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in reply to a message by Amandine
I actually like Jocelyn, and I think it became popular because of its -lyn ending.
Firstly, I understand that Knox grew in popularity thanks to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, but sounds too modern and incomplete to be bestowed on a real child. It works fine in fiction, though.
Messiah is a religious title - why does it have to be used as a name? It's too flashy.
Bentley is just a mishmash of random sounds. There are better -ley names out there.
Jayce is too... different? I don't really like "y" spellings as in Ayden, Mayson, Jayson - they butcher the name. Jace is better, but it lacks charm.
Like Messiah, Legend is tawdry and pretentious. What is up with these haughty names?
Jaxson's spelling is unnecessary. Jaxon is ten times better - newfangled, but understandable.
Colton sounds generic. Its sound isn't attractive either.
I don't understand Jameson. It looks like an elaboration of James rather than the derivation from the surname.
Walker has to be one of the most insubstantial occupational-surnames-turned-names I've ever seen. The occupation is not bad per se, but the meaning is predictable.
I don't understand what is so special about James, though. It needs a break.
As for Journee, what is the point of misspelling common words? It doesn't make the name better.
-leigh spellings are extra. Other people would have difficulty in spelling the name thanks to Ryleigh or Everleigh.
Emerson is too masculine for a girl. Why is it popular? Emery is a nice alternative. Emersyn isn't.
I actually like Blake on a girl, but Blakely is excessive and annoying. Like Everly, it sounds like an adverb.
Oaklynn, Oaklyn and Oakley sound very artificial. It's ironic because they stem from nature.
Sloane is quite masculine as well. It doesn't roll off the tongue either.
Parker is another masculine-sounding name. I don't understand how it became unisex.
Skylar looks quite fabricated, as if it were two names combined.
Kinsley, Kinley, Tinley et al sound too surnamey.
I don't get Zoey; it's just an infantilised version of Zoe.
And let's not talk about Jaxtyn, Rowyn, and especially Jream.
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Firstly, I understand that Knox grew in popularity thanks to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, but sounds too modern and incomplete to be bestowed on a real child. It works fine in fiction, though.
Messiah is a religious title - why does it have to be used as a name? It's too flashy.
Bentley is just a mishmash of random sounds. There are better -ley names out there.
Jayce is too... different? I don't really like "y" spellings as in Ayden, Mayson, Jayson - they butcher the name. Jace is better, but it lacks charm.
Like Messiah, Legend is tawdry and pretentious. What is up with these haughty names?
Jaxson's spelling is unnecessary. Jaxon is ten times better - newfangled, but understandable.
Colton sounds generic. Its sound isn't attractive either.
I don't understand Jameson. It looks like an elaboration of James rather than the derivation from the surname.
Walker has to be one of the most insubstantial occupational-surnames-turned-names I've ever seen. The occupation is not bad per se, but the meaning is predictable.
I don't understand what is so special about James, though. It needs a break.
As for Journee, what is the point of misspelling common words? It doesn't make the name better.
-leigh spellings are extra. Other people would have difficulty in spelling the name thanks to Ryleigh or Everleigh.
Emerson is too masculine for a girl. Why is it popular? Emery is a nice alternative. Emersyn isn't.
I actually like Blake on a girl, but Blakely is excessive and annoying. Like Everly, it sounds like an adverb.
Oaklynn, Oaklyn and Oakley sound very artificial. It's ironic because they stem from nature.
Sloane is quite masculine as well. It doesn't roll off the tongue either.
Parker is another masculine-sounding name. I don't understand how it became unisex.
Skylar looks quite fabricated, as if it were two names combined.
Kinsley, Kinley, Tinley et al sound too surnamey.
I don't get Zoey; it's just an infantilised version of Zoe.
And let's not talk about Jaxtyn, Rowyn, and especially Jream.
“Dear optimist, pessimist, and realist – while you guys were busy arguing about the glass of wine, I drank it! Sincerely, the opportunist!”
-Lori Greiner
Rate my PNLs: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/215535/145665
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