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HelpRe: BTN's Favorite Names 2017
in reply to a message by Rachel Shaina
I hadn't realized Alice was in so many people's Top 10. I admit there is something visually appealing about the name, but I've ever been fond of that short-A first syllable. "Al." Don't like that sound. But I will say that Alice is one of the most "gothic" names I've ever encountered (probably why Lewis Carroll was drawn to it for Alice in Wonderland, further influencing its legacy).
Sebastian, for me, is the ultimate "rake" name. Show me some Georgian, Regency, or Victorian gentlemen with bad reputations, and I can guarantee the leader of the pack is named Sebastian. Dangerous Liaisons / Cruel Intentions have further solidified this image for me. In my own Top 10 for boys it's a middle name, but this image is what prevents me from wanting to use it as a first name on a real person, despite my liking of it.
As for the other names, I like:
Josephine (was in my Top 10 back in March - now a middle name)
Violet
Clara (I often go back and forth between Clara and Clarissa; the latter is currently in my Top 10)
Willow
Eleanor
Winifred
Adelaide
Elizabeth
Cordelia (this was a favorite a long time ago... I think my combo wound up being Cordelia Wren)
Miriam
Sylvie
Eloise (not sure why I like this so much more than Louisa...)
Freya
Florence
Katherine
Lydia
Sabrina (My favorite! I'm sure I'm a huge reason this made the Top 20!)
Maude (though I prefer Maud)
Phoebe
Xanthe
Anastasia
Julia
Rosalie
Iris
Olivia
Audrey
&
Sebastian
Arthur
William
Isaac
Oscar
Ezra
Nicholas
James
Nathaniel
Thomas
Gabriel
Rowan
Elias
Adrian
Malcolm (one of the oldest names consistently in my PNL)
Nikolai
Jonah
Julian
Caspar
Spencer
Tobias
Edmund
Overall, I think BtN tends to have very good taste (though it's admittedly Anglo-centric). However, I was really surprised to see Ptolemy crack the Top 20 for boys! That's not a name easily encountered outside a history book!
Please rate my personal name lists:
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/109399
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/91835
http://greens-end.myminicity.com/
Sebastian, for me, is the ultimate "rake" name. Show me some Georgian, Regency, or Victorian gentlemen with bad reputations, and I can guarantee the leader of the pack is named Sebastian. Dangerous Liaisons / Cruel Intentions have further solidified this image for me. In my own Top 10 for boys it's a middle name, but this image is what prevents me from wanting to use it as a first name on a real person, despite my liking of it.
As for the other names, I like:
Josephine (was in my Top 10 back in March - now a middle name)
Violet
Clara (I often go back and forth between Clara and Clarissa; the latter is currently in my Top 10)
Willow
Eleanor
Winifred
Adelaide
Elizabeth
Cordelia (this was a favorite a long time ago... I think my combo wound up being Cordelia Wren)
Miriam
Sylvie
Eloise (not sure why I like this so much more than Louisa...)
Freya
Florence
Katherine
Lydia
Sabrina (My favorite! I'm sure I'm a huge reason this made the Top 20!)
Maude (though I prefer Maud)
Phoebe
Xanthe
Anastasia
Julia
Rosalie
Iris
Olivia
Audrey
&
Sebastian
Arthur
William
Isaac
Oscar
Ezra
Nicholas
James
Nathaniel
Thomas
Gabriel
Rowan
Elias
Adrian
Malcolm (one of the oldest names consistently in my PNL)
Nikolai
Jonah
Julian
Caspar
Spencer
Tobias
Edmund
Overall, I think BtN tends to have very good taste (though it's admittedly Anglo-centric). However, I was really surprised to see Ptolemy crack the Top 20 for boys! That's not a name easily encountered outside a history book!
Please rate my personal name lists:
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/109399
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/91835
http://greens-end.myminicity.com/
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Your image of Sebastian is so very different from mine that it made me laugh. It sounds like a stereotypical butler name to me. These are the top two that come to my mind.
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