Birth Announcements - What do you think?
Here are some local birth announcements from a "throw away" newspaper. What do you think of these names?
GIRLS:
Ella Kristen
Jordyn Braxton
Kara Ann
Brenna
BOYS:
Christopher Richard
Jonathan
Liam David
Brostrie Raymond
Zachary Thomas
Kefir Zede
Donald
Joshua Alexis
Christopher Shane
Miles Xavier
Parent names that caught my eye:
FEMALE:
Navadene
Kirra
MALE:
Kunda
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I like:
Ella
Jordyn (I prefer the spelling Jordanne for a girl)
Ann (I prefer the spelling Anne)
Christopher Richard
Jonathan
Liam David (I prefer William with Liam as a nickname)
Zachary Thomas
Joshua Alexis (I prefer Alexis only for a girl)
GIRLS:
Ella Kristen
Jordyn Braxton
Kara Ann
Brenna
BOYS:
Christopher Richard
Jonathan
Liam David
Brostrie Raymond
Zachary Thomas
Kefir Zede
Donald
Joshua Alexis
Christopher Shane
Miles Xavier
Parent names that caught my eye:
FEMALE:
Navadene
Kirra
MALE:
Kunda
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I like:
Ella
Jordyn (I prefer the spelling Jordanne for a girl)
Ann (I prefer the spelling Anne)
Christopher Richard
Jonathan
Liam David (I prefer William with Liam as a nickname)
Zachary Thomas
Joshua Alexis (I prefer Alexis only for a girl)
Replies
some yay, some nay
I think Jordyn Braxton is AWFUL, sorry. Surname as fn - usually not. Jordan for a girl - no. Male name feminized w/ a y - no. So, all-around gross.
None of the other girls' names capture my imagination, though Ella is okay. The boys fared better. Christopher Richard, Liam David, Zachary Thomas and Miles Xavier are all very, very nice. I like Jonathan pretty well, but Joshua is overused around here. Brostrie - no. Kefir Zede - I'm uncertain of its cultural origins, but I don't think I like it.
As for parents, Navadene obviously very unusual, nms. Ditto for Kirra. I am unfamiliar w/ Kunda; sounds African?
I think Jordyn Braxton is AWFUL, sorry. Surname as fn - usually not. Jordan for a girl - no. Male name feminized w/ a y - no. So, all-around gross.
None of the other girls' names capture my imagination, though Ella is okay. The boys fared better. Christopher Richard, Liam David, Zachary Thomas and Miles Xavier are all very, very nice. I like Jonathan pretty well, but Joshua is overused around here. Brostrie - no. Kefir Zede - I'm uncertain of its cultural origins, but I don't think I like it.
As for parents, Navadene obviously very unusual, nms. Ditto for Kirra. I am unfamiliar w/ Kunda; sounds African?
Alexis is a Greek boy's name
Nice to see that even in USA people know that. Nice enough names but these caught my eye:
Jordyn Braxton: Sounds rhyming and could be a boy's name as well as a girl's. Only the spelling of Jordan tells that it is probably a girl.
Brostrie? Maybe a family surname?
Kefir Zede: Apparently from another culture. Kefir is a sort of youghurt.
Donald: Some dare to use "dated" names
Kunda: Sounds African, I think of Kinte Kunte in "Roots"
"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, GardenParty
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
Nice to see that even in USA people know that. Nice enough names but these caught my eye:
Jordyn Braxton: Sounds rhyming and could be a boy's name as well as a girl's. Only the spelling of Jordan tells that it is probably a girl.
Brostrie? Maybe a family surname?
Kefir Zede: Apparently from another culture. Kefir is a sort of youghurt.
Donald: Some dare to use "dated" names
Kunda: Sounds African, I think of Kinte Kunte in "Roots"
"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, GardenParty
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
I like:
Ella
Kara - but prefer spelt with a C
Christopher
Jonathan
S xx
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The truth is, I have met the right person, only he's not in love with me, and until I stop loving him no-one else stands a chance
(Four Weddings and a Funeral)
Ella
Kara - but prefer spelt with a C
Christopher
Jonathan
S xx
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The truth is, I have met the right person, only he's not in love with me, and until I stop loving him no-one else stands a chance
(Four Weddings and a Funeral)