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I'm really fond of Clive, and I like Maribel and Darragh. Victoria is a bit too popular and prissy for my liking, but I like it as a middle name.

Maribel is much too cutesy to me, something about it just screams cutesy-poo in a way other names like Annabel or Isabel don't. Just Mary is much better, or perhaps Marielle?

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I absolutely love Victoria, it's so stately and regal. I don't like any of the obvious nicknames that come with it which would personally give me pause from using it, but I would be delighted to see someone else use it.

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Clive - I don't like this at all. It sounds whiny.

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Darragh - gorgeous! Depending on where you live it might be harder to live with, I don't know if anyone in America would recognise it as a male name, but I understand it's fairly common in the UK. I prefer the spelling Dáire, myself.

This message was edited 9/30/2012, 6:32 AM

I love Darragh, and Maribel is ok. Not a fan of the other two.

I like all of them except Clive

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Maribel - Very pretty, nickname could be Marie
Victoria - I love this classic, it is so classy and lovely. I hate Vicky though, Toria and Tori are both okay, but I just love it as Victoria

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Clive - It seems dated and it's a name i'd associated with a pervy uncle (no idea why since I don't have an Uncle Clive and have never met a Clive)

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Darragh - Although people might have pronunciation problems. I think the sound and look of Darragh is so handsome.

I like them all very much with the sole exception of Clive. The long i sound doesn't appeal to me.

Maribel -for some reason I really don't like -bel/-bella names.
Victoria -I love it, Viktoria would be on my 'maybe' list if a family member hadn't used it already.

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Clive -not a fan, can't get past the old, stodgy British guy image in my head.
Darragh -I prefer Dara, but like it either way. I have a thing for male -a names and Irish names, so this is a win all the way for me.