Girls:
Eleanor "
Ella" - Don't like
Eleanor, screams old lady to me.
Ella's getting popular, but I like it better than
Nora.
Eleanor "
Nora"- see above
Eleanor "
Ellie" - see above
Rowan - name of a college near me, blah
Lorelei - can't bring myself to bash
Lily - a little cutesy
Aurora "
Rory" - see
LoreleiGrace - nice, but kind of plan
Natalie - don't harbor too much resentment for so can't say much
Virginia "
Ginny" - like
Ginny ... not a fan of
Virginia Leah - hate
Leah ... really do
Caroline - see
Lorelei and
AuroraEmma - loved it, but now you can't throw a stone without hitting an
EmmaAnna -
Love Anna, but kind of plain
Catherine "
Kate" -
Katherine is better if you're going to use
Kate.
Kennedy - No.
Irina - Like
Irina
Boys:
Harry - eh ... the
Harry Potter connection may have ruined it
Michael - ok ... overused
William "
Will" -
Love William ... not so much
WillLucas "
Luke" - my uncle's old dog's name
James - love
James ...nothing bad to say
John "
Jack" -
John's kind of bland, I like
JackAaron - eh
Samuel "
Sam" - eh on
Samuel, kind of old man sounding, like
SamHayden - No.
Ronald "
Ron" - ok ... not a fan
Alexander "
Alex" - see
JamesHolden - Caufield. Great book, not so great role model
Maxwell "
Max" - makes me think of coffee
Christopher - eh
Cooper - reminds me of the old show, Hanging with Mr.
Cooper