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Re: What names have unexpectedly grown on you lately?
Madeleine is a big one. I used to dislike any name that started with "mad," and I'm still not too keen on Maddy, but I started to like Madeleine after I watched "Twin Peaks" for the first time (Maddy's full name is Madeleine Ferguson, and that's how she introduces herself). It seemed like a sophisticated name for a very nice person.I would still much more likely use it as a middle name rather than a first name, to avoid Maddy. Barbara is another name I've started to like - the full version - though I still don't like any of the nicknames.For boys, Jesse is a very recent addition to my Top 10. It does feel slightly dated (I blame "Full House"), but I do love the sound.I have also been getting into some more Arabic/Hebrew/Indian/"Maghrebi"/Persian names (particularly feminine ones), like:Adalet
Amal
Amelle
Anisa (returning name)
Darshana
Evren
Hadassah
Indira
Isra
Jezebel (total GP!)
Jihenne
Kelila
Kenza
Keturah
Kinneret
Layana
Leila (returning name)
Levana
Mirvette
Namira (almost made my Top 10!)
Nasrin
Nevra
Nilima
Parisa
Parvana
Priya
Purnima (returning name)
Raziela
Sandhya
Sapphire
Sepphora (total GP!)
Sherine
Sitara
Suraya
Tirzah (returning name)
Vardiel
Veda
Yocheved
&
Gideon
Gilead (returning name)
Hasan
Idris
Isam
Jaffar (total GP!)
Jericho
Jethro (returning name)
Levi
Nadir
Navid
Navin
Pallav
Sundar
Tiras
Uriah
Zebulon
Zephaniah
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I love Jezebel. But it is a GP name for me also. Thanks for introducing
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Isra
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IdrisAlso, I love Indira, Priya, Leila, Levi but I do not find fans in my family for these beautiful names.
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