Jags' keep/toss/add

[jags8]

It's way early; I've only been incubating this seedling for a short while. But the board is slow. So keep/toss/add my preliminary list please? Feel free to be brutally honest! I'd rather you say it to my "face" than others saying it behind my back

GIRLS (mn will be Rose after my mom)
Athena
Beatrice
Freya
Genevieve
Helena
Ilona (great great grandma who immigrated here from Prague- Hungarian version of Helena)
Penelope
Regina
Thea (I don't like Althea, Anthea, or Dorothea)

BOYS
Cedric
Edmund
Henry
Raphael
Theodore

[moidonna]

Congratulations!

GIRLS (mn will be Rose after my mom)
Athena--toss
Beatrice--keep
Freya--toss
Genevieve--keep
Helena--keep
Ilona (great great grandma who immigrated here from Prague- Hungarian version of Helena)--not sure how to pronounce, maybe keep?
Penelope--keep
Regina-toss
Thea (I don't like Althea, Anthea, or Dorothea)-keep

BOYS (mn will be Eugen {oy-gehn} after FIL)
Cedric--toss
Edmund--toss
Henry--keep
Raphael--toss
Theodore--keep

[normadix]

GIRLS (mn will be Rose after my mom)
Athena - toss
Beatrice - keep and add Beatrix
Freya - toss (I don't get the appeal of this name)
Genevieve - toss
Helena - toss
Ilona (great great grandma who immigrated here from Prague- Hungarian version of Helena)- toss
Penelope - keep
Regina - toss
Thea (I don't like Althea, Anthea, or Dorothea) - keep although I do prefer it as a nn for Althea
Add: Josephine and Juliet

BOYS (mn will be Eugen {oy-gehn} after FIL)
Cedric - keep
Edmund - toss
Henry - keep
Raphael - toss
Theodore - keep
Add: Charles and Desmond

[bromios]

Congratulations! I will keep all of my appendages crossed! Your lists are great, so Imma be extra picky.

Girls:

Athena - Keep

Beatrice - Toss.

Freya - KEEPANDUSEKEEPANDUSE

Genevieve - Keep

Helena - Toss

Ilona - Keep

Penelope -Toss

Regina - Toss. This is the only one I really dislike.

Thea - Keep

Add:

Artemisia Rose

Artemis Rose

Julia Rose

Sabela Rose

Sabina Rose

Boys:

Cedric - Keep

Edmund - Keep

Henry - Toss. Very popular and not that amazing to begin with.

Raphael -  This is my favorite name of all time. Use it. Use it. Use it. Use it. Use it. I take back all the other keeps, just use this name!

Theodore - Toss. It's a great name, but I'm a little tired of it. Plus *looks up*

Add:

Nothing, because you should just use Raphael.

[drl]

For girls keep Athena, Freya, Helena, Genevieve, Ilona, Thea. I like Beatrice but it's a mouthful with Rose. I'm so over Penelope. Regina will get teased.

Add Greer, Bronwen, Willa

For boys keep all of them. They are amazing.

Add August, Iain, Malcolm

[Sparkly]

GIRLS (mn will be Rose after my mom)
Athena - toss
Beatrice - keep but not my favorite on the list
Freya - toss, I also don't get the appeal of this name
Genevieve - keep
Helena - keep
Ilona (great great grandma who immigrated here from Prague- Hungarian version of Helena) - keep - I love this!
Penelope - keep
Regina - toss
Thea (I don't like Althea, Anthea, or Dorothea) - toss

I think you have some good choices, so I don't have anything to add.


BOYS (mn will be Eugen {oy-gehn} after FIL)
Cedric - toss
Edmund - toss
Henry - keep - I know it's popular but I love this name
Raphael - undecided probably toss
Theodore - keep

Possibly add:
David
Henrik
Hendrik
Phillip
Simon

[joy]

I'm just quietly reading this thread and seeing how many people are urging the toss of my favorite boy's name. I'm loving it. Keep it out of the top 1000!

[jags8]

moidonna, it's pronounced "ill-oh-na"
normadix, I love Josephine so much but there is an important Josephine in my life already
Thank you bromios! FX this is my rainbow baby. Artemis is out because we want to name our next female hunting lab that And I have a niece [with a butchered spelling of] Sabrina, so Sabina is out. I'm trying to get DH to like Raphael...I thought he would like it cuz he likes TMNT.
drl, I love August! But August Eugen would sound silly, so if we ever had a second son, he would be August.
Thanks ugaqueencity

[wittyandwaiting]

I love this list!!!

GIRLS (mn will be Rose after my mom)
Athena - keep!!!!!
Beatrice - keep
Freya - I am 100% ambivalent on this one.
Genevieve - keep
Helena - keep
Ilona (great great grandma who immigrated here from Prague- Hungarian version of Helena) - toss
Penelope - keep
Regina - toss
Thea - toss

BOYS (mn will be Eugen {oy-gehn} after FIL)
Cedric - keep
Edmund - toss
Henry - keep
Raphael -toss
Theodore - keep

[jags8]

*runs off to cry because bromios doesn't like my favorite boy name*

[reginaphalange]

Aug 2, 2015 9:23:23 GMT -5 jags8 said:

BOYS (mn will be Eugen {oy-gehn} after FIL)
Cedric
Edmund
Henry
Raphael
Theodore

Congrats!

Girls:
Athena: toss
Beatrice: Love it!
Freya: Love it!
Genevieve: Love it but Beatrice and Freya are better
Helena: It's ok. How are you pronouncing it? I don't like the He-lay-nuh one
Ilona: don't like it
Penelope: Love it but same as Genevieve
Regina: dislike
Thea: dislike

Your boys list is killing me. I can't get rid of any of them! Raphael and Theodore are probably the top two in that list

[reginaphalange]

Aug 2, 2015 11:45:19 GMT -5 joy said:

I'm just quietly reading this thread and seeing how many people are urging the toss of my favorite boy's name. I'm loving it. Keep it out of the top 1000!

You can't do that lady! Please share with the class. Raphael?

[jags8]

Thanks reginaphalange! And I pronounce it as "Helen-uh"

[jags8]

Aug 2, 2015 12:54:29 GMT -5 reginaphalange said:

Aug 2, 2015 11:45:19 GMT -5 joy said:

I'm just quietly reading this thread and seeing how many people are urging the toss of my favorite boy's name. I'm loving it. Keep it out of the top 1000!

You can't do that lady! Please share with the class. Raphael?

Edmund, I'm pretty sure

[dreadpiratebuttercup]

CONGRATS!! Also, frak because your list is fantastic. This is going to be hard.

Athena- KEEP!
Beatrice- Toss. I love it, but you have a good list so I have to be picky.
Freya- Keep.
Genevieve- Keep.
Helena- Toss. Again, just being picky.
Ilona- KEEP!
Penelope- Toss.
Regina- Toss.
Thea- Keep.


Cedric- Toss.
Edmund- Toss. I love this name so much, but it doesn't sound good with the mn.
Henry- Toss.
Raphael- KEEP!!
Theodore- Keep.

Not adding any, because you don't have a bad name on the list. There are plenty of great options to choose from.

[joy]

Aug 2, 2015 12:55:58 GMT -5 jags8 said:

Aug 2, 2015 12:54:29 GMT -5 reginaphalange said:

You can't do that lady! Please share with the class. Raphael?

Edmund, I'm pretty sure

::wink::

[moidonna]

Aug 2, 2015 12:16:58 GMT -5 jags8 said:

moidonna, it's pronounced "ill-oh-na"
normadix, I love Josephine so much but there is an important Josephine in my life already
Thank you bromios! FX this is my rainbow baby. Artemis is out because we want to name our next female hunting lab that And I have a niece [with a butchered spelling of] Sabrina, so Sabina is out. I'm trying to get DH to like Raphael...I thought he would like it cuz he likes TMNT.
drl, I love August! But August Eugen would sound silly, so if we ever had a second son, he would be August.
Thanks ugaqueencity

I'll stay with keep Ilona then. I like the family connection!

[rainbowbridge14]

GIRLS (mn will be Rose after my mom)
Athena- Toss
Beatrice- Toss, its a good name I juts like others on here better
Freya- Toss, not sure I like it with Rose
Genevieve- Keep
Helena - Keep
Ilona (great great grandma who immigrated here from Prague- Hungarian version of Helena)- Keep
Penelope- Keep
Regina- Toss
Thea (I don't like Althea, Anthea, or Dorothea)- Toss, I like it better as a nickname to the one's you don't like

Add: Alexandra, Isadora, Miranda

BOYS (mn will be Eugen {oy-gehn} after FIL)
Cedric- Keep
Edmund- Toss, don't like with Eugen
Henry- Keep, but I like Cedric and Raphael better
Raphael- Keep
Theodore- Toss, I am tired of this one

Add: Anthony, Julian, Robert and Malcolm

[bromios]

Aug 2, 2015 12:42:35 GMT -5 jags8 said:

*runs off to cry because bromios doesn't like my favorite boy name*

I love Edmund, and it would probably be the winner for me on almost any boy list. Just not one with Raphael on it.

Edit: Wait, that was someone else's favorite! Is Henry your favorite?

[jags8]

Aug 2, 2015 13:48:12 GMT -5 bromios said:

Aug 2, 2015 12:42:35 GMT -5 jags8 said:

*runs off to cry because bromios doesn't like my favorite boy name*

I love Edmund, and it would probably be the winner for me on almost any boy list. Just not one with Raphael on it.

Edit: Wait, that was someone else's favorite! Is Henry your favorite?

Yes!

[dreadpiratebuttercup]

Henry is a bit boring and way popular. I have a soft spot for it though, because of my great grandmother. We will use it, whether fn or mn, if we have a boy. It really doesn't compare to Raphael though.

[bromios]

Aug 2, 2015 14:08:46 GMT -5 dreadpiratebuttercup said:

Henry is a bit boring and way popular. I have a soft spot for it though, because of my great grandmother. We will use it, whether fn or mn, if we have a boy. It really doesn't compare to Raphael though.

And this is why you are my naming soul mate, dreadpiratebuttercup.

[ashiscute]

Athena- Keep!
Beatrice- toss
Freya- keep
Genevieve- keep
Helena- toss
Ilona- toss
Penelope- toss
Regina- toss!
Thea- keep

Cedric- toss
Edmund- keep
Henry- toss
Raphael- keep
Theodore- keep

I have nothing to add but congrats!

[Oliver's Bear]

Athena -- toss
Beatrice -- keep
Freya -- toss
Genevieve -- keep
Helena -- toss
Ilona -- keep (but only for the family connection)
Penelope -- keep
Regina -- keep, but not with Rose
Thea -- toss very, very far

Cedric -- keep
Edmund -- keep
Henry -- toss
Raphael -- toss
Theodore -- keep

Add:
Lorraine
Clarice
Portia

Ralph/Rafe
Guillaume
Merrick

[Widget123]

Aug 2, 2015 9:23:23 GMT -5 jags8 said:

It's way early; I've only been incubating this seedling for a short while. But the board is slow. So keep/toss/add my preliminary list please? Feel free to be brutally honest! I'd rather you say it to my "face" than others saying it behind my back

GIRLS (mn will be Rose after my mom)
Athena- keep
Beatrice- prefer Beatrix, keep
Freya- keep
Genevieve- keep
Helena- toss
Ilona (great great grandma who immigrated here from Prague- Hungarian version of Helena)- toss, possible pronunciation confusion from the general public ruins it for me
Penelope- keep
Regina- toss
Thea (I don't like Althea, Anthea, or Dorothea)- keep

BOYS (mn will be Eugen {oy-gehn} after FIL)
Cedric- toss, can't help but think of "the entertainer"
Edmund- I prefer Edward, keep
Henry- keep, since you love it so much, don't let popularity deter you
Raphael- keep
Theodore- keep

Add:
Frederick
Arthur

No additions to the girl list since you have enough good ones

[seamonster]

GIRLS (mn will be Rose after my mom)
Athena--I'd keep if you weren't planning to name your next dog Artemis
Beatrice--keep
Freya--keep
Genevieve--toss
Helena--toss in favor of Ilona
Ilona (great great grandma who immigrated here from Prague- Hungarian version of Helena)--keep
Penelope--toss
Regina--toss
Thea (I don't like Althea, Anthea, or Dorothea)--toss

BOYS (mn will be Eugen {oy-gehn} after FIL)
Cedric--toss
Edmund--keep
Henry--keep
Raphael--keep
Theodore--keep

[jags8]

Aug 3, 2015 2:06:08 GMT -5 seamonster said:

Cedric--tossEoin is pronounced Owen, which you already excluded.

What?

[bluedot]

Girls / Keep
Athena
Beatrice
Penelope
Thea

Girls / Add
Elena
Liza
Hattie

Boys / keep
Henry
Theodore
Raphael

Boys / add
Charles
Fredrick
Leo
Edwin
Desmond

[seamonster]

Aug 3, 2015 4:52:40 GMT -5 jags8 said:

Aug 3, 2015 2:06:08 GMT -5 seamonster said:

Cedric--tossEoin is pronounced Owen, which you already excluded.

What?

My phone messed up and pasted something from a different thread and I didn't even notice.

[Stormtroopooper]

Love Freya and Thea on your girl list. You could use Ilona as a middle.

Edmund, Henry, and Theodore are my faves on your boy list.