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in reply to a message by fluffien
My approach to baby names lately is to imagine them on one of my daughter's kindergarten classmates. Imagine her, or one of the neighbor's older kids, calling one of their peers the name.
Sybil is usable, nice, and nobody would pick on her. I would prefer it spelled Sibyl because that is more "correct." If I'm going to have to correct people, I want them to be able to look it up and confirm that I have it "right." I think Sibyl / Sybil is the most "statementish" name on this list. That is a good thing, however it means you would want to be extremely into it, so that you'd be immune to negativity about it.
Aoife is over the top and overwrought, if you're not actually an immigrant from Ireland. Eva is alright, not too similar to Ava. There are bazillions of names that sound similar to other names and it just does not matter. I personally think Eva sounds a little stuckup.
Charlotte is nice. You should use Charlotte only if you really like the name Charlotte. Use Lotte, if what you really want is to call her Lotte. Nicknames do not always work out. They can, but they don't always. I had chosen Charlotte for my daughter - or it was on a shortlist at the time of her birth. I decided it sounded too coldly pretty for my taste. Maybe because of Charlottes I've known. For whatever that's worth. I still like the name.
I would not worry about popularity of Charlotte. If it's out of the top ten you are fine - less than 1 in 200 girls have the name. In 1980, you had to name out of the top 30 to get one that rare. Check the popularity in your state and if it is #1 or #2, then avoid it. Only the very most popular names are common enough to be annoying. I have seen/heard of only two Emilys and maybe two Avas, among the hundreds of kids I've encountered while frequenting parks and kid classes in the six years I've had kids. They're just not that common where I live. (Sophie and Sophia though - the schools are teeming with those.)
Audie - I agree it is too much like Audi (OW-dee) the car, and too much like the word odd. It also is gender-ambiguous IMO (Audie Murphy?). Audrey would be cool.
Beatrix - meh. I don't personally like the sound of it. Beatrice is a little more user-friendly. Usable, maybe a little precious.
Mina - definitely usable, nice. Sounds a little like meaner, that's the only problem.
Celeste is cool and usable. Celie, I dunno. Are you pronouncing it "selly"? Celie "Sealy" is not very natural from Celeste. Celie "sealy" as a stand alone name would be fine.
Eveny is usable also, but trendy-styled and would you want a name like that? I would not. If you wouldn't mind, though, then why not.
I'm getting this vibe about the nicknames you like - Audie, Lotte, Celie, Eveny. They're kinda cutesy. Nice on little girls, but maybe only so-so on grownups.
Sybil is usable, nice, and nobody would pick on her. I would prefer it spelled Sibyl because that is more "correct." If I'm going to have to correct people, I want them to be able to look it up and confirm that I have it "right." I think Sibyl / Sybil is the most "statementish" name on this list. That is a good thing, however it means you would want to be extremely into it, so that you'd be immune to negativity about it.
Aoife is over the top and overwrought, if you're not actually an immigrant from Ireland. Eva is alright, not too similar to Ava. There are bazillions of names that sound similar to other names and it just does not matter. I personally think Eva sounds a little stuckup.
Charlotte is nice. You should use Charlotte only if you really like the name Charlotte. Use Lotte, if what you really want is to call her Lotte. Nicknames do not always work out. They can, but they don't always. I had chosen Charlotte for my daughter - or it was on a shortlist at the time of her birth. I decided it sounded too coldly pretty for my taste. Maybe because of Charlottes I've known. For whatever that's worth. I still like the name.
I would not worry about popularity of Charlotte. If it's out of the top ten you are fine - less than 1 in 200 girls have the name. In 1980, you had to name out of the top 30 to get one that rare. Check the popularity in your state and if it is #1 or #2, then avoid it. Only the very most popular names are common enough to be annoying. I have seen/heard of only two Emilys and maybe two Avas, among the hundreds of kids I've encountered while frequenting parks and kid classes in the six years I've had kids. They're just not that common where I live. (Sophie and Sophia though - the schools are teeming with those.)
Audie - I agree it is too much like Audi (OW-dee) the car, and too much like the word odd. It also is gender-ambiguous IMO (Audie Murphy?). Audrey would be cool.
Beatrix - meh. I don't personally like the sound of it. Beatrice is a little more user-friendly. Usable, maybe a little precious.
Mina - definitely usable, nice. Sounds a little like meaner, that's the only problem.
Celeste is cool and usable. Celie, I dunno. Are you pronouncing it "selly"? Celie "Sealy" is not very natural from Celeste. Celie "sealy" as a stand alone name would be fine.
Eveny is usable also, but trendy-styled and would you want a name like that? I would not. If you wouldn't mind, though, then why not.
I'm getting this vibe about the nicknames you like - Audie, Lotte, Celie, Eveny. They're kinda cutesy. Nice on little girls, but maybe only so-so on grownups.
This message was edited 4/9/2012, 10:44 AM
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