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[Opinions] Birth Announcements - What do you think?
Here are some local birth announcements. What do you think of the names?GIRLS:
Cynthia
Nicollette
Jennifer
Mars
Donna
Angelina
Tiffany
Staci
Laura
Rose
Pat
Cary Anne
Lotty
Caroline
Annie
Lady
Jacqueline
April
Jenny
Jean
JulieBOYS:
Mark
Bradd
Dennis
Patrick
Bill
Helmut
George
Matthew
Melleresh
Frederick
Barry
Antony
Bruce
Michael
Thomas
Cyrus
Kent
Sawyer
Mel
Travis
Charles
Heath
Peter---
I like:
Jennifer
Donna
Angelina
Tiffany
Laura
Rose
Pat (I prefer Patricia with Pat as a nickname)
Anne
Lotty (I prefer Charlotte with Lotty as a nickname)
Caroline
Annie (I prefer Anne with Annie as a nickname)
Jacqueline
Jenny (I prefer Jennifer with Jenny as a nickname)
Jean
Julie (I prefer Julianne with Julie as a nickname)Mark
Patrick
Bill (I prefer William with Bill as a nickname)
George
Matthew
Frederick
Antony (I prefer the spelling Anthony)
Michael
Thomas
Travis
Charles
Peter
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Mars on a girl .. that really takes the cake. [m]Gah. It's like naming a boy Aphrodite. - chazda
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Cynthia-alright. Would never use it.
Nicollette-Prefer the name
Jennifer-a little too populer where I live. I would never use this name but it is knida pretty.
Mars-What?
Donna-pretty.
Angelina-pretty but too frilly.
Tiffany-This name is very pretty.
Staci-alright
Laura-I like my name!
Rose-Very pretty!
Pat-No way!
Cary Anne-I prefer the spelling Carrie. I do like these names.
Lotty-What?
Caroline-Cute.
Annie-Even more Cuter!
Lady-What?
Jacqueline-Cute
April-alright
Jenny-alright
Jean-alright
Julie-very pretty.BOYS:
Mark-That was going to be my name if I was a boy! I do like this name but I like the spelling Marc better.
Bradd-no.
Dennis-nice, but is there a nn for this name?
Patrick-nice
Bill-I like the name William better. Or Will.
Helmut-What?
George-alright
Matthew-cute
Melleresh-What?
Frederick-I like the nn Freddie
Barry-nice
Antony-Is it pronounced the same as the name Anthony?
Bruce-Nice
Michael-nice
Thomas-I love this name but I love the nn Tommy!
Cyrus-What?
Kent-alright
Sawyer-nice
Mel-alright (I have a beanie baby named Mel!)
Travis-this names reminds me of a tractor. It's an alright name.
Charles-I love the nn Charlie!
Heath-Like it.
Peter-cute
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I really like--Angelina, Rose (esp. as a fn), Caroline, Annie, Frederick, Sawyer, Charles, Heath, Peter
Yuck to--Mars (esp. for a girl!), Lady (where's the Tramp?), Helmut, Barry, Bruce, Mel
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Like Jennifer and Mark
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I like:
Angelina - this sounds pretty but it's too frilly for me
Laura
Cary Anne
Caroline
Annie
Jacqueline
April
Jenny
Julie
Bradd - not crazy about the spelling
Kent
Sawyer - really like this
Why Mars? That's almost as bad (or is as bad) as someone naming their child Jupiter. Really nmsaa.
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Cynthia- oK.
Nicollette- Ok, but it always reminds me of Nicorette.
Jennifer- Pretty but boring.
Mars- Hmmm...I really don't like it for a name.
Donna- I don't like this name at all.
Angelina- nmsaa
Tiffany- nmsaa
Staci- nmsaa
Laura- Love this :-)
Rose- Very beautiful :-)
Pat- A nn, and not one that I particularly like.
Cary Anne- nmsaa, but not bad.
Lotty- Really like Lottie.
Caroline- nmsaa
Annie- LOve this :-)
Lady- lol, I always think of the dog from Lady and the Tramp.
Jacqueline- nms, but not bad.
April- nms, but not horrible.
Jenny- Cute nn.
Jean- Ok.
Julie- Ok.BOYS:
Mark- Like it a lot.
Bradd- nms, but not the most horrible nn...looks weird with two 'd's.
Dennis- nmsaa.
Patrick- nms, but not too horrible.
Bill- Don't like this nn.
Helmut- Bad name.
George- Been liking it less and less, but I don't hate it.
Matthew- nmsaa, but not horrible.
Melleresh- nms.
Frederick- nms.
Barry- nms.
Antony- Cute.
Bruce- nrms, but not bad at all.
Michael- Like it, but it's a bit dull.
Thomas- Ok.
Cyrus- Ok.
Kent- I kinda like it.
Sawyer- I like this one for some reason.
Mel- Ok.
Travis- I've never liked this name.
Charles- Ok.
Heath- I like it alright.
Peter- I like it.
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I dont know if you are in the USA, but Ive noticed that on the American birth announcements there are a lot of what in London, England, would be classed as old fashioned names, mainly from my grandparents generation.
In this list, these include-
Cynthia
Pat
Caroline
Jean
JulieDennis
Bill
Barry
Bruce
HelmutI often wonder how the trends in names are dictated as they are so different to my part of England.Of the original lost of names my favourites are-
Laura
Lotty (i prefer Lottie or Lotte)
Matthew
Frederick
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GIRLS:
Cynthia - yuck
Nicollette -uh, okay
Jennifer - no way
Mars - love it
Donna - completely unokay for children today
Angelina - like it
Tiffany - no way
Staci - love it
Laura - yuck
Rose - it's a middle name
Pat - just Pat? girl or boy? Either way, no.
Cary Anne - hillbillyish
Lotty - it's alright
Caroline - middle name
Annie - okay
Lady - dogs name
Jacqueline - not my cup of tea
April - too last decade or two
Jenny - granny name
Jean - Jenny's granny name
Julie - too popularBOYS:
Mark - completely disgusting
Bradd - no
Dennis - NO WAY!!!
Patrick - to popular
Bill - for an old man
Helmut - is that what you use when you ride a bike?
George - love it
Matthew - Hello Matthew J., Hi Matthew M., Look it's Matthew R.
Melleresh - going beyond boundries, like it
Frederick - it's alright for a middle name
Barry - Blue-Barry, Straw-Barry, Yummy-Barry
Antony - too boaring
Bruce - yuck
Michael - double yuck
Thomas - middle name only
Cyrus - alright
Kent - triple doug yuck!!
Sawyer - like it, but it's too getting popular
Mel - no way
Travis - yuck
Charles - no, reminds me of Prince Charles
Heath - love it
Peter - Peter Pan, Peter Cottontail?
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Mars for a girl is better than Donna or Laura?!?!

This message was edited 1/12/2005, 1:46 PM

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