[Opinions] Re: Name Opinions
in reply to a message by Peregrine:)
GIRLS
Leanne: Love this, but hate nickname options
Juliet: Reminds me of Romeo and Juliet which is nice
Emma: eww, no, wayyy too common
Ella: same as Emma
Helen: Too old fashioned for me
Sophie ‘Soph’: Same as Emma
Amalie ‘Ami’: Kinda cute, but not my style
Faye: My younger sister wants to use this as a middle name for a daughter
Willow: same as Emma
Paraskevi: Seems uncommon, but strange
Catherine: same as Helen
Avra: too simple
Stella: I used to hate this name, but now I kinda like it
Iris: Too simple
Margaret ‘Peggy’: I love Peggy, but not as a nickname for Margaret, I'd go for Meg, Marge, or Maggie
Reese: LOVE as a middle name for both genders, but too short for a first name
Ruby: Too prissy, it makes me think of a spoiled brat who gets anything she wants
Ivy: same as iris
Amanda ‘Mandy": I kinda like this name, but too common
Maud: wayyy too simple and it seems like a mean name
Daria: Aww, I don't hear this often, but I love the nickname Ria for it
Isabella: too common, but love nickname Belle or Bella
Alessia ‘Allie’: I really like this name and even the nickname, but I would never use it
Jennifer ‘Jen’: This is my mom's name, not a fan tbh
Cassidy ‘Cass, Cassie’: I have a cousin with this name and I don't like it too much but love the nickname Cassie
Oona: Makes me think of the kid show Bubble Guppies, I'm not a fan
BOYS
Jason: Makes me think of the serial killer
Mark: Too common, but love biblical name meaning
Macsen ‘Mac’: Not a fan at all
Morgan ‘Morgie’: I like it better on a girl because I know a girl with this name
Carlinhos ‘Carl’: No for me, not a fan
Owen: too simple
Frederick ‘Freddie’: I hate the name and the nickname
Alfred ‘Alf’: same as Frederick
Robert ‘Robbie’: Same as Frederick
Toby: Too simple, but LOVE as a nickname for Tobias
Andrew: Love this better on a girl with nickname Drew
James: Love this as a middle name, goes great with anything
Julian: I know a girl with this name, but reminds me of King Julian, so I like it on a boy
Carey: Is this like Carrie? I associate this with a girl more than a boy
Raphael ‘Raph’: Same as Frederick
Matthew ‘Matt’: This is my deceased uncle's middle name, I don't like it, but I only like it because was his name
Leon: This is my dad's middle name, that's the only reason I hate it
Richard ‘Ricky’: This is my deceased grandpa's name, so I only like it because it was his name
Xavier ‘Xave’: Always hated this name for no reason at all
Leanne: Love this, but hate nickname options
Juliet: Reminds me of Romeo and Juliet which is nice
Emma: eww, no, wayyy too common
Ella: same as Emma
Helen: Too old fashioned for me
Sophie ‘Soph’: Same as Emma
Amalie ‘Ami’: Kinda cute, but not my style
Faye: My younger sister wants to use this as a middle name for a daughter
Willow: same as Emma
Paraskevi: Seems uncommon, but strange
Catherine: same as Helen
Avra: too simple
Stella: I used to hate this name, but now I kinda like it
Iris: Too simple
Margaret ‘Peggy’: I love Peggy, but not as a nickname for Margaret, I'd go for Meg, Marge, or Maggie
Reese: LOVE as a middle name for both genders, but too short for a first name
Ruby: Too prissy, it makes me think of a spoiled brat who gets anything she wants
Ivy: same as iris
Amanda ‘Mandy": I kinda like this name, but too common
Maud: wayyy too simple and it seems like a mean name
Daria: Aww, I don't hear this often, but I love the nickname Ria for it
Isabella: too common, but love nickname Belle or Bella
Alessia ‘Allie’: I really like this name and even the nickname, but I would never use it
Jennifer ‘Jen’: This is my mom's name, not a fan tbh
Cassidy ‘Cass, Cassie’: I have a cousin with this name and I don't like it too much but love the nickname Cassie
Oona: Makes me think of the kid show Bubble Guppies, I'm not a fan
BOYS
Jason: Makes me think of the serial killer
Mark: Too common, but love biblical name meaning
Macsen ‘Mac’: Not a fan at all
Morgan ‘Morgie’: I like it better on a girl because I know a girl with this name
Carlinhos ‘Carl’: No for me, not a fan
Owen: too simple
Frederick ‘Freddie’: I hate the name and the nickname
Alfred ‘Alf’: same as Frederick
Robert ‘Robbie’: Same as Frederick
Toby: Too simple, but LOVE as a nickname for Tobias
Andrew: Love this better on a girl with nickname Drew
James: Love this as a middle name, goes great with anything
Julian: I know a girl with this name, but reminds me of King Julian, so I like it on a boy
Carey: Is this like Carrie? I associate this with a girl more than a boy
Raphael ‘Raph’: Same as Frederick
Matthew ‘Matt’: This is my deceased uncle's middle name, I don't like it, but I only like it because was his name
Leon: This is my dad's middle name, that's the only reason I hate it
Richard ‘Ricky’: This is my deceased grandpa's name, so I only like it because it was his name
Xavier ‘Xave’: Always hated this name for no reason at all