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Olive- I really like it! Olive is so cute and way less common than Olivia and I think it has more character
Maya/ Maia- I like Maia a lot, but it is a bit trendy
Maisie- Love this as a nn for Margaret or Marguerite
Macy- Don't like it at all...it is like a trendy bimbo spelling of the gorgeous Maisie

Olive- I really like it! Olive is so cute and way less common than Olivia and I think it has more character
Maya/ Maia- I like Maia a lot, but it is a bit trendy
Maisie- Love this as a nn for Margaret or Marguerite
Macy- Don't like it at all...it is like a trendy bimbo spelling of the gorgeous Maisie

Olive- I really like it! Olive is so cute and way less common than Olivia and I think it has more character
Maya/ Maia- I like Maia a lot, but it is a bit trendy
Maisie- Love this as a nn for Margaret or Marguerite
Macy- Don't like it at all...it is like a trendy bimbo spelling of the gorgeous Maisie

Olive -- Love it. It's a nice, earthy alternative to sugar-sweet Olivia.

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Maya / Maia -- Very elegant. Love it/them.

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Maisie -- A darling nn for Margaret.

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Macy -- Macy's Day Parade. I don't like it at all, sorry.

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It's funny that you say that about Beth. I've never been that big on the name, but for some reason Annabeth is growing on me. OK. Fns to go with Beth:

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Emily Beth
Eliza Beth (just kidding)
Lily Beth
Nora Beth
Sarah Beth
Coralie Beth
Winifred Beth
Annelie Beth (pr. anna-lee)(nn for Anneliese, anna-LEE-za)
Annalee Beth
Hilary Beth (I like the rhythm of this one)
Valerie Beth
Cecily Beth
Jessamine Beth
Madeleine Beth (pr. MAD-a-lin)
Alice Beth
Johanna Beth
Margaret Beth (nn Maisie?)
Evelyn Beth
Rosalie Beth
Eileen Beth
Flora Beth
Josephine Beth

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Olive -- too oily for me.
Maya/Maia -- absolutely tremendous name. Prefer Maya. I love this.
Maisie -- cute, but makes me think of the book "What Maisie Knew." (Read it, it's great.)
Macy -- it's a store.

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Beth -- the middle name of a girl/woman who has caused me a lot of trouble in life. So it's just not a name I can like.

Olive - I like the old-fashionedness of it, and it makes me think of a book I like called Olive's Ocean. I think it'd be cute on a child, but I couldn't picture it on a teenager or an adult.
Maya / Maia - I prefer Maya. I think it sounds pretty, but I wouldn't ever use it.
Maisie - I think it's cute. But I'm not sure it'd age well.
Macy - I like it. I think Maya & Macy are really the only names out of these four that would age well.

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

Olive: very cute and I loved Little Miss Sunshine
Maya/ Maia: nice sounding, but just ok
Maisie: I really like this name. I like Z sounds.
Macy: don't really care for this name

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I think Beth is really boring.

Olive -- I dislike Olive as much as I like Olivia.

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Maya/Maia -- I like this name and much prefer the Maia spelling.

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Maisie -- I like Maisie only as a nick for Margaret, Mairead, etc.

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Macy -- I've never been a fan of Macy.

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Re: Beth, I like the sound of it, but prefer the full Elizabeth even as a mn.

Olive - name is too dated for me; nice as a mn though
Maya / Maia - absolutely love Maya; I will probably use it in the future
Maisie - its cute, but makes me think of "Maisy" the cartoon; I was thinking of this name recently
Macy - I like it; I was also thinking of this name recently

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Hmm, I'll give the "Beth" thing a try...(emphasis on "try")

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Rachel Beth
Ava Beth
Hannah / Hanna Beth
Maya Beth
Sarah Beth
Kara Beth
Mara Beth
Laura Beth
Zoe Beth
Chloe Beth
Amie Beth
Larissa Beth
Alexandria Beth

Olive - like Olivia a lot better, but this is a good, less common option.
Maya/ Maia - I know this is pronounced like Mya, but for some reason I really like May-a. I wish it was pronounced like that, then it would be one of my favorites. I think it just looks pretty.
Maisie - nms
Macy - nms either, reminds me too much of the store.

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Also, I have become recently fascinated by using Beth as a mn, which is totally weird since I have always hated this name in the past. What fn's sound great with Beth?

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Hmm, I guess a longer name would sounds nice paired with the shorter mn. I have trouble thinking of any combos I really like though!

I love Olive! I also really like Maya / Maia, but th other names are nms.

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FNs for Beth:
Adelaide Beth
Maya Beth
Lydia Beth
Georgia Beth
Caroline Beth
Leila Beth

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Hannah LAWR-a
"A man can convince anyone he's somebody else, but never himself."
~The Usual Suspects.

Olive - retro cool, but not a good fn. always makes me think of Popeye's Olive Oyl
Maya / Maia - prefer Maia. cool
Maisie - same as Olive, only I think of a big Southern gal
Macy - great if not for the dept. store and Macy Gray

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Caroline Beth
Amelia Beth
Emma Beth
Lydia Beth
Virginia Beth

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*laurel*

This message was edited 8/21/2006, 8:40 AM

I don't like Olive, it makes me think of Olive Oyl. Olive Maya (I know how Maya is pronounced with a long i but still...) called to mind Olive Mayo, as in some sandwich spread I hope I don't have to try.
Maisie is an old-lady name, or a dog name. I know a pair of black lab puppies named Josie and Maisie.
Don't like Macy any better. Too expensive. I like Sears or JC Penney better. lol
Don't really like Beth for eithe rfirst or middle name, but it's not too bad. I know girls named Amanda Beth, Miranda Beth, Susan Beth, Katie Beth and Jeri Beth.

This message was edited 8/21/2006, 8:28 AM

Olive- Hate this name, sorry.
Maya/Maia- I adore Maia. It's such a great name!
Maisie- Cute, but not such a good name for an adult.
Macy- nms

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fn's for Beth:
Lila
Josephine
Zoe
Linnea
Virginia

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