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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

[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.