baby names :)

[photogirl.livejournal.com]

Well I feel a little silly writing this as I'm neither expecting or planning on having any babies any time soon. But coming up with baby names has always been a little guilty pleasure of mine, usually scribbled on scraps of paper & stashed away in secret so no-one accidently reads them and laughs! But my boyfriend and I were talking about it the other day so I thought I'd make a post and see what everyone thinks :)

For no good reason other than background information, our names are Eleanor Jane & John-Paul and we're both Welsh.

Girls
Tallulah (long time favourite that I never go off!)
Arabel
Arwen
Sophia
Alice
& names I used to like but am going off a little are;
Anais
Eloise
Tanith
Daphne
Ruth

Boys
Elijah (it's been a favourite of mine for about ten years but to be quite honest, I'm going off it now!)
Caleb
Adam
Noah
Ethan
Joshua
Aaron
& my boyfriend really likes the name Gideon... which I told him he could name a cat but not a baby :)
I used to love the name Achilles too although everyone would tell me I was mad to name a child that... & I guess they are most probably right!

Favourites at the moment are;
Girl: Tallulah Arabel
Boy: No idea! I can't decide whether I like Ethan, Caleb or Aaron best.

Comments

[sotypical42483.livejournal.com]

Girls
Tallulah - mm its okay. it just sounds so flighty and like, the name of a fairy or something.
Arabel - love it, very pretty :)
Arwen - i don't like it, it's not soft sounding at all.
Sophia - so pretty
Alice - so pretty

Anais - no, all i see is anus.
Eloise - love it
Tanith - i don't like names that end in -th, it sounds like you're lisping when you prn them.
Daphne - don't like
Ruth - pretty

Boys
Elijah - love it
Caleb - one of my favorites ;)
Adam - okay
Noah - boring, don't like it
Ethan - okay
Joshua - love
Aaron - don't like
Gideon - i like it

[super-bitch06.livejournal.com]

Don't be too embarrassed about posting here, a lot of us arent expecting children either, we just have naming obbsessions. :)

Girls
Tallulah - NMS, but it's kind of pretty
Arabel - Very pretty, I don't think I've ever heard that before.
Arwen - NMS at all. Makes me think of an elf. Sorry! lol
Sophia - I love this name.
Alice - NMS at all. I think Brady Bunch
Anais - Never heard it before, NMS.
Eloise - Very pretty
Tanith - Makes me think Tanner, which is a boys name, IMO
Daphne - NMS, but pretty
Ruth - I love Ruth as a middle name but not a first

Boys
Elijah - I love, but I personally prefer Elisha
Caleb - Very safe name, but cute
Adam - NMS
Noah - Love
Ethan - Love
Joshua - a little to plain for me
Aaron - bad connotations for me, but an okay name
Gideon - I agree with you, a good pet name, but not so much on a kid
Achilles - I don't like this one at all.

Girl: Tallulah Arabel - NMS, but I like it!
Boy: I'd go with Ethan myself. Maybe Ethan Caleb?

[oh-snitch.livejournal.com]

Actually, I LOVE the name Achilles. I think it's unique and strong. Gideon rocks too. :P

[darabelle.livejournal.com]

Favorites from your girls: Sophia, Alice, Anais, Tanith
Favorites from your boys: Ethan

[tokossel.livejournal.com]

i love tallulah, it's great! also like: sophia, alice, anais, elijah & noah. you have wicked taste in names.

[trissyd.livejournal.com]

Girls
Tallulah - not for me, but it is kind of spunky & fun.
Arabel - ok... good as a middle name.
Arwen - ok.
Sophia - pretty.
Alice - pretty.
Anais - "anus" :(
Eloise - pretty.
Tanith - not for me.
Daphne - association makes me dislike it...
Ruth - blah.

Boys
Elijah - nice.
Caleb - not for me.
Adam - simple, but classic.
Noah - i adore this name.
Ethan - nice, too bad it's getting so popular :(!
Joshua - ok.
Aaron - the sweetest little boy who i used to babysit has this name... :)
Gideon - I actually don't mind it... I know someone who had this name and it worked fine... how about as a middle name?

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

The ones I love are...

Tallulah--my favorite.
Ruth, Sophia & Arabel are pretty too.

For boys I like Noah & Ethan best.

[fairycoppie88.livejournal.com]

My favorites from your list are: Sophia, Alice, Anais, Elijah, Adam, Noah and Joshua.

[mrseff.livejournal.com]

My goddaughter is named Tallulah. I think it's a great name and she absolutley lives up to it. The only think I will say is her parents found out early on that it is hard to shorten - she gets called Lula or Talu - not the prettiest of nicknames!

[chippyjem.livejournal.com]

Tallulah-love it!
Arabel- like it
Arwen- too LoTr for me
Sophia- beautiful but i often see little girls called sophie
Alice- like it, used to be on mine and my husbands list, but im not sure now
Anais- not sure
Eloise- pretty but NMS
Tanith- like it
Daphne- NMS
Ruth- ruthie as a NN, awww : )

Boys
Elijah- too popular for me right now
Caleb- reminds me of a bad guy buffy the vampire slayer
Adam- its okay
Noah- my husband LOVES this name, i think its alright
Ethan- all i think about is passions
Joshua- nms
Aaron- nms


Tallulah Arabel is gorgeous!

[wake-tonight.livejournal.com]

I really love Alice and Sophia! They are just beautiful. How do you pronounce Anais??? I have never heard the name actually used where I'm from, but i know it because of the author and I think that i like it...

I also like most of your boy names, especially Noah.

[mountain-nest.livejournal.com]

I lovelovelove Tanith.

[opalfirefly.livejournal.com]

you MUST use Arwen!!!
hehehe
thats my name!

[arbus.livejournal.com]

i LOVE tallulah, a long time favorite of mine as well. i also like arabel for some reason unbeknownst to me because it really doesnt sound like something i would like, but i do. sophia and alice, also.

LOVE elijah, also like gideon.

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[mountain-nest.livejournal.com]

Thank you!!!
And good for you for wanting to use cloth!

[laura-anne.livejournal.com]

I've always heard it pronounced Ann-eye-ees, but then I would personally spell it with the dieresis: Anaïs. I actually really like most of your names, even if I wouldn't use them myself, so...congrats for picking good names!