Yay or Nay?

07bride

Thoughts on these names? Keep or toss? Thanks! 

Boys:

Holbrook

Randolph/Randolf

Walden

Wyclef

Howard

Theodore 

Winston 

 

Girls:

Allaire

Octavia

Holly 

Minna

Loretta 

Evadne

Romilly 

MandyWes

All of those name are nms. I honestly don't like any of them. I guess Theodore (if nn Theo) is the only one I'd not throw out.

Reyka9

MandyWes:

All of those name are nms. I honestly don't like any of them. I guess Theodore (if nn Theo) is the only one I'd not throw out.

I agree completely, sorry, although I do sort of like Allaire for a girl.

Pearl16

Most of your options are NMS, personally, but I do really like Theodore and Loretta.

Howard, Winston, Octavia, and Holly are also not bad.

clineak

Like PPs, these names are NMS; however, I don't mind Winston for a boy. I actually think it's pretty cute. FWIW, Octavia totally reminds me of The Hunger Games.

 

wklj875

Boys:

Holbrook okay

Randolph/Randolf nay

Walden it's really popular around here for Subdivisions

Wyclef NAY

Howard okay

Theodore Love

Winston Cigarettes!!!

 

Girls:

Allaire cute

Octavia okay

Holly okay

Minna nay

Loretta cute

Evadne okay

Romilly NAY

5LittleBears

Thoughts on these names? Keep or toss? Thanks!

Boys:

Holbrook: Nay

Randolph/Randolf: Nay.

Walden: NMS

Wyclef: Jean? That's all I think of.

Howard: Nay.

Theodore: Yay only because I love the nickname Teddy!

Winston: Really nms

 

Girls:

Allaire: Different. Kind of like it.

Octavia: Nay. Hate it.

Holly: Cute,

Minna: Interesting. Not sure.

Loretta : Nay.

Evadne: Don't know how to prounounce it.

Romilly: Nay.

mischeevus

Yay - Theodore, Winston, Loretta

Nay - Holbrook, Randolf, Wyclef, Howard, Allarie, Octavia, Evade

Walden, Holly, and Romilly are okay.

Loganswife

I don't really like any of them, but if I had to pick I would go with Theodore and Loretta.

CayleighDawn

Boys:

Holbrook - Toss

Randolph/Randolf - Toss

Walden - Keep

Wyclef - Toss

Howard - Keep

Theodore - Keep

Winston -Keep

 

Girls:

Allaire - Toss

Octavia - Toss

Holly - Keep

Minna - Keep

Loretta - Toss

Evadne - I think keep, but I'm not sure of the pronunciation. Is it Ee-Vane? If so, I like it.

Romilly - Toss

kerribear1717

Boys:

Holbrook - way too much of a last name (what about Holden?)

Randolph/Randolf

Walden

Wyclef unless you're a fan of his music, then no

Howard

Theodore 

Winston 

 

Girls:

Allaire - never heard of it, but it could be ok

Octavia

Holly 

Minna

Loretta 

Evadne - I don't know how to say it

Romilly - We could have a president Romney so no to this.  You could just use Milly.

 

 - They may not be my style but nothing really "wrong" with a lot of them 

JayMOOMOO

nay

karen_loy

Boys:

Holbrook - no

Randolph/Randolf - no

Walden - no

Wyclef -no

Howard - nms but could work

Theodore - nms

Winston - nms, but I know an adorable 4 yr old with this name, so it could grow on me

 

Girls:

Allaire - no

Octavia - no

Holly - no

Minna - no

Loretta - uhm.. maybe

Evadne - no

Romilly - no

kjskjs

They all fall under NMS but for a boy I don't mind Theodore and for a girl I think Loretta is cute.

alohamora

I like Winston of the boy names, but that's it.  Of the girls, I like Octavia.

ames71

Theodore

Winston

Octavia

Holly

rowanleaves

I cant say I like any of these. I suppose Walden for a boy and Allaire for a girl if I had to choose, but again, NMS.

harleykay

none, sorry.

ansi29

We have pretty different taste but here's my take: 

Boys:

Holbrook - toss. Holt could be ok or Brook, but this sounds like a last name. 

Randolph/Randolf - ok but nn is Randy. Don't like the nick name.

Walden - Lovely word but I don't think of it as a name. 

Wyclef - Hmmm... I have a strong association with the singer so can't see this on a non-Hatian activist-rapper.

Howard - Like ok, is this a family name. It has that old fashioned ring but isn't popular yet like other grandparent-era names.

Theodore - Like

Winston  - Like

 

Girls:

Allaire - nms

Octavia - Cool name in theory but I can't imagine it belonging to a person

Holly - Nice name. Like.

Minna - Seems more like a nickname. My neice is Ximena and they call her Mina. 

Loretta -Don't like the name but it's solid. 

Evadne - Don't like. Sounds made up. 

Romilly - Very made up sounding like you like Roberta and Millie/Millicent and wanted to combine them. 

alehayes

Boys:

Holbrook - dislike

Randolph/Randolf -NMS, but it's okay

Walden - I kind of like it

Wyclef - dislike

Howard - dislike

Theodore - LOVE

Winston - like

 

Girls:

Allaire - dislike

Octavia - NMS, but it's okay

Holly - LOVE

Minna - dislike

Loretta - NMS, but it's okay

Evadne - dislike

Romilly - dislike

blu-eyedwife

I only like Theodore

meganalaire

For what it's worth my middle name is Alaire and I love it. With my spelling it's easy to explain pronunciation as "like Claire". 

magsugar13

If I HAD to keep any of them it would be theodore and Holly...if

amyegunnip

Theodore & Holly are my favorites!

mrsjenni

NMS so I would toss all of them and start over.  

melody921

Theodore is the only one I like

strawberrytree

Boys:

Holbrook- toss, surname

Randolph/Randolf- toss, too close to Rudolph imo

Walden- toss, if you want to reference Thoreau then Henry is a million times better

Wyclef- toss, unless you are a Haitian rapper

Howard-nms, but it is a first name and spelled correctly, so keep

Theodore - Keep

Winston- same as Howard 

 

Girls:

Allaire- toss, French surname so it sounds doubly pretentious to me

Octavia- nms, but okay so I would keep

Holly- Keep 

Minna- Sounds like a nn. Maybe find a longer name it can be a nn for?

Loretta- Ok, keep

Evadne- Toss, there are better mythology names that won't give your daughter a lifetime of "WHAT is your name again?"

Romilly- Toss, as Allaire

cogbot

I only like Theodore and Holly

kelnyc

MandyWes:

All of those name are nms. I honestly don't like any of them. I guess Theodore (if nn Theo) is the only one I'd not throw out.

Same here. 

Laurakat81

These are not my style at all but the only ones I think are a little bit alright are:

Howard, Theodore, and Holly

Aligator28

Boys:

Holbrook - toss

Randolph/Randolf - toss

Walden - toss

Wyclef - toss

Howard - keep

Theodore - keep

Winston - toss (reminds me of cigarettes) 

 

Girls:

Allaire - keep

Octavia - toss

Holly - keep

Minna - toss

Loretta - toss

Evadne - toss

Romilly - toss

BellaLux

Toss all except Winston and Holly

HungryRunner76

I like Theodore and that's about it.  Some of the names are a huge dislike, but it may just be that they're just nms.

kmmpbj09

I don't really care for any of these names. Sorry

brookelynpaisley

07bride:

Thoughts on these names? Keep or toss? Thanks! 

Boys:

Holbrook - More of a surname to me

Randolph/Randolf - Eh

Walden - Could be good if you're a fan of literature.

Wyclef - No.

Howard - Eh. It's prett y"old man" for my taste, but it's a classic, legit name

Theodore - NMS but a good name

Winston - I like Winston

 

Girls:

Allaire - NMS

Octavia - I want to like it, but there's something about the way it feels in my mouth that itks me

Holly - I like Holly

Minna - I don't see this growing well, but I have a pet associatoin with this one, so that could be why

Loretta  - Bad association

Evadne - Not sure how to say it, so I'd be hesitant to use it

Romilly - it could be that I'm been watching "My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding," but all I see is "Romany"

I think my favorites on your list are Holly and Winston

KrissyMiss

My two cents:

Best boy name on list - Walden

Best girl name on list - Minna

The others are so/so or NMS. The only ones that I think are truley bad are Romilly, Holbrook, and Wyclef.

j_luvs_r

Boys:

Holbrook - Nay

Randolph/Randolf -  Nay

Walden - Nay

Wyclef - Nay

Howard - Maybe

Theodore - Yay

Winston - Maybe

 

Girls:

Allaire - Nay

Octavia - Maybe

Holly - Yay

Minna - Nay

Loretta - Maybe

Evadne - Nay

Romilly - Nay

kacelle

I would use Theodore or Octavia.  The rest are NMS.

Leah&JP

Theo or Winston

Loretta or Holly

KittyMarie219

Boys:

Holbrook -- I'm pretty sure this is the name of a town somewhere.

Randolph/Randolf -- Too close to Rudolf.

Walden -- It's okay.

Wyclef -- Um, no....

Howard -- NMS.

Theodore -- It's cute.

Winston -- I love this name. It's totally cute! ^_^

 

Girls:

Allaire -- NMS.

Octavia -- Sounds too close to octopus; too much teasing potential.

Holly -- I like this name.

Minna -- Like this name, but I prefer it spelled with one N.

Loretta -- Yes, very pretty.

Evadne -- How is this pronounced?

Romilly -- I prefer Romy.