Birth Announcements - What do you think?
Here are some local birth announcements. What do you think of these names?
GIRLS:
Lynnda
Addie
Karen
Janixx
Merji
Herta
Rendina
Laurie
Lisa
Olympia
Aqua
Kimberly
Layton
Dorian
Jane
Marvina
Tiella
BOYS:
Ronn
Jeff
Tonie
Carmine
Tom
Peter
David
Bruce
Frank
Todd
Charlie
Thom
Aurel
Mayor
Robert
Austin
Ben
Nic
Anthony
Jerrie
Michael
Art
Lawrence
Mark
Alexx
Dewayne
Steven
Zack
Shawn
TWINS:
GIRLS: Meri and Maxie
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I like:
Lynnda (I prefer the spelling Linda)
Lisa
Kimberly
Jane
Jeff (I prefer Geoffrey with Geoff as a nickname - this spelling only)
Tonie (I prefer Anthony with Tonie as a nickname)
Tom (I prefer Thomas with Tom as a nickname)
Peter
David
Frank
Charlie (I prefer Charles with Charlie as a nickname)
Thom (I prefer Thomas with Thom as a nickname)
Robert
Austin
Ben (I prefer Benjamin or Benji with Ben as a nickname)
Nic (I prefer Nicholas with Nic as a nickname)
Anthony
Michael
Mark
Alexx (I prefer Alexander with Alex as a nickname)
Steven
Zack (I prefer Zachary with Zack as a nickname)
Shawn
-Lissa Hannah-
As soon as tradition has come to be recognized as tradition, it is dead. - Allan Bloom
GIRLS:
Lynnda
Addie
Karen
Janixx
Merji
Herta
Rendina
Laurie
Lisa
Olympia
Aqua
Kimberly
Layton
Dorian
Jane
Marvina
Tiella
BOYS:
Ronn
Jeff
Tonie
Carmine
Tom
Peter
David
Bruce
Frank
Todd
Charlie
Thom
Aurel
Mayor
Robert
Austin
Ben
Nic
Anthony
Jerrie
Michael
Art
Lawrence
Mark
Alexx
Dewayne
Steven
Zack
Shawn
TWINS:
GIRLS: Meri and Maxie
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I like:
Lynnda (I prefer the spelling Linda)
Lisa
Kimberly
Jane
Jeff (I prefer Geoffrey with Geoff as a nickname - this spelling only)
Tonie (I prefer Anthony with Tonie as a nickname)
Tom (I prefer Thomas with Tom as a nickname)
Peter
David
Frank
Charlie (I prefer Charles with Charlie as a nickname)
Thom (I prefer Thomas with Thom as a nickname)
Robert
Austin
Ben (I prefer Benjamin or Benji with Ben as a nickname)
Nic (I prefer Nicholas with Nic as a nickname)
Anthony
Michael
Mark
Alexx (I prefer Alexander with Alex as a nickname)
Steven
Zack (I prefer Zachary with Zack as a nickname)
Shawn
-Lissa Hannah-
Replies
I like:
Karen
Laurie - Prefer as a nn. I like this spelling far better than Lori, Lorie, or Lorry
Lisa - Prefer as a nn for Elisabeth
Olympia
Dorian - Prefer Doria, Doriana, Dorienne, or even Doriette for a girl. I only like Dorian for a boy
Jane
Carmine
Peter
David
Bruce
Frank - Prefer as a mn. Though originally I preferred this as a nn, I've become used to this as an independant name referring directly to the Frankish tribe
Todd
Robert
Austin
Ben - Prefer as a nn, though it could be an independant name too (meaning, simply, "son" in Hebrew)
Anthony
Michael
Lawrence - Prefer Laurence
Mark
Steven - Also like Stephen
Shawn - My favourite Anglicised spelling of Seán (which I only like spelled with the accent)
Miranda
"Multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of diseased mind" -- Terry Pratchett
Karen
Laurie - Prefer as a nn. I like this spelling far better than Lori, Lorie, or Lorry
Lisa - Prefer as a nn for Elisabeth
Olympia
Dorian - Prefer Doria, Doriana, Dorienne, or even Doriette for a girl. I only like Dorian for a boy
Jane
Carmine
Peter
David
Bruce
Frank - Prefer as a mn. Though originally I preferred this as a nn, I've become used to this as an independant name referring directly to the Frankish tribe
Todd
Robert
Austin
Ben - Prefer as a nn, though it could be an independant name too (meaning, simply, "son" in Hebrew)
Anthony
Michael
Lawrence - Prefer Laurence
Mark
Steven - Also like Stephen
Shawn - My favourite Anglicised spelling of Seán (which I only like spelled with the accent)
"Multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of diseased mind" -- Terry Pratchett
GIRLS:
Lynnda- I like Linda as a mn (my aunt's name)
Addie- I love this name for some reason :-) It's also a really cute nn.
Karen- I don't like this name at all.
Janixx- Yuck!
Merji- nmsaa.
Herta- Hurt-a...
Rendina- lol.
Laurie- Cute nn.
Lisa- I love this name for some reason.
Olympia- Same.
Aqua- Nice sound, but not a name to me.
Kimberly- I don't like it...for some reason, I think it's really boring.
Layton- Sounds like a boys name to me.
Dorian- Same.
Jane- Love this.
Marvina- Horrible.
Tiella- No.
BOYS:
Ronn- Not a name I like, but why the 2 n's?
Jeff- Ok nn.
Tonie- Bad spelling.
Carmine- No.
Tom- Fine nn.
Peter- Nice.
David- Nice.
Bruce- Ok.
Frank- Ok.
Todd- Ok.
Charlie- OK nn.
Thom- Don't like it with the 'h'.
Aurel- Interesting...it's nrms, but it's kinda cool.
Mayor- Nrms.
Robert- I like it.
Austin- Nice.
Ben- Great nn.
Nic- Bad spelling for a name that I don't particularly like.
Anthony- Nice.
Jerrie- nmsaa.
Michael- Nice.
Art- Fine nn.
Lawrence- Ok.
Mark- Great.
Alexx- Why the two l's? Grrrrr!
Dewayne- Horrible.
Steven- Ok.
Zack- I have bad associations with this name so I hate it, but it really isn't a bad name.
Shawn- Ok.
TWINS:
GIRLS: Meri and Maxie- Vomit...Mary would be wonderful.
"A Rose by any other name would smell as sweet"...apparently Romeo wasn't into names :-)- Chelsea
Lynnda- I like Linda as a mn (my aunt's name)
Addie- I love this name for some reason :-) It's also a really cute nn.
Karen- I don't like this name at all.
Janixx- Yuck!
Merji- nmsaa.
Herta- Hurt-a...
Rendina- lol.
Laurie- Cute nn.
Lisa- I love this name for some reason.
Olympia- Same.
Aqua- Nice sound, but not a name to me.
Kimberly- I don't like it...for some reason, I think it's really boring.
Layton- Sounds like a boys name to me.
Dorian- Same.
Jane- Love this.
Marvina- Horrible.
Tiella- No.
BOYS:
Ronn- Not a name I like, but why the 2 n's?
Jeff- Ok nn.
Tonie- Bad spelling.
Carmine- No.
Tom- Fine nn.
Peter- Nice.
David- Nice.
Bruce- Ok.
Frank- Ok.
Todd- Ok.
Charlie- OK nn.
Thom- Don't like it with the 'h'.
Aurel- Interesting...it's nrms, but it's kinda cool.
Mayor- Nrms.
Robert- I like it.
Austin- Nice.
Ben- Great nn.
Nic- Bad spelling for a name that I don't particularly like.
Anthony- Nice.
Jerrie- nmsaa.
Michael- Nice.
Art- Fine nn.
Lawrence- Ok.
Mark- Great.
Alexx- Why the two l's? Grrrrr!
Dewayne- Horrible.
Steven- Ok.
Zack- I have bad associations with this name so I hate it, but it really isn't a bad name.
Shawn- Ok.
TWINS:
GIRLS: Meri and Maxie- Vomit...Mary would be wonderful.
"A Rose by any other name would smell as sweet"...apparently Romeo wasn't into names :-)- Chelsea
GIRLS:
Lynnda: I dont like this name spelled this way or Linda but Linda is better. This name seems so old to me.
Addie: This is an ok mn but I dont like it as a fn by itself.
Karen: Dont like it bc like Linda is seems so old to me.
Janixx: Ewww what is this?
Merji: Dont like this. Is it supposed to be like Margie (which I dont like bc again it seems so old)?
Herta: Makes me think of hurt and thats not good
Rendina: Dont like this either
Laurie: This is ok but I prefer Lauren or even Laura
Lisa: Dont like it. Isnt a good name for a baby.
Olympia: Ewwww I prefer Olivia... Wish the parents had too. Poor kid
Aqua: Dont like it
Kimberly: This is ok but it seems so 80's to me
Layton: Ok but not a fav definetly
Dorian: This is a boys name
Jane: Love this as a mn but I like it spelled Jayne
Marvina: Dont like this much
Tiella: Dont like this
BOYS:
Ronn: Dont like this but I think his parents should have named him Ronold and called him Ronn
Jeff: This is ok but I prefer Jeffrey nn Jeff
Tonie: Dont like this spelling or the name much for that matter. The spelling seems feminine to me.
Carmine: This seems so feminine too.
Tom: This is an ok nn for Thomas
Peter: I dont like this much
David: Love this!
Bruce: Yuck... what a bad name for a baby. The only thing I could see named this is a dog and I wouldnt even name my dog this.
Lynnda: I dont like this name spelled this way or Linda but Linda is better. This name seems so old to me.
Addie: This is an ok mn but I dont like it as a fn by itself.
Karen: Dont like it bc like Linda is seems so old to me.
Janixx: Ewww what is this?
Merji: Dont like this. Is it supposed to be like Margie (which I dont like bc again it seems so old)?
Herta: Makes me think of hurt and thats not good
Rendina: Dont like this either
Laurie: This is ok but I prefer Lauren or even Laura
Lisa: Dont like it. Isnt a good name for a baby.
Olympia: Ewwww I prefer Olivia... Wish the parents had too. Poor kid
Aqua: Dont like it
Kimberly: This is ok but it seems so 80's to me
Layton: Ok but not a fav definetly
Dorian: This is a boys name
Jane: Love this as a mn but I like it spelled Jayne
Marvina: Dont like this much
Tiella: Dont like this
BOYS:
Ronn: Dont like this but I think his parents should have named him Ronold and called him Ronn
Jeff: This is ok but I prefer Jeffrey nn Jeff
Tonie: Dont like this spelling or the name much for that matter. The spelling seems feminine to me.
Carmine: This seems so feminine too.
Tom: This is an ok nn for Thomas
Peter: I dont like this much
David: Love this!
Bruce: Yuck... what a bad name for a baby. The only thing I could see named this is a dog and I wouldnt even name my dog this.
Kimberly (on a boy)
Peter
David, common but I like it
Austin (about the only place name I like)
Michael
Art (as a nn for Arthur)
Shawn (I dont really like it, but this is the best spelling for the name)
Full names I like without the nn:
Benjamin
Zachary
Thomas
Jeffrey
Charles
Nicholas
Ronald (not so much I like it, just really never hear it)
Peter
David, common but I like it
Austin (about the only place name I like)
Michael
Art (as a nn for Arthur)
Shawn (I dont really like it, but this is the best spelling for the name)
Full names I like without the nn:
Benjamin
Zachary
Thomas
Jeffrey
Charles
Nicholas
Ronald (not so much I like it, just really never hear it)