Feedback on my latest (long!) short-list

[starcrossed.livejournal.com]

I feel like nothing is 'working' right now and I keep changing my mind! I feel frustrated for myself for not being able to make a decision and like anything. (I'm not currently pregnant but hope to be soon and want names more sorted in my mind.) The thing is I like a lot of names 'okay' but I'm just not sure that something is 'perfect.'


I was keen on Oliver (think it sounds really cool for any age range, but I do dislike 'Ollie' which is strange because I like a lot of nickname type names.) I'm a teacher, and I have this not nice at all student in my class this year named Oliver and it's really put me off!

I also quite like Jack and also Callum but teacher friends of mine have pointed out they teach 'a lot' of boys named this who are quite naughty (also have a Jack in my class who is quite difficult.) (I know I shouldn't be influenced but I can't help it!)

Like I said, I like nickname names (Charlie, Max, Archie) but I'm not sure they would suit a boy as he grows up (college applications, job interviews etc.) which is important to me.


I've always really liked Quinn (it was also the name of my first horse who I adored) but I'm not sure it fits in with the rest of my family.

Selena is a family name passed down for generations but I'm not in love with it. I don't dislike it either, and I know my Nan would be really pleased if I used it but I don't love *love* it.

I also really like Charlotte but I know it's my sister's absolute #1 name so I feel it would be unfair and I really dislike the 'Lottie' pet form (though she loves it and I wouldn't want her inventing the 'Lottie' nickname despite my protestations.)

I like the following nickname type names but they feel a bit incomplete and/or cutesy: Molly, Rosie, Millie (possibly?) Maggie, Emmie and Evie.

Other potential contenders are Sophie (not sure if it's too popular: I have two girls named Sophie in my class alone) and Lily (which is gorgeous, but really doesn't go with my surname which also has the same repeating L sound.)

Anyone have any suggestions? I'd like to (if possible) have three solid suggestions for each gender. TY!

Comments

[jeweledvixen.livejournal.com]

Pick your favorite of the nickname type names on your list and use the full name, they call your child by the nickname you like. For instance, name you son Maxwell or Maximilian and call him Max. Or use Mary for Molly and call her Molly.

Definitely stay away from Charlotte, even though Char is, to me, a much cuter nickname.

[dustthouart.livejournal.com]

Sophie is a top five name. That's as popular as it gets. None of your preferred names are unpopular though. That's not necessarily bad. Popular just means lots of people like it enough to choose it.

There are lots of more formal Rose names. Rosalind, Rosamund, Rosalie, Rosemary, etc. Margaret or Magdalena or Magniolia for Maggie. I have a Mary-Alice that we call Mimi.

[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

Full names for some of your nicknames

Charlie - Charles,
Max - Maxwell, Maximillian
Archie - Archibald, Archer

Molly - Mary, Margaret
Rosie - Rosemary, Rosalind, Roslyn, Rosamund, Roseanne, Rosalie, Rosalia
Millie - Mildred, Amelia,
Maggie - Magnolia, Margaret, Megan
Emmie - Emily, Emma, Emmaline
Evie - Genevieve
Lily - Lillian, Elizabeth

[halliwell66.livejournal.com]

I would also add:

Emmie- Emelie, Emelia
Evie- Evelyn, Evangeline

[lilmizmombassa.livejournal.com]

I think that Quinn is a gorgeous name. Suggestions on your girl's list: Quinn Rose, Quinn Selena, Evangeline/Evelyn Quinn (could still go by the NN Evie), Molly Selena, Emilia/Emily/Emma/Emmanuelle Quinn (here's where Emmy comes into play). I think that with a lot of your "nickname" type names, Charlie and Max and Archie and Emmy, you could opt for the longer version but just exclusively use the NN for them. Out of your boy's list, I think Callum Oliver is a fantastic name. I just think it's dynamite. :)

[roseofjuly.livejournal.com]

I like Emilia and Emmanuelle a lot for the Emmy nickname.

[ma-ee-uh.livejournal.com]

Quinn would be a great boys name, too.

[roseofjuly.livejournal.com]

Sometimes, other people just influence your perception of a name. I like the name Nicholas, but my husband once taught a Nicholas who was a royal terror, so I'm not sure we'll ever be able to use it lol.

I like most of the names you picked.

Max, I think, stands as a name on its own. For Charlie you can go with Charles, and for Archie there's Archer. I like Callum and Oliver, too.

I love Selena so much! It's such a pretty feminine name but also not overwhelmingly popular. Charlotte is one of my favorites, but like you I would steer away from anything I knew was my sister's number 1 (although that could change a lot in the next few years).

If you wanted to use Maggie, you could go with Margaret. I know a couple of Margarets who are Maggies of all ages. Evie could be short for Evangeline. Molly, I think, stands on its own, but I like it spelled Mollie (after a co-worker who spelled hers that way).