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Below are the names of some children I have gathered from my workplace (spelling is guessed). Children are baby to 11 years old. WDYT?
Mackenzie
Freya
Mairead
Harper
Blossom
Cherry
Malia
Rose
Alexander (Sandy)
Leo
Calum
Cooper
Dale
Frank
Harrison
Stanley
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Mackenzie
Freya
Mairead
Harper
Blossom
Cherry
Malia
Rose
Alexander (Sandy)
Leo
Calum
Cooper
Dale
Frank
Harrison
Stanley
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This message was edited 9/12/2024, 1:24 PM
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Goodness. All Scottish, or some from across the pond?
I like Mairead, Alexander (Sandy) and Frank if it's a nn for Francis or Franklin. Leo, Calum and Dale are OK. Stanley is delightful on a child.
Mackenzie, in Scotland, as a f fn? You learn something new every day. Freya wouldn't work where I live, but in or near Scandinavia it's fine. Harper, Cooper and Harrison are just bandwagon lnfns; getting more boring by the day. I prefer Maria to Malia, and just about anything to Blossom and Cherry. Rose is over-used; it's OK, if regrettable, as a nn for Rosamond or Rosemary, etc.
I like Mairead, Alexander (Sandy) and Frank if it's a nn for Francis or Franklin. Leo, Calum and Dale are OK. Stanley is delightful on a child.
Mackenzie, in Scotland, as a f fn? You learn something new every day. Freya wouldn't work where I live, but in or near Scandinavia it's fine. Harper, Cooper and Harrison are just bandwagon lnfns; getting more boring by the day. I prefer Maria to Malia, and just about anything to Blossom and Cherry. Rose is over-used; it's OK, if regrettable, as a nn for Rosamond or Rosemary, etc.
Mairead is Irish but Alexander with a nickname Sandy is almost certainly Scottish. Sadly Mackenzie is used as a first name for boys and girls even though Mac and Mc mean son of.
Indeed! And the American habit of naming girls using surnames ending in -son is also spreading.
Like/Love
Freya
Mairead
Alexander
Leo
Calum
Harrison
Freya
Mairead
Alexander
Leo
Calum
Harrison
This message was edited 9/12/2024, 4:39 PM
Mackenzie - Isn't this a mom name by now? I like it for boys but it's so overused on girls.
Freya - Love it, I know it's popular but it's still cool for me.
Mairead - I've never seen this IRL, I like it.
Harper - Prefer for a boy but it's okay. I just feel like it doesn't fit most girls.
Blossom - Good for a hippie style middle name, but not a first name.
Cherry - It either feels a stripper name or an old-fashioned nickname for something like Cheryl or Cherise.
Malia - Not quite my style but it's good.
Rose - Also good, but I usually think of it as a middle name.
Alexander (Sandy) - Alexander is good but very common, Sandy is less common and more interesting. Sandy sounds a little dated but I like it. Also Sandor/Sander, Sasha, etc.
Leo - Good, I like it (prefer as a nickname for a long Leo- name)
Calum - Pretty good, but maybe prefer Callum
Cooper - I feel like this is more of a dog name but I know it's popular for humans
Dale - This is a name for someone's hillbilly grandpa. If I had to honor a Dale I'd go with Dalen or something.
Frank - Another hillbilly grandpa. There is nothing attractive about the name Frank lol
Harrison - This is pretty good, it's a surname that actually works as a first name and a much better full name for Harry than Henry is IMO.
Stanley - Also nothing attractive about this
Freya - Love it, I know it's popular but it's still cool for me.
Mairead - I've never seen this IRL, I like it.
Harper - Prefer for a boy but it's okay. I just feel like it doesn't fit most girls.
Blossom - Good for a hippie style middle name, but not a first name.
Cherry - It either feels a stripper name or an old-fashioned nickname for something like Cheryl or Cherise.
Malia - Not quite my style but it's good.
Rose - Also good, but I usually think of it as a middle name.
Alexander (Sandy) - Alexander is good but very common, Sandy is less common and more interesting. Sandy sounds a little dated but I like it. Also Sandor/Sander, Sasha, etc.
Leo - Good, I like it (prefer as a nickname for a long Leo- name)
Calum - Pretty good, but maybe prefer Callum
Cooper - I feel like this is more of a dog name but I know it's popular for humans
Dale - This is a name for someone's hillbilly grandpa. If I had to honor a Dale I'd go with Dalen or something.
Frank - Another hillbilly grandpa. There is nothing attractive about the name Frank lol
Harrison - This is pretty good, it's a surname that actually works as a first name and a much better full name for Harry than Henry is IMO.
Stanley - Also nothing attractive about this
Mackenzie-Not my thing
Freya-I have a friend with this name, but it isn’t really my thing
Mairead-My school librarian’s first name is this. How is it pronounced? Her name rhymed with Parade
Harper-Not my thing, but I’ve only met nice Harpers
Blossom-Sounds like an old lady name
Cherry-Good for a dog
Malia-Lovely!
Rose-Very nice, I prefer it as a nickname for Rosalie
Alexander (Sandy)-Nice, the nickname is a surprise
Leo-I like it on a dog
Calum-Not my thing
Cooper-Okay
Dale-Dislike
Frank-Not my thing
Harrison-Don’t like last names as first names
Stanley-I can only think of the water bottles girls my age are obsessed with
I like Mairead, Malia, and Rose.
Freya-I have a friend with this name, but it isn’t really my thing
Mairead-My school librarian’s first name is this. How is it pronounced? Her name rhymed with Parade
Harper-Not my thing, but I’ve only met nice Harpers
Blossom-Sounds like an old lady name
Cherry-Good for a dog
Malia-Lovely!
Rose-Very nice, I prefer it as a nickname for Rosalie
Alexander (Sandy)-Nice, the nickname is a surprise
Leo-I like it on a dog
Calum-Not my thing
Cooper-Okay
Dale-Dislike
Frank-Not my thing
Harrison-Don’t like last names as first names
Stanley-I can only think of the water bottles girls my age are obsessed with
I like Mairead, Malia, and Rose.
Mairead also rhymes with Parade here though Mairead is not from here as Mairead is Irish. Though there are similarities between Gaelic pronounced Gaylic in Ireland and Galic in Scotland. Both are spelled the same way. Less than 1% of the population in Scotland speak Gaelic and it was never spoken in the lowlands where we spoke Lallans. We still use words in Lallans today.
This message was edited 9/13/2024, 3:09 PM