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[Opinions] Top Ten for January

by sambchop

1/1/2021, 9:30 PM

Post your top ten for January 2021. Happy New Year!

♥ Samantha ♥

#MonthlyTop10

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- maisie17

1/10/2021, 3:09 AM

Cian
Roman
Alexander
Rome
Ralph
Jacob
George
Billy
Bailey
Oliver

Ava
Emilia
Harriet
Theo
Iona
Arizona
Isla
Josephine
Holly
Callie

- Zora

1/7/2021, 12:22 AM

Arthur
Arlo
Augustus
Basil
Edwin
Hugo
Magnus
Oscar
Otto
Peter

—

Ada
Beatrice
Fern
Flora
Opal
Petra
Ursa
Thea
Vera
Wilhelmina

- Rachel Shaina (Evil)

1/4/2021, 10:12 PM

Neptunine
Fable
Tirzah
Parisa
Persephone
Olwen
Cyprienne
Pax
Maxine
Pearl

Hollis
Floyd
Neptune
Jonas
Atlas
Sage
Hazel
Valentinian
Cyril
Ziya

- Higuma Kanora

1/3/2021, 3:23 AM

Girls
1. Euphemia
2. Cléa
3. Elfriede
4. Arthémise
5. Honora
6. Enid
7. Ulrikke
8. Ermenie
9. Europa
10. Romée

Boys
1. Wolfram
2. Gwendal
3. Conrad
4. Régis
5. Anshelm
6. Rhydian
7. Selim
8. Artemisius
9. Bastien
10. Artis

- Cinnabar

1/2/2021, 9:46 PM

Girls:
1. Jessamyn
2. Cecily
3. Sylvia
4. Sophia
5. Lydia
6. Seraphina
7. Maialen
8. Tessa
9. Juniper
10. Ravenna

Boys:
1. Damian
2. Ronan
3. Rory
4. Jordan
5. Cassian
6. David
7. Tamarlane
8. Benedict
9. Tobin
10. Philip

- Coffee and Wildflowers (Melissa.)

1/2/2021, 9:41 PM

Oops, a bit late this month. Decided to go for a 10 year comparison!

2021 // 2011

1. Thane // Connor
2. Connor // Hadley
3. Brennan // Jack
4. Theodore // Evan
5. Murphy // Lathan
6. Greyson // Aries
7. Milo // Seti
8. Lewis // Nouk
9. Arthur // Milo
10. Elias // Fife

1. Niamh / Neva // Aoife
2. Saoirse // Roimata
3. Matilda // Nina
4. Anouk // Serena
5. Maeve // Grey
6. Wynne // Anouk
7. Theodora // Angela
8. Eloise // Yukka
9. Hazel // Raith
10. Yara // Setsuko

- Mistawis

1/2/2021, 8:30 PM

Agatha
Beatrice
Crescentia
Elva
Eulalia
Fern
Iona
Margaret
Myrna
Rilla

Bram
Caspar
Fergus
Frederick
Hugo
Lonán
Lorcán
Sigmund
Swithin
Wulfhelm

- Flute (meganmichele)

1/2/2021, 8:26 PM

Zelda
Ingrid
Clara
Annabel
Juliet
Darcy
Frances
Delphia
Enid
Alys

Tobias
Frederick
Corin
Theodore
Leopold
August
Arthur
Percival
Linus
Rowan

- noisynora +1

1/2/2021, 6:21 PM

Faint-Not
Eban
Frederick
Grendel
Judas
Naomhán
Orpheus
Osiris
Otieno
Pascal

Apolline
Gypsy
Jemima
Malka
Meital
Nienke
Odessa
Sashenka
Talitha-Cumi
Tanith

Yayy 2021!!

- ari.

1/3/2021, 1:11 AM

Frederick made it on my list too, and I like your O names: Orpheus, Osiris, and Odessa.

- Raven Briar (Constant)

1/2/2021, 4:04 PM

I will shake things up a bit and include some of the names that I love but wouldn't use along with my usual choices.

Vidia
Gwendolyn
Alice
Matilda
Katarina
Tamsin
Eleanor
Indira
Hotaru

Nicholas
Michael
Natsumi
Amadeus
Vigo
Robin
Aristarchus
Giovanni
Yngve
Nathaniel

- erb816

1/2/2021, 3:47 PM

Nicholas Rowan
Finn Gabriel
Nathaniel Bennett
Wesley Owen Rhys
Donovan Leo
Malcolm Elliott
Dominic Edwin
Julian Francis
Uriah David
Cameron Arthur
&
Sabrina Lily
Luna Genevieve
Felicity Charlotte
Miranda Willow
Autumn Elise
Juliana Daphne
Hera Madeleine
Josephine Odette
Thaïs Antonia
Eleanor Ivy

There was actually greater change in my masculine list than my feminine one for this month! Previous mainstay Jonathan, after a great deal of debate, was replaced with the similar Nathaniel - which, in years past, was my preferred name of the two. I still enjoy Jonathan, but Nathaniel has climbed back up the ranks. Levi and Raphael were also replaced by perennial favorite Cameron and brand new gem Uriah, which has grown on me unexpectedly.

On the feminine list, Maxine and Francesca were replaced by perennial favorites Josephine and Thaïs (TAY-is).

Now, for the ten-year comparison! These were my Top 10 combos around this time ten years ago:

Richard Cameron
Damon Wesley
Nathanael Jacob
Hunter Leland
Edmund Remiel
Sean Alastair
Robert Lachlan
Josiah Forest
Declan Rhys
Caleb Nicholas
&
Miranda Elizabeth
Julia Maris
Cecily Wren
Farrah Stefani
Philippa Sage
Roxanne Ava
Maia Lusine
Bernadette Simone
Constance Meriwether
Magnolia Tess

I'm surprised by how similar they are to my tastes today! I did used to prefer the Nathanael spelling (not anymore). And yes, these were the days of Hunter Leland... and while Damon and Declan don't really suit my tastes anymore, I don't think any of my masculine combos are "bad," per se. No eyebrow-raisers.

I obviously love Miranda, and do like Elizabeth, but together that's too long. Julia Maris & Cecily Wren are familiar combos, I remember they stuck around for a long time. Farrah Stefani and Bernadette Simone made me smile. And I really don't remember liking Magnolia...

- erb816

1/2/2021, 3:47 PM

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- Missy +1

1/2/2021, 3:24 PM

Eleanora
Cordelia
Beila
Katya
Georgiana
Zoe
Louisa
Lucy
Antonia
Amelia

Andrew
Nikolai
Nicholas
Aloysius
Alexander
Spencer
Leo
Edgar
Sebastian
Archer

- erb816

1/2/2021, 3:53 PM

I like:

Cordelia
Zoe
Louisa
Antonia
&
Nikolai
Nicholas
Leo
Sebastian

- Katiuscia (OnyxMoon) +2

1/2/2021, 2:24 PM

Nephele
Dafna
Émilienne
Katrin
Rosaria
Hjördis
Solène
Persida
Edmée
Ilana

Amyas
Basil
Mars
Meir
Winston
Ivo
Milan
Apollo
Gaétan
Casimir

- erb816

1/2/2021, 3:55 PM

I like Nephele, Solène (though I'm more partial to Solenne), Amyas, and Apollo most from your list.

- Raven Briar (Constant)

1/2/2021, 3:47 PM

Ivo, Casimir, and Amyas are my favorites from your list. Ivo is ancient and energetically youthful at the same time. It is very underused. Casimir is cool and strong. Amyas is knightly and handsome.

- dorothy (Hekate Rose) +2

1/2/2021, 11:42 AM

Santiana
Maria
Enola
Ophelia
Elisabeth
Juniper
Maia
Artemis
Juliet
Isis

Dionysus
Leo
Alan
Michael
Julius
Luke
Alexandrius
Isadore
Yakov
Ezekiel

Boys list hasn't changed since last month, girls has changed with 3 names getting kicked off.

Last January's list, I did top 5...

F:
Julia
Jess
Kaiden
Dorothy
Tessa

M:
Leo
Alan
Isaac
Charlie
John

I'm pretty static with boys, but girls are completely different, they change so often. I'm afraid that if I ever have a daughter I will end up not liking her name after like a month.

This message was edited 1/2/2021, 11:42 AM

- ari.

1/3/2021, 1:12 AM

Dionysus! Happy to see it.

- erb816

1/2/2021, 4:34 PM

Off your present-day list, I like:

Elisabeth
Juniper
Maia
Juliet
Isis
&
Leo
Michael (a shame it's so overused)
Luke
Ezekiel

And from your shorter list from 10 years ago, I like Julia, Tessa, and Isaac.

- Little Blue Bird +3

1/2/2021, 11:32 AM

1. Mabel
2. Margaux
3. Bonnie
4. Teodora
5. Amelia
6. Arabella
7. Imelda
8. Prudence
9. Ermintrude
10. Eleanora

1. Clarence
2. Sidney
3. Wilbur
4. George
5. Hamish
6. Thomas / Tommaso
7. Elliott
8. Timothy
9. Robin
10. Abner

- ari.

1/3/2021, 1:13 AM

I love Mabel and Hamish, they'd make a wonderful sibset.

- Wordsmith

1/2/2021, 5:58 PM

Yay Ermintrude!

- erb816

1/2/2021, 4:35 PM

I like:

Margaux (though I'm more partial to Margot)
Bonnie
Imelda
&
Wilbur
Thomas
Elliott
Timothy
robin

- Wordsmith +2

1/2/2021, 11:03 AM

Anemone
Euphrasia
Hestia
Ianthe
Leopoldine
Muriel
Nimue
Oenone
Perpetua
Prunella

Ambrose
Anatole
Anselm
Arkady
Cosimo
Dragomir
Ercole
Florian
Homer
Sufyan

- Somebody random (guest)

1/2/2021, 5:13 PM

So many gems here! I like Hestia, Ianthe, Anatole, Anselm, Arkady, and Florian.

- ari.

1/2/2021, 1:00 PM

Ooh, Hestia and Nimue are fun. Ambrose also made it on my list, I also really like Dragomir.

- Rosebeth (Rosanne) +1

1/2/2021, 10:25 AM

Astrophel
Laertes
Boreas
Antares
Flóvent
Nikomedes
Rósar
Helios
Kjartan
Gerasim

Elizaveta
Magdalene
Athena
Polymnia
Atalanta
Astraia
Shura
Jocasta
Euphemia
Peridot

- ari.

1/2/2021, 1:00 PM

Laertes! I forgot how much I liked it.

- Zhara (lunarangel13) +1

1/2/2021, 8:37 AM

1. Emmeline
2. Lucille
3. Eleanore
4. Adelaide
5. Beatrix
6. Elizabeth
7. Willa
8. Ruth
9. Edith
10. Arwen

Runner-up: Ines

1. Otto
2. Emil
3. Fletcher
4. Franklin
5. Samuel
6. Henry
7. Eugene
8. Eben
9. Wilbur
10. Everett

Runner-up: Calvin

- erb816

1/2/2021, 4:36 PM

I like:

Adelaide
Elizabeth
Willa
Arwen
&
Otto
Eben
Wilbur
Everett

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- Evie (augustbugx) +3

1/2/2021, 6:50 AM

Alma
Theodora
Victoria
Nellie
Autumn
Jovie
Blake
Nicole
Saoirse
Margot

Ronnie
Jesse
Roman
Alexander
Freddie
Avery
Phoenix
Jackson
Ralph
Fionn

- erb816

1/2/2021, 4:38 PM

I like:

Theodora
Autumn
Saoirse
Margot
&
Roman
Jackson
Fionn

I also like Phoenix as a feminine name.

- Raven Briar (Constant)

1/2/2021, 3:43 PM

The meaning of Saoirse is awesome. Victoria and Alexander are timeless, elegant, and stately.

- ari.

1/2/2021, 8:19 AM

Alma has been growing on me since I heard it used in The Queen's Gambit, as has Nellie. My favourites from your list are Theodora, Margot, Alexander, and Freddie.

- Katrine +2

1/2/2021, 6:38 AM

Elisabeth
Leonora
Penelope
Eugenie
Victoria
Ariel
Rosalie
Marie
Beatrice
Maud

(Honorary mentions: Edith, Rose, Fleur and Lucia)

Henry
Emmett
Edward
Wilfred
Niels
Karl
Viggo
Arthur
Alfred
Paul

- erb816

1/2/2021, 4:38 PM

I like:

Elisabeth
Penelope
Rosalie
Marie
Maud
Rose
Fleur
&
Emmett
Wilfred
Arthur

- Evie (augustbugx)

1/2/2021, 6:51 AM

I like / love *

Elisabeth, spelt Elizabeth
Leonora
Victoria *
Ariel
Rosalie *
Marie *
Beatrice *
Maud

Henry
Emmett
Edward
Arthur *
Paul

- saphirdufeu +4

1/2/2021, 6:20 AM

Corinna
Diana
Hazel
Juliet
Sophia
Ingrid
Francesca
Matilda
Rose
Magdalena

James
Tobias
Horatio
Alexander
Ismael
Victor
Ivor
Sebastian
Thomas
Valentine

- erb816

1/2/2021, 4:39 PM

I like:

Diana
Hazel
Juliet
Francesca
Rose
&
James
Tobias
Sebastian
Thomas
Valentine

- Raven Briar (Constant)

1/2/2021, 3:52 PM

Hazel, Ingrid, Francesca, and Matilda are on my PNL too. I love the meaning of Sophia and can understand why it is popular. Victor, Ismael, and James are fun together but would probably get into all kinds of mischief if they were friends; they all have an enterprising energy that would make for endearing troublemakers.

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- ari.

1/2/2021, 8:18 AM

Great list! Horatio and Valentine nearly made it on mine too.

- Evie (augustbugx)

1/2/2021, 6:52 AM

I like / love *

Diana
Juliet *
Sophia *
Ingrid
Francesca
Matilda *
Rose *
Magdalena

James *
Tobias
Alexander *
Victor
Sebastian *
Thomas *

- Uilos +3

1/2/2021, 2:22 AM

Augusta
Aune
Edith
Florence
Gertrud
Helvi
Marjatta
Olga
Sylvia
Ursula

Alexander
Bertil
Edmund
Frederick
Igor
Kasimir
Tauno
Tuomas
Uno
Valentine

- erb816

1/2/2021, 4:44 PM

I like:

Florence
Sylvia
Ursula
&
Edmund
Valentine

- Evie (augustbugx)

1/2/2021, 6:53 AM

I like / love *

Augusta
Edith *
Florence *
Sylvia

Alexander *

- saphirdufeu

1/2/2021, 6:21 AM

I love Augusta, Aune, Florence, Edith, Alexander, Edmund, and Valentine! Helvi, Olga, Sylvia, Kasimir and Tauno all also have an appeal to me :)

- ari. +3

1/2/2021, 1:57 AM

Adam
Amadeus
Ambrose
Benedict
Edmund
Emmanuel
Felix
Frederick
Leonidas
Lysander

Ariadne
Artemisia
Cassiopeia
Clara
Ida
Jane
Lydia
Marigold
Miranda
Rosalind

- erb816

1/2/2021, 4:45 PM

I like:

Adam
Amadeus
Ambrose
Benedict
Edmund
Emmanuel
&
Ariadne
Cassiopeia
Clara
Jane
Lydia
Miranda

- Raven Briar (Constant)

1/2/2021, 3:40 PM

I love Amadeus and would use it as a middle name for a son. Lydia is my favorite from the girl's list. I like a lot of names on your list: you have very classical and mythologically inspired tastes.

- saphirdufeu

1/2/2021, 6:23 AM

I was going to point out my favourites, but as it turns out I love all of them! Special mentions go to Emmanuel, Lysander, Artemisia and Lydia though.

- NobodyOfConsequence +3

1/2/2021, 1:18 AM

Micah
August
Leo
Hugo
Archie
Wilson
Jack
Thomas
Asher
Thatcher

Lilia
Willow
Aurora
Sylvie / Silvia
River
Sasha
Lydia
Ivy
Cleo
Amalia

- erb816

1/2/2021, 4:45 PM

I like:

Micah
August
Leo
Thomas
&
Lilia
Willow
Sylvie
Silvia
River
Lydia
Ivy
Amalia

- saphirdufeu +1

1/2/2021, 6:23 AM

I love the fairly simple, familiar-but-not-overused vibe of your list!

- NobodyOfConsequence

1/2/2021, 12:00 PM

Thank you =)

- Ariane (guest) +5

1/2/2021, 12:09 AM

01. Alaska
02. Belinay
03. Colette
04. Decca
05. Irith
06. Lilian
O7. Maisie
08. Marnie
09. Sonique
10. Willodean

01. Aurelian
02. Bendiks
03. Cecil
04. Caspar
05. Elouan
06. Ilkay
07. Lennart
08. Odilo
09. Sebastian
10. Yves

- erb816

1/2/2021, 4:47 PM

For a moment (at the start), I thought you were doing an alphabetical Top 10! lol

I like:

Colette
Lilian (though I prefer Lillian)
&
Elouan
Sebastian

- saphirdufeu

1/2/2021, 6:25 AM

Marnie is so cute, and Willodean is really interesting. I’m a fan of Aurelian, Caspar, Elouan, and Sebastian among your boys.

- ari. +2

1/2/2021, 1:58 AM

I love Cecil :) just out of curiosity, do you pronounce it SES-il SEE-sil?

- Ariane (guest) +1

1/2/2021, 4:25 AM

Pretty nice name, for me it' s SESS-il.
(SEE-sil would be Seacil)

- ari.

1/2/2021, 8:16 AM

That's the pronunciation I like too, it sounds tweedy and cream-coloured to me.

- Babochka +2

1/1/2021, 11:40 PM

Lily
Viola
Violetta
Juliet
Rosalie
Adelina
Fiona
Madeleine
Alexandra
Annika

Maxim
Roman
Alexander
Dmitry
Elliot
Adam
Frederick
Jonas
Julian
William

- erb816

1/2/2021, 4:48 PM

I like:

Lily
Viola
Juliet
Rosalie
Adelina
Fiona
Madeleine
&
Roman
Dmitry
Elliot
Adam
Jonas
Julian
William

- saphirdufeu

1/2/2021, 6:26 AM

Personally, I love the style of Violetta, Juliet, Madeleine and Alexandra, and pretty much all your boys names are lovely!

- Delphi_Blue +2

1/1/2021, 11:13 PM

Year 13, wow!

1) Sylvie
2) Frida
3) Avielle
4) Xanthe
5) Geneva
6) Emmélise
7) Florence
8) Viviana
9) Élodie
10) Aveline

1) Oskar
2) Augustine
3) Ernest
4) Philip
5) Grover
6) Edwin
7) Felix
8) Aurelian
9) Francis
10) Vincent

- erb816

1/2/2021, 4:48 PM

I like:

Sylvie
Frida
Xanthe
Emmélise
Florence
Viviana
Aveline
&
Edwin
Francis

- ari.

1/2/2021, 1:59 AM

I've been enjoying Augustine (which I pronounce aw-GUST-in) too, recently.

- aussiechic04 +2

1/1/2021, 11:13 PM

Happy New Year!

Astrid
Clara
Corinthia
Cosima
Demelza
Florence
Marsaili
Ophelia
Persephone
Sylvana

Arthur
Henry
Magnus
Octavian
Oscar
Reginald
Rigel
Sebastian
Theodore
Zenon

- erb816

1/2/2021, 4:49 PM

I like:

Clara
Demelza
Florence
Persephone
Sylvana
&
Arthur
Oscar
Sebastian
Theodore
Zenon

- Delphi_Blue

1/1/2021, 11:15 PM

Love Astrid, Clara, Cosima, Florence, Arthur, Henry, Magnus, Oscar.
Like Persephone, Sylvana, Octavian & Sebastian.

- foxglove +2

1/1/2021, 10:37 PM

In ABC order:

Alma
Bernadette
Evangeline
Florence
Lavinia
Olive
Rosemary
Thomasina
Vera
Veronica

---

Adrien
Algernon
Armin
Elliot
Ellis
Henry
Jasper
Thaddeus
Vincent
Wesley

- erb816

1/2/2021, 4:50 PM

I like:

Bernadette
Evangeline
Florence
Lavinia
Vera
Veronica
&
Adrien
Elliot
Ellis
Thaddeus
Wesley

- Delphi_Blue

1/1/2021, 11:18 PM

Love Alma, Florence, Thomasina, Vera, Ellis, Henry, Vincent.

Like Evangeline, Rosemary, Elliot.

- sambchop +5

1/1/2021, 9:39 PM

1. Genevieve
2. Eloise
3. Florence
4. Aurelia
5. Juliette
6. Liliana
7. Rosalind
8. Margot
9. Adelaide
10. Ophelia

Honourable mention to Fay.

1. Theodore
2. Felix
3. Frederick
4. Arthur
5. August
6. Raphael
7. Jasper
8. Henry
9. Benedict
10. Alfred

- erb816

1/2/2021, 4:50 PM

I like:

Genevieve
Eloise
Florence
Aurelia
Juliette (though I prefer Juliet)
Liliana
Margot
Adelaide
&
Theodore
Arthur
Raphael
Benedict

- Little Blue Bird +1

1/2/2021, 11:38 AM

1. Genevieve - Like, used to love a couple years back.
2. Eloise - Like.
3. Florence - Love.
4. Aurelia - Like, A names are growing on me more lately.
5. Juliette - Like.
6. Liliana - Like, just my tongue trips on it for some reason.
7. Rosalind - Like.
8. Margot - Love, although I spell it differently.
9. Adelaide - Like a lot.
10. Ophelia - Like.

Honourable mention to Fay - okay, I'm just not a big fan of single syllable names, sorry.

1. Theodore - I love, if pronounce more like 'Teodore'
2. Felix - Like.
3. Frederick - Like.
4. Arthur - Love.
5. August - Like, I do prefer it's female counterpart Augusta though.
6. Raphael - Like.
7. Jasper - Like, but I know multiple dogs called this, must be a thing in my area.
8. Henry - Love.
9. Benedict - Like.
10. Alfred - Like.

Conclusion... I love your naming style! Reminded me of some that very nearly made my list, Arthur especially.

- sambchop

1/4/2021, 7:46 PM

Thank you! I'm not usually a fan of one-syllable names either. I love long, elegant ones, but my SO LOVES Fay, and I think I've developed a soft spot for it as a result.

- Delphi_Blue +1

1/1/2021, 11:22 PM

Ok, I would let you name my kid.

Love:
Genevieve, Eloise, Margot, Adelaide (and Fay)
Theodore, Felix, Frederick, Arthur, August, Raphael, Henry, Alfred

Like:
Liliana, Rosalind
Benedict

- sambchop

1/4/2021, 7:44 PM

Haha, why thank you!

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