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.

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[sandtree.livejournal.com]

For girls, Irene and Theodora are the ones that immediately spring to mind. Oh, and Rose. Apparently it's too boring and/or old-fashioned.

For boys, no one seems to like Evander, but I really love it.

[kilobites.livejournal.com]

Nobody seems to like Justice for a boy, but I do. I don't think I'd ever use it, but I really like the sound of it.

Also, I have had really mixed reviews about Dietrich, but it's definitely one of my favorites. Only a few people here liked it, and everyone outside of this community definitely didn't. I am probably going to use it anyway.

[jaydestarlight.livejournal.com]

I like the name Felix for a boy but people have told me how much they dislike it.

[ivegotbaggage.livejournal.com]

Ha... All of my names... :-\

[bambiblake007.livejournal.com]

Katelyn (Kaitelynne) or any variation, seems to be hated by almost everyone now-a-days. i don't get it. it's such a pretty girly name, imo. or maybe that's why..? for me, i'm into the whole lil girl, princess thing, so i automatically think that Katelyn sounds like the name of princess. i think that it can also be shorteded to Kate or Katy later in life, no problem, so it ages with the child. and it's my favorite girl name. i don't care what ppl say, i'm still using it. i'm not sure if i'll use the first spelling i had chosen Kaitelynne, but i'm definitely using the "K" spelling and won't feel a bit ashamed :D

[snowowl.livejournal.com]

Girls: Margot, Harper, Thora, Skadi (pronounced skah-dee, thinking about using the combination Eva Skadi), Penelope, Phoebe, Evangeline.

Boys: Emerson (I think it sounds too trendy?), Dexter, Oberlin (as a middle name, it's a family thing), Augustus, Nicodemus, Atticus, Sirius, Locke.

And just for fun, here are some of my SO's favorite names that I hate: Ryan, Charles, Johan, Jessica, Lisa, Maria.

[snowowl.livejournal.com]

I love Irene and Rose!

[kilobites.livejournal.com]

That's me and my boyfriend's number one name!

[ohhvelocitygirl.livejournal.com]

kaitlyn?

[jaydestarlight.livejournal.com]

*is glad someone likes Felix*

[ohhvelocitygirl.livejournal.com]

everyone thinks anna/anne and elsa is too boring, compared to my daughter's name.

[jaydestarlight.livejournal.com]

I like Harper, Penelope, Phoebe and Evangeline as well!
I don't think Emerson sounds too trendy. Dexter is a pretty awesome name too.

[bambiblake007.livejournal.com]

yes.

[ohhvelocitygirl.livejournal.com]

kaitelynne really freaks me out but kaitlyn/caitlin and such are really pretty.

[a-tergo-lupi.livejournal.com]

I love Claire. I always have. I'm trying not to obsess about it's newfound popularity.

I haven't shared my favorite names, but my husband really hates some that I kinda liked that have now been crossed off the list:

Auberon
Dalton
Ansel
Edison
Mendel
Alaric

Yes, I'm completely lame. :p

[a-tergo-lupi.livejournal.com]

You and I are so in tune on boys names!

[heure-actuelle.livejournal.com]

awww most people don't like Margot? that's one of my favs!

our neighbor's dog is Skadi! but they pron. it skay-dee

[heure-actuelle.livejournal.com]

my guilty pleasure names are Ocean and Isis, lol :\

[zaggytiddies.livejournal.com]

I love Finn and will be using it if this is a boy.

[heure-actuelle.livejournal.com]

also i really like Jennifer, which people don't really seem to like anymore. probably wouldn't use it though...

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

Most of my top names are pretty standard classics (Katherine, Elizabeth, etc.) ... if anything, people find them boring.

The one name people don't seem to like that much is my very favourite, Julie (everyone seems to prefer Julia, Juliet, Juliana, etc.). I love Juliet too, but Julie's been my favourite for a long time.

I'm also fond of a lot of odder old lady names, especially Agnes and Maude (but they're not names I would actually use).

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

I love Anna AND Anne!

[compulsivelyme.livejournal.com]

cool! I'll be there in support :)

[compulsivelyme.livejournal.com]

Anna is my favorite cousin. Love the palindrome names.

[nothingtolose19.livejournal.com]

I ADORE Evander! Very nice! I made a post about it here not too long ago and I also noticed that most people didn't seem to like it.