A list of names!

[queen-mab.livejournal.com]

Hey, all. I've been compiling names over the past couple weeks, merely because I'm obsessed with names. I'm not pregnant or looking to be, lol. That's about ten years into the future. I just wanted to know what you all think about the following names. I've provided some pronunciation keys for the ones that are a bit difficult to pronounce on their own. I'd like it if you could break the names into different lists based on your preference.

I realize some are bit weird. If you think certain ones are too weird, let me know. A lot I got out of fantasy novels and classic literature, so they will be a bit odd to us.


Girls:

Arden
Belle
Bronwen
Charisse (Shuh-REESE)
Elizabeth
Elle
Emma
Gemma
Grace
Imogen (IMMO-jen)
Jade
Jasmine
Leila (LAY-luh)
Lily
Lisette (Lee-SET)
Myrna (MEER-nuh)
Pippa
Rosalind
Rose
Victoria

Boys:

Aidan
Caspian
Corin
Damien
Hayden
James
Jude
Julian
Landon
Lennon
Roland
Ronan
Sebastian
William

Thanks!

Comments

[chippyjem.livejournal.com]

i really like your girls names : ) Pippa is very pretty!

[queen-mab.livejournal.com]

Thank ya. ;D I'm not sure why I like Pippa so much. I've never heard it before I read A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray, but I hear it's popular in England.

Fun list! Thanks!

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

Arden - better as a MN
Belle - nice
Bronwen - not my style but nice. Good job spelling correctly.
Charisse (Shuh-REESE) - cute, uniqueish
Elizabeth - classic, so good
Elle - I like it.
Emma - cute but too trendy.
Gemma - LOVE it. It's no my long list.
Grace - LOVE it, esp. as a MN, but I am partial to it having meaning to the parent.
Imogen (IMMO-jen) - I like the way it sounds but hate the way it looks.
Jade - boring
Jasmine - lovely
Leila (LAY-luh) - lovely!
Lily - gorgeous
Lisette (Lee-SET) - very cute and unique!
Myrna (MEER-nuh) - meh. NMSAA
Pippa - heh too cutesy
Rosalind - eh. It's ok. I am Rosalie, so partial.
Rose - LOVEly, of course (see above)
Victoria - nmsaa, but nice. I like it as a mn.

Boys:

Aidan - Waaaay to trendy
Caspian - nice!
Corin - I like
Damien - I don't like this
Hayden - ew. It reminds me of Hades, and it's too trendy.
James - dull but good
Jude - like it a lot
Julian - it's ok
Landon - Love it
Lennon - Love it!
Roland - meh. Too last-namey
Ronan - meh
Sebastian - love it
William - nice, but plain

[secret-x-stars.livejournal.com]

I love Arden, Imogen, Jade, Leila, Lisette, and I especially LOVE Myrna. My cousins have an aunt named that and I think it's a great name.

For boys I really love Damien, Jude, Julian, and I like Landon.

[pearshateraqui.livejournal.com]

Leila is such a lovely name. Actually to be honest I like all of your names :) Arden is interesting.

Boys names, hmm, I don't know whether Damien is too "The Omen". I really like it as a name, but is its film counterpart too influential?

[ms-hecubus.livejournal.com]

I've known or known of quite a few Damiens. It's actually more popular than I would have originally thought.

PS: Love the icon!

[pearshateraqui.livejournal.com]

Ah, maybe it's just me who knows none then. XD

Thanks! :D I didn't make it and unfortunately have no idea who did.

[greeneyednobody.livejournal.com]

I LOVE Corin. It's on my favorites list, too!

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

Ohh Caspian, I have a soft spot for it too. Are you a Chronicles of Narnia fan?

[queen-mab.livejournal.com]

Yes I am. :D Caspian is such a nice name. It's not too weird but still very unique. Plus, I love Caspian the character.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

cool
I love it, Caspian just SOUNDS so heroic.

[queen-mab.livejournal.com]

It does. ;D I like the name Rilian too, although I'm not fond of his character in Narnia.

[hitzpink.livejournal.com]

I like:
Emma -- but I'd never use it because it's SO popular.
Grace -- same as Emma.
Jade
Jasmine -- one of my very favorites!
Rose

Jude
Julian
Lennon -- totally one of my guilty pleasure names. :)

[queen-mab.livejournal.com]

Lennon -- totally one of my guilty pleasure names. :)

Haha, me too. ;D I dunno if I'd ever actually name my child Lennon because of all the "OMG ARE YOU A JOHN LENNON FAN?!" questions, but I still like it. =)

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

I like:

Belle (I prefer Bella)
Elle (one of my faves)
Gemma
Imogen (prefer Imogene '-JEEN') (IMMO-jen)
Myrna (MEER-nuh)
Victoria

Boys:

Damien
Roland (I always liked Rollo, maybe it'd make a good nn for this)
Sebastian
William

[sotypical42483.livejournal.com]

Girls:

Arden - pretty but kind of harsh sounding
Belle - pretty but so overused and too nicknamey
Bronwen - hate it, very masculine sounding to me
Charisse - lovely
Elizabeth - love it
Elle - same as belle
Emma - cute but so popular
Gemma - prefer emma
Grace - i'd love to see this as a first name
Imogen (IMMO-jen) - okay
Jade - don't like
Jasmine - pretty, not sure how well it'd age though
Leila (LAY-luh) - okay
Lily - pretty but so popular
Lisette (Lee-SET) - nice!
Myrna (MEER-nuh) - don't like
Pippa - way too nicknamey... penelope nn pippa would be nice, though
Rosalind - pretty
Rose - pretty
Victoria - okay

Boys:

Aidan - so over it
Caspian - okay
Corin - don't like
Damien - okay
Hayden - hate
James - love! so classic and nice
Jude - eh
Julian - LOVE!
Landon - hate
Lennon - eh too surnamey
Roland - okay
Ronan - love
Sebastian - love
William - okay

[queen-mab.livejournal.com]

Arden - pretty but kind of harsh sounding

A lot of people have told me they get that connotation, too. I like it because it's like "ardent," only, you know, without the 't,' haha. And "ardent" is a nice word.

Ronan - love

You're one of the few who love this name. ;D it's been my top 3 favorite boy's name for a while.

[anapology.livejournal.com]

Girls:

Arden- sounds like hardon.
Belle- prefer bella
Bronwen- hmm too masculine sounding for my liking
Charisse (Shuh-REESE)- sounds trashy
Elizabeth- boring
Elle- lovely but too short for my personal list
Emma- blurgh
Gemma- blurgh
Grace- love it but it's so popular.
Imogen (IMMO-jen)- hate
Jade- trashy
Jasmine- trashy
Leila (LAY-luh)- bit blah, sounds wishy washy...
Lily- same as grace, i love it but it's popular.
Lisette (Lee-SET)- hate
Myrna (MEER-nuh)- ugly
Pippa- very cute
Rosalind- lovely
Rose- pretty
Victoria- hate

Boys:

Aidan- trendy
Caspian- like
Corin- reminds me of cariander, i hate coriander!
Damien- hate, scary 666!
Hayden- trendy
James- boring
Jude- love loev love hey jude
Julian- like
Landon- blah
Lennon- hmm like.. beatles fan?!
Roland- raa posh boy
Ronan- okay
Sebastian- love

[queen-mab.livejournal.com]

Lennon- hmm like.. beatles fan?!

Hee XD yes.

[lavandersparkle.livejournal.com]

Girls:

Arden - Eh...It's mediocre to me
Belle - Very pretty
Bronwen - Not my favourite but it's okay, actully one of my friends name is Bronwen
Charisse (Shuh-REESE) - Never heard this name before it's sounds pretty
Elizabeth - LOVE! LOVE!
Elle - Don't like it
Emma - Hate it
Gemma - Not into the gem names
Grace - Love it
Imogen (IMMO-jen) - I hate it with a passion, it's too weird for my taste
Jade - Love it
Jasmine - Love it
Leila (LAY-luh) - So beautiful, I love it
Lily - OMG I can't tell you how much I love this name lol
Lisette (Lee-SET) - Not my style
Myrna (MEER-nuh) - Too old ladyish
Pippa - Eww...hate it
Rosalind - Pretty
Rose - Love it
Victoria - It's alright

Boys:

Aidan - I love it, except I spell it Aiden
Caspian - Do you like the book Prince Caspian? I don't like it
Corin - Ehh....
Damien - Blah
Hayden - Love it
James - Love it
Jude - Hate it
Julian - Meh
Landon - Don't like it
Lennon - No, I don't like it. It makes me think of John Lennon
Roland - Hate it
Ronan - Hate it
Sebastian- Little Mermaid ruins this name
William - It's nice, it's my great grandpa's name

[queen-mab.livejournal.com]

Do you like the book Prince Caspian? I don't like it

Yup, love that book. :) But do you dislike the book or the name or both? LOL

[lavandersparkle.livejournal.com]

Never read Prince Caspian, I dislike the name.

[queen-mab.livejournal.com]

Gemma, Pippa? Any chance you've read A Great and Terrible Beauty?

Yes! And Rebel Angels. Lovelovelove those books. My friend and I actually run a rating community, spence_rate for the Libba Bray books. ;D I love their names to peaces.

[queen-mab.livejournal.com]

Err, pieces*

*facepalm* lol

[turabiannights.livejournal.com]

I actually really love most of these. I like Arden as a guilty pleasure; Belle is bit too Disney and too literal; Charisse is a bit too fifties for me; Lennon is a bit pretentious; and Ronan always reminds me of Conan :( But your boys' list is basically heaven to me.

[mooie-ziel.livejournal.com]

Girls:

Emma -I've liked it since reading Jane Austen's Emma. Damn Friends & naming of Rachel's baby]

Gemma -pleasing to the ear

Leila -fond of L & A combos

Myrna -I like how it sounds but seeing it, I would first pronounce it like My-er-na. my screwy brain

Boys:

Lennon -Cmon! John Lennon love!

Hayden -Don't know why but I like it

Ronan -sounds strong in a good way

(in general I have a harder time finding boy names I like)

[queen-mab.livejournal.com]

Myrna -I like how it sounds but seeing it, I would first pronounce it like My-er-na. my screwy brain

I'm afraid people would pronounce it like that. =\ And I also have a hard time finding boys names I like. Which is why my girls list is a lot longer, hee. XD

[tiffanytee.livejournal.com]

I had a friend names Pippa..well she was actually Philippa, but we called her Pippa for short!

[super-bitch06.livejournal.com]

Love
Belle
Elle
Grace
Jade
Leila
Lily
Rosalind
Rose

Julian
William

Kinda Like
Charisse
Elizabeth
Emma
Lisette
Victoria

Aiden
Corin
Damien
Hayden
James
Jude
Sebastian

Don't Like
Arden
Bronwen
Gemma
Imogen
Myrna
Pippa

Caspian
Landon
Lennon
Roland
Ronan

I don't think I missed any :)

[coconutchica.livejournal.com]

Arden - I actually really like this name
Belle - prefer Isabelle, nn Belle
Bronwen - just can't get into this one
Charisse (Shuh-REESE) - like it
Elizabeth - too popular
Elle - really love it
Emma - has been growing on me
Gemma - it just makes me think of gum or something.
Grace - nms
Imogen (IMMO-jen) - interesting but nms
Jade - one of my guilty pleasures names
Jasmine - same thing. just love it!
Leila (LAY-luh) - really like it
Lily - on my short list. just LOVE IT
Lisette (Lee-SET) - would be misprn forever....very frustrating
Myrna (MEER-nuh) - seems a bit old-lady to me
Pippa - adorable!!!!!!!!!! i like Piper too
Rosalind - nms
Rose - kind of old-fashioned
Victoria - like it

Boys:

Aidan - used to be my #1 for boys until everyone started using it. sigh....
Caspian - just makes me think of the sea
Corin - nms
Damien - good name but it's that Omen kid's name
Hayden - like it
James - really like it
Jude - like it
Julian - too feminine
Landon - good name but makes me think of michael landon
Lennon - awesome! never would have thought to use it as a first name
Roland- nms
Ronan - like it
Sebastian - like it
William - my ex-fiance so i just hate it based on that....love Liam though!


all in all I really like Arden and Pippa. they are different but not crazily spelled or hard to prn. Ari or Aria could be nn for Arden, which are also pretty.
I really like Lennon. and Ronan. they're not names I'd necessarily use, but they sound really good!

[krosp.livejournal.com]

I've only known Pippa as a nickname for Philippa

[x-lostinyou.livejournal.com]

I think Pippa is cute, but should only be as a NN for Philippa. I knew a girl named Charisse... it's nice. I hate Aidan and Hayden. I'm very much not a fan of that trend. Roland reminds me of a troll, and Caspian is a little out there for me. Emma and Elizabeth are too popular, although I love Elizabeth.