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[laananas.livejournal.com]

These names are some favorites of mine. I'm not pregnant, nor am I planning on getting pregnant soon, but I like to plan ahead.

What kinds of people do you think of when you hear these names? What do you think of the names themselves? Which of the names go best with the other names for First/Middle combinations?


There is a star next to the names that are favorites.

Added after: Wow, didn't know how many I had! Lol.

Girls:
Cambree
Sadie
Sophie
Grace*
Emma*
Maylea
Amaya*
Bailey
Charlie*
Charlotte
Alexis*
Madison*
Ireland/Irelyn
Sage*
Ruth (I should have clarified: Ruth was my great-grandmother's name. I don't plan on giving this to any of my children as a first name, but I would like to use it as a middle name.)
Aspen
Lily
Peyton
Tegan
Chandler
Willow*
Zalea* (Pronounced like the flower "Azalea", without the A)

Boys:
Dakota/Dakoda
Cambree
Wakely*
Ambry
Avery
Colby
Wade*
Landon
Campbell
Morgan
Benjamin*
Tober
Peyton
Noah*

Comments

[miss--nikki.livejournal.com]

I'm having boys so I didn't even look at the girl names... sorry.

But I like Peyton, Noah, Dakota, Cambree, Landon, Morgan, Colby, Campbell, and Benjamin.

Avery I would think was a girls name I don't know why.

[hitzpink.livejournal.com]

Girls:
Cambree - I'm undecided. I've never heard it before, but it's kind of cute.
Sadie - Cute! I don't see it aging well, though.
Sophie - I love Sophie.
Grace* - LOVE! Very popular, though.
Emma* - My favorite name ever, but I recently used it on my kitten because it's waayyy too popular for me to ever consider using on a baby.
Maylea - Nah.
Amaya* - Meh. It's ok.
Bailey - I've never liked Bailey. Too cutesy/boyish at the same time..
Charlie* - I really hate this name for a girl. :( Actually I hate it for a boy, too.
Charlotte - LOVE! One of my very favorites.
Alexis* - Eh. Too 80s for me.
Madison* - Too popular, and I can't figure out why it got so popular in the first place..
Ireland/Irelyn - I really dislike "place names"
Sage* - Hmm. I guess it sounds cute, but I can't get past the fact that it's a spice.
Ruth - No, way too old ladyish.
Aspen - No way.
Lily - I love it, but again it's very popular.
Peyton - Bleh, I really dislike trendy boy names for girls.
Tegan - It's ok
Chandler - No way!
Willow* - It's alright. Kinda pretty.
Zalea* (Pronounced like the flower "Azalea", without the A) - I don't know how to pronounce it.. =/

Boys:
Dakota/Dakoda - Hate :(
Cambree - Doesn't sound good to me
Wakely* - Gah no.
Ambry - Sounds like a girl's name
Avery - I've always considered Avery to be a girl's name
Colby - Meh. It's ok
Wade* - Just sounds so wimpy to me.
Landon - I've always had something against the name Landon. I hate it. =/
Campbell - Not bad! Kinda cute!
Morgan - No, way too girly
Benjamin* - Great, classic name. :)
Tober - Sounds like sober.. no..
Peyton - Ok, I hate this name whether it's for a girl or a boy..
Noah* - I love Noah. :)

[hitzpink.livejournal.com]

Gosh, I sound really negative considering when I first read your list I thought a lot of them were quite cute!

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

zalea is zale-ee-yuh.

[laananas.livejournal.com]

The way I pronounce Zalea is Zae-leah. Somebody also asked about Maylea, which is Mah-leah.

[heyitsrebecca.livejournal.com]

I pronounce the flower Uh-Zale-yuh.. I've never heard it pronounced uh-zay-kee-uh
Maybe I've just been pronouncing it wrong this whole time.. LOL

[heyitsrebecca.livejournal.com]

uh-zay-kee-uh

Uh-zay--Lee-uh ;) sorry

[bree019.livejournal.com]

I like....

Girls:
Sadie
Sophie
Grace*
Amaya* (this one's okay)
Bailey
Charlotte
Alexis*
Ireland/Irelyn

Boys:
Landon
Campbell
Benjamin*
Peyton
Noah*

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

my opinion/what type of person i think of
Girls:
Cambree: unique, never heard it before/trashy, bottle-blonde, ditzy kind of girl.
Sadie: cute, but seems more like a dog's name/pretty, shy, soft, brunette
Sophie: nice, but getting popular/same as sadie, plus artsy.
Grace: getting popular too, but nice middle name/graceful..heh, classic beauty.
Emma: popular as well, never been a big fan/chubby with curly blonde hair and rosy cheeks.
Maylea: is it pronounced may-lee-uh or may-lee?/dark, exotic, gorgeous, slim.
Amaya: eh/reminds me of the chubby annoying girl on the real world hawaii..she looked like a horse. =/
Bailey: like it a lot/very irish, pale, freckles, blonde, blue eyes.
Charlie: cute, could be a nickname for charlotte/brunette, tomboyish, but still pretty.
Charlotte: pretty/brunette, petite, nice, softspoken, warm.
Alexis: i used to like it, but not as much now/not sure..kind of a bitchy person.
Madison: too popular/outgoing, popular, but average looking.
Ireland/Irelyn: i like ireland, irelyn seem incomplete/i always think of kim basinger&alec baldwin (it's their daughter's name), irish looking.
Sage: love sage, but more for a boy/darkish features, artsy, independent, not too feminine, strong, but petite.
Ruth: never liked it/old, wise.
Aspen: not a fan/all i can picture is lauren holly from dumb&dumber. didn't they go to aspen in that movie? haha.
Lily: getting popular/pretty, feminine.
Peyton: i think it'll be one of those trendy names/i picture hilary burton on one tree hill.
Tegan: love it, great unisex name/small, but not super skinny, brunette.
Chandler: i like it for a boy, not a girl/friendly, liked by everyone.
Willow: love it/very earthy, graceful, reminds me of winona ryder..the pixie-ish look.
Zalea: don't like it..although i like azalea/black hair, pale skin, blue eyes, reminds me of azura skye..striking.

Boys:
Dakota/Dakoda: not a fan at all/redhead, freckles.
Cambree: don't like it for a boy/kind of feminine, skinny, small, gets picked on, the "wimp".
Wakely: i don't like it. it seems completely made up/tall, lanky, basketball player, not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
Ambry: i don't like it/metrosexual, self-centered, player, dark features, goodlooking.
Avery: i like it, but it's getting popular/curly-haired musician, goodlooking in that goofy sort of way.
Colby: i like it/either very pale with freckles and blonde hair or very pale with jet black hair and striking blue eyes.
Wade: i haaaate the name wade..it sounds like a nickname/dorky, not the bestlooking, redhead, kind of frumpy and lumpy.
Landon: getting popular, but decent/i picture landon from the real world.
Campbell: it's alright. i'm not sure if i love it or not/dark features, goodlooking, but doesn't know it.
Morgan: used to love it, now i dislike it/redhead, tall, not that goodlooking, but somehow attractive.
Benjamin: it's okay, kind of plain/brown hair, brown eyes, average.
Tober: don't like it. i like toby though/medium height, black hair, brown eyes.
Peyton: trendy name/not sure
Noah: it's getting popular/it's my brother's name..so that's what i picture. haha.

[heyitsrebecca.livejournal.com]

Cambree - Not so much..
Sadie - Very nice
Sophie - Prefer Sophia, Sophie makes a cute nn though
Grace* - not a fave.. not terrible.
Emma* - If you don't mind that it's #1 right now, it's gorgeous
Maylea - Nope
Amaya* - Cute
Bailey - Boy's name
Charlie* - Like it as a nickname, for say.. Charlotte
Charlotte - it contains the word Harlot
Alexis* - Like it better on a boy
Madison* - A great name if your daughter is the son of Maude.
Ireland/Irelyn - The word "Ire" isn't pleasant..
Sage* - One of the few unisex names I like.. it's very pretty
Ruth - I like this.. esp since it is from family
Aspen =/
Lily Very nice!
Peyton - doesn't sound feminine to me, but I have nothing against it.
Tegan - Cant quite see the appeal here..
Chandler - On a girl? No. On a boy it's not so wonderful either..
Willow* - It's all right.. nothing I would choose.
Zalea* (Pronounced like the flower "Azalea", without the A)- I don't like it, but if I did, I'd name her Azalea, and call her Zalea, that way she has a legit name to fall back on, and it would help others with prononciation.

[amberatcmu.livejournal.com]

My godson is being born tomorrow and his name is gonna be Peyton. I love it and to me it sounds more like a boys name. I like sadie for a girl the the best. I am also using ruth as a middle name because it was my grannys name. Other boys names i like are noah and avery

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

Cambree - has a rather insubstantial flighty feel that I don't care for. It's not the name I'd pick for a woman of substance, if that makes sense.
Sadie - Love
Sophie - Ok. Prefer Sophia but both are a bit too popular these days imo.
Grace - Completely sick and tired of it.
Emma - Nice, but too overused lately.
Maylea - Ok but nms.
Amaya - Bothers me how it sounds like a question.
Bailey - Never liked this. Very juvenile sounding, meaning it doesn't age well.
Charlie - Fine
Charlotte - Nice
Alexis - Never cared for this, no real reason.
Madison - Yuck
Ireland/Irelyn - I don't like place names with "land" in them on people. And I don't like the misspelled version either.
Sage - Nice
Ruth - Just don't like the sound of it.
Aspen - Nice, but that "ass" syllable would probably keep me from using it. I want to love it.
Lily - Fine
Peyton - Nms but fine
Tegan - Ditto
Chandler - Too pop culture, and I guess I don't really like the sound of it.
Willow - Nms but fine
Zalea - I think I'd prefer Azalea. This makes me think of the jewelry store Zales.

Dakota/Dakoda - Don't like it at all. At all.
Cambree - Ditto
Wakely - Ditto. Makes me think of a funeral.
Ambry - Eh. Sounds rather girlish, like Amber.
Avery - Nice
Colby - Cheese.
Wade - Nms but fine.
Landon - Nice
Campbell - Fat kid on the soup label.
Morgan - Nice
Benjamin - Nms but fine.
Tober - Silly sounding.
Peyton - Nms but fine
Noah - Ditto

[trissyd.livejournal.com]

Girls:

Cambree - I prefer just "Bree"
Sadie - an old and angry cook at a restaurant I used to work for... so not my tastes
Sophie - I like "Sophia" better
Grace - I hate this name, even though everyone seems to love it.
Emma - blah.
Maylea - it sounds really made-up
Amaya - ... as does this... it's cute though
Bailey - no
Charlie - NO
Charlotte - ugly name
Alexis - I like
Madison - way too common
Ireland/Irelyn - "Irelyn" is ok, ending in "land" is no way to live your life
Sage - pretty
Ruth - good family name
Aspen - no
Lily - cute, but trendy atm
Peyton - I love it for a girl, maybe we're the only ones?
Tegan - I also love it for a girl
Chandler - much Friends? for a girl? really?
Willow - pretty
Zalea - it's a bit too much for me

Boys:
Dakota/Dakoda - "Dakota" is OK
Cambree - ew
Wakely - ew
Ambry - looks like "Amber"
Avery - I like this for a boy better than a girl too!
Colby - I knew one growing up who was a douchebag, but I still like the name
Wade - nice
Landon - i like
Campbell - no no no
Morgan - i like it better for a girl
Benjamin - not so much
Tober - October?
Peyton - I like it for a girl...
Noah - I like it

[sotypical42483.livejournal.com]

I love long lists like that... gives me something to do at work when I reply :)

Girls:
Cambree - hmm im kinda undecided. sounds kinda cute, but i don't know
Sadie - i don't like this, reminds me of a dogs name
Sophie - prefer sophia because sophie is so little girlish. at least sophia would age a bit better ya know? and you could still call her sophie.
Grace* - nice, but becoming far too popular. its on everyones list!!
Emma* - ditto.
Maylea - no. prefer malaya
Amaya* - nah, again prefer malaya
Bailey - nope far too popular and sounds like a dogs name as well
Charlie* - god no. boyboyboy
Charlotte - love
Alexis* - not a huge fan of alexis but i LOVE alex as a nn. prefer alexa.
Madison* - nooooooooooooooooooo :(
Ireland/Irelyn - actually i really like ireland. not irelyn tho.
Sage* - no... just reminds me of the herb. too hippie.
Ruth (I should have clarified: Ruth was my great-grandmother's name. I don't plan on giving this to any of my children as a first name, but I would like to use it as a middle name.) - eh
Aspen - no way
Lily - cute but a bit plain and overused. how about liliana? or lilianna?
Peyton - love but i'd be afraid of it getting too popular
Tegan - hate
Chandler - HATE!!! omg! esp for a girl!
Willow* - hate
Zalea* (Pronounced like the flower "Azalea", without the A) - kinda cute

Boys:
Dakota/Dakoda - hate. esp spelled dakoda.
Cambree - no, sounds girly
Wakely* - wtf? sounds like a "wake" as in a funeral...
Ambry - sounds girly
Avery - girly
Colby - never liked this name
Wade* - too plain/dull
Landon - hate
Campbell - hate
Morgan - hate!! esp for a boy!
Benjamin* - cute
Tober - hate
Peyton - too girly
Noah* - eh, its okay. kinda boring

[smasharash.livejournal.com]

Girls:
Cambree - This sounds more like a place than a name to me, I don't really like it.
Sadie - it's ok
Sophie - Classic and beautiful, but I knew a lot of Sophie's growing up
Grace* - It's beautiful, but I would worry that if I used this name I would be tempting fate and she would end up really un-graceful, but that's just me!
Emma* - I've never really liked it, but I LOVE Emily (apart from the fact it's incredibly popular)
Maylea - I've never heard it before, it's really pretty. Is is just pronounced May-lee?
Amaya* - I've not heard this one before either, it's pretty
Bailey - I really don't like this name, it's so incredibly typically american, sorry
Charlie* - I think this is really cute
Charlotte - but I hate this name, it's so bland
Alexis* - it's ok. I know a Lexie and I prefer that.
Madison* - cute, but overused
Ireland/Irelyn - cute, but as I live in the UK I could never use it!
Sage* - I like it, but don't think I'd ever use it.
Ruth - I love this name, it would be a fantastic middle name. And I love that you'd be honoring your great grandmother.
Aspen - Meh
Lily - I love, but it's so overused. I plan on using it as a middle name.
Peyton - I really do not like. (same as with Bailey)
Tegan - Don't like
Chandler - I don't think of this as a girls name, probably because of Friends
Willow* - I LOVE. I wish I was brave enough to use it though!
Zalea* - Never heard it before, but it's pretty

Boys:
Dakota/Dakoda - yuk
Cambree - yuk
Wakely* - yuk
Ambry - it's ok
Avery - kinda cute
Colby - I don't like
Wade* - Don't like
Landon - I don't like
Campbell - I don't like
Morgan - cute
Benjamin* - I love
Tober - ?? I don't like. Looks and sounds like Toby gone wrong
Peyton - i dont like
Noah* - I LOVE

Sorry for being so negative about your boy names :s

As for combo's, Grace and Ruth make brilliant middle names, they go with almost anything:
Willow Grace
Emma Ruth (works even better with Emily Ruth!)
Zalea Ruth / Zalea Grace / Zalea Emma
Madison Willow
Grace Alexis
Charlie Amaya
Amaya Willow

Avery Wade
Benjamin Wakely / Benjamin Noah
Wade Morgan
Noah Wakely

[http://users.livejournal.com/espoir---/]

A lot of your names are very sweet! I have to say though, PLEASE don't name a little girl Sadie. I've had this discussion with quite a few of my friends in real life and in every conversation we've agreed- it's a dog's name. You might as well name a kid Rover. I like Cambree a lot, although I'd never heard it before. Grace is a beautiful name but very common right now. Wade is one of my favorite boy's names. And I saw you had Avery for a boy, have you thought about it for a girl? It's my sister's name and I love it. Zalea Ruth would sound very nice, I think.

[shishenbelle.livejournal.com]

Girls:
Cambree - my friend kathryn was almost named this! i think its so pretty, but prefer Cambrie
Sadie- not a fan
Sophie- love it!
Grace*- one of my favorites
Emma*- i like it, but not my syle
Maylea - its pretty...not my style but interesting
Amaya*- i used to love it, but not as much anymore
Bailey- i like it
Charlie*- i love it for boys, not so much for girls
Charlotte- LOVE IT
Alexis*- ive never liked this name, i love Alexandra though
Madison*- not a fan
Ireland/Irelyn- not a dan
Sage*- really dislike
Ruth (Ilike ruth!
Aspen- it could work...but not a favorite
Lily- LOOOOVE Lilly
Peyton- one of my favorites
Tegan- i like it
Chandler- more a boys name to me
Willow*- hate it
Zalea* (Pronounced like the flower "Azalea", without the A)- looks like its missing the A

Boys:
Dakota/Dakoda- hate it
Cambree- only for a girl
Wakely*- hate it- you could do Blakley
Ambry - for a girl
Avery- i like avery
Colby- love it
Wade*- hate it
Landon- hate it
Campbell- love it for a girl
Morgan- love it for a girl
Benjamin*- like it
Tober- it looks like you miss spelled Topher
Peyton- love it for a girl
Noah*-ts oke

Good Luck!

[knightanika.livejournal.com]

Girls:
Cambree - Hate
Sadie - Love
Sophie - hate
Grace* - Love
Emma* - Love
Maylea - Hate
Amaya* - Love
Bailey - like
Charlie* - Hate
Charlotte - hate
Alexis* - love
Madison* - hate
Ireland/Irelyn - Hate
Sage* - for a boy. (saw a anime with a guy named sage in it...)
Ruth (I should have clarified: Ruth was my great-grandmother's name. I don't plan on giving this to any of my children as a first name, but I would like to use it as a middle name.) - hate
Aspen - This is the bedding i use for my rodents
Lily - hate
Peyton - hate
Tegan - Hate
Chandler - Hate
Willow* - hate
Zalea* (Pronounced like the flower "Azalea", without the A) - hate

Boys:
Dakota/Dakoda - Hate for a boy, like for a girl
Cambree - hate
Wakely* - hate
Ambry - hate
Avery - hate
Colby - hate
Wade* - hate
Landon - hate
Campbell - hate
Morgan - i really hate this name
Benjamin* - Hate
Tober - hate
Peyton - hate
Noah* -love.

now to get to the store to get tonight's dinner.

[monalyssasmile.livejournal.com]

I like Willow, mainly because it's my beloved cat's name. We all just call her Willie though. :-)

[ciara-belle.livejournal.com]

I have to say, most of your names are really, really not my personal taste.

I like: Sophie, Grace, Emma, Charlotte and Lily and for boys: Benjamin and Noah.

[anapology.livejournal.com]

Girls:
Cambree- Sounds made up.
Sadie- Never liked it
Sophie- My name :-) excepy spelt Sophy (stupid i know,) There are too many Sophie's...
Grace*- blahhh sooo boring, i know a zillion Grace's.
Emma*- Like is, but again, it;s ridiculously popular.
Maylea- Made up..
Amaya*- nope.
Bailey- It;s an alcoholic drink.
Charlie*- Not for a girl.
Charlotte- Always hated it.
Alexis*- It;s okay, i prefer Alexa
Madison*- Ohhh so trendy.
Ireland/Irelyn- No way, this is a country.
Sage*- Don't like it as a name at all.
Ruth- Hate it.
Aspen- Very cool place to ski, but not as a name!!
Lily- Gorgeous, but popular
Peyton- Too trendy
Tegan- Hate it.
Chandler- Not for a girl!!! too coonnected to 'friends'
Willow*- It's okay
Zalea*- I actually prefer Azalea

Boys:
Dakota/Dakoda- Awful
Cambree- Awful
Wakely*- Awful
Ambry-Awful
Avery- Reminds me of evil people fro harry potter
Colby- Awful
Wade*-Awful
Landon- Awful.. looks like London spelt worng, and sounds like Australian people saying London.
Campbell- surname.
Morgan- Surname
Benjamin*- It's okay
Tober- Awful
Peyton- Not for a boy.
Noah*- Love it.

[http://users.livejournal.com/-glass-/]

i like grace, emma, charlotte, and ruth from your girls list. i know of a girl named emma grace and i associate both names to her and it's not a poor associate at all. so that's why i like those. but all four are names i would necessasrily argree with using.

i like landon and morgan out of your boy list. morgan is one of my favorite boy names. :D i know mostly girls with the name, but it doesn't ring feminine to me.

[http://users.livejournal.com/-glass-/]

ugh. i hate when i make typos i need to fix in comments... anyway. i would not argue with using those girl names.

[thunderofsins.livejournal.com]

Cambree - undecided
Sadie - cute but i don't really like it
Sophie - like it
Grace - i would like it but someone ruined the name for me
Emma - like it if it wasn't used on FRIENDS
Maylea - no
Amaya - no
Bailey - no
Charlie - yes!!!
Charlotte - formal but nice
Alexis - yes
Madison - aww yes
Ireland/Irelyn - mmmm Irelyn yes
Sage - eh
Ruth - its a family name in my family and my husband's family...but none of us (NONE, even those with the name) like it
Aspen - no
Lily - yes
Peyton - yes
Tegan - undecided
Chandler - YES
Willow - no
Zalea - had to say it a few times to decide, but yes

Boys:
Dakota/Dakoda - with a "t" yes
Cambree - undecided
Wakely - no
Ambry - mmm maybe
Avery - its a bird's name IMO, specifically an Alexandrian Parakeet's name...my parent's :)
Colby - maybe
Wade - no
Landon - yes
Campbell - no
Morgan - yes
Benjamin - good name, but won't use it, its my husband's middle name and his older brother's first name
Tober - too much like "sober"
Peyton - yes
Noah - yes