Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sloan
Kathleen
Vivian
Margaret

This is extremely popular amongst the UMC on the East Coast. I don't expect it will make national U.S. traction, but it has hit peak in certain demographics. Vivian is right there as well.

I’m in Seattle suburbia and Sloan/Sloane is very common here too.

Ugh. Sloan will be the Gertrude if the coming generation. People will look back and say “Why???”

Eva

Kendra
Tara
Jamie
Stacey
Stacia
Donna
Lisa
Bonnie
Shari
Sharon
Debra
Joanne
Jeanie
Lauren

I think other posters mentioned it, but I love Susannah! It was my top choice for my second child if they had been a girl. The nicknames are great: sue, susie, zan, zanna, etc

I am reading this thread to rule out any name that surfaces here. Unique is a must. In fact, let me hit the books.

Laurel

I’m a mid-40’s Annie and get complimented on my name all the time. People seem dumbfounded that they don’t know many Annies.
Just saying. Great, unused name!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sloan
Kathleen
Vivian
Margaret

This is extremely popular amongst the UMC on the East Coast. I don't expect it will make national U.S. traction, but it has hit peak in certain demographics. Vivian is right there as well.

I’m in Seattle suburbia and Sloan/Sloane is very common here too.

Anonymous wrote:Sloan
Kathleen
Vivian
Margaret

This is extremely popular amongst the UMC on the East Coast. I don't expect it will make national U.S. traction, but it has hit peak in certain demographics. Vivian is right there as well.

My daughter has an Irish name: Maeve. She is the only Maeve in the entire school. A couple of other pretty names I haven't seen mentioned are Genevieve, Josephine, Kathleen(My youngest is Kathleen but goes by Kate). I have a good friend named Martha who goes by Molly. Martha is pretty for a name and Molly is a cute nickname.

Sloan
Kathleen
Vivian
Margaret

Christine

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Two syllable last name - plain but uncommon. We like traditional names. So far Laura is our first choice but someone here posted it was getting used a lot recently.

Thanks, guys!

Esme
Ella
Heaven
Winter
Rosie
Rosy
Posy
Alice

You must read a lot of blogs. These are all pretty trendy.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lauren, not Laura.

I agree this is a classically beautiful name.

I grew up in NYC so while I agree it should be lovely, I can only hear it in my head with a strong NY/LI accent. Dawn is like that too. They're particularly bad. "LOOOORRRIIIN!!!" ugh. I know that is my personal hangup.

Melanie
Molly
Julia
Geneva