What do you think are the most beautiful sounding names...

[Longgrain]

for boy or girls, though I guess I'm thinking mostly girls names myself...

For girls I like more old fashioned sounding names like Delores, Caroline, Audrey, Wendy, or Olivia...

I know there are a lot of new and unusual sounding names out there, but some of them are quite nice...help me think of some new one...

[bigwillq]

1. Longgrain

HeeHEE!!:hi:

[Longgrain]

9. Ah shucks...

I'm flattered...:P

[bigwillq]

17. That's the only name I could think of

I don't really know what names I think sound beautiful.

[MaryH]

125. I always love Angelica

[skygazer]

2. I just posted these on another thread

Smegma and Anthrax. I think they have a wonderful ring to them.

[MisterP]

3. Rose

[elehhhhna]

4. Lily. Nora. Leah. Elena (!)

[skygazer]

Interesting

Every Nora I've ever known has been ugly and mean tempered. So I always associate the name with that type of person.

[elehhhhna]

41. Then you never met Great-Aunt Nora!

What a lady! Came over from Adderegoole Parish, Mayo, Ireland shortly after her older sister perished on the Titanic. Nora worked as a manicurist at the Lexington in Chicago, where she met her wonderful husband, Syl, who worked for Al Capone (ran crap games, etc.--nothing tooooo scary). Our daughet is named after her.

Hate Nora Dunn, though.

[shesemsmom]

5. Emily

That is what We named our Daughter. Of course she has turned into a walking nightmare since puberty, but they say this will pass....lol

[Longgrain]

11. I forgot Emily...

One I always liked too:thumbsup:

[GOPisEvil]

6. I've always liked Elizabeth for girls.

[AlCzervik]

7. Anastasia, thats my daughter's name

always loved it.

[Sanity Claws]

16. a favorite with me too

[LDS Jock]

67. I've always liked that too.. just like the Russian princess

I was fascinated with that story as a kid, and the possibility she might have escaped execution.

[AlCzervik]

70. Me too, always read about her and i always said if i ever had a daughter

that would be her name. When i met my husband then boyfriend many years later it turns out that was his Mom's name.

[LisaM]

8. Annelies, Chloe

and Caroline. I think Caroline is my favorite girl's name.

[Longgrain]

14. Probably mine too

I always thought it was a very regal but approachable sounding name. Plus you'd be in good company with Caroline Kennedy and Princess Caroline.

[Dastard Stepchild]

23. Mine, too...

Caroline, that is. It's my mother's name. I've always loved it.

[Frogtutor]

95. Is "Annelies" pronounced the same as "Annalise"?

It's really strange that you posted (if they're the same) this name and Chloe. I just recently suggested the same two names to a pregnant friend! She's looking for something kind of old-fashioned.

[LisaM]

115. Yes, it is. n/t

[Sanity Claws]

10. My choices

for girls, names with long vowels -- Lana, Lola, Colleen

for boys, short names with strong sounds -- Mike, Mark
I also like Vincent, Devin, Victor

[Dees]

78. Alana..one of my daughter's names

[Sanity Claws]

112. That is beautiful

Did you know it's Gaelic for "dear" or "darling?"
My mother (Irish) used to use that word.

[4MoreYearsOfHell]

12. Former pResident Bush

[Longgrain]

18. Ha..ha..

That would be music to my ears.

I suppose a beautiful male name then would be President Kerry...though I'm beging to like President Clinton...as a girl's name.

[4MoreYearsOfHell]

19. Actually, prisoner Bush sounds even better...

[Mist]

13. Dierdre

Can be pronounced either DARE-dra or DEER-dra.

[murray hill farm]

15. Emma

it was my grandmothers name...and is now my grandaughters name. It is such a pretty name.

[fluffernutter]

20. Ruby Jane, Olivia Kate, Lily Elizabeth.

[Longgrain]

22. I thought of one more girls name I liked.

Almost as sweet as the sandwhich named after her.

[Left Is Write]

26. Ruby Jane, eh?

:)

[fluffernutter]

39. beautiful and original, isn't it?

;)

btw, you look amazing in your recent pic, you hottie, you!

[Longgrain]

52. Was this remark intended for me?

If so I'm flattered...

If not, where, my dear, my I find this recent pic of "Left is Wright"?

[fluffernutter]

55. no, it was for LiW; look in the "post a recent picture of yourself" thread

[Longgrain]

57. I'm so vain!

But you know that already;-) .

Do you want to see a trick? Don't worry, no one's looking...I'll reply in a minute or two.

[fluffernutter]

63. good gravy, you really are!

;)

i'm almost afraid to ask, but yes, show me a trick.

[Longgrain]

66. Hi My Name is fluffernutter

and I can't get out of the seven hundred club because that handsome Longgrain keeps getting ahead of me!

[fluffernutter]

68. you avatar stealer!

don't make me report you :P

[Longgrain]

69. I'll go back

Give me a few minutes to prepare and I'll message you.

[fluffernutter]

71. you do need something more original tho

than the one you have been using. just my opinion, but you are unique and artistic, you should have something that shows that.

[Longgrain]

73. Just out of protest

of the recent electoral mess. After the Inaugural I'll probably get me something more original...I'll see you in a bout 20 Minutes 'kay?

[Cuban_Liberal]

21. Carmen and Lillian.

Just love both those names, even if they are old-fashioned.

:)

[LDS Jock]

65. Lillian is my grandmother's name.. and one of my sister's too

I've always liked it. Old fashioned, yet still pretty in a way Tiffany or Jennifer will never be.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

24. my name is pretty: priyanka

[mogster]

27. It is :-)

Really.

[Longgrain]

28. Priyanka...

That is a beautiful name I've never heard before. Love it. :)

[La Lioness Priyanka]

30. thank-you. will pass it on to my parents.

[Cuban_Liberal]

31. Agreed!

:)

[billyskank]

124. Radha is a very beautiful name for a girl.

[Dastard Stepchild]

25. I'm partial to Aveline...

It's a lovely name. I also like Lilith, but now that it's been a festival, I wonder if it will be overdone. Prolly not :)

[Skittles]

50. see, I think that sounds like some sort of medicated lotion

but that's just me

[Dastard Stepchild]

54. ahhh... yes...

but not quite as bad as Vaseline :)

When I was in France, I met a lovely little girl named Aveline, and the name has stuck with me since. I'd never use it because I have an uber-German last name and it would just sound silly. But, I always found it delightful after my encounter with the little girl.

[MrsMatt]

97. Aveline

is on our list (I'm due in July)! We have a French last name, so we've gone with French names.

Our daughter's name is Genevieve (French pronounciation, naturally). I wanted Geneva (my mother's name), but my husband nixed that idea, so Genevieve was the compromise.

We're also partial to Vivienne, Isabeau and Aurore.

[yvr girl]

29. For girls I like

Laurel, Alexandra, Jaqueline and Taylor

[yellowdogintexas]

32. Margaret, Caroline, Katherine, Elizabeth, Eleanor,Charlotte

My daughter is named Margaret Suzanne for her two grandmothers and a close friend.

If I had had a second daughter she would have been named Katherine Elaine probably, for my stepgrandmother and a favorite aunt.

[Dastard Stepchild]

56. My mother is Caroline, and her sister Charlotte :)

Both very lovely names :)

[yellowdogintexas]

75. there was a whole series of Queens of England in the 18th

century named Caroline and Charlotte...great names both.

[Solly Mack]

33. I'm fond of my own ...well, I am. lol as well as:

Solange
Michaela
Lysander
Caroline's a favorite of mine
Lydia
Gabrielle
Isabelle
Micah
Malachi
Liam

[WindRavenX]

34. For guys: Elijiah, Rufus

For girls: Norah, Hillary (wonder why...heh).
I've been told my name, Genevieve, is also very pretty. I like French names.

[Solly Mack]

37. I love Genevieve!

It just flows...

[Danmel]

35. My daughter is Melanie

I think it's a pretty name. You have to be careful of trendy stuff- oodles of little Isabellas and Sydneys and LIllys out there.

[Longgrain]

40. Beautiful name. I named a character in a story I wrote

Melonie with an 'o'...It's a real variation on Melanie but for some reason it's not in the spell check.

[deadparrot]

36. I've always liked Isabella or Ella. nt

[ScreamingMeemie]

38. James and Nicole. I love the name Ava as well and Pearl too.

:hi:

[logosoco]

42. My oldest daughters name

is Gwendelin Rose. My youngest is named Carolin, but we call her Carrie. It was very confusing during the election because my husband would start saying "did you hear Kerry said..." and i would automatically think he was talking of our Carrie. Needless to say, she too is disappointed in the election.

[elehhhhna]

43. You forgot "Poland"!

[slutticus]

44. Valeska

:loveya:

[Miami Liberal]

45. Sophia

[fluffernutter]

46. i love Sophia, also Isabella.

[Longgrain]

61. You're so vain

see above if you haven't already...then I've got to answer some mail...

[Lavender Brown]

89. I love Isabella too

Couldn't use it though, because it's my cat's name. :)

[masaka___]

60. I like Sophia

Sophia sounds very classy.

[njdemocrat106]

47. Jenna and Barbara

Just kidding! :D Seriously, I'd consider naming my first-born, be it boy or girl, Kerry! Anastasia is a pretty girl's name. For boys, I like more traditional names.

[laheina]

85. Kerry

is a great name for a boy, and considering some of the names that I hear lately, it's also pretty conservative.

[Joe Chi Minh]

48. Rhiannon is a nice Welsh girl's name

Meredith, too. I wouldn't mind being called Sean or Seamus.

[njdemocrat106]

49. Way too many Seans in my family.

I think it's the most abused male name in America, too, when it comes to cutesy spellings (There's a hockey player named Shjon Podein, if you need proof).

[Joe Chi Minh]

87. Well, nj,

personally, I can't say I understand the popularity of exotically different spellings of standard names, either. But I didn't know Sean was such a popular name in the US. I think, of course, that you could be a lot worse off,namewise, than having a lot of Seans in your family. But, as they say, "until you have walked in the other man's moccassins..."!

[corksean]

105. If you wanted to be really authentic...

In the original Irish spelling there's a stroke called a fada (pronounced fodda) over the "a" as in /.
So if someone asked me how I spell my name I would say
"S E A fada N."

BTW, as well as being the Irish for John, Sean is also the Irish for Jack.

[Frogtutor]

100. I like the name Sian (pronounced "Sean") for a girl, too n/t

[Joe Chi Minh]

117. I've only seen Shawna,

though I believe Shioban might be the Irish equivalent. I think it's spelt Shevaun, which I think is beautiful, too. But I think Sean's a nice name, period.

[Skittles]

51. I am with you on the old-fashioned names

I've always liked my own - Susan - it's pretty and sexy. :D

[Longgrain]

53. Ah Susan...

I love Susan too...I have a friend named Suzanne though who loves her name but hates Susan or Sue:shrug: It's alright to call her Suzy or Suze tho.

[Skittles]

64. see, I don't like Suzanne, Sue or Susie

and I've been called all of them

[Kat45]

58. I like the name Lucia.

I recently met someone with that name. I think a lot of Italian girls' names are pretty: Francesca, Bianca. I also like the names Katherine, Lorraine, Olivia.

[HEyHEY]

59. Maria - I love tht name

[chefgirl]

72. Me too

That was my Mom's name.
I love the song too.

-chef-

[laheina]

86. Any girl's name that I ever think of

I always want to use Maria as a middle name, if not the first. It's purdy.

[scarlet_owl]

109. That's my mother's name.

[Longgrain]

62. Caroline seems to be a favorite around here!

One of my favorites as noted above:) Someone mentioned Charlotte which I also like...same name as Caroline but much different texture.

[dolo amber]

74. I LOVE Audrey

That's what my youngest was gonna be named, until I decided to name her after my recently deceased gran. Her name's Ruby, which is of the same old fashioned ilk so I was cool with it. :)

[SarahB]

76. My daughter's name is Audrey!

Love that name too! :D

[Longgrain]

77. Me too!

I'm writing a novel were the main female character is named Audralene or Audrie for short...I always thought it was a very beautiful sounding name...

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

79. Long, old fashioned, distinguished sounding names

like

Catherine
Elizabeth
Alexander
Frederick

etc.

[Joe Chi Minh]

88. Mathilda?

[OldLeftieLawyer]

80. I love my real name:

Tangerine La Bamba

[kodi]

81. valerie, olivia, natasha,

could have been the names, could have been the ladies.

[Longgrain]

83. I liked Olivia as well

as noted above, hadn't thought of Valerie, but nice...

It reminded me of one more I liked, but that I did not included on the original list: Veronica.

[sugarmags]

82. Gabriella...

Emily, Isabella, Sophia, Olivia

I just love all of those, but also love the name Charlotte, Elizabeth.

[yurbud]

84. Eurethra

[huskerlaw]

90. Madilyne Elizabeth

and Delaney Isabella for girls. Elijah David and Brady William for boys.

[Frogtutor]

101. Yes! I love Delaney; We call my niece "Laney" for short, though n/t

[huskerlaw]

107. Hey, that's my plan too! n/t

[Feathered Fish]

91. Eva

[mondo joe]

92. Elizabeth, Hazel, Benjamin, Eli, Isabel to name a few

[MissMillie]

93. Grace, Leah, Lily, Jocelyn

I also like Caroline, Ruth, and Ella.

For boys, I like Timothy (that's my son's name), Brent, Gregory, and Luke.

[Danmel]

116. Grace is a pretty name-

But it's not a great name for a Jewish girl!

I like the name Tatiana but I wouldn't use it.

[NewJeffCT]

118. my daughter's name is Grace

Of course, right now, she pronounces it Gace.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x2235961

[Danmel]

121. Mispronunciations

When my daughter Melanie was about 20 months old, she too had some trouble with the letters "R" & "T" She also liked to call big things "Mommy" things and small things "Baby Things" So if she saw a mini school bus, she'd say "baby bus" and a large one would be a "Mommy bus".

So we were walking down a busy commercial street in our neighborhood and she saw a large tractor trailer truck. She stood up in her stroller and very loudly proclaimed "Look at that big mommy fuck!!!"

Everyone turned to look at us and I said "Yes, honey, that is a big big TRUCK". It was a relief when she started to say FRUCK!

[ernstbass]

94. I have loved the name India ever since

I saw Gone With the Wind

[Jessica]

96. Ava, Ella, Sophie & Clara

Specifically:

Ava Elaine (my Mom's middle name)
Ella Paige
Sophie Kate
Clara Grace

If I have boys, I'm shit out of luck!!

[RUDUing2]

98. Genevieve and Sebastian...Julia, Juliet and Danielle...Adrian, Damian and

Thaddeus...


even though my boys are Mark and David and my girls are Jacalyn and Devin....

[Frogtutor]

99. My name is Rhonda

I don't know if it's all that beautiful sounding, but it's not very common, and I always get compliments on it. My mom's name is Belinda; that's pretty unusual, too.

My son's name is Christian, which has become VERY popular in recent years. I LOVE his name, but I don't like it when people want to call him "Chris".

[Joe Chi Minh]

102. The best names I have

*ever* come across, male and family, are of players in the French (male) soccer team which won the World Cup. The best has to be Bixente Lizarazu. I mean how can that be topped?

Then there's Christian Karembeu, Christophe Dugarry, Marcel Desailly and Zinedine Zidane.

In politics: Boutros Boutros Ghali and U Thant, both former UN chiefs. Exotic monikkers seem to be a prerequisite for the job. Khoffi Annan isn't bad, either, is it?

I like Susan, too. And Ruth. Margaret.

[Frogtutor]

103. Jillian (my cousin's wife's name, I just remembered) n/t

[RFKHumphreyObama]

104. Carolyn, Caroline, Karen, Julie, Mary Ann (e), Virginia,

Mary Alice, Beth, Susannah, Elizabeth, Deborah and Philippa

[Red State Rebel]

106. Amarie - like a combo of Amy and Marie n/t

[Frogtutor]

108. Another one: Hillary (Sorry, these things just keep popping

into my head) I know, I know--I have too much time on my hands! But I don't WANNA clean the house!! *stomps foot*

x(

On edit: dang, I thought of another one, so I'm adding it here.
I thought this was a pretty cool name when I heard it: Aja (pronounced "Asia")

[scarlet_owl]

110. Eleanor is my favorite girls name. I think Paul is nice for boys.

[Frogtutor]

111. Ok, here are some of my favorite boy names:

Christian (my son's), Tristan, Ian, Alexander, Taylor, and I'll probably think of more later!

I'm going now. No, I am. Really.

[Serial Mom]

113. I like Claire & Vivian

[Bzzzz]

114. My Husbands Grandmothers Name

Kistara...she was 1/2 Cherokee.

BTW, this is my very first post on DU. :)

[NoodleBoy]

119. probably the most beautiful name I ever heard

was when I was working in Boston... part of my job was calling people (not telemarketing), and I had to call this German girl named Silke Freihammer. I was having a bad day, but she was really sweet, and I was almost tempted to ask her to marry me just so I could have her last name. Not really. The rest of that is true, though.

[CatBoreal]

120. Scotia and Ainsley

[Lydia Leftcoast]

122. Laura, Julie, Stephanie, Elena, Rachel

One of those is the name of one of my nieces

[arwalden]

123. Rebecca, Lolita, Veshawn and Dawn Bilzarbra, Mitzery, Milzetty, Kilsan...

Titzommy, Kitzerrance, Kilzommy.