Trying to avoid the popular

jarbatz · August 2009

But also don't want something really funky or on the flip side, boring.

What are your thoughts on these? (Some of these could be considered "popular"....I haven't done much research yet..I just know Emma, Madison, Olivia, Lilly are some of the really popular ones...)

Fiona Claire

Claire Elizabeth

Delaney Rees

Alyssa Grace

Kelsey Grace

EDIT: Rees is MIL's maiden name and is pronounced like Reese Witherspoon.

brilhantetobe · August 2009

I like Fiona Claire...very pretty

mrs.dovey · August 2009

I love Alyssa.. It was one of the names on my list but DH vetoed it.

kegallagh · August 2009

I LOVE Fiona, and I really like Claire. I strongly dislike Delaney. Alyssa is nms, and Kelsey seems dated to me.

mrs.dovey · August 2009

Fiona makes me think Shrek.. sorry..

ScissorTailedFlycatcher · August 2009

I like the same sort of names that you do. I think Delaney is the best name on your list for being unique but not out there. I think it's adorable!

meplusone · August 2009

I love Delaney--love it but not a fan of Reese. I would do a more traditional name with Delaney--I like Delaney Kate.

I also like Fiona.

Alyssa, Kelsey and Claire are NMS.

timmylulu · August 2009

Love Fiona Claire

dbucks · August 2009

I love the name Fiona, and Elizabeth Claire is our #1 choice, so I like Clair Elizabeth, too (but both names are pretty popular right now). Alyssa and Kelsey are sort of blah compared to your other names, imo. Delaney is okay.

starsmaycollide · August 2009

I like Fiona Claire and Claire Elizabeth.

a2t · August 2009

This is my fav: Delaney Rees

starsmaycollide · August 2009

I like Fiona Claire and Claire Elizabeth

GulfCoaster · August 2009

I like Fiona.

carolinag · August 2009

i like fiona claire and claire elizabeth best.

rose916 · August 2009

mrs.dovey:
Fiona makes me think Shrek.. sorry..

This...I really like Delaney though!

JinglesChic · August 2009

mrs.dovey:
Fiona makes me think Shrek.. sorry..

Me too, although I do like the name so if you don't mind that connection go with it. My favorite is Claire Elizabeth, but I just finished reading The Time Traveler's Wife so I might be a little biased right now Smile

JoyGotDots · August 2009

I like Fiona the best.

ajkg · August 2009

I love all of them except Fiona. The rest were all on my list, especially Claire and Delaney! Very cute!!

mrs_sisco · August 2009

I do not like Fiona...but Kelsey and Alyssa are very nice and not too popular. I think either of those would be good choices. GL!

mfransdell · August 2009

Fiona! It was high up on my list, I really like it.

newportbride715 · August 2009

I like Fiona and Claire!

megstriesagain · August 2009

I LOVE Fiona Claire! Fiona is one of my top names, but DH won't let me because of Shrek... =(

Claire Elizabeth is also really nice. Alyssa, Kelsey and Grace seem pretty popular to me, and therefore (no offense to anyone) generic, and Delaney Rees is NMS.

macchiatto · August 2009

I love Claire and Alyssa. Kelsey is OK. Not a fan of Delaney or Fiona.

FutureMrs.Steen · August 2009

I like them all except for Delaney and Fiona.?

My order of preference would be Claire, Alyssa and than Kelsey, but all 3 are nice names. ?

FMIL&MOB · August 2009

Fiona Claire is very nice. Claire Elizabeth would be my second choice.

MrsDuncan · August 2009

Kelsey jumps out as one that seems very little-girl to me. I just don't think of it as a good name for an adult woman. The others are all pretty, though.

Harms80 · August 2009

Well, you definitely have popular names like Claire, Elizabeth, and Grace. I really like Delaney Rees but I would spell it Reese (otherwise I want to say Rees to rhyme with bees).

hereandthere119 · August 2009

Surprisingly, Delaney is more popular than Fiona! Here's the national ranks:

Delaney = #209

Fiona = 347

Claire = 62

Alyssa = 16 (I'm surprised by that, too!)

hereandthere119 · August 2009

oops - missed Kelsey and Elizabeth

Kelsey = 195, but it was 33 in the mid '90's

Elizabeth= 9

I think that it's surprising that Alyssa is so surprising because it seems like a 'normal' name and we don't notice when someone has that name. But we remember it when we here someone named Fiona!

mgra328 · August 2009

I like Delaney.

ALyssa is kind of 80s

j+k · August 2009

I adore Fiona! And I'm trying to do the same as you - avoid the popular names...but it's so hard.

lilygirl · August 2009

jarbatz:

But also don't want something really funky or on the flip side, boring.

What are your thoughts on these? (Some of these could be considered "popular"....I haven't done much research yet..I just know Emma, Madison, Olivia, Lilly are some of the really popular ones...)

Fiona Claire

Claire Elizabeth

Delaney Rees

Alyssa Grace

Kelsey Grace

EDIT: Rees is MIL's maiden name and is pronounced like Reese Witherspoon.

Love Fiona Claire and Claire Elizabeth.

Delaney seems very trendy. Alyssa seems dated (aka Alyssa Milano) and I'm just OK about Kelsey.

amethyst1220 · August 2009

in order... Delaney, Claire, Fiona

other two are nms

SCP081206 · August 2009

We are seriously thinking about using Delaney as our name if DC is a girl. We considered this name with DS and I asked people here if they thought Delaney was a little girl name or one she could grow into. I got a lot of good responses saying that it was a name she could live with her entire life.

I also like Fiona Claire. I wouldn't worry about the Shrek associations. Besides, by the time she can watch it, Shrek won't be as popular, you know?

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