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HelpThis or That and Why?
I've been adding some new names to my favorites list and need some help with combos. So choose this or that and please tell why. Feel free to suggest similar style middle names.
Boys:
Alexander Caspian, Alexander Cassius or Alexander Declan?
Alexander nn Alec or Xander?
Alfred Cecil, Alfred Hugh or Alfred Miles? (nickname Alfie)
Arthur Bradley, Arthur Crispin or Arthur Percival?
Callum Alexander, Callum David or Callum Rhys?
Ezekiel Allan, Ezekiel David or Ezekiel Peleg? (nickname Zeke)
Robinson Amos, Robinson Douglas or Robinson Neil? (nickname Robin)
Girls:
Bethany Elaine, Bethany Hope or Bethany Leah?
Clara Beatrice, Clara Evelyn, Clara Joyce or Clara June?
Eliza Florence, Eliza Jeanette or Eliza Sadie?
Emilia Claire, Emilia Florence, Emilia Joyce?
Isla Guinevere, Isla Kathleen, Isla Margaret or Isla Niamh?
Lorna Esme, Lorna Kathleen or Lorna Marjorie?
Noemia Esther, Noemia Eve, Noemia Hope or Noemia Ruth?
Petra Felicity, Petra June, Petra Melody or Petra Zoe?
Rose Amelia, Rose Georgiana or Rose Stella?
Lucie or Lucy? MN suggestions?
Boys:
Alexander Caspian, Alexander Cassius or Alexander Declan?
Alexander nn Alec or Xander?
Alfred Cecil, Alfred Hugh or Alfred Miles? (nickname Alfie)
Arthur Bradley, Arthur Crispin or Arthur Percival?
Callum Alexander, Callum David or Callum Rhys?
Ezekiel Allan, Ezekiel David or Ezekiel Peleg? (nickname Zeke)
Robinson Amos, Robinson Douglas or Robinson Neil? (nickname Robin)
Girls:
Bethany Elaine, Bethany Hope or Bethany Leah?
Clara Beatrice, Clara Evelyn, Clara Joyce or Clara June?
Eliza Florence, Eliza Jeanette or Eliza Sadie?
Emilia Claire, Emilia Florence, Emilia Joyce?
Isla Guinevere, Isla Kathleen, Isla Margaret or Isla Niamh?
Lorna Esme, Lorna Kathleen or Lorna Marjorie?
Noemia Esther, Noemia Eve, Noemia Hope or Noemia Ruth?
Petra Felicity, Petra June, Petra Melody or Petra Zoe?
Rose Amelia, Rose Georgiana or Rose Stella?
Lucie or Lucy? MN suggestions?
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Boys:
Alexander Caspian, Alexander Cassius or Alexander Declan? Alexander Declan. I really like both Alexander and Declan.
Alexander nn Alec or Xander? Xander. I like Alec, but it might be confused with Alex, which I don't care for.
Alfred Cecil, Alfred Hugh or Alfred Miles? (nickname Alfie) Alfred Miles. I don't care for Cecil and Hugh, but I like Miles.
Arthur Bradley, Arthur Crispin or Arthur Percival? Arthur Bradley. The combo sounds less stuffy than Arthur Crispin and Arthur Percival. I like Bradley, but I'm not really a fan of Crispin and Percival for people. I prefer them for pets.
Callum Alexander, Callum David or Callum Rhys? Callum Rhys. It has the best flow.
Alexander Caspian, Alexander Cassius or Alexander Declan? Alexander Declan. I really like both Alexander and Declan.
Alexander nn Alec or Xander? Xander. I like Alec, but it might be confused with Alex, which I don't care for.
Alfred Cecil, Alfred Hugh or Alfred Miles? (nickname Alfie) Alfred Miles. I don't care for Cecil and Hugh, but I like Miles.
Arthur Bradley, Arthur Crispin or Arthur Percival? Arthur Bradley. The combo sounds less stuffy than Arthur Crispin and Arthur Percival. I like Bradley, but I'm not really a fan of Crispin and Percival for people. I prefer them for pets.
Callum Alexander, Callum David or Callum Rhys? Callum Rhys. It has the best flow.
This message was edited 3/25/2013, 8:48 PM
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Alexander Caspian, Alexander Cassius or Alexander Declan? - Alexander Cassius - unusual and strong-sounding. Caspian is too Narnia/made-up for me and Declan reminds me of wallpaper
Alexander nn Alec or Xander? - 1000x Alec, much nicer
Alfred Cecil, Alfred Hugh or Alfred Miles? - Alfred Hugh; quite like them all, though
Arthur Bradley, Arthur Crispin or Arthur Percival? - Arthur Crispin. Bradley's too downmarket and Percival's too knightly
Callum Alexander, Callum David or Callum Rhys? - Callum Rhys, better flow
Ezekiel Allan, Ezekiel David or Ezekiel Peleg? - um Ezekiel Peleg? The other two don't work for me, probably because they seem so cosy next to outlandish Ezekiel
Robinson Amos, Robinson Douglas or Robinson Neil? (nickname Robin) They all look like they're the wrong way round to me :) Robin Douglas would be nicest
Girls:
Bethany Elaine, Bethany Hope or Bethany Leah? - Bethany Elaine; dislike the other names but they do work well
Clara Beatrice, Clara Evelyn, Clara Joyce or Clara June? - Clara June; prefer the flow
Eliza Florence, Eliza Jeanette or Eliza Sadie? - Eliza Florence; it's so nicely Victorian. Jeanette is nice too though
Emilia Claire, Emilia Florence, Emilia Joyce? - Emilia Clare
Isla Guinevere, Isla Kathleen, Isla Margaret or Isla Niamh? - Isla Margaret. Gives some solidity to insubstantial Isla
Lorna Esme, Lorna Kathleen or Lorna Marjorie? Lorna Marjorie, just because nobody ever uses Marjorie and it's great to see it
Noemia Esther, Noemia Eve, Noemia Hope or Noemia Ruth? - Noemia Ruth. Lovely
Petra Felicity, Petra June, Petra Melody or Petra Zoe? Petra Zoe because I like Zoe best, but Petra Melody is great
Rose Amelia, Rose Georgiana or Rose Stella? - Rose Georgiana; gives Rose a lift
Lucie or Lucy? MN suggestions? Absolutely Lucy. Maybe Lucy Marjorie?
Alexander nn Alec or Xander? - 1000x Alec, much nicer
Alfred Cecil, Alfred Hugh or Alfred Miles? - Alfred Hugh; quite like them all, though
Arthur Bradley, Arthur Crispin or Arthur Percival? - Arthur Crispin. Bradley's too downmarket and Percival's too knightly
Callum Alexander, Callum David or Callum Rhys? - Callum Rhys, better flow
Ezekiel Allan, Ezekiel David or Ezekiel Peleg? - um Ezekiel Peleg? The other two don't work for me, probably because they seem so cosy next to outlandish Ezekiel
Robinson Amos, Robinson Douglas or Robinson Neil? (nickname Robin) They all look like they're the wrong way round to me :) Robin Douglas would be nicest
Girls:
Bethany Elaine, Bethany Hope or Bethany Leah? - Bethany Elaine; dislike the other names but they do work well
Clara Beatrice, Clara Evelyn, Clara Joyce or Clara June? - Clara June; prefer the flow
Eliza Florence, Eliza Jeanette or Eliza Sadie? - Eliza Florence; it's so nicely Victorian. Jeanette is nice too though
Emilia Claire, Emilia Florence, Emilia Joyce? - Emilia Clare
Isla Guinevere, Isla Kathleen, Isla Margaret or Isla Niamh? - Isla Margaret. Gives some solidity to insubstantial Isla
Lorna Esme, Lorna Kathleen or Lorna Marjorie? Lorna Marjorie, just because nobody ever uses Marjorie and it's great to see it
Noemia Esther, Noemia Eve, Noemia Hope or Noemia Ruth? - Noemia Ruth. Lovely
Petra Felicity, Petra June, Petra Melody or Petra Zoe? Petra Zoe because I like Zoe best, but Petra Melody is great
Rose Amelia, Rose Georgiana or Rose Stella? - Rose Georgiana; gives Rose a lift
Lucie or Lucy? MN suggestions? Absolutely Lucy. Maybe Lucy Marjorie?
This message was edited 3/25/2013, 8:20 AM
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Boys:
Alexander Declan - Not really a fan of Cas names
Both? :) If I had to choose i'd go with Zander because it sounds more now IYGM, I like Alec too though
Alfred Miles - I dislike Miles but it flows the best. If it had been Alfred Hugo then I would of chosen that, but Hugh didn't sound right
Arthur Crispin - While I like Percival I'm pretty sure it was the name of one of Arthur's knights so slightly too themey. Bradley and Arthur seem mismatched in style. I like Crispin, but not enough for the first name spot.
Callum Alexander - Flows best, though I do also like Rhys. David bores me
Ezekiel Allan - dislike all but Allan is the best of a bad bunch, sorry. I do like Ezekiel though
Robinson Douglas - Dislike Robinson but adore Robin on a man. Not a fan of Amos and Neil sounds dull. Niall is better. I like Douglas
Girls:
Bethany Leah - I like Bethany, Very biblical :) I also like Elaine and kind of like Hope
Clara Evelyn- Clara Evelyn just sounds so elegant
Alexander Declan - Not really a fan of Cas names
Both? :) If I had to choose i'd go with Zander because it sounds more now IYGM, I like Alec too though
Alfred Miles - I dislike Miles but it flows the best. If it had been Alfred Hugo then I would of chosen that, but Hugh didn't sound right
Arthur Crispin - While I like Percival I'm pretty sure it was the name of one of Arthur's knights so slightly too themey. Bradley and Arthur seem mismatched in style. I like Crispin, but not enough for the first name spot.
Callum Alexander - Flows best, though I do also like Rhys. David bores me
Ezekiel Allan - dislike all but Allan is the best of a bad bunch, sorry. I do like Ezekiel though
Robinson Douglas - Dislike Robinson but adore Robin on a man. Not a fan of Amos and Neil sounds dull. Niall is better. I like Douglas
Girls:
Bethany Leah - I like Bethany, Very biblical :) I also like Elaine and kind of like Hope
Clara Evelyn- Clara Evelyn just sounds so elegant
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Alexander Caspian, Alexander Cassius or Alexander Declan?- Alexander Caspian has the best flow. I wish Alexander Declan sounded less choppy..I love Declan.
Alexander nn Alec or Xander?- Xander. Alec sounds snooty to me.
Alfred Cecil, Alfred Hugh or Alfred Miles?- Alfred Hugh. Cecil makes Alfred too frumpy, and Miles is just not my thing.
Arthur Bradley, Arthur Crispin or Arthur Percival?- Arthur Crispin is awesome.
Callum Alexander, Callum David or Callum Rhys?- Callum Rhys. Callum David isn't bad either. And while I really like Alexander, it seems bland in the mn spot.
Ezekiel Allan, Ezekiel David or Ezekiel Peleg?- Ezekiel David!
Alexander nn Alec or Xander?- Xander. Alec sounds snooty to me.
Alfred Cecil, Alfred Hugh or Alfred Miles?- Alfred Hugh. Cecil makes Alfred too frumpy, and Miles is just not my thing.
Arthur Bradley, Arthur Crispin or Arthur Percival?- Arthur Crispin is awesome.
Callum Alexander, Callum David or Callum Rhys?- Callum Rhys. Callum David isn't bad either. And while I really like Alexander, it seems bland in the mn spot.
Ezekiel Allan, Ezekiel David or Ezekiel Peleg?- Ezekiel David!
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Boys:
Alexander Declan --Caspian and Cassius are pretentious as all get-out.
Alexander "Xander" --Alec makes me think of an obnoxious jock for some reason.
Alfred Miles --It's the least prissy, I guess. If you must use Alfred, I'd rather see it with a strong, classic name like Michael and William.
Arthur Bradley -Arthur Crispin is prissy and Arthur Percival is way too King Arthur.
Callum David --They're all very nice, though.
Ezekiel David --Peleg is just awful, and EzekiEL ALlan is hard to say.
Robinson Douglas --Robinson Neil runs together and Amos reminds me of anus.
Girls:
Bethany Hope --Elaine is dated and while I love Leah, Bethany Leah sounds odd.
Clara June --Lovely! I don't care for the other middle names at all.
Eliza Florence --Sadie is a nickname and Jeanette manages to sound dated and cutesy at the same time.
Emilia Claire --This is beautiful Florence and Joyce belong in a nursing home.
Alexander Declan --Caspian and Cassius are pretentious as all get-out.
Alexander "Xander" --Alec makes me think of an obnoxious jock for some reason.
Alfred Miles --It's the least prissy, I guess. If you must use Alfred, I'd rather see it with a strong, classic name like Michael and William.
Arthur Bradley -Arthur Crispin is prissy and Arthur Percival is way too King Arthur.
Callum David --They're all very nice, though.
Ezekiel David --Peleg is just awful, and EzekiEL ALlan is hard to say.
Robinson Douglas --Robinson Neil runs together and Amos reminds me of anus.
Girls:
Bethany Hope --Elaine is dated and while I love Leah, Bethany Leah sounds odd.
Clara June --Lovely! I don't care for the other middle names at all.
Eliza Florence --Sadie is a nickname and Jeanette manages to sound dated and cutesy at the same time.
Emilia Claire --This is beautiful Florence and Joyce belong in a nursing home.
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Boys:
Alexander Caspian - cool and classy
Alexander nn Alec or Xander? I prefer Alec - ripe for revival; Xander too pretentious
Alfred Miles (nickname Alfie)- I don't like Cecil or Hugh and Alfred Cecil sounds stodgy
Arthur Crispin - Bradley seems dated to me and I dislike Percival
Callum David - I adore David (Callum Rhys the runner up)
Ezekiel David - ditto
Robinson Douglas (nickname Robin)- rather unexpected combo, flows well
Girls:
Bethany Hope - nice flow, but Bethany Elaine is a pleasant combo too
Clara Beatrice - I like them all but this is more in my style, historical
Eliza Jeanette - I don't like Florence or Sadie and I do like Jeanette
Emilia Florence - despite not being a Florence fan I do like this - Emilia Claire is too Italian/French for me (i.e. too clashy)
Isla Guinevere - I prefer the flow
Alexander Caspian - cool and classy
Alexander nn Alec or Xander? I prefer Alec - ripe for revival; Xander too pretentious
Alfred Miles (nickname Alfie)- I don't like Cecil or Hugh and Alfred Cecil sounds stodgy
Arthur Crispin - Bradley seems dated to me and I dislike Percival
Callum David - I adore David (Callum Rhys the runner up)
Ezekiel David - ditto
Robinson Douglas (nickname Robin)- rather unexpected combo, flows well
Girls:
Bethany Hope - nice flow, but Bethany Elaine is a pleasant combo too
Clara Beatrice - I like them all but this is more in my style, historical
Eliza Jeanette - I don't like Florence or Sadie and I do like Jeanette
Emilia Florence - despite not being a Florence fan I do like this - Emilia Claire is too Italian/French for me (i.e. too clashy)
Isla Guinevere - I prefer the flow
This message was edited 3/24/2013, 2:57 PM
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Boys:
Alexander Caspian. Alexander Cassius is good too, but I'm more fond of Caspian. Alexander Declan seems too "hard" for me as a combo (at least compared to the other two).
Alexander Xander. I don't like Alec at all. Alex is good too IMO, although it might be too common. Alec just sounds like the name of a bully. (I've never met a bully named Alec, but that's how I associate the name).
Alfred: I'm not sure on this one. They all sound very British :P I think I like Miles least, and I don't really like the sound of Hugh, so I'll go with Alfred Cecil "Alfie".
Arthur Percival, hands down! King Arthur and Sir Percival. (I think that's good and not cheesy. Others may disagree). Arthur Crispin is my second choice. I don't like Bradley at all.
Callum Rhys, probably because it sounds most Welsh or something. I like the look of Rhys more than the sound though. Next I'd say Callum David, then Callum Alexander.
Ezekiel Allan is a little singsongy because of the L's. Peleg reminds me of "peg leg" for some reason :P Ezekiel David "Zeke" is probably my choice, because Ezekiel is long and complicated while David is well-known and shorter.
Alexander Caspian. Alexander Cassius is good too, but I'm more fond of Caspian. Alexander Declan seems too "hard" for me as a combo (at least compared to the other two).
Alexander Xander. I don't like Alec at all. Alex is good too IMO, although it might be too common. Alec just sounds like the name of a bully. (I've never met a bully named Alec, but that's how I associate the name).
Alfred: I'm not sure on this one. They all sound very British :P I think I like Miles least, and I don't really like the sound of Hugh, so I'll go with Alfred Cecil "Alfie".
Arthur Percival, hands down! King Arthur and Sir Percival. (I think that's good and not cheesy. Others may disagree). Arthur Crispin is my second choice. I don't like Bradley at all.
Callum Rhys, probably because it sounds most Welsh or something. I like the look of Rhys more than the sound though. Next I'd say Callum David, then Callum Alexander.
Ezekiel Allan is a little singsongy because of the L's. Peleg reminds me of "peg leg" for some reason :P Ezekiel David "Zeke" is probably my choice, because Ezekiel is long and complicated while David is well-known and shorter.
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