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I don't think Bear has ever been edgy in my lifetime. It's the same age as Fawn and Dawn and Misty in my mind...older than me, like a vintage fringe jacket.

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I have an uncle called Buddy who's around 80. Sonny seems a similar style, would be in the same group as Junior or Sparky or Tripp. NMS.

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Lennon reminds me of Lenin, and Monroe just seems ugly.

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Wilder / Wild is one I can't even take seriously.

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Ever is okay but trite; Everly is faddish but has more character.

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I've met someone named Honey, and I actually felt hesitant to say her name because it seemed so over-familiar.

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I like:

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Hendrix (I also like Hendrik)
Honor (disliked until I heard it IRL)
Dove (I've met one, parents were religious)
Winter (I have a cousin with this as a MN)
Philip (also have a cousin named this)
Larkin (seems less tired than Lauren or Logan)
Josephine
Eloise
Sunny
Phineas

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I like Ray, Rae, Rey, Jane, Jean, Joan, June, Jo as MNs. Yeah, they're fillers, but they're nicer as filler, like foliage in a flower arrangement. Rose and Grace make bad filler...or Rose does, and I just dislike the vibe of Grace, partly because it's trendy like Grayson and partly because it sounds insufferable to me.

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I almost want to like Bodhi, Blue, Rebel, Apollo, Rio, Birdie, but I don't really. Pepper, Bowie, and fem James are meh. Bo is also meh, but I do like Po / Poe. Lark's a bit abrupt for me, but I like several names that have that sound in them.

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River, Willa, and Shiloh are okay. I don't mind Saint either; it reminds me of a musing/quote by Leonard Cohen, as a word name.

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Atlas carried the world on his shoulders: not a namesake I'd want for my kid, plus there's Atlas Shrugged, yikes.

This message was edited 6/5/2021, 4:44 PM