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[Opinions] Which name would you rather have? (Part 1)
You can state why as well if you want. You have to right to pass if you don’t like either for yourself. I’ll do boys later. Esmée or Renée
Eve or Eva?
Olivia or Octavia?
Soleil or Mireille?
Kennedy or Reagan?
Maristella or Candelaria?
Brontë or Austen?
Cheyenne or Dakota?
Lucy or Eleanor?
Juliana or Mariana?
Lorelei or Leilani?
Lilo or Zazu?
Saylor or Scout?
Stella or Lily?
Adriana or Ariana?

"It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves." - William Shakespeare

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Renee, name of one of my fav actresses
Eve, I don't know why
Octavia, Olivia is too common
Mireille, cant pronounce the other one
Kennedy, I know a girl who has cancer who has this name
Maristella, I could have the nickname Stella which is beautiful
Bronte, I don't know why
Dakota, I know too many cheyannes
Lucy, short but sweet
Mariana, my sister's name is Julie, so that's why
Leilani, so beautiful
Lilo, like Lilo and stitch
Saylor, I love this name
Stella, so pretty
Ariana, nickname Ari
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Esmee
Eve
Octavia
Soleil
Kennedy
Candelaria
Austen
Dakota
Lucy
Mariana
Lorelei
Lilo
Saylor
Lily
Ariana
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Esmée or Renée - although I love the brassy charm of Renee, I've known to many awful people with this name. Plus, I prefer it for a boy. So, Esmee it is.
Eve or Eva? I like Eve. It sounds shifty.
Olivia or Octavia? Octavia, no question.
Soleil or Mireille? Mireille.
Kennedy or Reagan? Reagan, but it's because of The Exorcist, not the president :)
Maristella or Candelaria? Candelaria. So goth!
Brontë or Austen? Bronte. It's so clumsy!
Cheyenne or Dakota? Cheyenne. I do legitimately think it's pretty.
Lucy or Eleanor? Lucy. So cute!
Juliana or Mariana? Juliana. I love "Jules" as a nn.
Lorelei or Leilani? Lorelai
Lilo or Zazu? Neither, skip
Saylor or Scout? Saylor. But I'd prefer it spelled correctly. I do actually think Sailor is a pretty and neo-romantic name.
Stella or Lily? Stella, though I'd prefer Estelle.
Adriana or Ariana? Adriana. Ariana is fluff and nonsense.
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Esmée
Eve
Olivia
Soleil
Pass
Maristella?
Pass
Dakota?
Eleanor? (once at a job someone did give feedback about "Eleanor," referring to me while getting my name wrong)
Juliana
Lorelei if my sister's name doesn't also change, Leilani if it does
Lilo?
Saylor?
Lily
Adriana

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Esmée: it sounds much prettier to me, and I would probably leave off the accent mark.Eva: I like it better, it’s got a little more spunk.Olivia: for sure! I love Olivia. Soleil or Mireille? This is a hard one, as I don’t particularly care for either. Maybe Soleil, and I can have Sunny as a nickname.Kennedy or Reagan? Ummm. I dislike both for girl…Reagan, I suppose.Maristella or Candelaria? Geez, harder and harder. Maristella, I suppose. Don’t really care for candle to be part of my name.Brontë or Austen? For me? Eek. They’re both awful for a female. I suppose Austen.Cheyenne or Dakota? Cheyenne, definitely.Lucy or Eleanor? Lucy. Much cuter and not so old lady-ish.Juliana, for sure. Pretty and elegant.Lorelei or Leilani? Leilani. I loved this name for my daughter, but it wouldn’t have suited her at all, plus… DH and I are both as white as white can be, and I really was unsure about whether it would be appropriate for us.Lilo or Zazu? Lilo, I suppose.Saylor or Scout? Saylor??? Stella or Lily? Lily. Very pretty, even if overused.Adriana or Ariana? I suppose Ariana, although both are fairly awful :)
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Esmée - idk why exactly, but I wanna be Esmée today))
Eva - a tough one; Eva could be shortened to Eve.
Olivia - it will suit me better, although I quite like Octavia.
Mireille - I like Mira part.
Kennedy - it just sounds better.
Maristella - more NN options.
Brontë
Dakota - I'd probably have pronunciation issues with Cheyenne.
Eleanor - Eleanor is less common, imo, (at least I know only one).
Mariana - I've never met one, plus, it's charming.
Lorelei - more meaningful to me.
Lilo - I want something softer today.
Saylor - sounds better, also it reminds me of Skyler.
Lily - it's prettier. Can't help myself.
Adriana - Ariana reminds me of Arianism.
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Renée - a classic, whereas Esmee is too trendy. I also don't like soft sss sound
Eve or Eva - Eve - short but spunky. Eva reminds me of Eva Braun
Olivia or Octavia - Olivia is almost too sweet, but I like the nicknames. Octavia sounds too harsh, almost too masculine. I'd prefer Olivia and use the nickname Liv.
Soleil or Mireille - Soleil, because I know someone named Mireille and she's a B*. If I could get away with it I'd use the nickname Sunny.
Kennedy or Reagan - two presidents. I'd rather name my daughter Kennedy, but be named Reagan myself. I really like the sound of rae.
Maristella or Candelaria - without a doubt Maristella because it reminds me of my grandmother. Plus I love that it means star of the sea.WFL
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what's WFL?
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Will finish later :)
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i thought it meant something bad sorry if rude
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Esmée - I like the sound of it better and Renée is a bit too dated for me. I also love Esme’s meaning.
Eve - More simple, and to the point. For a daughter I think I would prefer Eva, because it’s better than Ava and very beautiful and glamorous.
Olivia - This one was hard. Olivia is a bit common for my generation but not nearly as common as it is for Generation Alpha. Octavia is a very nice name, but I just can’t see myself with it unfortunately. Octavia, however is the name I would prefer for a daughter as well.
Soleil - I like Soleil. It’s very sunny and beautiful. I also like the look. I dred soh-LEEL though. Mireille is lovely but not me.
Hard pass. - Kennedy is an overrated President and name with a very unfortunate meaning, not to mention chicken, and Reagan is even worse and not even attractive. Just shoot me.
Maristella - Very gorgeous and ethereal name. Like Stella over course. Candelaria isn’t bad but I don’t care for it for myself.
Brontë - No comment.
Cheyenne - Even though I really don’t care for either, I find Dakota more masculine than feminine.
Pass. - I don’t mind either and I like both Beatles’ songs but I can’t imagine being an Eleanor and I damn sure can’t imagine being a Lucy.
Juliana - Mariana is nice though.
Lorelei - Leilani is a family name. Lorelei is interesting and I like the story.

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Esmée
Eve
Octavia
Mireille
Kennedy
Candelaria
Brontë
Dakota
Eleanor
Juliana
Lorelei
Lilo
Saylor
Lily
Adriana
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Esmée - Did pick Renée, but changed my mind moments before posting.
Eve - dislike both, but this one's the lesser of the two evils.
Octavia - Olivia, really, but it's so overused in Denmark, so Octavia.
Mireille
Reagan
Candelaria
Brontë
Dakota
Eleanor
Juliana
Lorelei
Lilo
Scout
Stella
Adriana
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Esmée or Renée - Esme; it's a family name and the usual spelling where I live. A dear friend who died on her honeymoon was Renée, so it only has one meaning for me.
Eve or Eva? - Eve. Neater and tidier than Eva, though Eva is a family name!
Olivia or Octavia? - Olivia. Elegant, Shakespearean, timeless. Too popular now, though. But the meaning of Octavia is too obvious!
Soleil or Mireille? - Have to be Mireille; I don't like it much but at least it's female.
Kennedy or Reagan? - Neither. I don't like lnfns and I'm not American.
Maristella or Candelaria? - Maristella, nn Stella!
Brontë or Austen? - Again, neither.
Cheyenne or Dakota? - Neither: they are place names that have no meaning for me at all.
Lucy or Eleanor? - Lucy, though I love them both.
Juliana or Mariana? - Mariana, nn Marianne (which I'd like anyway). The only Jul- name I like is Juliet.
Lorelei or Leilani? - Lorelei, nn Laura.
Lilo or Zazu? - Neither, not even at gunpoint.

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Esmée - I like Renée, but Esmée suits me better.
Eve - More simple and less frilly than Eva, although I do like Eva.
Olivia - Way too common for girls my age but I still like it. It suits me better than Octavia.
Soleil - I had trouble deciding with this one. I went with Soleil but I like Mireille about equally.
Kennedy - Kennedy is cute, and while I like Reagan (REE-gun), I can't stand Reagan (RAY-gun), so I'd rather not have to correct people all the time.
Maristella - Candelaria sounds like "candle". I guess there's nothing wrong with that but I prefer Maristella.
Brontë - Actually a name I have used as an internet name in the past. I love it. I don't care for Austen.
Cheyenne - I took a while to decide here too. I don't really like either, but I guess Cheyenne is a little nicer than Dakota.
Eleanor - I love both Eleanor and Lucy, but Eleanor has more options for nicknames.
Mariana - My sister is Julia, so Juliana would be weird for me, even in theory. And Mariana is a very nice name.
Lorelei - Again, this was hard. Lorelei and Leilani are very similar in my head (and I like both), but I think Lorelei is more me.

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Esmée
Eva
Octavia
Soleil
PASS
PASS
Brontë
PASS
Lucy
Mariana
Leilani
PASS
Scout
Lily
Ariana
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Esmée or Renée. I'd rather be an Esmé, but I'll take Esmée too. It's a warm, dusty pink. Renée isn't bad, but it's too dates.
Eve or Eva: simply because it's more international. I love both names.
Olivia or Octavia: boring and overused Vs cool and ancient Roman.
Soleil or Mireille: definitely. Soleil doesn't feel like a name.
Kennedy or Reagan: the less atrocious of the two presidents.
Maristella or Candelaria: very baroque.
Brontë or Austen: Austen sounds masculine.
Cheyenne or Dakota: I like the Anne sound I guess. I'd feel really weird using either. It's like naming your child Hungarian. Or Barbadian.
Lucy or Eleanor: bright and pleasant.
Juliana or Mariana: similar to my actual name.
Lorelei or Leilani: less murky and sea monsterish.
Lilo or Zazu: zazu rhymes with kazoo.
Saylor or Scout: at least it isn't a typo?
Stella or Lily: it's no longer one of my favourite names, but I reckon I'd make a pretty good Lily.
Adriana or Ariana: I'd rather be an Arianna (or Ariadne!), but I'll take it over pompous Adriana.
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Esmée
Eva
Olivia
Soleil
Reagan
Candelaria
Brontë
Dakota
Lucy
Juliana
Leilani
Zazu
Saylor
Lily
Ariana
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Esmée or Renée -Renée is too old-school
Eve or Eva?
Olivia or Octavia? -Olivia feels too Caucasian for me
Soleil or Mireille?
Kennedy or Reagan? -the lesser of two evils
Maristella or Candelaria? Pass -both old-fashioned Hispanic names, and I have a cousin Candelario already
Brontë or Austen? -both are pretty nice tho
Cheyenne or Dakota? Pass -say no to appropriation
Lucy or Eleanor?
Juliana or Mariana?
Lorelei or Leilani? -would love to be a Rory
Lilo or Zazu?
Saylor or Scout? Hard Pass
Stella or Lily?
Adriana or Ariana? -Ariana is much softer
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Reneé (Although it's one my older sister's middle name. I think it's actually quite lovely. Never cared much for Esme/Esméee.
Eva (Not as plain as Eve)
Olivia (Although both lovely)
Soleil
Kennedy or Reagan? Pass!
Maristella
Bronte vs Austen: Pass! Although, Bronte if I had to.
Cheyenne
Lucy
Juliana
Leilani
Lilo
Scout vs Saylor: Pass!, Saylor if I had to.
Lily
Adriana. (Ariana is too associated with a certain singer)
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Esmée or Renée?
Renée. It'd be pretty normal for someone my age and I like the name. Esmée would never have been given when I was born, it's very 21st centuryish, and anyway I don't like the sm sound enough, and would be annoyed by the ambiguity of whether it's an S or Z sound.Eve or Eva?
Eve. I like Eve a lot. Eva sounds overblown to me and Hollywoody. And also Eve would seem more appropriate for me (someone of my age and ethnicity)Olivia or Octavia?
Olivia. I know an Olivia who is about my age and it was a weird, sort of dorky name for us - about like a Mavis today, I am guessing. But it's not as theatrical as Octavia, which is nms.Soleil or Mireille?
Soleil. It's so hippie, in a way I like. Mireille is a good name for a small terrier, IMO.Kennedy or Reagan?
Kennedy. Partly because of political associations, and partly because it's namier and doesn't have ambiguity in the pronunciation. I like the name Regan for a girl (pronounced REE-gun), but I wouldn't want it for myself. Too much like "regal"Maristella or Candelaria?
Candelaria. Maristella is nice, I just like the funkiness of Candelaria better and think it would suit me more.Brontë or Austen?

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Esmée
Eva
Olivia
Mireille
Reagan
Candelaria
Brontë
Dakota
Lucy
Mariana
Leilani
Lilo
PASS
Lily
Ariana
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Esmée or Renée - PASS
Eve or Eva - Eva, because it's two syllables rather than one
Olivia or Octavia - Octavia, because it's rarer
Soleil or Mireille - Soleil, because I can't pronounce the other one
Kennedy or Reagan - PASS
Maristella or Candelaria - Candelaria, because it has more scope for nicknames
Brontë or Austen - PASS
Cheyenne or Dakota - PASS
Lucy or Eleanor - Eleanor, because Lucy has always seemed more of a nickname to me
Juliana or Mariana - Juliana (with an initial Y sound), because I don't like "Mary + Anne" combos
Lorelei or Leilani - Leilani, because I hate Gilmore Girls
Lilo or Zazu - PASS
Saylor or Scout - PASS
Stella or Lily - PASS
Adriana or Ariana - Ariana, because the "DR" blend annoys me
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maybe Leilani.
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Esmée, but I like Renée.Octavia, but I like Olivia.Kennedy, because "misshapen head" is funny.Candelaria, although I like Maristella about equally. I'm fond of holiday names and the Lahr sound. Dakota, although I'd rather neither.Zazu, although Lilo is cute.Saylor sounds like more fun and also more honest (Scout seems vaguely like Spy or Bandit or Finch).Adriana, although I feel like Ariana is maybe nicer objectively.Eve, Mireille, Brontë, Lucy, Lorelei, Juliana, Stella
I think the ones I'd most like as my name out of the whole list are Eve and Brontë.

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