guilty pleasures?

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

Ever have a name just stick to you that's completely not your style, but you just LOVE it? Despite the classic choices on my lists for boys (Walter, Charles) and girls (Helena, Grace, Kate), there are names I absolutely love that couldn't be farther away from my style. Dated, trendy, even unisex! But I still love them, despite myself. Alas! =D



GIRLS
Bailey - I admit to loving this for a girl despite my general hatred of boys names for girls. I like it as a boys name too, I just think it has such a nice sound to it, and I find it to have a sort of a tomboyish quality rather than being super masculine.
Gray - This is probably my worst, because I seriously love it enough to use it, though I'd never let myself. (Maybe as a middle name. Doesn't Helena Gray sound pretty? =p) I love this name just as much for a boy.
Sally - a direct result of my love of Peanuts, I've always loved the name Sally. I think it's sweet and strong, and although most people think of it as dated, I just think it's pretty.
Linney - I was lamenting to a friend that the name Laura, which I think is very pretty, doesn't work very well in Hebrew at all (Lo Ra means 'not bad'), and she humorously suggested that I just name the kid Linney instead. Now I'm obsessed; hopefully it'll pass soon.
Kayla - not such a sin, I don't think, except that it really is SO popular. I like it best as a nickname for Michaela, though--no unique spellings.

BOYS
Lander - a person I'd very much like to honour by naming a child after him is named Yehoshua Englander. I don't like Yehoshua, or the English version, Joshua, but I have this weird obsession with surnames as given names for boys, and Englander sounded nice. It took about two days for me to fall in love with the nickname, Lander. This is also a name I like well enough to use.
Archer - people become absolutely furious with me when I mention this name, for some reason, but I absolutely LOVE it. I think it has such a strong sound to it, but most people imply that the kid will get pummeled at preschool.
Keaton
Anderson
Merritt
Wilder
--the direct result of my passion for surnames mentioned above. I know.


Haha. It feels good to get it off my chest. =D

Comments

[o-honeybee-o.livejournal.com]

my guilty pleasure name is Riley for a girl.
And also India, which is considered a bit down market here in the UK, but i love it!.
Btw i really like Bailey on a girl, i like it for either sex

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

Ohhh, I like Riley for a girl too, though not as much as Bailey.

I've always liked the name Gemma a lot and was then told it's considered "down market" as well, so I was sad. Someone from the UK should really make a list of names that are considered posh and named that are considered, well, less posh, in the UK. It'd be really interesting. (Is Helena considered down market? PLEASE SAY NO.)

[p-inkjeans.livejournal.com]

I'm in love with the names Orion and Brennan for boys, but I'd never use them because there's not my style at all. All of my girls' names tend to be pretty similar, though.

I really like Archer and Lander for boys as well as Merritt and Wilder. I'm a huge fan of surnames for boys, too, my favorites being Walker and Wallace (both Wally for short).

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

I think Walker is a great name.

For girls, these are all named I'd probably use as middle names, if anything; I like the sound of Helena Gray and Katherine Linney, for example, though I don't think I'd ever use them as given names. With the boys, I can definitely see a kid of mine named Wilder or Archer, but I might be forced to not use it, haha. A lot of people REALLY dislike the surnames as given names thing and I can't understand why.

[solyma.livejournal.com]

my guilty pleasure name is mikaeli for a girl, pronounced mi-kay-lee. i adore it.

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

That's SO pretty too. Ah!

[pregosaurus.livejournal.com]

I Have a Peanuts name too... Linus. I love Linus!

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

Oh, I LOVE Linus. I'd definitely use Linus, too, but I don't even see it as a guilty pleasure, cause it's so nice. I couldn't name my kids Sally, Charlie and Linus though, that'd be WAY too weird. Haha.

[itcouldbelove.livejournal.com]

Bailey to me is a girl's name. Simply because the only Bailey I've ever known was a girl. Bailey for a boy sounds really feminine to me. *shrugs*

I love the name Gray for a boy (Grayson) but it works really well as a middle name for a girl, I think. Not as a first name, though.

My aunt is named Sally, therefore I like it--but I wouldn't name my child that. Maybe a cat. Haha.

Linney is SO cute! It's kind of like saying Lynn-y or something. I like it.

Kayla is my cousin's name, but I'm not a huge fan of it. I wouldn't name my kid that. That being said, my middle name is Kay... sooo yeah.

Lander is cute, but I like Landon better. That's my brother and dad's middle name. And the name of my great-great grandpa.

Archer is cute. I wouldn't use it, but it's cute. It reminds me of Hunter, though...

Keaton isn't half bad. I like Anderson and Wilder, but wouldn't name my kids that, either. Merritt is.. I can't decide if I like it for a boy or for a girl.

[itcouldbelove.livejournal.com]

P.S. I like surnames for first names, too.

[trissyd.livejournal.com]

Zachary. I adore the name, but it's so un-unique compared to my other names

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

Aw, I have a student named Zachary, he's great. It's a positive name to me.

[silentyrs.livejournal.com]

I know far too many dogs with the name Bailey. =(

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

=(

That's silly.

[infernosgirl.livejournal.com]

I love the name Bailey for a girl... am actually thinking of using it if I have another baby.

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

I think it's so pretty, really. It's just special in its own way.

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

I feel like I'm the only person who has never met a girl named Bailey, haha.

[cathkitten.livejournal.com]

I really like some extravagant names like Isolde (ee-SULD) and Iolanthe (pronounced like Ee-oh-lan-ta or 'Yolanda'). But I'd never dream of naming my children that.

Others are Blythe and Felicity, possibly Bliss. How cute would twins be named Blythe and Bliss?

I like Mary Jane, despite the drug connotations, and Sheena, from the Ramones song Sheena is a Punk Rocker.

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

I think Blythe is very pretty. I actually know a girl named Bliss! Her sister's name is Minty.

[dreemerr.livejournal.com]

i always loved the name Levi for a little girl. like you stated with bailey, to me it had more of the tomboyish feel,then strictly masculine. atlast though, my mom hated it:-/ so i changed it back to giving it to one of my son's....atleast for now, i may change my mind again before the time comes to use it:-D

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

I LOVE Levi for a boy; never considered it for a girl, but I see what you're saying about the tomboyish feel.

[semi-sweet.livejournal.com]

I really really love the names Mahalia and Kerensa. but my boyfriend has a very long last name, so it would really be too much. Plus my latest thing is that I need a name that is easy to understand over the phone.

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

Mahalia is a GREAT name. Plus! Mahalia Jackson! Very good namesake!

[cassandrakfreaq.livejournal.com]

I have to tell you I love gray for a MN....boy or girl I think its a very strong name...I yeah...might steal it HAHAHAHAH :P

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

:-o MEANIE! Haha.

[lovablemess.livejournal.com]

I've fallen in love with the name Cailin because of the Unwritten Law song by the same name. I've never been one for trendy names, but I really like this one.

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

Cailin's Irish, right? I like it.

[missamerican.livejournal.com]

I know exactly what you mean.
I've never liked anybodys name I knew that was a place name. Yet now.. that's all that I really seem to like a lot. Holland. California. Ireland. Even Minnesota. It's weird.
I like surrnames as first and middle names too. Especially Anderson.
And I think I'm still staying away from most unisex names-- except Charlee.. I love the name Charlee(pronounced exactly like guys named Charlie) ..
hm, so yeah.

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

I like Charlie/Charlee too! I know two of them, both originally Charlotte.

[tesslouise.livejournal.com]

Gray isn't for me but I did read a good book once with a female character named Grayling. I like that.

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

That's pretty. I think I definitely like it best as a middle name.

[dncr119.livejournal.com]

Sunny is my guilty pleasure for a girl. I love it, but I find everyone else I encounter detests it.

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

It's the same with my names! I think Sunny is cute, especially as a nickname.

[glitterberrys.livejournal.com]

I LOVE Gray/Grey as a middle name for a girl. It's gorgeous with Helena, and I've always loved it with "Ella," myself.

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

That's beautiful too! Ella Gray is just beautiful. Gray makes most names sound so... distinguished. I just can't decide which spelling I like best.

[ilovebruiser.livejournal.com]

I seriously contemplated naming my daughter Aniston/Anaston. Love that name.

[missamerican.livejournal.com]

I love that too! I think I'm going to add that to MY top names! lol
You named her Montana? That's beautiful as well. :)

[arbus.livejournal.com]

i love the name gray, but its not a guilty pleasure for me. it was my mothers maiden name, so ive been planning on using it for ages, although for a boy.

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

the only reason it's a guilty pleasure for me is because it's so not a part of the whole Katherine-Helena-Grace thing I've got going on. But I actually like first name-middle name combinations that are different. Your mom has a gorgeous middle name ;)

[poespretty.livejournal.com]

I know (at least) 3 Bailey's but one of them (and I desperately want to smack her mom for it) is spelled Baili which I personally just think looks weird on paper, especially hand-written (go ahead, write it down, you'll see what I mean, lol). despite that, I was considering it for a minute on my dd, but our last name starts w/a 'B' so I thought it was too much...

but yeah, anyway, I am so about the 'guilty' pleasure naming thing, (mine are mostly that I do kinda like some trendy/over popular names, or 'out there' names

Names I Like But Would Not Actually Use:

for girls I like:

Calleigh
Kylie
Peyton
Olivia
Kinsey
Tori
Ainsley
Rumer (I know, Demi's kid)
Eithne
Saoirse
Liesel
Kennedy

(I'm sure there are others I can't think of right now...)

boys:

Kyle
Ronin
Stellan
Dougray
Noah (I really love this I just think it's so popular right now.:(
Evan
Lysander
Leander
Kiefer
Faolan

[missamerican.livejournal.com]

I love Peyton and Kennedy! Olivia is definately beautiful to me- but it's a name I'd never use either.

[x-lostinyou.livejournal.com]

We're dead set on naming our first son Bradey. Despite the popularity/Brady bunch association. Neither of us like popular names or 'unique' spellings, but we both love it. And dislike the spelling Brady, for some reason or another... I don't really remember why anymore. Our other names are all uncommon.

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

Brady is a beautiful name in my opinion, and the Bradey spelling is great; not like you're naming him Braedi. Thankfully. ;) I know a lot of little guys named Braden/Brayden, but not Brady or Bradey, actually.

[invisiblepet.livejournal.com]

Bailey is cute, but not my style.

Boy guilty pleasure name: Jayden

Girl guilty pleasure name: Averie

Both of my gp names are...trendy. And none of my others on my list are.

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

I like Avery for a girl. Some trendy names you just can't help but like! :D

[lilfaeriegirl.livejournal.com]

mine are -
girl- Dream
boy- Blake (id never name him that, its the fathers middle name)

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

It seems like everybody has at least one guilty pleasure name! =D

[thunderofsins.livejournal.com]

Kayla is my little sister's name...my mom loved the name Michaela, but didn't want the nickname Mike and liked the nickname Kayla so just went with it...she'd never heard of it. Now, my sister has another Kayla on her dance team and another in a couple of her classes, and the first time that my mom took her out when she was a week old she heard another woman with a newborn baby comforting her daughter...Kayla.

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

That's the bad thing about it. It's a lovely name, but it's just so popular. Sad how that happens.