Re: What are your palette cleanser/ breath-of-fresh-air names at the minute?
in reply to a message by Alkahest
These are the names I've started to like recently so they seem fresh and new to me right now. They are no long time favorites, but either names I just discovered or names I liked a long time ago that I have rediscovered.
Marlowe
Zelda
Journey
Ottoline
Shiloh
Theo
Henry
Otto
The same thing happened to me, by the way. I used to love really frilly names about a year ago. My favorites were Ariella, Isabella, Estella, Liliana, Arielle, Ariana. They all seem way too sickly sweet to me now, with the exception of Estella which I still like somewhat. But in general I hardly like any names that end in -a anymore, unless they're really old fashioned and unpopular like Zelda and Matilda. I'm getting sick of names that contain popular sounds such as -ella, -ana etc
I'm especially sick of these (no offense to anyone who likes them):
Ariana
Liliana
Isabella
Eliana
Aliana
Ella (this seems so empty to me, it's so bland)
Juliana
Adriana
Ahhhhh I wish this whole -ella, -ana, Ari-, Eli thing would just stop. And in general I hope -a names will be replaced by -e names soon. Diane, Elaine, Louise, Eve, Camille, Briane - they seem like such a breath of fresh air already next to Ella, Ariella and Juliana even though some of them are still a bit dated.
But Lucille isn't cutesy to me at all. I really like it. It's very no-nonsense and down to earth. I've really started to like Otto as well, together with Ottoline.
Marlowe
Zelda
Journey
Ottoline
Shiloh
Theo
Henry
Otto
The same thing happened to me, by the way. I used to love really frilly names about a year ago. My favorites were Ariella, Isabella, Estella, Liliana, Arielle, Ariana. They all seem way too sickly sweet to me now, with the exception of Estella which I still like somewhat. But in general I hardly like any names that end in -a anymore, unless they're really old fashioned and unpopular like Zelda and Matilda. I'm getting sick of names that contain popular sounds such as -ella, -ana etc
I'm especially sick of these (no offense to anyone who likes them):
Ariana
Liliana
Isabella
Eliana
Aliana
Ella (this seems so empty to me, it's so bland)
Juliana
Adriana
Ahhhhh I wish this whole -ella, -ana, Ari-, Eli thing would just stop. And in general I hope -a names will be replaced by -e names soon. Diane, Elaine, Louise, Eve, Camille, Briane - they seem like such a breath of fresh air already next to Ella, Ariella and Juliana even though some of them are still a bit dated.
But Lucille isn't cutesy to me at all. I really like it. It's very no-nonsense and down to earth. I've really started to like Otto as well, together with Ottoline.
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Marlowe is a name that hit me too a few months ago - I usually hate surnames on girls, but Marlowe seems lush and feminine in a completely different way than the more romantic names I tend to like.
Otto and Ottoline are so gorgeous. I'm determined to use either Ottoline or Severine one day, I just can't make up my mind which.
Otto and Ottoline are so gorgeous. I'm determined to use either Ottoline or Severine one day, I just can't make up my mind which.