Birth Announcements - What do you think?
Here are some local birth announcements. What do you think of the names?
GIRLS:
Proenza
Crystal
Amara
Essie
Faye
Diva
Lauren
Rosalina
Berry
Amy
Aime
Jeri
Jamie
Cindy
Talia
Haven
Angela
Staci
Susan
Keala
Isabel
Mary
Julie
Tracy
Cristina
BOYS:
Noir
Jay
Narciso
Decoe
Rob
Bruno
Brian
Harpo
Neiman
Elvis
Wade
God
Stewart
Tim
Steve
Marc
Austin
Tom
Glen
Arden
Link
William
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I like:
Crystal
Talia (I prefer Natalia with Talia as a nickname)
Susan
Isabel (I prefer the spelling Isabelle)
Mary
Julie (I prefer Juliette with Julie as a nickname)
Cristina
Jay (I prefer Jason with Jay as a nickname)
Rob (I prefer Robert with Rob as a nickname)
Brian
Tim (I prefer Timothy with Tim as a nickname)
Steve (I prefer Steven with Steve as a nickname)
Marc (I prefer the spelling Mark)
Austin
Tom (I prefer Thomas with Tom as a nickname)
William
GIRLS:
Proenza
Crystal
Amara
Essie
Faye
Diva
Lauren
Rosalina
Berry
Amy
Aime
Jeri
Jamie
Cindy
Talia
Haven
Angela
Staci
Susan
Keala
Isabel
Mary
Julie
Tracy
Cristina
BOYS:
Noir
Jay
Narciso
Decoe
Rob
Bruno
Brian
Harpo
Neiman
Elvis
Wade
God
Stewart
Tim
Steve
Marc
Austin
Tom
Glen
Arden
Link
William
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I like:
Crystal
Talia (I prefer Natalia with Talia as a nickname)
Susan
Isabel (I prefer the spelling Isabelle)
Mary
Julie (I prefer Juliette with Julie as a nickname)
Cristina
Jay (I prefer Jason with Jay as a nickname)
Rob (I prefer Robert with Rob as a nickname)
Brian
Tim (I prefer Timothy with Tim as a nickname)
Steve (I prefer Steven with Steve as a nickname)
Marc (I prefer the spelling Mark)
Austin
Tom (I prefer Thomas with Tom as a nickname)
William
Replies
GIRLS:
Proenza - nmsaa(reminds of Influenza or something)
Crystal - nms, seems too 80's to me
Amara - very pretty
Essie - hmmmm....kinda cute for a nn but otherwise, nms
Faye - cute (this makes a really nice mn imo)
Diva - nmsaa
Lauren - very pretty
Rosalina - pretty but too frilly for me
Berry - nms
Amy - cute
Aime - cute but I don't care for the spelling(prefer Amy or Aimee)
Jeri - nms
Jamie - cute
Cindy - kinda cute but too dated for my tastes
Talia - nms
Haven - cute
Angela - kinda pretty but too dated
Staci - nms (this spelling makes it even more dated looking)
Susan - nmsaa
Keala - nms
Isabel - pretty but not something I'd use (it's gotten too overused)
Mary - nms
Julie - cute
Tracy - nms (too dated)
Cristina - nms but pretty
BOYS:
Noir - kinda cool; nms but it could grow on me
Jay - I like this
Narciso - nmsaa
Decoe - nms
Rob - nms
Bruno - nmsaa
Brian - nms
Harpo - nmsaa
Neiman - nms
Elvis - nmsaa
Wade - ok
God - nmsaa; way too weird imo
Stewart - nmsaa
Tim - like it
Steve - nms
Marc - nms
Austin - like it
Tom - nms
Glen - ok but it seems girly now because of Glenn Close
Arden - I like this (especially for a girl)
Link - nms (it makes a nice nn though)
William - nice but too common for me
Proenza- Reminds me of Prose...not a name I like, but it really isn't bad sounding to me.
Crystal- Too dated and not a name I like it at all, although one of my best friends is Chrystal.
Amara- Pretty.
Essie- Cute.
Faye- Love it.
Diva- Hate it as a name, how pretentious.
Lauren- Like it.
Rosalina- Pretty!
Berry- Not a name to me.
Amy- ok, but nmsaa.
Aime- Same as above only bad spelling.
Jeri- Hate it.
Jamie- Like it for a boy.
Cindy- Hate it.
Talia- Pretty.
Haven- Cute.
Angela- Ok, but nmsaa.
Staci- Ok, but nmsaa.
Susan- Nice, my aunt's name. It's just nrms.
Keala- Interesting. Kinda pretty, but nmsaa.
Isabel- Cute, but so boring to me because I've heard it so often.
Mary- Pretty and classic.
Julie- Ok.
Tracy- nms, but not horrible.
Cristina- Ok, but like it better with the 'Ch' spelling.
BOYS:
Noir- Love the word Noire...not sure if I like it as a name or not.
Jay- Ok.
Narciso- Love Spanish names, but this one isn't my favorite. It's not bad though.
Decoe- Nmsaa.
Rob- Great nn.
Bruno- nmsaa.
Brian- Ok.
Harpo- Lol.
Neiman- No.
Elvis- No.
Wade- Hate it.
God- Oh no!
Stewart- Like it.
Tim- Ok nn, but nms.
Steve- Ok nn, but nms.
Marc- Like Mark a lot.
Austin- Like it a lot.
Tom- Ok nn.
Glen- nsmaa, but not horrible.
Arden- I like it much better for a girl, but it's not too bad on a boy.
Link- Ok nn.
William- Like it a lot.
Crystal- Too dated and not a name I like it at all, although one of my best friends is Chrystal.
Amara- Pretty.
Essie- Cute.
Faye- Love it.
Diva- Hate it as a name, how pretentious.
Lauren- Like it.
Rosalina- Pretty!
Berry- Not a name to me.
Amy- ok, but nmsaa.
Aime- Same as above only bad spelling.
Jeri- Hate it.
Jamie- Like it for a boy.
Cindy- Hate it.
Talia- Pretty.
Haven- Cute.
Angela- Ok, but nmsaa.
Staci- Ok, but nmsaa.
Susan- Nice, my aunt's name. It's just nrms.
Keala- Interesting. Kinda pretty, but nmsaa.
Isabel- Cute, but so boring to me because I've heard it so often.
Mary- Pretty and classic.
Julie- Ok.
Tracy- nms, but not horrible.
Cristina- Ok, but like it better with the 'Ch' spelling.
BOYS:
Noir- Love the word Noire...not sure if I like it as a name or not.
Jay- Ok.
Narciso- Love Spanish names, but this one isn't my favorite. It's not bad though.
Decoe- Nmsaa.
Rob- Great nn.
Bruno- nmsaa.
Brian- Ok.
Harpo- Lol.
Neiman- No.
Elvis- No.
Wade- Hate it.
God- Oh no!
Stewart- Like it.
Tim- Ok nn, but nms.
Steve- Ok nn, but nms.
Marc- Like Mark a lot.
Austin- Like it a lot.
Tom- Ok nn.
Glen- nsmaa, but not horrible.
Arden- I like it much better for a girl, but it's not too bad on a boy.
Link- Ok nn.
William- Like it a lot.
This message was edited 1/8/2005, 6:31 PM
Proenza sounds like a prescription drug name
I thought so too .... [m]
.. so much that I googled it to see if it was one. Turns out, it's the surname of a fashion designer. :-P I guess that isn't quite as bad, but it still sounds to me like a drug for indigestion!
- chazda
.. so much that I googled it to see if it was one. Turns out, it's the surname of a fashion designer. :-P I guess that isn't quite as bad, but it still sounds to me like a drug for indigestion!
- chazda
This message was edited 1/8/2005, 12:51 PM