Wednesday X

[daydream11.livejournal.com]

10. Jane
09. Gray (g)
08. Calypso
07. August
06. Simon
05. Judas
04. Ulysses
03. Hermione
02. Persephone
01. Ariadne

WDYT?

Comments

[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

I love Jane, August and Simon. The rest are alright, but a little too weird for me.

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

I like Jane, Hermione, Persephone, and Ariadne.

[laminy.livejournal.com]

I love Gray and Persephone. I like August, but probably wouldn't ever use it.

[ohhvelocitygirl.livejournal.com]

I like grey. but not so much with an a

[daydream11.livejournal.com]

I like Grey, too, but I'd only use that spelling for a boy.

[a-tergo-lupi.livejournal.com]

I don't understand the distinction?

[daydream11.livejournal.com]

Gray seems to me more feminine; Grey is more masculine, IMO.

[compulsivelyme.livejournal.com]

Between the X and the Jane Gray I totally thought this was a list of X-Men names.

[daydream11.livejournal.com]

LOL, not quite. I've never watched X-Men, so this is pure me.

[a-tergo-lupi.livejournal.com]

One of these things is not like the other :p

I like them. Though, I prefer Grey with an e.

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

I love Jane.

I used to like August but I don't so much anymore.

[jeweledvixen.livejournal.com]

Jane is ok, if a little boring.

I like Calypso, August, Simon, and Persephone.

Gray for a girl is a big no for me. It's ok for a boy.

The rest aren't my style.

[monkey-fruit.livejournal.com]

Jane is extremely boring.
Gray is okay, for a boy. Also, I prefer the 'e' spelling.
I like August and Simon well enough, though I'd never use them.
I don't really care for Hermione. This name just makes me think of the Harry Potter character anyway, which, for me, isn't always a good thing (I can't decide if I like her or not).
Persephone is kind of pretty, but I can't picture it on an actual child. =/
I don't like Judas or Ulysses.
Ariadne... I'm not sure how this is pronounced. Help, please? =)

[penguiny7.livejournal.com]

I know of a baby girl named Persephone, but she's called Sephie.

Ariadne is pronounced ar-ee-AD-nee.

[daydream11.livejournal.com]

Sephie is a cute nn. I couldn't think of any except Percy.

[daydream11.livejournal.com]

Ariadne is pronounced two ways: AH-ree-AHD-nee or AH-ree-AD-nee. I pronounce it the former.

[penguiny7.livejournal.com]

I like:
Jane
August
Simon
Hermione
Peresphone

[arbus.livejournal.com]

i like jane, august and simon.

gray is my mothers maiden name. i plan on using it as a middle on our second child, boy or girl.

it really bugs the crap out of me how trendy its getting.

[daydream11.livejournal.com]

Is it? I haven't noticed, personally.

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

I LOVE Simon, it's my second favorite boy's name. I also like Ariadne, Calypso and Gray, and Persephone is really pretty as well. Judas also has a pretty sound...but I'd never use it.

[patsfan610.livejournal.com]

i like Jane, Gray (but spelled Grey) and Hermione

[pegasus2o5.livejournal.com]

10. Jane--a little "plain jane" for me, so to speak, but not bad.
09. Gray (g)--not my style, but very evocative. I kind of like it.
08. Calypso--way too out-there for me.
07. August--which gender? I don't really like it for either.
06. Simon--BIG fan of this one. Classy and intellectual, but still accessible.
05. Judas--Oh my gosh, why not name him Satan and get it over with?
04. Ulysses--too big a mouthful, and hard to spell, and just... no.
03. Hermione--awfully Harry Potter. It's just hard to separate from that.
02. Persephone--see Ulysses. Although Persephone is prettier.
01. Ariadne--considerably more accessible than Persephone, though it will still cause some head-scratching. It's a lovely name, I do like it, I'd just have to think hard about whether it's worth it.

My favorite from this list is definitely Simon.

[daydream11.livejournal.com]

05. Judas--Oh my gosh, why not name him Satan and get it over with?

Because Judas wasn't Satan and never had the guts to be, when things got down to it. In fact, I like to look at Judas in a more positive light. When you look back in the Bible, the entire exchange seems predestined really. Was Jesus surprised? Nope, and He was more than ready to forgive Judas.

Now, if it were Lucifer up there instead of Judas, then you would be on to something.

August is male, clearly. Who would name a girl August?

[pegasus2o5.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know Judas isn't really Satan, in fact I agree with most of what you said, but the name still has an overwhelming negative "I am an evil person" connotation. I wouldn't name a pet Judas, much less a human.

On the subject of August, I've learned that just because I wouldn't use a name on a girl doesn't mean other people wouldn't (Dexter, anyone?). It hardly matters, though, since like I said, I don't really like it for either. :)

[daydream11.livejournal.com]

August in any of its forms is really hideous on a girl. It's just so male to me I can't imagine any kind of girl walking around with it.

Unfortunately you're right, and I'd use the variant Jude instead of Judas to spare my son's reputation, though I like the latter tons more.

[snailrevolution.livejournal.com]

Ariadne is one of my favorite names. :) I also really like Jane and Simon, and Gray on a boy.

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

Ulysses works as a middle name on some people.

I also like Jane and August. The rest are too mythological/Biblical for me.