Which is better? Round 1.

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

Okay, this is just for fun. I keep my name list short and I want to see which one is everyone's favorite. Instead of just asking opinions, I'm going to do this like a short game of This or That. For every pair listed, tell me which you like the best. If you dislike both, too bad. You still have to pick one. :P If you love both, too bad. You still have to eliminate one.

You'll have two days before I post the overall winner from each pair with another one of the winners. It will keep going until ONLY ONE REMAINS. Dramatic, isn't it?

I've got some traditionals and some "out there" and guilty pleasure names here. Some of them are actually on the verge of being struck from the list so it will be interesting to see what happens to them versus the others.

***Edit: Voting Closed. I know it's early but I've gotten a ton of replies. Numbers have been added.***

Boys:

Ciaran 29 OR Clark 33
Connor 45 OR Felix 17
Garren 7 OR Gavin 54
Harrison 52 OR Honor 10
Hyperion 36 OR Jocelyn 23
Justice 10 OR Kent 50
Kieran 39 OR Lane 22
Laurie 41 OR Lynn 20
Merit 4 OR Oliver 57
Phineas 25 OR Quentin 35
Quinlann 26 OR Riordan 34
River 39 OR Roger 21
Rupert 22 OR Seamus 38
Sean 49 OR Sonnet 11
Tierney 12 OR William 50

Girls:

Charlotte 52 OR Ciara 9
Clara 43 OR Cora 26
Danica 22 OR Daphne 38
Echo 12 OR Felicity 44
Harmony 28 OR Jade 32
Jane 42 OR Jocelyn 18
Juniper 32 OR Lavinia 30
Lydia 39 OR Maeve 22
Meadow 24 OR Nadia 36
Pearl 31 OR Persephone 30
Rain 42 OR River 19
Sarah 22 OR Sophia 39
Tabitha 24 OR Tessa 38
True 21 OR Verity 40
Willow 50 OR Zinnia 11

Comments

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

Let's see:
Ciaran
Connor
Gavin
Harrison
Hyperion
Justice
Kieran
Laurie
Oliver
Quentin
Quinlann
River
Rupert
Sonnet
William

Charlotte
Cora
Danica
Echo
Harmony
Jane
Lavinia
Maeve
Meadow
Persephone
Rain
Sarah
Tabitha
True
Willow

[snowowl.livejournal.com]

Ciaran is pronounced keer-an, right?

Ciaran
Felix
Gavin
Harrison
Hyperion
Kent
Kieran
Laurie
Oliver
Quentin
Quinlann
Roger
Seamus
Sean
William

Charlotte
Clara
Daphne
Felicity
Jade
Jane
Juniper
Lydia
Nadia
Pearl
Rain
Sophia
Tabitha
Verity
Willow

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

Yep, Keer-an. :)

[bouncepogo.livejournal.com]

Boys:

Clark
Connor
Gavin
Harrison
Jocelyn
Kent
Lane
Laurie
Oliver
Quentin
Riordan
Roger
Seamus
Sean
William

Girls:

Charlotte
Cora
Daphne
Felicity
Jade
Jane
Lavinia
Maeve
Nadia
Pearl
Rain
Sarah
Tessa
True
Willow

[beepandetch.livejournal.com]

Clark
Felix
Gavin
Harrison
Hyperion
Kent
Lane
Laurie
Oliver
Quentin
Riordan
River
Seamus
Sean
Tierney


Charlotte
Clara
Daphne
Felicity
Harmony
Jane
Juniper
Maeve
Meadow
Pearl
River
Sophia
Tessa
Verity
Zinnia

[taraemily.livejournal.com]

Ciaran
Connor
Harrison
Hyperion
Kent
Kieran
Laurie
Oliver
Quentin
Riordan
River
Seamus
Sean
William

Charlotte
Clara
Daphne
Felicity
Jade
Jocelyn
Juniper
Maeve
Nadia
Pearl
River
Sophia
Tessa
True
Willow

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

Clark
Connor
Gavin
Harrison
Hyperion
Kent
Keiran
Laurie
Oliver
Phineas
Roger
Seamus
Sean
William

Charlotte
Cora
Daphne
Felicity
Jade
Jane
Lavinia
Maeve
Nadia
Persephone
Rain
Sarah
Tabitha
Verity
Willow

[pivotandsway.livejournal.com]

Clark
Felix
Gavin
Harrison
Jocelyn
Kent
Lane
Lynn
Oliver
Phineas
Riordan
River
Rupert
Sonnet
William

Ciara
Cora
Daphne
Echo
Jocelyn
Juniper
Lydia
Nadia
Persephone
Rain
Sophia
Tabitha
Verity
Willow

[plaidpineapple.livejournal.com]

Ciaran
Connor
Gavin
Harrison
Hyperion
Kent
Lane
Lynn
Oliver
Quentin
Quinlann
Roger
Seamus
Sean
William

Girls:

Charlotte
Clara
Daphne
Felicity
Jade
Jane
Juniper
Lydia
Nadia
Pearl
River
Sarah
Tessa
Verity
Willow

[makeitstopjamie.livejournal.com]

Clark
Connor
Gavin
Harrison
Hyperion
Kent
Kieran
Laurie
Oliver
Quentin
Quinlann
Sean
William

Charlotte
Cora
Danica
Felicity
Harmony
Jane
Lavinia
Lydia
Meadow
Persephone
Rain
Sarah
Tessa
True
Willow

[crzydimond.livejournal.com]

Boys:

Ciaran
Connor
Gavin
Harrison
Hyperion
Kent
Kieran
Laurie
Oliver
Phineas
Quinlann
River
Seamus
Sean
William

Girls:

Charlotte
Clara
Daphne
Felicity
Jade
Jane
Lavinia
Maeve
Meadow
Persephone
Rain
Sarah
Tabitha
Verity
Willow

[lovetokate.livejournal.com]

Ciaran
Connor
Gavin
Harrison
Hyperion (though it makes me think "hypertension"
Kent
Keiran
Laurie (only because it reminds me of Little Women)
Oliver
Quentin
Quinlann
River
Seamus
Sean
William

Charlotte
Clara
Daphne
Felicity
Harmony
Jocelyn
Lavinia
Lydia
Nadia
Pearl
River, I guess
Sophia
Tessa
True
Willow

That was hard...esp. for the boys' names. Some of those are just TOO girlie...which would be cruel, IMHO. :oP

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

Oh, I know--some of them really are. lol. Jocelyn is a guilty pleasure and I'm sure I could never actually bring myself to set up a boy for THAT much teasing. :P Lynn is my dad's middle name though and I would consider using it as a middle for a son. But yeah, I have a lot of girly names for boys that I can't help liking, against my better judgment. ;)

[i-like-tuesdays.livejournal.com]

Clark
Connor
Gavin
Harrison
Jocelyn
Kent
Kieran
Laurie
Oliver
Phineas
Quinlann
Roger
Rupert
Sean
William

Charlotte
Clara
Daphne
Felicity
Jade
Jane
Lavinia
Lydia
Nadia
Persephone
Rain
Sophia
Tessa
Verity
Willow

[classiestkid.livejournal.com]

Boys:

Ciaran
Connor
Gavin
Harrison
Jocelyn
Kent
Lane
Lynn
Oliver
Quentin
Riordan
River
Seamus
Sean
Tierney

Girls:

Charlotte
Cora
Daphne
Felicity
Jade
Jane
Juniper
Lydia
Nadia
Pearl
Rain
Sarah
Tabitha
True
Willow

[arbus.livejournal.com]

Ciaran
Felix
Garren
Harrison
Jocelyn
Kent
Lane
Lynn
Oliver
Phineas
Quinlan
River
Seamus
Sonnet
William

Charlotte
Clara
Daphne
Felicity
Harmony
Jane
Juniper
Lydia
Meadow
Pearl
River
Sophia
Tessa
True
Zinnia

for what its worth, i dont really like very many of these. some were extremely difficult to choose between the two.

the few i like are:

felix
oliver
finn (but not really phineas)
seamus
william
clara
felicity
jane
meadow
tessa

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

Ciaran
Felix
Gavin
Harrison
Jocelyn
Kent
Kieran
Lynn
Oliver
Phineas
Quinlann
River
Seamus
Sean
William


Charlotte
Cora
Daphne
Felicity
Harmony
Jane
Juniper
Maeve
Meadow
Pearl
River
Sarah
Tabitha
True
Willow

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

also, i've never heard jocelyn on a boy. i didn't know it was a unisex name.

[rorylareina.livejournal.com]

Clark
Connor
Gavin
Harrison
Jocelyn
Kent
Kieran
Laurie
Oliver
Quentin
Riordan
Roger
Rupert
Sean
William

Charlotte
Cora
Daphne (tough one.)
Felicity
Jade
Jane
Lavinia
Lydia
Meadow
Pearl
Rain
Sophia
Tessa
Verity
Willow

[lilmizmombassa.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, tough ones for some of these. But here we go:
Clark
Connor
Gavin
Harrison
Hyperion
Justice
Kieran
Lynn
Oliver
Phineas
Riordan
Roger
Seamus
Sean
William

Girls:

Charlotte
Clara
Danica
Felicity
Jade
Jane
Juniper
Lydia
Nadia
Persephone
River
Sophia
Tessa
True
Willow



Toughest ones for me were River and Rain (I love both on girls), Sarah and Sophia for the same reason. I love the name River, but not for a boy. Charlotte, CLara, and Ciara are some of my favorite names. I also like Tierney, but not on a boy. Just some thoughts....good luck

[kaoriz.livejournal.com]

Ciaran
Connor
Gavin
Harrison
Hyperion
Kent
Kieran
Laurie
Oliver
Phineas (my gym teacher got arrested last year for putting cameras in our locker room and his name was Quentin, so it's a definite NO NO NO)
Riordan
River
Ruper
Sonnet
William

Charlotte
Cora
Daphne
Felicity
Jade
Jane
Juniper
Maeve
Meadow
Persephone
Rain
Sophia
Tabitha
Verity
Willow

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

Ew. Now, THAT is a bad association. I don't blame you for voting no.
Ironically, I've been liking that name less and less because it reminds me of San Quentin State Prison.

[yaoi-kendoll.livejournal.com]

I want to play too! ^^
Boys:
Ciaran
Connor
Garren
Honor
Hyperion
Kent
KIERAN
Lynn
Merit
Phineas
Riordan
River
Seamus
Sonnet
Tierney

Girls:
Ciara
Clara
Daphne
Echo
Harmony
Jocelyn
Juniper
Maeve
Meadow
Persephone
Rain
Sophia
Tabitha
Verity
Willow

[bugamok.livejournal.com]

Boys:

Clark
Connor
Gavin
Harrison
Hyperion
Kent
Kieran
Laurie
Oliver
Phineas
Riordan
Roger
Seamus
Sean
William

Girls:

Charlotte
Cora
Daphne
Felicity
Harmony
Jane
Juniper
Lydia
Nadia
Pearl
River
Sophia
Tabitha
Verity
Willow

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

Clark
Connor
Gavin
Harrison
Hyperion
Kent
Kieran
Laurie
Oliver
Quentin
Riordan
River
Seamus
Sean
William

Girls:

Ciara
Cora
Danica
Felicity
Jade
Jane
Lavinia
Maeve
Nadia
Persephone
Rain
Sophia
Tessa
Verity
Willow

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

Boys:

Ciaran
Connor
Gavin
Honor
Jocelyn
Kent
Kieran
Laurie
Oliver
Quentin
Riordan
Roger
Seamus
Sean
William

Girls:

Charlotte
Clara
Daphne
Felicity
Harmony
Jane
Lavinia
Lydia
Nadia
Pearl
Rain
Sarah
Tessa
Verity
Willow

[missmaxattax.livejournal.com]

Ciaran
Connor
Gavin
Honor
Jocelyn
Justice
Kieran
Lynn
Oliver
Quentin
Riordan
River
Seamus
Sean
Tierney

Charlotte
Cora
Danica
Felicity
Harmony
Jocelyn
Lavinia
Lydia
Nadia
Pearl
River
Sophia
Tessa
Verity
Willow

[ringsandcoffee.livejournal.com]

This is fun, I must do it.
Boys:

Clark
Connor
Gavin
Harrison
Hyperion (Jocelyn for a boy?)
Kent
Kieran
Lynn
Oliver
Quentin
Riordan
River
Seamus
Sean
Tierney

Girls:

Charlotte
Clara
Danica
Felicity
Jade
Jane
Lavinia
Maeve (but tough choice against Lydia)
Nadia
Pearl
Rain
Sophia
Tessa
True
Willow

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

Yep. Once upon a time, Jocelyn was an honest to goodness boys' name.

Oh, and "Lover of fictional 19th century British gentlemen" is quite possibly the best "name" ever. I am right there with you. ;)

[azelmaroark.livejournal.com]

Clark
Felix
Gavin (I blame Newsom; I don't normally like this name)
Harrison
Hyperion (but wow, these are both really bad on boys =P)
Kent
Lane
Laurie (see Hyperion)
Oliver
Quentin
Riordan
River
Seamus
Sean
William

Charlotte
Clara
Daphne
Felicity
Harmony
Jane
Lavinia
Lydia (but I love both)
Nadia
Pearl (I like Persephone more, but it's a guilty pleasure)
River
Sophia
Tessa
Verity
Willow