Opnion and advice on names! Big list.

[usagurl4]

Gloria nn Glow: A solid name. Doesn't do anything for me. I'd personally use it in the mn spot. Glow is a very cool nn. Props for thinking of it.
Avelyn: I like that you are trying to incoporate your mother's name by using names that contain "Lynn". I think it's a great way of honoring your mom. With that said, I think there are so many other names with "Lynn" in them that sound more feminine.
Anouk: As most french names, I'm sure this sounds beautiful in a french accent. With an english accent, however, this name isn't very appeasing.
Lyric: Love it; sweet and simple.
Rosalie/Roselyn: I don't think either name is trendy. On my list.
Sloane: Never been a fan. Sounds too masculine for me.
Ophelia: I actually like the reference, but I'm not a fan of girl names beginning with "O". They all seem too trendy.
Arden/Arwen: I like Arwen better, but agree that this name doesn't fit with your surname.
Luna: This is way too popular where I live. I only think of the woman power bars too.
Alba/Alma: I'm pretty sure any girl will make sure no one calls her Al haha. Don't eliminate it yet! I don't like Alba, but Alma is very pretty.
Evrose: Not a fan.
Arianne: I thought about this name alot. You will never grow to love it. It will stay in that unsure territory forever lol.
Raina: Or Reina in Spanish which also means Queen! I like this name.
Millicent nn Millie: Sounds too old fashion. My grandma probably has Millicents and Millies as friends.
Esmé: Very popular here in the states.
Emelyn: This is my favorite spelling. An adorable name. Fits both a young girl and an adult. It also has the "Lyn" ending you are looking for. I think this is the best name for you so far.
Emmeline/Emeline/Emmaline: If Emelyn is pushing the Emma name for, this name is overkill. Your list already has so many beautiful names, that I would drop this one.
Maplenn "May": Well, it shows that you are Canadian haha. I love May as a name too.
Zahra: Just go with Sara if you like this name. Eveyone will confuse Zahra/Zara for Sara/Sarah anyways.
Fianna: This is new to me. I like it. Prefer Fionna.
Quincy: I love this name for a guy.
Arielle nn Ari: Favorite name on your list so far. Amazing name.
Chenault: I can never pronounce this name.
Darynn: I like the connection to Lynn, but not sold on this name.
Emerance/Emerence: Not a fan.
Lumen: Being in the medical field, I assure you that this is a horrid name.

Edmond nnsEd, Eddie: I prefer Edward, but I love Eddie and Ed. I would use this as a first name considering why you love this name so much
Daxto nn Dax: I LOVE the name Dax.
Emrys: I love names that start with A and E as well. I'm not a fan of this name though.
Huxley: Hux would be a great nickname.
Lennox: Not a fan of this name or Lenny haha
Remington:Remington seems a bit much for a child, but I do love the nn Remy.
Marlow: Cute name, I picture it more on a girl rather than a boy.
Griffin: Rising in popularity. I don't really like the name.
Lucian: "It's not awful" haha. I agree with you.
Trace: I like;this is the first time I ever saw someone suggest this name.
Sullivan: Don't be discourage by one bad apple. It's a decent name.
Maxfield/Maxen nnMax: For the longest time my favorite name has been Max. I prefer Maxen over Maxfield. Both are great names though
Arlo: Lovely name. Soft, but still manly.
Leopold nn Leo: Love Leo. I would even use Leo as the full name.
Edison: Love the Ed, Eddie nn options still. I think Edmond has more meaning though.
Edwin: I do like Edwin better than Edmond... but I'm someone that values honoring family names.
Fitzroy/Fitzgerald: Do not name your child Fitzroy, please haha. Fitzgerald is much better.
Jetson nn "Jet: Reminds me of the cartoon. I love the nn Jet too.
Montgomery nn Monty: Cool name. Feels very sophiscated.
Quinten nn Quin: LOVE LOVE LOVE
Vincent: I like this name. Don't like the nn options though. Vin and Vinny seem ultra Italian.
Rafferty: Not a fan.
Phineas nn "Phin": I actually really dislike this name. I don't see the attraction. I know though, everyone else will compliment this name choice. Just me I guess.
Django: I do enjoy this name.
Goodwyn: Leave for the last name spot.
Marlyn- Like this name. Prefer on a girl.

[tinabina]

thetxbelle, that is what it means as well, here is a description of the name Lumen and it's origin: "A Latin word derived from lūx, meaning literally light. In a poetic manner lumen may refer to the eyes." I quite like the meaning and especially like Latin names. I find this is certainly a name that grows on you.

[funfetti]

Here are my thoughts... I´ll try to be honest because that´s what I want when I post a question and so that you hopefully have a diverse set of opinions at the end of the day to help you start to narrow things down.

GIRLS
Gloria: Don´t love this. Feels dated.. like she would be 50 now. Also feels a bit more hispanic to me instead of the french you are going for.
Avelyn: I like the "av" base for names, but this one feels a bit made up.. like it should be Evelyn
Anouk: Very cute, but I think it´s a bit clunky with your last name.
Lyric: not a huge fan because I can´t think of any cute nicknames
Rosalie/Roselyn: I´m probably the only one in the world right now that doesn´t love Rose names. Still feel dated to me. Prefer Rosalie to Roselyn
Sloane: Love this name, but I know people think it´s not the prettiest name and I think it gets pushed over that line by your last name
with so many consonants. I think you need something more lyrical and with more of those vowels you like!
Ophelia: Lyrical and vowels. I know some people mention oh-feel-ya, but it doesn´t bother me.
Arden/Arwen: Love both.
Luna: Love this too and the nickname Lu is cute too. Looney makes me scared to use it or I would!
Alba/Alma: I love Alba, but I won´t use it either because of the Al thing
Evrose: Feels made up to me.. like a conglomerate of names.
Arianne: I like all names with the nickname Ari. You might want to go with Arianna because Arianne sounds a bit close to Aryan
Raina: doesn´t really do anything for me.. no strong dislike or like
Millicent: on the wrong side of old lady for me
Esmé: I wouldn´t worry about twilight. It´s a cute name
Emmelyn/Emlyn/Emelyn/Emalyn: I like Emmaline or Emmeline much better.. looks much more classic
Emmeline/Emeline/Emmaline: I love it, but if you don´t like Emma... it´s really close. Is it just the popularity you don´t like??
Maple: Could be a cute middle name. I´m all for word names so you could be daring and use it as a fn
Zahra: I´d spell it Zara if you use it. I don´t love it.. feels quirky and there is a clothing store by this name in Spain so that´s all I think of.
Fianna: Love Fionna so much more. I feel like Fionna would be a perfect choice for you or Thea
Quincy: I like Quinn for a girl, but with John Quincy Adams this feels all boy to me.
Arielle: Love Ari... I´m not into really girly names so this feels a bit princessy, but many would disagree with me
Chenault: Too similar to the french car label Renault for me. Doesn´t sound very pretty IMO.
Darynn: Sounds like Darren to me which is all boy.
Emerance/Emerence: I love Emerson. This could grow on me though it doesn´t feel a little made up??? What about Florence?
Lumen: I also love the sound of this name and loved it on dexter, but it refers to the inside of an organ, namely the intestine so that spoils it for me.

BOYS
Edmond: Very handsome. Don´t love Ed or Eddie so I´d put it in the middle
Emrys: Feels too feminine
Huxley: Could be. NMS
Lennox: Cute.
Remington: I like the nickname Remy, but I worry about naming after a gun. Very handsome though.
Marlow: No good nicknames...
Griffin: LOVE!
Lucian: Maybe
Trace: don´t love it
Sullivan: Adorable and love Sully reminds me so nicely of the monster in Monsters Inc. Very sweet.
Maxfield: A new Max! Never heard of this one. Kind of digging it.
Arlo: Could be. It was on my list as one point, but i don´t LOVE it just like it. Nicknames?
Leopold: I think Leo is getting super popular and Leopold is on the waaay wrong side of clunky old man for me
Edison: Like it don´t like nickame Ed
Edwin: Same as above.
Fitzroy/Fitzgerald: Fitz is kind of cute.
Jetson: I like the nickname Jet but this feels made up or only reminds me of Jettison
Montgomery: hmmm MOnty Python or the full monty and then the name feels very southern too me, too cowboy
Quinten: I like Quincy or Quentin or Quinn, but not this one so much
Vincent: don´t love it
Rafferty: KInd of cute! Nicknames??
Phineas: I´d avoid it because of what you said
Django: Dj is too weird for me. Love Diego.
Goodwyn: It´s pretty cool and I like the nickname Winn

Hope that helps!

[nicole_1024]

GIRLS
Gloria: This name, I just don’t like it. It sounds so stuffy and pompous to me.
Avelyn: I don’t mean for this to be too blunt…but made-up names are rather trashy in my opinion.
Anouk: This has always sounded so sharp and graceless to me.
Lyric: Too hippie and hard to take seriously IMO.
Rosalie/Roselyn: I love Rosalie. Elegant and sweet.
Sloane: Really not a fan. I find it really ugly. Sorry!
Ophelia: Love this name. So beautiful.
Arden/Arwen: Arden I don’t like (too trendy IMO). Arwen is pretty though.
Luna: I like this a lot, but it is frequently used a dog name.
Alba/Alma: I don’t like either.
Evrose: This looks made-up.
Arianne: I really hate this. I’m sorry.
Raina: I like the sound, but it sounds rather pompous being that it means “queen.”
Millicent: I love this name! Millie is adorable.
Esmé: I love this!
Emmelyn/Emlyn/Emelyn/Emalyn: Really not a fan.
Emmeline/Emeline/Emmaline: Emmeline is cute and actual spelling; I don’t like the others. It is getting very popular though.
Maple: Go for it!
Zahra: Not a fan.
Fianna: This looks made-up.
Quincy: I love this for a boy! I think for girls, Quinn alone is cute, but Quincy feels too masculine.
Arielle: Meh. Doesn’t do much for me.
Chenault: I really hate it. It sounds like a car brand. Sorry.
Darynn: Really cheap IMO.
Emerance/Emerence: No. Sorry.
Lumen: I love this name!

Edmond: I ADORE this name! Go for it.
Daxton: It’s okay. Really trendy.
Emrys: Go for it. It’s cute.
Huxley: Cute.
Lennox: Love it.
Remington: Not bad. I love the nickname Remy.
Marlow: Sure. It’s okay.
Griffin: Cute!
Lucian: I really like it.
Trace: Don’t like it. Trendy and trying too hard to sound cool.
Sullivan: Sure.
Maxfield: Why not Maxwell or Maximilian? Maxfield is just…meh.
Arlo: I really hate this name for some reason. It feels so hippie and incomplete.
Leopold: Love! Leo is adorable.
Edison: It’s okay. I prefer Edmond.
Edwin: I like it a lot. The nickname Win is so cute. Someone in the band Arcade Fire is named Win.
Fitzroy/Fitzgerald: Kind of weird and uncomfortable for a person to actually wear.
Jetson: No! The word “jettison” means to throw overboard.
Montgomery: No way. Too pretentious.
Quinten: What about Quentin?
Vincent: Sure.
Rafferty: Cute.
Phineas: Adore.
Django: Why not?
Goodwyn: No way!

[tinabina]

Thanks funfetti and Nicole for your honest opinions. I appreciate it! I am a bit of the hippy side, so that could explain some of my choices haha. I also agree we need a smooth and vowel heavy fn to give a smoother full name. I do like the sound of Thea or Theadora but the name doesn't click with me. Same with Florence unfortunately. I also love names that start with Ari, it's a wonderful nn. As for the name Emma, I am not crazy about it because it sounds childish to me. I refer Gemma or the variations mentioned. Emily does nothing for me and is WAY over used. I love the name Emerson but that was the name of dh's middle school. Apparently no one cares for Gloria haha I a alone in this. I plan on checking variations because because I honestly do love it, the sound and how it goes with out ln.

[tinabina]

Update: had a powwow at our biweekly breakfast outing. This is normally where we talk named haha. Dh seems to forget he recommended Lucian and apparently hates it now, do its out. He hates Django for our child but we actually love it for another so maybe we'll know one some day haha. He isn't a fan of Griffin anymore and I am losing love. As for girl names I was asking of Arielle is too close to Ariel, his cousin. He suggested Ariana which I do love, but it's much to popular. I mentioned Arianne and he liked it a lot. We both still agree that Ophelia, Maple, Lumen suit us great. He thinks Esme is too Twilight but likes it, he is still not warming up to Millicent and thinks Gloria and Arwen are ok.

We did however strongly agree that we'd like a name of French or close Latin origin. Ideally a unique name that grows in you, eclectic even! Any other suggestions?

[justlikeumbrellas]

So many good names! So I'm loving Luna. I work at a preschool and we have little girl that is half asian and she is a doll and so sweet. I think this also makes the name more appealing for me (sort of like how that little boy made a name you like unappealing. Literally laughed out loud when I read that :]) Also love Alma, love the meaning of it and the sound. Love the option of Arianne in place of Ariel. Beautiful pick. Big fan of Zahra myself, I think it has a beautiful sound to it and it just flows off the tongue. Last, I really adore Emmaline (plus Ben Folds has a song named that :])

Love the sweetness of Edmond for a boy. Vincent and Phineas are great picks, too. Was thinking of your love for the X factor and my friend has two boys who have different names that involve X.

Maddox
Paxton

Thought I'd throw those out there for your love of the X :]

[tinabina]

Umbrellas, I love the name Maddox but for our generation it is too Jolie-Pitt for me haha. Alma is def back in round two - I'm not crazy about the nn options but it's just so pretty. At the end of the day we don't pick nn's, the chid has most control over that. I am still loving Arianne tons too, a huge part is because we could call her Ari, which I love. I'm saving lots of Ari based names just in case I don't wnt to over analyze in case when the time comes we have a boy! I'm so excited. I came accross the name Gloribel today on another site and got excited then thought it may be too made up and American. Nothing against being patriotic but my Canadian family may be bothered a rightly so. Glory on its on has crossed my mind but it doesn't flow like Gloria does.

Keep the great suggestions coming!

[cristinamariane]

Christinamariane, we have had some Japanese names on this list but it's hard to find one westernized enough haha. I love Akira and Akiro, but Akira turned me off because Keira is so trendy right now. I'm certainly open to more.

Well I don't know about anyone else, but I say CARE-uh, although I know there are some that say KEER-uh. So Akira (ah-keer-ah) doesn't seem close. I know Sakura and Yoko are pretty well known world wide now, and Midori is on its way. Asuka, Aya, Hana, Haruka, Kanon, Kasumi, Mika, Mio, Nana, Naomi, Noa, Ren, Rina, Shizuka, Sora, Suzu are pretty straight forward, if you like any of those.

[cristinamariane]

Other suggestions: Thalassa, Aria, Andrina, Linden, Melusine, Saskia, Pomeline, Chamomile, Lavender, Beatrix, Aurelie, Seraphine, Evangeline, Adeline, Amandine/Almandine, Apolline, Capucine, Celestine, Chantal, Claudine, Coralie, Eveline, Celandine, Simone, Oriane, Oceane, Melisande, Regina, Feliciana, Emmanuelle, Odette, Odessa, Amoret, Bardot, Burgundy, Corisande, Christalline, Eponine, Yvonne, Yvaine, Jessamine, Laureline, Opaline, Primrose, Reverie, and Giselle...sorry for any repeats from above