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HelpRe: First name list discovered from Elementary School!! YAY!! :D
in reply to a message by Dianatiger
Girls:
Allis - I like Alis but Allis seems too... surnamey?
Amber - Growing on me
Annie - Cute (nn only)
Ansley - Prefer Ainsley, or Ansel for a boy
Bella - Meh
Betty - Nope
Cassy - Okay but prefer Cassie (nn only)
Connie - Good, prefer as a nn
Clair- Looks good on its own, but then when you contrast it with Claire it looks too short/cut off. Clair seems more unisex (and also Clare).
Darby - Nope
Darsy - This spelling makes me want to say Dar-zee
Ellie - Fine but boring
Faith - Okay, really depends on the combo
Esther - I like this, but at 10 I would have dismissed it as an old person name
Galle - I would never have guessed this was pronounced Gail haha. It looks like something between gall, gal, and galley. Gale is pretty good though.
Gracie - Nice, cute, nn only
Hannie - I liked this as a nn for Hannah when I was younger
Hailey - Boring but fine
Hope - Same
Hatty - Prefer Hattie. Hatty makes me think "crazy" because it associates with "mad hatter" and "batty".
Isabella - Pretty but a little boring
Jane - Technically boring too but I like it
Jannie - Again, I wouldn't have guessed this was supposed to be like Janie (jay-nee) and not Jannie/Janny (jan-ee like the Jan in January).
Jasmin - Okay, looks a bit too short compared to Jasmine but it's still good
Jewel - I like this depending on the combo
Joy - Dated but I might like it as a middle name in certain combos
Kailey - Okay but prefer Kaylee (I don't pronounce them quite the same but close enough)
Karen - Meh
Kristal - Nope (Crystal is ok)
Katlin - Alright as long as it's actually pronounced Kat-lin and not Kaitlin/Katelin but missing a letter
Kelly - Meh
Keara - Looks good, is it kee-AH-ra or like KEE-uh-ra / closer to KEER-a?
Lanay - Looks a little awkward. I'd change it to Lenae, Lanae, or even Linne
Lilly - Lily yes, Lilly no
Loren - Good
Lusy - Lucy yes, Lusy no
Lou - nah
Maddy Lou - very singsongy, not my style
Martha - good
Mary - ok / depends on the combo
Mindy - nah
Nataly - pretty good, I kind of like it with a y
Noel - ok but needs an accent mark maybe to prevent it from being pronounced "Nohl"
Orile - I'm thinking oh-REEL? Orille is another option? Orilla is in the database, and I could see Orille being the French version. It also reminds me of oriole, like the bird, and Oriel / Orielle is also in the database. Orile, Orille, Oriel, Orielle ... makes sense. It's growing on me.
Patty - nah
Quinn - good / okay
Rachel - good
Ruby - good
Sarla - Sarla on its own could be interesting. Starla and Sharla are dated but I can see why people liked them.
Shanon - I like Shannon, not Shanon (looks like it should be shah-NON with a French accent)
Sasha - Ok, especially as a nn
Silvia - love it
Tammie - Tammy is ok as a nickname, Tammie is overdone and feels kinda slimy.
Tessa - Cute
Torrie - Sounds mean and fake-cutesy
Vicky - Meh
Wanda - Ok
Windy - I like Wendy, Windy makes sense too though since people are named Storm and Stormy
Zoey - ok
Alissa -Pretty good. Alissa is less dated than Alyssa
Favorites were listed as Cassy, Jannie, Hannie and Hatty -- you really liked those "-ee" nicknamey names!
Boys:
Andy - Meh, depends on what it's short for
Aran - For some reason I like Aran a lot, but I don't like Aaron.
Brian - it's a dated normie name but I like it anyway
Brandon - same here, although I prefer Brendan, Brannon, and just Bran
Cameron - I like this too
Danny - nn only
Drew - ew nope
Drake - It was good when it just reminded people of dragons, but now it's too much of a "pop singer name"
Dustin - nope
Ryan - okay
Levi - not bad but too "blue jeans"
Lewis - pretty good
Luke - pretty good, prefer Lucas or Lucas "Luke"
Noah - Okay, growing on me
Josia - This spelling makes me say JOH-see-uh and make me think it's a girl. It would be a good girls name. But for a boy I like Josiah
Joey - meh, a nothing name
Jake - also nothing name
Dusty - meh
Zach - nah
Conner - okay, Connor is the most popular and my favorite is Conor but Conner is fine. It feels yellow to me, I guess because the first one I met with this spelling was blond.
Ricky - meh (lots of short average-dude sounding nicknames that I have no opinion on here!)
John - ok, it's just John
Cody - ok, not amazing but better than a lot of these names
Josh - nah
If I had to name real kids with only the names and spellings here:
Silvia Esther
Loren Isabella
Rachel Jane
Aran Brandon
Cameron Luke
Brian Lewis
Noah Danny
Allis - I like Alis but Allis seems too... surnamey?
Amber - Growing on me
Annie - Cute (nn only)
Ansley - Prefer Ainsley, or Ansel for a boy
Bella - Meh
Betty - Nope
Cassy - Okay but prefer Cassie (nn only)
Connie - Good, prefer as a nn
Clair- Looks good on its own, but then when you contrast it with Claire it looks too short/cut off. Clair seems more unisex (and also Clare).
Darby - Nope
Darsy - This spelling makes me want to say Dar-zee
Ellie - Fine but boring
Faith - Okay, really depends on the combo
Esther - I like this, but at 10 I would have dismissed it as an old person name
Galle - I would never have guessed this was pronounced Gail haha. It looks like something between gall, gal, and galley. Gale is pretty good though.
Gracie - Nice, cute, nn only
Hannie - I liked this as a nn for Hannah when I was younger
Hailey - Boring but fine
Hope - Same
Hatty - Prefer Hattie. Hatty makes me think "crazy" because it associates with "mad hatter" and "batty".
Isabella - Pretty but a little boring
Jane - Technically boring too but I like it
Jannie - Again, I wouldn't have guessed this was supposed to be like Janie (jay-nee) and not Jannie/Janny (jan-ee like the Jan in January).
Jasmin - Okay, looks a bit too short compared to Jasmine but it's still good
Jewel - I like this depending on the combo
Joy - Dated but I might like it as a middle name in certain combos
Kailey - Okay but prefer Kaylee (I don't pronounce them quite the same but close enough)
Karen - Meh
Kristal - Nope (Crystal is ok)
Katlin - Alright as long as it's actually pronounced Kat-lin and not Kaitlin/Katelin but missing a letter
Kelly - Meh
Keara - Looks good, is it kee-AH-ra or like KEE-uh-ra / closer to KEER-a?
Lanay - Looks a little awkward. I'd change it to Lenae, Lanae, or even Linne
Lilly - Lily yes, Lilly no
Loren - Good
Lusy - Lucy yes, Lusy no
Lou - nah
Maddy Lou - very singsongy, not my style
Martha - good
Mary - ok / depends on the combo
Mindy - nah
Nataly - pretty good, I kind of like it with a y
Noel - ok but needs an accent mark maybe to prevent it from being pronounced "Nohl"
Orile - I'm thinking oh-REEL? Orille is another option? Orilla is in the database, and I could see Orille being the French version. It also reminds me of oriole, like the bird, and Oriel / Orielle is also in the database. Orile, Orille, Oriel, Orielle ... makes sense. It's growing on me.
Patty - nah
Quinn - good / okay
Rachel - good
Ruby - good
Sarla - Sarla on its own could be interesting. Starla and Sharla are dated but I can see why people liked them.
Shanon - I like Shannon, not Shanon (looks like it should be shah-NON with a French accent)
Sasha - Ok, especially as a nn
Silvia - love it
Tammie - Tammy is ok as a nickname, Tammie is overdone and feels kinda slimy.
Tessa - Cute
Torrie - Sounds mean and fake-cutesy
Vicky - Meh
Wanda - Ok
Windy - I like Wendy, Windy makes sense too though since people are named Storm and Stormy
Zoey - ok
Alissa -Pretty good. Alissa is less dated than Alyssa
Favorites were listed as Cassy, Jannie, Hannie and Hatty -- you really liked those "-ee" nicknamey names!
Boys:
Andy - Meh, depends on what it's short for
Aran - For some reason I like Aran a lot, but I don't like Aaron.
Brian - it's a dated normie name but I like it anyway
Brandon - same here, although I prefer Brendan, Brannon, and just Bran
Cameron - I like this too
Danny - nn only
Drew - ew nope
Drake - It was good when it just reminded people of dragons, but now it's too much of a "pop singer name"
Dustin - nope
Ryan - okay
Levi - not bad but too "blue jeans"
Lewis - pretty good
Luke - pretty good, prefer Lucas or Lucas "Luke"
Noah - Okay, growing on me
Josia - This spelling makes me say JOH-see-uh and make me think it's a girl. It would be a good girls name. But for a boy I like Josiah
Joey - meh, a nothing name
Jake - also nothing name
Dusty - meh
Zach - nah
Conner - okay, Connor is the most popular and my favorite is Conor but Conner is fine. It feels yellow to me, I guess because the first one I met with this spelling was blond.
Ricky - meh (lots of short average-dude sounding nicknames that I have no opinion on here!)
John - ok, it's just John
Cody - ok, not amazing but better than a lot of these names
Josh - nah
If I had to name real kids with only the names and spellings here:
Silvia Esther
Loren Isabella
Rachel Jane
Aran Brandon
Cameron Luke
Brian Lewis
Noah Danny
Replies
Keara was key-Air-ah
In that case I'd switch it to Kierra
Thank you for the detailed responses to my posts. You gave a lot of interesting feedback