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[Opinions] Top 10 for May

by Manipura (glaucous)

5/1/2021, 1:28 PM

2021:
January - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5219516
February - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5228756
March - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5237120
April - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5247916

#MonthlyTop10

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- Bibielle (mairinn)

5/11/2021, 3:11 AM

Helena
Saskia
Kornelia
Wilhelmina
Helga
Flora
Eufemia
Michelangela
Sophie
Micheline
Jac
Rhys
Jacenty
Gwilym
Hamish
Misha
Elwy
Helgi
Olavi
Gwyn.

- Evie (augustbugx)

5/9/2021, 4:39 AM

Shelby
Cate
Alma
Theodora
Harriet
Sarah
Hannah
Saoirse
Maeve
Margot

Alexander
Sebastian
Theodore
Kai
Oliver
Michael
Ignatius
Roman
Jamie
Beau

- Amy (LuzDeTuVida)

5/3/2021, 9:02 PM

1. Nora Hazel Amirah or Eleanor Jemima Ruth (nn Nora)
2. Susannah Lucy Tamar (nn Sukie)
3. Lilith Naomi Joy (nn Lily)
4. Thalia Ruby Jessamine
5. Rosemary Esther Zosia or Rosalie Esther Zosia (nn Rose)
6. Giorgina Lily Ruth (nn Gigi or Genie)
7. Valeria Amy Josephine (nn Val)
8. Hazel
9. Aliza (nn Zaza or Zazu)
10. Evelyn Henrietta Violet (nn Evie)

1. Ethan Robert Forest
2. Levi Joseph Wilder
3. Micah Jameson Eli
4. Ashford Matthew Remiel (nn Ash)
5. Alexi
6. Dimitri "Dima"
7. Gabriel
8. Ezra
9. Isaiah
10. Ari

Honorable mentions: Olivera, Iris; Sasha (male)

- Mirèio (Anna21)

5/3/2021, 9:59 AM

Elizabeth
Helena
Eleanor
Susanna
Louisa
Katherine
Flora
Beatrice
Elspeth
Sophia

Samuel
George
Alexander
Arthur
Jack
William
James
Jonathan
Miles
Henry

- Ariane

5/3/2021, 3:29 AM

Alexander
Cecil
Eloy
Giacomo
Julian
Luca
Nikolai
Sebastian
Thomas
Vincent

Adribel
Belinda
Christie
Daryl
Enya
Gioia
Iskra
Jocelyn
Ksenia
Margaux

- Missy

5/3/2021, 2:10 AM

Eleanora
Cordelia
Beila
Astrid
Georgiana
Zoe
Louisa
Lucy
Antonia
Amelia

Andrew
Nikolai
Nicholas
Aloysius
Alexander
Spencer
Leo
Edgar
Sebastian
Archer

- Andrew James +2

5/2/2021, 7:25 AM

1. Alice
2. Charlotte
3. Mary
4. Eleanor
5. Josephine
6. Anna
7. Elizabeth
8. Olivia
9. Theodora
10. Ursula

1. James
2. Benjamin
3. Tristan
4. Isaac
5. Samuel
6. Peter
7. Henry
8. Nathaniel
9. Christopher
10. Andrew

- Mara (miakendall1075)

5/2/2021, 6:49 PM

Eleanor and James are in my top 10 as well!

I also like Alice, Josephine, Anna, Elizabeth, Olivia, Theodora, Benjamin, Tristan, Samuel, Henry, Nathaniel, and Andrew :)

- erb816

5/2/2021, 1:33 PM

I like:

Charlotte
Eleanor
Josephine
Anna
Elizabeth
Olivia (shame it got so popular)
Theodora
Ursula
&
James
Tristan
Isaac
Nathaniel

- Sigrid (Beautiful Victory) +1

5/2/2021, 3:31 AM

I haven't done this since October 2016! Today is my 12 year anniversary here at BtN, so why not do it again.

Girls, 2021
1. Hillevi
2. Ingrid
3. Rut
4. Hilda
5. Vega
6. Unni
7. Astrid
8. Hedvig
9. Ophelia
10. Nomi

It's so hard to pick only 10 names. So here are some honorable mentions: Amalia, Cleo, Ebba, Emilia, Eva, Felicity, Gaia, Idun, Juliette, Lucia / Lucienne, Severina / Severine, Zelda

Boys, 2021:
1. Harald
2. Alexander
3. Zacharias
4. Severin
5. Kasper / Casper
6. Algot
7. Emrik
8. Sture
9. Vidar
10. Finn

And a throwback to 2011:

Girls, 2011:
1. Astrid
2. Kerstin
3. Edith
4. Isolde
5. Fredrika
6. Rut
7. Desideria
8. Eydís
9. Tekla
10. Margot

I pretty much like all names. I think Eydís is my least favourite on this list now (but I remember being obsessed with it).

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This message was edited 5/2/2021, 6:37 AM

- erb816

5/2/2021, 1:36 PM

Of your current list, I like:

Hillevi
Amalia
Felicity
Gaia
Zelda
&
Zacharias
Emrik
Vidar
Finn

From your list 10 years ago, I like:

Isolde
Desideria
Eydís
Margot
&
Solomon
Elias
Seth

- saphirdufeu +2

5/2/2021, 3:02 AM

Alexander
Edward
Thomas
Enzo
Sebastian
James
Magnus
Raphael
Tobias
Roman

Diana
Hazel
Iris
Joy
Sophia
Ada
Francesca
Juliet
Esther
Emmanuelle

This message was edited 5/2/2021, 3:11 AM

- Mara (miakendall1075)

5/2/2021, 6:47 PM

James and Juliet are in my top 10 as well!

I also like Alexander, Thomas, Sebastian, Magnus, Tobias, Diana, Hazel, Iris, Joy, Sophia, and Ada :)

- erb816

5/2/2021, 1:36 PM

I like:

Thomas
Enzo
Sebastian
James
Raphael
Tobias
Roman
&
Diana
Hazel
Iris
Francesca
Juliet
Emmanuelle

- Higuma (Higuma Kanora) +2

5/2/2021, 12:13 AM

Girls
1. Euphemia
2. Cléa
3. Enid
4. Severin
5. Honora
6. Arthémise
7. Anastasia
8. Marguerite
9. Jacinta
10. Faustine

Boys
1. Wolfram
2. Gwendal
3. Conrad
4. Edmund
5. Reiner
6. Theodore
7. Cassander
8. Barnaby
9. Gilbert
10. Sheridan

- Mara (miakendall1075)

5/2/2021, 6:46 PM

Anastasia and Theodore are in my top 10 as well!

I also like Euphemia, Honora, Conrad, and Cassander :)

- erb816

5/2/2021, 1:37 PM

I like:

Enid
Anastasia
Marguerite
&
Conrad
Edmund
Theodore

I also like Sheridan, but as a feminine name.

- ari. +1

5/2/2021, 12:09 AM

Cedric
Evelyn
Ignatius
Leo
Lev
Leonid
Oberon
Quentin
Somerled
Valentine

Cassia
Constance
Daphne
Esmé
Esperanza
Iris
Ismene
Rosalind
Sophronia
Theodosia

- erb816

5/2/2021, 1:38 PM

I like:

Cedric
Leo
Lev
Oberon
Valentine
&
Cassia
Constance
Daphne
Esmé
Esperanza
Iris

- Amphelise (Chrisell) +1

5/1/2021, 11:56 PM

Fern
Flora
Iris
Ivy
Liora
Mira
Naomi
Phyllis
Sylvie

Connor
Darcy
Frederick
Julian
Patrick
Quentin
Quinn
Rowan
Seth
Vaughn

- erb816

5/2/2021, 1:38 PM

I like:

Fern
Iris
Ivy
Liora
Mira
Naomi
Sylvie
&
Julian
Rowan
Seth
Vaughn

- Rosebeth (Rosanne) +1

5/1/2021, 11:08 PM

Anthime
Patroclus
Hyacinth
Menelay
Rosaire
Aeneas
Zebulon
Pollux
Meshulam
Narcisse

Emeraude
Léonide
Endellion
Rosemonde
Cressida
Menodora
Nissa
Briseis
Gardenia
Polaris

- erb816

5/2/2021, 1:39 PM

I like:

Aeneas
Zebulon
&
Emeraude
Endellion
Cressida
Menodora
Briseis

- Princess_Shireen +1

5/1/2021, 11:07 PM

Mnemosyne
Saoirse
Thomasin
Zelda
Zipporah
Sybil
Ursa
Ariadne
Klytië
Maeve

Arslan
Arcadius
Thaddeus
Barnabas
Eliezer
Dashiell
Samuel
Phineas
Llewellyn
Nehemiah

- erb816

5/2/2021, 1:39 PM

I like:

Saoirse
Thomasin
Zelda
Zipporah
Ursa
Ariadne
Maeve
&
Thaddeus

- Mara (miakendall1075) +1

5/1/2021, 10:38 PM

James
Daniel
Theodore
Charles
William
Jack
Joseph
Zachary
Elliot
Gray

Alexandra
Anastasia
Elisabeth
Dorothea
Isadora
Eleanor
Lily
Matilda
Clara
Juliet

- erb816

5/2/2021, 1:41 PM

I like:

James
Theodore
William
Joseph
Elliot
&
Anastasia
Eleanor
Lily
Clara
Juliet

- Uilos +2

5/1/2021, 10:19 PM

Aida
Alix
Augusta
Edith
Eufrosyne
Florence
Helga
Olga
Sylvia
Ursula

Edmund
Hugo
Johannes
Kasimir
Nikolai
Rafael
Tauno
Tuomas
Untamo
Unto

- erb816

5/2/2021, 1:42 PM

I like:

Florence
Helga
Sylvia
Ursula
&
Edmund
Johannes
Nikolai
Rafael

- Mara (miakendall1075)

5/1/2021, 10:51 PM

I like Aida, Alix, Edith, Sylvia, and Edmund :)

- Olwen (Likeyeahwhatev) +2

5/1/2021, 9:44 PM

Felix
Francis
Gregory
Hugo
Jonas
Nathaniel
Nicholas
William

Eira
Fern
Georgina
Maxine
Sigrid
Ursula
Veronica

- erb816

5/2/2021, 1:43 PM

I like:

Jonas
Nathaniel
Nicholas
William
&
Fern
Maxine
Ursula
Veronica

- Mara (miakendall1075)

5/1/2021, 10:51 PM

William is in my top 10 as well!

I also like Felix, Nathaniel, Nicholas, Eira, Georgina, and Veronica :)

- DewdropsOnRoses (guest) +3

5/1/2021, 7:09 PM

Hazel
Mable
Charlotte
Holly
Hannah
Laura
Eloise
Heidi
Ella
Lydia

***

Asher
Elijah
Benjamin
Gabriel
James
Gavin
Isaiah
Leo
Jason
Tristan

- erb816

5/2/2021, 1:43 PM

Hazel
Charlotte
Laura
Eloise
Heidi
Ella
Lydia
&
Elijah
Gabriel
James
Gavin
Isaiah
Leo
Tristan

- Mara (miakendall1075)

5/1/2021, 10:50 PM

James is in my top 10 as well!

I also like Hazel, Charlotte, Holly, Hannah, Laura, Eloise, Ella, Lydia, Asher, Benjamin, Gavin, Leo, and Tristan

- DewdropsOnRoses (guest)

5/1/2021, 7:14 PM

Misspelled a name! I meant to type Mabel, not 'Mable'

- Zora +2

5/1/2021, 6:41 PM

Albert
Arthur
Augustus
Basil
Conrad
Hugh
Magnus
Oscar
Otto
Peter

—

Beatrice
Elke
Fern
Maude
Opal
Petra
Theodora
Ursa
Vera
Wilhelmina

- erb816

5/2/2021, 1:45 PM

I like:

Arthur
Conrad
Hugh
Oscar
Otto
&
Fern
Maude
Theodora
Wilhelmina

- Mara (miakendall1075)

5/1/2021, 10:49 PM

Ooh! I like Arthur, Conrad, Magnus, Theodora, and Vera :)

- Coffee and Wildflowers (Melissa.) +2

5/1/2021, 6:29 PM

Boys:
Connor
Milo
Theodore
Thane
Brennan
Archer
Greyson
Roan
Arthur
Elian

Girls:
Anouk
Saoirse
Niamh
Maeve
Marigold
Alma
Wynne
Theodora
Edith
Martha

This message was edited 5/1/2021, 6:29 PM

- erb816

5/2/2021, 1:52 PM

I like:

Milo
Theodore
Greyson
Roan
Arthur
&
Anouk
Saoirse
Niamh
Maeve
Theodora

- Mara (miakendall1075)

5/1/2021, 10:48 PM

Theodore is in my top 10 as well!

I also like Connor, Brennan, Arthur, Elian, Saoirse, Niamh, Maeve, Theodora, and Edith :)

- Delphi_Blue +2

5/1/2021, 5:25 PM

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

1) Oskar
2) August
3) Ernest
4) Philip
5) Francis
6) Aurelian
7) Felix
8) Grover
9) Mathis
10) Rafael

- erb816

5/2/2021, 1:53 PM

I like:

Sylvie
Frida
Élodie
Xanthe
Azélie
Geneva
Emmélise
Florence
Aveline
&
Oskar
Francis
Rafael

- Mara (miakendall1075)

5/1/2021, 10:47 PM

Oooh pretty names!

I like Sylvie, Frida, Élodie, Xanthe, Geneva, Emmélise, August, Philip, and Felix

- NobodyOfConsequence +2

5/1/2021, 5:17 PM

Micah
August
Leo
Wilson
Hugo
Thatcher
Thomas
Archie
Zachariah
Harvey

Lilia
Willow
Sylvie
Aurora
River
Lydia
Ivy
Sasha
Aria
India

- erb816

5/2/2021, 1:54 PM

I like:

Micah
Leo
Thomas
Zachariah
&
Lilia
Willow
Sylvie
River
Lydia
Ivy
India (total GP)

- Mara (miakendall1075)

5/1/2021, 10:47 PM

I like August, Leo, Thomas, Harvey, Lilia, Sylvie, Aurora, Lydia, Ivy, Sasha, and Aria :)

- Kit (TheCuriousKitty29) +1

5/1/2021, 5:00 PM

Angela
Amie
Asherah
Chloe
Eliana
Esther
Beatrix
Artemisia
Molly
Lavinia

Joel
Abel
Jasper
George
Alexander
Ambrose
Joseph
Chad
Nathaniel
Daniel

This message was edited 5/1/2021, 5:00 PM

- Mara (miakendall1075)

5/1/2021, 10:46 PM

Joseph and Daniel are in my top 10 as well!

I also like Chloe, Eliana, Beatrix, Molly, Joel, Jasper, Alexander, and Nathaniel

- Wordsmith +1

5/1/2021, 4:18 PM

Agatha
Anemone
Arcangela
Ianthe
Leopoldine
Oenone
Perpetua
Prunella
Rhodora
Sibylla

Ambrose
Anatole
Anselm
Arkady
Éleuthère
Erasmus
Homer
Horatio
Sufyan
Vivian

This message was edited 5/1/2021, 5:38 PM

- Kit (TheCuriousKitty29)

5/1/2021, 5:01 PM

I really like Vivian, Horatio, Anselm, Ambrose and Ianthe :)

- aussiechic04 +1

5/1/2021, 4:09 PM

Antares
Benjamin
Jameson
Jove
Magnus
Oscar
Ragnar
Rhys
Sebastian
Soren

Astrid
Bodhi
Clara
Cosima
Eleanor
Marsaili
Soraya
Sovereigna
Sylvana
Yasmine

This message was edited 5/1/2021, 8:00 PM

- Mara (miakendall1075)

5/1/2021, 10:45 PM

Clara and Eleanor are in my top 10 as well!

I also like Benjamin, Jameson, Magnus, Rhys, Sebastian, and Sylvana

- Myosotis

5/1/2021, 3:35 PM

Pandora Beatrix Fae
Artemis Valkyrie Clio
Evanthe Sylvia Cherry
Beatrix Lavender Margot
Marigold Tallulah Ann
Lavender Athena Lucille ‘Lal’
Sybil Henrietta Ivy
Clio Andromeda Sybil
Ziva Hermione Sahar
Morgana Hermione Tempest

Caspian Sherlock Walter
Phoenix Arthur Blaise
Ptolemy Lysander George
Horatio Phoenix Arthur
Nikolai Emrys Altair
Artemus Dorian Hugo
Indigo Benjamin Taavi
August Lysander Wolf
Lorenzo Felix Amadeus
Lysander Alaric Wolf

- Perrine (Destry) +3

5/1/2021, 3:25 PM

Lily
Mary Jane (as a double name) and also Mary on its own, but count Mary Jane (in case someone is doing statistics because I like it better)
Lyra
Maia
Aoife
Galatea
Elowen
Myrtle
Twyla
Rose

Cormac
Finn
Edmund
Oliver
Oisin
Henry
Grover
James
Edward
Finley

This message was edited 5/1/2021, 3:25 PM

- Mara (miakendall1075)

5/1/2021, 10:44 PM

Lily and James are in my top 10 as well!

I also like Lyra, Maia, Rose, Finn, Oliver, Henry, and Finley :)

- erb816

5/1/2021, 5:19 PM

I like:

Lily
Mary Jane
Maia
Aoife
Elowen
Rose
&
Cormac
Finn
Edmund
James
Finley

- Mistawis

5/1/2021, 4:05 PM

It's nice to see Myrtle on someone's list! It's not in my top ten this month, but I really like it. I had a wonderful great aunt with the name and have some nice memories of her.

- sambchop +2

5/1/2021, 3:07 PM

1. Genevieve
2. Florence
3. Eloise
4. Juliette
5. Aurelia
6. Liliana
7. Adelaide
8. Rosalie
9. Isabelle
10. Sophie

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

I looked back on my old lists from 2012 and 2013. So, so, so cringe. I can't believe I liked some of those names.

This message was edited 5/1/2021, 3:14 PM

- Mara (miakendall1075)

5/1/2021, 10:43 PM

Theodore is on my top 10 as well! (And a lot of these just missed mine, too)

I like every one of the girls names, and Felix, Arthur, August, Jasper, Benedict, and Henry :)

- erb816

5/1/2021, 5:17 PM

I like:

Genevieve
Florence
Eloise
Juliette
Aurelia
Liliana
Adelaide
Rosalie
&
Theodore
Arthur
Raphael
Lionel

- Katiuscia (OnyxMoon) +2

5/1/2021, 2:54 PM

Sakurako
Margherita
Ethelinde
Sapir
Kalina
Misaki
Sólja
Roxana
Rosalba
Émeline

Romulus
Itsuki
Eduard
Marius
Évariste
Aristide
Elouan
Ossian
Yasen
Lysander

- erb816

5/1/2021, 5:17 PM

I like:

Sólja
Roxana
Émeline
&
Eduard
Elouan
Lysander

I looked up Sólja because I'd never seen it before, and was introduced to Faroese names (apparently added in November)!

- Mistawis

5/1/2021, 4:01 PM

Ethelinde is so nice. I had it on my long list for a while, but then took it off for some reason. I'll have to add it back on.

- erb816 +1

5/1/2021, 2:25 PM

Even more moving and shaking in my feminine name list this month!

Nicholas Julian
Wesley Owen Rhys
Finn Gabriel
Donovan Leo
Malcolm Elliott
Nathaniel Bennett
Jonathan Isaac
Dominic Edwin
Adam Raphael
Luke Edmund James
&
Sabrina Lily
Miranda Willow
Juliet Athena
Luna Guinevere
Amalia Claire
Xenia Violet
Saffron Penelope
Felicity Charlotte
Winifred Eleanor
Morgana Rosalie

Adam replaced Julian on the list this month (the latter becoming a new middle for Nicholas); and Amalia, Saffron, Winifred, and Morgana (a very very old favorite) replaced Claire (which became a middle), Fern, Cara, and Maxine.

I'm still not 100% sold on the combos for Saffron & Winifred.

Now, ten years ago (May 2011), these were my Top 10 combos:

Alistair Logan
Cameron Michael
Ewan Piers
Gavin Charles
Hunter Leland
Nathaniel Edmund
Richard Sawyer
Robert Lachlan
Wesley Aldous
William Adrian
&
Aurelia Celeste
Aveline Violet
Cecily Willow
Eirlys Bronwyn
Elowen Tesni
Ember Laureline
Liliana Pearl
Lucidia Nova
Olivia Marigold
Sabrina Faye

What, exactly, was Ewan doing on that list‽ I can't stand that name today - it makes me think "you win" and sounds insufferable (as a concept behind the name). Otherwise, the masculine list is filled with familiar names. The feminine list has many more wildcards (I remember trying to make "Ember Laureline" stick - blech!), but Aurelia Celeste stuck around for a long time.

- Manipura (glaucous)

5/1/2021, 2:48 PM

Of the combos, I like:
Nicholas Julian
Adam Raphael
Sabrina Lily
Miranda Willow
Juliet Athena
Luna Guinevere
Amalia Claire

And individually:
Winifred, Pearl, Marigold, Penelope
Gabriel, Leo, Malcolm, Luke, Isaac

I looked at some posts of mine a few days ago that were like 13 years old; both Ewan and Eoghan were on them, and I'd forgotten liking those. I guess I can say I consistently like yew trees, since Yves is one of my favs still. Owen seems very similar to them to me, on your current list.

This message was edited 5/1/2021, 2:56 PM