Is my taste terrible? :(

[ironqueen.livejournal.com]

These are my favorite names. My name list seems to be pretty negative.
http://www.babynames.com/namelist/9515034

Girls:
Allegra Sage
Catriona Jocelyn
Evette Veronica (nn Evie)
Wilhelmina Celeste

Boys:
Bryan Alexander
Garrison Culver (nn Gary)
Jacob Gabriel (nn Jake)
Lucas Brendan (nn Luke)

I will definitely use Catriona Jocelyn for my first girl. I really like Catriona spelled this way. Whenever I mention this to people they're always like "Why don't you spell it the normal way?" I wouldn't call Katrina the "normal" way, it's just one way of spelling it. I like that Catriona is different. It is also the title character in one of my favorite books so that makes it extra nice for me. I know I'm going to have to correct people all the time but I don't care - they'll get used to it. Jocelyn would be the middle name in honor of my Aunt Joyce. I think Catriona Jocelyn flows well and the name together means "Pure Joy" so I really like that.

Evette Veronica would be in honor of my grandmother (her middle name was Veronica). And I love the nicknames I am using - Evie, Gary, Jake, and Luke. Overall, I know my boys names are more traditional than my girls names, but I really like them. I don't think they're boring and I think all of them flow nice too.

As far as the negative feedback goes, I'm hoping that these names are just not people's style as opposed to people thinking that they are absolutely horrible. LOL At any rate, at least they're all real names. ;)

Comments

[azelmaroark.livejournal.com]

I read "Ca-tree-oh-nuh," not "Ka-tree-nuh," and I think most people will, too. I don't mind Catriona with the former pronunciation, but you shouldn't name a child "Isabella" and expect people to pronounce it "Isabelle," IMO. If you're okay with the fact that almost no one will ever pronounce this correctly -- and also realize that you being okay with it doesn't necessarily translate to your child being okay with it, as you're not the one who's going to have to deal with it -- then I say have at it.

As for Garrison: Mr. Garrison. =P Wilhelmina and Bryan are too dated for my tastes, and Sage and Allegra are a little out there for me. The rest I don't mind.

[biancasablancas.livejournal.com]

It's not like the Isabella/Isabelle thing, ca-tree-na *is* the legit pronounciation.