Fitting In/Standing Out

[moshimoshi-13.livejournal.com]

"This is one of our most popular lists, and one that's much more difficult to construct than it seems at first sight. As you probably realize if you've been hunting for the right name for more than a few days, most names fall on one wrong side or another of the golden mean that will allow your child both to fit in with peers, and stand out among them. Scroll down any index of names and the problem becomes instantly apparent: Aba, too weird; Abena, too weird; Abida, too weird; Abigail, too normal! Yet many parents are looking for a name that is right smack in-between, which we hope you will find on this list. Because so many parents are interested in this category, we've tried to be as inclusive as possible - and as a result, you might find some of these names too weird or too normal. But there's also a good chance you'll find a choice among them that strikes the perfect note."

*Adrienne
Alexa
*Alice
*Amelia
Annabel
Antonia
Anya
Ava
Bernadette
Cameron
*Camille
Carolina
Celeste
Celia
Celine
*Charlotte
*Chloe
*Claire
Clarissa
Claudia
Daisy
Delia
Dinah
Eliza
*Ella
*Emmeline
Eve
Felicity
Francesca
Gemma
Georgia
*Gillian
Grace
Hope
India
Ivy
Jade
Jocelyn
Julia
Juliana
Juliet
*Laurel
Leah
Lila
Lily
Lola
Louisa
Lydia
*Maia
*Margaret
*Margot
Mariana
Martine
May
Mercedes
Meredith
Natasha
Nell
Nora
Phoebe
Polly
Priscilla
Rose
Ruby
Sabrina
*Serena
*Simone
Stella
Susannah
Tamara
*Tess
Toby
Valentina
Violet
Willa
Willow

Adrian
Aidan
Bailey
Barnaby
Caleb
Calvin
Carson
Clay
Colin
Cooper
Derek
Dermot
Duncan
Emmett
Flynn
*Frederick
*Gabriel
Gordon
Grady
Grant
Gray
*Gregory
Harry
*Hayden
Henry
*Holden
*Isaiah
Jackson
*Jonah
Julian
Leo
*Lucas
Malcolm
*Miles
Milo
Ned
*Noah
Noel
*Nolan
*Owen
Patrick
*Quentin
*Quinn
Reed
Reuben
Riley
*Sebastian
*Seth
Simon
*Spencer
*Theo (as a nn for Theodore)
Trevor
Truman
Walker
Wyatt
Zane

Also, I don't know if anyone cares, but a few days ago I posted about a name that sounded like Liam with an N and we decided it was probably a pronounciation of Leon. I looked at the attendance sheet and the name is Lien. Maybe it's a Caribbean name, cause he comes from there.

Comments

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

Good list! There are very few that I hate.

I love:
Eve
Gemma
Gillian (I prefer Jillian, though)
Leah
Mercedes

Adrian
Julian
Simon

I like:
Adrienne
Alice
Anya
Ella
Juliet
Laurel
Lily
Maia
Tess
Willow

Hayden
Flynn
Holden
Jonah
Leo
Miles
Seth

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

Amelia
Annabel
Ava
Carolina
Claire
Ella
Emmeline
Grace
India
Ivy
Leah
Lily
Louisa
Lydia
Margaret
Margot
May
Natasha
Nora
Rose
Ruby
Susannah

Adrian
Colin
Frederick
Milo
Nolan
Owen
Reed
Reuben
Seth

This list must be pretty old, because I don't think anyone would say that Ava, Ella, Aidan, etc. stand out in any way.

[moshimoshi-13.livejournal.com]

Haha, yeah, it's from 1998. I thought I mentioned that, but I guess I forgot.

[yourcrowbar.livejournal.com]

Adrienne
Ava
Camille (my middle name)
Carolina (pn Carol-eena)
Charlotte
Chloe
Daisy
Ella
Francesca
Juliet
Leah
Lily
Lola
Maia (spelled Maya though, this used to be my #1 name)
Margot
Mariana
Natasha
Serena (my absolute #1 name for a girl, yessss)
Stella
Valentina (omg)
Willow

Adrian
Colin
Cooper
Hayden
Lucas
Milo
Noah
Riley

[nothingtolose19.livejournal.com]

Adrienne
Carolina - pronounced like Care-oh-LEE-na, not like the state.
Charlotte
Claire
Ella
Emmeline
Felicity
Francesca
Hope
Julia
Juliana
Juliet
Laurel
Lily
Lola
Mariana
Natasha
Nora - with an H.
Sabrina
Serena
Susannah
Tess
Violet
Willow

Adrian
Aidan
Colin
Derek
Duncan - growing on me.
Frederick
Gabriel
Gray
Gregory
Henry
Holden
Jackson
Lucas
Miles
Noah
Owen
Sebastian
Simon
Wyatt

[tunknut.livejournal.com]

Adrienne
Antonia
Camille
Celia
Charlotte
Claire
Claudia
Daisy
Eliza
Julia
Juliet
Laurel
Margot
Nora
Phoebe
Rose
Stella
Susannah
Violet
Willa

Gabriel
Henry
Leo
Miles
Milo
Sebastian
Simon
Spencer
Theo

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

A lot of these are on my list:
Charlotte
Chloe
Delia
Ella
Gemma
Georgia
Ivy
Jocelyn
Leah
Lily
Ruby
Violet
Willow

Aidan
Colin
Frederick
Gabriel
Jackson
Milo
Riley
Walker

[arbus.livejournal.com]

there are so many that i like that im only going to list my absolute loves, ones i have on my own list, starring the ones that are in my top five...

alice
amelia
annabel*
celia
daisy
ella
francesca*
grace
india
lily*
rose
ruby* (my number one)
stella
susannah
tess
violet*
willa

duncan
gray* (middle)
henry*
holden
isaiah
jackson
jonah
leo
lucas*
miles
milo
noah*
nolan
owen (middle)
quinn
simon
wyatt

[laminy.livejournal.com]

Amelia: too popular. The, at least, four or five girls at my school with three different spellings would probably agree.

This definitly is an interest list.

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

Adrienne
Alice
Amelia
Antonia
Anya
Camille
Celia
Claire
Delia
Eliza
Francesca
Jocelyn
Juliet
Leah
Lily
Louisa
Lydia
Margaret
May
Nora(h)
Rose
Ruby
Stella
Susannah
Violet
Willa

Adrian
Caleb
Calvin
Colin
Emmett
Frederick
Gabriel
Harry
Henry
Isaiah
Jonah
Julian
Leo
Lucas
Malcolm
Miles
Noah
Nolan
Patrick
Reuben
Sebastian
Seth
Simon
Theo

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

I like:
Adrienne
Amelia
Anya
Ava
Carolina
Charlotte
Claire
Daisy
Dinah
Ella
Emmeline
Leah
Nora
Rose
Sabrina
Valentina
Willow

Flynn
Grady
Harry
Hayden
Henry
Leo
Miles
Milo
Noah
Owen
Sebastian
Spencer