First Communicants

[jame1881]

I went to a First Communion Mass the other day, and there was a list of the First Communicants. Being a name nerd, I brought the list home and am posting it on here with my thoughts:

Keenan - love this and Keegan, glad to see someone using it!
Makayla - how many ways can you spell this?
Veronica - awesome name with great nn possibilities
Shay - poor child
Elizabeth - I've known too many Elizabeths to analyze this anymore
Jordan - boy or girl?
Olivia - eh
Hunter - go out and kill me some birds
Michael (2) - traditional, thank goodness
Chandler (2)- what? This is popular?
Leonardo - DiCaprio
Zachary - normal yet with a cool letter in the front
John - normal
Diana - Princess
Alexander - the Great
Gianna - the not-so-great girl who had a locker by me freshman year of high school
Emily - I don't care how popular it is, it's still awesome
Brandon - eh
Peter - normal
Addison - what is the appeal of naming your daughter something with "son" in it?
Anasofia - pretty, although I prefer Annamaria
Juan - he's Spanish
Paula - my 50-year-old next door neighbor
Matthew - normal
Camila - I wish I hadn't named a character this charming name
Antonio - Benderez or however you spell that actor's name
Paige - eh
Ieva - what nationality is she and how do you pronounce that?
Brooklynn - I didn't realize people were actually using this
Dominic - always liked this name
Tristan - solid and English
Andrew - normal, but with the unappealing "ew"
Megan - Never really liked this; sounds kind of masculine
Stephanie - dated
Addyson - poor kid going to be spelling her name all the time
Vianka - um...weird?
Madison (2) - again with the "son", but now you add "mad" to the mix
Ethan - not bad
Gabriel - traditional yet somewhat unique
Sean - Irishman
Madeline - the children's book series
Jonathan - still as traditional and rational as John
Valeria - "ria" makes me think of diarrhea
Sofia - better than Sophie
Mia - Hamm
Josefina - the American Girl
Victoria - I like this, but not all that much
Sophia - ah, spelled the normal way.
Hanna - why no final "h"?
Luisa - again will be spelling out her name
Nathan - like Gabriel, traditional but not overused
Jacquline - a lot of name
Nikola - "REE-COLLLA"

What do you guys think of them? Keep in mind these are 7-8 year olds, not babies.

[dantea]

Some interesting names on here! I like:

Shay - I love Shay but spelled Shae and for a middle name
Chandler (2)- I love Chandler!
Leonardo - Love it and I think Da Vinci
Diana - love it
Alexander - LOVE!!
Gianna - very pretty! Love this name
Brandon - love
Ieva - Don't like it but I would try to pronounce it ee-vah or eye-vuh
Dominic - really like it
Tristan - love it
Madeline - very pretty
Sofia - love it but spelled Sophia
Sophia - there it is!
Hanna

[jame1881]

Yet more First Communicants at a different parish:

Dantia - is this DAN-sha or DAN-tee-a or something else?
Sophia (2) - is still pretty good
Christopher (3) - I've always liked this, but not the nn Chris
Samuel - eh. Never really liked this one
Michael - I think I don't like the "el" sound
Ana - I'd rather it be part of something - Annamaria, Rosanna...
Benjamin - Not bad...the "j" makes it cooler
Kathryn - would rather it be spelled Katherine
Mateo - I have a bad image of this name, due to one of my sister's classmates
Alex - will spend his entire life explaining he's not Alexander...or Alexandra, if it's a girl
Thomas - prefer a Timmy to a Tommy
Patrick - I rather like the "rick" sound, and this is a normal way to get it
Caitlyn - how many ways can you spell this?
Nolan - I only hear the surname Dolan
Evan - if only my eyes weren't trained to see "Eva" at the beginning
Ava - Prefer Eva
Harrison - I have this image of a geeky kid with this name
Jona - Joan of Arc comes to mind, so long as it's pronounced JO-na
Breany - a failed combo of Bri and Annie
Erika - would prefer Erica, or better still, Eric on a boy

So WDYT of this set?

[dantea]

Dantia - I would say Dan-TEE-uh like my screen name, dan-TAY-uh

Here's the others I like:

Sophia
Benjamin
Alex
Jona

[thetxbelle]

I know quite a few Nolans and it's a family name for me, I've never heard Dolan though. I think AnaSofia is beautiful, are you around a large Italian community? With names like Valeria, Dominic, Matteo, AnaSofia, Leonardo, Josefina, Gianna, Antonio, Luisa it seems like you must be, that or hispanic. I think there are a lot of lovely names on the list!

[jame1881]

@thetxbelle The first parish was in a hispanic region, so that would be where names like Anasofia came from.

Yet another set (the last one, I think):

Andrew (2) - again, the "ew" is unappealing
Jack - short and strong, with good (Jack Dawson ) and bad (Jack the Ripper) connotations
Mia - Hamm, as mentioned before
Tristan - solid and English
Haylie - another one of those trendee, how-many-ways...
Julia - I rather like this; old-fashioned yet fun
Kira - go ahead and spell it Keira. Everyone else will.
Margaret - not bad, but I find I don't like the letter "g."
Katelyn - see Haylie
Meghan - I never liked this name; it sounds somewhat masculine
Heather - the name of three middle-aged people I know, hard to imagine it on a little girl
Kaylee - see Haylie
Eva - really like this one. It has a nice ring to it.
Michael - again, don't like "el"
Delaney - I get it's an Irish surname, but it sounds a little flimsy to by a boy's name
Christian - sounds solid like Tristan, but I don't tend to like word names
Emalie - a poor Emily who will forever be spelling her name.
Jordan - are you a boy or girl? I hope a boy.
Caroline - I like this, probably due to the fact I like "line" names.
Olivia - I see the prettiness today, no wonder it's popular

What are your opinions?

[stripedsocks]

Keenan - Ugh, my ex.
Makayla - Ugh, mispelled.
Veronica - Lovely
Elizabeth - Lovely and timeless
Jordan - I'm a Jordanna. Jordan is easier to manage.
Olivia - Pretty, but popular.
Leonardo - Like it, but prefer Leon.
Zachary - Like it, but prefer Zacharias or Zebulon. Zachary's the only one of those my husband would let me use though so maybe that's what happened to this mom!
John - A classic, but I will always like Jonathan more.
Diana - Have known nice girls by this name, but I dislike the name.
Alexander - Love this name.
Emily - I love this name
Brandon - Hate this.
Peter - Hate this too.
Addison - Hate this too.
Anasofia - Pretty
Juan - I prefer this to John, but prefer Joaquin to Juan.
Matthew - Dislike, dated, boring.
Camila - Prefer Camellia
Antonio - Prefer Antoine
Dominic - On our boys list.
Tristan - Reminds me of Triscuit, if not for that I think I'd like it.
Andrew - Another, eviller ex-boyfriend. Alexander and Alasdair and Antoine are nice though.
Megan - I have always liked this. I wish my husband and I could agree on how it's pronounced.
Stephanie - Dislike.
Addyson - Hate
Madison (2) - Hate
Ethan - Yuck but less yuck than Madison and Addison.
Gabriel - Lovely
Sean - Dated
Madeline - Prefer Madeleine
Jonathan - Lovely, on our list.
Valeria - I love this.
Sofia - Sofia/Sophia are too popular for me
Mia - Dislike
Josefina - Love, and love Josephine too
Sophia - Boring but not ugly. Will date as badly as Amanda did to the '80s.
Nathan - Prefer Nathaniel/Natanael, but don't hate Nathan.
Jacquline - I hope this was spelt Jacqueline, but I really like it, and Caroline and Emmeline as well.
Nikola - Too much like Nicole. I have never met a Nicole I liked.

[bob=kate]

Stripedsocks, am intrigued! Would you pronounce the endings the same, or as we would in UK: Jac-lin, Caro-line, Emma-leen?

[ksheja]

Keenan - good name!
Makayla - I like Michaela better. Makayla is the most common spelling, Mikayla is second.
Veronica - I like this.
Shay - girl or boy? Don't like on a girl.
Elizabeth - classic,
Jordan - I'm okay with it on a boy or a girl.
Olivia - lovely name, popular of course.
Hunter - I don't love it but I'm okay with it unless it's pronounced Hunner.
Michael (2) - always a good name.
Chandler (2)- eh. Wasn't he a Friends character?
Leonardo - okay
Zachary - I've always liked it.
John - favorite of mine.
Diana - good name.
Alexander - I love it t
Gianna - I've never known anyone by this name. I would think Italian American.
Emily - good name.
Brandon - decent name.
Peter -it's okay.
Addison - I've gotten used to hearing this. I kind of think of Addison's disease but not everyone knows about that.
Anasofia - I like it.
Juan -fine.
Paula - unusual on a child. I know of a child named this, after her grandmother, but they speak Spanish and it's pronounced Pow-la. She gets Paw-la in school though. I don't think it's that bad.
Matthew - okay.
Camila - it's nice.
Antonio - I like it.
Paige - it's okay.
Ieva - never heard of it.
Brooklynn - it's the alternate spelling of Brooklyn, which has become a very popular name. -but less popular in New York and states nearby.
Dominic - love it.
Tristan - fine.
Andrew - not my favorite of the traditional names.
Megan - fine
Stephanie I still like it, although many find it too dated now.
Addyson - might as well have gone with Addison.
Vianka - never heard of it.
Madison - heard so many times.
Ethan - my son is named this. He likes his name. He is 17 so it's not as common in his age group.
Gabriel - nice name.
Sean - always liked it.
Madeline - it's okay. I really prefer the spelling Madeleine (I don't pronounce Madeline with the last syllable as line).
Jonathan - always liked it.
Valeria - very popular with Spanish speakers. I prefer Valerie.
Sofia - better than Sophie
Mia - really like it.
Josefina - okay.
Victoria - love it.
Sophia - beautiful name.
Hanna - it's okay spelled this way but I like Hannah better.
Luisa - I like this.
Nathan good name.
Jacquline -where's the e? It's okay.
Nikola - I like Nicola, but pronounced with the emphasis on the first syllable.

[ksheja]

Dantia - not sure how to say it.
Sophia - it's great.
Christopher - fine name.
Samuel - I don't really like it that much.
Michael - great
Ana - nice. I like Anna better though.
Benjamin - fine.
Kathryn - I'm fine with this spelling.
Mateo - my son had one in his class. It's nice.
Alex - i like it, but better as a nn.
Thomas love it.
Patrick - like it.
Caitlyn - one of the many spellings. I still like Caitlin.
Nolan - I like this.
Evan - love it.
Ava love it
Harrison - I like this.
Jona - never seen this. It's okay.
Breany - kind of strange. Brianna is nicer.
Erika - like it and don't hear it that much these days.