Well pfff, it's not me, it's THEM

[compulsivelyme.livejournal.com]

So to twist it around... what names do you really like, that most other people just don't? Are you stuck on an -ayden name? Is one of the Jon and Kate sextuplets sporting one of your favorites? Are you considering that old-lady moniker for your newborn?

Are you going to use your name no matter what people say?

When I first put my name list together, I used the name Willa, and it totally bombed in votes and I'm not quite sure why. (Willa Cather, anyone?) I decided it was just kind of obscure and I didn't LOVE it, my husband didn't like it at all, so I abandoned it.

Theresa (possibly with nickname Tess or Tessa) is definitely one of my front runners and not too many people seem to like that either. It's a family name though, and I'm holding on to it!

I've also noticed that Warren tends to do poorly in votes. Also a family name that's in definite contention for a middle name. And recently I've noticed a lot of scoffing here at Finnegan, which is also a family name I'd use as a middle.

Comments

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

So many of my names. Ryder, Bradley, Brandon, Landon, Kyle...

And I don't think anyone likes any of my girls names. Which sucks because they're hard for me to find ones I like... and they ALL have meaning. Evangeline (my best friend is named Evan, and I want to honor him), Brooklyn (my dad's birthplace), Astoria (EVERYONE hates this, but I was inspired by "So Long, Astoria" by The Ataris. It's so pretty when they say it), etc.

[compulsivelyme.livejournal.com]

I think if you have Brooklyn AND Astoria on the same list, you're bound to have detractors.

I like Bradley, Brandon, and Landon, and I think Evangeline is lovely.

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

I would never use Brooklyn and Astoria together, lol. But I know what you're saying. Both are more guilty pleasure names anyway. But if I even express an interest for either, people FLIP OUT.

[sunshinefleur.livejournal.com]

if it wasn't for a total jerk of an ex-boyfriend, Bradley would be on my list. I think it's such a wonderful, masculine name. *sigh*

[aballard23.livejournal.com]

Astoria is in Oregon. :)

It's a pretty name.

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

Isn't that the town Kindergarten Cop takes place in?

It's also the name of the girl Draco Malfoy ends up marrying.

It's pretty.

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

I love Bradley, Brandon, and Kyle. They're on my list.