L names

[mooie-ziel.livejournal.com]

So it seems my husband and I have a different taste for names than the average person. I wanted to get opinions on names we like to get a feel for how the "average" person thinks about them.

[not in any specific order]

Lorna
Lorena
Leona
Lela [not a serious chance but I did like it]
Lenna

Comments

[mommybug.livejournal.com]

I'm not a really big fan of any of them... but that's just me. Of the ones you posted I'd vote Lenna.

I have a daughter with an 'L' name - Leila (pronounced Lay-Lah). We're looking into other 'L' names if we ever have another girl. ;) We like Laurel and Lorelai.

[sherball.livejournal.com]

I like Leila.. too bad it wasn't one of the choices. ;) heh

[anapology.livejournal.com]

I dont like any of those, sorry.

[silentyrs.livejournal.com]

I like your list of names. They seem like they will age well, unlike most of the trendy names like McKenzie or Bailey.

[thorabrighid.livejournal.com]

My names probably arne't "average" either, but most of those seem kind of normal to me. I like Lorna and Lorena.

[museofmyself.livejournal.com]

Lorna~I like it! I think. It reminds me of the actress Lorna Luft, which is not a bad thing. It's an unusual name but one that I'm afraid would often be confused with Laura.

Lorena~Eh. Sorry, but it only conjures up images of Lorena Bobbitt who did a not so very nice thing to her husband's private part.

Leona~Leona Helmsley. NO.

Lela~Gorgeous!

Lenna~I'm adding this one to my list. Beautiful!

Have you considered Lila/Lilah or Laila/Layla? What about Lorelai, Luisa, Lucinda, Lorraine, Luna or Liza. Just a thought. I love your unique taste in names, though. Very refreshing! :)

[kaugomu.livejournal.com]

I like Leona.
Lorena makes me think Bobbitt, but that could just be my age bracket and cultural referencing where as you're kids wouldn't have that reference.
The others I'm not fond of, but don't directly dislike either, they just aren't names I would chose. Lela doesn't sound as if it would age well, it just sounds kinda childish to me.

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

Lorna - I don't care more for that 'orn' sound. Kind of makes me think of horny and corns. I also have a bad association with a Lorna.

Lorena - Ok, kind of dated but otherwise fine. Just nms personally.

Leona - I like this one. I also like Leola. Both make me think of lions (leo the lion) and seem like sleek, elegant, regal names to me.

Lela - Nice

Lenna - Ok, kind of bland.

Lana - Seems like it belongs on this list, so there you go.

[bree019.livejournal.com]

I like Leona...with Lenna as a nickname?

[imyourrapunzel.livejournal.com]

Lorna - I think of Lorna Doone cookies and Lorna Luft. I don't like the sound.

Lorena - Automatically associate it with Lorena Bobbitt.

Leona - I love this name, like ellemennope I think of lions, and I agree that it's a regal name.

Lela - One of my best friends! she was named after her great-grandmother (or great-aunt, I don't remember right now) I think it ages well.

Lenna - Eh, I don't like it. It's like Lenny, kind of plain sounding.

Lana - It's nice.

[x-lostinyou.livejournal.com]

I can't really say I like any of them.

[laura-anne.livejournal.com]

I like Lorna and Leona. I went to school with a girl called Leonie, which I always thought was very pretty - it could work as a stand-alone FN, or be a NN for Leona.

[sayga.livejournal.com]

i thought all those names sounded fairly normal and not different or crazy, like you said, but it sounds like everyone else *does* think they're a little weird. unlike most people, i like them all. Leona sounds a little "old lady" to me, but it's still a nice name.

[qalanjo.livejournal.com]

Lorna and Leona sound a little old-ladyish, Lorena is cute, Lenna so-so
BUT

I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE the name Lela (assuming you want to pronounce it Layla and not Leela), and I do think it ages well since the only Lelas I have met were middle-aged. One of them was my host mom when I was studying abroad, and I really loved her, so I've thought about using the name for my kids too.

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

Lorna- All I think of is honry when I see this. It's hard to say.
Lorena- This name I love! I would say Lor-ay-na
Leona- I don't like the name but I have good associations with it. It seems old-ladyish to me.
Lela- Looks like a nn for Lelani to me.
Lenna- I really like the name Lena, but Lenna looks like even LESS than a nn...like a play name.

Have you considered:

Lenora
Elena
Laila
Lila
Lelani

[thejoysofjess.livejournal.com]

I like Lorena a lot, but not really the others. How would you pronouce Lela?

[in-the-starlite.livejournal.com]

I like Lorna. And I just came across somebody named Lenore, and although it's NRMS, it caught my ear for some reason and seems like it might fit on your list.

[sherball.livejournal.com]

I honestly don't care for any of them.
But if I HAD to pick one that I liked.. it would have to be leona.... none of them really do it for me otherwise..


lorena... lorena bobbit.. it's all I can think of.

[mooie-ziel.livejournal.com]

oh wow hate is a strong emotion

[marije.livejournal.com]

I'd pick Lenna. :)

[marije.livejournal.com]

btw how come you have a Dutch username?

[mooie-ziel.livejournal.com]

It's a random thing. So many English usernames are taken so I searched for what I wanted in different languages & liked the sound of this one a lot.

[sotypical42483.livejournal.com]

Lorna - don't like
Lorena - I like this
Leona - it's okay
Lela - actually I like it, maybe as a nn for something else though
Lenna - this seems more nicknamey to me. Maybe a nn for Lorena?

[sotypical42483.livejournal.com]

oh and as a suggestion, you may like Lenore or Lenora. My mom's mn is Lenore and her twin sisters is Leona