Message: "Top Ten for February"

[Opinions] Top Ten for February

by Rachel Shaina (Evil)

2/1/2016, 4:34 PM

Sorry I'm super distracted by my POS car.

2016:
January - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4670925

Persephone | Evander | Sky
Mavis | Ziya | Silver
www.behindthename.com/pnl/59411

#MonthlyTop10

This message was edited 2/1/2016, 4:37 PM

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- armyofbono (nsi) (armyofbono)

2/3/2016, 11:08 AM

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

- Ismene (Madyson) +2

2/3/2016, 9:30 AM

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

- Ew_Chloe (New_Chloe) +1

2/3/2016, 9:51 AM

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".

- Ismene (Madyson)

2/4/2016, 9:14 AM

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 ;)

- NobodyOfConsequence

2/3/2016, 2:04 AM

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 Oliver

GIRLS
Lilia Adele
Willow Sarah
India Sinead
Sasha April
Ariana Holly
Zoe Scarlett
Rylie Elizabeth
Jade Autumn
Rose Molly
Aurora Hazel

- G (clouds)

2/2/2016, 10:37 PM

Totally forgot about top tens!

Clara, Lydia, Astrid, Alice, Lyra, Tess, Lily, Camilla, Vera, Lucy

Edmund, Arthur, Francis, Otto, Corin, Charlie, William, Evander, Leon, Lucian

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- Zora +2

2/2/2016, 8:20 PM

Boys:

Alden
Alder
Alexander
Augustus
Basil
Horatio
Kit
Klaus
Oscar
Otto

Girls:

Augusta
Fawn
Fern
Isadora
Juniper
Maeve
Maud
Petra
Vera
Zelda

- Ew_Chloe (New_Chloe) +1

2/3/2016, 10:04 AM

You've GREAT girl's names. Amazing group. Like a killer quilting bee.

- Zora

2/3/2016, 10:35 AM

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.)

- Missy

2/2/2016, 7:41 PM

Cordelia
Melisande
Alexandra
Katherine
Georgiana
Zoe
Louisa
Lucy
Antonia
Allegra

Nikolai
Nicholas
Alexander
Spencer
Aloysius
Charles
Andrew
Leo
Edgar
Remy

- Aimee (aimeloo)

2/2/2016, 3:43 PM

Ziva
Devorah
Noa
Saoirse
Delaney
Livia
Saskia
Isabelle
Aviva
Shira

Gideon
Lachlan
Lincoln
Perry
Cameron
Troy
Oliver
Dorian
Caleb
Noah

- Sofia +3

2/2/2016, 2:39 PM

Magdalena
Sabrina
Sofia
Larisa
Anastasia
Bethany
Veronika
Keshet
Morana
Pelagia

Sebastian
Gabriel
Emanuel
Dominik
Damjan
Branimir
Kentigern
Simon
Noa
Timon

- Ew_Chloe (New_Chloe) +1

2/3/2016, 10:04 AM

Another person who likes Keshet! Isn't it divine? So dramatic. And Kentigern!!

- Sofia

2/3/2016, 5:04 PM

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.

- speakofthewolf

2/2/2016, 5:28 PM

I love Magdalena and Branimir so much! Awesome choices.

- Evey (augustbugx) +1

2/2/2016, 1:57 PM

Minnie
Pollyanna
Aubree
Rosie
Sienna
Arianna
Adelaide
Indiana
Alba

Jude
Mason
Michael
Jackson
Ralph
George
Francis
Sidney
Alexander
Jensen

- Ew_Chloe (New_Chloe)

2/3/2016, 10:06 AM

Your girls names delight me. Minnie and Pollyanna don't get enough love! I'm loving the "hickster" vibe of your lists.

- Quill (QuillHeart) +1

2/2/2016, 1:04 PM

Thalia
Artemisia
Lyra
Myrthe
Briseis
Hermione
Elva
Hefina
Luna
Apollonia

Orpheus
Evander
James
Apollo
Dante
Lysander
Eliseo
Ezra
Arthur
Raphael

Arthurine --> Myrthe

- Ew_Chloe (New_Chloe)

2/3/2016, 10:07 AM

Hefina is new to me! I like it, so quirky.

- Myosotis +1

2/2/2016, 12:44 PM

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 Winter

Caspian 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 Sage

I'm really not sure about my girls' anymore. I've also been tossing around Sybilla, Lowenna, and Valencia recently.

- Ew_Chloe (New_Chloe)

2/3/2016, 10:10 AM

Lowenna! yes!

Also may I say I love Artemas Bartholomew Malik. Super combo. Excellent multiculturalism.

- speakofthewolf

2/2/2016, 9:43 AM

1. Llyr
2. Tycho
3. Somerled
4. Dorian
5. Mercutio
6. Ilya
7. Eden
8. Fox
9. Harith
10. Yvain

1. Noor
2. Berlind
3. Saskia
4. Elke
5. Brîska
6. Nerissa
7. Iseult
8. Talitha
9. Io
10. Pallas

- sheridan26 (guest)

2/2/2016, 9:20 AM

Samuel
Calvin
Owen
Henry
Hayden
Joel
Lachlan
Levi
Brennan
Daniel

Amelia
Jocelyn
Leah
Emma
Bethany
Caroline
Anna
Piper
Bronwyn
Cassia

- Elle Violin (guest)

2/2/2016, 9:20 AM

Girls:

Emma
Elizabeth
Catherine
Laura
Grace

Top combos:

Laura Grace
Catherine Grace
Emma Catherine
Emma Elizabeth
Elizabeth Laura

Boys:

John
Jonathan
Daniel
Edward

Top combos:

John Daniel
Jonathan Daniel
John Edward
Daniel Edward

- Mareasi (Free_Spirited_Girly)

2/2/2016, 8:08 AM

Benjamin
Noah
Elliot
Rufus
Jonah
Judah
Elijah
Matthias
Oscar
Morgan

Patience
Lucy
Matilda
Mabel
Georgiana
Hattie
Isobel
Elspeth
Oona
Charlotte

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- Ew_Chloe (New_Chloe) +1

2/2/2016, 8:05 AM

A very unbalanced Top 10!

Nell
Ann
Jane
Ada
Joyce
Sybil
Melfina
Aisha (AY-sha)

James "Jim"
Gene

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- Puck (BBH)

2/2/2016, 9:06 AM

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.

This message was edited 2/2/2016, 9:07 AM

- Rachel Shaina (Evil) +1

2/2/2016, 7:10 AM

Helena
Parisa
Tirzah
Fable
Maude
Persephone
Zephyra
Mimosa
Chrysanthemum
Rosalie

Ashley
Mordecai
Ari
Jorah
Ziya
Hollis
Nocturne
Jonas
Corryn
Ambrose

Nothing is certain past like, 5 or 6

- Ew_Chloe (New_Chloe)

2/2/2016, 8:08 AM

Corryn is rad!

- Puck (BBH) +3

2/2/2016, 7:05 AM

Alice
Susannah
Virginia
Charlotte
Elinor
Dorothea
Irene
Mary
Lucy
Almira

Isaac
Benjamin
Jethro
Henry
Samuel
Ezra
Silas
Amos
Peter
Otho

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- Elle Violin (guest)

2/2/2016, 9:25 AM

Although I think Alice is a pretty name, it didn't quite make my list.

- Ew_Chloe (New_Chloe) +1

2/2/2016, 8:09 AM

Almira and Otho! So excited to see those ancient beauties.

- Puck (BBH)

2/2/2016, 8:32 AM

Otho and Almira

Thanks :)

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.

This message was edited 2/2/2016, 8:35 AM

- Mireio (Anna21) +1

2/2/2016, 4:33 AM

Elisabeth
Jennifer
Helena
Katharine
Eleanor
Susanna
Louisa
Beatrice
Joanna
Sarah

Samuel
Alexander
Jack
George
Arthur
James
Jonathan
William
Albert
Henry

- Puck (BBH)

2/2/2016, 7:21 AM

If I were to construct combos from your list, I'd really love to see children named:

Elisabeth Susanna
Susanna Elisabeth
Helena Katherine
Katherine Susanna
Louisa Katherine
Beatrice Eleanor
Samuel George
Samuel Arthur
Arthur Samuel
Arthur George
James Arthur
Arthur James
Henry James
James Henry
Samuel James
William Henry

- Sadie-Janae (guest)

2/2/2016, 3:13 AM

Willa
Sylvie
Cecilia
Helena
Saffron
Estelle
Saskia
Riva
Felicity
Rosalie

Lucas
Joel
Austin
Seth
Jasper
Damian
Sebastian
Jared
Heath
Nolan

- Yippal

2/2/2016, 1:55 AM

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
Andor

Boys 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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- Millie (ImSorryIfILoveYou96)

2/2/2016, 1:50 AM

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

:-)

- Viatrix

2/1/2016, 9:58 PM

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. George

1. Miriam
2. Josephine
3. Juno
4. Ursula
5. Brynja
6. Therese
7. Sylvia
8. Katharina
9. Gaia
10. Lorelei

- Wordsmith +2

2/1/2016, 9:28 PM

Bernadette
Callisto
Inez
Judith
Marguerite
Polissena
Prunella
Sibylla
Tacita
Ursula

Ambrose
Anatole
Anselm
Cyril
Eustace
Horatio
Jerome
Laurence
Redmond
Swithin

- Puck (BBH)

2/2/2016, 7:15 AM

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 Marguerite

Jerome 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.

- Viatrix

2/1/2016, 10:17 PM

Happy to see Ursula on another list! I love Sibylla and Horatio, too.

- Serel Channah (floppery)

2/1/2016, 8:50 PM

Hmm. In no order.

1 Quinlan
2 Benjamin
3 David
4 Quentin
5 Marten
6 Jasper
7 Evan
8 Ambrose
9 Casper
10 James

1 Dahlia
2 Erin
3 Margalit
4 Zelda
5 Kendra
6 Gwendolen
7 Emily
8 Elowen
9 Ayelet
10 Keren

- Isabel (aussiechic04)

2/1/2016, 7:31 PM

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
Tudor

Astoria
Azalais
Carys
Evanthe
Kelila
Lucinda
Nadira
Parthenope
Phaedra
Zhenya

- gildedfairy (guest)

2/1/2016, 7:11 PM

Calista
Faye
Iris
Selene
Cassia
Flora
Giselle
Zara
Carina
Athena

Honorable mention: Sylvie

Leo
Nico
Anton
Conrad // Konrad
Matteo
Julian

- persephone1313

2/1/2016, 7:06 PM

Theodore
Jasper
Grant
Alec
Sebastian
Edmund
Asa
Dashiell
Sterling
Keaton

Guinevere
Hazel
Lyra
Elanor
Imogen
Mabel
Dagmar
Eglantine
Jemima
Zoe

- Delphi_Blue (guest)

2/1/2016, 7:03 PM

1) Xanthe
2) Sylvie
3) Avielle
4) Iselin
5) Caoimhe
6) Elodie
7) Aderyn
8) Geneva
9) Alaia
10) Eirlys

1) Atlas
2) August
3) Oscar
4) Grover
5) Boston
6) Griffin
7) Ezra
8) Deacon
9) Felix
10) Aurelian

- Indy (Likeyeahwhatev)

2/1/2016, 6:53 PM

Sylvia
Miriam
Diana
Beatrice
Isidora
Veronica / Veronika
Frances
Oona / Úna
Elizabeth
Paloma

Forest
Jonah
Oscar
Robin
Nathaniel
Ezra
Simon
Francis
Quentin
Sasha

Sylvia and Forest being my top names is a coincidence, haha!

- Tuesday (trayc53)

2/1/2016, 6:23 PM

Julia
Helen
Priscilla
Maude
Virginia
Ida
Florence
Jean
Elisabeth
Marcella

George
Ferdinand
Nicholas
John
Pascal
Christopher
Angus
Benedict
Oskar
Jude

Edit: forgot Angus and Marcella.

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- Becki (dreadfulxsorry)

2/1/2016, 6:16 PM

Matilda
Rosalie
Caroline
Josephine
Madeleine
Anneliese
Eleanor
Violet
Iona
Natalie

Theodore
Daniel
Clark
August
Henry
Leonidas
Rhys
Ronan / Rowan
Nathaniel
Griffin

- earthnut

2/1/2016, 6:06 PM

Sylvia Ruth
Iris Apollonia
Mira Josephine
Alexandra May
Felicity Margaret

Arden Erasmus
Alexander Newton
Morgan Julius
Nicholas Galen
Solomon Edward

This message was edited 2/2/2016, 6:15 AM

- erb816

2/1/2016, 5:38 PM

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 Harris

Josephine Ariel
Sabrina Genevieve
Evanna Willow Maeve
Vivienne Elise
Miranda Lydia
Iris Eveline Fae
Julianna Maris
Callista Rose
Rebecca Tess
Penelope Wren