Critique my lists please?

nittanyllama · September 2013

Not preggo but we are going to start TTC again in the next few months. We have a son Gavin Michael about to turn 2. Last name starts with a B and rhymes with Tyler. The lists are sort-of-ish in the order I like them.

For Girls:

Vera

Sylvia/Sylvie

Phoebe (but is it out since my LN starts with B?)

Stella

Amelia (popular but I don't know any IRL)

Fiona

Louisa

Nora

Alice

Margot nn Maggie

Boys:

Nolan

Simon

Oscar (is the -er ending a no-no with our -er last name?)

Elliott (weird if we are not religious?)

Owen

Miles/Milo (does the long "i" sound funny with our last name which rhymes with Tyler?)

Declan

Jude

Felix

Favorites? Do they work with Gavin? Suggestions?

magsugar13 · September 2013

Jude and Louisa

Scarlett&Gatsby · September 2013

From your girls' list, I like Vera, Stella, Louisa, Alice and Margot. Margot would be my favorite, except that I don't really "get" using Maggie as a NN (they're both two syllables, so it's not like it "saves" any time, and they're both already NNs for Margaret).

From your boys' list, I like Oscar, Declan, Miles, Jude and Felix. Oscar is probably my favorite, but I really like all of them.

I'm a religious person, and fairly "up" on religious things (even those not pertaining to my religion), but I don't know the religious connection with Elliot. I think of poet T.S. Eliot.

nittanyllama · September 2013

Scarlett&Gatsby said:

From your girls' list, I like Vera, Stella, Louisa, Alice and Margot. Margot would be my favorite, except that I don't really "get" using Maggie as a NN (they're both two syllables, so it's not like it "saves" any time, and they're both already NNs for Margaret).

From your boys' list, I like Oscar, Declan, Miles, Jude and Felix. Oscar is probably my favorite, but I really like all of them.

I'm a religious person, and fairly "up" on religious things (even those not pertaining to my religion), but I don't know the religious connection with Elliot. I think of poet T.S. Eliot.

It's the meaning of Elliott -- it means "the lord is my god". I like the name Maggie but feel like it can't stand alone, Margaret is off the table for us. Thanks for your input

nittanyllama · September 2013

HisGirlFriday929 said:

I was going to go down the list & rate each name - but I love all your names!! I think my favorites to go w/Gavin are...

Vera Sylvia/Sylvie, Stella, Nora

Owen, Jude, & Simon - the only names I don't like w/Gavin are Nolan & Milo

(Also - Elliott is not necessarily associated w/religion - honestly the first thing I think of is E.T. and Phoebe Buffet's ln started w/a B hehe)

How did I not think of Phoebe Buffet's last name? I'm still not sure I looove it with the B ln, but good point thanks!

Scarlett&Gatsby · September 2013

NittanyMama said:

Scarlett&Gatsby said:

From your girls' list, I like Vera, Stella, Louisa, Alice and Margot. Margot would be my favorite, except that I don't really "get" using Maggie as a NN (they're both two syllables, so it's not like it "saves" any time, and they're both already NNs for Margaret).

From your boys' list, I like Oscar, Declan, Miles, Jude and Felix. Oscar is probably my favorite, but I really like all of them.

I'm a religious person, and fairly "up" on religious things (even those not pertaining to my religion), but I don't know the religious connection with Elliot. I think of poet T.S. Eliot.
It's the meaning of Elliott -- it means "the lord is my god". I like the name Maggie but feel like it can't stand alone, Margaret is off the table for us. Thanks for your input

Ah, gotcha. I wouldn't worry about the meaning. Almost nobody knows what names mean without looking them up, and lots of "mainstream" names have religious meanings (like Elizabeth, James, Abigail, etc.).

You might consider Magdelen/Magdelene/Magdelena NN Maggie.

ETA: Admittedly, Magdalene is a pretty religious name...

NerdyLucy · September 2013

My favorites, in this order

Margot (I personally dislike Maggie, but there's nothing "wrong" with it.)

Nora

Alice

Louisa

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Jude

Miles

Dr.Loretta · September 2013

I like Phoebe, Louisa, Nora, and Alice

I like Simon, Elliott, Miles, Jude, and Felix. I'm religious and saw more of a religious theme with Jude over Elliott (I see that as a last name as FN situation)

magfranklin · September 2013

You have both of the names we have picked out for this lo, Stella & Elliott, so of course I love those, also Alice and Amelia

TripMomma · September 2013

For Girls:

Vera NMS

Sylvia/Sylvie I really like Sylvie as a nn, but not enough to actually use Sylvia.

Phoebe (but is it out since my LN starts with B?) OK

Stella OK

Amelia (popular but I don't know any IRL) LOVE

Fiona OK

Louisa NMS

Nora OK

Alice OK

Margot nn Maggie Really like.

Boys:

Nolan NMS

Simon Nice

Oscar (is the -er ending a no-no with our -er last name?) Like

Elliott (weird if we are not religious?) Nice.

Owen NMS

Miles/Milo (does the long "i" sound funny with our last name which rhymes with Tyler?) LOVE both

Declan OK

Jude NMS

Felix OK

Shobb414 · September 2013

Nolan and Louisa

megemoney · September 2013

For Girls:

Vera

Sylvia

Phoebe

Fiona

Josephine?
Olivia?

Boys:

Simon

Miles/Milo (does the long "i" sound funny with our last name which rhymes with Tyler?)

Jude

Felix

BethPSU · September 2013

Not preggo but we are going to start TTC again in the next few months. We have a son Gavin Michael about to turn 2. Last name starts with a B and rhymes with Tyler. The lists are sort-of-ish in the order I like them.

For Girls:
Vera
Sylvia/Sylvie
Phoebe (but is it out since my LN starts with B?)
Stella
Amelia (popular but I don't know any IRL)
Fiona
Louisa
Nora
Alice
Margot nn Maggie

Boys:
Nolan
Simon
Oscar (is the -er ending a no-no with our -er last name?)
Elliott (weird if we are not religious?)
Owen
Miles/Milo (does the long "i" sound funny with our last name which rhymes with Tyler?)
Declan
Jude
Felix

Favorites? Do they work with Gavin? Suggestions?

First off... WE ARE! PENN STATE
My favorites are: Vera, Sylvia, and Nora (favorite) and
Simon, Milo, Owen, and Jude

I have a nephew named Gavin and I hear it a lot with his cousins so I think it sounds great with Leo, Pierce, and Reed. Other names to consider: Noel, Seth, Dean, Rory? We were choosing between Nora and Isla for DD. We ultimately went with Isla, but I still love Nora.

BlessedMomma07 · September 2013

My DS #2 is named Gavin Miles so I know those work well together

I love the names Nolan and Jude although I'm hearing Jude quite a bit lately. I also really like Declan.

Nora is the only girl name that jumps out at me from your list. I'm not really sure how I feel about it paired with Gavin though. Nothing wrong with them but it just seems like 2 different styles.

mh89 · September 2013

For Girls:

Vera - like

Sylvia/Sylvie - like

Phoebe (but is it out since my LN starts with B?) - like, but since your LN starts with a B then don't use it

Stella - love

Amelia (popular but I don't know any IRL) - love, but it is very popular. How many children under 5 do you know?

Fiona - it's okay

Louisa - okay

Nora - like

Alice - like

Margot nn Maggie - it's ok

Boys:

Nolan - like

Simon - love

Oscar (is the -er ending a no-no with our -er last name?) - it's ok

Elliott (weird if we are not religious?) - love and I don't see it as a religious name

Owen - like

Miles/Milo (does the long "i" sound funny with our last name which rhymes with Tyler?) - LOVE Miles

Declan - dislike

Jude - love

Felix - love

blu-eyedwife · September 2013

For Girls:
Vera
Sylvia/Sylvie
Phoebe (but is it out since my LN starts with B?)
Stella
Amelia (popular but I don't know any IRL)
Fiona
Louisa
Nora
Alice
Margot nn Maggie

Boys:
Nolan
Simon
Oscar (is the -er ending a no-no with our -er last name?)
Elliott (weird if we are not religious?)
Owen
Miles/Milo (does the long "i" sound funny with our last name which rhymes with Tyler?)
Declan
Jude
Felix

Favorites? Do they work with Gavin? Suggestions?

My favorites of your girls are Sylvia/Sylvie (prefer Sylvie), Amelia, Louisa, Nora, Alice, Margot/Maggie.

My favorites of your boys are Miles/Milo, Jude and Felix. I love Oscar, but I think "Oscar Byler" sounds too sing-songy. I love Simon and Owen, but I feel dislike that they have a similar sound to Gavin.

Sam Buttons · September 2013

Love love love Alice and Sylvie. Both are great names that are underused. If I didnt have a close friend with the name Alice, it would be one of my daughter's names.

I also think Jude is a great name, it's been on our boy list both times.

nittanyllama · September 2013

Thanks everyone

BrittRN+ · September 2013

I really like Stella, Nolan and Felix

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