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

[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.