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So I feel like I go back and forth between my tastes in names. One thing I like about being named Laura is that it is a more classic name that won't ever really sound trendy. As a kid I hated having this name because it sounded boring and has no fun nick names. As an adult, I appreciate it a lot more. Because of that I feel like I'm drawn to similar names like Samuel, Charles, Thomas, James, Anna, Lucy etc. Yet, I'm also drawn to names that are more trendy, like Mackenzie, Gavin, Marley, Holden, Teagan, Sawyer etc.
I guess I'm wondering how other people fall? Do you lean more towards classic or trendy? Or are you more split like me? What are your favorites from each? Is it too weird to mix these? Like would siblings named Thomas and Mackenzie, Sawyer and Samuel, Marley and Anna etc. sound really strange? I guess not now that I see them written out. Do you think your own name influences your preference?
Just thought it's an interesting topic to think about...let me know. :-)
I guess I'm wondering how other people fall? Do you lean more towards classic or trendy? Or are you more split like me? What are your favorites from each? Is it too weird to mix these? Like would siblings named Thomas and Mackenzie, Sawyer and Samuel, Marley and Anna etc. sound really strange? I guess not now that I see them written out. Do you think your own name influences your preference?
Just thought it's an interesting topic to think about...let me know. :-)
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My favorites are often either rare, foreign, classic, or in some cases, a rapid decline after 50 or more years of consistency. I'm just a collector of names.
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I think all the names you mentioned actually go very well together. Your classics are on the modern/youthful side of classic and your trendy names are on the classic side of trendy. The sibsets you mentioned work very well together for that reason (except Sawyer and Samuel, but that's because I don't like the double S thing.)
For instance, Charlotte & Mackenzie or Charles & Trentyn would be weird sibsets. But Laura and Mackenzie, Anna and Marley, Lucy and Teagan all sound fine.
As far as my own preferences: I like Charles, James, Anna, Gavin, and maybe Tegan more than Teagan, and Sawyer (mostly because of my friend's brother). Lucy, Mackenzie, and Marley can be cute too. I don't like Thomas, Holden, or Samuel (although I like Sam). I like some names considered classic and some considered trendy, and a lot that are unusual.
My own name is Emma, which is pretty common and a bit too much of a "little girl" sounding name for me, but I still like it. I think its relatively common-ness may have influenced me to like unusual names (or it could have just been reading a lot of fantasy as a kid. My naming style was largely influenced by the names of various characters I've read about.)
For instance, Charlotte & Mackenzie or Charles & Trentyn would be weird sibsets. But Laura and Mackenzie, Anna and Marley, Lucy and Teagan all sound fine.
As far as my own preferences: I like Charles, James, Anna, Gavin, and maybe Tegan more than Teagan, and Sawyer (mostly because of my friend's brother). Lucy, Mackenzie, and Marley can be cute too. I don't like Thomas, Holden, or Samuel (although I like Sam). I like some names considered classic and some considered trendy, and a lot that are unusual.
My own name is Emma, which is pretty common and a bit too much of a "little girl" sounding name for me, but I still like it. I think its relatively common-ness may have influenced me to like unusual names (or it could have just been reading a lot of fantasy as a kid. My naming style was largely influenced by the names of various characters I've read about.)
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There are some classics that are okay and I might use as middle names, but they are mostly boring to me. That said, though, I don't really go for trendy so much either. I like names that are a bit obscure, but still easily read, pronounced, and spelled. Plus I like names that could almost be trendy, but are a bit off.
And no, I think those sibsets would be fine. Are they a perfectly manufactured BtN sibset? No. But that's almost overrated in real-life anyway.
And no, I think those sibsets would be fine. Are they a perfectly manufactured BtN sibset? No. But that's almost overrated in real-life anyway.
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I don't know if I am really drawn to either one, but a lot of classic names are kind of boring to me (to be perfectly honest).
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Trendiness or popularity doesn't tend to influence my opinion of a name. Really, I just like what I like! I like all sorts of names- some trendy, some classic, some biblical, some Irish, some Italian... all of the names I like just stick out to me for some reason or another.
So to answer your question, I would say that I'm definitely split. Some of my favorite classic/ biblical names are Jonathan, Ezra, Seth, Alison, Claire, and Caroline. Some of my favorite trendy names are Colton, Tucker, Rowan, Amelie, Juliette and Mackenzie.
With all of the names in use these days, I don't think it's too weird to mix these in a sibset. I know sisters named Steelie and Nicole. It sounded a little strange at first, but you get used to it.
So to answer your question, I would say that I'm definitely split. Some of my favorite classic/ biblical names are Jonathan, Ezra, Seth, Alison, Claire, and Caroline. Some of my favorite trendy names are Colton, Tucker, Rowan, Amelie, Juliette and Mackenzie.
With all of the names in use these days, I don't think it's too weird to mix these in a sibset. I know sisters named Steelie and Nicole. It sounded a little strange at first, but you get used to it.
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If I had to go for one or the other on the classic/trendy dichotomy, I definitely swing towards to classics. My taste in names mainly falls into neither category though- I'm sure people would use words like 'hipster' etc but I like names that are 'known' and not particularly weird but definitely not common. Think Penelope, Magnus etc.
I would use a number of classic names though. There are very few trendy names I'd consider.
I would use a number of classic names though. There are very few trendy names I'd consider.
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I'm not drawn to trendy names very often. My weakness is names that were trendy within my lifetime, or shortly before it. I think they're the worst to give to a girl - my mom gave me such a name, that sounds 20 years older than I am and I hate that a lot. So I didn't do that to my kid. I don't think it's bad to give a trendy name that will date, but it should date accurately.
I think siblings with mixtures are fine. The only time it bugs me is when there's more than one girl and they all have trendy names, but the boy is named really conservatively. "Mackenzie, Teagan, and James," for example.
I think siblings with mixtures are fine. The only time it bugs me is when there's more than one girl and they all have trendy names, but the boy is named really conservatively. "Mackenzie, Teagan, and James," for example.
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I'm...neither. Well, there's a smattering of classic and trendy among the names I like, but they definitely aren't the prevalent theme. The most common type of names that you'll find me liking is nature/word/virtue names. But unfortunately I can't use most of them because my last name is also a word and they almost always sound silly together. And I guess I like older names, but less common ones. At least...I do right now. But I do really like Thomas, a seriously classic and dull name. And I do like Aiden. Which is legit, but no doubt trendy right now.
So I guess I don't really fall into a category. And I don't think you have to stick to one type of name or another...just use what you like and what has meaning to you.
So I guess I don't really fall into a category. And I don't think you have to stick to one type of name or another...just use what you like and what has meaning to you.
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