BAs from a hospital near me
The format is, as commonly seen:
Child's name (Parents' names) My Commentary
Michael William (Heather & Chris) A bit plain, but still nice and familiar-sounding.
Georgia Cate (Jaime & Joe) Georgia is awfully trendy, and Cate is a nn, not a proper name.
Riley Anne (Renee & Michael) At least her mn is distinctly feminine.
Daniel George (Renata & Francis) I don't like the combo, but they're both solid, steady names.
Gunner Jensen (Karen & Tom) Übertrendy. It strikes me as distinctly Scandanavian-American, also.
Safiy Ahmed (Sumer & Nabeel) All right.
Annabelle Christi (Claudine & David) I personally feel that Annabelle is overdone, and Christi is totally unacceptable as a given name, even as a mn. Claudine isn't particularly likeable either.
Mario Alberto (Irma & Manuel) I like that it's a strongly ethnic name, but the -o thing bothers me.
Victoria Michelle (Patricia & Eric) Victoria is fine, if slightly flowery. Michelle has never been one of my favorits, but I don't hate it.
Jordan Anthony (Stephani & Anthony) The -an_An- thing bothers me, but his mn is his father's fn, which I rather like.
Thomas Ryan (Amy & Thomas) Ryan is kind of popular, and I don't really like it when fns are shared within a nuclear family.
Luca Elias (Kristi & Nick) I like Luka better, and both Luca and Elias are trendy.
Angela Rose (Candace & John) It pleases me to see Angela instead of Angelina.
Britneey Celine (Ela) Cheese, I had hoped this was a typo... but it was there twice.
Camila Daniella (Celia & Wladimir) I don't like it.
Misa Lee (Tiffany & Chauncey) I think it's a boy...
Cayden Olivia (Christine & Thomas) This one is doomed to be "Girl Cayden" at preschool, and later she won't even be able to use her mn to stand out in a crowd...
Child's name (Parents' names) My Commentary
Michael William (Heather & Chris) A bit plain, but still nice and familiar-sounding.
Georgia Cate (Jaime & Joe) Georgia is awfully trendy, and Cate is a nn, not a proper name.
Riley Anne (Renee & Michael) At least her mn is distinctly feminine.
Daniel George (Renata & Francis) I don't like the combo, but they're both solid, steady names.
Gunner Jensen (Karen & Tom) Übertrendy. It strikes me as distinctly Scandanavian-American, also.
Safiy Ahmed (Sumer & Nabeel) All right.
Annabelle Christi (Claudine & David) I personally feel that Annabelle is overdone, and Christi is totally unacceptable as a given name, even as a mn. Claudine isn't particularly likeable either.
Mario Alberto (Irma & Manuel) I like that it's a strongly ethnic name, but the -o thing bothers me.
Victoria Michelle (Patricia & Eric) Victoria is fine, if slightly flowery. Michelle has never been one of my favorits, but I don't hate it.
Jordan Anthony (Stephani & Anthony) The -an_An- thing bothers me, but his mn is his father's fn, which I rather like.
Thomas Ryan (Amy & Thomas) Ryan is kind of popular, and I don't really like it when fns are shared within a nuclear family.
Luca Elias (Kristi & Nick) I like Luka better, and both Luca and Elias are trendy.
Angela Rose (Candace & John) It pleases me to see Angela instead of Angelina.
Britneey Celine (Ela) Cheese, I had hoped this was a typo... but it was there twice.
Camila Daniella (Celia & Wladimir) I don't like it.
Misa Lee (Tiffany & Chauncey) I think it's a boy...
Cayden Olivia (Christine & Thomas) This one is doomed to be "Girl Cayden" at preschool, and later she won't even be able to use her mn to stand out in a crowd...
Replies
Michael William - Simply average, not bad, or outstanding.
Georgia Cate - Pretty good, somewhat of a classic.
Riley Anne - I'm turned off from Riley, it's soo trendy. I would only name a boy Riley. Anne is nice.
Daniel George - Daniel is quite nice, but I dislike George.
Gunner Jensen - Talk about trying to make your son look butch. Jensen is nice though.
Safiy Ahmed - Not my favourite Arabic names.
Annabelle Christi - Annabelle is quite nice. Christi is average.
Mario Alberto - Mario has never been one of my favourites. I think Albert is much better than Alberto.
Victoria Michelle - Victoria is very nice, plus Michelle is a very nice semi-classic.
Jordan Anthony - Jordan is just bleh. Anthony is a nice and humble name.
Thomas Ryan - Thomas is pretty good. I don't hold anything against Ryan.
Luca Elias - The best male combo by far. Luca is a Italian classic, while Elias sounds great, and has a great deal of history behind it. I have nothing, but praise for the parents.
Georgia Cate - Pretty good, somewhat of a classic.
Riley Anne - I'm turned off from Riley, it's soo trendy. I would only name a boy Riley. Anne is nice.
Daniel George - Daniel is quite nice, but I dislike George.
Gunner Jensen - Talk about trying to make your son look butch. Jensen is nice though.
Safiy Ahmed - Not my favourite Arabic names.
Annabelle Christi - Annabelle is quite nice. Christi is average.
Mario Alberto - Mario has never been one of my favourites. I think Albert is much better than Alberto.
Victoria Michelle - Victoria is very nice, plus Michelle is a very nice semi-classic.
Jordan Anthony - Jordan is just bleh. Anthony is a nice and humble name.
Thomas Ryan - Thomas is pretty good. I don't hold anything against Ryan.
Luca Elias - The best male combo by far. Luca is a Italian classic, while Elias sounds great, and has a great deal of history behind it. I have nothing, but praise for the parents.
This message was edited 11/28/2005, 8:45 PM
I like:
William
Heather
Georgia Cate (prefer Kate)
Jaime (prefer Jaimi or Jaimee)
Riley Anne (prefer Rylee for a girl)
Renee (prefer Renae)
Daniel
Karen (prefer Karyn)
Annabelle Christi (prefer Kristy)
Victoria Michelle
Jordan Anthony (prefer Anthony Jordan)
Stephani (prefer Stephanie)
Thomas Ryan (prefer Ryan Thomas)
Rose
Britneey Celine (prefer Brittany or Britney Seline)
Ela (prefer Ella)
Camila (prefer Camille)
Daniella
Tiffany
Christine
William
Heather
Georgia Cate (prefer Kate)
Jaime (prefer Jaimi or Jaimee)
Riley Anne (prefer Rylee for a girl)
Renee (prefer Renae)
Daniel
Karen (prefer Karyn)
Annabelle Christi (prefer Kristy)
Victoria Michelle
Jordan Anthony (prefer Anthony Jordan)
Stephani (prefer Stephanie)
Thomas Ryan (prefer Ryan Thomas)
Rose
Britneey Celine (prefer Brittany or Britney Seline)
Ela (prefer Ella)
Camila (prefer Camille)
Daniella
Tiffany
Christine