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6 things
Because today I have been a member of BtN for 6 years!1* Thank you for being a fun community where I can post all things name-y that most of my real life people are not interested in!2* Thank you for challenging me in my name tastes and preferences. And for broadening my appreciation of names.3* Thank you for helping me name all three of my boys (Niko Benjamin, Emerson Kai, Lachlan MacKinley).4* Thank you for providing such helpful feedback beyond I like/dislike it. It's so great to hear people's associations, gut-reactions, insights, colours!, sibling ideas, combo ideas, and so much more around here!5* Here are my current top six girls:
Mattea Plum
Natalia Jobeth
Kezia Tamsin
Soraya Danae
Yolanda Juniper
Naomi Camille6* Here are my current top six boys:
Quincy Tanager
Whitaker Finley
Rafferty Sterling
Monroe Emmanuel
Calloway Tavish
Montego GreyResponses of any kind welcome!
Three boys nappin', one mama namenerdin'
To peruse my top 100ish names: http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/82589"My Inner Birthing Mother Paddles a Canoe" and other non-name musings
found on my blog: http://jodifriesen.blogspot.ca/2014/07/paddle-power.html
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Mattea Plum - I miss the 'b', but it's unexpected and adorable. Natalia Jobeth - nice juxtaposition of Russian-mysterious and country-belle... not necessarily two I would pair but I would have to rely on a last name to see if it worked. Cute though. Kezia Tamsin- Love Tamsin, can't love Kezia. No idea why since I usually love z and v names. Maybe you would like Keturah Tamsin? That is a winner (imo). Soraya Danae - I actually had Soraya Janae on my list for a while... but my mother kepy saying Psoriasis and it ruined the name. Love it in theory though. Yolanda Juniper - I might reverse these... but they are also a quirky set as-is. I like Yasmina Juniper just a tad more. Naomi Camille - Flows so well! I love the name Camille and think Naomi pairs well. However, I'm a bit bummed Camille is relegated to middle.
Quincy Tanager- Hmm... sounds like a law-man from the Old West. I like it. Not my style but I would love to meet someone with this moniker. Whitaker Finley - another old-timey combo. Whitaker always remind me of Mr. Whitacre from a radio show I used to watch as a kid. Everyone called him Whit, so I guess it would work as a first. Rafferty Sterling - Most popular kid in class! Stallar name, so gutsy and bold I LOVE IT. I have always adored the 1800s use of names like Sterling, Silver and Golda.

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Mattea Plum - I like Mattea a lot. Plum is kind of interesting as a middle name.
Natalia Jobeth - I don't think this flows very well. Natalia is pretty but I don't like Jobeth very much. Just Beth would be nicer.
Kezia Tamsin - Love it. I was researching my family tree and discovered that my maternal great-great-great-grandmother was named Kezia, and her mother was too. Tamsin is nice and I really like the combo.
Soraya Danae - Soraya is pretty but I think it does sound too much like psoriasis, I don't like Danae.
Yolanda Juniper - Yolanda June would be better, I don't like the 'nip' sound of Juniper.
Naomi Camille - Very nice, but maybe not as interesting as some of the others.6* Here are my current top six boys:
Quincy Tanager - Don't like either name.
Whitaker Finley - Whitaker is interesting, Whit might be a nice nickname. I don't like Finley - it sounds weak and it's really common here (UK)
Rafferty Sterling - Not a fan of Rafferty (don't like the 'ferty' part, but I do like Sterling. I like it spelled Stirling as well.
Monroe Emmanuel - I don't think the two names go together very well.
Calloway Tavish - Not my style, but I do like Cal, which could be a nickname.
Montego Grey - Sounds too much like Montego Bay.Congrats on being a member for 6 years :)
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Mattea Plum: It just sounds like a new fruit variety, like Mackintosh Apple or Bing Cherry.
Natalia Jobeth: Natalia is okay but I like Natalie much better. Jobeth is cutesy-poo. Natalie Jo or even Natalia Jo, or Natalie/Natalia Beth is better.
Kezia Tamsin: Keziah is pretty, but Kezia seems a bit incomplete without the h. Tamsin is sort of pretty and I guess the combo is doable.
Soraya Danae: Soraya just sounds like the beginning of psoriasis. Danae is okay.
Yolanda Juniper: Yolanda is fun, but Juniper is overearnest and silly and robs Yolanda of its spirit. Yolanda June is very cute.
Naomi Camille: Both very nice names. The combo is pretty good, probably the best of the lot.
Quincy Tanager: Quincy is so limp and weak. Tanager isn't a name; the whole combo sounds like a rare new bird that isn't even very interesting.
Whitaker Finley: Completely pasty, WASP-y.
Rafferty Sterling: Whitaker Finley's namby-pamby twin. Trust fund babies.
Monroe Emmanuel: They don't fit together at all. And Monroe is annoying.
Calloway Tavish: Calloway is kind of a redneck last name around here, and definitely does not go with Tavish. Tavish sounds like an adjective.
Montego Grey: This is the worst of a fairly bad lot of boys' names. What is he, cheese? A paint color?
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Congratulations on 6 years! :)From your lists my favourites are Naomi Camille and Montego Grey:0)
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