I haven't done the list thing in so long!

[nothingtolose19.livejournal.com]

Remember that book I used to post lists from? Well, I just dredged it up. I can't remember all the lists that I have done, BUT I know for a fact that I didn't post this one:

Basically, it's for people who want a name that is unique, but were considering names that were sort of popular. They list alternatives that are supposedly related to the other in some way (letters in common, sound similar, etc.)

Girls:

Instead of...	Consider
*Alexandra	Arabella
Allison	Alice
*Alyssa	Eliza
*Amanda	*Miranda
Amber	Ruby (...lol)
Ashley	Avery
Caitlin	Bronwen (is not seeing the similarity ... sound, I guess)
Courtney	Sydney
*Dana	Dinah
Danielle	*Lucienne/*Diantha
*Emily	*Emilia/*Emeline
*Erin	Devon/Esme
Haley	Hazel
*Jennifer	Genevieve
Jessica	*Jessa/Jessamine
Jessie	*Josie
*Jordan	Georgia
Kelly	Quinn
Kimberly	Kirby
*Kristin	Ingrid/Viveka
Lauren	*Laurel
Lindsay	Lacey
Lisa	Louisa
Megan	Regan/Margaret
*Melissa	Priscilla/Larissa
*Molly	Polly/Daisy
Nicole	Nicola
*Rachel	Tamar
*Samantha	*Susannah
*Shannon	Shea
Tara	*Nora (with an H)
Tiffany	*Tessa
Tracy	Grace/*Gracie (as a nn)
Vanessa	*Violet/*Cassandra

Now, for the boys:

Instead of..	Consider
Aaron	Abner/Abel
Adam	Asa
*Alex	Alec/Axel
Brandon	*Bram
Brian	*Brennan/Byron
Cameron	Clement
*Casey	Clancy/Casper
Christopher	Christian
*Cody (For some reason, I love this .. on girls. lol)	Brody
Dylan	Dexter
*Eric	Emmett
Jacob	Caleb
*Jake	Abe
Jason	Jasper
Jeremy	*Jeremiah/Jarvis
Jonathan	John/*Jonas
*Jordan	George
*Joshua	Josiah
Justin	Julian
Kevin	Calvin
*Luke	Levi
*Matthew	Matthias
*Max	Harry (...whut?)
Nicholas	Thaddeus
*Ryan	Riley
*Sam	Gus/Simm
*Samuel	Samson/Lemuel
Sean	Shaw/Fergus
*Zachary	*Zachariah
*Zack	*Zeke

Which names do ya'll like?
 

Comments

[kilobites.livejournal.com]

Well, I mean, Zachariah is one of my favorite names and I like it a LOT better than Zachary. But I don't really see how Bronwen and Caitlin relate. They both end in an N sound, I sppose.

I like a lot of the 'consider' names rather than the original names. Although, I much prefer Ryan to Riley.

[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

Aren't Bronwen and Caitlin both Irish/Gaelic?

[kilobites.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think they are. It just seems like...a bit of a stretch.

[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

Oh, definitely. Caitlin could be Catherine, Catriona, Katrina even.

[aislincalum.livejournal.com]

Kirby is a girl's name now?

Definitely not a fan of Fergus.

[nothingtolose19.livejournal.com]

That's what I thought about Kirby, too, but I forgot to put a note there. I mean, I don't even like it as a name because all I can think of is the little pink dude from Nintendo, but if it HAS to be a name, at least for a guy.

And I agree with your thoughts on Fergus, as well. Eww. lol.

[laminy.livejournal.com]

I think that Lemuel is such a bad name.

[applesnpairs.livejournal.com]

How does my name (Kristin) translate to Ingrid/Viveka? Does. Not. Compute.

I like Alice, Eliza, Emily, Geneveive, Margaret, Nora(h), Adam, Brennan, and Joshua though.

[sarahness.livejournal.com]

I like:
Alexandra
Arabella
Alice
Eliza
Ruby
Avery
Bronwen
Sydney
Emeline
Esme
Genevieve
Josie (as a nn for Josephine)
Laurel
Louisa
Margaret
Molly
Nora
Violet

boys:
Aaron
Adam
Asa
Brian
Brennan
Casey
Christopher
Christian
Dexter
Caleb
Jason
Jasper
John
Jonas
Julian
Luke
Levi
Matthew
Max
Nicholas
Ryan
Zachary
Zeke

i like..

[heure-actuelle.livejournal.com]

alexandra
miranda
ruby
sydney
genevieve
josie
georgia
lacey
louisa
tara
violet

aaron
abel
alex
cameron
casey
jonas
jordan
julian
luke
levi
max
riley
sam

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

Hee! Fergus made me think of Ferguson, Clarissa's brother in Clarissa Explains It All!