View Message

Birth Announcements (Part Two) - What do you think?
Here are some local birth announcements (Part Two). What do you think of these names?GIRLS:
Gray
Alex
Lucy
Sheena
Natalie
Halle
Angelina
Dylan
Tanya
Cameron
Christmas
Judith
Kristen
Drew
Denise
Daisy
Patience
Lara
Abby
Valerie
Frances
Margaret
Ayn
Anne
Darlene
Nancy
Donna
Celia
Wendy
Ann
Jenna
Lisa
Jessica
Mary
Shelagh
Teresa
Bridget
Catherine
Lauren
Vi
Hannah
Morgan
Kim
DixieBOYS:
Frederick
Terence
Mark
Goran
Kenneth
Robert
Burt
Truman
Ken
Paul
Joe
Bentley
Kenny
Anton
Frank
Marvin
Mike
Woody---
I like:
Alex (I prefer Alexandra with Alex as a nickname)
Lucy (I prefer Lucille with Lucy as a nickname)
Natalie
Angelina
Dylan (I only like this name for a boy)
Drew (I prefer Andrew with Drew as a nickname - only for a boy; I prefer Dru for a girl)
Patience
Abby (I prefer Abigail with Abby as a nickname)
Anne
Donna
Ann (I prefer the spellig Anne)
Lisa
Jessica
Mary
Teresa
Catherine
Kim (I prefer Kimberly with Kim as a nickname)Frederick
Mark
Robert
Paul
Joe (I prefer Joseph with Joe as a nickname)
Frank
Mike (I prefer Michael with Mike as a nickname)
Archived Thread - replies disabled
vote up1

Replies

I really like:
Gray
Dylan (I like it for a boy and a girl)
Cameron (I like it more for a boy though)
Daisy
Lara
CeliaMark
AntonNames I think are ok:
Natalie
Mary
Catherine
PatienceBentleyNames I like as nicknames:
Alex
Lucy
Abby
Vi JoeThe ones I don't like at all:
Sheena
Christmas
Kristen
Denise
Darlene
Donna
Jenna
Jessica
Kim
DixieTerence
Goran
Burt
Truman
Mike
Woody
vote up1
I like:GIRLS:
Gray -for boys
Lucy*
Halle
Lara
Celia*
Wendy*
Catherine
Lauren
Hannah*
Morgan -love it ONLY for BOYS
Kim -for a boy is really could (it sounds like the Catalan male name Quim, so I can't see it for a girl)BOYS:
Mark -but it's SO SO SO popular here! (spelled Marc)
Robert
Paul* =love it
vote up1
girlsAlex as a nn
Halle
Kristen
Daisy as amn
Lucy is okay
Abby
Jenna
Lauren as a mn
Hannah
Jessica is okayboyswhat were they thinking?
vote up1
GIRLS:
Gray: I like Grayson FOR A BOY!!!!
Alex: I dont like Alex or any of the Alexis/Alexandra names for a girl. It is and always will be a boys name to me.
Lucy: I like it as a nn for Lucia.
Sheena: Im not even sure how to pronnounce it.
Natalie: Love it!!
Halle: Is this a form of Hailey?? How is it pronounced??
Angelina: Its ok but not my choice of a good name.
Dylan: This is a BOYS name.
Tanya: Not a fav
Cameron: Once agian a BOYS name. I dont care what other people think
Christmas: Why????
Judith: I prefer Julia or Juliet
Kristen: Its ok but not a fav
Drew: A BOYS name
Denise: Hate it!!!
Daisy: Hate it!!!
Patience: Dont like it
Lara: Prefer Lauren
Abby: This is a good nn for Abigail but not a name by itself
Valerie: Dont like it
Frances: Hate it with a passion
Margaret: Not a fav
Ayn: Is this some form of Anne? Why didnt they just spell it Ann or Anne
Anne: Like it alot!!
Darlene: Hate it!!!
Nancy: Hate it!!!
Donna: Hate it!!!
Celia: Prefer Cecilia

... Load Full Message

vote up1
I really like:
Lucy
Lara
Frances
Margaret
Celia
Catherine
Frederick
PaulI really dislike:
Gray (for a girl!)
Sheena
Halle (like Halle Berry?)
Angelina (ok, this name is fine, but reminds me of Ms. Jolie, esp. right underneath a baby named Halle...lol)
Dylan (for a girl!)
Christmas (yikes)
Darlene
Nancy
Donna
Vi (full fn??)
Dixie
Burt
Marvin
Woody (poor kid!!)
vote up1
A lot of these names seem quite dated from me. What area are these announcements from?Gray - if a name at all, def a boy's one!
Alex - like as nn for Alexandra
Natalie - like
Dylan - love but only on a boy, don't understand how it became a girl's name! Did a celeb start it?!
Lara - this is growing on me
Shelagh - had a teacher with this name. don't like it though
Teresa - love it
Lauren - dittoMark - love it
Kenneth - my friend's mn, bit dated though, unusual choice
Paul - this is growing on meS xx
vote up1
In America, on the East Coast. :)
vote up1
Gray-the color gray is sad and gloomy so I don't think I like this.
Alex-nope
Lucy-pretty
Sheena-alright
Natalie-pretty but it's not one of my favorites
Halle-How do you pronounce it?
Angelina-pretty and cute but very frilly.
Dylan-Not for a girl!
Tanya-This is one of my favorite names. I also like the spelling Tonya too.
Cameron-alright
Christmas-this is ridiculous!
Judith-alright. A little out dated.
Kristen-very cute
Drew-nope
Denise-pretty
Daisy-cute!
Patience-very pretty. I don't like the nn Patty though.
Lara-nice, but I think I prefer Laura.
Abby-cute, but I prefer Abigial better.
Valerie-very pretty but I can never see this name on a baby. I can only see this name on a teenager. I don't know why!
Frances-nice
Margaret-I love this name
Ayn-How do you pronounce this? If it's an alternate spelling of Anne, then I love the spelling.
Anne-nice and plain
Darlene-nice
Nancy-a little out dated
Donna-pretty but a little out-dated
Celia-very pretty
Wendy-cute and nice
Ann-Nice name but I prefer the spelling, Anne better
Jenna-nope
Lisa-a tiny bit out-dated. I like this name
Jessica-cute but a little too popular where I live
Mary-very pretty
Shelagh-How do you pronounce this? If it's pronounced (Shee-lah) or (Shay-lah) then I like it.
Teresa-pretty
Bridget-cute
Catherine-I REALLY DON'T LIKE this name. But I do prefer the nn Carrie.
Lauren- I don't like this name. I prefer the name Laura
Vi-no
Hannah-cute
Morgan-I don't like the "mor" sound.
Kim-I REALLY DON'T LIKE this name.
Dixie-I like this name for a dog. BOYS:
Frederick-I like the nn Freddie
Terence-nice
Mark-nice, but I prefer the spelling Marc
Goran-Ah, nice!
Kenneth-alright
Robert-alright
Burt-Ah, Nice!
Truman-no
Ken-no
Paul-nice
Joe-I prefer the name Joseph. I really like the name Joseph.
Bentley-nice
Kenny-nice
Anton-nice
Frank-I love the nn Frankie
Marvin-nice
Mike-okay
Woody-I love this name. It's so cute! Is this a nn for another name?
vote up1