What do you think of these?

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Registered: 01-18-2006
What do you think of these?
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Fri, 03-31-2006 - 2:55pm

I recently posted saying that I narrowed down my original list to two names - LORELEI or JULIA. However, I find myself going back to some of the other contenders. I chose Lorelei because it's not heard very often and also for it's Germanic roots (I'm 1/2 Austrian). I originally liked Juliana but felt that Julia sounded better with our last name. I really like classic names like these. I would appreciate your opinions about some of my original name choices. BTW, our LN is THOMAS.

Ava
Avery
Chloe
Elizabeth
Emily
Emmaline
Evelyn (Evie)
Genevieve
Gwyneth
Julia
Juliana
Juliet/Juliette
Lainey
Lillian
Lily
Lorelei
Lydia
Miranda
Meredith
Nora/Norah
Reese
Rose
Ruby
Sydney
Sylvia
Violet

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Registered: 06-26-1999
Fri, 03-31-2006 - 5:11pm

Oh, I really like Julia! Lorelei is pretty too. Here are my thoughts on the rest of your list:

Ava-Lovely, but it's getting dreadfully popular.

Avery-Ugh. I really think that this is super masculine.

Chloe-That's perfectly fine, but it's simply nms.

Elizabeth-I love Elizabeth. There are lots of sweet nns, but just Elizabeth is gorgeous. Elizabeth Thomas is a tad hissy.

Emily-This is really common, but it's a cute name. I'm not sure that I love it w/your ln though.

Emmaline-Aw, I really like that! It still doesn't sound great w/Thomas though. Does that repitition of the M sound bother you?

Evelyn (Evie)-That's very sweet.

Genevieve-I like that a lot too.

Gwyneth-I like this a lot. Gwen is a great nn.

Julia-I love it!

Juliana-This sounds perfectly fine w/your ln, & is a bit less common then Julia.

Juliet/Juliette-I wouldn't do this, due to the Ts running into each other. It is a beautiful name though.

Lainey-That's really cute, but too nick-namey. Elaine nn Lainey would be great.

Lillian-I love this.

Lily-I love this too, but prefer Lillian nn Lily. I'm assuming that popularity doesn't bother you too much.

Lorelei-That's nice.

Lydia-Also quite nice.

Miranda-That's nms, but it's okay. It's still got the M though.

Meredith-Same as above.

Nora/Norah-Lovely. I like the simplicity of Nora w/out the H.

Reese-Oh my. Ever since the Oscars I have seen a billion babies being called this. Enough! (*note, I think that you made this list before the Oscars, so I don't mean to offend you!)

Rose-Ooh, I like that a lot. You don't see it as a fn very much. I don't love the repeating S sound w/your ln, but it's still a great pick.

Ruby-I like this, but not as much as some of the others.

Sydney-No. It's masculine & uber trendy.

Sylvia-Lovely!

Violet-I really adore Violet, but not VioleT Thomas.

If you're looking for something that sounds great w/your ln, & is not heard very often I'd go w/Lorelei, Lydia, Nora, or Ruby. My personal favourites are Julia & Lillian, but they're just getting a bit tired in the baby crowd, you know? Hope this helps!

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Registered: 11-19-2005
Fri, 03-31-2006 - 5:29pm
I really like the name Ava, although it is becoming quite popular, but i think it sounds really nice with your last name. I also like the name juliana, very pretty and again, works well with your last name. Good Luck!
Tiffany
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Registered: 03-31-2006
Fri, 03-31-2006 - 5:36pm

I LOVE these names.

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Registered: 03-06-2006
Fri, 03-31-2006 - 8:21pm
They're all beautiful names, although I do think Lainey, Reese, and Sydney stand out as being too trendy and less classic. IMO, Juliana goes great with your ln. I think I prefer it to Julia.

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