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Some English names
Hi !!!Today I'll go with English names.
As I always use the Random Generator so these names could not be so common.Masculine
Bud
Erskine
Merrick Feminine
Edweena
Jaci
Gillian
Luana
Totty
Janis
Terrie
Tamara
Deana
Ness
Adria
Ainslie
Zena
Eustacia Unisex
Dutch
Randy
Freddie I personally like:
- Tamara is one of my favourite names. It is Italian in my mind.
- Gillian Is lovely. Is it pronounced with a J sound right? So elegant.
- Erskine is particular! It's the first time that I see it.
- Merrick is so fascinating!What's your opinion on them? How they are perceived in your area?Personal Name Lists https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/125456
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Tamara if pronounced TAM-ə-rə is ok. I've been correcting my husband for two years on how to pronounce it. My cousin is named Tamara and it's pronounced that way. He CONTINUALLY pronounces it like tu-MA-rə or tə-MAR-ə. While technically not incorrect, it just doesn't sound as nice. Tamara is usually a very low-class, ghetto name where I live, especially with the latter pronunciations. I don't mind Gillian but I think it looks better as Jillian if you're going to pronounce it as a J instead of G. I like Ainslie well enough. Never seen it spelled that way. I've always seen Ainsley or Ansley where I live.
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I like Merrick, Gillian, Janis, Tamara, Ness (there is the Loch Ness Monster association which is unavoidable but I like the sound anyway), Adria and Freddie.Bud, Dutch and Randy are seen as "redneck" names where I live (Northeast United States), Eustacia and Totty are very old fashioned, and Ainslie is a typical trendy name.

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In general, I'd say most of these names are American English rather than British English; not that it's impossible for British kids to be named Bud or Dutch, but Randy ... no. Yes, Gillian and Jillian sound the same. Usually G has the J sound before a high vowel; English being English, though, there will always be exceptions. When I was about 10, a new girl came to our class and the teacher asked her if her name - Gillian - sounded like Jillian or Ghillian, and the child innocently said that it was like Jillian but sometimes her mother called her Ghillian (with a g- soiound) when she wanted to impress people! I thought then, and I still think, that it probably didn't work ...

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I like Tamara and Zena
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I like Adria, Ness, Tamara, Gillian & Merrick.Eustacia is okay.
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