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I don't like any of them.

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Sebastian is probably the best and I quite like Seb. (there's a kid in one of my classes called Seb so the name is growing on me, but I don't love it)

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Shepard is a surname, not a first name, and that's not even the correct spelling. Schuyler sounds feminine and looks awkward.

Van -too automobile to ever be usable on a person. plus, I have only ever known two men with this name and both of them were considerably overweight and a name like this did not help at all with the jokes people made about them

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Vaughn -nms, but i guess there's nothing wrong with it

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Vincent -I like Vincent, but I don't like any of the nn options so it's so-so, i guess

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Shepard -fine, i guess

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Sullivan -ditto

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Sebastian -love it; all spellings

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Schuyler -love this too, but this is the best spelling

This message was edited 1/9/2015, 12:40 AM

Van: It feels incomplete, like it should be a nickname for something. I don't hate it though.
Vaughn: It's not my favorite; I don't find it a particularly pleasant sounding name. However, if it was a name of significance, it wouldn't be the worst.
Vincent: I adore it. Very handsome, and not over used.
Shepard: I just don't like it at all.
Sullivan: It's okay. It's gaining some traction, for sure. I see a few Sullivans on my newsfeed on Facebook pretty regularly, one boy, two girls.
Sebastian: I really like Sebastian. I think it is sweet; I think it has gotten a bit of a bad rep, honestly. I really prefer Sebastien, the French spelling.
Schuyler: I've mostly know this to be a female name, and I have only known of one male with this name. It's really not my style.

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NOTE: I'm not generally a last name as a first name person. I feel like a lot of these fall in that category. However, as a naming trend, I don't hate it. There are several I do in fact like (Lincoln, Campbell, etc.)

Van - incomplete feeling; a vehicle; dislike
Vaughn - love it, especially as a middle name
Vincent - I know one and it is a very good association, but I still don't love it.
Shepard - I totally like it - even if it is silly and a word/title
Sullivan - Also love it. Sully? Yes, please. :) I've always wanted to meet brothers named Sullivan and Montgomery
Sebastian - somehow I can't get past the whine-y-ness of it
Schuyler - Hate how it looks even more than how it sounds.

Van - Like the vehicle?
Vaughn - Vince Vaughn
Vincent - Love
Shepard - it's okay
Sullivan - too surname-y for me (and I like a lot of surnames as first names)
Sebastian - Love
Schuyler - Abhor, loathe and eschew