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[Opinions] January Top 10 - The Spartz Experiment
Five years ago today Spartz asked this board to post their favorite names right this minute at the beginning of the month of each month so we can enjoy tracking how our preferences change (or don't change!) over time. Feel free to post your overall top 10 or top 10 for each gender, combos or not. Whether this is your first time or you've been part of the tradition since 2008, welcome and enjoy! :)History:2011:
January - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/3986148
February - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4006893
March - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4022304
April - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4039473
May - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4057862
June - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4078918
July - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4097482
August - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4118810
September - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4140010
October - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4156985
November - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4173142
December - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/41914002010:
January - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3741885&board=baby
February - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3762950&board=baby
March - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3780947&board=baby
April - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3800192&board=baby
May - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3819774&board=baby
June - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3841398&board=baby
July - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3863542&board=baby
August - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3891128&board=baby
September - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3913916&board=baby
October - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3930556&board=baby
November - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3949774&board=baby
December - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3969458&board=baby2009:
January - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3440193&board=baby
February - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3464949&board=baby
March - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3491699&board=baby
April - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3519949&board=baby
May - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3542999&board=baby
June - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3567655&board=baby
July - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3595172&board=baby
August - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3625211&board=baby
September - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3649894&board=baby
October - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3672239&board=baby
November - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3696323&board=baby
December - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3718780&board=baby2008:
January - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3111815&board=baby
February - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3137243&board=baby
March - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3166341&board=baby
April - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3195615&board=baby
May - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3223773&board=baby
June - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3259288&board=baby
July - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3289940&board=baby
August - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3317106&board=baby
September - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3342151&board=baby
October - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3363621&board=baby
November - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3384721&board=baby
December - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3411555&board=baby

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Boys:
Connor
Sabin
Jericho
Malachi
Hadley
Theodore 'Ted'
Philippe
Alexei
Remy
NahumGirls:
Riley
Serena
Rebecca
Greyson
Aoife
Anouk
Marie
Mila
Tullia
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Mabel Cordelia
Daphne Elise
Matilda Ruby
Tabitha Kate
Lucy Caroline
Marigold Eve
Dahlia Juliette
Penelope Iris
Phoebe Aurora
Freya LilyArthur
Teddy
Rowan
Ronan
Rhys
Rafferty
Elijah
Milo
August
Gabriel
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I thought I was the only one who likes Westley :) Iris Everild is gorgeous
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GIRLS
Florence
Oona
Paige
Elaine
Georgia
Dorothea
Julia
Eloise
Isabel
LiadanHonorable mention: ValentinaBOYS
Noah
Samuel
Laszlo
Luka
Thomas
David
Joel
Desmond
Duncan
SawyerHonorable mention: CameronETA: I went looking for past favorites. The farthest back I could get was July of 2009 (has it really been two and a half years?!). I have favorites from July of 2009, December of 2009, and February of 2010. That's about as recent as I want to get. Anyway, here are the old faves (asterisks by the ones that are still on my PNL):FEBRUARY 2010:
Hannah
Valentina*
Lillian*
Shaina*
Twila*
Naomi*
Zipporah
Miriam*
Oriana
Roxanna -- Roxanna isn't, but Roxanne is.Isaac*
Benjamin*
Elijah -- removed because it has been ruined by excessive popularity
David*
Daniel*
Noah*
Jesse*
Joel*
Miles*

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This message was edited 1/2/2012, 8:09 PM

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Been a while since I added my Top 10 (of each gender) to one of these lists in time! There were some massive changes, and I got rid of some longtime favorites.Richard Adrian
Lucan Raphael
Alistair William
Wesley Merrick
Owen Craig
Everard Ross
Gavin Charles
Edmund Remiel
James Ephraim
Geoffrey AllenSabrina Vivian
Sylvana Tesni
Fennore Audrey
Haven Frances
River Marian
Constance Elisabeth
Saffron Farrah
Laelia Josephine
Everly Rosenda
Freya Cecily
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Some new names made the cut this month but deciding on MNs for them was just too much pressure so I left them out :) Freya
Eve
Gwenith "Gwen"
Rosa
Philippa
Viveka
Sylvie
Inez
Melusine "Mel" or "Lu"
AllegraAbram "Bram"
Quinton
Elam
Wesley
Cassius
Kieran
Asa
Ren
Edan
James "Jamie"
(Edit - decided last night that I preferred James nn Jamie to Teague as a FN)

This message was edited 1/3/2012, 9:53 AM

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Melusine!Melusine is such a pretty and interesting name that doesn't get enough love, I don't think.Wesley and Freya are among my favorites, as well.
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Thank you! Yeah I've been including Lusine in my top ten for the past couple months but I've recently sort of fallen in love with the NN Mel so Melusine made the cut this month:)
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I'm just throwing this together, so hopefully it will be somewhat accurate:Margaret
Virginia
Annemarie
Claire
Roisin
Bridget
Euphemia
Bronwen
Genevieve
GraceLlewelyn
William
(gasp!)
Patrick
Francis
James
John
Malachy
Maredudd
Ieuan
AlasdairOT - Ha, I don't know how far behind I am but I hadn't noticed your siggie yet. Nice. I can think of a few more that would fall into that category too.
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HOLY CRAP it's been five years? WOW.I haven't done this in a while and I haven't thought about names much recently, but let's see.Colette
Zelda
Miranda
Ruby (whoa where did this come from? do I even like Ruby? well today I do apparently)
Anise
Annabel
Jeannette
Naomi
Melody
DianaFrederick
Cecil
Tobias
Corin
Flynn
Robin
Nathan
Lowen
Linus
Davis
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oh... It's OUR fave names? I had thought before it was the top 10 popular on our PNLs... that changes things...Girls:
1. Jocelyn - Jocelyn Christa Michiko
2. Jolene - Kendra Jolene Mikiko
3. Miyuki - Jasmine Charleen Miyuki (Charleen w/ hard ch)
4. Amaryllis - Amaryllis Tsutako Esperanza
5. Dominga - Kaede Eiko Dominga
6. Johanneke - Johanneke Mizuki
7. Shinobu - Shinobu Aurora
8 & 9. Motoka and Rosalie I like similarly... w/ combo Motoka Rosalie
10. Tehilah - Tehilah Mayu (Mayu's high up there on my like list too)Boys:
1. Yoshiya/Josiah - Yoshiya Samuel David Mateo (w/ Span. prn. for the latter 3) Seigo Josiah and Samuel Yoshiya are also kinda cool combos for this one. (Yoshiya is how Josiah comes out in the Jpns. Bible)
2 and 3. Tsubasa and Raphael - Benjamin Tsubasa Raphael (flows best that way)
4. Brent -Brent Alexander Kenji
5. Nobumichi -Nobumichi Kouhei (kohay)
6 & 7. Sanbi and Shori I like similarly - Sanbi Shori
8. Kazunobu - Kazunobu Monte
9. Gabriel - Tetsuhiko Gabriel
10. Teruki - Mitsuru Teruki
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Helena
Parisa
Maude
Tirzah
Kinborough
Ada
Fable
Mio
Persephone
ErisAshley
Mordecai
Ari
Hollis
Storm
Griffin
Kazimir
Daxton
Jacob
Kekoai should think about names more
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I really like Parisa, Fable and Hollis. I also have a soft spot for Maude because it's my outside kitty's name :)
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1. Aimee Renee
2. Emily Amber
3. Kati Danielle
4. Jenna Gabrielle or Jenna Mae
5. Lauren Brielle
6. Briley Annabelle
7. Mallory Kate
8. Ginger Adrianna
9. Brooklyn Mae
10. Jamie 1. Tyler David
2. Nicholas Rhett
3. Brandon Paul
4. Chase Gregory
5. Ethan
6. Eli Cole
7. Dylan Elijah
8. Chandler Addison
9. Andrew Thomas or Andrew Jace
10. Justin Cam or Justin CameronMy favorit names for boys have changed a lot since the last time I was here!
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So happy to see Addison on a boys list!! Cameron is great too
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Liliana, Ridley
Calliope, Nigel
Aela, Torvar (Skyrim special)
Celeste, Orestes
Kira, Kyrill
Camille, Erik
Kaori, Edwin
Maelle, Yuri
Haruka, Pekka
Natalie, Gordon
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Liliana used to be one of my favorite names. I'll probably revisit it in the future, but right now (for me) it has become a little stale. Still a lovely name.
Calliope is also beautiful.
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Can you make a quick edit to the links?I noticed while I was going through them a while ago that no one ever added on December 2010! We went a whole year without it. Could you please add this link: http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/3969458 to December 2010, so when it's copied in February it will all be right?
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Yep
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Love seeing Viola and Sidney on your list! Viola is an ooold love of mine and Sidney has been on my own top ten before. Athena is great too
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Oooo actually Zara-Lily would make a beautiful double FN...... Thanks for that unintentional combo! :)
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Boys 1. William
2. Lucas
3. Nathaniel "Nat"
4. Theodore "Theo"
5. Jasper
6. Frederick "Freddie"
7. August
8. Wynne
9. Otto
10. Alfred Girls 1. Evangeline
2. Matilda
3. Eleanor
4. Iris
5. Gwendolyn "Gwen"
6. Minerva "Min"
7. Alice
8. Polly
9. June
10. Sabine
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I love Otto and Gwen!
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Rose
Catherine
Bridget
Lucy
Iris
Bonnie
Anne
Gabrielle*
Estella*
Kira*Malcolm
Vincent
Aaron
Tristan
Caleb*
Quentin
Phineas
Everett
Wesley*
Jolyon(*) not in my Top 10 last month
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We seem to have similar taste - Rose, Quentin and Wesley all made my own top ten (Lucy is usually there too though this time as a nn for Melusine)Bonnie and Tristan are two other favorites
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Singles...Alice
Anna
Beatrix
Catherine
Cecily
Delphine
Eleanor
Eloise
Lydia
Rose / RosemaryArthur
Charles
Felix
Henry
Leo
Rupert
Theodore
Thomas
Walter
WillemCombos...Alice Marigold
Anna Beatrix
Beatrix Lenore
Cecily Delphine / Cecily Marigold
Eleanor Daisy
Eloise Vivienne
Gwendolen Eve
Lydia Rosemary
Rose Mathilde
Rosemary BlytheArthur Frederick
Benjamin Elliot
Charles Rupert
Henry George
Maxwell Duncan
Rupert Leo / Rupert Theodore
Sebastian Gareth
Theodore Willem
Thomas Roland
Walter Sebastian
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Alice Marigold is so charming, it's lovely
and
Rupert Leo is dashingBenjamin Elliot, Henry George and Thomas Roland are also very handsome and Rose Matilde and Cecily Delphine are gorgeous
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Our 5th year. WOW.Xanthe
Sonnet
Elodie
Eirlys
Adelie
Geneva
Alba
Sorcha
Alaia
SylvieGrover
Raphael
August
Zimri
Boaz
Prosper
Ezra
Winston
Levi
Felix
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You seem to like a lot of "v's, z's, and x's" :) I have Sylvie on my own list and Zimri is a recent addition to my PNL. I also like Elodie, Geneva, Alaia, Raphael and Prosper
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Right this minute.1. Lachlan
2. Henry
3. Charles
4. Finley
5. Rowan
6. William
7. Oscar
8. Daire
9. Gideon
10. Sebastian1. Rose
2. Elizabeth
3. Iris
4. Isidora
5. Clara
6. Freya
7. Abigail
8. Liora
9. Violet
10. AnnabelYes, I know that Rose, Iris and Violet are all on my list. I don't care.

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Rose (well, Rosa) and Freya made my own list :) I also love Liora
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1. Rose
2. Maeve
3. Catrin
4. Anwen
5. Sylvia
6. Margot
7. Juno
8. Iona
9. Flora
10. Eleri1. Idris
2. Carey
3. Edryd
4. Malcolm
5. Bran
6. Amos
7. Francis
8. Henry
9. Aneurin
10. Lachlan
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So happy to see Carey on someone's list! I love Carey on a boy. Bran is awesome too! I of course love Rose also, it's one of my own top favorites. Maeve has been steadily growing on me
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Amos :)That pleases me a great deal.
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Girls:
1. Leah
2. Arielle
3. Lila
4. Olafia
5. Annora
6. Iona
7. Harpa
8. Mattea
9. Matthilda
10. Daniela
Boys:
1. William
2. Finnbjorn
3. Micah
4. Domonic
5. Hugh
6. Thomas
7. Russel
8. Collin
9. Isaac
10. Thor
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Mattea is great and I love this spelling :)
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1. Benjamin
2. Isaac
3. Luke
4. Jacob
5. Thomas
6. Silas
7. Ezra
8. Gabriel
9. Nathaniel
10. Daniel1. Susannah
2. Alice
3. Charlotte
4. Margaret
5. Elizabeth
6. Julia
7. Rachel
8. Katherine
9. Leah
10. Mary

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1. Astrid
2. Maris
3. Muirne
4. Tirion
5. Muriel
6. Nasrin
7. Elaine
8. Veda
9. Margery
10. Líadan1. Taliesin
2. Gareth
3. Lysander
4. Isidore
5. Fionnan
6. Alasdair
7. Llewellyn
8. Desmond
9. Gwydion
10. William
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I really love Nasrin! It somehow seems unusable for me though
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Adelaide
Charlotte
Cecilia
Ghyslaine
Dayo
Jonquil
Alexandra
Beatrice
Naomi
ClaraCharles
Desmond
Abram
Norman
Carbrey
Sage
Veritas
Dashiell
Madoc
Wilhelm
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Looooove Abram (it's #1 on my own boys list). Sage and Dashiell are great too!
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Happy to see Basil :) It's been a favorite of mine lately. Lydia is an old favorite and I also love Leonie
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Girls:
1. Eliana
2. Gemma
3. Hazel
4. Bonnie
5. Aisling
6. Imogen
7. Niamh
8. Sorcha
9. Luna
10. SamaraBoys:
1. Rhys
2. Callum
3. Kieran
4. Declan
5. Simon
6. Ronan
7. Matthias
8. Raphael
9. Lucian
10. Gareth
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I love Gemma, Bonnie, Kieran, Simon and Raphael. Samara, Ronan and Gareth are nice to see as well
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Ellen
Eira
Astrid
Ophelia
LouisaAugust
Isidore
Emmanuel
Matteus
Solomon
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Astrid, Eliska, Florence, Ingrid, Lovisa, Ludmille, Moa, Nellie, Satu / Suvi, Vera
Albin, Anders, Casper, Emil, Hugo, Johannes, Linus, Theodor, Viktor, Wilhelm

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Eliska has always intrigued me! I also LOVE Moa, Vera and Albin. Suvi and Anders are sweet too
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I love Owen Reilly, Dorian, Graham, Riordan nn Rory, Klaus, Lydia, Alice Marielle, Cordelia Fleur (adore this combo!) nn Delia, Susannah, Amelia Temperence, and Elizabeth nn Betty :)
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Aubrey
Zoey
Sian
Alba
Alexandra
Georgia
Skye
Azalea
Lucie
LaurenLuca
Josiah
Mason
Hudson
Jackson
Kale
Ryder
Alexander
Harrison
Liam
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This month:
Blanka
Desideria
Dorotea
Febe
Fortunata
Mirjam
Ofelia
Saga
Tullia
VendelaBastian
Fale
Fenix
Florian
Gabriel
Ilian
Matteus
Salomon
Sindre
VendelThe first time I took part of this, in April 2009, my list looked like this:
Alice
Alyssa
Laura
Lydia
Mirjam
Natalia
Ofelia
Saga
Stella
VendelaBastian
Felix
Filemon
Gabriel
Imre
Leander
Matteus
Mio
Sindre
TeodorOnly four girls and four boys are the same as then, but I still like all the others.
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I haven't done this for a couple of years but I'll give it a go now!1. Davina
2. India
3. Louisa
4. Rosanna
5. Bryony
6. Tamsyn
7. Cassandra
8. Fern
9. Freya
10. Frances1. Benjamin
2. Matthew
3. Tom (Thomas)
4. Finn
5. Christopher
6. Alexander
7. Jacob
8. Joshua
9. William
10. Marcus
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LOVE Freya, Fern and Rosanna!
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Eve
Rosemary
Felicity
Noelle
Cordelia
Penelope
Phoebe
Emmeline
Bridget
IvyDesmond
Asa
Leo
Silas
Evander
Julius
Elias
Malcolm
Henry
Abel
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I like all of them except for Felicity, Phoebe, Emmeline, and Henry
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1. Evangeline 'Evie'
2. Elizabeth 'Lizzie or Buffy'
3. Penelope
4. Alba
5. Lily
6. Bella
7. Charlotte
8. Rosalind 'Rosie'
9. Eowyn
10. Odette1. Frederick 'Freddie'
2. Milo
3. Leo
4. Gregory 'Greg'
5. Somerled
6. Casper
7. Nicholas 'Nick'
8. Robin
9. Rory
10. Gene
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I love Rosalind nn "Rosie" (have considered Rosalind to achieve nn Rosie, myself), Eowyn, Somerled and Rory.
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Girls:1. Alice
2. Charlotte
3. Beatrice
4. Catherine
5. Eloise
6. Sylvia
7. Iris
8. Cecilia
9. Nora
10. OliviaBoys:
1. Henry
2. Oliver
3. Patrick
4. Thomas
5. Nicholas
6. John "Jack"
7. Alexander
8. James
9. Gregory
10. Pearson "Pearce"
Compared with (from January 2008):Girls1. Emily
2. Sarah
3. Agnes
4. Manon
5. MarthaBoys1. Noam
2. Marcin
3. Matthias
4. Jan
5. MarekMy boy's list and style has completely changed.That list in particular is very Euro, while my list now is more "proper/traditional English". My girl's list hasn't changed as much (classic names), except my old list seems to be made up of "young sounding" names while my taste now is more literary, reserved and "settled".

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My current favesAlba
Iris
Winter
Maeve
Boheme
Azure
Lumi
Tamsin
Pandora
LiadanLuca
Ronan
Torin
Isidor
Valo
Rune
Somerled
Magnus
Cormac
August
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Yay, somebody else has Liadan on their top 10! and Luca, albeit mine is spelled Luka. :) I love Iris, Winter, and Maeve as well.
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Boys
1. John Luke
2. Sheldon
3. Theodore
4. Bram
5. Somerled
6. Gregory
7. Henry
8. Bevan
9. Llyr
10. EdgarGirls
1. Cassia
2. Romilly
3. Isabeau
4. Ophelie
5. Hero
6. Coraline
7. Yvaine
8. Arya
9. Mira
10. Willa
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I LOVE Bram, Somerled, Llyr, and Willa and I really like Romilly and Coraline
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I still love how this is named after me(: teehee...especially since I started this when I was 13!!BOYS:
1. Evan
2. Jared
3. Zane
4. Brandon
5. JonahGIRLS:
1. Lily
2. Nora
3. Grace
4. Molly
5. Ayla

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What a legacy you've left! ;) And I love that I'm not the only one who likes Jared.
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Aras
Jeremy
Leif
Mordecai
Peregrine
Rufus
Simeon
Ulric
Wesley
ZephyrAnna
Clara
Delphine
Eleanor
Fae
Frances
Katherine
Nessa
Odette
Viviana
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SimeonI too love Simeon! He doesn't seem to get much support around here
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Lille
Carlotta
Dove
Daffodil
Eulalie
Lavender
Rosetta
Bijou
Beata
Dorothea
I don't really have a boys top 10 so...Arthur
Edgar
Linus
Jack
Max
Moses
Philip
Dashiell
Simon
Theodore
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Yay Dorothea!
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Jasper
Theodore "Teddy"
Tristram
Sterling
Kurt
Rex
Malcolm
Edward
Howard
RileyPersephone "Poppy"
Guinevere
Eglantine
Hermione
Dagmar
Bellatrix
Artemis
Luna
Verity
Imogen
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TristramI like it! It's bold and unexpected. Hmm. I have Tristan on my own list...I wonder if I should reconsider.
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