Petra, Luna, Hester, etc.

plunderb

The board is slow and I'm bored at work. Here are some names I'm considering adding to my list ? first impressions, comments, and brutal honesty are appreciated:

Della

Hester

Luna

Petra

Florence

Gloria

Eunice

Laetitia

Clementine

Lavinia

Sophronia

526SadieSadie

With the exception of Petra, they all sound like awful old lady names. Sorry.

magsugar13

do not like any of them

 

NechamaChayim

Della - not too bad

Hester - really awful, quite frankly

Luna - doesn't sound like a name

Petra - okay

Florence - one of those old lady names that isn't cute

Gloria - just makes me think of the Steinem version but not a bad name

Eunice - no, no, no

Laetitia - huh?

Clementine - oh my darling...

Lavinia - again, no

Sophronia - doesn't sound pretty

peke1101

Laetitia Casta is a gorgeous French model....I like that name

erinms

plunderb:

The board is slow and I'm bored at work. Here are some names I'm considering adding to my list ? first impressions, comments, and brutal honesty are appreciated:

Della- OK, not too out there, easy to pronounce/spell

Hester- witch

Luna- good witch, but I actually sort of like it

Petra- not pretty to my ears

Florence- like it a lot, would maybe use nn Flora or Flor

Gloria- OK, maybe too old-fashioned for me

Eunice- no

Laetitia- no

Clementine- LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this name

Lavinia- no

Sophronia- no, no, no 

anna7602

Luna is so uber-trendy right now among a certain set that it makes me want to poke my eyes out. I know FOUR Lunas under the age of 3. They're not in the same city, so it's not like they play together, but all of their parents have similar backgrounds and I can easily see at least 2 or 3 more friends of mine considering this name. I will try very hard to sound enthusiastic when the next baby Luna arrives, but since you're asking- don't do it!

I like Petra and Clementine. I prefer the spelling Letizia to how you have it, and also greatly prefer the pronunciations in Spanish and Italian to the English pronunciation.

I prefer Flora to Florence. Florencia is kind of nice, too, but a bit over the top in this country.

Sophronia doesn't look or sound pretty to me. It reminds me of the word "suffer."

Hester the molestor. That's all I can think of.

Gloria, Della, Lavinia and Eunice are not really my style, but not awful.

plunderb

Yeah, I've been flirting with classical names lately (Petra, Lavinia, Laetitia, etc.).

Maybe Lucretia? Junia? Octavia?

Unfortunately, they mostly end with -ia and DD already has an -ia name.

HannahO28

I love Della, Luna, Petra, Gloria and Clementine

I can't look at/hear Hester without thinking of "Hester the Molester" from A Prayer fo Owen Meanie. So that's out for me. 

The don't like the others, but they aren't terrible. 

plunderb

anna7602:

Luna is so uber-trendy right now among a certain set that it makes me want to poke my eyes out. I know FOUR Lunas under the age of 3. They're not in the same city, so it's not like they play together, but all of their parents have similar backgrounds and I can easily see at least 2 or 3 more friends of mine considering this name. I will try very hard to sound enthusiastic when the next baby Luna arrives, but since you're asking- don't do it!

I prefer Flora to Florence. Florencia is kind of nice, too, but a bit over the top in this country.

Good tip on Luna. 

Flora's already on the list 

plunderb

CARunner:

Do you work at a rest home?

Nah, but my list has been boring me lately. I still like the names on it (Susanna, Matilda, Antonia, Louisa, Phoebe, etc.), but I feel a bit stuck in a style rut. I'm trying to cast a wider net and see what comes up.

silliestbunny

plunderb:

The board is slow and I'm bored at work. Here are some names I'm considering adding to my list ? first impressions, comments, and brutal honesty are appreciated:

Della -  Different and cute but I'd prefer Cordellia and use Della or Dellia as a NN

Hester-  Where's my scarlet letter?

Luna-  Too earth mama for my taste

Petra-  Are you from Eastern Europe or Greece?

Florence-   Lovely and under used

Gloria-  Eh.... okay

Eunice-  NO way... it sounds ugly to me

Laetitia -  Eh.. okay

Clementine -  Adorable!

Lavinia-  Eh...okay

Sophronia Eh...

nmh2001

I love Petra. The rest of the list reminded me of Harry Potter characters. That said, I just glanced at it quickly.

blu-eyedwife

I like Hester, but I'm not so into the rest

Annie984

I *love* Lavinia!

RedCardinal

I like Della and Luna. The others feel way dated IMO but they are still great.

bluegreen88

The only one I like is Luna. The rest are pretty bad, sorry!

rschuckman

Personally, I think the names sound a lil old-fashioned or names you'd find in a book/movie. 

As other's have said, Hester=Molester.....:(  Hester Prynne is the character's name in Nathanial Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter".   Not sure if I'd want that association with my child.

 Flora and Antonia are lovely names though. 

LaComtesse

Della - Don't like

Hester - I like it, but, I feel like you have to be stunningly gorgeous to pull this name off.  ETA: Am I the only person who thinks of Hester Prynne before "Hester the Molester" which I do not think of at all...?

Luna - Pretty if a bit loopy sounding

Petra - Nice enough

Florence - Nice enough

Gloria - Love

Eunice - Hate

Laetitia - Not a fan

Clementine - Cute

Lavinia - Love

Sophronia - Over the top even for me

fallbride110406

Love Luna, the rest I don't care for.

Moneypenny424

plunderb:

The board is slow and I'm bored at work. Here are some names I'm considering adding to my list ? first impressions, comments, and brutal honesty are appreciated:

Della

Hester

Luna

Petra

Florence

Gloria

Eunice

Laetitia

Clementine

Lavinia

Sophronia

I like Petra, Clementine and Lavinia.  I don't mind Laeticia/Leticia.  I feel like it was a pretty popular African American name for a while, but haven't seen it has much recently.

Moneypenny424

plunderb:

Yeah, I've been flirting with classical names lately (Petra, Lavinia, Laetitia, etc.).

Maybe Lucretia? Junia? Octavia?

Unfortunately, they mostly end with -ia and DD already has an -ia name.

I've always liked Octavia.  Junia is okay.  Lucretia always sounds like "secretion" to me!

anna7602

I loooove Octavia. We have that in reserve as a mn if we ever have a baby girl in August or born on the 8th of the month or has some other kind of relevant 8 in her life (8th child? not likely!). My family is too literal for us to go for an Octavia without any "8" connection.

What about Flavia? It's a nice, solid Roman name meaning "golden." I think it goes well with Amalia and isn't as matchy as Aurelia (which means golden as well).

rschuckman

Padma?  Pia?

jupiterthecat

I like Gloria. I've been thinking lately that if I get a female dog, I might name her Hester. I like that name a lot on a dog.  On a person, it's a little serious for me. Also, if I get an orange female cat, I might go with Clementine, but it's too cutesy for a person. Luna is a little wacky for my tastes. Petra sounds nice in certain languages, but a little out of place in English, unless you have a cultural background to support it. Della sounds like de la in Spanish. I prefer Delia.  The rest are NMS. In particular, Eunice is one of my least old lady favorite names.

jeshapiro

I like Luna and Clementine.

kacelle

I like Clementine and Florence.  MIL's MN is Florence, and we've talked about using it as a MN to honour her, or using Flora for the same reason.

lisa5201

plunderb:

The board is slow and I'm bored at work. Here are some names I'm considering adding to my list ? first impressions, comments, and brutal honesty are appreciated:

Della: NMS but not bad

Hester: Really terrible. This is just too "grouchy old lady" to sound sweet on a newborn

Luna: Pretty

Petra: LOVE, one of my fav names. Unique and pretty

Florence: not bad

Gloria: Estefan? I don't like 

Eunice: This would probably be in the top 5 of my "worst name of all time" picks

Laetitia: NMS, but not bad

Clementine: Like a lot. Pretty and sweet. Becoming more mainstream so it's not a total WTF, but still unique and offbeat

Lavinia: See Laetitia. I think there are better names out there, but not terrible

Sophronia: Too much of a mouthful, and not very pretty sounding

goodgollie

526SadieSadie:

With the exception of Petra, they all sound like awful old lady names. Sorry.

This exactly.  I actually really like Petra. 

pcrock92

I wouldn't use any of these..

StephCripps

Della - i like it

Hester - not a fan

Luna - I know of a chick named this it's okay

Petra - knew a lady by this name

Florence - meh

Gloria - meh

Eunice - -meh

Laetitia - not a fan

Clementine - kinda cute..

Lavinia - eek

Sophronia  -?

alliejo725

LOVE Hester, Petra, Gloria, Clementine (especially Clementine).

Like Della and Lavinia.

Luna - I've never liked. I know it's got the whole moon thing going, but all I think of is "lunatic."

Florence - too old lady, even for my taste.

Eunice - you can't do this to a child. Seriously.

Laetitia - I know it's a real name, but it looks like a mindf*ck. Still not sure how to say it...

Sophronia - I'm with the ladies at Nameberry. It's just an unnecessarily clunky verson of Sophia. And Sophia's still prettier.

sharinfaith

when i heard my best friend tell me his daughter's name is Luna, i fell in love with it! i just wish they hadn't used it so i could have  

i love florence, and clementine, but not a huge fan of the others. 

DawnJM25

I usually try to find at least one name on people's lists that I can be positive about, but I'm not a fan of any of these.  Hester?  Please don't do that to your daughter.  Most of these sound like old lady names that won't or shouldn't make a comeback.  If you are going to choose from this list, Petra are Clementine are okay, and I'm cringing at Florence, but it's a little better than the rest on the list.

plunderb

Thanks, everyone!

babynamelover

Petra was on my list for awhile. Della seems unfinished to me, don't care for the others.

frasey

Yeah, I actually thought that this post was going to be about bad names after I read the title.

As a PP said, I usually try to find a name on everyone's list that I can get behind, but Im just unable to do that in this situation. 

Good luck...

Mommy2Grayson

Della- not terrible, but NMS.

Hester- mean old lady.

Luna- Luna Lovegood on Harry Potter?

Petra- My husband's hispanic grandmother's name. She's a great lady!

Florence- Just "eh" *shrug*

Gloria- Outdated.

Eunice- Taylor Swift's fiddle player/backup singer has this HYSTERICAL alter ego that she does named Eunice. It's really funny...look it up!

Laetitia- Sounds like more of an ethnic name. It's pretty, but sounds weird for a "white" child. I mean that in the nicest way possible without trying to sound racist.

Clementine- Sounds delicious to eat at the moment! NMS.

Lavinia- Okay. NMS.

Sophronia- I would like Sophrina better. Sounds like we're just adding in syllables.

melissa721

I hate all of them. Especially Hester. Why would you choose a name best known for a literary wh0re?