The never ending list.

mtm0109

We are having such a hard time with girl names.
I understand that not everyone has the same naming style as myself.
Just wondering from the list below.. your likes and dislikes.

Thanks!

Harper
Whitney
Tenley
Honor (I do not like Honora, sorry)
Ireland
River
Winter
Parker
Emery
Allegra
Mallory
Eden
Auden
McKinley
Harlow
Odette
Haven
Laken
Blakelee? Blakeley? Blakely? Blakeleigh?

LaLa1725

The only name I like is Harper.  The rest are NMS

TheWop

Love: Whitney, Allegra

Meh or dislike the rest. 

kayjay10

Love Harper, Winter, Mallory, Eden, Harlow

Like Whitney, Tenley, Haven, Laken (okay - I know a 7 y/o but I've never come to love this name), Blakelee (too trashy sounding for my taste though)

Do not like Honor, Ireland, River (boy name), Parker (boy name), Emery, Allegra (isn't that an allergy drug?), Auden (love Audrey though), McKinley (sounds masculine), Odette (sounds like an old man)

chicagomomab

Love Allegra!

bumpuser5823822

Harper- I like this name. super cute but growing in popularity.
Whitney- that is my name! Honestly I'm indifferent.
Tenley- People will call it trendy but there is something so cute about it.
Honor- Not a fan.
Ireland- Bad. I don't like it at all and the only time I've ever heard it was on a boy
River- Not a fan.
Winter- Don't like
Parker- Like.
Emery- Don't like. I think of an old man (my neighbor)
Allegra- Old Lady Name.
Mallory- I think it is pretty but ever since I've heard the meaning of the name it's always in the back of my mind
Eden- Dislike.
Auden- Like.
McKinley- This used to by my favorite girl name years ago, but I'm ove it now. Still like Kinley as a nn though.
Harlow- Cute.
Odette- My first thought was Toadette from the Mario games
Haven- Ok.
Laken- This name has a certain appeal to me. I would spell it Lakin though but its because that is the ln of some people I know so I would be more likely to spell it like that. I think it is prettier too.
Blakelee- The name isn't all that bad but I don't like the spelling.

queenbone

Like: Whitney, Allegra

okay: Odette, Eden, Mallory

Really bad: Blakelee (that spelling is dreadful.)

firsttimeauntie

Love Allegra, Mallory, Auden and Odette

Tenley is also kind of cool but not sure that I would use it

Crys1925

Love: Odette, Eden

Like: Harper, River (but prefer it on a boy), Winter, Laken

Dislike: Honor, Mallory, Harlow, Haven

Hate: Whitney, Tenley, Ireland, Parker, Emery, Allegra, Auden, McKinley, Blakelee

CeCe8579

I like Winter, Mallory, Eden and Harlow. The rest are NMS!

alohamora

Honor is okay.  I don't really like any of the others.  We don't have the same taste in names.

starshineamator

I really like Allegra- classic, Italian, musical name. Granted, the allergy drug probably has a lot to do with people disliking it.

I don't mind Eden. Mallory and Whitney seem a bit dated to me but are still fine names. 

I really don't like any of the rest. 

Helenahhandbasket

Love Eden, Odette and Allegra (my #1 fave GP name of all time)

Like Whitney, Winter and Mallory

The rest are solidly not my taste.

2Dash

I have been keeping Allegra as my secret girl name for like - ummm... almost 20 years now. 

I can't believe so many people on here are on to it/ like it.

I love it but REALLY want it to stay unpopular so I can use it if I ever get to have a baby girl!

jesstellina

I like Whitney, Mallory, Eden and Laken. Especially Eden.

cg2307

I love Honor, Winter, Emery and Eden!

WinIvesMomma

Love: Honor, River (only for a boy though ), Winter (obviously), Allegra & Haven.
Like: Ireland, Harlow & Laken.
Dislike: Harper, Whitney, Tenley, Parker, Emery, Mallory, Eden, Auden  & Odette.
Hate: McKinley & Blakely.

magpie1127

Harper - very pretty, just a bit common/trendy for me

Whitney - not a fan.

Tenley - Not a fan, but I like Tennille

Honor (I do not like Honora, sorry) - I have no problem with Honor

Ireland - seems contrived (like you're trying too hard)

River - pretty

Winter - pretty

Parker - dislike for a girl

Emery - love for a boy! This was my prom date's middle name! I think it's pretty for a girl, too, but there are so many other Em- names, that I think it's kind of unoriginal. Pretty though.

Allegra - it's nice, but now it just reminds me of the allergy medication

Mallory - I really dislike Mallory. No particular reason, I just don't like it.

Eden - Not a fan of this name. I prefer Eve.

Auden - I've only known little boys with this name, but if you don't mind unisex names then that's not a problem.

McKinley - HATE. I think Mc___ names as first names look so unbelievably trashy.

Harlow - very pretty. I like Harlow.

Odette - Really like!

Haven - meh. I don't usually like word names. Destiny, Haven, etc.

Laken - I LOOOOVE Laken. It's one of those names I won't use myself, but it's really pretty.

Blakelee? Blakeley? Blakely? Blakeleigh? - strongly dislike all of the above. The fact that you yourself don't have any idea how you'd spell it is a testament to how made-up it is.

 My favorites for you (in this order) are Laken, Honor, Harlow, Odette.

Mochadoodle

Love: Allegra, Harlow

Like: Whitney, Tenley, Honor, Ireland, River, Winter, Parker, Mallory, Eden, McKinley, Odette, Laken

Hate: Haven, Blakelee

I'd cut Harper, Emery, and Auden. These names belong on a boy.

megmoore32

Love Harper and Eden!

PinkLillyLover

The only name I kind of like is Allegra.  Sorry!

nlscroggins

from your list i like mallory, and i have twin 6 year old nieces named harper and parker  the rest are totally nms.

JaynieByrd

I like Mallory and Haven. And Parker for a girl is growing on me lately

mobo04

Girls names ARE hard!! You want it to have the right connotation. Girly but not overly so, unique but not too Youneek, etc.  

You have some interesting names on your list and I like the general direction!

Personally I'm into Harper these days, I don't know any baby Harpers so it seems unique and plus it's a family name for us (FIL middle name).

I also like Harlow, Haven and Parker. 

 

wcvsb3b5

I like Harper.

CarolineEmma

I don't really like any of them but Ireland bothers me the most because there is already a nice and legit girl name, Erin, that means Ireland, so why would you use the word Ireland? makes no sense to me.

mtm0109

CarolineEmma:

I don't really like any of them but Ireland bothers me the most because there is already a nice and legit girl name, Erin, that means Ireland, so why would you use the word Ireland? makes no sense to me.

 Because I strongly dislike the name Erin. It is NMS. It is plain.

anvloveskme

Harper - actually like, but way too popular/trendy for me
Whitney - ok
Tenley - hate, reminds me of the twit from the bachelor/bachelor pad
Honor (I do not like Honora, sorry) - hate
Ireland - NMS
River - NMS for a girl, prefer for a boy
Winter - dislike
Parker - NMS for a girl, like for a boy
Emery - I actually really like this, but I know this board doesn't love it, but it is becoming kind of trendy
Allegra - kind of pretty, but will always remind me of the allergy medication
Mallory - fine, kinds of 80's to me
Eden - NMS, a little too toddlers and tiaras for me
Auden - hate, sounds made up for me
McKinley - dislike
Harlow - same answer as Harper
Odette - NMS
Haven - too close to Nevaeh to me
Laken - don't love, but I might be turning the corner on this one
Blakelee? Blakeley? Blakely? Blakeleigh? - if at all, Blakely for sure.  I kind of prefer for a boy

swimiz500

Love Odette and Mallory, like Whitney, the rest are NMS. 

Manderlin923

Love: Winter, Honor, Allegra, Eden, Harlow

Like: Whitney, Ireland, River, Odette, Haven

Hate: Everything else

kaylynne

mtm0109:

Harper - s'ok, but I'm seeing it a lot online lately and I think I'm getting over it
Whitney - meh, a little dated
Tenley - looks like a last name, I'd accept it more on a boy
Honor - love
Ireland - too literal for me
River - ok, but I was a big Firefly fan, so I'd always be waiting for her to go crazy.
Winter - growing on me
Parker - I love the female Parker on Leverage, but a girl would have to be pretty quirky to pull it off
Emery - ok
Allegra - I do think of the allergy meds, but I knew an Allegra in college and she was awesome, so it's a good association
Mallory - reminds me of Le Morte d'Arthur (Thomas Malory) and Baby-sitters Club, kind of dated
Eden - ok, another one I have an association with from my youth, very quirky
Auden - ok, but I'd expect you know the poems of WH Auden by heart
McKinley - the high school on Glee
Harlow - I prefer Marlow
Odette - the swan princess, ballet
Haven - really cute
Laken - cute
Blakelee? Blakeley? Blakely? Blakeleigh? no. definitely not. any of these.

jenheartsmonsters

I LOVE River. I also really like Emery, Winter, Eden, Auden (literary reference?), and Odette. I would strongly caution against Allegra-- it sounds awesome, but it's a pretty popular allergy medication. I really appreciate your naming style-- it's creative but not totally wacky. Also, full disclosure: River, Winter, and Eden are on my name list.

aessary03

The only names I like on your list are Ireland and Allegra. The rest I strongly dislike.

JLGY

I really like Whitney, I don't mind Mallory and Harper. The rest I don't like.

tdenen

Harper LOVE
Whitney boring
Tenley LOVE
Honor ok
Ireland NMS
River NMS
Winter like
Parker too boyish
Emery LOVE
Allegra medicine
Mallory boring
Eden ok
Auden NMS
McKinley ok
Harlow like
Odette definitely NMS
Haven no
Laken LOVE
LOVE Blakely or Blake

kmpls

Like: Winter, Tenley, and Auden.

Leah&JP

I really like Mallory.

BC&LM

Mallory is okay. I don't like any of the others, but I think we just have very different taste in names.

BWC4747

I think we must have similar taste because I love most of these and some are actually on my list too. McKinley and Harper are on my list. I love Blakely (my hubby is Blake though). I also like Harlow, Parker, Tenley, and Haven a lot. One site I was on did relate Harlow to Harlot though

mtm0109

MelsaX:

I like Harper and Eden. I would give suggestions, but I don't quite understand your style? Seems like you like some traditional names and then some trendy as all hell names. 

Harper is the only name I would consider trendy from my list. It was in the top 100 in 2011 according to the SSA. Im not a fan of trendy names like this but it is one name I love. I heard it years ago and fell in love with it.

Our sons name is Maverick. We like different names that aren't ridiculous and made up. 

I do not like old style names and I wouldn't say I like traditional. I don't consider Whitney or Mallory traditional. It may have been a name in the 80's but I don't know a single Whitney IRL besides Whitney Houston and well I personally did not know her.

Thanks for your input.

mtm0109

Thank you all for your input. I feel SO lost. And DH vetoed half my list last night.

I'm officially stressed out!