I like:
Alexis - it is actually really pretty and I think handsome on a guy as well, as long as it doesn't get shortened to
Alex.
Alyssa - I like the meaning and it's pretty but I still prefer
Alice.
Angel - I love it it makes me think of Victorian England for some reason (but only the good things) like cakes and angel statues.
Chloe - this is so pretty I wish it hadn't been super common.
Hailey - I love it spelled
Hayley or
Haley. The
Hailey spelling doesn't appeal.
Laila - but I prefer
Leila.
Jasmine - pretty.
Nevaeh - pretty.
Sydney - but prefer
Sidney, I think.
Taylor - I like this, but for a boy.
ElijahJames
I strongly dislike:
Alexandra - I hate the -andra part and the nicknames
Alex,
Allie,
Lex and
Lexie and as the name is so long it will get shortened.
Aaliyah,
Aliyah - strongly is maybe exaggerated, I just don't really like it because of all the extra letter. I like
Alya and
Alia is cute too.
Brianna - sort of clumsy to me, but I do like
Briana.
Kayla - just really hate the sound.
Jada - it is such a one-person-name to me because of
Jada Smith. I dislike these types of names (e.g.
Madonna,
Jada, Beyoncé,
Leona).
Aniyah - too many extra letters.
Anya is nice.
Imani - it is just not my favorite sound.
Jayla - too much like "jail".
Kennedy - doesn't sound nice to me.
Makayla - but
Mikaela is fine.
Xavier - because of a creepy singer we have here.
Zion - just too much.
Malik - I just dislike the -lik part.
Kevin,
Justin,
Joshua - these are just so boring to me.
Jaylen and
Jayden aren't favorites but they are okay, I would only prefer them as
Jaden and
Jalen.
I think the names that are listed here as African American are African American in origin and have come from African American culture whereas names like
Hannah and
Kevin are not but are used by African Americans (and lots of other people).
Jalen is listed as African American, for example.
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