[Opinions] Re: This week's BAs
in reply to a message by Elinor
Archie Kieran (parents Graeme and Louise) - sounds ok but Archie is too nicknamey
Benjamin David James (parents Mark and Stephanie)- all nice classic names
Blair Daniel (parents Robert and Aimee; brother Robbie)- think Daniel Blair sounds better but I really like Blair on a boy. Completely underused in US
Craig Kyle Stephen (parents Stephen and Lorna)- has no flow at all. Craig Stephen or Kyle Stephen or even Craig Stephen Kyle would have been better
Euan Lloyd Leonard (parents Fraser and Elizabeth; sister Marianne)- sounds very proper and British to me. I really like Euan; Lloyd and Leonard are very dated over here.
James Stuart (parents Keith and Caroline; sister Emma)- uppercrust sounding yet not snobby; I like
Jamie Christopher (mum Bethan; brother Lee)- prefer James Christopher but this is nice
Murray Lewis (parents Mark and Louise)- like how they used mom & dad's initials but don't like Murray, Lewis is a nice old fashioned name
Stuart Alexander (parents Stuart and Sarah) - very intelligent sounding
Ezri Megan (parents Kevin and Adrienne)- Megan is overused here so I don't find it that special and Ezri is unusual
Isla Louise (parents Fraser and Lynsey; sister Shona) - very pretty
Kirsty Alexandra (parents John and Holly; sisters Caitlin and Charlotte)- sounds very nice but I find Kirsty more of a nickname
Molly Jean (parents Brian and Anne; brother Hamish)- plain combo
Orla Catherine Louise (parents Stewart and Catherine)- Orla makes me think of whales (orka whales), which aren't really pretty and/or feminine so I don't like it. Catherine Louise is a nice classic
Sophie Jane Donald (parents Donald and Eilidh; brother Sean)- I like just Sophie Jane and think they should have used Donald in Sean's name (hopefully they didn't use it in both)
Vanessa Jane (parents Simon and Siobhan)- sweet, Vanessa isn't popular but also not unheard of
Benjamin David James (parents Mark and Stephanie)- all nice classic names
Blair Daniel (parents Robert and Aimee; brother Robbie)- think Daniel Blair sounds better but I really like Blair on a boy. Completely underused in US
Craig Kyle Stephen (parents Stephen and Lorna)- has no flow at all. Craig Stephen or Kyle Stephen or even Craig Stephen Kyle would have been better
Euan Lloyd Leonard (parents Fraser and Elizabeth; sister Marianne)- sounds very proper and British to me. I really like Euan; Lloyd and Leonard are very dated over here.
James Stuart (parents Keith and Caroline; sister Emma)- uppercrust sounding yet not snobby; I like
Jamie Christopher (mum Bethan; brother Lee)- prefer James Christopher but this is nice
Murray Lewis (parents Mark and Louise)- like how they used mom & dad's initials but don't like Murray, Lewis is a nice old fashioned name
Stuart Alexander (parents Stuart and Sarah) - very intelligent sounding
Ezri Megan (parents Kevin and Adrienne)- Megan is overused here so I don't find it that special and Ezri is unusual
Isla Louise (parents Fraser and Lynsey; sister Shona) - very pretty
Kirsty Alexandra (parents John and Holly; sisters Caitlin and Charlotte)- sounds very nice but I find Kirsty more of a nickname
Molly Jean (parents Brian and Anne; brother Hamish)- plain combo
Orla Catherine Louise (parents Stewart and Catherine)- Orla makes me think of whales (orka whales), which aren't really pretty and/or feminine so I don't like it. Catherine Louise is a nice classic
Sophie Jane Donald (parents Donald and Eilidh; brother Sean)- I like just Sophie Jane and think they should have used Donald in Sean's name (hopefully they didn't use it in both)
Vanessa Jane (parents Simon and Siobhan)- sweet, Vanessa isn't popular but also not unheard of