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[darabelle.livejournal.com]

I'd like some feedback on the following names:

Girls
Esme Jacoba
Esme Samantha
Esme Grace
Madeline Grace

Boys
Elijah Nathaniel
Elijah Benjamin
Elijah Zachary
Zachary Benjamin
Zachary Elijah

Comments

[sherball.livejournal.com]

Don't mind me.. i'm in a mood to be snarky.

But the name Esme sounds like a mexican speaking poor english. Es Me? instead of It's me.. get it?

Is it a family name, cultural name? *you see us american folk is ignent*

I do like Madeline Grace tho.

For the boys names I like Elijah Zachary and Zachary Elijah.

With the other names they seem too wordy. (tho I'm probably not pronouncing zachary correctly.. cuz when *I* do it's two syllables instead of 3!

Anyway.. that's my .02 :)

[darabelle.livejournal.com]

I don't know about everyone else, but the way I pronounce Esme is "EHZ-mee" so I never really thought of the "es mi?" thing which is sort of funny now that you pointed it out. It's not a family name or anything, it's just a name I came across when I was about 13 or 14 and fell in love with it. It has different meanings, depending on which culture you're taking it from (in French it means "esteemed" or "loved," Spanish it's "emerald" -- short for Esmeralda, and the Anglo-Saxon version means "kind defender"). But yes I do need an "E" name and I always loved that one. I appreciate your input though, for sure! That is why I asked, after all. =D

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

I like Esme. Esme Samantha is my favorite of the combos. Jacoba I dislike, because I'm not big on girl names that are just a boy name with an 'a' on the end. And Grace because I am so darn sick of seeing it on every single baby girl lately. WAY overused.

The boy names all sound fine. None of the names are my style, so I don't really have one I like more than the others. I guess I prefer Elijah to Zachary though.

[lipsandhips.livejournal.com]

esme is one of my favorites. but i would pair it with something a little less bland.

[smasharash.livejournal.com]

I love the names Esme and Zachary!
I don't get Jacoba though, it just looks like a boys name with an "A" stuck on the end to make it look femenine.
I like Esme Grace and Zachary Benjamin. I also like Elijah Nathanial.

[trissyd.livejournal.com]

I'm not a fan of the girls names, but I adore "Zachary" and "Elijah"

[anapology.livejournal.com]

I LOVE Esme. Absolutely adore it.
Can't say i like Jacoba or Samantha at all.
Esme Grace is very pretty.

[anapology.livejournal.com]

Oh, for my two cents, i'm thinking of using either Esme Marisa or Esme Anaiis (an-ay, i know it's weird but i love it, it means Graceful)

[darabelle.livejournal.com]

Those are both very pretty names =D I especially love Esme Anaiis over Esme Marisa, which seems to have too many "m" sounds in it.

[quiet-recluse.livejournal.com]

Madeline Grace
Zachary Elijah

[thorabrighid.livejournal.com]

esme is a beautiful name! I like Esme Grace, so pretty and feminine!

Elijah Benjamin is beautiful too!

[darabelle.livejournal.com]

thanks =D

[amo-el-verano.livejournal.com]

Madeline Grace & Elijah Benjamin sound the best. I am going to use Grace for a middle name if I have a daughter. I love it.

[darabelle.livejournal.com]

Awww thank you

[lizziey.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, but everytime i read/hear Esme, i think of the wife from Babe/Babe 2. But i do think it is cute. Definately time for a comeback. LOVE Madeline, but fear it will be going the way of Teh Evuhl (sorry) Madison. Madeline Esme occurs to me though...


Elijah Benjamin has *the best* ring to it, for me. Just kinda rolls off my tongue nicely. :)

[darabelle.livejournal.com]

Ohhh it makes me sad to think of Madeline heading in the same direction as Madison, which I really don't like. =\

HAHA I only saw Babe once when it first came out, so I was like 11 years old. I didn't even remember that being the wife's name. That's sucky. I love the name. I've practically vowed to name my daughter that, when I someday hopefully have one.

[lizziey.livejournal.com]

Mmm. I heard it, didn;t really recognize it in the first movie, it is said like, 2 times, tops. Babe 2 is mostly about her and the piggy. i love that movie. I am *oh so mature*. heh

[darabelle.livejournal.com]

hehe i never saw the second one.. maybe i shouldn't, because i don't want to be turned off to the name! =D

[lizziey.livejournal.com]

no, no. I still love the name. :)

[ladyofmoonlight.livejournal.com]

I like Esme Jacoba and Madeline Grace, though Madeline is a bit too well used for my tastes. I'm not a fan of Elijah or Zachary.

[arbus.livejournal.com]

with the assumption that esme is pronounced ezz-may, which is how i have heard it, i really like it. i like esme grace, and esme samantha as well.

i adore elijah! its on my list. i think elijah nathaniel is nice in theory but its one heck of a mouthful. i dont know that i like it paired with any of your middle names actually (sorry) theyre just too long, imo. thats six syllables for first and middle!

[darabelle.livejournal.com]

i agree with what you said about elijah nathaniel--good in theory, and that's about it. lol good point about the syllables. i should be especially sympathetic to my own kids since my parents gave me a whopping 7 syllables in my name (first,middle&last)

[darabelle.livejournal.com]

wow i just realized that if i include my hebrew names, my entire name has 14 syllables. damn. haha

[frenchnails.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I pronounce Esme as ezz-may too, it was in a book I read, and the lady who had the name was old.... so I immediately associate with old people. But Esme Grace is cool.

Elijah is a cute name, one of my little cousins is named Elijah and he is so cute, he suits his name. Elijah Zachary sounds cute :D

[darabelle.livejournal.com]

=) thnx

[popchex.livejournal.com]

I like Esme Grace, but like Madeline Grace better.

I like Elijah Benjamin too - especially Benjamin as that's what we're naming our son. :)

As a side note, I just realised why Esme was sticking with me so much - then I realised that it's the name of a character in A Series of Unfortunate Events
:)

[darabelle.livejournal.com]

ahh never read any of those. i love the name benjamin! good choice! =D

[sarahrose.livejournal.com]

I dont like Esme at all, but Madeline Grace is cute. I don't like Elijah very much, but Zachary Elijah flows nicely and I like Zachary Benjamin.

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

Esme is good, Samantha sounds trashy and 80's, Jacoba sounds like a stern, stodgy Puritan housewife, and Madeline is overused but nice.

As for your boys' names - they're all good names, but every combo is very, very Hebrew. Is that what you're going for?

[darabelle.livejournal.com]

yes the hebrew is intentional =D

thnx for your input