A Rose By Any Other Name

I think baby-name obsessing is a disease. A disease that somewhat surprisingly, many, many people seem to have. I am one. As long as I can remember, I've been obsessed with baby names. I think that at some point I want children. Not any time soon for sure, but eventually. Just a few. Either way, keeping an obsessive list of my favorite names is one of my favorite past times. I have folders on my computer, and every month I make a new list (starting three years ago) of girls names, boys names and twin combinations. I feel like sharing them with you. I'll start with girls. There's a lot of them. Some of them are normal, some are not. I love them all for different reasons. I'm not sure I'd have the guts to use a lot of them. My parents would think I was nuts if they knew I liked a lot of them. Here goes... (I'll comment on some of them.)

Adele

Adeline
Alice

Amabel - I'm not sure I'd use this because I feel like it would constantly be confused for Annabel(le)
Amalia - Similar to Amabel, they would probably get a lot of Amelia's

Amelia - Losing interest in this.

Amélie - Love this, difficult to pull off without a French accent. In English, it just sounds like Emily. And that's boring.

Anna - Losing interest.
Annabel - Much better than Annabelle in my opinion.

Aoife - pronounced Eefa. Probably wouldn't use, but I love it.

Arabella

Audrey

Avalon - Probably wouldn't use

Aveline - Love, love.
Caoimhe - Pronounced Keeva, see Aoife.
Cecilia - Nicknamed Cece or Celia.

Charlotte “Lottie" - Getting far to popular, sadly.

Clementine - Wouldn't use because most people would say it like the orange, instead of Clement-een.
Cosette - Les Mis gives this a negative connotation, but it's beautiful.
Cosima- Love, love.
Edith - Adore.

Eliza - Not sure if I love it or not.
Elizabeth “Libby” - Libby's the best nickname for this in my opinion.
Elodie - Not sure
Emmeline - :)

Estelle - New on the list, lovin' it.

Esther - Same as Estelle, but love it more.

Eugenia - After seeing "The Help", I adore this.

Eva - Beautiful, although I prefer Eve.

Evangeline “Evie" - Might be too religious sounding.
Eve – One of the fave's
Evelyn - See Charlotte
Fiona - Like it.
Gillian - 100 x better than Jillian.

Ginevra - Too Harry Pottery, but adorable.

Georgia (Gigi) – Love, love, love.
Harriet - Love, love, love.
Hazel - Love, love, love.

Hermione - See Ginevra.
Hope - Losing interest.

Imogen - Love, love, love.
Ingrid - Diggin' it.

Iris - Love flower names.

Isla - Okay.

Ivy - Love the v and y next to each other.

Jane - Way underused.

Josephine « Josie, Fifi » - Love

June - Probably my favorite name.
Léonie - See Amélie.

Lucy - Overused.

Lydia - Love.
Lyra - Celestial, I love it. 

Lyric - Probably wouldn't use, but I love it.

Maëlle - See Amélie.
Maeve - Adorable.

Nora – Don't know if this or Norah is better. Both are fantastic.

Nova - Doubt I'd use, but love.
Paloma – Love

Persephone - See Nova
Penelope - See Nova

Phaedra - See Nova
Philippa "Pippa/Flip" - Love, love, love.

Poppy - Love, unsure if I'd use.

Primrose “Rosie, Posie” - Too Hunger Gamesy

Rosamond “Rosie” - LOVE

Rose – One of the fave's

Rosemary « Romy » - Mostly like this for Romy, but I have a thing against nicknames without a full name behind it.

Rowena - See Ginevra

Ruth – One of the fave's. And I actually know a 3 year old Ruth!!

Saoirse - Seersha. See Aoife. This is my favorite Irish name.

Sorcha - Sorsha. See Aoife.

Susannah  “ Annie, Sunny” - Lovin' it.

Thisbe - Adoooooooooorable.

Véronique - See Amélie.

Victoire - Better than Victoria. Too French though.

Violet – Someone once told me it sounds like Violent :S

Xanthe - Love, love. Reminds me of Yellow.

Boys!

Asher - Fave at the moment.

Elliot - Overused.

Everett - 2nd fave at the moment.
Ezra - Love

Felix – Too cat like?
Harry - Love, love.

Henry - Love, love. 

James - Losing interest.

Joseph – Underused.

Jude - Love

Levi - Love
Oliver – Too cat?

Rhys - SO MUCH BETTER than Reece
Rupert - Adorable, very British. Just like the fantastic little bear.

Sebastian - Used to be my favorite.

Simon - Like

Spencer – LOVE

Walter - Love

Twins!

Twins

B/B

Abraham & Theodore “Abe/Bram & Teddy” - Like

Everett & Simon

Everett & Spencer - favorite boys' pair I think.

Asher & Felix

Asher & Henry

G/G

Nora & Lucy

Audrey & Clara

Stella & Lucy

Fiona Jessamine & Scarlett Lucasta - Like this.

Alice & Charlotte

Emmeline Violet & Susannah Poppy «  Emme & Annie »

Josephine Violet & Susannah Poppy «  Josie & Annie »

Annabel & Lucy

Annabel & Jessamine nn Annie & Jess

Susannah & Philippa « Annie & Pippa »

Lydia & Eliza

Lyra & Stella
Cecilia & Evangeline « Celia & Evie »

Gwendolyn & Francesca

Lydia & Francesca

Nora & Ivy

Norah & Iris

Susannah & Clementine

Lydia & Francesca

Nora & Rose
Eve & Ivy

Philippa & Rosamund «Pippa & Rosie » - Favorite girls' Pair 
Emmeline & Philippa « Emme & Pippa »
Lyra & Selene - Don't love Selene but think it's great with Lyra.

Rosalind & Arabella “Bella & Rosie”

Gwyneth & Felicity

Avalon & Nova

Esther & Imogen

Harriet & Imogen

**Purple means I love it.

B/G

Gavin Rhys & Norah Jane

Henry & Charlotte

Henry & Eliza

Abraham & Josephine “Josie and Bram”

Lydia & Oliver
Eliza & Oliver
Henry & Lydia

Everett & Josephine “Rhett & Josie”

June & Ezra

Everett & Philippa “Rhett & Pippa”

So there ya have it folks!!

Check out You Can't Call It It and Nameberry!

And to put you in the holiday mood,

Here's a final song, for your inspiration. ;)