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I can see the appeal of Sailor, but I hate it. It reminds me of the show/comic Sailor Moon. Venus makes me think of those razors & their commercials. Just name her Sailor Venus. ;D Battle is absolutely awful.

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Out of the BAs, I like/love*:
Heather
Anastasia*
Lavender
Athena

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Ishmael
Thaddeus*
Josiah*
Sawyer

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"The dog is a gentleman; I hope I go to his heaven, not man's."
- Mark Twain.

Venus: I really like this name, but I do know a Venus so probably wouldn't use it. I do think Venus & Serena Williams are awesome. I know some people view the name as outlandish and maybe trashy, but I think it evokes the ancient classic sensibility of Venus de Milo.
and I also like the Frankie Avalon song Venus.

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Venus Lily
Venus Maeve

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Battle: it has a great sound to it. definitely a middle name. I probably wouldn't use it, but would think it was cool if I met say, a Jamison Battle.

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Sailor: well I do love Sailor. I went on a rant here about why if you really want to know: http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=624127&board=baby
it would be cute on a boy now that I think about it. still unsure about names to pair it with. it needs a name to ground it.

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GIRLS
Callaway: Calla would make a cute nn
Flem: yikes! that's not nice
Raven: cool
Marley: awesome namesake
Cyann: like the sound
Indya: prefer India
Valentina: beautiful
Milan: this could grow on me
Ohanna: nice sounds
Birdie" cute
D'zire: no
Willow: cute
Lavender: not sure, don't love it, don't hate it
Siren Becker: wow. someone used it. I applaud. Becker doesn't quite work, but still Siren...cool

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BOYS
Fisher: cute
Soren: I like
Harper Wynn: I like it for a girl
Oaks: interesting
Tobias: I like it
Egypt Diamond: two word names don't really work
Cash: very cool
Wolf: like
Bentley: like but it reminds me too much of the brand
Riordan: like it
Knut: I thought this might work, then I changed my mind

This message was edited 8/10/2006, 2:55 PM

GIRLS
Coral- I like this, as far as word names go.
Callaway- LOVE IT in a gp kind of way
Flem- are you kidding me? need a tissue?
Chyna x 2- lady wrestler all the way
Milan- cool place name
Sloan
Heather-There is an entire movie based on the fact that their are too many Heathers in this world. winona ryder, remember?
Passion- a little too erotic for me
D'zire- See above.
Shiloh Ashbury [Sib: Harper, and a commenter named London]- LOVE ashbury even though it makes me think psychedelic.
Anastasia- love it
Dynisty Divine- AWFUL
Siren Becker- it has a nice sound, but sirens luring sailors to their death?
Reign [Mom: Unique]- awful
Essence- awful

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BOYS
Fisher- cute
Ro'Meo- awful
Maverick- it would take a heck of a kid to pull this one off.
Levegas- yeesh
Harper Wynn- nice
Egypt Diamond- awful
Cash- i hope he plans to rodeo
Reed- like
Knut- the ridicule proceeds him
Dijon- mustard
Sawyer- cute

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Britney Tamber
dh Adam Jeffrey

Venus is unusable in my book. It's just one of those "mighty" names which just sound funny to me in everyday use because it's difficult to live up to such divine name - unless you're Venus Williams, of course ;-)

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Battle sounds very silly to me. It just makes me think that the parents were just desperately trying to find a "yooNEEQ" name as if their child would not grow up to be an individual unless s/he has a ridicilously attention-seeking name. Also, for some reason Battle seen terribly nerdy to me. I don't know why.

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I don't like Sailor for either gender because I don't like occupation names. I generally don't like the idea of using occupations and titles as names, since I think they're something one should earn. Also, it would sound terribly weird if baby Sailor became an accountant or something as an adult...

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I like these:
Coral
Hermione
Autumn
Valentina
Sade
Violet
Heather
Jewel
Ingrid
Willow
Aria
Anastasia
Lavender
Genesis

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Maverick
Aurian
Tobias
Demetrius
River
Wolf
Riordan
Knut
Nicodemus
Thaddeus
Dijon
Eden

Venus is good for a girl! Battle and Sailor are horrible names for any gender.
I like:
For girls:
Coral
Skye
Harmony
Cherish
Raven
Autumn
Gwendolyn
Sage
Violet
Jewel
Heaven
Willow
Sky
Egypt
Eden

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For boys:
Demetrius
Justice
River

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I LOVE Venus for a girl!!
Battle is not nice - even if you're tempted to name your child that, just think, if you love them you won't name them that, cos if you do, he'll get bullied!
Those lists were too long. But my fav middle names are:
Girl: Matilda or Pandora
Boy: Tobias

I like...

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Girls:
Coral
Sapphire
Skye
Autumn
Jewel
Willow
Anastasia
Sky

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Boys
Fisher (my uncle's mn, after his grandmother's ln)
Aurian
Harper
Jedidiah
River
Sawyer

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Venus is ok, but nms. It think Battle is horrible, sorry. Sailor would be nice as a mn.

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-Sugar

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