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Help[Opinions] Re: Top 10 for October
in reply to a message by Thalia
Alden Francis - Classic, just a touch preppy. I'm picturing a little boy in a tiny tweed jacket. Alden Phoenix is mixing genres in the oddest way.
Declan Amaziah - Declan is a decent name on its own, but somehow it has acquired a bratty reputation. Same thing happened to Callum. Like, a teacher reads those names off in roll call and thinks, "Oh, Lord, here we go." I have never, ever seen Amaziah before (or if I did the last time I read the Bible, I don't remember it). It sounds almost like "a messiah." And I don't like Messiah as a personal name, at all...
Graham Everett - This is a great name. No complaints.
Asher Charley - Why Charley, and not Charles, as the middle? That said, Asher is nms (I don't like "ash" names), but I can see its appeal. I don't think Charles or Charley, with heavy "tsh" sounds, mix well with a name with such a heavy "sh" sound.
Mordecai Elias - Mordecai is a huge GP for me, and I'd love to see it in real life. Elias is awesome.
Canaan Tiberius - While I love the above combo, this one looks like it's trying too hard to be "hipster cool." It's a little much.
Benedikt Julian - I prefer the look of the Latinized spelling, Benedict, but this is still a great name (I prefer it immensely to Benjamin). That said, the ending "-ikt" sounds awkward leading into the "Ju-" (dzhu) of Julian. It's a very heavy name.
Timaeus Barrett - It's not as over-the-top as Canaan Tiberius, but neither name is my style, at all, so I'm not sure how to approach this one.
Holden Casimir - Never liked Holden as a name, nor "Catcher in the Rye." Casimir is all right.
Ezra Nathaniel - Good, wholesome name.
Helena Rebecca - Classy and strong.
Giovanna Rosalie "Gia" - This is lovely.
Freya Evangeline - Gorgeous!
Cecily Isidora - Cecily has been on and off my Top 10 for years now. I love how it's light and airy but not too frilly (or insipid). But Isidora is so heavy in comparison, I don't think they match well.
Severina Vesper - If there ever was a middle name to match Severina, this is it.
Miriam Rebecca Sue "Mira" - Two things:
1. Mira is all right, but Miriam doesn't really need a nickname, imo.
2. Take Sue out of there; "Miriam Rebecca" is beautiful on its own.
Juniper Liora - This is... wow. Very interesting. I'm not usually fond of mixing O and U names (that's just me being weird, but to me the two vowels have very different, distinct feels to them - I find U to be much warmer, for instance). And I never would've thought to combine these two. But Juniper Liora is great!
Louisa Delphine - Lovely, very Victorian.
Penelope Marta "Poppy" - I love Penelope, but vastly prefer the nickname "Nell." I used to think Poppy was cute, but soon it got on my nerves. (It has also garnered a similar reputation as Declan and Callum.) But while I vastly prefer Marta to Martha, I don't think it goes with Penelope at all.
Cressida Eloise - (same as Louisa Delphine)
All in all, a very interesting list!
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Declan Amaziah - Declan is a decent name on its own, but somehow it has acquired a bratty reputation. Same thing happened to Callum. Like, a teacher reads those names off in roll call and thinks, "Oh, Lord, here we go." I have never, ever seen Amaziah before (or if I did the last time I read the Bible, I don't remember it). It sounds almost like "a messiah." And I don't like Messiah as a personal name, at all...
Graham Everett - This is a great name. No complaints.
Asher Charley - Why Charley, and not Charles, as the middle? That said, Asher is nms (I don't like "ash" names), but I can see its appeal. I don't think Charles or Charley, with heavy "tsh" sounds, mix well with a name with such a heavy "sh" sound.
Mordecai Elias - Mordecai is a huge GP for me, and I'd love to see it in real life. Elias is awesome.
Canaan Tiberius - While I love the above combo, this one looks like it's trying too hard to be "hipster cool." It's a little much.
Benedikt Julian - I prefer the look of the Latinized spelling, Benedict, but this is still a great name (I prefer it immensely to Benjamin). That said, the ending "-ikt" sounds awkward leading into the "Ju-" (dzhu) of Julian. It's a very heavy name.
Timaeus Barrett - It's not as over-the-top as Canaan Tiberius, but neither name is my style, at all, so I'm not sure how to approach this one.
Holden Casimir - Never liked Holden as a name, nor "Catcher in the Rye." Casimir is all right.
Ezra Nathaniel - Good, wholesome name.
Helena Rebecca - Classy and strong.
Giovanna Rosalie "Gia" - This is lovely.
Freya Evangeline - Gorgeous!
Cecily Isidora - Cecily has been on and off my Top 10 for years now. I love how it's light and airy but not too frilly (or insipid). But Isidora is so heavy in comparison, I don't think they match well.
Severina Vesper - If there ever was a middle name to match Severina, this is it.
Miriam Rebecca Sue "Mira" - Two things:
1. Mira is all right, but Miriam doesn't really need a nickname, imo.
2. Take Sue out of there; "Miriam Rebecca" is beautiful on its own.
Juniper Liora - This is... wow. Very interesting. I'm not usually fond of mixing O and U names (that's just me being weird, but to me the two vowels have very different, distinct feels to them - I find U to be much warmer, for instance). And I never would've thought to combine these two. But Juniper Liora is great!
Louisa Delphine - Lovely, very Victorian.
Penelope Marta "Poppy" - I love Penelope, but vastly prefer the nickname "Nell." I used to think Poppy was cute, but soon it got on my nerves. (It has also garnered a similar reputation as Declan and Callum.) But while I vastly prefer Marta to Martha, I don't think it goes with Penelope at all.
Cressida Eloise - (same as Louisa Delphine)
All in all, a very interesting list!
Please rate my personal name lists:
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/109399
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/91835
http://greens-end.myminicity.com
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