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Birth Announcements - What do you think?

by Lissa Hannah (Lissa)

1/23/2005, 12:07 PM

Here are some local birth announcements. What do you think of these names? If two names are listed, then they are double first names.

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I like:
Patricia
Libby (I prefer Elizabeth with Libby as a nickname)
Rachel
Elizabeth
Carolyn
Lisa
Megan Patricia
Julia
Ella Patricia
Diane
Lottie (I prefer Charlotte with Lottie as a nickname)
Sylvia
Lynn (I only like this name as a middle name)
Joan
Anita
Rebecca Sue (I prefer Susan or Susannah with Sue as a nickname)
Rosemarie (I prefer Rose Marie as two seperate names)

Steve (I prefer Steven with Steve as a nickname)
Michael
Howard
Brandon Kyle
Christopher
Jonathan
Bryan Christopher
George
Jeffrey (I prefer the spelling Geoffrey)
Michael
John
Anthony Joseph
James Edward
Charles
Paul
Jim (I prefer James with Jim as a nickname)
Tom (I prefer Thomas with Tom as a nickname)
Vincent
Ashley James (I only like Ashley for a girl)
Peter

- Isla

1/24/2005, 4:45 AM

- Eva

1/23/2005, 1:25 PM

I like:

- Tanya (guest)

1/23/2005, 1:01 PM

GIRLS:
Marilu
Lordes Carmen - would prefer Lourdes like in France
Rachel
Lisa
Sylvia - I like Silvie
Carol - but Carole

- Daddysdancer

1/23/2005, 12:38 PM

Shirl- Don't like it.
Karen Patricia- Don't like either name much, but the combo is ok.
Marilu- REALLLY don't like it.
Lordes Carmen- Like Lourdes and love Carmen.
Libby- Cute.
Rachel- My sister's name. It's ok.
Dayle Patrice- Hate Dayle for a girl. Patrice is ok, especially for a mn.
Alecia- nms.
Janet Elizabeth- Hate Janet. Elizabeth is nice.
Carolyn- Ok, but nmsaa.
Dorothy- My grandma's name. I love her to pieces, but don't like the name at all.
Megan Patricia- Like Megan, Patricia is just nms.
Roberta- nrms, but ok.
Julia Linden- Julia is really nice. I love Linden but only for a boy.
Margaret- A family name for me. I am completely neutral.
Ella Patricia- Like Ella. Patricia is just nms.
Shirley- Don't like it at all.
Diane- Don't like it at all.
Lisa- Love it.
Lora- Lovely name, but I don't like the spelling.
Janet- Hate it.
Lottie- Cute.
Sylvia- Nice.
Irene- Ok.
Janelle Lynn- Ok, but not a good flow.

- Sophie (eurythmic)

1/23/2005, 12:30 PM

I like:

S xx

- jumper117

1/23/2005, 12:20 PM

GIRLS:
Shirl : Short form of Shirley... ick
Karen Patricia : Nope
Marilu : Yuck
Lordes Carmen : Lourdes I like... Carmen not so much
Libby : As a nickname
Rachel : Nice
Dayle Patrice : Made up or an attempt to feminize Dale... Patrice is okay
Alecia : meh
Janet Elizabeth : Fairly common, it's my neigbors name.
Carolyn : Prefer Caroline but okay, not bad in the long run
Dorothy : Ick
Megan Patricia : Nice
Roberta : ick
Julia Linden : Nice, I like
Margaret : Love
Ella Patricia : meh, Ella is alright for a nn
Shirley : meh
Diane : meh
Lisa : meh
Lora : Perfer Laura or Lara but okay
Janet : ick
Lottie : Prefer as a nickname for Charlotte (even then I don't really like it. It's my cousin's nn. Figures her mom named her Charlotte too)
Sylvia : meh
Irene : meh
Janelle Lynn : meh
Joan : Nice
Lyntrice Anita : Made up first name, Anita is nice

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