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I'm digging through the database and trying to find some new names I haven't really given much thought earlier.
I'm interested in your opinions on the following girls names. Please keep an open mind; the purpose isn't to use all of name on a living being. Some of them I just thought sounded nice, looked interesting etc.
And also, "like/dislike" doesn't really say much. I prefer if you comment more on the names, at least a few of them. :)
GIRLS:
Belphoebe
Bellona
Briallen
Briony / Bryony
BOYS:
Balfour
Barnaby
Baltasar / Balthazar
Bastian / Bastien
Benson
Bill
Blake
Björn / Bjorn
Brennus
Brynjar
UNISEX:
Beckett
Briar / Bryar
Brook
Monsters are real, and ghost are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win
- Stephen King
PNL: http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/45898
Top rated: Adelina and Theodore
Bottom: Farren and Amandus
I'm interested in your opinions on the following girls names. Please keep an open mind; the purpose isn't to use all of name on a living being. Some of them I just thought sounded nice, looked interesting etc.
And also, "like/dislike" doesn't really say much. I prefer if you comment more on the names, at least a few of them. :)
GIRLS:
Belphoebe
Bellona
Briallen
Briony / Bryony
BOYS:
Balfour
Barnaby
Baltasar / Balthazar
Bastian / Bastien
Benson
Bill
Blake
Björn / Bjorn
Brennus
Brynjar
UNISEX:
Beckett
Briar / Bryar
Brook
- Stephen King
PNL: http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/45898
Top rated: Adelina and Theodore
Bottom: Farren and Amandus
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Girls:
Belphoebe - it's definitely pretty, but I'm not sure if it would be better to just use Phoebe. It doesn't really have good flow. I will say however that it would be a unique, nice long-form name for someone called "Belle Phoebe."
Bellona - isn't she a war goddess? I do like the sound of it, but I wouldn't use it as a first name.
Briallen - maybe a bit of a GP. Briallen is a very sweet name, though it hardly comes up for consideration on my lists.
Briony/Bryony - All I can think of is Briony Tallis.
Boys:
Balfour - fusty, and reminds me of the graduation and yearbook company. However, I'll admit I'd think it was cool if I saw it on a person.
Barnaby - prefer Barnabas.
Baltasar/Balthazar - don't like Baltasar, but love Balthazar. Really distinctive-sounding.
Bastian/Bastien - only as a nickname for Sebastian
Benson - definitely not. If Ben is up as a nickname, my thoughts would be for Benjamin, Benedict, or even Benaiah. Benson sounds like a dog's name more than a person's.
Bill - I've always loved William but Bill, meh. If a nickname were necessary for William (which for this generation, I don't think it is) I'd use Liam.
Blake - better as a middle name than a first name, imo. I like it some.
Björn/Bjorn - Björn is preferable, but wouldn't use it partially because the English language isn't too favorable to diacritical marks in names, and the SSA won't distinguish between them.
Belphoebe - it's definitely pretty, but I'm not sure if it would be better to just use Phoebe. It doesn't really have good flow. I will say however that it would be a unique, nice long-form name for someone called "Belle Phoebe."
Bellona - isn't she a war goddess? I do like the sound of it, but I wouldn't use it as a first name.
Briallen - maybe a bit of a GP. Briallen is a very sweet name, though it hardly comes up for consideration on my lists.
Briony/Bryony - All I can think of is Briony Tallis.
Boys:
Balfour - fusty, and reminds me of the graduation and yearbook company. However, I'll admit I'd think it was cool if I saw it on a person.
Barnaby - prefer Barnabas.
Baltasar/Balthazar - don't like Baltasar, but love Balthazar. Really distinctive-sounding.
Bastian/Bastien - only as a nickname for Sebastian
Benson - definitely not. If Ben is up as a nickname, my thoughts would be for Benjamin, Benedict, or even Benaiah. Benson sounds like a dog's name more than a person's.
Bill - I've always loved William but Bill, meh. If a nickname were necessary for William (which for this generation, I don't think it is) I'd use Liam.
Blake - better as a middle name than a first name, imo. I like it some.
Björn/Bjorn - Björn is preferable, but wouldn't use it partially because the English language isn't too favorable to diacritical marks in names, and the SSA won't distinguish between them.
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Interesting variation with the Belle Phoebe split / combo - or any other variation of this full name; Belle or Phoebe would serve as a natural nick-name or pet-name to counter the stronger formality. I enjoy longer names which allow the bearer to use as many variants as comfort, preference, relations, circumstance, or even occasions allow.
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Belphoebe and Bellona: I dislike Bel- names in general because they come across as aggressive, and not in a positive way (they remind me of words like belligerent and bellicose).
Briallen - I'm not sure how I feel about it, but it's interesting
Briony / Bryony - I like the rhythm of it, but it comes across as snooty imo
Balfour - interesting, but I think Americans might mishear it as 'baffler'
Barnaby - medieval form of a biblical name plus it contains the word 'barn', so I get a nerdy/rural/religious vibe from it
Baltasar / Balthazar - I don't know why, but it makes me think of snakes; it sounds cool, though
Bastian / Bastien - I just think of the word 'bastion', which isn't necessarily bad
Benson - it's boring and sounds sort of like a brand name, but okay
Bill - I think of dollar bills and Bill Clinton; I don't like it
Blake - I really hate this name; it seems flakey and superficial
Björn / Bjorn - I like the sound and the look of it
Brennus - it seems boring and eccentric at the same time
Brynjar - interesting; I don't dislike it
Beckett - it's okay, for a surname
Briar / Bryar - not my thing, but I like it well enough for other people
Brook - I dislike it because of personal associations
Briallen - I'm not sure how I feel about it, but it's interesting
Briony / Bryony - I like the rhythm of it, but it comes across as snooty imo
Balfour - interesting, but I think Americans might mishear it as 'baffler'
Barnaby - medieval form of a biblical name plus it contains the word 'barn', so I get a nerdy/rural/religious vibe from it
Baltasar / Balthazar - I don't know why, but it makes me think of snakes; it sounds cool, though
Bastian / Bastien - I just think of the word 'bastion', which isn't necessarily bad
Benson - it's boring and sounds sort of like a brand name, but okay
Bill - I think of dollar bills and Bill Clinton; I don't like it
Blake - I really hate this name; it seems flakey and superficial
Björn / Bjorn - I like the sound and the look of it
Brennus - it seems boring and eccentric at the same time
Brynjar - interesting; I don't dislike it
Beckett - it's okay, for a surname
Briar / Bryar - not my thing, but I like it well enough for other people
Brook - I dislike it because of personal associations
This message was edited 11/28/2015, 8:25 AM
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I love Belphoebe & Bellona which portray the female through roles of activity, strength, competitiveness, and even aggressiveness. Edmund Spencer used Belphoebe to portray Queen Elizabeth. There are certainly sufficient names or other symbols throughout history, from which these names emerge - and also within modern society which belittle female roles to those of domesticity--roles from which more and more women rightly & proudly emerge. I do, however, absolutely love & adore females.
I often see Barnaby to be a traditional "male" version of my name, not that my name "really is female", although I recognize and "feel" that society categorizes it accordingly; though we merely share the root of "Bar" which I believe represents "son".
I often see Barnaby to be a traditional "male" version of my name, not that my name "really is female", although I recognize and "feel" that society categorizes it accordingly; though we merely share the root of "Bar" which I believe represents "son".
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