty, i prefer Ava but it's becoming popular.
Agnes- Why would you do that to a child!
Grace- Too blah.. boring..
Rose- Lovely.
Emma- Wouldnt use it because it's so popular but i do love it loads.
Clare- Don't like it, no reason just never have
Eliza- hmm on the fence about this.
Katriona- Prefer it with a C. Catriona.
Vera- Again... why!!

Boys:

Alex- Lpve Alexander, nn Alex
Jacob- Quite like
Edmund- No no no
Alfred (nn Fred)- I prefer Freddie
Frederick (nn Fred)
Arthur- cute!
Max- Brothers name... kind of like it.
Thomas- dislike
Richard- Hate
Ian- Hate
Edward- not too sure
Oliver- not too sure, i do like Ollie
Ashley- hmmm nope.
Henry- Love
Andrew- Not really, but its my SO's name..
James- It's okay