Dauthor's Personal Name List

Name M/F Remark
Aidan m  I like this spelling only 
Aislinn f  It is NOT pronounced "Ace-lynn", people! 
Alana f
Alannah f  I definitely prefer this spelling 
Alena 1 f
Alexander m  One of my favorite boy names! 
Alexandra f  If it's gonna be a girl... 
Alice f  Oh, all right, I did get ONE name from a book! 
Allison f  I like the 2 L's 
Amanda f
Amelia f
Andrew m  I've known a few 
Angel f  Maybe as a middle name... 
Ann f  no "E" 
Anna f  My grandmother's name is Anna 
Annabel f  This is the only spelling I like - but not with "Lee", obviously 
Ariana f  Think I like this spelling better 
Astrid f  too much ass? I'll bet the emphasis is on the 2nd syllable in Scandinavia 
Aurora f  Prettier than Dawn...but a little drunken sounding. I'd kill anyone who called her Rory, though. 
Autumn f  Not if she was born in the fall...too cliche 
Ben 1 m
Benedict m  I sort of like it, but I wouldn't dare use it. 
Benjamin m
Bennett m
Brennan m
Brian m  It's growing on me. Never considered it before. 
Briana f  too short? 
Brianna f  Think I like this spelling better 
Bridget f  I don't really like Brigid as much as this one... I'd miss the "T" sound 
Caitlin f  There's only a few spellings I can stand 
Carly f
Cassandra f  Definitely C 
Cassie f
Catherine f  C seems too old fashioned 
Chelsea f
Chloe f
Christian m  I'm not, but who cares? 
Christopher m
Ciarán m  prefer this spelling 
Claire f
Claudia f  It's a little snobby, but still not a bad name 
Colin 2 m  kind of old sounding... 
Connor m  two N's and an O definitely 
Crystal f  What's so wrong with it? 
Daniel m  One of my favorite boy names!! 
Declan m
Dinah f  My very first friend was named Dinah. 
Duncan m  mmm...donuts...No, I would smack anyone who started that crap w/my kid 
Elena f
Elizabeth f  the fail-safe middle name 
Ellen 1 f  My Nana's name... 
Emma f
Evan m
Gretchen f
Hannah f  One of my favorite girl names!! 
Heather f  Another of my favorite girl names 
Ian m
Ilona f  not a popular spelling, but it's not bad 
Isobel f
Jordan m & f  prefer it for a boy, though 
Joshua m  A lot of my crushes seem to be named Josh... 
Julian m  I never used to think it was too feminine until people started complaining 
Katherine f  Lately I like "K" better than "C" 
Kieran m  it's all right, but I like the other spelling better 
Lila 1 f
Lilia f
Lily f
Lindsay f  Almost thinking of dropping this... 
Lydia f
Lynn f  It's my middle name - but I still like it : ) 
Mackenzie m  I only like it as a middle name - for a BOY 
Madeline f  Is it still too close to the character? A nice middle name. 
Mara 2 f  Does it really mean "bitter"? No, I am not a Star Wars novel fan... 
Marie f  I don't think it's filler; I really like it 
Matthew m
Maximillian m  too long and weird? 
Megan f  No "h", thanks. It was one of my faves for a while. 
Melanie f
Melissa f
Michaela f  I only like THIS spelling! 
Morgan 1 f & m  I'm leaning more towards girl on this one 
Nadia 1 f
Natalie f  no "h" 
Nathaniel m
Nicholas m  unless he's a December baby 
Nina 1 f
Noah 1 m
Noelle f  same as Nicholas - not in December 
Nolan m
Oliver m  it's a family name 
Olivia f  I would only use it if I wasn't using Oliver. It's pretty and it's growing on me,though 
Oriana f  hmm... 
Owen 2 m
Rachel f  One of my favorite girl names!! 
Renée f  I like it as a middle name, and also would consider it honoring somebody 
Róisín f  I love it, but the poor kid would be called "Raisin" for her entire life. 
Rónán m  Seal, huh? Well, I like it, but it's a bit strong 
Ryan m  IT'S NEVER GONNA BE A GIRL'S NAME! 
Samara f  Never saw The Ring, and I really don't care - people still use Damian, right? 
Savannah f  definitely a guilty pleasure 
Seán m  This spelling is much, much better 
Sebastian m  One of my favorite boy names! 
Simon 1 m
Sophie f
Spencer m  The first guy I had a crush on was named Spencer. 
Taylor m & f  I'm not really sure who I'd prefer it on. I don't think it's nearly as bad as people say 
Vincent m  Can't stand the nicknames "Vince" or "Vinnie" 
Violet f  perhaps my love of purple? No, it's coming back more thanks to ASOUE 
Xavier m
Zachary m