Lets Have a Spring (or Summer) Clean

[whirligig]

Maybe it is Summer but sometimes our name lists can get a little dusty. Its time for some cleaning. Post your top say 30or so names. Hopefully someone else will pick your list and comment on every name so you can clean it up a bit. This way our Name List cleaning will be done in no time at all. Feel free to 'clean' more than one list or 'clean' a list that somebody has already 'cleaned' but make sure no one gets left out. And suggestions for new names can be posted also.

Happy Spring (or Summer or Autumn or Winter depending which country you are in) Cleaning Everyone!

[whirligig]

Ok I'll post first:

Girls:

Nola
Emiya
Persephone
Indigo
Maple
Skye
Wren
Lauren
Emiko
November
Emmy
Mila
Marika
Hermione
Acacia
Primrose
Elektra

Boys:

Jasper
Samson
Hugo

[jeannigrace]

Girls:
Penelope (Poppy)
Genevieve (Ginnie)
Catherine (Cate)
Bridget (Birdie)
Amelia (Amy)
Gabrielle (Ellie)
Aurora (Rori)
Sophia (Sophie)
Phoebe (Fee)
Jillian (Jill)
Guinevere (Gwen)
Tamsin (Tess)
Eira (mn only)
Caroline (Callie)
Eleanor (Ellie)
Emily (Emmy)
Louisa (Lucy)
Isolde (Izzy)
Margaret (Maisie)
(and the ones I wouldn't use but love):
Delilah (Delie)
Bronwen
Suzanne (Suze)
Persephone (Pepper/Persie)
Robin
Isobel

Boys:
Arthur (Artie/Ace)
Sebastian (Baz)
Tristan (Tris)
William (Wim/Liam)
Percival (Percy)
Spencer (Pence)
Owen
Collin
Ryan (Ry)
Charles (Chuck)

[jeannigrace]

Girls:
Nola - Pretty, but I only think of New Orleans
Emiya - I don't know how to pronounce this one, looks made up
Persephone - LOVE (clearly, since it's on my list too)
Indigo - I used to dislike it, but now have come around to liking it, especially with the nickname Indie
Maple - Tree
Skye - Still seems very hippie to me, but it's a cool name
Wren - LOVE
Lauren - Sounds kind of musty, but still cute
Emiko - Again don't know to pronounce it but I'm guessing Emmy-co sort of? Cute with nn Miko
November - Not a fan
Emmy - Cute, but not substantive enough for a full formal name
Mila - Eh, cute way to get to Mia, but Mia is enough on its own
Marika - Not a fan
Hermione - Love, but nicknames become a problem
Acacia - Interesting
Primrose - Love, but don't know if I'd have the guts to use it
Elektra - Prefer Electra visually, but don't really like either on an actual child

Boys:

Jasper - LOVE
Samson - Eh. There's nothing wrong with it per se, but I don't see the appeal
Hugo - Cute!

[jame1881]

I love commenting on lists! (Sometimes I can be a bit brutally honest, you have been forewarned)
I've bolded the ones I especially like.

Girls:

Nola - prefer Nora
Emiya - sounds like two nns shoved together
Persephone - so pretty; would love to see this on someone else's kid
Indigo - all I hear is, "Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya..." even though it's a different name.
Maple - tree and syrup. Yum yum!
Skye - look how pretty and blue it is
Wren - caw caw!
Lauren - love this as well as Laura
Emiko - Eskimo?
November - after which comes December. Would make an interesting middle.
Emmy - short for?...
Mila - Myla, Meela, or Milla?
Marika - what the...?
Hermione - Harry Potter
Acacia - national park (I know that's Acadia, but it's what I think of)
Primrose - adorable name I wish wasn't used in Hunger Games
Elektra - *zap*

Boys:

Jasper - I wish I didn't think of Horace and Jasper from the Aristocats. It's such a cool name.
Samson - really strong name, but Sam isn't a bad nn.
Hugo - Victor

[jame1881]

Ditto everything I told whirligig.

Girls:
Penelope (Poppy) - would rather have a Penny, but still adorable
Genevieve (Ginnie) - jen-uh-vee-ev or zhan-vee-ev or jen-uh-veev?
Catherine (Cate) - is one of the best of the traditional names
Bridget (Birdie) - love Bridget, dislike Birdie.
Amelia (Amy) - not bad. I don't see why I can't call her Amelia
Gabrielle (Ellie) - Usually dislike Gabrielle, but Ellie is a nice nn twist
Aurora (Rori) - a little to princess-y, and Rori is too unisex for me
Sophia (Sophie) - glad that you're not using Sophie by itself. Just note how popular Sophia is
Phoebe (Fee) - Phoebe is wonderful. Please do not reduce your daughter to a price tag.
Jillian (Jill) - would prefer Lillian
Guinevere (Gwen) - is again, really princessy, but Gwen by itself is lovely.
Tamsin (Tess) - using a nn for a nn...
Eira (mn only) - pronounced how? Thank goodness it's in the middle
Caroline (Callie) - love all "line" names
Eleanor (Ellie) - Eleanor is stern, and Ellie is cute, making them a great pair
Emily (Emmy) - love Emily despite its popularity
Louisa (Lucy) - Louisa is one of my absolute favorites, but I feel like Lucy is a different name
Isolde (Izzy) - if she goes by Izzy, she will spend her life going, "No, I'm not Isabel."
Margaret (Maisie) - another good traditional one. I would prefer Maggie.
(and the ones I wouldn't use but love):
Delilah (Delie) - Hey there Delilah what's it like in New York City...
Bronwen - love all Welsh "wen" names
Suzanne (Suze) - prefer Susannah
Persephone (Pepper/Persie) - would love to see this pretty name on someone else's kid. And call them by their full name
Robin - if it's a girl, better stick to Robyn
Isobel - really loving this spelling recently; is-oh-bel is more refined sounding than is-ah-bel

Boys:
Arthur (Artie/Ace) - The kid's animated cartoon
Sebastian (Baz) - Brideshead Revisited
Tristan (Tris) - really solid, traditional, and yet unique
William (Wim/Liam) - Love! Would prefer Will over all your nns, but would certainly never think of him as just a whim.
Percival (Percy) - prim and proper and British
Spencer (Pence) - not a bad surname. But would prefer not to refer to your son as a piece of money
Owen - like I said, love Welsh names
Collin - not bad
Ryan (Ry) - I know too many Ryans at this point.
Charles (Chuck) - up chuck. would prefer Charlie.

[amylette]

Penelope (Poppy) - Love Poppy as a NN. It's cute.
Genevieve (Ginnie) - Love Genevieve, I don't like any of the NN
Catherine (Cate) - Like
Bridget (Birdie) - I hate the the Bridget. Love Birdie though. Adorable!
Amelia (Amy) - I like Amelia. I love the NN Mimi for it. Amy is cute too.
Gabrielle (Ellie) - Cute
Aurora (Rori) - Rori the racing car comes to mind.
Sophia (Sophie) - Cute but way overused!
Phoebe (Fee) - Not a fan.
Jillian (Jill) - Not my cup of tea
Guinevere (Gwen) - LOVE!!
Tamsin (Tess) - Hate the name Tamsin.
Eira (mn only) - Good for a middle name
Caroline (Callie) - Love both names!
Eleanor (Ellie) - Love Eleanor
Emily (Emmy) - Not a fan of Emily. Emmy is my cats name.
Louisa (Lucy) - Hate all the Louise names. Sound very country to me.
Isolde (Izzy) - Cute and a little different.
Margaret (Maisie) - I quite like it. I love the NN's that come with Margaret
(and the ones I wouldn't use but love):
Delilah (Delie) - Like a deli sub? Delilah is cute
Bronwen - I know a Bronwyn
Suzanne (Suze) - Out dated
Persephone (Pepper/Persie) - I don't know what to make of it.
Robin - I know a Robyn. It's a good name
Isobel - Love Isobel - Spelt just like that.

Boys:
Arthur (Artie/Ace) - Dislike Arthur. It reminds me of the show Hey! Arthur!
Sebastian (Baz) - Love this and the nickname!!!
Tristan (Tris) - Never liked this name.
William (Wim/Liam) - It's a good strong name. Not a fan of Wim but I like Liam
Percival (Percy) - Too outdated
Spencer (Pence) - Cute
Owen - Love Owen
Collin - Cute
Ryan (Ry) - Common compared to your other names
Charles (Chuck) - I love Charles! Such a good strong name!!

[amylette]

Nola - Cute, but more of a dog/cat name
Emiya - Don't know what I think
Persephone - I don't know what to make of this name, never have.
Indigo - Not my cup of tea
Maple - I love this!
Skye - Cute but I see this as a middle name
Wren - I adore Wren
Lauren - It's ok. I prefer Laurel
Emiko - Eskimo
November - Middle name, if you kid was born in that month of concieved.
Emmy - My cat is called this. It's cute, but not formal enough for a first name. I see it as a NN.
Mila - It's ok. Reminds me of Mila Kunis
Marika - No.
Hermione - Harry Potter
Acacia - Sounds like some fantasy land somewhere
Primrose - Not a fan. I like Rose though
Elektra - Like Carmen Elektra.

Boys:

Jasper - A future child of mine will be called Jasper. Love it!!
Samson - Prefer Samuel
Hugo - I have never known what to make of this name!

[lunaaah]

Girls:
Penelope (Poppy) - KEEP, I don't love long names, but Penelope is one of the few that I find okay. I LOVE Poppy!
Genevieve (Ginnie) - DITCH, Again, I don't love long names and this one is way too frilly for me.
Catherine (Cate) - KEEP, A little bit boring, but it's a classic. You can't go wrong with Catherine/Cate.
Bridget (Birdie) - KEEP, It's very lovely. Sounds soft, friendly and beautiful. I love Birdie too.
Amelia (Amy) - KEEP, If you live in the US I think it's a keeper. In the UK it's a bit too common, but still lovely of course.
Gabrielle (Ellie) - DITCH, Even though it's very frilly I don't find it pretty in any way. NMS.
Aurora (Rori) - KEEP, I don't really like Aurora in itself (too frilly) but I LOVE the nickname Rory/Rori.
Sophia (Sophie) - KEEP, Very common, but it won't go out of style. It's a beautiful name, but there's a lot of Sophias.
Phoebe (Fee) - KEEP, I love this name. Spunky, pretty and known but not overused.
Jillian (Jill) - DITCH, I don't like it at all, but it might just be because of bad associations.
Guinevere (Gwen) - KEEP, Although it's not completely my style, but it's better than Genevieve and I love Gwen.
Tamsin (Tess) - KEEP, Love, love, love.
Eira (mn only) - KEEP, Lovely!
Caroline (Callie) - KEEP, Love Caroline! I personally prefer the nickname Carrie, but Callie is okay too.
Eleanor (Ellie) - KEEP, LOVE ELEANOR! This is one of my favourites. Ellie is a lovely nickname too.
Emily (Emmy) - KEEP, Emily is VERY common, but it's also pretty and the nickname Emmy is one of my favourite names.
Louisa (Lucy) - DITCH, I like Lucy, but I don't like Louisa at all. I'm not sure why, I just don't find it very attractive.
Isolde (Izzy) - KEEP, Not my favourite, but it's worth keeping. Better than Isabella/Isabelle and other similar names.
Margaret (Maisie) - KEEP, Love this one too! Margaret is beautiful and classic and Maisie is a very lovely nickname.
(and the ones I wouldn't use but love):
Delilah (Delie) - KEEP, Can't see why you wouldn't use it. I think it's pretty. I would probably use the nickname Lila though.
Bronwen - KEEP, Again, this is one of my favourite names! I would definitely use it!
Suzanne (Suze) - DITCH, I just can't really see it on a little girl. Great for a grown up though...
Persephone (Pepper/Persie) - DITCH, too long for me.
Robin - KEEP, I personally love this name! I would definitely use it.
Isobel - DITCH, Too close to Isabella/Isabelle which are way too popular and frilly for me. I do have a soft spot for the spelling Isabel though.

Boys:
Arthur (Artie/Ace) - KEEP, Classic, cute and handsome. Lovely.
Sebastian (Baz) - DITCH, Too long.
Tristan (Tris) - KEEP, It's okay, but definitely not my favourite.
William (Wim/Liam) - KEEP, My favourite name! It's absolutely perfect! I love Liam.
Percival (Percy) - KEEP, I'm not TOO keen on Percival, but Percy is a very good name.
Spencer (Pence) - KEEP, I like Spencer, but not Pence.
Owen - KEEP, Not my favourite, but not the worst either.
Collin - KEEP, Nice. I don't really know what else to say about it!
Ryan (Ry) - DITCH, I just don't love this name for some reason.
Charles (Chuck) - KEEP, Beautiful! I prefer Charlie as the nickname but Chuck is okay too.

[amylette]

I love commenting on names. I like it when you can be honest with people and them not jump down your throat!
Feel free to be extremely honest with my names

Girls:
Mabel
Charlotte (Lottie)
Lucille (MN only)
Guinevere (Guin)
Amelia (Mimi)
Colette
Giulia
Savannah

Boys:
North (MN)
Logan
Brigham (Brigg)
Jameson (Mason)
Jasper
Bowen (Beau)
August