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List 1:
Favorite: Bennett - really, this and Benedict are practically the only ones I like from the list (I don't care for most masculine B names, not sure why). Bennett comes out on top not only for the Pride & Prejudice association, but because it avoids having the "dic" sound in the name.
Least Favorite: Barclay - whether pronounced like "bar" and "clay" put together, or like "bark" and "lee," but either way it doesn't sound like a name for people. Not to mention the Barclay brothers (and their bank, Barclays) are not the best associations.
Combo: Bennett Balthazar
List 2:
Favorite: Barbara - a lot of people perceive this as really dated, but I can see why it was so popular for so long. The way I say it, even if it's just a schwa sound I make sure that middle syllable is said: BAR-buh-rah sounds much more elegant / refined than BAR-bruh.
(If you'd asked me last year, I would've chosen Beverly as my favorite, but Barbara has recently usurped it as my favorite feminine B name.)
Least Favorite: Bathsheba. Without question. I mean, there are a few names on here I really don't like (Bertha, Bastet, Beulah, Birdie...), but come on: Bath. Sheba. (The original Hebrew form, Batsheva, is not nearly so bad as its Anglicization.)
Combo: Barbara Beatrice
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Favorite: Bennett - really, this and Benedict are practically the only ones I like from the list (I don't care for most masculine B names, not sure why). Bennett comes out on top not only for the Pride & Prejudice association, but because it avoids having the "dic" sound in the name.
Least Favorite: Barclay - whether pronounced like "bar" and "clay" put together, or like "bark" and "lee," but either way it doesn't sound like a name for people. Not to mention the Barclay brothers (and their bank, Barclays) are not the best associations.
Combo: Bennett Balthazar
List 2:
Favorite: Barbara - a lot of people perceive this as really dated, but I can see why it was so popular for so long. The way I say it, even if it's just a schwa sound I make sure that middle syllable is said: BAR-buh-rah sounds much more elegant / refined than BAR-bruh.
(If you'd asked me last year, I would've chosen Beverly as my favorite, but Barbara has recently usurped it as my favorite feminine B name.)
Least Favorite: Bathsheba. Without question. I mean, there are a few names on here I really don't like (Bertha, Bastet, Beulah, Birdie...), but come on: Bath. Sheba. (The original Hebrew form, Batsheva, is not nearly so bad as its Anglicization.)
Combo: Barbara Beatrice
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Please rate my personal name lists:
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/109399
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/91835
http://greens-end.myminicity.com/
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