Re: WDYT of..
in reply to a message by SJayne
I actually prefer Judah to Jude, which is saying something. Love the song; fall asleep over the novel. Wouldn't use it. Never seen it used IRL where I live either, if that means anything.
Lilith is blandly pretty and not worth bothering about, but I do prefer it to Gwyneth. I don't enjoy Lily names in general, but Lilian and Elizabeth are better than Lily as a stand-alone.
Anastasia has very heavy religious overtones to me. Which is fine if you share them. The obvious nns would be Ann or Stacey - I know a Stacey-Ann whose parents were looking for an alternative to Anastasia, which is apparently over-used in their family.
Lilith is blandly pretty and not worth bothering about, but I do prefer it to Gwyneth. I don't enjoy Lily names in general, but Lilian and Elizabeth are better than Lily as a stand-alone.
Anastasia has very heavy religious overtones to me. Which is fine if you share them. The obvious nns would be Ann or Stacey - I know a Stacey-Ann whose parents were looking for an alternative to Anastasia, which is apparently over-used in their family.