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

[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