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in reply to a message by Sabrina Fair
BOYS
Addison Clyde -- nice flow, wouldn't use it
Addison Cooper -- ditto. But for some reason, this reminds me of an insurance firm... idk
Ace Jason-Michael (Stone Daniel) -- huh. NMS at all, but interesting.
Arden Harry -- Arden is a girl's name!
Ares Eugene -- I detest Eugene
Avery Alfred -- My sister is named Avery, so this is weird for me.
Avery James -- sounds nice
Avery Michael -- ditto
Avery Scott -- tritto
Bayzil Andrian -- Bayzil? Are you kidding?
Brimwin Connor -- Brimwin sounds like Dimwit. Connor is nice.
Bowden Allen -- Hate the fn, love the mn
Cailan Peter -- ditto
Canaan Cole -- Canaan is a place, not a baby name. Cole is nice.
Christian Blue -- I love Blue... on a girl...
Crennan Roy -- Crennan makes me think "cretin"
D'artagnan Talbot -- HAHAHAHA no. Also, my younger sister is named Talbot, so this reeally doesn't work
Demetrius Alfred -- Weird
Ellis Francisco -- Okay... but nms
Faden Taudvin -- hate it
Harper Hayden -- Harper is a girl's name IMO
Haven Hopley -- this one just makes me laugh
Huck Harrison -- not as bad as some of the other ones
Jack Fox -- too short, but Jack is nice
Kaelan Tyr -- no no no no no
Kyler Armand -- I wouldn't use it, but I don't hate it
Kruz Dalton -- Hate Kruz. Dalton is okay.
Lawsen Wyatt -- why not just spell it "Lawson?" Wyatt is nice
Phineas Tucker -- Phineas Fogg
Phoenix Scott -- Scott is nice. Maybe Scott Phoenix?
Presley Erin -- Erin is the girl's spelling. Use Aaron.
Remy Gael -- Gael is a girl's name. So is Remy.
Riffin Daniel -- Daniel Riffin is better.
Schuyler Blythe -- both girl names
Seaton Andrew -- I wouldn't use it, but it's all right
Sequoia Roderick -- No.
Tate Spofford -- Spofford... hahahaha... Tate... tater... hahaha.
Thaegan Goulet -- I can't even say this
Thatcher Ray -- best one on the list
Whittaker Raymond -- I don't like Whittaker, but Raymond is good
Zen Leedom -- don't like it
GIRLS
A Precious Diamond -- you're joking.
Acadia Rose -- not horrible, but NMS
Ainslee Bhictoria -- love Ainsley, but Bhictoria?
Alice Finn -- Interesting
Alden Bell -- Both last names
Alden Hathaway -- ditto
Amber Olive -- Never seen it, it's interesting
Aris J -- J what?
Astrid Mary -- I love the name Astrid! This is nice.
Auden Fairbarren -- Fairbarren sounds like a soap opera set.
Brady Nicole -- Love Nicole, hate Brady
Breckyn Claire -- love Claire, hate Breckyn
Brinly Ann -- love Ann, hate Brinly
Brooke Christian -- Not bad
Brooklynn Marcedies -- very bad
Kalahn Anna -- Kalahn? What? Anna is lovely
Caledonia Rose -- Call her Callie and it works.
Cameron Amorette -- Wouldn't use it, but it's interesting
Campbell Rose -- Don't like Campbell as a first name
Caraboo Grace -- There are no words.
Casey Chan -- sure. Just be sure to name her twin Jackie.
Casey Emelia -- not bad.
Cera Lynn -- just spell it Sarah, and it's great
Colby-Marie -- I have a cousin named Colby. I like this.
Coral Marie -- not bad
Dakota Sioux -- No. That is an Indian tribe. Not a name.
Deirdre Morgaine -- Use one or the other... together is too much.
Eden-Faith Eleanor -- Too much!! Eden Faith works.
Ellyson Blake -- Not bad
Emerson Weeks -- Weeks? No.
Ezra Hunter -- Both boy names.
Frances Christensen -- Dislike Frances, and Christensen isn't a name.
Farrow Julia -- would NEVER use Farrow. Julia is lovely
Gaia Willow -- Gaia is too out there. I love Willow
Grace Kelly -- Very nice!
Heather Rose & Holly Anne [twins] -- Too much plantage, but otherwise nice
Hope Ursula -- Ursula is such a mean name. But Hope is nice.
Hunter Rose -- Hunter is a boy's name
Isabella Amporn -- Amporn? What?
Jameson Hall -- Neither of these should be used as a first name
Jensen Grace -- Jensen is a last name
Livia Nightingale -- like Livia, reeeeeeally dislike Nightingale
Logan Elizabeth -- Logan is too masculine for me, but I love Elizabeth
Logan Emilee -- not bad, but see above re: Logan
Madigan Elizabeth & Keating May [twins] -- no.
Mercedes Geneva -- no
Merrit Hazelton -- no
Montana Jade -- meh... I'm from Montana, so this seems weird
Pari Kim -- Perri is better than Pari, but it's okay
Parker Elizabeth -- Would not use Parker on a girl
Peyton-Charlotte Pouliot -- That poor little girl. Pouliot???
Phaedra Leigh -- Phaedra is too out there. Leigh is lovely.
Pipet Aurora -- Piper is better. A pipet is something you use in a lab.
Rowan Mellin -- Not Mellin. No.
Sapphyre Skye -- Not together. Too cheesy
Saylor -- Not bad
Sedona Rose -- Not together, but separately they'd work
Serafina Melino -- No.
Secily Carol -- I love the name Secily (spelled Cecily), but dislike Carol
Sommer Storm Huntress -- Too much for a baby! Or a child! Or a teen! Or an adult!
Winter Alora -- One or the other.
Addison Clyde -- nice flow, wouldn't use it
Addison Cooper -- ditto. But for some reason, this reminds me of an insurance firm... idk
Ace Jason-Michael (Stone Daniel) -- huh. NMS at all, but interesting.
Arden Harry -- Arden is a girl's name!
Ares Eugene -- I detest Eugene
Avery Alfred -- My sister is named Avery, so this is weird for me.
Avery James -- sounds nice
Avery Michael -- ditto
Avery Scott -- tritto
Bayzil Andrian -- Bayzil? Are you kidding?
Brimwin Connor -- Brimwin sounds like Dimwit. Connor is nice.
Bowden Allen -- Hate the fn, love the mn
Cailan Peter -- ditto
Canaan Cole -- Canaan is a place, not a baby name. Cole is nice.
Christian Blue -- I love Blue... on a girl...
Crennan Roy -- Crennan makes me think "cretin"
D'artagnan Talbot -- HAHAHAHA no. Also, my younger sister is named Talbot, so this reeally doesn't work
Demetrius Alfred -- Weird
Ellis Francisco -- Okay... but nms
Faden Taudvin -- hate it
Harper Hayden -- Harper is a girl's name IMO
Haven Hopley -- this one just makes me laugh
Huck Harrison -- not as bad as some of the other ones
Jack Fox -- too short, but Jack is nice
Kaelan Tyr -- no no no no no
Kyler Armand -- I wouldn't use it, but I don't hate it
Kruz Dalton -- Hate Kruz. Dalton is okay.
Lawsen Wyatt -- why not just spell it "Lawson?" Wyatt is nice
Phineas Tucker -- Phineas Fogg
Phoenix Scott -- Scott is nice. Maybe Scott Phoenix?
Presley Erin -- Erin is the girl's spelling. Use Aaron.
Remy Gael -- Gael is a girl's name. So is Remy.
Riffin Daniel -- Daniel Riffin is better.
Schuyler Blythe -- both girl names
Seaton Andrew -- I wouldn't use it, but it's all right
Sequoia Roderick -- No.
Tate Spofford -- Spofford... hahahaha... Tate... tater... hahaha.
Thaegan Goulet -- I can't even say this
Thatcher Ray -- best one on the list
Whittaker Raymond -- I don't like Whittaker, but Raymond is good
Zen Leedom -- don't like it
GIRLS
A Precious Diamond -- you're joking.
Acadia Rose -- not horrible, but NMS
Ainslee Bhictoria -- love Ainsley, but Bhictoria?
Alice Finn -- Interesting
Alden Bell -- Both last names
Alden Hathaway -- ditto
Amber Olive -- Never seen it, it's interesting
Aris J -- J what?
Astrid Mary -- I love the name Astrid! This is nice.
Auden Fairbarren -- Fairbarren sounds like a soap opera set.
Brady Nicole -- Love Nicole, hate Brady
Breckyn Claire -- love Claire, hate Breckyn
Brinly Ann -- love Ann, hate Brinly
Brooke Christian -- Not bad
Brooklynn Marcedies -- very bad
Kalahn Anna -- Kalahn? What? Anna is lovely
Caledonia Rose -- Call her Callie and it works.
Cameron Amorette -- Wouldn't use it, but it's interesting
Campbell Rose -- Don't like Campbell as a first name
Caraboo Grace -- There are no words.
Casey Chan -- sure. Just be sure to name her twin Jackie.
Casey Emelia -- not bad.
Cera Lynn -- just spell it Sarah, and it's great
Colby-Marie -- I have a cousin named Colby. I like this.
Coral Marie -- not bad
Dakota Sioux -- No. That is an Indian tribe. Not a name.
Deirdre Morgaine -- Use one or the other... together is too much.
Eden-Faith Eleanor -- Too much!! Eden Faith works.
Ellyson Blake -- Not bad
Emerson Weeks -- Weeks? No.
Ezra Hunter -- Both boy names.
Frances Christensen -- Dislike Frances, and Christensen isn't a name.
Farrow Julia -- would NEVER use Farrow. Julia is lovely
Gaia Willow -- Gaia is too out there. I love Willow
Grace Kelly -- Very nice!
Heather Rose & Holly Anne [twins] -- Too much plantage, but otherwise nice
Hope Ursula -- Ursula is such a mean name. But Hope is nice.
Hunter Rose -- Hunter is a boy's name
Isabella Amporn -- Amporn? What?
Jameson Hall -- Neither of these should be used as a first name
Jensen Grace -- Jensen is a last name
Livia Nightingale -- like Livia, reeeeeeally dislike Nightingale
Logan Elizabeth -- Logan is too masculine for me, but I love Elizabeth
Logan Emilee -- not bad, but see above re: Logan
Madigan Elizabeth & Keating May [twins] -- no.
Mercedes Geneva -- no
Merrit Hazelton -- no
Montana Jade -- meh... I'm from Montana, so this seems weird
Pari Kim -- Perri is better than Pari, but it's okay
Parker Elizabeth -- Would not use Parker on a girl
Peyton-Charlotte Pouliot -- That poor little girl. Pouliot???
Phaedra Leigh -- Phaedra is too out there. Leigh is lovely.
Pipet Aurora -- Piper is better. A pipet is something you use in a lab.
Rowan Mellin -- Not Mellin. No.
Sapphyre Skye -- Not together. Too cheesy
Saylor -- Not bad
Sedona Rose -- Not together, but separately they'd work
Serafina Melino -- No.
Secily Carol -- I love the name Secily (spelled Cecily), but dislike Carol
Sommer Storm Huntress -- Too much for a baby! Or a child! Or a teen! Or an adult!
Winter Alora -- One or the other.
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Well, I've seen them all in the girl's section of the name book, plus I know girls named Remy, Gael, Avery, and Talbot. Avery and Talbot are my sisters. I can show you pictures if you're that set on them being boy's names.
Arden is listed as a girl's name in the name book: Latin, "ardent, sincere"
Harper: English, "musician, writer"
Remy: French, "jaded"
Gael: Hebrew, "energetic"
not meaning to start an argument, but I have never heard these names used on boys, and I have heard all of them on girls.
Arden is listed as a girl's name in the name book: Latin, "ardent, sincere"
Harper: English, "musician, writer"
Remy: French, "jaded"
Gael: Hebrew, "energetic"
not meaning to start an argument, but I have never heard these names used on boys, and I have heard all of them on girls.
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...I have heard all of them on boys. I can show you pictures and examples if you're that set on them being girl's names.
Arden Lowe, male character in My Sweet Audrina by V.C. Andrews. Not at all common on boys, but not unheard of, either.
Harper James Simon, son of Paul Simon and musician in his own right:
Remy LeBeau, aka Gambit, a character from a little comic book series called X-Men--perhaps you've heard of it?:
Gael Garcia Bernal, an actor probably best known for playing Che Guavera:
Your experiences may be with girls bearing these names, but your experiences aren't representative of the world as a whole.
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Arden Lowe, male character in My Sweet Audrina by V.C. Andrews. Not at all common on boys, but not unheard of, either.
Harper James Simon, son of Paul Simon and musician in his own right:
Remy LeBeau, aka Gambit, a character from a little comic book series called X-Men--perhaps you've heard of it?:
Gael Garcia Bernal, an actor probably best known for playing Che Guavera:
Your experiences may be with girls bearing these names, but your experiences aren't representative of the world as a whole.
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Mmm...Yummy! I love Gael Garcia Bernal!
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I've only seen one Arden, and he was a boy. ; )
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And as we know, all baby name books are correct /eyeroll
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Well, if baby name books aren't always correct, than who's to say that this site is?
Like I said, I was not meaning to start a huge controversy! I was just giving my opinions, to which, I believe, everyone is entitled?
Like I said, I was not meaning to start a huge controversy! I was just giving my opinions, to which, I believe, everyone is entitled?
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Baby name books have a notorious reputation regarding their accuracy. I can't say yours is a very bad one since I don't know what it is. But this site has a very good reputation; its accuracy is why I post here. It's not perfect, but it tries to be and will correct mistakes. (unlike many sites I've visited)
Just FYI.
Just FYI.
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The major difference between this site and baby name books...(m)
is that this is an etymology site, not a "kewt baybee nayme" site. All the names on this site are researched, which means that the meanings are never made up. Many baby name books simply make up nice meanings if the actual name has a not-so-nice meaning, or they don't know what the real meaning is. As an example, many baby name books/websites say that Charlotte means "little woman", when in fact it is a feminine diminutive of Charles -- and therefore has the same meaning as Charles (which is "man").
FYI etymology means "The process of tracing out and describing the elements of a word with their modifications of form and sense" according to the Oxford English dictionary. That's the reason why a lot of people like this site -- it appeals to our love of language, history, and study, not just whatever is trendy at the moment.
is that this is an etymology site, not a "kewt baybee nayme" site. All the names on this site are researched, which means that the meanings are never made up. Many baby name books simply make up nice meanings if the actual name has a not-so-nice meaning, or they don't know what the real meaning is. As an example, many baby name books/websites say that Charlotte means "little woman", when in fact it is a feminine diminutive of Charles -- and therefore has the same meaning as Charles (which is "man").
FYI etymology means "The process of tracing out and describing the elements of a word with their modifications of form and sense" according to the Oxford English dictionary. That's the reason why a lot of people like this site -- it appeals to our love of language, history, and study, not just whatever is trendy at the moment.
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actually I would think Charlotte means "woman" since it is the feminine version of Charles wouldn't it?. A woman cannot be a man so how would Charlotte still mean "man".
This message was edited 8/2/2007, 7:22 PM
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I don't think making it feminine would change the meaning of it. A woman can also not be Ireland, but Erin's still an acceptable name. etc
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lol! too true
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That makes me sad, I don't want Charlotte's meaning to be "man" eh. It's not pretty, lol.
In my own mind it's "woman", LOL. I'm being stubborn, wah..:(
In my own mind it's "woman", LOL. I'm being stubborn, wah..:(
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I guess it's up to interpretation. But if the meaning "man" for Charles turns into "woman" for the feminine form, then does that mean "son of--" names turn into "daughter of--" names when used on girls? :-/
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I don't think it matters...both Charlotte and Charles have so much history that it creates meaning IMO
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I have seen all of them used on boys, and just beacause they're used on girls doesn't mean they're not boy's names. Many boys names are being stolen for girls. (and I say stolen, because once they're used often enough for girls, they are considered unusable for boys, as your attitude demonstrates.) These names have a longer history of use as boys names, despite modern usage and books.
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I know they are used on girls. You can name a girl Edward but that doesn't change the fact that Edward is a boy's name.
Arden, Harper, Avery, and Talbot are all English surnames. I don't really like surnames on either sex, but they have been traditionally given to boys. I don't like the surnames-on-girls trend.
Remy is definately a French boy's name.
Arden, Harper, Avery, and Talbot are all English surnames. I don't really like surnames on either sex, but they have been traditionally given to boys. I don't like the surnames-on-girls trend.
Remy is definately a French boy's name.
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