Thoughts, please

[amspeck-myworld.livejournal.com]

Getting some outside thoughts on these names, order them from 'most like' to 'least like' (either on just the ones you like or all of them). Any comments welcome!

We have two children named Owen and Alexandra

Boys:
Franklin (After my Grandfather)
Jeremy [I have a cousin who has this name - I haven't seen him or the rest of my family for over 5 years and haven't spoken to him or his family for at least 7-8ish. We got on alright mas kids but we drifted apart. Would you give your child the same name as a cousin you don't speak to, particularly if your partner *really* liked it.]
Jason
Gregory
Zachary
Stellan
Theodor (honouring)
Nathaniel (My husband is Jonathan, is this too close?)
Elian (ehl-ee-an)
Montgomery (an honouring)
Edmond

Girls:
Irena (nn Reina) (honouring)
Mirabelle
Winifred
Vivienne
Liviana (honouring)
Amalia (Ah-mah-lee-a)
Mildred (nn Milly)
Josephine or Josabeth (honouring)
Rosalie
Susannah
Dorothy (honouring)
Nesia
Natania
Nesia

Comments

[tunknut.livejournal.com]

Boys:
Theodor (prefer it with an E though; love nn Theo)
Nathaniel
Jeremy
Edmond
Jason
Zachary
Gregory
Stellan
Franklin
Montgomery
Elian (dunno if anyone else does, but I just think of Elian Gonzalez... too soon, I say, everyone would pronounce it his way too).

Girls:
Susannah
Dorothy
Rosalie
Amalia
Vivienne
Irena
Josephine
Mildred (love Milly, hate Mildred... Maybe make it short for Camilla or Emily or something instead?)
Winifred
Mirabelle
Liviana
Natania (unless this is a typo for Natalia, which I'd rank between Vivienne and Irena)
Nesia
Josabeth (looks/sounds like Joseph)

[amspeck-myworld.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

I'm in the UK so Elian Gonzalez isn't on people's minds, it's more a Hebrew name where I am: http://www.hebrewbabynames.com/item.cfm?itemid=3849

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

Boys:
Nathaniel
Edmond - but 'Edmund'
Theodor

The rest I have no opinion. I'm not sure what I would do in the case of 'Jeremy', but I don't think Nathaniel and Jonathan are anything alike... aside from both being Biblical and having three syllables?

Girls:
Susannah
Rosalie
Amalia
Irena (nn Reina)
Mirabelle
Mildred
Vivienne

I like those ones, and that's in the rough order that I like them. The rest, I have no opinion, but none of them are bad.

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

I think what OP is getting at is Jonathan and Nathaniel.

[amspeck-myworld.livejournal.com]

It's that exactly :)

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

Ohhh, I see. I still don't think it's too close. But maybe that's because I didn't even notice it at first. XD

Most Liked to Least Liked

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

Most of these are not my style at all, but here goes:
Zachary
Gregory
Nathaniel
Jeremy
Jason
Stellan
Montgomery
Theodor
Edmond
Franklin
Elia

Amalia
Irena
Mirabelle
Liviana
Vivienne
Rosalie
Natania
Nesia
Susannah
Winifred
Dorothy
Josephine or Josabeth
Mildred

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

I like
Gregory
Zachary

and

Vivienne
Josephine
Nessa (not on your list, but close to those similar 3)

[sleepy-tears7.livejournal.com]

The only names I like:

Stellan, Jason, & Gregory

I like Reena but not Irena, Liviana, Amalia (I would change the sp because most people would say Ah-mahl-ya), Natania, or Milly (but not Mildred)


Sorry, I really don't like many of your names. =/

[solagirl.livejournal.com]

I like a lot of them. Here is my list in order:

Gregory
Franklin
Theodor
Jason
Montgomery
Nathaniel


Josephine
Irena
Susannah
Rosalie
Winifred
Mildred (nn Milly)
Dorothy
Mirabelle
Vivienne

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

For boys, I like:

Jeremy
Nathaniel
Theodor (but I like it better with an E)
Gregory
Edmond

I like Jason and Zachary the least, and I don't think they fit with the style of the other names on your list. I like Montgomery, but it definitely feels more like a middle name to me.

For girls, I like:

Mildred (I LOVE Milly/Millie)
Mirabelle
Winifred
Natania

I'm not fond of the other girl names, but I wouldn't dislike them as much if they were middle names.

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

From most like to least like:
Jason
Jeremy
Zachary
Stellan
I don't like the rest of them

Susannah
Vivienne
Josephine but only with the nickname Joey or Josie
Dorothy
Winifred
I don't like the rest of them

[laminy.livejournal.com]

Nathaniel
Theodor
Gregory
Stellan
Montgomery
Edmond
Elian
Zachary
Jeremy
Franklin
Jason

Susannah
Rosalie
Amalia
Josephine
Mirabelle
Winifred
Natania
Vivienne
Nesia
Irena
Liviana
Mildred
Josabeth
Dorothy

On the girls, it was really after the first two, I didn't like any of the rest. I like a lot more of the boys.

[aimeewins.livejournal.com]

I like:
Jeremy -- is my cousin's name too, but I might use it anyway (he doesn't always go by his given name though)
Zachary
Nathaniel -- another cousin's name. and I don't think of Jonathan and Nathaniel as being related, unless they're written down and a point is made of it.

Irena
Josephine

[arbus.livejournal.com]

i have grown to LOVE nathaniel, and no i dont think its too close to jonathan at all.

i think montgomery and franklin would be great middles, and i love middles that honor someone.

as for jeremy, no, i wouldnt use it. but my family is REALLY kind of strict on the whole not using a name thats already been used thing, and we have a BIG family.

for girls, i like, in order of preference:

josephine (josie)
rosalie
susannah
millie
mirabelle
amalia

[blue-suspenders.livejournal.com]

From most to least

Boys:
Theodor
Zachary
Montgomery
Nathaniel
Edmond
Elian
Jeremy
Stellan
Gregory
Jason
Franklin

Girls:
Rosalie
Susannah
Vivienne
Liviana
Irena
Natania
Nesia
Dorothy
Mirabelle
Amalia
Josephine or Josabeth
Winifred
Mildred

I like Owen and Alexandra. Out of these names I like Theodor and Zachary. Rosalie and Susannah aren't bad either.

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

Franklin - Like, but don't love
Jeremy - Love it
Jason - Too 80s for me. I really hate it.
Gregory - Eh, it's okay.
Zachary - Love it.
Stellan - Too close to Stella.
Theodor - Love Theodore, but not sure how I feel about the spelling. I love Theo, though.
Nathaniel - I don't think this is at all close to Jonathan. And I love it.
Elian - Like it but makes me think of Elian Gonzeles, that cute little Cuban kid from the late 90s.
Montgomery - Too much of a last name.
Edmond - Hate it. Love Edward, though

Irena - I like it a lot
Mirabelle - Love it
Winifred - I hate it. And I hate Winnie.
Vivienne - Like it.
Liviana - Too much. I like just Livia, or Olivia.
Amalia - Love it.
Mildred - don't really like this, or Milly.
Josephine or Josabeth - Love Josephine, but Josabeth is awful. It's way too eh and made up sounding and like two names were squished together.
Rosalie - Love it.
Susannah - LOVE
Dorothy - Not my style, but I do like it.
Nesia - Eh, it's okay.
Natania - Looks made up. Natalia is nice, though.

[petitpapillion.livejournal.com]

Gregory
Montgomery
Edmond
Jeremy
Theodor
Nathaniel
Jason
Franklin
Elian

Vivienne
Irena
Amalia
Liviana
Rosalie
Nesia
Natania
Dorothy
Josephine
Mirabelle
Mildred

[chillinbabejodi.livejournal.com]

Boys:

Zachary
Franklin
Theodor (nn Theo)
Nathaniel (I definately don't think that it is too close to Jonathan.)
Jason
Elian
Gregory
Edmond
Jeremy
Montgomery
Stellan

Girls:

Susannah
Amalia
Josephine or Josabeth (I really like the nn Josie. Also, I much prefer Josephine to Josabeth.)
Mildred (nn Milly)
Vivienne
Liviana
Rosalie
Winifred
Irena (nn Reina)
Mirabelle
Dorothy
Nesia
Natania