I like some of these .....
in reply to a message by Caprice
Some that I think are actually okay and kind of fun!
I don't mind:
Archer - I think this would be a cool MN
Bay - I like this as a NN for Baylor or Bailey. And with all the water nature names (Rain, Lake, River, Ocean, etc.) why not Bay? I like the sound.
Bear - I like this as a name for a dog, but as a MN it might be cool
Case
Deston
Everest
Free - I don't find this weird with all the virtue names out there.
Jaxson - I love Jackson. It's the same name, just a different spelling so I don't see why the actual name itself is an issue or a surprise. The spelling isn't shocking either.
Kalen - I love this on a girl. Way too feminine for a boy IMO. But I see nothing wrong with the name and I think it's actually pretty common.
Kipp - it's cute! What's the issue?!
Kivi - This sounds sort of girly, like Keevy (and the Irish-version spellings)
Kodiak - This definitely doesn't surprise. I think it's kind of cool. Kody is a good NN for it.
Rider - Oh this is not surprising in the slightest. Multiple celebrities have sons named this, and I personally know babies with this name.
Tannon
The rest, I don't like at all and most of them surprise me that they made it into a book of names that we use. I'm sure some people are named these, but I'm sure it is really rare. I've never met anyone with these names.
Arnel
Banner
Bannock
Brazier
Camus
Cack
Duran
Finch
Fleet
Jededish
Jevin
Jerran - I don't like the soudn but I can understand this one. It's similar to Joran.
Lawyer
Lucky - great name for a pet
Pardee
Parish
Park - Maybe Parker
Pepper - another good pet name
Powell
Rand
Smokey
Tanier
Tannis
Trout
Tupper
Trail
Teger - I like Teagan, on a girl
Turk - ew
Wesken
Zethus