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[Opinions] Top 10 for July!

by erb816

7/1/2021, 11:22 AM

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
May - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5257197
June - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5267235

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- cassilda in carcosa +2

7/2/2021, 12:59 PM

Girls:
Zenobia
Octavia
Carmen
Nadezhda nn "Nadia"
Melisande / Melusine
Ceres / Circe
Verity
Rosamund
Zipporah
Artemisia

Felt like completely rehashing my girls' top 10 with more names that are just on my mind atm, my old favourites were starting to feel a bit stale. Carmen might be slipping down the ranks finally, I'm just not as in love with it as I used to be (for a long time) I guess... also I've gotten a lot of negative feedback on it recently, which might actually have affected me more than I thought. I'm also feeling frilly atm I guess.
Just missed off Celaeno, Alcyone and Tanith, liking all three of those quite a bit recently. Meredith maaaay be edging on the list this month too.
ETA: Wulfrun. Might be getting a bit obsessed with Wulfrun.

Boys:
Oscar
Balthazar
Jasper
Mathias
Dmitriy
Ozias
Wolfgang
Nicholas / Nikolai
Gabriel
Tycho

Adam's gone because I can never use it for (positive, but still) personal reasons, where it would look like a weird honouring situation. Dmitriy has replaced Aleksei, which I still like but am a bit bored of. Bored of Magnus, so Wolfgang is back... again, it's nice, but I'm just a bit over it atm. Isidore is gone for the same reason, Nicholas / Nikolai is back. Sort of liking Tycho atm. Sean is back, in honorary 11th place.

This message was edited 7/2/2021, 1:37 PM

- erb816 +1

7/2/2021, 7:47 PM

Of your listed names, I like:

Zenobia
Octavia
Nadezhda
Melisande
Melusine
Ceres (I pronounce this "sayr-eez," is that how you're saying it?)
Circe
Rosamund
Zippora
&
OScar
Balthazar
Dmitriy
Ozias
Nicholas
Nikolai
Gabriel

Of your honorable mentions, I also like Alcyone, Meredith, and Sean. Isidore and Aleksei (Alexei) are also cool.

- cassilda in carcosa

7/3/2021, 12:43 PM

I definitely prefer Ceres with the soft "s" rather than hard "k", but... I think the best way of explaining it, is that with a long 'eez' ending, it sounds like "series", and I prefer (or naturally say) a shorter vowel on the second syllable. Not that the long 'ee' way isn't beautiful, I just heard 'series' one day and couldn't unhear it.

Nice to see you like Nadezhda too! It gets a mixed response from people, but it's one of the names that I'm pretty set on using in one way or another, and if I ever have a daughter it'd probably be the one to beat for the MN place.

- Ariane +1

7/2/2021, 5:51 AM

Amicii
Askja
Eda
Fioruccia
Ghislaine
Halo
Hadnet
Senna
Sicily
Yrsa

Alon
Eloi
Fabian
Gil
Kolja
Loic
Serge
Simeon
Sylvain
Yves

- cassilda in carcosa

7/2/2021, 1:38 PM

I like Yrsa, that's pretty cool.

- Ninor (Frozten) +2

7/2/2021, 5:07 AM

From the top of my head, something like this:

Caspian
Elian
Oliver
Theodore
Maximilian
Kieran
Arthur
Zacharias
Nilas
August

Minea
Vila
Alice
Leonora
Emmeline
Emilia
Ophelia
Juni
Lovis
Mila

- erb816

7/2/2021, 7:50 PM

I like:

Theodore (also in my Top 10 - he's really getting popular, isn't he?)
Kieran
Arthur
Zacharias
&
Minea
Emmeline
Mila

- cassilda in carcosa

7/2/2021, 1:39 PM

I like Caspian and August.
Emilia is pretty, Emmeline and Leonora are both nice too.

- Delphi_Blue +2

7/2/2021, 4:06 AM

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

1) Oskar
2) August
3) Ernest
4) Francis
5) Grover
6) Errol
7) Felix
8) Mathis
9) Arthur
10) Edwin

- erb816

7/2/2021, 7:51 PM

I like:

Avielle
Sylvie
Florence
Élodie
Xanthe
Azélie
Viviana
Emmélise
&
Francis
Arthur
Edwin

- cassilda in carcosa

7/2/2021, 1:40 PM

Like Oskar, love Oscar. I don't know why I prefer it - both names are nice though.
I also like August and Felix is fine too, and Mathis could grow on me.

I love Xanthe, and Emmélise and Azélie are both very pretty.

- Missy +2

7/2/2021, 1:35 AM

Eleanora
Cordelia
Beila
Astrid
Georgiana
Zoe
Louisa
Lucy
Antonia
Amelia

Andrew
Nikolai
Nicholas
Aloysius
Alexander
Spencer
Leo
Edgar
Sebastian
Archer

- erb816

7/2/2021, 7:52 PM

I like:

Cordelia
Zoe
Louisa
Antonia
&
Nikolai
Nicholas
Leo
Sebastian

- cassilda in carcosa

7/2/2021, 1:42 PM

Big fan of Cordelia. Astrid is also neat. Georgiana could grow on me, and I do like Louisa and Antonia although they're not favourites.

Really like Nikolai and Nicholas. Leo and Edgar are both nice. And Aloysius isn't my style, but I do think it looks pretty cool.

This message was edited 7/2/2021, 1:42 PM

- Coffee and Wildflowers (Melissa.) +2

7/2/2021, 1:16 AM

Boys:
Archer
Thane
Theodore
Sebastian
Greyson
Milo
Connor
Brennan
Roan
Sachin

Girls:
Zola
Camille
Saoirse
Niamh
Wynne
Maeve
Alma
Willa
Edith
Marta

This message was edited 7/2/2021, 1:18 AM

- erb816

7/2/2021, 7:54 PM

I like:

Theodore (also in my Top 10!)
Sebastian
Greyson
Milo
Roan
&
Saoirse
Niamh
Maeve

- cassilda in carcosa

7/2/2021, 1:44 PM

I like Brennan, and Thane is intriguing if not exactly my taste.

Camille is a family name that I hope to one day pass on, I do like it quite a bit but of course I'm biased.
Saoirse is gorgeous.
Niamh is also nice too.

- Zora +1

7/1/2021, 10:05 PM

Arlo
Augustus
Basil
Cecil
Hugh
Ivan
Magnus
Oscar
Otto
Peter
—

Beatrice
Elke
Hazel
Mabel
Margo
Maude
Opal
Petra
Vera
Wilhelmina

- cassilda in carcosa

7/2/2021, 1:45 PM

Love Oscar!
I also like Otto, and I really like Magnus... I took it off my list as I think my list was getting a bit stale, but I still really like the name.

I also am a fan of Beatrice, Opal, Petra and Wilhelmina.

- HaySkyNat +2

7/1/2021, 8:29 PM

Rebekah
Willow
Cleo
Eden
Zoe
Raegan
Kira
Xanthe
Iris
Esme

Xander
Bodhi
Levi
Zephyr
Zenith
River
Heath
Chase
Phoenix
Orion

- cassilda in carcosa

7/2/2021, 1:46 PM

Xanthe, Iris and Esme are all very nice.

I also prefer River on a boy for some reason, so I like River, and Orion isn't bad either.

- erb816

7/1/2021, 8:58 PM

I like:

Willow
Zoe
Kira
Xanthe
Iris
Esme (though I prefer Esmée)
&
Levi
Zephyr
River
Heath
Phoenix
Orion

- Higuma (Higuma Kanora) +2

7/1/2021, 5:01 PM

Girls
1. Euphemia
2. Dorothea
3. Arthémise
4. Ginevra
5. Honora
6. Inés
7. Araminta
8. Marguerite
9. Xanthippe
10. Zenobia

Boys
1. Wolfram
2. Gwendal
3. Conrad
4. Régis
5. Reiner
6. Anshelm
7. Theodore
8. Marius
9. Virgil
10. Light

- cassilda in carcosa

7/2/2021, 1:49 PM

Zenobia is top of my list at the moment, there's something very cool about it.
I've always loved Inés, it's one of my go-to MN options but it's lovely as a FN too.
Ginevra, Araminta and Marguerite are all very nice too.
Xanthippe is just neat.

Wolfram is cool, but I prefer Wolfgang... less sheep-y? Still not a bad name.
Anselm is bookish, medieval and serious and I support that entirely.
Virgil could grow on me, it's half... almost cool and half... not cool. I can't decide if I like it, it varies from day to day.

- erb816

7/1/2021, 8:59 PM

I like:

Ginevra
Marguerite
Xanthippe
Zenobia (though I'm more partial to Zenovia)
&
Conrad
Theodore (also in my Top 10!)

- Mistawis +2

7/1/2021, 3:57 PM

Aglaia
Cressida
Eulalia
Fern
Henrietta
Jacinthe
Maude
Oenone
Tansy
Tuula

Auberon
Bram
Caspar
Ignatius
Lorcán
Ludvik
Swithin
Willem
Wulfhelm
Wulfric

- cassilda in carcosa

7/2/2021, 1:51 PM

Cressida is so springy, crisp and prim, I love it but could never use it.
Oenone is weird and confusing and again, I love it, could I use it? It's like the polar opposite of Cressida.
Tuula is neat.

I also like Bram, Caspar (love), Ignatius (love), and Ludvik. Wulfhelm and Wulfric are both neat too.

- erb816

7/1/2021, 9:00 PM

I like:

Cressida
Fern
Maude
&
Auberon (though I prefer Oberon, the Shakespeare spelling)
BRam
Willem
Wulfric

- Claire (Rocket) +1

7/1/2021, 3:39 PM

Agnes
Claudia
Elaine
Enid
Jean
Lois
Mabel
Maud
Paloma
Winifred

Bernard
Bertrand
Clement
Clancy
Elmo
Eric
Fredric
Moe
Otto
Sylvester

- erb816

7/2/2021, 7:55 PM

I like:

Claudia
Elaine
Enid
Lois
Maud
Winifred
&
Eric
Otto

- I like old names

7/1/2021, 3:31 PM

Males:

1. John
2. Primitivo
3. Willie
4. Francisco
5. Cresencio
6. Francing
7. Jose
8. Jhomar
9. Gaylord
10. Claro

Females:

1. Concepcion
2. Fe
3. Dolores
4. Estelita
5. Luzviminda
6. Mercedes
7. Teresita
8. Consolacion
9. Lutgarda
10. Arlene

So almost everything changed. I started liking Spanish names much more recently. The only male names that stayed were John, Willie, and Gaylord. The only female name that stayed was Fe.

This message was edited 7/1/2021, 3:38 PM

- Mirèio (Anna21) +2

7/1/2021, 3:23 PM

Samuel
George
Alexander
Jack
Arthur
William
James
Jonathan
Henry
Edward

Elizabeth
Helena
Eleanor
Louisa
Susanna
Beatrice
Flora
Katherine
Sophia
Lucy

- erb816

7/2/2021, 8:09 PM

I like:

Arthur
William
JAmes
Jonathan
&
Elizabeth
Eleanor
Louisa
Katherine

- cassilda in carcosa

7/2/2021, 1:26 PM

Do love Samuel. It got kicked off my list because there's just sooooo many Sams, but it's cos it's a good name I guess.
I also like James and Jack, they're good solid names.

I also like Louisa and Beatrice and Eleanor is a nice name too. Susanna is my name, haha, so I don't know... never had a reason to dislike it apart from it slightly annoys me (as all our own names do) because I hear it all the time. Can't say it's the best name out there, but it's served me well, and here in the UK it's one of those names which is in the sweet spot of familiar/known and not too unusual, but not really common, so I don't know tons of other Susannas. I get Susannah a lot (more common than Susanna in the UK), and can never decide whether that 'h' makes the name look better?

- Katiuscia (OnyxMoon) +2

7/1/2021, 2:13 PM

Winona
Athina
Laëtitia
Cosima
Sigrid
Héloïse
Sagitta
Hjördis
Astraia
Kallisto

Serafim
Amaury
Marius
Casimir
Sindri
Romulus
Alasdair
Raoul
Raphaël
Tennyson

- erb816

7/2/2021, 8:09 PM

I like:

Winona
Laëtitia
Héloïse
&
Alasdair
Raoul
Raphaël

- cassilda in carcosa

7/2/2021, 1:18 PM

I do like Cosima, there's something understated and pretty about it.
Astraia is also neat, very grand.

I like Amaury, Alasdair and Raoul. Sindri is cool, there's something pretty about it, but also mythic and mysterious.

- Perrine (Destry) +2

7/1/2021, 12:37 PM

Lily
Eilonwy
Alice
Maia
Alina
Sarah
India
Aubrey
Isabelle
Aoife

Finlay
Finn
Fionn
Cormac
Dylan
Otto
Shea
Oisín
Odhrán
Elliott

- erb816

7/2/2021, 8:08 PM

I like:

Lily
Maia
India
Aoife
&
Finlay
Finn
Cormac
Otto
Elliott

- cassilda in carcosa

7/2/2021, 1:17 PM

Aoife is a beautiful name.

I also like Finn, Fionn, Otto and Oisin.

- ari. +2

7/1/2021, 12:32 PM

Ambrose
Benedict
Edmund
Frederick "Freddie"
Gideon
Hieronymus
Ignatius
Leonidas "Leo"
Maximilian
Orlando

Augusta
Constance
Felicja
Lysandra
Miranda
Primrose
Sappho
Theophania "Theo"
Valentina
Zelda

- erb816

7/2/2021, 8:06 PM

I like:

Ambrose
Benedict
Edmund
Leonidas "Leo"
&
Constance
Miranda
Theophania
Zelda

- cassilda in carcosa

7/2/2021, 1:16 PM

Benedict and Edmund are both fine names. I love Ignatius and Leonitas though.

From your girls' I like Augusta, Constance and Zelda, they're all very sensible but have their own personality.

- Ora (hufflepuffer) (Ora) +2

7/1/2021, 12:30 PM

I tend to pop on here in the summers these days, so my most recent top 10 was from last August (https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5161687), and the most recent time before that was December 2016 lmao

Anyway!

Top 10 for July 2021

Boys

1. Remy (still my #1 for boys right now, I just love it)
2. Eben
3. Leon
4. Wesley
5. August
6. Lucan
7. Corvo (https://www.behindthename.com/name/corvo/submitted)
8. Bram
9. Gabriel
10. Gawain

Girls

1. Lyra
2. Eseld
3. Zella
4. Theodosia
5. Charlotte
6. Artemisia
7. Ourania
8. Edurne
9. Ilona
10. Mina

Favorite Combos atm

Remy Wesley William
Eben August Corentin
Leon Lucan Gabriel

Eseld Charlotte Ourania
Lyra Artemisia Leigh
Zella Rhoda Theodosia
Mina Clara Eydis

This message was edited 7/1/2021, 12:33 PM

- erb816

7/2/2021, 8:06 PM

Oh wow, that's quite the gap! Lol, welcome back.

Of your list, I like:

Wesley
Lucan
Bram
Gabriel
&
Eseld (not enough people seem to know about this name - it's my favorite Isolde variant)
Zella
Charlotte
Mina (usually as a nickname for Wilhelmina)

- cassilda in carcosa

7/2/2021, 1:15 PM

I feel I should like Remy more than I do. It's nice, but not my style, but I feel I should appreciate some aspect of it more than I do.
I like August, Bram and Gabriel.

I also like Lyra, Artemisia and Mina. Artemisia made it onto my list this month too, I normally think it's a bit too... I dunno... but it really appeals to me at the moment.

Mina Clara Eydis is neat.

- Wordsmith +4

7/1/2021, 11:54 AM

I threw in some wildcards just for fun...

Edwina
Flavia
Ginevra
Ianthe
Oenone
Perpetua
Prunella
Sophonisba
Thulile
Zinnia

Ambrose
Anatole
Anselm
Arkady
Berhane
Éleuthère
Marceau
Sufyan
Tassilo
Vivian

- erb816

7/2/2021, 8:00 PM

I like:

Flavia
Ginevra
Sophonisba (I prefer the visually similar Sophronia, but this is an interesting name)
Zinnia (one of my new favorites!)
&
Ambrose
Marceau

I still can't get behind Vivian as a male name, though. Sorry. :-(

- cassilda in carcosa

7/2/2021, 1:13 PM

I like Ginevra.
And I spend a lot of time thinking about Oenone and how / whether I could use it. Ultimately I conclude it gives me the same vibes as Iolanthe, but it's more out there, and I asked my mother if she'd mind if I named any future daughter Iolanthe... after she struggled to say it, after coaching her, she said 'never do that to your daughter' :(. Same vibes. So neat, but -could- I? I'm pretty sure I saw one in real life not too long ago, it was something like Oenone, so may it's more useable than I think.
Ianthe is neat, probably better than Iolanthe, but I prefer Iolanthe's clunkiness.
Sophonisba is weird and clunky and esoteric, I do like all that.
Zinnia is just sparkly and eye catching. It's just so attention-grabbing.

Love Arkady.
Sufyan is also neat.
Anselm is nice in a solemn, studious way.

- Ora (hufflepuffer) (Ora)

7/1/2021, 12:54 PM

Hah, love it. I always get ideas from you!

Today it's Éleuthère. Love it!

- Janan (guest)

7/1/2021, 12:50 PM

Sufyan

There was a boy a few years ahead of me in school who pretty much everyone had a crush on, he was tall, athletic and got a place to study medicine at Oxford. I haven't heard the name in years, it's very handsome and fitted him well.

- Uilos +3

7/1/2021, 11:49 AM

Dorothea
Edith
Eleonora
Elisabeth
Florence
Gudrun
Helvi
Olga
Sylvia
Ursula

Constantin
Hugo
Johannes
Kasimir
Maunu
Ossian
Rafael
Tuomas
Untamo
Unto

- erb816

7/2/2021, 7:57 PM

I like:

Elisabeth (though I usually prefer Elizabeth)
Florence
Sylvia
Ursula (also in my Top 10!)
&
Johannes
Rafael (though I usually prefer Raphael)

This message was edited 7/2/2021, 7:57 PM

- cassilda in carcosa

7/2/2021, 1:07 PM

I like:
Ursula
Florence (increasingly nms, but I can see its charm)
Rafael

- Ora (hufflepuffer) (Ora)

7/1/2021, 12:53 PM

I love how someone's favorites can give away where they're from - I saw this and immediately was like "this person is from Finland or at the very least Scandinavia!" lol

- Babochka +3

7/1/2021, 11:49 AM

Lily
Viola
Violetta
Rosalie
Juliet
Adelina
Caroline
Maya
Alice
Fleur

Maxim
Alexander
Roman
Dmitry
Elliot
Adam
Jonathan
William
Victor
Frederick

- erb816

7/2/2021, 7:56 PM

I like:

Lily
Viola
Rodalie
Juliet (also in my Top 10!)
Adelina
Maya
Fleur
&
Roman
Dmitry
Elliot (though I'm more partial to Elliott)
Adam (also in my Top 10!)
Jonathan
William

- cassilda in carcosa

7/2/2021, 1:06 PM

I like:
Violetta
Adelina
Caroline

Dmitry
Adam
Victor

- Ora (hufflepuffer) (Ora)

7/1/2021, 12:51 PM

I like your taste in names!

I like:

Lily
Viola
Violetta
Rosalie
Juliet
Caroline
Maya
Alice
Fleur

Alexander
Roman
Elliot
Adam
Jonathan
William
Victor
Frederick

- Myosotis +2

7/1/2021, 11:48 AM

I don't think mine have changed much.

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 Orion Sage
Lysander Atticus George
Horatio Phoenix Arthur
Nikolai Emrys Altair
Artemus Dorian Hugo
Indigo Benjamin Taavi
August Lysander Wolf
Lorenzo Felix Amadeus

- cassilda in carcosa

7/2/2021, 1:05 PM

I like:
Pandora Beatrix
Beatrix
Lucille
Henrietta
Ivy
Andromeda
Sybil
Hermione
Sahar
Morgana

Caspian
Ptolemy
Orion
Lysander
Nikolai
Emrys
Altair
Dorian
August Lysander
Lysander Wolf
Felix
Amadeus

- Ora (hufflepuffer) (Ora)

7/1/2021, 12:50 PM

Ooo I love when people do combos for this, I love to see everyone's favorites haha

I like:

Pandora Beatrix Fae - oh my gosh this is so magical and pretty!
Artemis Valkyrie Clio
Evanthe Sylvia Cherry - not the biggest fan of this whole combo but it sounds good together, and I love the use of Evanthe as my bff growing up is named the similar Evanthia
Beatrix Lavender Margot
Morgana Hermione Tempest

Phoenix Arthur Blaise
Ptolemy Orion Sage
Lysander Atticus George - Lysander is in my top 25! I love when I see this pop up :)
Nikolai Emrys Altair - Altair is one of those names I'd absolutely use because I'm a big fan of the Assassin's Creed games, but I feel it might be weird unless the father is from that area.
August Lysander Wolf - love it
Lorenzo Felix Amadeus

- sambchop +3

7/1/2021, 11:47 AM

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

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

It's really only the bottom of the lists that rotate every once in a while.

- erb816

7/2/2021, 7:43 PM

I like:

Genevieve
Florence
Eloise
Juliette (though I prefer Juliet)
Aurelia
Liliana
Adelaide
Rosalie
&
Theodore (also in my Top 10!)
Arthur
Raphael
Benedict
Pierre

- cassilda in carcosa

7/2/2021, 1:04 PM

I like:
Genevieve
August
Raphael
Jasper

Florence and Benedict are increasingly nms but I still like them too.

Adelaide and Valentina are nms, but look very grand and stately alongside the other names on this list, for some reason.

- Ora (hufflepuffer) (Ora)

7/1/2021, 12:47 PM

Yeah, I think most people's favorite remain relatively the same :)

I like:
Genevieve
Florence - this has been growing on me a lot lately because of Florence Pugh, who I'm a fan of
Eloise
Juliette
Aurelia
Rosalie

Theodore
Felix
Frederick
Arthur
August
Raphael
Jasper
Henry

August is one of my favorites too!

- erb816 +2

7/1/2021, 11:33 AM

Mine

My Top 10 changed a lot this past month - to the extent that my long time #1 names were actually dethroned:

Adam Raphael
Wesley Sebastian
Nicholas Rowan
Finn Gabriel
Donovan Leo
Malcolm Elliott
Dominic Edwin
Theodore Bennett
Ezra Nathaniel
Julian Francis
&
Zinnia Florence
Sabrina Lily
Miranda Violet
Felicity Charlotte
Juliet Aurelia
Andromeda Sylvie
India Seraphine
Ursula Margot
Ella Josephine
Persephone Rose

In the past, India has felt like a colonialist, tone-deaf name to use (especially since I'm White). I asked a poll question regarding this, and didn't get a huge turnout... but basically 80% of self-reported Indians & South Asians on this site didn't find India as a personal name offensive at all. I wondered if I had perhaps been prescribing a reaction for Indian people to the name, without actually listening to them.

Adam & Zinnia usurped the #1 spots from Nicholas & Sabrina, respectively. Also, this is the first time Ezra has been in my Top 10, ever. Same with Andromeda. They sort of... sneaked up on me. Theodore, Ezra, Zinnia, Andromeda, India, Ella, and Persephone replaced Bennett (now a middle), Luke, Charlotte (now a middle again), Amalia, Alexandra, Eleanor, Viola, and Magdalena. Still not 100% sure this is the "master list."

I did not participate in July 2011's thread, so there is no comparison to make this month. :-(

- cassilda in carcosa

7/2/2021, 1:02 PM

Love Adam Raphael... wish I could ever use Adam, but it would be weird for me to use it and I need to accept that, haha.
Also really love Nicholas Rowan.
And Finn Gabriel too.

Zinnia Florence isn't my personal style but it looks very cool, ditto with Andromeda Sylvie and Ursula Margot.

- Ora (hufflepuffer) (Ora)

7/1/2021, 12:38 PM

Adam Raphael
Wesley Sebastian
Nicholas Rowan
Theodore Bennett
Julian Francis

Zinnia Florence
Sabrina Lily
Felicity Charlotte
Andromeda Sylvie
India Seraphine
Persephone Rose

These are all lovely combos. I especially love Wesley Sebastian :)

I get what you mean about certain names like India. I actually grew up with several girls named India, and they were of various ethnicities but none were Indian, but all were born in the 80s before there was really big talk of appropriation. I often wonder if people with names like that feel self-conscious or worry if it might seem offensive now. It's definitely colored my view of some of my own favorite names.

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