View Message

Chrysanta - The 'Santa' bit throws me off, but it's not bad.
Lilibet - It's very sweet, but also juvenile.
Saffron - It's never been a name I've particularly liked. As a moniker chosen for me in a game, I got Laffy Saffy (like Laffy Taffy) a lot.
Minodora - Minotaur.
Alizarin - It's a little ridiculously fantasy to me.
Tigris - It feels very male imo.
Mamie - Old, dated and unfinished.
Audra - I prefer Audrey.
Marta - I like This!

---

Marlon - It reminds me of fish.
Aryeh (said like the letters "R-E-A") - No. R-E-A is too much like Aria, and most will say it as ARR-YEH. More eh than ay.
Ulyss / Ulysses - I prefer Ulysses. I'm impartial to it.
Amir - A strong, solid name. I like it.
Kemp - Hideous.
Peregrine - Again, I'm impartial.
Amato - I know it doesn't rhyme with Tomato, but that's all I can think of. You say tomato, I say tomahto.

I think the only ones that are actually usable are Audra, Marlon, Aryeh and Amir. The others belong to guilty pleasure and middle name territory.

---

Chrysanta - I really have a problem with the -santa ending, sorry.
Lilibet - I find it a little too cute, but I think it can work as a middle. I prefer Lilibeth, though.
Saffron - I like this, but only as a middle.
Minodora - Nice meaning, but I find it odd.
Alizarin - Never heard of this before, not a fan, sorry.
Tigris - Too similar to Tiger (also it reminds me of Hunger Games, maybe a character has this name?).
Mamie - Again, a little too cute, but I think it is OK as a NN or as a MN.
Audra - I find out about the Lithuanian meaning only now, and I like this name even more.
Marta - I think it would be constantly misspelled, but I really like this name. Maybe consider Mara instead?

---

Marlon - I like this.
Aryeh (said like the letters "R-E-A") - I like it, but maybe a bit too culture-specific?
Ulyss / Ulysses - A bit too pompous, IMO.
Amir - Same as Aryeh.
Kemp - A bit odd.
Peregrine - it makes me think of Peregrin Took, but I think it would be fine as a MN.
Amato - A thousand times no. There are hundreds of wonderful Italian name, but this... not so much.

I love Audra.
Amir is good.
Aryeh is alright, though kinda gets lost among the Ari-names.
Marta is pretty good.
I have issues with the rest.
Chrysanta - too much Santa in it. Nice and sparkly otherwise.
Lilibet - a little bet. Lilliput.
Saffron - seems very sleazy to me for some reason.
Minodora - interesting, but also sounds like air freshener (Minimize odors with Minodora!) ... I've seen Mindora and liked it.
Alizarin - a lizard, where!? *standing on a chair slapping at clothing* The sound of "alizarin" actually gives me an image of lizard eyes very readily and I think it sounds sinister, haha.
Tigris - tigress ... or tiggeress? It's a middle name.
Mamie - to me it sounds like a silly exclamation. Well, Mamie my mossicles! Golly gee willikers!

---

Marlon - Brando and fishes, but it shouldn't be. I would like it.
Ulyss / Ulysses - nicely heroic, but a name starting with a "you" sound just can't be that appealing to me.
Kemp - sounds preppier than a pink alligator shirt.
Peregrine - eh, it's kinda cool? Eccentric though, you have to want it. and Perry is like, Kemp's brother.
Amato - a neat name, however in English it seems too similar to tomato.

This message was edited 8/17/2017, 11:41 PM

I don't really like any of them. I used to like Saffron but now it's just okay, and I'd like Marlon if it were on a girl. I don't like the others.