My List

[wildirishgypsy.livejournal.com]

Here is my list. The Starred names are my favorites. Let me know what you think. I'm not expecting *yet*.. but we're hoping.

Girls

Aria

Ava

Aeryn*

Alicyn

Amelia

Bianca

Caidence

Caithlynne

Colette

Colleen

Carolyn

Deidre

Daphne

Elsa

Elyn

Fiona

Gabrielle (Brie)

Gillian

Haelie

Heidi

Honor

Jessica

Jayne

Kelleigh

Kaeli*

Leigh

Lillian (Lily)

Lynne

Lynleigh or Linley

Meg

Maureen

Maura

Melody

Nicolette

Ophelia

Olivia

Pandora

Rhiannon (pronounced REE-ann-on)*

Róisín (pronounced RoSheen)

Rachael

Stephanie

Sarah

Tawny

Tana (pronounced Tan-uh)

Tracie

Teagan (pronounced Tee-gan)

Violette

The Boys

Aidan*

Colin

Daniel

David

Dylan

Dermot

Edward

Eagan

Gage

Harlan

Jack James (yes, paired together)*

Jeremy
Jordan

Kevin

Laine

Michael

Matthew

Morgan

Nicolas

Orion

Rohan*

Ryder

Ryon

Stefan

Taylor

William

Comments

[anapology.livejournal.com]

Girls

Aria
Ava
Aeryn*
Amelia
Caidence
Colette
Daphne
Gabrielle (Brie)(I hate brie but i like Gabrielle. I'd use Elle if i wanted to shorten it)
Jessica
(Lily)
Ophelia
Olivia
Violette (violet)




The Boys
Daniel
Dylan
Orion


You have some very weird spellings, i think they're pretty awful.
Haelie- I know Haylie can be spealt many different ways but this version just looks like you're trying too hard to be trendy.
Kelleigh- What's the point?
Alicyn- Again!?

[adamant-turtle.livejournal.com]

Re: weird spellings - I agree. I know everyone these days is trying to be "unique," but it's not too good for the child to have to go around explaining his/her name for the next 90 years, either. In the '80s, I grew up with people named Kelly, Haley and Jessica - NOT "Kelleigh," "Hayleigh," or "Jesyka" - and somehow those people lived, too :-/

The only "weird spellings" I think are acceptable are the ones that are derived from some other ethnicity. For instance, I'm Polish, and I prefer the Polish spellings of some names...like you listed "Amelia" as one of your favorites. The Polish version is "Emilia," which I think is prettier.

But of course, it's all a matter of personal preferance :-)

[anapology.livejournal.com]

I do also like Emilia, but then she might want to go by Em which I wouldnt like as i know too many Emily's & Emmas :-)
Amelia is my favourite name!