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[laminy.livejournal.com]

So, this: http://www.babynames.com/namelist/9645689 is my name list. Now, I am years and years and relationships away from ever having kids, so these are obviously just names that I like, not names that have actually been decided on with a husband or anything. I'd like it if people voted, because I like to know what people think, but this is actually a question post too.

So far (and it really did surprise me), three of the girl names have zero thumbs up:

Saxon Cassandra
Jory Evangeline
Penny Danneel

Penny Danneel I get, because I just kind of threw those two names together because I like Danneel and thought that it went with Penny the best, but are those names really that bad? As well, Juno Tuesday is a bit more of a guilty pleasure, celebrity baby name. I do really love both of the names, particularly Juno, and I just figured if I ever actually named a kid Juno, nobody would bat an eye at a crazy middle name.

So, let me know what you think, if you want. These are the names that I like right now, and yes, they are in order of how much I like them. Any other suggestions, like switching middle names or something? Or just names that you think that I would like. Thanks!

Comments

[laminy.livejournal.com]

The only Saxon that I've actually ever known was a girl. So to me, it's more of a girl's name. I understand the flow problems with Jory and Evangeline, even I issues with that combination sometimes. Do Bijou or Violet sound any better with Evangeline?

What would Penny be a nickname for, I wonder. I've only ever heard it as a full name.

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

I've never met or heard of anyone named Saxon before, but it definitely strikes me as a very masculine name. Whereas Cassandra is very feminine, so I just really don't think they go together at all ... individually I like both names, but not together.

I kind of like the sound of Jory Evangeline.

[azelmaroark.livejournal.com]

Penelope? (Love Penelope, don't mind Penny as a nn, but it's too childish by itself.)

I agree that Saxon is a boy's name to me. Jory and Danneel look made up, and I don't think Jory flows well with Evangeline.

I think Olive as a given name is a little silly -- use Olivia and call her Olive?

I admit that I actually like the sound of Juno Tuesday, but especially with the movie, it would look way too celebrity baby name ish, IMO.

[laminy.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the input! Sometimes I like Jory Evangeline, then sometimes the flow throws me off; it's a name I've never really been sure of. The first person I ever knew with the name Saxon was a very girly girl, so I guess that that's just skewed me or something.

[laminy.livejournal.com]

I actually hate the names Penelope and Olivia. Especially Olivia. Plus, I was going to mention it in the post, but I do not do nicknames. I think that kids should be named what they're going to be called. Naming somebody Olivia just to call her Olive, especially when Olive is already a legit name, seems really weird to me. Like when somebody asked my parents if I was going to be called Erika, when my name is Jerika.

I don't like the name Juno because of the movie! But because of it, that's why it's more of a guilty pleasure.

[perfectcherry.livejournal.com]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bijou

In addition to being a famous porn film, "Bijou" is also a popular pet name, so I wouldn't subject my child to wearing that name. If you like the meaning, there are other names that represent preciousness and value, some which are the names of precious stones and others that just mean "precious" or "special."

I also can't understand why one would want to name their child after the Saxons unless that's an important part of your heritage or your a huge European history buff; I also think it would be more appropriate as a boy's name - it just sounds very masculine to me.

I think the middle names you've chosen are lovely, specifically Evangeline and Cassandra, and I would hope to convince you to use those names instead of pairing them with those choppy, gimicky first names. I especially dislike the combination of Saxon Cassandra both because of the sound and the conflicting historical references.

I personally like Daneel, but it is another masculine name, so I would prefer to see it paired with a name that is less of a nickname or more dignified than Penny, which I don't feel would age well with a child or serve her well professionally; alternatively, I think Daneel would make a lovely, unusual first name, although it would probably often be misheard as "Danielle." I have to admit that I mainly like it because it is part of a name used for one of Asimov's better known robot characters featured in The Caves of Steel.

[perfectcherry.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'd also take the extra N out of "Daneel."

[blue-suspenders.livejournal.com]

They might be anyway but Penny and Jory don't really seem like full names to me. Jory and Evangeline and Saxon and Cassandra don't really go together, in my opinion. I do like Evangeline and Cassandra but maybe with different first or middle names.

From your list I also like Violet, Lucy and Juno (in a guilty pleasure sort of way) for girls. For boys I like Jude Theo (A lot. Although I'd like it even better if it was Jude Theodore, Sam (but as Samuel), Noah and Sebastien (although with the e it makes me want to pronounce in a french way).

I think Noah Samuel would sound good. Or Jude Sebastian. Or Lucy Violet.

This was a very long comment!

[laminy.livejournal.com]

Now I'm just staring at the screen like, 'hmm', trying to pick between Danneel and Daneel, haha. With regards to Bijou, and most of the other names, I don't know the meanings of a lot of the names I like; I like them because I really like the sounds of them, or the story. But Bijou is pretty far down the list, so I don't think that I ever actually would use it. It means Jewel, I think?

So, does Lucy Cassandra sound nice? I put Cassandra with Lucy and Saxon, because I thought that they both sounded nice, but I have always been more partial to the Lucy Cassandra combination. I put Evangeline and Cassandra as middle names because I liked stories associated with them more than the actual names. I've never really thought of them as first names, for my style.

And of course, thank you for all of the input. I'm happy to hear it all.

[laminy.livejournal.com]

I love long comments, especially when they're being helpful. You're the first one to comment on any of the boy names, I think, so that helps. Since everybody's said it, and I already sort of agreed, I would have to say that Jory Evangeline and Saxon Cassandra don't go together. Evangeline and Cassandra, I like the stories and characters behind them, not so much the actual names, so I prefer them as middle names. Lucy Cassandra is a choice there, I like that.

I have issues with Samuel, just because I know that I would never ever call him that, but if it were a middle name, I'd have less of a problem with it. Since I wouldn't be calling him by his middle name at all. Jude Sebastien sounds really nice, thanks. I think that after this post, I'll be making a new list.

[chirpygirly.livejournal.com]

I think Cassandra Lucille sounds much better than Lucy Cassandra.
Jude Theo I think is too short, it looks incomplete to me. I think Theodor Jude would be better.
Sage Grey to me looks just like two color names put together.
Noah Cash to me sounds like a Latino person saying they have no money, "no cash". =/ Same with Juno Tuesday - 'you know, Tuesday, it's Tuesday man!"
Jack Theo sounds too short to me too, I think something like Jackson Theodor is better.

Evangeline was my paternal grandmother's name. Her middle name was a family last name, Ayer. I think Evangeline is such a full name it should be a first name. Suggestions are Evangeline Lily, as the actress, just because I think it flows well/sounds nice. Also Evangeline Marie, Evangeline Estelle.

[laminy.livejournal.com]

Wow, thanks so much for all the suggestions. Cassandra Lucille does sound nice, even though I have never considered Lucille. Hmm. Jude is a name that I really like as a first, but somebody else suggested Jude Theodor(e), so that is a definite consideration. Like I said to somebody else, after this post, I'll be making a new list, probably.

I know that Sage and Grey are two colors, I just love the names so much! I really do, and I think that they sound good together, but I know that it'd probably be really stupid as an actual name. Sigh.

Lily is actually one of my least favourite names, so I don't think that I could ever use it. It does flow nice, but it's not my thing. Same with Marie.

[ironqueen.livejournal.com]

For the girls I like Olive Blake, Ruby Blake, Lucy Cassandra, Jory Evangeline, and Violet.

I like Sage Grey, Sam, and Nate for the boys.

[laminy.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Those are some of my real favourites on the list too.

[perfectcherry.livejournal.com]

I would like Cassandra Lucille best, but I also like Lucille Cassandra. I'm not personally a fan of giving nicknames as full first names, so I'll always go with the full version of the name. I just know too many people with nickname-ish first names who regret that their names are so childish, especially my cousin Katie who goes by Kate now that she's in college. I still use my nickname, Jackie, but I like the option of using Jacqueline when appropriate.

[ironqueen.livejournal.com]

No problem! Would you use middle names for Violet, Sam, and Nate?

[laminy.livejournal.com]

I guess that I just know too many people who are never called by their full names, to the point where I know one girl whose mother regrets even naming her it, since she has never used it. Maybe it'll be something that I grow out of, I'm not sure.

[laminy.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, I would plan on using a middle name for every name that I like; those are just the sames that I couldn't think of any middle names that I liked enough to go with it.

[azelmaroark.livejournal.com]

About nicknames, I agree with perfectcherry in that really childish sounding names like Penny and Katie can be a disadvantage to a child in a professional career. As a Katie in a professional field, I have a little experience with this, and while I'm never, ever called Katherine by anyone, I am so glad I can put it on official documents and publications. I don't want my future employers or journal reviewers to picture a five-year-old girl when they read my name, and I think a similar thing would happen with Penny.

IMO that's what nns/fns are for; if you really love a childish-sounding name but want your child to have a professional/mature-sounding option when they grow up.

I know you don't like Juno just because of the movie (I liked Delilah long before the song and hate the song for it), but it's something to consider if it doesn't die down. Tuesday's just a little too out there for me, especially with that first name.

[daydream11.livejournal.com]

This happened to me, too, and usually it comes down to three reasons: (1) A simple matter of personal taste of the rater, and (2) the names don't flow together well, (3) it won't work well in real life. A lot of your middle names are great as firsts (Evangeline, Cassandra), while the others are a bit too masculine for a girl (Saxon, Bijou).

And I admit, I fall under Reason 1: Some of these names are quite out-there. I won't say weird, except under the case of Bijou and Skandar. And Brawley is a WTF? (A guilty pleasure, maybe?) But otherwise... they aren't bad.

[ironqueen.livejournal.com]

Here's some suggestions if you'd like. I love thinking of names.

Violet Sage
Violet Avery
Violet Serena
Violet Cadence

Sam Anthony
Sam Philip
Sam Maxwell
Sam Gabriel

Nate Alexander
Nate Lucas
Nate William
Nate Logan

[lovelylittle.livejournal.com]

The only name that really struck me as "wtf?" was Shalom. Even as a middle name I think it sounds kind of...silly. I'm assuming you know it's a hebrew word & if you're using it for the meaning of 'peace' then I guess that's nice but it can also mean hello or goodbye and that just seems so strange to me. Also, it just sounds really harsh to me. But I didn't think anything else was particularly bad. Most of it was very much not my style, but definitely not horrible!

[laminy.livejournal.com]

Brawley's not one of the guilty pleasure names, actually. I saw it once, and it just struck me so much; it always stuck with me.

A few people have commented that they really like the names Evangeline and Cassandra, which is kind of different for me, because I put them as middle names because I prefer stories that go with them, and not the actual names.

[laminy.livejournal.com]

There are actually no names there that I'm using for meanings. Two I really like because of stories, but I don't know the meanings of most of them. I just really like the sound and look of Shalom.

[laminy.livejournal.com]

I wish that Avery wasn't getting so popular, I really want to like it.

[lovelylittle.livejournal.com]

Oh okay, well then I guess just keep in mind that it could read as "____ hello" or "____ goodbye"!

[alba-holly.livejournal.com]

I think Saxon is a really cute girl name. Who cares if it's technically a 'boy name'. I know a boy named Avery and it works fine with him. I see most of the new names that are coming out as more gender neutral.

I also looove Saoirse Shalom.

[laminy.livejournal.com]

Now I love this comment. I only ever thought that Saxon would be a girl's name, because of the girl that I knew; then when I looked it up, it said unisex. I really had no idea that so many people considered it only a boy's name. I really like Saoirse Shalom too. Which is weird, because I usually hate alliteration like that.