Cute or Dated?

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Cute or Dated?
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Mon, 02-26-2007 - 8:16am

A random list of names, some that I like, some I'm not too sure about yet. Just wondering, which do you think are cute and which do you think sound dated?

Girls:

Sonia
Amber
Alice
Rebecca
Gwen
Genevieve
Juliana
Erica
Dana
Ellen
Audrey
Morgan
Jana
Whitney
Mallory
Jillian

Boys:

Trevor
Corey
Kevin
Jeremy
Curtis
Bradley
Max
Troy
Chad
Dustin
Levi
Drew
Theo
Griffin
Dean

TIA!

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Registered: 12-09-2005
Mon, 02-26-2007 - 9:25am

Girls:

Sonia- okay, a bit serious though
Amber- not a fan of word names really
Alice- adorable and spunky
Rebecca- nice, but a bit boring
Gwen- cute, prefer as a nn
Genevieve- beautiful
Juliana- very pretty, love it and the nn possibilities
Erica- lovely, like this, don't hear it too often
Dana- see Erica
Ellen- too 'hick'ish
Audrey- beautiful and classy
Morgan- prefer on a boy
Jana- nms, outdated
Whitney- very outdated
Mallory- spunky
Jillian- like it

Boys:

Trevor- boring
Corey- Cory (no e) is nice. Corey looks feminine
Kevin- outdated
Jeremy- okay, a bit outdated
Curtis- okay
Bradley- boring, outdated
Max- love it as a NN only, for Maxwell, Maxim, Maximus, etc.
Troy- very strong, love it
Chad- see Troy
Dustin- boring
Levi- gorgeous
Drew- nice
Theo- great, but only as a nn for Theodore
Griffin- love it
Dean- see Troy

HTH, I like Alice and Levi best I think

-Nikki


                             
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Registered: 09-29-2005
Mon, 02-26-2007 - 9:49am

Girls:

Sonia - cute
Amber - dated
Alice - cute
Rebecca - classic and timeless
Gwen - a nickname
Genevieve -
Juliana
Erica - possibly dated
Dana - dated
Ellen - cute
Audrey - making a comeback along the likes of Ava...
Morgan - dated
Jana - dated
Whitney - dated
Mallory - dated
Jillian - cute

Boys:

Trevor - dated
Corey - VERY dated
Kevin - nice
Jeremy - nice
Curtis - nice
Bradley - dated
Max -
Troy
Chad- Very dated
Dustin - dated
Levi-nice
Drew - a nickname
Theo - a nickname
Griffin
Dean - nice

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Registered: 08-26-2006
Mon, 02-26-2007 - 10:07am

Girls:

Sonia - I like this one, sounds professional
Amber - dated, 1980s
Alice - lovely
Rebecca - classic
Gwen - nms
Genevieve - nms
Juliana - ok
Erica - dated
Dana - nms
Ellen - ok
Audrey - ok, getting VERY popular
Morgan - dated
Jana - ok
Whitney - dated
Mallory - nice
Jillian - nice

My favs: Sonia, Alice, and Rebecca

Boys:

Trevor - ok
Corey - dated, too much of a nn
Kevin - dated
Jeremy - dated
Curtis - ok
Bradley - dated
Max - LOVE IT! it is popular, but there are none in my area
Troy - Such a strong name, great pick
Chad - I just think of the 2000 election and FL
Dustin - dated
Levi - great pick
Drew - this is nice too, I would prefer Andrew, nn Drew
Theo - very nice
Griffin - great name
Dean - so handsome!

My favs: Max, Troy, Griffin, and Dean

Good luck,
Brooke

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Mon, 02-26-2007 - 10:22am

Ooh, fun! Here are my thoughts:

Girls:

Sonia-Nice.

Amber-Dated, but I kind of like it.

Alice-Lovely.

Rebecca-Not dated, but nms.

Gwen-Very nice, although prefer it as a nn.

Genevieve-Nice.

Juliana-Nice nice nice.

Erica-Dated.

Dana-Dated.

Ellen-NMS, but not bad.

Audrey-Fine.

Morgan-Meh.

Jana-Meh.

Whitney-Meh.

Mallory-This I like.

Jillian-Gillian looks prettier, imo.

Boys:

Trevor-Nice.

Corey-Love it!

Kevin-Hm...okay.

Jeremy-Eh, nms.

Curtis-I love it!!!

Bradley-Meh.

Max-Adorable.

Troy-NMS.

Chad-Dated.

Dustin-Nice.

Levi-Nice.

Drew-Love this as a nn for Andrew.

Theo-This is better as a nn as well.

Griffin-Fine.

Dean-Cute.

Hope this helps!

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Registered: 09-29-2005
Mon, 02-26-2007 - 11:06am

Girls:

Sonia - classy (and yes, cute on a baby)
Amber - dated
Alice - wonderful! Also cute on a baby. ;)
Rebecca - not dated
Gwen - not dated at all. Actually a classic with a more modern feel. I prefer it as a nn, but works alone as well.
Genevieve - beautiful, and many cute nn options available for a little girl.
Juliana - dated (I know so many born in the early 90s), but still trendy. Julianne seems more classic/less dated.
Erica - VERY dated.
Dana - dated
Ellen - current, with the popularity of old-fashioned names and "Elle" names in general.
Audrey - a very "now" classic.
Morgan - only popular for girls since the late 70s, so it will be dated very soon (already is in my area). Still good on a boy, however (popularity there has stayed rather steady).
Jana - not dated, yet not as classic as simply Jane, but fine.
Whitney - a bit dated, but works for the right family.
Mallory - dated, but coming back (like Natalie in my mind)
Jillian - also coming back. I've been seeing this a lot more lately.

Boys:

Trevor - DATED
Corey - a bit dated
Kevin - I think this is coming back, at least in my area
Jeremy - a bit dated, but versions like Jeremiah fit current trends nicely.
Curtis - that's good.
Bradley - dated
Max - pretty trendy, so it will seem dated. If you used a less-common fn with this as a nn it would work better.
Troy - DATED
Chad - DATED ;)
Dustin - seems dated, but could work
Levi - very now. ;)
Drew - as a given name, dated, but Andrew is more current.
Theo - that's good, especially as a nn for Theodore.
Griffin - very now, especially with the nn Finn.
Dean - not quite dated. I could see this used now.

HTH


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Registered: 08-01-2003
Mon, 02-26-2007 - 12:31pm

Sonia - pretty, kind of dated to the 50s-60s, but was never popular enough to connect to an "era"
Amber - very cute
Alice - old
Rebecca - classic, around all the time if you like those
Gwen - dated to the 50s-60s
Genevieve - old-fashioned but coming back
Juliana - not necessarily dated, not necessarily modern though either
Erica - very cute
Dana - not dated to any era, can also be a boys name, so don't like
Ellen - not modern by any means, but not old-fashioned, kind of 50s-70s-ish
Audrey - to me its dated, this board likes it, I like Aubrey better
Morgan - unisex - not dated though, still going strong among girls
Jana - very very cute - like it better with two ns - Janna (my daughter's middle)
Whitney - not dated to any "era" was never overly popular, but definitely not Old sounding
Mallory - very nice, I like this
Jillian - also very nice, Jill has been around longer than Jillian, certainly not an old-sounding name

Boys:

Trevor - more modern/trendy, not dated
Corey - been strong since the 70s, fading lately, but by no means "dated" or old
Kevin - not old sounding, but it did start its popularity in the 50s
Jeremy - yuck, hate this name, but it's more modern than dated
Curtis - definitely out of date
Bradley - definitely out of date
Max - very trendy, yet you heard back years ago a lot
Troy - neither dated not cute
Chad - definitely not old, I like it
Dustin - 80s-ish
Levi - not certain era, I see it as a little old
Drew - not dated, but like Andrew better, which falls into the classic category
Theo - outdated
Griffin - trendy, last-name-turned first name
Dean - very dated - to like the 40s-60s

I like Erica, Amber, Jana (Janna), Mallory, Whitney, Jillian from your girls list

I like Trevor the best of your boys list, Corey, Dustin and Chad are OK

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Registered: 08-14-2003
Mon, 02-26-2007 - 3:38pm

Girls:

Sonia - Nice I think it's pretty and classic
Amber - Eh. Date to 80s and 90s IMO
Alice - Very nice and classic so won't "date."
Rebecca - See Alice
Gwen - NMS but not dated either
Genevieve - pretty, current because the style is "different".
Juliana - pretty and current
Erica - dated 70-80s
Dana - dated 60-80s
Ellen - Somewhat dated (60s) but may make a comeback because of the popularity of Elle names such as Eleanor and Ella. I personally LOVE Ellen, but in conversations I have had mixed reactions to it.
Audrey - Another of my personal faves, I think this is a CLASSIC.
Morgan - Dated 80-90s.
Jana - Sounds modern, also kind of sounds made-up, NMS.
Whitney - YUCK. Very 80s (think Brittney and Tiffany-esque).
Mallory - EH It's OK I prefer Marissa.
Jillian - Pretty. Not dated cause it was never very popular.

Boys:

Trevor - Nice. Classic.
Corey - Dated 80-90s.
Kevin - Classic
Jeremy - Dated 70-80s.
Curtis - NMS.
Bradley - Dated 70-80s.
Max - Classic
Troy - NMS
Chad - NMS dated 80s.
Dustin - Cute. I prefer Justin though.
Levi - Very nice! Biblical but rare.
Drew - I think it's cute, but not sure how it would "grow".
Theo - Not bad.
Griffin - Modern, pretty trendy. NMS.
Dean - Nice.

Overall, My personal taste is more in line with your girl choices than your boy ones.

My fave girl's picks from your list are: Alice, Audrey, Rebecca, Ellen and Jillian.

My fave boy's names from your list are Levi, Trevor, Kevin, Max and Drew.

-Steph
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Registered: 02-26-2007
Mon, 02-26-2007 - 9:28pm

Here's the names I like off ur list

Girls:

Sonia
Rebecca
Genevieve
Juliana
Audrey
Mallory
Jillian

Boys:

Corey-I like Cory
Bradley
Troy
Dustin
Levi
Drew-I like Andrew
Dean

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Registered: 11-01-2005
Tue, 02-27-2007 - 11:55am

LIKE:

Sonia
Alice
Gwen
Genevieve
Juliana
Erica
Dana
Ellen
Audrey
Jana
Jillian

Kevin
Jeremy
Curtis
Bradley
Dustin
Drew
Theo
Dean
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DATED (or will be):

Griffin
Troy
Chad
Max
Trevor
Corey
Levi
Whitney
Mallory
Morgan
Amber
Rebecca

AJ, enjoying life with C.

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Registered: 12-26-2004
Tue, 02-27-2007 - 2:57pm

Girls:

Sonia love it and it is one that can grow with her
Amber a little too cute
Alice maybe dated depends on mn also it may be on the rise again
Rebecca very nice
Gwen love it
Genevieve cute and possibilities for nicknames
Juliana nms but okay
Erica nice
Dana another love it
Ellen nms
Audrey love it
Morgan nice classic name but have a feminine mn with it
Jana not sure haven't decided
Whitney too dated
Mallory too dated
Jillian another favorite

Boys:

Trevor nms
Corey cute
Kevin cute
Jeremy classic that can grow with a child
Curtis nice
Bradley nms
Max nms kinda dated
Troy its okay
Chad good classic
Dustin nms
Levi good name
Drew nice but I might use andrew (that is only me)
Theo dated
Griffin dated
Dean cute name

good luck and you had some good ones in there

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