Name Poll

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know this is a lot, so pick your three favorites (and which ones you dislike).
1. Olivia
2. Violet
3.Rosemarie (or Rosemary)
4. Courtney
5. Eliana
6. Haley
7. Hilda
8. Catherine
9. Sasha
10. Arabella

Dear God, please no more little Olivia’s or Violets!! I know a lot of Sasha’s too but we have a strong Russian population in my neighborhood so that may not be true in your town.

I love Courtney, Haley or Catherine (called Catherine - no nickname).

[Anonymous]

Like: 1. Olivia, 8. Catherine

Don’t like:
2. Violet
3.Rosemarie (or Rosemary)
4. Courtney
5. Eliana
6. Haley
7. Hilda
9. Sasha

[Anonymous]

I like Haley. Catherine is okay. Olivia is fine if you don’t mind how popular it is.

I really, really dislike the rest of the names. Hilda may be the worst name out there, with Arabella not that far off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know this is a lot, so pick your three favorites (and which ones you dislike).
1. Olivia
2. Violet
3.Rosemarie (or Rosemary)
4. Courtney
5. Eliana
6. Haley
7. Hilda
8. Catherine
9. Sasha
10. Arabella

Love and would use

Rosemary
Eliana
Sasha (as a nickname for Alexandra)

Like

Catherine
Olivia
Violet
Rosemarie

Don't love the sounds, but nothing objectionable about

Courtney
Haley

Dislike

Hilda (strong witch association)
Arabella (way too frilly)

It is weird to me that someone would have super trendy Olivia, super dated Hilda, classic Catherine and trendy but dated Haley on the same list.

[Anonymous]

1. Olivia
2. Violet
3.Rosemarie (or Rosemary)
4. Courtney
5. Eliana
6. Haley
7. Hilda
8. Catherine
9. Sasha
10. Arabella


I really love Violet and Rosemary.

I really do not like Haley, Sasha, and Arabella.

Courtney is downwardly mobile
Catherine is a classic. You can't go wrong with it.
I like Olivia a lot, but I feel it was overdone about 15 years ago.
Eliana feels like it's trying to hard.
Hilda is just terrible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know this is a lot, so pick your three favorites (and which ones you dislike).
1. Olivia DISLIKE
2. Violet DISLIKE
3.Rosemarie (or Rosemary) PREFER ROSEMARY
4. Courtney TO 80’s
5. Eliana OVERUSED
6. Haley USE HALLE OR HAILEY. YOUR SPELLING CHOICE IS ODD
7. Hilda DISLIKE
8. Catherine NEUTRAL
9. Sasha ONLY IF YOU USE ALEXANDRA
10. Arabella ONLY IF YOU DON’T USE NICKNAME BELLA

[Anonymous]

Violet
Haley
Catherine

Don’t like;
Olivia (too popular)
Eliana and Arabella are fussy
Hilda is ugly

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please immediately take Hilda and Haley off your list. Thank you.

+1

[Anonymous]

Favorites:
Violet
Catherine

Least Favorites:
Olivia—way overused
Arabella—too prissy
Hilda—sounds like an overweight, German housekeeper or a witch


I also like Courtney but realize many do not and find it dated, but not in a good way.

[Anonymous]

Like:
Violet
Haley (dated but I love this name)
Courtney (same as above)

Dislike:
Olivia (popular)
Hilda (what?!?)
Eliana (too many letters)
Arabella (too froofy)
Sasha (hate)

Neutral
Catherine

[Anonymous]

Like: Catherine, Violet, Olivia (but this is a bit too popular for me to use as a first name, maybe a middle)

Neutral about Sasha and Rosemary

Dislike: Arabella (Ivanka’s kid), Eliana, Haley, Courtney

I’m intrigued by Hilda. I wouldn’t use it myself but I would salute someone who did.

[Anonymous]

I like Violet, Courtney and Arabella. Arabella is a strong scottish name to me.

The others are just too popular or downright no good.
Eliana is too much. And we don't need any more Ellies. Liana or Leah are much better. Sasha is still a boy nickname to me (and I'm not russian -- just well-read).

[Anonymous]

Like:

Rosemary - classic and not overused
Catherine - classic, slightly boring but that's fine
Eliana - feels frilly, but I know a preschool Eliana so it's grown on me
Alexandra nn Sasha - love this as a strong name plus unexpected nn

Okay, but meh:

Olivia - so overused
Violet - overused
Rosemarie - feels like parents just wanted a fancier version of Rosemary
Courtney - dated, but nothing objectionable

Dislike:

Haley - feels "teen mom"
Hilda - love old lady names, but this feels try hard. Would move up to Okay if it was a family name or strong ethnic connection
Arabella - my 4 year old would totally use this as a fancy princess name
Sasha - as a stand alone name

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know this is a lot, so pick your three favorites (and which ones you dislike).
1. Olivia — nice but incredibly common
2. Violet — trendy in a try-hard way and not sure I like the sound
3.Rosemarie (or Rosemary) — for Rosemarie I think of Rosemarie and Ed from 90 Day, but both are ok
4. Courtney — very 80s, which is kind of cool because it means the name won’t be used much in her age group without reading as unusual
5. Eliana — trying too hard
6. Haley — favorite on the list
7. Hilda — not flattering, would give pass if it was a family name though
8. Catherine — classic, very nice
9. Sasha — I like this, only thing to note is it is a diminutive form of Alexander/Alexandra to Russian speakers (but common enough alone that shouldn’t stop you)
10. Arabella — worst on the list, princessy and overwrought

My case for Haley is that it’s not trending now while still a well-known name. It works on different personalities/types of people. I can easily a see a classic, feminine Haley (Hayley Mills), a sporty one, an edgy one.

[Anonymous]

Like:

Sasha
Violet
Eliana

Dislike:

Olivia
Rosemarie
Courtney
Haley
Hilda
Catherine
Arabella