20 Questions!

[jame1881]

20 QUESTIONS:
1. N/A
2. British; both vintage and modern
3. (As of now)
Girls: Roisin, Anwen, Louisa, Melanie
Boys: Rhett, Royston, Parker, Martin
4. Roisin...don't know middle name. Margaret?
5. It depends on what's popular. But I think if a name makes it to the top five, then phonetically it has something to it. Like Olivia sounds pretty, even if I wouldn't use it.
6. William, Joshua, David, Caleb, Owen, Henry, Parker, Josiah, Christopher, and although I don't like it that much, Adam.
7. Not really. They sound dated (no surprise there). But I like their middles.
8. This may be being paranoid, but I'm not telling you.
9. None really jump out at me.
10. Not telling you.
11. Yes, but only certain ones. They have to have a positive connotation for me. For example, Andorra is one of my favorites, Brooklyn is not.
12. Andorra for a girl, Vernon for a boy
13. Two but I'm hiding their names again.
14. I'd consider it, more likely I'd change the name somehow. Like Evelyn to Evelina or Janet to Janice.
15. C; since that's the true Irish way to spell it
16. One, my hamster
17. Probably Rodney Atkins
18. No, not Rodney Atkins.
19. For forums, yes. For specific origins, I like behindthename.
20. I think I was searching a naming site for naming characters.

[scarlettrobin]

20 QUESTIONS:
1. What are your kid's names? (If you don't have kids, don't answer this one)

Not yet, but I will in December.

2. What do you consider your naming style?

Old Fashioned and Unusual. i.e. I'm the kind of person that just might give a kid an wild middle name from mythology or Shakespeare, but would pick a more down to earth classic name for the first.


3. What are your top 4 girl's names and what are your top 4 boy's names?

Ruth, Cordelia, Georgia, Oriana.

Dexter, Thomas, Eric, Walter

4. If you were to have a child right now, what would his/her name be? (You choose the gender, first & middle names)

Ruth Cordelia

5. Do you like popular names?

Not really. But some of my favorites have become popular over the years particularly with the girl names.

6. Out of the top 100 of 2011, which 10 boy's are your favorites?

Alexander, Liam, Jeremiah, Charles, Thomas, Nathaniel, Max, Elijah, Mason, Jack.
Yikes that was hard, not very many names on there I even like.


7. Do you like your parent's names? Why or why not?

Yes.

8. What are your parent's names? (First & middle)

Howard Eric, Ruth Marie

9. Out of all your friends who have children, who's kid's names are your favorite?

Thorston


10. Where were you born?

Down South in the USA

11. Do you like place names?

Depends, some sound very tacky. Some sound good, particularly if they have a history of usage as a name.

12. If you had to choose 1 place name to name your child, what would you choose?

Georgia

13. How many siblings did you have and what were there names?

Six of them. Leif, John, Shawn, Paul, Lorelei, & Victoria.

14. Would you ever name your child after a relative, even if you didn't like the name?

No.

15. Do you like the name Kaitlyn spelled with a C at the beginning instead of a K?

No, not a fan of that name period.

16. How many people do you know with the name Lily?

None

17. Who is your favorite singer?

Hank Williams Sr.

18. Would you ever name your child after your favorite singer?

Can't, I already know someone with that name combo.

19. Is Nameberry your favorite naming site?

Right now, yes.

20. How did you discover nameberry?

Google.

[maggiemary]

1. What are your kid's names? (If you don't have kids, don't answer this one) N/A
2. What do you consider your naming style? Classic
3. What are your top 4 girl's names and what are your top 4 boy's names? See my signature
4. If you were to have a child right now, what would his/her name be? (You choose the gender, first & middle names) Jean Elizabeth
5. Do you like popular names? Some I do, some I don't!
6. Out of the top 100 of 2011, which 10 boy's are your favorites? Gabriel, John, Isaac, Noah, Samuel, Nathaniel, Josiah, Christopher, Alexander and Jacob
7. Do you like your parent's names? Why or why not? Yep - especially my dad's - which is Samuel
8. What are your parent's names? (First & middle) Samuel John & Helen Jean
9. Out of all your friends who have children, who's kid's names are your favorite? N/A
10. Where were you born? Manhattan, New York
11. Do you like place names? I like some of them, but would be wary of using them, as I think they can come across as pretentious.
12. If you had to choose 1 place name to name your child, what would you choose? Sofia
13. How many siblings did you have and what were there names? I have three; two older brothers (John Edward & Peter William) and an identical twin (Elizabeth Ann).
14. Would you ever name your child after a relative, even if you didn't like the name? No - I couldn't use a name I didn't like
15. Do you like the name Kaitlyn spelled with a C at the beginning instead of a K? When it comes to Kaitlyn, I prefer it with a K. Caitlin is a completely different name in my book, as I pronounce it one of the proper Irish ways!
16. How many people do you know with the name Lily? Four; a girl at school, the daughter in a family who live in our road, my cousin's friend and my friend's sister.
17. Who is your favorite singer? Right now it would be Paloma Faith
18. Would you ever name your child after your favorite singer? No
19. Is Nameberry your favorite naming site? Yes
20. How did you discover nameberry? Saw an article on Huffington Post

[strawberry shortcake]

1. What are your kid's names? (If you don't have kids, don't answer this one)
No kids yet.

2. What do you consider your naming style?
Classic, timeless and feminine for girls. Strong, sophisticated and masculine for boys.

3. What are your top 4 girl's names and what are your top 4 boy's names?
Lucy, Alice, Rose and Madeline.
Noah, Henry, Matthew and Isaac.

4. If you were to have a child right now, what would his/her name be? (You choose the gender, first & middle names)
Lucy and Noah. No middle names yet!

5. Do you like popular names?
Not particularly, no.

6. Out of the top 100 of 2011, which 10 boy's are your favorites?
I used the UK list.
Noah, Ethan, Oscar, Henry, Finley, Dexter, Elliott, Joshua, Harry, Aidan.

7. Do you like your parent's names? Why or why not?
They're okay. They reflect what was popular when they were born.

8. What are your parent's names? (First & middle)
I don't feel like sharing, sorry!

9. Out of all your friends who have children, who's kid's names are your favorite?
One of my friends has a Katherine nn Kitty. I think its sweet.

10. Where were you born?
Europe.

11. Do you like place names?
Not particularly. I don't hate them but they don't really appeal to me or excite me.

12. If you had to choose 1 place name to name your child, what would you choose?
I'm not too sure. Siena maybe?

13. How many siblings did you have and what were there names?
2 sister, Hannah and Rachel. 2 brothers, Daniel and Michael.

14. Would you ever name your child after a relative, even if you didn't like the name?
Definitely not!

15. Do you like the name Kaitlyn spelled with a C at the beginning instead of a K?
A "c". I have an irrational hatred for the letter "k", lol.

16. How many people do you know with the name Lily?
Six.

17. Who is your favorite singer?
John Mayer.

18. Would you ever name your child after your favorite singer?
Probably not.

19. Is Nameberry your favorite naming site?
Yes!

20. How did you discover nameberry?
I googled "flower names for girls" and clicked on the link of a list

[morganalefaye]

20 QUESTIONS:
1. I don't have any
2. Sort of a blend of classic, vintage, quirky and medieval.
3. Guinevere, Georgiana, Lydia and Jessamine / Lucas, Tristan, Edmund and Emrys
4. Guinevere Clara Pearl
5. I like some a lot- popularity doesn't normally make me dislike a name, even if it means I wouldn't use it myself.
6. UK: Lucas, Jude, Arthur, Daniel, Gabriel, James, Rory, Sebastian, Frankie and Stanley
7. Yes, they are classic but not boring.
8. Kather1ne Elean0r and Alasta1r Gav1n
9. None of my friends have children.
10. England
11. Yes, I like quite a few actually.
12. Adelaide
13. I'm an only child.
14. Probably as a middle name, or I would find a way to honour them without using their actual name.
15. Yes, I like the Caitlin spelling best.
16. Two
17. Probably Eva Cassidy.
18. I would consider it but probably not.
19. Yes!
20. I was looking for baby name games and found the forum here.

[agent99]

1. ---
2. What do you consider your naming style? Classic, eclectic, a little frilly (not sure of a great word to describe it)
3. What are your top 4 girl's names and what are your top 4 boy's names?
Josephine, Athénaïs, Myriam, Beatrice
Aristide, Ambrose, Maxence, Emmanuel
4. If you were to have a child right now, what would his/her name be? Girl: Josephine Ivy
5. Do you like popular names? Yes, I think I lean towards "hipster" popular
6. Out of the top 100 of 2011, which 10 boy's are your favorites? Nolan, Dominic, Xavier, Thomas, Henry, Elijah, Levi, Eli, Daniel, Gavin
7. Do you like your parent's names? Why or why not? Yes, some are very classic, one is unique
8. What are your parent's names? (First & middle)since I have 4 parents (I'm adopted) I'll give one fn or mn of each: Loraine, Diane, Henry, Trammel
9. Out of all your friends who have children, who's kid's names are your favorite? Friend of a friend has twins Josephine and Ulysse (dream set for me)
10. Where were you born? Texas
11. Do you like place names? Somewhat
12. If you had to choose 1 place name to name your child, what would you choose? Probably Catalina after Santa Catalina, an island in the Caribbean
13. How many siblings did you have and what were there names? 5 (1 adopted, 1 whole, 3 half so it's a variety of names), the interesting fn or mn's are Diane, Goodspirit, Adele (not sure spelling) Matthew, Shane
14. Would you ever name your child after a relative, even if you didn't like the name? Yes
15. Do you like the name Kaitlyn spelled with a C at the beginning instead of a K? Yes
16. How many people do you know with the name Lily? Not sure but not that many
17. Who is your favorite singer? Jarvis Cocker
18. Would you ever name your child after your favorite singer? No
19. Is Nameberry your favorite naming site? Yes
20. How did you discover nameberry? Can't remember!

Typing on phone while tired please excuse mistakes and autocorrections

[essjay]

1. What are your kid's names? - I don't have any kids.
2. What do you consider your naming style? - Classic to modern classic.
3. What are your top 4 girl's names and what are your top 4 boy's names? - Right now, Anna, Phoebe, Imogen and Madeleine for girls, Samuel, Thomas, Joseph and Reuben for boys.
4. If you were to have a child right now, what would his/her name be? (You choose the gender, first & middle names) - Some combination of the above for a boy, and either Anna Joy or Phoebe Joy for a girl.
5. Do you like popular names? - Some. I grew up with a popular name and I don't see it as a bad thing, but obviously there are some popular names I don't like that are my style.
6. Out of the top 100 of 2011, which 10 boy's are your favorites? - Using the UK list,Thomas, Samuel, Joshua, George, Alexander, Joseph, Reuben, Liam, Nathan, Patrick
7. Do you like your parent's names? Why or why not? - Yeah, they're obviously a bit dated but they're not awful names at all.
8. What are your parent's names? (First & middle) - Don't want to give this out.
9. Out of all your friends who have children, who's kid's names are your favorite? - Most of my friends are a bit young to have kids. One has a son Joshua, whose name I like though.
10. Where were you born? - London
11. Do you like place names? - Again, it's hard to generalise. I like Georgia, but I see that more as a name than a place. I don't like the more trendy ones like Camden or Brooklyn though.
12. If you had to choose 1 place name to name your child, what would you choose? - Probably Georgia. Though I quite like Shannon (the River Shannon in Ireland) if that counts.
13. How many siblings did you have and what were there names? - Two, not giving names though
14. Would you ever name your child after a relative, even if you didn't like the name? - If I didn't like the name I would use some sort of variation that I did like, or not name after them.
15. Do you like the name Kaitlyn spelled with a C at the beginning instead of a K? - I much prefer the Caitlin spelling over any other.
16. How many people do you know with the name Lily? - Personally, only one. I know of a couple more though (relatives of friends etc)
17. Who is your favorite singer? - Darren Hayes
18. Would you ever name your child after your favorite singer? - No, Darren's a bit dated to me and Hayes isn't my style.
19. Is Nameberry your favorite naming site? - I only use one other which has a much smaller British community, and I like both for different reasons.
20. How did you discover nameberry? - Google search for names sites.

[chelseamae]

1. What are your kid's names? (If you don't have kids, don't answer this one). No kids yet!

2. What do you consider your naming style? Vintage/southern/spunk, a little obscure

3. What are your top 4 girl's names and what are your top 4 boy's names?
G: Ursula, Magnolia, Frazier and Wallis-Ann
B: Hodges, Lyles, Walden and Ferris

4. If you were to have a child right now, what would his/her name be? (You choose the gender, first & middle names)
Baby girl named Ursula Ines

5. Do you like popular names?
I enjoy some, but they usually aren't my favorites.

6. Out of the top 100 of 2011, which 10 boy's are your favorites?
In order:
Nathaniel
Jeremiah
Ryder
Levi
Julian
Evan
Cooper
Anthony
Hudson
Wyatt

7. Do you like your parent's names? Why or why not?
My dad's name is nice, Dean Edward. My mother is Carrie Ann, and I'm not a big fan of it.

8. What are your parent's names? (First & middle)
see #7

9. Out of all your friends who have children, who's kid's names are your favorite?
Hmm, my sister is due any day now and the baby will be Levon Russell. I love it!!

10. Where were you born?
Wisconsin

11. Do you like place names?
If they have a special meaning

12. If you had to choose 1 place name to name your child, what would you choose?
Verona or Geneva

13. How many siblings did you have and what were there names?
2, Molly Elizabeth and Dean Edward Jr. aka D.J.

14. Would you ever name your child after a relative, even if you didn't like the name?
Probably not

15. Do you like the name Kaitlyn spelled with a C at the beginning instead of a K?
eh, doesn't really matter to me. I don't like it spelled either way.

16. How many people do you know with the name Lily?
I don't any people in real life.. I can think of many tv characters though!

17. Who is your favorite singer?
Hmm, Devendra Banhart or Ben Folds

18. Would you ever name your child after your favorite singer?
I have thought about it and other various artists/song lyrics/

19. Is Nameberry your favorite naming site?
Of course!

20. How did you discover nameberry?
I really have no idea!

[redrose19]

20 QUESTIONS:
1. N/A
2. Traditional/Trendy with a Twist - My favorite girls' names are feminine and sweet. My favorite boys' names are charming and momma-boy names.
3. Girls - Eloise, Reese, Evelyn & Emerson; Boys - Liam, Ethan, Milo & Oliver
4. Oliver (not sure on mn yet!)
5. Yes
6. Oliver, Ethan, Liam, Simon, Jack, Gavin, Grayson, James, Milo
7. No. They sound and look outdated.
8. Francis Timothy & Dorothy Ann
9. Luella is by-far my favorite name of my friends' kids.
10. Pittsburgh
11. I like some place names, like London. But I don't like most of them, like Carolina, Alabama, Arizona, Asia, etc.
12. London
13. 1, Grace
14. I'd only name my child after them if I truly liked the name. My grandmother, Eva Mae, and my sister, Grace, would be serious contenders and are very strong possibilities for my future daughters' names.
15. No. I don't really care for Kaitlyn at all.
16. 2 of my friends gave birth to Lilys this summer. I've had to cross the name off of my top 5 list - where Lily was for years - because of it. I'm liking Lila, though.
17. Adele & Elvis
18. No, but Presley was on my name list a few years ago.
19. YES!
20. Google

[brfechter]

1. What are your kid's names? (If you don't have kids, don't answer this one)
2. What do you consider your naming style? Recognizable but now necessarily popular...
3. What are your top 4 girl's names and what are your top 4 boy's names? Iris, Willow, Harper, Everly
Oliver, William, Carsten, Maximilian
4. If you were to have a child right now, what would his/her name be? (You choose the gender, first & middle names)
Iris Marie, Oliver Daniel
5. Do you like popular names? yes. i would be hesitant to use one unless i REALLY loved it (like Liam and Harper)
6. Out of the top 100 of 2011, which 10 boy's are your favorites? Liam, Noah, Jack, Oliver, William, Connor, Emmett, Charles, Gabriel, Levi
7. Do you like your parent's names? Why or why not? Yes. My mom's name is unique, my dad's name suits his personality
8. What are your parent's names? (First & middle) Adrianne Florence (Mom) Daniel John (Dad)
9. Out of all your friends who have children, who's kid's names are your favorite? Caleb...my best friends son
10. Where were you born? USA
11. Do you like place names? Sometimes...
12. If you had to choose 1 place name to name your child, what would you choose? Savannah for a girl
13. How many siblings did you have and what were there names? 2...Daniel James and Julianne Emily
14. Would you ever name your child after a relative, even if you didn't like the name? I definitely want to honor my grandmother's who have the same name but different spelling...Marianne and Mary Ann. As a compromise I will be using Marie which is a name I like
15. Do you like the name Kaitlyn spelled with a C at the beginning instead of a K? Doesn't matter
16. How many people do you know with the name Lily? a lot! like 10 or more. Lots of my young students...
17. Who is your favorite singer? Idk, I like too many different types of music
18. Would you ever name your child after your favorite singer? probably not
19. Is Nameberry your favorite naming site? yes
20. How did you discover nameberry? searching for baby names online with my best friend when she was pregnant with her son