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[Opinions] Top Ten for February
Sorry I'm super distracted by my POS car.
2016:
January - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/46709252015:
January - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4579330
February - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4585830
March - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4591137
April - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4597393
May - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4604068
June - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4612451
July - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4620142
August - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4631301
September - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4640131
October - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4648413
November - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4656222
December - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/46631432014:
January - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4490491
February - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4500194
March - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4508023
April - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4517381
May - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4525087
June - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4533219
July - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4539354
August - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4546963
September - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4555642
October - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4562726
November - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4568928
December - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/45741652013:
January - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4364373
February - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4375931
March - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4387170
April - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4396563
May - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4404542
June - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4414770
July - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4425307
August - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4437599
September - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4446886
October - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4458598
November - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4471575
December - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/44806352012:
January - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4206362
February - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4226158
March - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4242878
April - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4258696
May - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4272375
June - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4287025
July - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4301754
August - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4316183
September - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4328659
October - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4339667
November - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4348901
December - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/43564122011:
January - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/3986148
February - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4006893
March - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4022304
April - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4039473
May - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4057862
June - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4078918
July - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4097482
August - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4118810
September - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4140010
October - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4156985
November - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4173142
December - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/41914002010:
January - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3741885&board=baby
February - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3762950&board=baby
March - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3780947&board=baby
April - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3800192&board=baby
May - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3819774&board=baby
June - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3841398&board=baby
July - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3863542&board=baby
August - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3891128&board=baby
September - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3913916&board=baby
October - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3930556&board=baby
November - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3949774&board=baby
December - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3969458&board=baby2009:
January - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3440193&board=baby
February - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3464949&board=baby
March - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3491699&board=baby
April - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3519949&board=baby
May - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3542999&board=baby
June - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3567655&board=baby
July - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3595172&board=baby
August - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3625211&board=baby
September - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3649894&board=baby
October - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3672239&board=baby
November - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3696323&board=baby
December - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3718780&board=baby2008:
January - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3111815&board=baby
February - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3137243&board=baby
March - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3166341&board=baby
April - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3195615&board=baby
May - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3223773&board=baby
June - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3259288&board=baby
July - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3289940&board=baby
August - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3317106&board=baby
September - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3342151&board=baby
October - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3363621&board=baby
November - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3384721&board=baby
December - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3411555&board=baby
Persephone | Evander | Sky
Mavis | Ziya | Silver
www.behindthename.com/pnl/59411

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This is an all girls top ten because I'm feeling very uninspired (as usual) when it comes to boy names.Theodora Hazel
Helena Plum
Ruby Winifred
Alyssa Fable
Charlotte Pearl
Lennox Victoria
Leonora Thistle
Caroline Olive
Eleanor Lark
Edith Wren
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I've been distracted from names in general lately :/I'm struggling all together here. These feel the most plausible right this second, but I don't feel strongly about any past the top 2.Gwen
Phoebe
Rose
Raquel
Fawn
Maris
Romy
Edith "Edie"
Elsabeth "Sibby"
Rosalind "Roz"Mars
Gordon
Lewis
Abram
Caspar
Ren
Isaac
Quentin
Woods
Anson
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Elsabeth is amazement. I usually am lukewarm about any Elizabeth-family names but I am so loving this. And yay for Raquel!Also enjoying the quiet directness of "Woods".
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Thanks. I have the same feeling about Elizabeth et al. They're just hard to be excited about. I'm digging Elspeth at the moment also. And really, my favorite sound would be Elzabet, but Elsabeth is easier all around. My SIL's name is Elsa though, so not sure how really usable any of those are without exclusively using a NN that's not "El" related. Raquel is my wildcard. She's not one that really "fits" into my taste and the idea of Roxy terrifies me. But she's so stubborn she insists on sticking around, despite all my reasoning. Woods was almost Woodland, this month. He's usually Woodrow but Woods actually feels most natural (no pun intended) coming out of my mouth.... As is Woodsy ;)
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Slight reshuffle of last month's choices...BOYS
Elijah Jonathan
August Noah
Micah Jarrod
Archer William
Thomas Xavier
Leo Alexander
Riley Ezekiel
Jarrod Asher
Jack Carter
Wilson OliverGIRLS
Lilia Adele
Willow Sarah
India Sinead
Sasha April
Ariana Holly
Zoe Scarlett
Rylie Elizabeth
Jade Autumn
Rose Molly
Aurora Hazel
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Totally forgot about top tens!Clara, Lydia, Astrid, Alice, Lyra, Tess, Lily, Camilla, Vera, LucyEdmund, Arthur, Francis, Otto, Corin, Charlie, William, Evander, Leon, Lucian

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You've GREAT girl's names. Amazing group. Like a killer quilting bee.
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Thank you! I have so many girl names that I am in love with that it's difficult to pick ten every month (compared to boys names - only one or two I really love from that set.)
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Cordelia
Melisande
Alexandra
Katherine
Georgiana
Zoe
Louisa
Lucy
Antonia
AllegraNikolai
Nicholas
Alexander
Spencer
Aloysius
Charles
Andrew
Leo
Edgar
Remy
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Ziva
Devorah
Noa
Saoirse
Delaney
Livia
Saskia
Isabelle
Aviva
ShiraGideon
Lachlan
Lincoln
Perry
Cameron
Troy
Oliver
Dorian
Caleb
Noah
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Another person who likes Keshet! Isn't it divine? So dramatic. And Kentigern!!
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It was a draw between Keshet and Kinneret and this time Keshet won by a slide. Ah, Kentigern, just wish I liked any possible nicknames for it.
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I love Magdalena and Branimir so much! Awesome choices.
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Minnie
Pollyanna
Aubree
Rosie
Sienna
Arianna
Adelaide
Indiana
AlbaJude
Mason
Michael
Jackson
Ralph
George
Francis
Sidney
Alexander
Jensen
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Your girls names delight me. Minnie and Pollyanna don't get enough love! I'm loving the "hickster" vibe of your lists.
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Hefina is new to me! I like it, so quirky.
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Pandora Valencia Fae
Demelza Georgiana Clio
Marigold Clara Hermione
Fae Georgiana Lilac
Beatrix Sylvia Rosalind
Evanthe Lyra Elizabeth
Lyra Beatrix Valentine
Alexandria Sybilla Clio
Georgiana Florence Eve
Hermione Beatrice WinterCaspian Sherlock Walter
Phoenix Arthur Blaise
Ptolemy Lysander John
Horatio Albert Darcy
Nikolai Julian Emrys
Artemus Bartholomew Malik
Edmund Julian Francis
Hamish Timothy Sage
Lorenzo Felix Amadeus
Timothy Alexander SageI'm really not sure about my girls' anymore. I've also been tossing around Sybilla, Lowenna, and Valencia recently.
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Lowenna! yes! Also may I say I love Artemas Bartholomew Malik. Super combo. Excellent multiculturalism.
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1. Llyr
2. Tycho
3. Somerled
4. Dorian
5. Mercutio
6. Ilya
7. Eden
8. Fox
9. Harith
10. Yvain1. Noor
2. Berlind
3. Saskia
4. Elke
5. Brîska
6. Nerissa
7. Iseult
8. Talitha
9. Io
10. Pallas
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Samuel
Calvin
Owen
Henry
Hayden
Joel
Lachlan
Levi
Brennan
DanielAmelia
Jocelyn
Leah
Emma
Bethany
Caroline
Anna
Piper
Bronwyn
Cassia
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A very unbalanced Top 10!Nell
Ann
Jane
Ada
Joyce
Sybil
Melfina
Aisha (AY-sha)James "Jim"
Gene

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Nell next to Ann is a delight to behold. I love the no-frills reserve. And then it continues to delight with Jane, Ada, and Joyce. But then there is no Ruth. Surely there must be a Ruth in that sequence. Una would also be very welcome. And even though I am not especially partial to the name, I feel like Willa would also belong.

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Helena
Parisa
Tirzah
Fable
Maude
Persephone
Zephyra
Mimosa
Chrysanthemum
RosalieAshley
Mordecai
Ari
Jorah
Ziya
Hollis
Nocturne
Jonas
Corryn
Ambrose
Nothing is certain past like, 5 or 6
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Corryn is rad!
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Alice
Susannah
Virginia
Charlotte
Elinor
Dorothea
Irene
Mary
Lucy
AlmiraIsaac
Benjamin
Jethro
Henry
Samuel
Ezra
Silas
Amos
Peter
Otho

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Although I think Alice is a pretty name, it didn't quite make my list.
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Almira and Otho! So excited to see those ancient beauties.
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Otho and AlmiraThanks :)I do especially adore Otho, which as an added bonus is my (extremely dashing) great-grandfather's middle name (William Otho). He, however, went by Otho, not William.Almira is a new love. So many cute nickname possibilities, too, and I have never met or heard of even one.

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Last time I did this was July 2011, so I'm going to compare my lists a bit.For February 2016 (*=might use on a child one day)Aina*
Maria*
Kaarina*
Viktoria
Kastehelmi* (as a middle name)
Marjatta* (as a middle name)
Elsa*
Innogen
Lucia
Alma*Mikael*
Kaarlo*
Akseli*
Vilho*
Jack
Theo
Gideon
Rodolf
Adolphe
AndorBoys were hard! I like a lot of names, but trying to make a top list of them wasn't easy at all...In July 2011, I liked Adalmiina "Ada", Adolfiina, Aina, Amalia "Alma", Beata,
Cecilia, Leonor, Lucia, Maria & Valeria for girls. Almost five years later and Aina, Alma, Lucia and Maria are still on the list - and I still like all these other names as well. I had almost forgotten Valeria though. Such a sweet name.For boys I liked Kaarlo, Malakai, Mihangel, Mikael "Misha", Perceval, Rodolphe, Runo, Umberto & Valentin / Valentino.

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2nd batch of 2016, there haven't been any drop-outs or add-ins but there have been a few shifts up and down my lists...(The names' meanings are in quotation marks and their rankings in England and Wales in italics. Where the ranking is given as #0 this indicates the name does not rank in the top 500.)Male:
James-Joseph – “supplanter” or “may God protect” - “he will add” or “Jehova increases” #9/19
Clark – “cleric / scribe” #355
Sebastian – “from Sebaste” #38
Isaac – “laughter” #25
Sidney – “wide island” #252
Reuben – “behold, a son” #51
Tennyson – “son of Dennis” #0
Marshall – “horse servant” #269
Indiana – “land of the Indians” #0
Cassidy – "descendant of CAISIDE” #0
Female:
Octavia – “eighth” #0
Sapphire – Hebrew gemstone name #326
Willow – “willow tree” #51
Alice – “noble” #25
Lexa – “defending men” #0
Elena – “torch” or “moon” #155
Ivy – English climbing plant #54
Luna – “moon” #146
Eve – “to live” or “life” #159
Rose – Latin flower name #62:-)
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My top 10 for this month is influenced by lots of name discussions between husband and I:1. Orlando
2. Robert
3. Winston
4. Raphael
5. Roy
6. Edmund
7. Arthur
8. Peregrine
9. Felix
10. George1. Miriam
2. Josephine
3. Juno
4. Ursula
5. Brynja
6. Therese
7. Sylvia
8. Katharina
9. Gaia
10. Lorelei
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I'm liking a lot of your girls' names this go-'round. I adore Marguerite -- what an adorable name for a child. I'd use it.Sibylla is another name that I have been crushing on due to its striking melody, and the spelling pleases me. I have an ancestor named Sibylla, as well.Bernadette is also adorable.Sisters Marguerite, Sibylla, and Bernadette would be a true delight.Inez Bernadette -- I like this (you could also substitute Bernadette with Bernadine, and I would like that, too).
Judith Sibylla
Sibylla MargueriteJerome is my outstanding favorite from your boys' list. I wouldn't be surprised if this one lands on my own top ten soon, but I am so taken with Jethro right now, that it rather overshadows Jerome. I think Jerome complements Vincent and Anton rather well, and it reminds me of the movie Gattaca, which has one of the best modern film scores known. Anyway, I'm blathering.
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Happy to see Ursula on another list! I love Sibylla and Horatio, too.
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Hmm. In no order.1 Quinlan
2 Benjamin
3 David
4 Quentin
5 Marten
6 Jasper
7 Evan
8 Ambrose
9 Casper
10 James1 Dahlia
2 Erin
3 Margalit
4 Zelda
5 Kendra
6 Gwendolen
7 Emily
8 Elowen
9 Ayelet
10 Keren
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I'm feeling in an "outside the box" mood today, so my usual favourites are gone and I'm going with some names that have currently caught my interest.Calix
Dion
Emrys
Enzo
Hubert
Maxim
Orlando
Remi
Rune
TudorAstoria
Azalais
Carys
Evanthe
Kelila
Lucinda
Nadira
Parthenope
Phaedra
Zhenya
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Theodore
Jasper
Grant
Alec
Sebastian
Edmund
Asa
Dashiell
Sterling
KeatonGuinevere
Hazel
Lyra
Elanor
Imogen
Mabel
Dagmar
Eglantine
Jemima
Zoe
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1) Xanthe
2) Sylvie
3) Avielle
4) Iselin
5) Caoimhe
6) Elodie
7) Aderyn
8) Geneva
9) Alaia
10) Eirlys1) Atlas
2) August
3) Oscar
4) Grover
5) Boston
6) Griffin
7) Ezra
8) Deacon
9) Felix
10) Aurelian
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Sylvia
Miriam
Diana
Beatrice
Isidora
Veronica / Veronika
Frances
Oona / Úna
Elizabeth
PalomaForest
Jonah
Oscar
Robin
Nathaniel
Ezra
Simon
Francis
Quentin
SashaSylvia and Forest being my top names is a coincidence, haha!
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Julia
Helen
Priscilla
Maude
Virginia
Ida
Florence
Jean
Elisabeth
MarcellaGeorge
Ferdinand
Nicholas
John
Pascal
Christopher
Angus
Benedict
Oskar
JudeEdit: forgot Angus and Marcella.

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Hope your car starts working soon, Rachel Shaina!
Dominic Edmond
Malcolm Elliott
Wesley Owen Rhys
Jonathan Tyler
Nicholas Connor
Thomas Matthew Emory
Donovan Bennett
James Allen Everett
Nathaniel Silas
Isaac HarrisJosephine Ariel
Sabrina Genevieve
Evanna Willow Maeve
Vivienne Elise
Miranda Lydia
Iris Eveline Fae
Julianna Maris
Callista Rose
Rebecca Tess
Penelope Wren
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Gah. This is too hard, I feel like that now that i'm pregnant my list of names is getting shorter and shorter and I like none!Boys:
Sidney
Casper
Wilfred
Frederick
Barnaby
Ezekiel
Caspian
Rufus
Ignatius
Francis
Girls:
Daphne
Hilda
Winifred
Theodora
Rowena
(those 5 are really the only names that I love)
Wilhelmina
Edwina
Thomasina
Maeve
MavisGah.
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10. Marnie
9. Leelo
8. Fern
7. Ondine / Undine
6. Dana
5. Calder
4. Signy
3. Mallory
2. Ivyand 1. Dashiell
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Agnes
Cressida
Eloise
Lenore
Marielle
Rose
Tansy
Tilda
Willemina
WinifredArthur
Caspar
Claude
Frederick
Hawthorn
Henry
Rupert
Theodore
Walter
Wilfred
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Alishia
Avila
Nalani
Felicity
Camille
Ainslie
Cecilia
Leona
Ambrosia
FiferJordan
Piers
Jamison/Jamie
Leo
Finley
Harlow
Cameron
Milo
Pippin
Chandler
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