opinions?

[lilith-gypsy.livejournal.com]

my short list.
spelling preference: Neal or Neil?
Griffin
Aleister or Alister (I dislike the latter spelling all i can see is A-lister)
Franklin
Max

Letticia
Sophie
Camille
Aurora
Jillian

 my husbands short list:
Alexander (taken already, i have two nephews named Alex)
Aleister
Oisin
Michael (but only as a middle name)
Strife and Discord (as a sibset to torture me)

Nausicaa
Hope
Mercy

We are so going to torture our children if we ever have any. those are in order of preference too. although Hope Aurora H. and Mercy Sophia H. aren't half bad.

Comments

[russian-mafia-x.livejournal.com]

I like:
Neil
Griffin
Max

Sophie
Camille
Aurora

Hope

[snowowl.livejournal.com]

I like:

Neil (not Neal)
Griffin
Aleister

Sophie
Aurora

Aleister

Hope (it's my name, actually)

Can I suggest Orion instead of Oisin? And maybe instead of Nausicaa, he might like Naomi, Normandy or Niobe?

[lilith-gypsy.livejournal.com]

Oisin rolls off the tongue so much different than Orion.

[spaceandclouds.livejournal.com]

I love Alistair (this is my favorite spelling, actually, or Alastair) and Jillian, those are on my list, too! Sophie, Neil and Franklin are nice as well, and Mercy is growing on me.

Not a fan of Hope or Aurora but they do sound beautiful together!

I hate Nausicaa because it's so close to nausea.

Strife & Discord, lol ;)

[rowan-belle.livejournal.com]

I prefer the spelling Neil but I don't really like the name much.
Do you like the spelling Alistair? That's the only one I've ever seen for that name.

I like:
Max
Sophie
Jillian
Alexander

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

I like:

Neal/Neil (I like both spellings, but if I had to choose I'd probably go with Neil)
Max
Sophie
Jillian

Alexander
Michael
Mercy

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

I prefer Neil, but I'm not really a fan of the name. I don't like those spellings of Alistair either, but I do really like the name. Sophie is really the only other name I like on the list, although Jillian, Alexander, and Michael aren't bad by any means. Aurora and Hope feel weird in my mouth.

[pegasus2o5.livejournal.com]

I'm not a personal fan of Aleister in any form (though I hate Alistair least), but since it looks like the only one y'all agree on, it may be the best choice!

I like Max, kind of like Franklin, love all your girls' names. Don't like Oisin at all because it's a pronunciation bomb. (I assume Strife and Discord are a joke.) Hope and Mercy are great-- especially Mercy, such a sweet name and very uncommon-- but not Nausicaa. Leaving aside the tastefulness of naming a child after an anime, Nausicaa makes me think of nausea.

It's hard for me to see Neil/Neal on a child, it's a very Dad Name to me, but it's not a *bad* name. I don't have a clear spelling preference; I used to like Neil more but now I'm an enormulous fan of Neal Caffrey on White Collar so that spelling's getting some love these days.

Hope Aurora and Mercy Sophia are lovely!

[laura-anne.livejournal.com]

Well, Nausicaa is originally a name from The Odyssey and that would be my first though, but agreed on it sounding like nausea. Not the best association.

[pegasus2o5.livejournal.com]

Nausicaa is from The Odyssey? I sure didn't know that, I've only heard of the anime movie (my sister's a big Miyazaki fan). Consider me enlightened!

[lilith-gypsy.livejournal.com]

Neal/Neil is definately a dad name.Neil was my Great Grandfather, and I would love to honor him this way. we still live in his house, the land he left my family is our legacy. and-- we are adults far longer than we are children. nothing wrong with a strong name. i take fault with all the names that look good on a baby but cringe at calling a grown man. Neal is also the name of a friend who recently passed away. thats the arguement between my husband and I, he would prefer to honor and remember his friend, but either way, its a top choice.

[pegasus2o5.livejournal.com]

Family history/personal meaning covers a multitude of sins when it comes to naming. I would greenlight a worse name than Neil/Neal if it was in honor of a lost loved one.

we are adults far longer than we are children.
I entirely agree, and I wish more parents would keep that in mind. The "dad name" thing is less about the name itself and more about the cycle of fashions. Right now Neil is tied semi-firmly to a certain area in time (Neil peaked in the 1930s and had a resurgence in the 70s) that is far enough in the past to seem dated, but not quite far enough to be quaint and charming again (a la Emma, which peaked in the 1880s, and Rose, the 1910s). In 30 years, Emma and Rose will absolutely be Mom Names again, while Neil and Donna might be the height of fashion.

It's going to be interesting to me, in a few decades, to see how society handles a crop of middle-aged Kaydens, Rylees, and Kynnadeys. How will today's kre8tiv parents feel about having grandchildren named, say, Barbara, Nancy, and Bill?

[http://users.livejournal.com/___heyvanity/]

I like:

Neil
Alistair (this is my favorite spelling)
Griffin

Camille
Aurora

Alexander

Instead of Oisin what about Oren?

[wolff.livejournal.com]

Aurora is my favorite. It's the name I wanted for my daughter but my husband nixed it.

I love Alistair. I would consider it for a boy if i were to have one.

[theljfromheck.livejournal.com]

When I was 15 I so wanted to name a kid Nausicaa... I still want to but I don't know.. it's a bit much. :D I like Aurora and Camille.

[frost.livejournal.com]

I don't like the name Neal, but I guess this is the spelling I prefer as it's the version I've seen most often.

I like Alistair/Alastair (I've never seen either of the spellings you've provided), Sophie, and Alexander.