Since everyone else is doing it...

I thought I would post a list of current favourites to have the critiqued by everyone. I'm nowhere near the stage of naming children so feel free to be as brutally honest as you like, it is very much appreciated if you are! Thanks:) (Oh, I know there are WAY too many so if you can't comment on them all just do the ones you feel strongest about)

Girls:
Liliane
Amelie
Juliette
Isobel
Eloise
Brittany
Claire
Noelle
Margot
Valerie
Madeline
Jean
Vivienne
Fleur
Jaime
Alouette
Elodie
Chanel
Therese

Clementine
Evangeline
Katherine
Emmeline
Veronica
Elizabeth
Guinevere
Rhiannon
Christina
Susannah
Victoria
Caroline
Margaret

Seraphina
Allegra
Isadora
Gia
Marietta
Angelina
Francesca
Sofia
Natalia
Cara
Natasha
Serena
Cosima
Andrea
Juliana
Rosa

Ethan
Dylan
Rowan
Willow
Harper
Skylar
Arden
Piper
Avalon
Wren
Hero
Scout
Alanis
Zoe
Eden
Riley
Elliot
Tatum
Peyton
Hana
Shiloh
Juno
Floyd

Actually, this is too long already, I'll put the next half in a separate post.

This is fun,ha theres lots :)

Girls:
Liliane- Love this one, love Lilly so this one is beautiful
Amelie- I like but prefer Amelia, nicer sounding imo
Juliette- like
Isobel- like prefer isabelle spelling but just too too too popular to use
Eloise- ok name
Brittany- Reminds me of britney spears, brittany murphy, seems a bit chavvy imo
Claire- nice name but wouldnt use it as a first name
Noelle- Christmasy name, wouldnt use, seems v masculine reminds me of name Noel doesnt sound much different
Margot- maggot! sorry:(
Valerie- love this one its really growing on me and not so popular at the moment which is always a plus. love love it!
Madeline- reminds me of maddie mccann kinda makes me sad so wouldnt use
Jean- seems too old fashioned
Vivienne- lovely mn
Fleur- like but wouldn use
Jaime- wouldnt use on a girl
Alouette- too fussy think people would have spelling/pronounciation probs
Elodie- same as above
Chanel- same looks like Channel esp if you havent heard of Chanel designer or worse sounds like chavtastic Chantelle from big brother,not a good connotation for me ha
Therese- mums middle name would possibly use as mn

Clementine- like but wouldnt have guts to use, always imagine kid being bullied for being called after an orange?
Evangeline- lovely like nn Evie
Katherine- classic beautiful name
Emmeline- nice
Veronica- wouldnt use , Ronnie nickname!
Elizabeth- classic name, gorgeous
Guinevere- too posh sounding prefer Gwenyth or Genevieve
Rhiannon- dislike
Christina- grandmothers name am definitely using it as mn if i ever have a girl
Susannah- not a fan
Victoria- not a fan either
Caroline- nice classic name love it
Margaret- like nn Maggie but would use full name

Seraphina- angelic name
Allegra- medicine, legs, never got this name
Isadora- cosmetic company otherwise i would have liked it
Gia- how to pronounce it,
Marietta- i think of the biscuits
Angelina- Jolie
Francesca- love this one
Sofia- way over popular prefer Sophie
Natalia- dislike
Cara- not a fan
Natasha not fan
Serena Gossip girl
Cosima don't like the sound of it
Andrea same
Juliana ok
Rosa lovely

Ethan- always Ethan Hawke or very British sounding name
Dylan- love it Bob Dylan, Dylan Thomas why does so many people dislike this i love it
Rowan love this
Willow like but wouldnt use
Harper love it
Skylar dislike sky names
Arden too much like word ardent, too intense
Piper- piping hot ha
Avalonto much like Make up people Avon
Wren- like but would nt use irl
Hero- bullying potential
Scout same as above
Alanis dislike
Zoe not a fan
Eden love so cute
Riley love
Elliot really like it
Tatum nn Tate love it
Peyton like
Hana dislike Hana hannah type names
Shiloh cute but would never use it too much brangelina
Juno love it
Floyd like it

Girls:
Liliane
Amelie - love
Juliette - love it spelled Juliet
Isobel - don't like this spelling, love Isabel, but it's so popular.
Eloise - love
Brittany
Claire - really love
Noelle
Margot
Valerie
Madeline - love
Jean - love it so much, but it's dated
Vivienne - love
Fleur - it's great in the middle, but a bit too much for my taste. I prefer more down-to-earth names like Jane and Claire.
Jaime
Alouette
Elodie
Chanel
Therese

Clementine - love
Evangeline
Katherine - love
Emmeline
Veronica - really love!
Elizabeth - love
Guinevere - love Gwendolyn more
Rhiannon
Christina
Susannah - really love
Victoria
Caroline - really love, nn Callie
Margaret - love

Seraphina
Allegra
Isadora
Gia
Marietta
Angelina
Francesca - love
Sofia - love when it's spelled Sophia, but it's too popular
Natalia - I love Natalie so much, but it's getting kind of overdone.
Cara - I love Clara
Natasha - I am biased against this.
Serena
Cosima - Love it, but wouldn't name my own daughter this name.
Andrea - really love
Juliana
Rosa - love Rose

Ethan
Dylan
Rowan
Willow
Harper - love
Skylar
Arden
Piper
Avalon
Wren
Hero
Scout
Alanis
Zoe
Eden
Riley
Elliot
Tatum
Peyton
Hana
Shiloh
Juno
Floyd

Liliane - Pretty but I prefer Lily, Lilia, or Liliana
Amelie - I like this. Soft and feminine.
Juliette - Pretty name but it will always have the Romeo & Juliet connotation for me.
Isobel - I prefer Isabella
Eloise - Not a fan. Reminds me of the cartoon that lives in the hotel.
Brittany - No for me.
Claire - Pretty and classic but I prefer Clara.
Noelle - No for me.
Margot - No for me.
Valerie - No for me. Valeria is pretty, though.
Madeline - No for me.
Jean - No for me.
Vivienne - Not a big fan although it is a classic, elegant name.
Fleur - Not loving it, might be OK as a middle name.
Jaime - I prefer Jamie.
Alouette - No
Elodie - Cute
Chanel - No, no, no
Therese - Not a fan

Clementine - I don't like this one
Evangeline - Pretty
Katherine - Classic, pretty
Emmeline - Not a fan
Veronica - Not a fan, although I love the nn Nikka
Elizabeth - Classic, pretty
Guinevere - Not a fan
Rhiannon - Not a fan
Christina - I know a million Christinas so while this is a pretty name (I especially like Cristina), I just can't get over that.
Susannah - Not a fan
Victoria - Pretty but I don't love it
Caroline - Classic and pretty.
Margaret - Not a fan.

Seraphina - Reminds me of Ben Affleck's daughter, I'm not loving it.
Allegra - LOVE, LOVE, LOVE
Isadora - Different, pretty in its own way
Gia - Cute, but I think over used
Marietta - Don't love it
Angelina - All I can think of is Angelina Jolie
Francesca - Beautiful name, classic and elegant
Sofia - Love this name but it is very popular
Natalia - I really love the nn Talia
Cara - Cute, almost too cute
Natasha - I have bad associations with this name
Serena - LOVE
Cosima - Not a fan
Andrea - Not a fan
Juliana - Pretty
Rosa - Not a fan

Ethan - Not a fan
Dylan - Not a fan
Rowan - Not a fan
Willow - Not a fan
Harper - I kind of like this one
Skylar - Don't love this
Arden - Reminds me of a clothing line or cosmetics for some reason
Piper - Cute
Avalon - Different but I'm not totally convinced
Wren - Not a fan
Hero - Not a fan
Scout - Not a fan
Alanis - Not a fan
Zoe - Cute
Eden - Not a fan
Riley - Cute but I'm not a huge unisex name fan
Elliot - No
Tatum - All I think of is Tatum O'Neal
Peyton - One Tree Hill
Hana - I prefer Hannah
Shiloh - I don't like this one
Juno - No
Floyd - Pink?

Girls:
Liliane- i love most names starting with 'lil' but i prefer Lily, Lilia and Lillian over Liliane

Amelie- beautiful name

Juliette- prefer Juliet spelling, less fussy but has the same graceful sound to it.

Isobel- prefer Isabel and Isabella but they're both ridiculously popular so it's a no go for me.

Eloise- pretty, not my favorite. love the nn Ellie even though its getting quite popular.

Brittany- way too trendy and popular for me

Claire- could be a wonderful mn

Noelle- it is very pretty but is too closely linked to Christmas for me. Maybe as a mn

Margot- prefer simpler Margo because Margot is all maggot to me (so sorry!!!)

Valerie- not my style but Valeria is pretty

Madeline- prefer Madeleine over Madeline

Jean- love Jane but Jean is way too old-fashioned for me

Vivienne- very beautiful

Fleur- ditto

Jaime- prefer James for a boy

Alouette- although it's a beautiful classic, it may have many pronunciation/spelling problems which may or may not bother you

Elodie- love it!

Chanel- way too fashion designer for me. Maybe Chantal?

Therese- love the nn Tess!

Clementine- beautiful name but I don't like most of its nns ='(

Evangeline- the nn Evie is adorable

Katherine- beautiful classic that even though it's popular I love because of the nn Kate!

Emmeline- Emme or Emmy are cute nns but they might get confused with uber-popular Emma.

Veronica- not my favorite

Elizabeth- too popular. Love Eliza though.

Guinevere- a bit lot for a little girl to carry. Maybe Genevieve or Ginerva instead?

Rhiannon- beautiful Irish name!

Christina- pretty

Susannah- love it!

Victoria- ditto

Caroline- too popular where I love

Margaret- same as Caroline

Seraphina- too pretty princess for me

Allegra- medicine ruined this one beyond possibility for me =(

Isadora- like

Gia- only live as a nn for something for more substantial: ie. Gianna, Giovanna

Marietta- don't like the meaning of this one

Angelina- used to love before Jolie connection became too much.

Francesca- love it as a name but don't love the nns with it

Sofia- so popular but so beautiful

Natalia- like Talia better

Cara- this name has always bothered me because it looks unfinished to me (imo of course)

Natasha- nice but I wouldn't use it

Serena- feels trendy

Cosima- don't like it

Andrea- ditto

Juliana- prefer Juliet but Juliana is pretty as well

Rosa- prefer other variations of Rosa: Rose, Rosalie, Rosanna, Rosaelia


Ethan- for a girl??????

Dylan- don't like for a girl

Rowan- ditto

Willow- not my favorite

Harper- same as Willow

Skylar- love nn Sky!

Arden- warming up to this one

Piper- never liked it much

Avalon- don't like

Wren- pretty...

Hero- don't like

Scout- don't like

Alanis- never heard of

Zoe- not my favorite

Eden- ditto

Riley- double ditto

Elliot- love for a boy

Tatum- not my favorite

Peyton- don't like

Hana- prefer Hannah, though it's too popular

Shiloh- not my favorite

Juno- love this one!

Floyd- don't like this one either!!

Hope I helped:)

Woo-hoo! Giant name list! :-)

Liliane: Very pretty...
Amelie: Very pretty...
Juliette: Very pretty...LOVE!
Isobel: I like the Scottish spelling...
Eloise: LOVE!!!
Brittany: Brittany is very 80s to me, like Ashley...
Claire: pretty...
Noelle: pretty...
Margot: I'm really starting to love this name...
Valerie: Valerie feels like the 80s to me, but I love V names.
Madeline: I think it's pretty, but too popular for me...
Jean: I like Jean's offbeat charm, but I LOVE Jane!
Vivienne: I think this is beautiful...
Fleur: I like it as a middle, and love Flora up front.
Jaime: Jamie and all related spellings feel pretty trendy to me...
Alouette: I think it's a cheerful name...
Elodie: I think it's beautiful...
Chanel: I agree with what Pam and Linda wrote about names associated with expensive things not sounding very classy. (I believe Karen mentioned this once, too on Nameberry.)
Therese: I think it's pretty...

Clementine: LOVE!
Evangeline: very pretty...
Katherine: I think it's a great name...
Emmeline: very pretty...
Veronica: I prefer this to Valerie...
Elizabeth: LOVE! Eliza, too!
Guinevere: I think it's beautiful...
Rhiannon: I like some of your others better...
Christina: It feels overused to me...
Susannah: LOVE!
Victoria: I love this name, but because I'm not a Vicki/Tori fan, I love it in the middle...
Caroline: LOVE
Margaret:LOVE

Seraphina: Very pretty...
Allegra: ditto
Isadora: ditto
Gia: When I hear it, I always think of a Chia Pet. :-)
Marietta: I'm not sure about this one...
Angelina: Jolie
Francesca: LOVE
Sofia: I wish it weren't so popular!
Natalia: very pretty....
Cara: I'm more of a Cora and Caroline person...
Natasha: I think it's a nice name...
Serena: Williams
Cosima: I'm neutral on Cosima, but I love Cosette. :-)
Andrea: I'm neutral on Andrea.
Juliana: I think it's beautiful...
Rosa: I think Rosa is pretty, and I also love Rose and Rosalie.

Ethan: Because I've heard it so much, it feels overused to me. Classic, but overused. Wait? For a girl? I prefer some of your other choices. :-)
Dylan: It feels trendy to me...
Rowan: I think it's a nice, solid name.
Willow: It's all Palin to me, but I love Willa.
Harper: It's getting pretty popular, but I think it's a nice name.
Skylar: It feels trendy to me...
Arden: I think it's pretty...
Piper: See Willow, but I think it's a great name.
Avalon: I think it's very cool...
Wren: I grew up with a Wren and think it's a great name!
Hero: But what if she's whimpy? It feels like a lot to live up to! While I think of the Greek myth, I also think of a superhero and a hero sandwich.
Scout: I think of it more as a nickname...
Alanis: Morissette
Zoe: Because of Chloe's popularity, Zoe is starting to feel trendy to me these days...
Eden: It feels a bit trendy, but I think it's beautiful...
Riley: Trendyville....
Elliot: It's all boy to me....
Tatum: I think it's a nice name, but it reminds me of the word "tantrum."
Peyton: It feels very trendy to me...
Hana: I prefer the Hannah spelling...
Shiloh: Jolie-Pitt
Juno: Because of the movie Juno, I like Juniper better.
Floyd: For a girl?

That was fun! :-)

Take care!

Girls:
Liliane
Amelie - This has recently become one of my favorite middle names.
Juliette
Isobel
Eloise
Brittany - Different spelling, but still Spears.
Claire - Huxtable! Which is a great association.
Noelle
Margot
Valerie
Madeline - One of my all time favorites along with its numerous variations.
Jean
Vivienne
Fleur
Jaime
Alouette
Elodie
Chanel
Therese

Clementine - Me too.
Evangeline - Love it.
Katherine
Emmeline - Beautiful and classic. Also on my middles list.
Veronica
Elizabeth - Forever classic.
Guinevere
Rhiannon
Christina
Susannah - Sigh. I wish I was the only one who loved this name.
Victoria
Caroline
Margaret - Greatly undervalued!

Seraphina
Allegra
Isadora
Gia
Marietta
Angelina
Francesca
Sofia - I prefer Sophia or Sophie, but still pretty.
Natalia
Cara
Natasha
Serena
Cosima
Andrea
Juliana
Rosa

Ethan
Dylan
Rowan
Willow
Harper - Lee. Fun.
Skylar
Arden
Piper
Avalon
Wren
Hero
Scout - Finch. Fun too.
Alanis
Zoe
Eden
Riley
Elliot - Very nice. I have two friends planning on using it.
Tatum
Peyton
Hana
Shiloh - One of my faves. Hopefully it won't sneak too far up the popularity list.
Juno
Floyd

I will tackle part one too:

Girls:
Liliane
Amelie - not a fan of
Juliette - love
Isobel - Prefer Isolde or Isabel
Eloise - Love
Brittany - too 80s or spears, I do still like Britain or Britta or Brittain
Claire - love
Noelle
Margot
Valerie - dated
Madeline -like
Jean - I have never liked, which is ashame since there is a family member i love with this name
Vivienne
Fleur - i only think of Harry potter
Jaime - prefer Jamie - there are so many spellings!
Alouette - think of the french song
Elodie - I want this name to either be Eloise or Melody, something seems off to me
Chanel - perfume no. 5
Therese

Clementine - like
Evangeline -like
Katherine -like but prefer Kate
Emmeline - love
Veronica
Elizabeth - love
Guinevere
Rhiannon - think of the singer
Christina - ok
Susannah - like
Victoria
Caroline - love
Margaret

Seraphina - like, but i only think of the afflecks now
Allegra - allergy medicine
Isadora - like
Gia - prefer Gigi nn of Genevieve
Marietta - city outside of Atlanta
Angelina - Jolie
Francesca - like
Sofia
Natalia - ruined by a bad Natalya
Cara
Natasha - too close to bad Natalya for me to like. :-\
Serena
Cosima - think Cosmo Kramer
Andrea - very 80s
Juliana
Rosa

Ethan - not for a girl
Dylan - ditto
Rowan
Willow - like but not as much now with the associations
Harper - like
Skylar
Arden -like
Piper
Avalon - like
Wren - like
Hero - very Shakespeare ;-)
Scout - to me will always be a dog/cat name
Alanis - Morisette
Zoe - I have never really liked. Zoe or Chloe
Eden
Riley - dog/cat name to me
Elliot - I prefer it on a boy
Tatum - cute
Peyton - overused
Hana - prefer Hannah
Shiloh - too Brangelina
Juno - like, but liked more before the movie. now I prefer June
Floyd - lol. to me, this is a captain of a shrimp boat to me. I can't see it on a little girl!

Hope I helped!!

Thanks everyone for the comments and opinions, they're all really useful and I love reading over them! Please keep them coming, it's always nice to see what other people think:)