Hey guys!

[kolink.livejournal.com]

Okay guys! I really adore this community!

I'm posting tonight because my older sister (Heather) is trying to conceive and she asked me for some name advice. I asked what her original choices were and she told me Devin Evans(m), Demonkin Evans(m) or Wisdom Evans(f) and Precious Evans(f) (YUCK). I begged her to reconsider and she asked me to make her a list. So I did, WDYT? My personal taste is not over done but not hideous.

I am starring the ones I like


Lauryn- Laurels of gold
*Attor- Poision
Lixue- snow
Aden- little fire
Caine- son of the fighter
Gavan- Unknown
GANNON- fair haired
*Micah- God like
Raziel- ?
Oran- Green
*Shane- Gracious (for a girl. I also kind of like riley)
Alita- ?
**Azure- serene shade of blue
*Aimee- Beloved friend of mine
Axelle (female)- My father is amazing
*Axel(male)- My father is amazing
Dax- Leader
Claudia- Lame
Dior(unisex)- present time
Lydia- a greek name
leon- Lion
Raine- Queen
*Remy- Remedy (GAMBIT FROM X MEN. its a male or female name)
*Apollo- Destroy
*Raze(Rah-zay)- Destroy
Calix- attractive
*Damien- Subdue (The omen)
Ceres- GODDESS OF THE CORN
*Demetrius- Devoted
**Echo- repeated sound
Eros- God of love
*Hades- sightless
Jasper or casper- treasurer
iris- colourful or rainbow
Hiero- Holy
Nyx- Night
*Pandora- a gift (PANDA FOR SHORT)
xander- defender of men
Avery- Ruler of the elves
Brice- ?
Gael/ Gail- A fathers joy
*Gage- measure
*Wren- small bird
Talon- Bird claw
*Keahi- flames
Makaio- gift of god
Aiko- little loved one
Hyde- excellent
Duo- two
Mizu- Water
Marimo/ mariko- sphere
Ryu- Dragon (boy)
Kaida- dragon (girl)
Yuki- Snow

My boyfriend hated all the names on this list! :<

I don't particularly like all of these names but I was trying to appeal to her taste (Which apparently I did not acomplish) because she hated any names I really really really liked. My sister has pretty bad taste.. After reviewing my list she settled on Aimee Evans for a girl, but I think she's still dead set on Devin Evans.. why rhyming names whyyy

Some of these name meanings might be wrong.. damn internet

Comments

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

I don't even like Devin, particularly with that last name, but it's better than any of the others. Demonkin???

I really like Axelle and Wren, but most of the others are a bit too out there for my taste. And I think it would look odd to have a child with a really obviously ethnic name, particularly if you weren't of that ethnicity yourself. And even more so if future children might possibly have another really obviously ethnic name from a *different* ethnicity.

[kolink.livejournal.com]

Hahaaha yeah, I'm not into the japanese names much but my sister is huge on anime so those names really appeal to her. I was glad she ddint pick any of those.

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

Demonkin sounds like 'the monkey' to me.
I really dislike the other names as well...and Devin sounds bad with the last name. Of your list, I really like Aiko, and Aimee & Axelle are alright.

In Greek mythology Hades is this dark person in the Underworld...so I wouldn't go with that one if I were your sister! I provided someone else here with a list on unusual (boy) names yesterday, it's here (http://community.livejournal.com/baby_names/2931313.html).

*I deleted my previous comment because the link didn't work ;)

[kolink.livejournal.com]

Ahhh you putt griffin on your name suggestion list<3 thats my favorite name ever

Like:

[the-good-ship.livejournal.com]

Micah
Azure - extreme guilty pleasure
Claudia
Jasper
Pandora

But Devin Evans(m), Demonkin Evans(m) or Wisdom Evans(f) and Precious Evans(f) are all bad, but Devin is probably the best of the bunch.

Re: Like:

[kolink.livejournal.com]

rofl she only likes Devin because it was the name of her highschool crush :x
Reguardless I hope she picks another name

[neroli.livejournal.com]

> *Raze(Rah-zay)- Destroy

Hm, I would be a little suspicious of this one. There is a dictionary word, "raze," that means to tear down (reference (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/raze)) - however, it has one syllable and rhymes with haze and daze.

[kolink.livejournal.com]

hmm,thankyou. I got this name from a friend, probably why it was wrong.

[arbus.livejournal.com]

demonkin? really? as in, the kin (family) of demons?

you should talk with your sister about the whole aging well thing, thats probably your best bet at getting her to not use names like precious (or if you must, reference the lord of the rings)

just hearing about names like precious make my skin crawl. ew ew ew.

the ones i like from your list are:

claudia
lydia
iris
micah
avery (not a name i normally like, but in comparison to her current list, yea)
lauren (spelled correctly, not lauryn)
jasper (only because i think the nickname jazz is perhaps the coolest nickname ever)

[kolink.livejournal.com]

Yeah demonkin is her boyfriends gaming alias. I dont know what drugs she is on either.

I dont like avery much either but it sounds nice with Evans.

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

Devin is okay, but the others she mentioned are HORRENDOUS.

Of the list, I like:
Micah - for a boy, right?
Shane - for a boy, yes; for a girl, NO.
Aimee- Beloved friend of mine
Axel - and this is way way way too masculine to be used on a girl, regardless of how it's spelled
Claudia
Lydia
Damien
Jasper
Xander - needs to be short for Alexander; it's a nickname, not a legit name
Talon

[kolink.livejournal.com]

I knew a guy named Axel and he really really made the name work for some reason, maybe thats why I'm a little biased, reguardless I wouldn't use the name myself ever.
Micah for a boy, yeah I like it alot for some reason.

[shechoselove.livejournal.com]

EWWWWW

Sorry, that was rude.

[kolink.livejournal.com]

Thats okay, if everyone had the same opinion, people would be boring. Haha

[seksimaggie.livejournal.com]

I actually know a guy named Wisdom. It's just dumb, especially on him...

Devin Evans sounds silly, but the rest of her names are awful.

Out of your list, I like:
**Aimee- Beloved friend of mine
Lydia- a greek name
**Jasper or casper- treasurer
Xander- defender of men

[kolink.livejournal.com]

Wisdom and precious are hideous, but I literally wailed when she said DEMONKIN.

I like all those names too haha but I think aimee sounds best with her last name out of the bunch

[herpickleness.livejournal.com]

I know a guy named wisdom too...how odd.

[celebrate.livejournal.com]

LOVE: Micah, Aimee, Casper, Avery, Brice

I do not like the rest. They are all interesting names, but a bit over the top.

[anapology.livejournal.com]

Lauryn- Adding y's toa normal name doesn't make it different or cool, it makes it trashy
*Attor- This isn't a name, and why would you want to call your child poison?
Lixue- This isn't a name
Aden- The world doesn't need anymore Aiden/Aydens
Caine- Reminds me of capital punishment
Gavan- Looks like a typo of Gavin, which I don't like either
GANNON- Reminds me of Gammon, and it's a surname
*Micah- Not bad
Raziel- This isn't a name
Oran- I prefer Oren
*Shane- Is awful on a girl, also awful on a boy but at least you get points for the right sex
Alita- pet form of Adele, means noble. It's okay, I prefer Adela.
**Azure- Weird, not too awful though.
*Aimee- Amy is boring, spelling it Aimee is of course legit, but doesn't make it any less boring.
Axelle (female)- This is horrible..
*Axel(male)- Okay, people will think she's a guns & roses fan but hey..
Dax- trendy
Claudia- lovely
Dior(unisex)- As trashy as you can get.. Chanel, Armani..etc..screams CHEAP
Lydia- Lovely
leon- I prefer leo
Raine- not really a name..too modern
*Remy- Rémy is a French male name, not female at all. I like is on a boy.
*Apollo- It means Strength, not destroy. I think it would take a lot to carry it off but I sort of lke it.
*Raze(Rah-zay)- I just think razor. not good..
Calix- I like it, quirky with a decent nickname. it doesn't mean attractive though.
*Damien- Hate
Ceres- Pretty
*Demetrius- Too shakespeare
**Echo- This is a word, but if it must be a name, make sure it's on a female.
Eros- just no.
*Hades- Hades was the Greek god of the underworld, do you really think it would be a suitable name for your beloved nephew?
Jasper or Casper- I really like both
Iris- pretty
Hiero- This isn't a name
Nyx- Not really a very feminine name.. I do however like Lux, which means light
*Pandora- Why panda for short? that's ridiculous
xander- Alexander would be better
Avery- Alright I guess
Brice- Ugly
Gael/ Gail- Abigail means A father's Joy, so Gail is feminibne. Gale is like the weather which i guess could be masculine, but is a rather silly.
*Gage- Ugly
*Wren- Pretty
Talon- Too trendy.
*Keahi- This isn;t a name, i wouldn't even know how to go about pronouncing it.
Makaio- I prefer the regular Matthew. i wouldn't use an obviously hawaiian name unless i was..
Aiko- See above
Hyde- Not a name, it's a place.
Duo- A word

Yuki- Yucky..not a good idea

[kolink.livejournal.com]

Hyde is a japanese name
I'm glad you liked Wren, not many people like that name

hahahah you hate the aiden/caden/jayden/hayden names too? they pretty much make me furious for some reason

[azelmaroark.livejournal.com]

Homygod, if she names her kid Demonkin, I will cry.

That said, there were many names on your list I didn't care for, either, such as:

Attor (do you really want to name your kid Poison?)
Hades (see above)
Dax, Raziel, Alita, etc (looks made up)
Hyde (maybe you can name his brother Jackal)
Dior (trashy, as mentioned below
Remy (...as you said, it's Gambit from X-Men. Also a rat with an affinity for cooking.)
Eros (I think you'll see why this is entirely unacceptable if you just Google this.)

None of these are as bad as Demonkin, but some of them are up there with your sister's other choices, IMO. I'd really think twice about those.

Names that I do like from your list:

Claudia
Lydia
Iris
Leon (though I also prefer Leo)
Avery

[kolink.livejournal.com]

if you're as hardcore a fangirl about X men as I am you'd love the name remy.. Haahaha, just because its the name of a few cartoon characters doesnt necessarilly make it bad in my opinion, but maybe because the profession of my choice is a cartoonist.
Claudia means lame, I suppose that goes along with 'why would you name your child poision?' wouldn't want to name them lame either.
Dax, Raziel, and alita came from babynames.com though, so I'm not sure if they are made up names or not. I think I like Dex more than Dax though, still not too crazy about it.

Come to think of it I think I prefer leo over leon too.
Avery sounds great with their last name

[azelmaroark.livejournal.com]

I don't mind borrowing names coinciding with fictional characters, or even being inspired by said fictional characters, but I don't like the name itself except possibly as a nn for a girl (though for what, I have no idea).

It was more the fact that you listed poison as the meaning, and yet it's on your list -- I don't know why you'd want your nephew associated with that.

Dex as a nn for Dexter might work. Leo is good, and Avery does indeed sound fantastic with their last name. I just feel like a lot of these names sound like they came out of a generic sort of anime, and that's not something I'd personally want to associate with my children's names. I like anime, but not that much, you know?

[kolink.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I like remy for a boy but I wouldnt use it. I only say its unisex cause I know a girl named Remy, also babynames.com says its unisex,, I dont like it for a girl but I like it better than precious or wisdom. :x
Also Iunno, I like attor just because it sounds good with evans..I'm also biased because its a comic book character of mine rofl.

Dexter is cute, but I wouldnt use it. I'd say her best bets were aimee (or amy) and avery.

[azelmaroark.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, Jasper and Axel are also kind of growing on me. =)

[blue-suspenders.livejournal.com]

My first thought was that Devin Evans sort of rhymes...

I like Lauren spelled with an e as well as Damien, Remy, Micah (love), Jasper and Avery.

I can't decide if I like Axel or not.

[ecarnation.livejournal.com]

Please, please don't let her name the kid Demonkin. I would cry and then be a bit angry that someone would saddle a child with that name.

I like:

Boy
Micah
Shane ( I think this one sounds really good with Evans)
Remy
Damien
Jasper
Xander

Girl
Wren
Aimee

I wouldn't actually use any of them, but they are pretty nice names.

[kolink.livejournal.com]

I wouldnt use them either hahaha I thought Evans was a tough last name to work with. A names seem to sound really good with it though

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

I like:
Aden
Aimee
Axel
Lydia
Raine
Iris
Avery
Gage
Wren
Talon
Hyde
Kaida

I do not see the appeal of many of the others though. Claudia means "crippled"! And besides that, I don't think it's very pretty anyway.

Some other suggestions:
Boys- Asher, Ian, River
Girls- Aura, Cadence, Lily, Gwendolyn, Scarlett, Skye, Ivy

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

I like:
Micah Evans
Azure Evans
Dax Evans
Raine Evans
Remy Evans
Echo Evans
Jasper Evans
Xander Evans
Avery Evans
Talon Evans
Mariko Evans
Kaida Evans