# Your Favorite Name **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 10, 2000, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-name/28852 "2000-08-10T16:04:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Amthystre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Amthystre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amthystre)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-name/28852/21 "2000-08-11T09:57:49Z")
For a girl my favorite name is Katherine with a K. Somehow Catherine with a C just does not have the same oomp. It just sounds strong and intelligent and sexy to me if I ever have a daughter I will name her Katherine Rae. Her middle name Rae after my grandfather, but all girlied up. But I would make sure to shorten her name to Kat or Kate early on so that no one would ever get the idea of ever calling her Cathy which is one of my least favorite names of all time. For a boy I like the name Nathaniel but I already have a nephew with that name and I also really like the name Quinn. Have a nephew with that name too but it is his middle name so if I ever have a boy I can use it. ---
**Author:** ![Bluemonchichi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@Bluemonchichi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bluemonchichi)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-name/28852/22 "2000-08-11T11:22:43Z")
Two of my favorite girl’s names are Gabriella Marie (but NOT Gabby, I hate that nick name) and Hadley (pronounced hade-lee). Boys names are Timothy and Cristopher. ---
**Author:** ![Peppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c37758/32.png) [@Peppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peppy)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-name/28852/23 "2000-08-11T11:26:13Z")
without a doubt Helen. ooooooooo!!! ---
**Author:** ![realidad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8baadc/32.png) [@realidad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/realidad)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-name/28852/24 "2000-08-11T11:31:33Z")
Boys : Marshall or Marcello, Johnathon (no, not John) Girls : don’t want a girl so have never thought about it, but if pushed, maybe Grace. ---
**Author:** ![Sands](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@Sands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sands)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-name/28852/25 "2000-08-11T14:05:17Z")
girls: anastasia, maybe…or isabella… boys: nathaniel, joaquin, or seyjal ---
**Author:** ![blokeychap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ab097/32.png) [@blokeychap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blokeychap)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-name/28852/26 "2000-08-11T14:19:05Z")
Keith - both manly, yet soft and yielding like a flower…hang on, that’s my name. Best girls names are Irish ones such as Aoife, Siobháin, Sineád, Orla. Best boys names are Eoin, Taigh, Pádraig. ---
**Author:** ![Mammie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/49beb7/32.png) [@Mammie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mammie)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-name/28852/27 "2000-08-11T14:38:10Z")
I like Victoria for a girl and Seth for a boy. My daughter refused to name her daughter Victoria…afraid she’d have the nickname “Whorie Torie.” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Merlot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3e96dc/32.png) [@Merlot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merlot)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-name/28852/28 "2000-08-11T14:45:17Z")
My favorite male name is Henry. For females I like Olive, Jane, Miller, Eugenie and Lily. ---
**Author:** ![ultress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/7c8e57/32.png) [@ultress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultress)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-name/28852/29 "2000-08-11T14:49:27Z")
You pronounce Asa with a long A…A-sa…hope that helps… ---
**Author:** ![Silo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@Silo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silo)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-name/28852/30 "2000-08-11T14:49:52Z")
For a girl/lady I love the name Lauren. Has a pretty, sexy sound to it. For guys: Jim, Ken, Luke, Dave, James. ---
**Author:** ![bunnymom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c4cdca/32.png) [@bunnymom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bunnymom)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-name/28852/31 "2000-08-11T15:10:15Z")
If I’d ever had a girl she would have been Morgaine Elisabeth. Before I settled on that, I truly wanted to name my first Saffron. Lucky for him he turned out to be a boy. For a boy I think Tristan is a cool and interesting name. ---
**Author:** ![Gravity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gravity/32/14322_2.png) [@Gravity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gravity)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-name/28852/32 "2000-08-11T15:17:59Z")
Favorite names for a girl: November, Rain and Dori For boys: Jarek, Linden, and Len I have some cousins that named their children Olive Jane and Madeline Courtney. YUK! K. ---
**Author:** ![Feynn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecb155/32.png) [@Feynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feynn)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-name/28852/33 "2000-08-11T15:18:34Z")
I agree that Keith is the ultimate name for a guy…heh heh heh. Our daughters are Alexandra and Danusia. Family and friends refer to them as Alex and Dani so when I tell people our kids names they think we have four boys. The girls have two big brothers, Anthony and Andrew. If either of the girls had been boys they would have been named Henning, after my grandfather. Lola thinks that would have been mean… ---
**Author:** ![Merlot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3e96dc/32.png) [@Merlot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merlot)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-name/28852/34 "2000-08-11T15:44:40Z")
Gravity, Are you a Guns 'n Roses fan…November Rain? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-name/28852/35 "2000-08-11T15:45:09Z")
girl - Amanda or Miranda boy - Emil ---
**Author:** ![uberDave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f04885/32.png) [@uberDave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uberDave)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-name/28852/36 "2000-08-11T18:39:40Z")
boy- Connor Woman- Guinevere ---
**Author:** ![CanadianSue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@CanadianSue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanadianSue)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-name/28852/37 "2000-08-11T18:42:10Z")
Ethan for a boy and Emily for a girl. ---
**Author:** ![jjjfishe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/46a35a/32.png) [@jjjfishe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjjfishe)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-name/28852/38 "2000-08-11T18:59:09Z")
I like the names Reese and Sydney I knew a guy named Johnnie Gamble. I always thought that was sort of a cool name. ---
**Author:** ![boli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e99b99/32.png) [@boli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boli)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-name/28852/39 "2000-08-11T18:59:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tiggeril \* > I also like Isabella for a girl, as well as Marina (don’t laugh). I **love** the name Marina. It has some mystical quality that I think is beautiful. I also like the name Meredith for a girl. Boy name? Mason or Braden. ---
**Author:** ![Monster104](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Monster104](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monster104)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-name/28852/40 "2000-08-11T19:00:27Z")
How about “Bxxmf”, pronounced “John”? Or, for a girl, Mary? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-name/28852.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-name/28852.md?page=3)