Baby Names

[magcnurserybaby.livejournal.com]

Following the crowd.....which of my names do you like best? Middle names have been chosen but they are secret :)

[Poll #670779]

Comments

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

Amber - Kind of a dated and semi-trashy sounding 80s name to me. (Not that I haven't known perfectly nice Ambers, but somehow that image remains.)
Ashland - I don't like names to have the word Land in them.
Erica - Eh. I don't see any appeal.
Kaitlyn - The world is already saturated with Katelyn/Caitlyn/Caitlins. Enough already.

Rhian - What does this offer that Ryan doesn't, besides being a big ol' hassle?
Tristan - Honestly can't stand this. Wussy, depressing (root word means "sad"), "flash-in-the-pan" trendy (meaning it will sound like an ugly dated name in the years to come).
Talan - Like a bird claw but misspelled?
Andon - Fine

Autumn - Lovely. Uncommon but recognizable. Easy to say, spell. Lovely associated imagery. Very pretty name that you rarely see.
Alexander - A bit common for my taste, but it's a handsome name, and I liked it far more than you other choices.

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

I agree with all that except I don't like Autumn much either (bah humbug). I've been seeing it a lot lately on this board, too.

And that is EXACTLY what I think about Tristan, but I've never been able to put my finger on it - WUSSY! That is exactly it. (It screams "my emo teenage mom/sister picked my name" ;) I apologize to anyone that really likes it, but that's just the image I get!)

[magcnurserybaby.livejournal.com]

Thats what my hubby thinks about it too so I'm sure we won't be using it, lol.

[secret-x-stars.livejournal.com]

Wussy, depressing (root word means "sad"),

http://behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=tristan

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

Yeah, yeah... I don't know. I know enough of Spanish and French to see the name Tristan and think "sad." To me, that is proof enough.

[secret-x-stars.livejournal.com]

well, i'm just thinking since Tristan isn't originally any sort of latin/romance name, that wouldn't be the root.

i could see the association, though, obviously.

[magcnurserybaby.livejournal.com]

"Triste" means sad or depressed in Spanish, I think that is what they meant.

[secret-x-stars.livejournal.com]

i know

[magcnurserybaby.livejournal.com]

Oh, lol, sorry :) I read your comment as referring to like "Tristan and Isolde", whoops! I wasn't trying to sound like a know it all.

[secret-x-stars.livejournal.com]

lmao no it's okay, sorry... i just typed a quick response, i didn't mean to sound annoyed or nasty. :)