Yoiks! There are some winners...and there are some real...ummm...duds.
Cade & Cade: Yeah, it's handsome...but it's well on its way to becoming another cliched name.
Keegan: It's okay, but the style--starts with K, ends with -n--is so trendy that it loses its individuality.
Kendrick: Not my style, but it's distinct.
Kyonna Lyn: Mmmm...a build-a-name.
Alexis: I'm all Alexed out after the boom of the early-aughties.
Dominic: Very handsome.
Finley: On a girl? It's about as feminine as tube socks.
Kayden: Well, there won't be much question as to when he was born...
Brianna: Pretty enough, but it was about as ubiquitous as the Alex names a few years back.
Ian: A very handsome classic.
Jeriah: I have no idea.
Kevin: It's not my style, but it's so nice to see something that hasn't been done 2,198 times in the last year. (Though it does fit into the K-n pattern...but at least it's an existent name!)
Noah: I love this. I was crushed when it got trendy.
Gabriel: It's not my fave, but it's a very manly and handsome name.
Julianne: I'm going to blame a life wasted watching cooking shows for my objection to this name.
Kaydence: Another "let's replace the C with a K for no real reason" name. Soon, we will have a K shortage. We'll be reduced to using Qs instead.
Keldin: Ummm...hopefully it's meaningful to someone.
Kelsey: It's a bit dated, IMO...and I always think "balding guy from Cheers" when I see it.
Loucasey: I don't think anything needs to be said.
Spenser: I think it's more familiar with a c, but I can see this in light of Edmund Spenser.
Taysen: And the Boggle board came into play again.
Adlen: Well, she'll have fun getting people to understand that her name is neither Alan nor Adeline.
Arthur: Whoo-hoo! A real name!
Keira: *yawn* It's pretty, but it's getting really done and this spelling is so obviously media-influenced.
Matthew: It's not exciting, but it's a classic.
Ramzy: Would Ramsey have been so bad, or was a z so necessary? Nice concept, poor execution.
Rylan: This has only been cropping up commonly in the last year, and I'm already tired of it.
Xavier: I like this, though I always butcher the pronunciation in spite of myself.
Asher: I love this...my friend just had an Asher.
Charlie: I like it as a nn. As a given name, it feels like the parents forget that he'll be 35 one day.
David: Ditto Matthew, but a little more interesting.
Konnor: Because the C just wasn't as kute...
Amanda: I like this one. It's mainstreamed, but it's not all cutesy or contrived.
Elizabeth: Another not-interesting but respectable one.
Emmalee: Yeah, that's not overly precious or anything.
Grayce: Please. Stop them before they spell again.
Malachi: This is handsome. This is classic. This is uncommon. This is spelled correctly. Give them a gold star!
Adelyn: *yawn* Another lyn name.
Alli: Names like this always sound funny to me when I give them the "All rise for the Right Honorable" test.
Avaun: Avaunt, ye rascals! I suppose they were going for Avon...
Hunter: At least he's male...
Mathias: One of the lesser-used Biblical names to surface in recent years...now, that's nice to hear.
Pyrsais: Is this supposed to be Persis? If so, nice concept...points lost on execution.
Vanessa: Oh, now that's good to see. It's lovely.
Evie: It's a bit fluffy for me as a given name, but it would be sweet as a nn.
Halle: Halle Berry is nice enough, but her name is so distinctly her that it feels derivative on a baby.
Yoiks! There are some winners...and there are some real...ummm...duds.
Cade & Cade: Yeah, it's handsome...but it's well on its way to becoming another cliched name.
Keegan: It's okay, but the style--starts with K, ends with -n--is so trendy that it loses its individuality.
Kendrick: Not my style, but it's distinct.
Kyonna Lyn: Mmmm...a build-a-name.
Alexis: I'm all Alexed out after the boom of the early-aughties.
Dominic: Very handsome.
Finley: On a girl? It's about as feminine as tube socks.
Kayden: Well, there won't be much question as to when he was born...
Brianna: Pretty enough, but it was about as ubiquitous as the Alex names a few years back.
Ian: A very handsome classic.
Jeriah: I have no idea.
Kevin: It's not my style, but it's so nice to see something that hasn't been done 2,198 times in the last year. (Though it does fit into the K-n pattern...but at least it's an existent name!)
Noah: I love this. I was crushed when it got trendy.
Gabriel: It's not my fave, but it's a very manly and handsome name.
Julianne: I'm going to blame a life wasted watching cooking shows for my objection to this name.
Kaydence: Another "let's replace the C with a K for no real reason" name. Soon, we will have a K shortage. We'll be reduced to using Qs instead.
Keldin: Ummm...hopefully it's meaningful to someone.
Kelsey: It's a bit dated, IMO...and I always think "balding guy from Cheers" when I see it.
Loucasey: I don't think anything needs to be said.
Spenser: I think it's more familiar with a c, but I can see this in light of Edmund Spenser.
Taysen: And the Boggle board came into play again.
Adlen: Well, she'll have fun getting people to understand that her name is neither Alan nor Adeline.
Arthur: Whoo-hoo! A real name!
Keira: *yawn* It's pretty, but it's getting really done and this spelling is so obviously media-influenced.
Matthew: It's not exciting, but it's a classic.
Ramzy: Would Ramsey have been so bad, or was a z so necessary? Nice concept, poor execution.
Rylan: This has only been cropping up commonly in the last year, and I'm already tired of it.
Xavier: I like this, though I always butcher the pronunciation in spite of myself.
Asher: I love this...my friend just had an Asher.
Charlie: I like it as a nn. As a given name, it feels like the parents forget that he'll be 35 one day.
David: Ditto Matthew, but a little more interesting.
Konnor: Because the C just wasn't as kute...
Amanda: I like this one. It's mainstreamed, but it's not all cutesy or contrived.
Elizabeth: Another not-interesting but respectable one.
Emmalee: Yeah, that's not overly precious or anything.
Grayce: Please. Stop them before they spell again.
Malachi: This is handsome. This is classic. This is uncommon. This is spelled correctly. Give them a gold star!
Adelyn: *yawn* Another lyn name.
Alli: Names like this always sound funny to me when I give them the "All rise for the Right Honorable" test.
Avaun: Avaunt, ye rascals! I suppose they were going for Avon...
Hunter: At least he's male...
Mathias: One of the lesser-used Biblical names to surface in recent years...now, that's nice to hear.
Pyrsais: Is this supposed to be Persis? If so, nice concept...points lost on execution.
Vanessa: Oh, now that's good to see. It's lovely.
Evie: It's a bit fluffy for me as a given name, but it would be sweet as a nn.
Halle: Halle Berry is nice enough, but her name is so distinctly her that it feels derivative on a baby.