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Help[Opinions] Re: BAs (mainly UK)
in reply to a message by Evey
Sena Pearl -I like it. Cool.
Adeline Rose -cute
Emily -nothing wrong with the name, but the overuse is killing me and it
Ruby -never cared for it
Ava -boring
Kesleigh Mae Dallas -ugly on multiple fronts
Livia -Looks like I they didn't have enough money to buy another vowel.
Isabella Mae -whatever
Liberty Sage -Just commented on this one recently. - *parents roll up in a hippie van to the hospital* *open door at the ER and incense and marijuana smell wafts out and follows the mother* *baby is wrapped in a peace flag moments after birth and flower crowns are placed on mother and child's heads*
Saoirse -I like it enough to be happy seeing it in a birth announcement, but I wouldn't use it personally.
Olivia Louise -nothing special to me
Capucine -Capuchin monkeys come to mind.
Norah Saige -Why can't people spell "Sage" these days?
Sinaiah Grace -Grace is boring. At least they put some thought into the first name. Assuming it comes from Sinai?
Penelope -not my style, but don't hate seeing it.
River Jude -I like it.
Ollie Jay -Oliver John or Oliver James would have been nice. Can't say Ollie Jay does this kid ay favors.
Andrew James -falling asleep here
Hudson Ian -I'm not a fan of Hudson, but Ian is nice.
Harvey Fox -Sounds like a news anchor from the 60s.
Finley Elisha Mason -Mason is bleh, but Finley Elisha is absolutely lovely.
Micah-Remi -I like both of these names and don't like that there's a hyphen.
Jorge Axel -nope, no thanks
Leandro -lovely
Jacob Arthur Elton -no thanks to this one either
Harper James -okay, cool
Kassen Thatcher -I like it
Patrick -simple, but a fine name
Henry George and Freddie Charles -oh yeah, this one where the parents forgot to get Freddie a full name. ugh.
Tatum and Blakely -Tatum is fine. Blakely is bleh.
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British baby names announcements
Alba Mae -For some reason this brought Melba toast to mind.
Alice Freda (Edward James) -Alice Freda is marginally more creative than Edward James.
Alice Sofia (Arabella Ludmilla) -Arabella Ludmilla got the better name despite nothing being wrong with Alice Sofia.
Alicia Elizabeth Rose (Arthur Frederick George) -classic, safe, and perfectly forgetting on both accounts.
Amber Robina -No to Amber.
Amelia Margaret (Matthew) -Amelia and Matthew don't fit together imo.
Amèlie Alice (Isla Elizabeth) -Some parents really need to let Alice chill a bit. I prefer Isla Elizabeth.
Amelie Rose -whatever.
Annabel May -England or Southeastern US circa 1870?
Annabella Hope -boring
Annabelle Rose -oh, we just won't let this kind of thing die, will we?
Aria (Ava and Isla) -All incredibly too similar.
Ariana Rose (Jason, Chloe, Liam, Kieran, Tia, Kayden and Ronnie) -I like Kieran. Only.
Aurelia Amo -Amo? Like "I love"? Aurelia is nice.
Aurora Lily -I like Aurora.
Ava Shona (Cody Taylor) -nmsaa
Beatrix Margaret Mary -Minus Mary, I like this.
Bethan Grace -Bethan is less common, at least. i'm so sick of Grace.
Ceilidh Violet (Euan Andrew and Hugh Alistair) -At least they used the Ceilidh spelling to spice things up? I like Violet and Alastair a bit.
Cèleste Yvonne Sauvè -Nice to see some French names, but maybe not these French names.
Charlotte Isabella (Thomas Stephen) -whatever.
Chloe Lauren -sleeping
Clara Sofia (Isla Maria) -I like these.
Claudia Elise (Jared Ethan) -no thanks on every name here
Darcy Ann -Darcy is a boy name. Ann is a filler name.
Edie Grace -Edie is ugly, imo. And Grace is from filler-name hell.
Eleanor Frederica Lily (Harriet) -Now we're thinking.
Ella Mae -nevermind. ugh
Ellie Olivia -The British have really got something against using full names, don't they?
Emelia Rose -Rose is a nice name that also resides with Grace in filler-name hell and gets scraped off the surface of the lake of fire and sulphur for every unimaginative parent in need of a middle name for their daughter..
Esme Christine (Lily) -sure
Fiona (Struan) -neutral on Fiona, but what on earth is Struan?
Flora Elizabeth -neutral again
Flora Helen -Like Flora
Frances Lily -Francs is nice.
Georgia Pauline Nicola -not my style, but I respect it.
Hannah Grace -This combo tops my list of names I most hate to see in birth announcements. Followed by Emma Grace.
Hallie Rose (Blake Harley) -Hate all of this.
Henrietta Beatrice Rose (Ottilie Florence Louise) -Rose gets a pass when used as one of multiple middle names. These parents look like they tried. Good for them.
Henrietta Ellen -Again, not my style, but respectable.
Hermione Thea (Felix Lysander) -These parents know what's up. This is awesome.
Holly Elizabeth Margaret -Don't care for Holly.
Ilona Marianne -sure
Isabel Beth -Isabel, yes. Beth needs more.
Isabelle Emma -Needs something. Sounds off.
Isabelle Grace -boring
Isabelle Louise -not much better
Isabelle Mary (Henry George Richard) -Her name is just whatever. His name looks like his parents couldn't decide which former king to name him after.
Isla Rose -Like Isla.
Isobel Rose -Iosbel is okay.
Iyla Faith -No.
Kacie Elise -Gross
Karly Evelyn (Katy, Chloe and Callan) -Evelyn is nice. The rest should be trashed.
Lilian Flora Rose (Stanley Arthur Ian and Evelyn Mary Rose) -They named two kids Rose? I take back what I said about multiple middle names using Rose getting a pass. There are even exceptions to that rule and it's when you have to share Rose with your sister.
Lilly Louise -meh
Luca Thea Elize (Joseph Luca Boaz) -Did they just name two kids Luca? Like it on the boy. Thea is nice.
Maisie Teresa -Maisie is cute, but probably ages poorly after age 25.
Margot Honor -huh. Cool.
Marnie Elizabeth -Hate Marnie with a burning passion.
Martha Rose -dated and ugly
Matilda Anna Holly (Hebe Isobel Rose) -Like Matilda and Anna is okay.
Matilda Rose -ditto liking Matilda.
Megan Elizabeth -boring
Megan Louise -boring
Megan Rose -oh, come on!
Millie Rose -Camilla Rose was too good for this child? Millicent Rose? YOU USED A NICKNAME AND A FILLER NAME?!
Molly Anne -nms, but what the heck, why not
Nelly Rose (Frankie) -I give up.
Olive Alexandra (Albert Oliver, Florence Grace and Esme) -Aside from using both Oliver and Olive (wtf?), these aren't terrible.
Olivia Nicole Rose (James Kevin) Both of these children got the "toss the Top 50 in a hat. We're gonna draw names" treatment, I see.
Olivia Victoria -doesn't flow
Olivia Violet Jayne -Pefer Jane, but okay
Ottilie Georgia -nice, nice
Penelope Olivia Jean -Not my taste, but not bad
Rhea Francesca -cute. Love Francesca.
Rosamund Mary (Madeleine Edith and Olivia Georgia) -They put forth some effort, I see.
Rose Elizabeth (Grace Emilia and Arthur Henry Quentin) -They get a little credit for at least using Rose as a first name.
Rosie Peggy Jane -Margaret was too good for them, I see.
Sapphire Beau (Marcie) -Beau is not and never will be a female name. But Sapphire is a great stripper name.
Sasha Constance Eyre -I'm torn between my love for Sasha and the fact that they didn't use Alexandra / Alexandria. Constance is nice. I'll let Eyre go too. It's fine. Overall, they did just fine, I guess.
Savannah Eleanor -like Eleanor. And I imagine Savannah is much more popular here (I live near Savannah, Georgia) than it is there.
Scarlett Munro -Yes to Scarlett and Munro is gonna get a pass because it makes me think of Ororo Munroe.
Sofia Rose -no
Venetia Araminta (Hugo Robert and Theodore Xavier) -Araminta is super cool, especially with Xavier.
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Evgeniy • Hadley • Anastasio • Jean-Benoit • Dashiell • Brooklyn • Sebastian • James • Nikita • Silviu
Natalia • Viviana • Estella • Eugenia • Maximiliana • Devnet • Valentyna • Daciana • Feodosia • Kasia
Adeline Rose -cute
Emily -nothing wrong with the name, but the overuse is killing me and it
Ruby -never cared for it
Ava -boring
Kesleigh Mae Dallas -ugly on multiple fronts
Livia -Looks like I they didn't have enough money to buy another vowel.
Isabella Mae -whatever
Liberty Sage -Just commented on this one recently. - *parents roll up in a hippie van to the hospital* *open door at the ER and incense and marijuana smell wafts out and follows the mother* *baby is wrapped in a peace flag moments after birth and flower crowns are placed on mother and child's heads*
Saoirse -I like it enough to be happy seeing it in a birth announcement, but I wouldn't use it personally.
Olivia Louise -nothing special to me
Capucine -Capuchin monkeys come to mind.
Norah Saige -Why can't people spell "Sage" these days?
Sinaiah Grace -Grace is boring. At least they put some thought into the first name. Assuming it comes from Sinai?
Penelope -not my style, but don't hate seeing it.
River Jude -I like it.
Ollie Jay -Oliver John or Oliver James would have been nice. Can't say Ollie Jay does this kid ay favors.
Andrew James -falling asleep here
Hudson Ian -I'm not a fan of Hudson, but Ian is nice.
Harvey Fox -Sounds like a news anchor from the 60s.
Finley Elisha Mason -Mason is bleh, but Finley Elisha is absolutely lovely.
Micah-Remi -I like both of these names and don't like that there's a hyphen.
Jorge Axel -nope, no thanks
Leandro -lovely
Jacob Arthur Elton -no thanks to this one either
Harper James -okay, cool
Kassen Thatcher -I like it
Patrick -simple, but a fine name
Henry George and Freddie Charles -oh yeah, this one where the parents forgot to get Freddie a full name. ugh.
Tatum and Blakely -Tatum is fine. Blakely is bleh.
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British baby names announcements
Alba Mae -For some reason this brought Melba toast to mind.
Alice Freda (Edward James) -Alice Freda is marginally more creative than Edward James.
Alice Sofia (Arabella Ludmilla) -Arabella Ludmilla got the better name despite nothing being wrong with Alice Sofia.
Alicia Elizabeth Rose (Arthur Frederick George) -classic, safe, and perfectly forgetting on both accounts.
Amber Robina -No to Amber.
Amelia Margaret (Matthew) -Amelia and Matthew don't fit together imo.
Amèlie Alice (Isla Elizabeth) -Some parents really need to let Alice chill a bit. I prefer Isla Elizabeth.
Amelie Rose -whatever.
Annabel May -England or Southeastern US circa 1870?
Annabella Hope -boring
Annabelle Rose -oh, we just won't let this kind of thing die, will we?
Aria (Ava and Isla) -All incredibly too similar.
Ariana Rose (Jason, Chloe, Liam, Kieran, Tia, Kayden and Ronnie) -I like Kieran. Only.
Aurelia Amo -Amo? Like "I love"? Aurelia is nice.
Aurora Lily -I like Aurora.
Ava Shona (Cody Taylor) -nmsaa
Beatrix Margaret Mary -Minus Mary, I like this.
Bethan Grace -Bethan is less common, at least. i'm so sick of Grace.
Ceilidh Violet (Euan Andrew and Hugh Alistair) -At least they used the Ceilidh spelling to spice things up? I like Violet and Alastair a bit.
Cèleste Yvonne Sauvè -Nice to see some French names, but maybe not these French names.
Charlotte Isabella (Thomas Stephen) -whatever.
Chloe Lauren -sleeping
Clara Sofia (Isla Maria) -I like these.
Claudia Elise (Jared Ethan) -no thanks on every name here
Darcy Ann -Darcy is a boy name. Ann is a filler name.
Edie Grace -Edie is ugly, imo. And Grace is from filler-name hell.
Eleanor Frederica Lily (Harriet) -Now we're thinking.
Ella Mae -nevermind. ugh
Ellie Olivia -The British have really got something against using full names, don't they?
Emelia Rose -Rose is a nice name that also resides with Grace in filler-name hell and gets scraped off the surface of the lake of fire and sulphur for every unimaginative parent in need of a middle name for their daughter..
Esme Christine (Lily) -sure
Fiona (Struan) -neutral on Fiona, but what on earth is Struan?
Flora Elizabeth -neutral again
Flora Helen -Like Flora
Frances Lily -Francs is nice.
Georgia Pauline Nicola -not my style, but I respect it.
Hannah Grace -This combo tops my list of names I most hate to see in birth announcements. Followed by Emma Grace.
Hallie Rose (Blake Harley) -Hate all of this.
Henrietta Beatrice Rose (Ottilie Florence Louise) -Rose gets a pass when used as one of multiple middle names. These parents look like they tried. Good for them.
Henrietta Ellen -Again, not my style, but respectable.
Hermione Thea (Felix Lysander) -These parents know what's up. This is awesome.
Holly Elizabeth Margaret -Don't care for Holly.
Ilona Marianne -sure
Isabel Beth -Isabel, yes. Beth needs more.
Isabelle Emma -Needs something. Sounds off.
Isabelle Grace -boring
Isabelle Louise -not much better
Isabelle Mary (Henry George Richard) -Her name is just whatever. His name looks like his parents couldn't decide which former king to name him after.
Isla Rose -Like Isla.
Isobel Rose -Iosbel is okay.
Iyla Faith -No.
Kacie Elise -Gross
Karly Evelyn (Katy, Chloe and Callan) -Evelyn is nice. The rest should be trashed.
Lilian Flora Rose (Stanley Arthur Ian and Evelyn Mary Rose) -They named two kids Rose? I take back what I said about multiple middle names using Rose getting a pass. There are even exceptions to that rule and it's when you have to share Rose with your sister.
Lilly Louise -meh
Luca Thea Elize (Joseph Luca Boaz) -Did they just name two kids Luca? Like it on the boy. Thea is nice.
Maisie Teresa -Maisie is cute, but probably ages poorly after age 25.
Margot Honor -huh. Cool.
Marnie Elizabeth -Hate Marnie with a burning passion.
Martha Rose -dated and ugly
Matilda Anna Holly (Hebe Isobel Rose) -Like Matilda and Anna is okay.
Matilda Rose -ditto liking Matilda.
Megan Elizabeth -boring
Megan Louise -boring
Megan Rose -oh, come on!
Millie Rose -Camilla Rose was too good for this child? Millicent Rose? YOU USED A NICKNAME AND A FILLER NAME?!
Molly Anne -nms, but what the heck, why not
Nelly Rose (Frankie) -I give up.
Olive Alexandra (Albert Oliver, Florence Grace and Esme) -Aside from using both Oliver and Olive (wtf?), these aren't terrible.
Olivia Nicole Rose (James Kevin) Both of these children got the "toss the Top 50 in a hat. We're gonna draw names" treatment, I see.
Olivia Victoria -doesn't flow
Olivia Violet Jayne -Pefer Jane, but okay
Ottilie Georgia -nice, nice
Penelope Olivia Jean -Not my taste, but not bad
Rhea Francesca -cute. Love Francesca.
Rosamund Mary (Madeleine Edith and Olivia Georgia) -They put forth some effort, I see.
Rose Elizabeth (Grace Emilia and Arthur Henry Quentin) -They get a little credit for at least using Rose as a first name.
Rosie Peggy Jane -Margaret was too good for them, I see.
Sapphire Beau (Marcie) -Beau is not and never will be a female name. But Sapphire is a great stripper name.
Sasha Constance Eyre -I'm torn between my love for Sasha and the fact that they didn't use Alexandra / Alexandria. Constance is nice. I'll let Eyre go too. It's fine. Overall, they did just fine, I guess.
Savannah Eleanor -like Eleanor. And I imagine Savannah is much more popular here (I live near Savannah, Georgia) than it is there.
Scarlett Munro -Yes to Scarlett and Munro is gonna get a pass because it makes me think of Ororo Munroe.
Sofia Rose -no
Venetia Araminta (Hugo Robert and Theodore Xavier) -Araminta is super cool, especially with Xavier.
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Evgeniy • Hadley • Anastasio • Jean-Benoit • Dashiell • Brooklyn • Sebastian • James • Nikita • Silviu
Natalia • Viviana • Estella • Eugenia • Maximiliana • Devnet • Valentyna • Daciana • Feodosia • Kasia
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