Our local birth announc.- thoughts?

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Our local birth announc.- thoughts?
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Thu, 03-01-2007 - 9:29am

Long list!!!!!!

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Thu, 03-01-2007 - 9:52am

That is pretty long! Here are my thoughts:

Nathan George- Nice

Piper Elisabeth- I like the pairing of a spunkier fn w/ a very classic mn

Hannah Marie- Boring

Caleb Aaron- Very Biblical! I think Caleb is overrused now.

Marcus Adrian- I like it! Familiar names, but not common at all.

Aphia Michelle- I'm not sure how to pron. the fn (like Sophia w/o the S?) and Michelle is very dated to me.

Janiah Lynn- The fn is too much, I'd be fine w/ Jana or even Janae, but not Janiah- it seems awkward somehow. Lynn is dated and nms.

Matthew James- A bit boring, but very classic so that's a plus.

Alexix Marrie- Horrible misspellings. Were they going for the same sound as Alexis?

Luke David- Nice, but for some reason I prefer Lucas over Luke.

Kiara Rae- OK, but NMSAA.

Lorriane Antoniette- I like both Lorraine and Antoinette (spelled this way), but together they seem very heavy.

Jase Christopher- OK, but I'm not really keen on Jase.

Arria Faye-Elizabeth- I would've preferred Aria, the two r's make it overly frilly (not to mention misspelled!!!)

Max Quinten- Cute! Although I prefer Max as a nn, I like this combo.

BrianSebastian- Brian seems dated to me, but Sebastian is nice.

Ellie Mae- Oh no!!! Like Clampett?!

Jack Henry- Classic and strong, but Jack is getting tired IMO. Henry I LOVE!

Dominic Davith- Not a fan of alliteration, but I'm assuming that Davith must have some family connection b/c I've never heard of it. Dominic is pretty cool.

Kaydi Pauline- Ick, horrible spelling of Cady.

Ethan James- OK, but I'm tired of Ethan.

Emmalyn Augusta- LOVE Augusta, but Emmalyn...not so much.

Luke Simon- Simon is GREAT!

Aubree Lynn- Strongly prefer the Aubrey spelling, and Lynn is dated & boring.

Brett Eric- I really like Brett! Don't really like Eric as mn, but maybe it's family.

Jaida Patience- Seems like an odd combo of 2000's trendy & Puritan traditional! I would prefer the Jada spelling (like Pinkett-Smith). I do kind of like names like Patience, Constance, Mercy, etc.

Elijah Joseph- I like this a lot. Again, quite Biblical!

Calvin Matthew- LOVE Calvin!!! Nice combo.

Jynix Vittorio- Whoa. I'm speechless.

Rodolfo Disanti- Well it's NMS, but I'm just hoping it's a family name.

Vincent Michael- Vincent is nice, I think Vinnie or Vin would be cute nn's.

Maxwell Grant- Very dignified-sounding, I like it.

Clara Jo- Like Clara, but hate Jo used by itself. Clara Josephine would have been gorgeous!!!

Paige Alexandria- OK, I like Paige but it's getting to be used a lot more.

Interesting list, thanks for sharing!

Liz

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Thu, 03-01-2007 - 11:43am
It's a pretty decent list, on the whole. Aphia, Alexix and Jynix (especially that one - is the kid jinxed?) are really not my style, but I like most of the rest.

AJ, enjoying life with C.

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Registered: 09-29-2005
Thu, 03-01-2007 - 3:01pm

Nathan George -- that's nice. Nathan's pretty popular in my area, but I don't think I've seen it paired with George. I like it. ;)

Piper Elisabeth -- Piper's generally nms, but this is a nice combo.

Hannah Marie -- yawn. ;) Fine, but soooo common.

Caleb Aaron -- I actually love both, but wouldn't have paired them. Sounds like K. LeBaron.

Marcus Adrian -- that's a good combo.

Aphia Michelle -- not familiar with Aphia, though it reminds me of Atia, which I do like (yeah, I'll admit it ... I love Rome )

Janiah Lynn -- is it just me, or does it seem odd they chose to use what appears to be a "spiced up" version of Jane, but paired it with the ever-so-common Lynn?

Matthew James -- another common, but fine, name.

Alexix Marrie -- now that is terrible. What's an "Alexix" ... or a "Marrie," for that matter? They do know this is pronounced A-lex-ix Marry, not Alexis Marie, right? Blech.

Luke David -- that's nice.

Kiara Rae -- unless they're mispronouncing this kee-are-a, why not go all out and spell it Ciara? That would have been lovely -- minus the -ra Rae part, of course.

Lorriane Antoniette -- I honestly hope the "ia" in Lorraine is a typo. Oh wait! AND the "ni" in Antoinette!!! Either these people are seriously bad spellers or they really named their dd Lor-ee-ahn An-tony-et. LOL

Jase Christopher -- prefer Jace with a C, or not at all. This combo is hissy.

Arria Faye-Elizabeth -- what's wrong with Aria?? If you're going to use a word as a name, please spell it correctly. Faye-Elizabeth is actually a nice double mn, though I don't think I'd have hyphenated it. Elizabeth Faye would have worked as well.

Max Quinten -- eh, that's ok. Max seems so done, at least as a given name.

BrianSebastian -- like both names (love Sebastian, actually), but the double -ian endings are a bit much.

Ellie Mae -- Clampett. Sorry, folks, but "Ellie Mae" is a nn. Ellen Mary, Eleanor Maeve ... anything but Ellie Mae as the poor kid's given name.

Jack Henry -- not generally into Jack as a given name either, but I quite like this combo.

Dominic Davith -- alliteration aside, and assuming they were going for Daveth, I'd have gone with a different mn with Dominic (which is wonderful).

Kaydi Pauline -- oh BLECH! A not-so-kre8iv misspelling of a juvenile NN! That's terrible. If you love Katie, give her one of the dozens of formal versions of it -- even simply Kate! -- and call her Katie (spelled correctly). Where is the sense in this?

Ethan James -- nice, common combo

Emmalyn Augusta -- I like Emlyn (though I know it's technically masculine) or Emmeline, but this looks bad. Just another Emma, only with the equally-popular -lyn suffix tacked onto the end.

Luke Simon -- Simon Luke works better, at least to my ear, but I still like this.

Aubree Lynn -- Aubrey, especially misspelled, is quite masculine and unattractive for a girl. I honestly don't get this one. Audrey is classic, and much more feminine, so this doesn't appeal to me at all.

Brett Eric -- this doesn't flow well. Sounds like Bre-Derek or something when I say it.

Jaida Patience -- that's kind of an odd combo, though I don't really mind it. At least she's not another female "Jaidynn" or something. ;)

Elijah Joseph -- I see this combo suggested a lot, but I'm not sure why. The -jah Jo- sounds back-to-back sound like a stutter. Like the kid's name is Eli Joseph and he can't quite get it out ... Eli J-Joseph. Bad combo (stop suggesting it ). Love Elijah, though, FWIW. ;)

Calvin Matthew -- hey, that's a pretty cool combo. I like Calvin.

Jynix Vittorio -- what? Sounds like a new game system. Vittorio is fine.

Rodolfo Disanti -- Rodolfo is nice. I'd guess Disanti was a family surname ... maybe a variation of De Santis or D'Santee (I've seen both, so I'm guessing here).

Vincent Michael -- safe. I do like the nn Vince.

Maxwell Grant -- Max will grant what? ;) I couldn't pair two names that sound like a phrase.

Clara Jo -- Clara is wonderful!!! Jo, not so much. If it's to honor a Joseph, Clara Josephine or something would have been better. This is too Petticoat Junction for me. ;)

Paige Alexandria -- Paige is nms, and the Alex- names are overdone, so overall this is a yawn. ;) It's not terrible, though, just not that interesting.

Thanks for sharing!


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Thu, 03-01-2007 - 3:35pm

Fun! Here are my thoughts:

Nathan George-That's nice.

Piper Elisabeth-I love Elisabeth, but Piper is just a little too cute.

Hannah Marie-Nice.

Caleb Aaron-I like that.

Marcus Adrian-Handsome.

Aphia Michelle-Hm?

Janiah Lynn-No.

Matthew James-I love it!

Alexix Marrie-No, & what's w/the spellings?

Luke David-I love that.

Kiara Rae-Kiara is pretty.

Lorriane Antoniette -That's nms, but it's sort of neat.

Jase Christopher-Jase is nms. I like Christopher.

Arria Faye-Elizabeth-What's w/the extra 'r'? Aria Elizabeth would be gorgeous.

Max Quinten-I love Max.

BrianSebastian-I like the Sebastian part.

Ellie Mae-That's a bit too hillbilly, but I do like Ellie as a nn. Elisabeth May nn Ellie would have been lovely.

Jack Henry-Classic.

Dominic Davith-I like Dominic.

Kaydi Pauline-Oh, Kaydi is just awful.

Ethan James-That's okay. I like James.

Emmalyn Augusta-Augusta is neat. Emmalyn is silly.

Luke Simon-I love that.

Aubree Lynn-Ugh.

Brett Eric-I like Eric.

Jaida Patience-NMS.

Elijah Joseph-That's okay.

Calvin Matthew-Fabulous!

Jynix Vittorio-What?

Rodolfo Disanti-NMS.

Vincent Michael-Nice nice.

Maxwell Grant-I like that.

Clara Jo-Clara is pretty.

Paige Alexandria-That's nms.

Thanks for sharing!

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Fri, 03-02-2007 - 3:31pm

I am LMAO at Kaydi because I remember when I was in JR High I wanted to change the spelling of my name to KAYTI just to be different from all the other 100s of Katies. Of course I was the only one whose full name was Katie - everyone else was just a nick name.

KT

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