Dauthor's Personal Name List

Name	M/F	Remark
Aidan	m	I like this spelling only
Aislinn	f	It is NOT pronounced "Ace-lynn", people!
Alana	f
Alannah	f	I definitely prefer this spelling
Alena 1	f
Alexander	m	One of my favorite boy names!
Alexandra	f	If it's gonna be a girl...
Alice	f	Oh, all right, I did get ONE name from a book!
Allison	f	I like the 2 L's
Amanda	f
Amelia	f
Andrew	m	I've known a few
Angel	f	Maybe as a middle name...
Ann	f	no "E"
Anna	f	My grandmother's name is Anna
Annabel	f	This is the only spelling I like - but not with "Lee", obviously
Ariana	f	Think I like this spelling better
Astrid	f	too much ass? I'll bet the emphasis is on the 2nd syllable in Scandinavia
Aurora	f	Prettier than Dawn...but a little drunken sounding. I'd kill anyone who called her Rory, though.
Autumn	f	Not if she was born in the fall...too cliche
Ben 1	m
Benedict	m	I sort of like it, but I wouldn't dare use it.
Benjamin	m
Bennett	m
Brennan	m
Brian	m	It's growing on me. Never considered it before.
Briana	f	too short?
Brianna	f	Think I like this spelling better
Bridget	f	I don't really like Brigid as much as this one... I'd miss the "T" sound
Caitlin	f	There's only a few spellings I can stand
Carly	f
Cassandra	f	Definitely C
Cassie	f
Catherine	f	C seems too old fashioned
Chelsea	f
Chloe	f
Christian	m	I'm not, but who cares?
Christopher	m
Ciarán	m	prefer this spelling
Claire	f
Claudia	f	It's a little snobby, but still not a bad name
Colin 2	m	kind of old sounding...
Connor	m	two N's and an O definitely
Crystal	f	What's so wrong with it?
Daniel	m	One of my favorite boy names!!
Declan	m
Dinah	f	My very first friend was named Dinah.
Duncan	m	mmm...donuts...No, I would smack anyone who started that crap w/my kid
Elena	f
Elizabeth	f	the fail-safe middle name
Ellen 1	f	My Nana's name...
Emma	f
Evan	m
Gretchen	f
Hannah	f	One of my favorite girl names!!
Heather	f	Another of my favorite girl names
Ian	m
Ilona	f	not a popular spelling, but it's not bad
Isobel	f
Jordan	m & f	prefer it for a boy, though
Joshua	m	A lot of my crushes seem to be named Josh...
Julian	m	I never used to think it was too feminine until people started complaining
Katherine	f	Lately I like "K" better than "C"
Kieran	m	it's all right, but I like the other spelling better
Lila 1	f
Lilia	f
Lily	f
Lindsay	f	Almost thinking of dropping this...
Lydia	f
Lynn	f	It's my middle name - but I still like it : )
Mackenzie	m	I only like it as a middle name - for a BOY
Madeline	f	Is it still too close to the character? A nice middle name.
Mara 2	f	Does it really mean "bitter"? No, I am not a Star Wars novel fan...
Marie	f	I don't think it's filler; I really like it
Matthew	m
Maximillian	m	too long and weird?
Megan	f	No "h", thanks. It was one of my faves for a while.
Melanie	f
Melissa	f
Michaela	f	I only like THIS spelling!
Morgan 1	f & m	I'm leaning more towards girl on this one
Nadia 1	f
Natalie	f	no "h"
Nathaniel	m
Nicholas	m	unless he's a December baby
Nina 1	f
Noah 1	m
Noelle	f	same as Nicholas - not in December
Nolan	m
Oliver	m	it's a family name
Olivia	f	I would only use it if I wasn't using Oliver. It's pretty and it's growing on me,though
Oriana	f	hmm...
Owen 2	m
Rachel	f	One of my favorite girl names!!
Renée	f	I like it as a middle name, and also would consider it honoring somebody
Róisín	f	I love it, but the poor kid would be called "Raisin" for her entire life.
Rónán	m	Seal, huh? Well, I like it, but it's a bit strong
Ryan	m	IT'S NEVER GONNA BE A GIRL'S NAME!
Samara	f	Never saw The Ring, and I really don't care - people still use Damian, right?
Savannah	f	definitely a guilty pleasure
Seán	m	This spelling is much, much better
Sebastian	m	One of my favorite boy names!
Simon 1	m
Sophie	f
Spencer	m	The first guy I had a crush on was named Spencer.
Taylor	m & f	I'm not really sure who I'd prefer it on. I don't think it's nearly as bad as people say
Vincent	m	Can't stand the nicknames "Vince" or "Vinnie"
Violet	f	perhaps my love of purple? No, it's coming back more thanks to ASOUE
Xavier	m
Zachary	m