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When you hear this name, what do you think of?

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GimmeDaBoobehz · 16/11/2013 20:51

Whether it be looks, personality, celebrity etc what comes to your mind first when you hear these names.

Charles (Charlie)
Susan
Stuart
Stefanie
Lisa
Claire
Charlene
Mark
Hollie
Archie
Sebastian
Isaac
Rebecca
Alex
Daniel
Karl
Georgina
Noah
Oliver
Peter
Sophie
Tiegan

Just curious. :)

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DessieLou · 16/11/2013 22:44

Jeez, long list. Here goes....
Charles (Charlie)- Prince
Susan- Sarandon
Stuart- Little
Stefanie- The girl an ex left me for...saved me a job so thanks, Steph! Grin
Lisa - Reilly
Claire- Danes
Charlene - A lass in the village who never smiles
Mark - Wright
Hollie- Willoughby
Archie - the old alcoholic that lives next door!
Sebastian- Coe
Isaac - Newton
Rebecca - Addlington
Alex - my nephew!
Daniel - Radcliffe
Karl - Pilkington
Georgina - A girl I went to guides with. I wanted to be her!
Noah - and the whale
Oliver - DH's very cool and lovely friend
Peter - Parker
Sophie - Dahl
Tiegan - a lovely Aussie girl i met in Thailand
Okay, most of those are completely useless but I just wrote the first thing that came into my head. I like Rebecca & Isaac the most. Both are on my list.

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PartyConfused · 16/11/2013 22:55

Way too long a list for that!

Love name Sebastian and Issac. Not so keen on girls names. Sorry.. not what you asked.

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sausageandorangepickle · 17/11/2013 23:01

Charles (Charlie) - My grandad, but v cool!
Susan - sarandon - a little dated
Stuart - a school friend, a bit 70's
Stefanie - lazy town/a bit 80's
Lisa - a bit nothing,
Claire - my neighbour, mum, housewife
Charlene - neighbours
Mark - good school friend, cool
Hollie - little girl - not good for grown ups
Archie - Eastenders(???)
Sebastian - posh
Isaac - Newton, cool, client I work with (good nn Zac)
Rebecca - novel, my cousin
Alex - naughty boy
Daniel - one of my DS's Smile
Karl - Pilkington, but better spelt this way than with a C
Georgina - lovely, Jilly Cooper type novels
Noah - Chris Evans
Oliver -
Peter - grown up (v good choice though)
Sophie - a colleague, OR a cute little girl
Tiegan - australian

Sorry they all sound a bit vague, but it was what the names reminded me of - not many celebs in there. For naming a baby now, I would go with Peter, Isaac or Mark for a boy, or Rebecca or Georgina for a girl.

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looki · 17/11/2013 23:46

Too long a list for me too but here's my summary

Susan, Charlene, Karl, Archie, Teagan - awful, 1970s, dated names.
Sebastian, Isaac, Alex - nice names

The rest of them aren't to my taste, but are unoffensive and unmemorable.

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Weegiemum · 17/11/2013 23:52

Susan Grin

Wow, my name is popping up on name threads??

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MMcanny · 17/11/2013 23:58

Charles (Charlie) - Prince (Scots one)
Susan - Lily
Stuart - Prince Charlie
Stefanie - Powers (70's/80's Hart to Hart heroine)
Lisa - 1970's
Claire - 1970'2
Charlene - More 1970's TV, the wee chubby one in Dallas.
Mark - 1970's again.
Hollie - overdone in the 90's, prefer with a y.
Archie - McPhearson (old bald sports commentator) or the eejit from Balamory.

Sebastian - Nice, posh, but a bit yuppie. Mr Coe.
Isaac - Newton/Hayes. Eye sack - bags under.
Rebecca - Brooks (yes I know that would be Rebekah)
Alex - Classic
Daniel - Craig. Nice.
Karl - Lagerfeld. Still way better than the 70's ones at the start.
Georgina - Manly woman.
Noah - Biblical yet modernly popular.
Oliver - Classic.
Peter - Will never go out of fashion (so long as we don't think of baby P)
Sophie - Overused.
Tiegan - A bit chav/neddy. (sorry!)

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YoureBeingASillyBilly · 18/11/2013 00:00

On iphone so cant copy list but just wanted to say that sebastian reminds me of the little mermaid and i love it Grin

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whatagreatname · 18/11/2013 00:01

Charles (Charlie) - Prince or (Charlie) Cat
Susan - My Aunt
Stuart - Little
Stefanie - Beacham
Lisa -
Claire - dark blonde shoulder length hair
Charlene - Spiteri
Mark - sandy hair
Hollie - Willoughby
Archie -
Sebastian - the character from Little Mermaid
Isaac - blonde and cool
Rebecca - a girl I went to Primary school with who was very good at piano
Alex - one of the Mum's at school
Daniel - DH!
Karl - Pilkington
Georgina - Noah -
Oliver - Ol-i-ver, O-li-ver
Peter - Andre
Sophie -
Tiegan - tomboy

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ChippingInLovesAutumn · 18/11/2013 00:05

Charles - Prince
(Charlie) - Little boy at school with CP
Susan - Bitch (one specific one - sorry the rest of you)
Stuart - Friends DH
Stefanie - Australian
Lisa - School friend (separate from that an Mner I chat to)
Claire - Friend
Charlene - Neighbours (the soap)
Mark - Family member
Hollie - Family member
Archie - Little boy at nursery
Sebastian - Co
Isaac - Newton
Rebecca - Poster on MN
Alex - Mortgage Broker
Daniel - Real estate agent (specific one, not RE's in general!)
Karl - Neighbours (soap)
Georgina - Family member
Noah - Little boy at a toddler group
Oliver - Friends little boy
Peter - Corrie
Sophie - A little girl I used to know
Tiegan - A child that will probably be a handful Grin

So if I wasn't already 'outed' I am now Grin

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YoureBeingASillyBilly · 18/11/2013 00:30

Stuart is also the comic book store owner in big bang theory.

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Spaghettinetti · 18/11/2013 08:41

Peter-'Rock' and Peter and Wolf
Stuart- a wonderful little boy that I used to teach.
Tiegan- A weird girl I knew at university and Doctor Who.
Charles-Prince
Stefanie- White high heels (Sorry)
Lisa- School bully (in my experience) and/or Lisa Simpson.
Susan- 1960's, an ok name, but I prefer Susannah.
Charlene- Neighbours/Kylie/1980's
Mark- Owen?
Noah- 'who built the ark? Noah! Noah! who built the ark, brother Noah built the ark'.
Sophie- Sophie's choice, wisdom.
Karl- Marx
Daniel- Elton John and lions- but a super name.
Isaac- Newton
Alex-ander the great.
Claire- Old school friend - a bit 'reserved'.
Oliver- 'I'd do anything'...
Sebastian- the crab from the little mermaid. I like this name though and knew a really cool Seb at university.
Rebecca- reminds me if my cousin, who's a few sandwiches short...
Archie- baby in a flat cap and waistcoat.
Hollie- the computer on Red Dwarf.
Georgina- :-)

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Spaghettinetti · 18/11/2013 08:41

*Of my cousin.

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sandfrog · 18/11/2013 09:26

Charles (Charlie) - Chocolate factory
Susan - 50s name, due a revival
Stuart - Tudors and Stuarts
Stefanie - Steffi Graf tennis player
Lisa - nice people I know
Claire - 70s but due a revival, as Clara is getting tired
Charlene - Neighbours
Mark - mark on a piece of paper
Hollie - plant, Christmas, wonder why not Holly
Archie - nickname, Monarch of the Glen
Sebastian - a bit frilly
Isaac - Biblical name, prefer some of the other Biblical names
Rebecca - novel, good strong name
Alex - nickname for Alexander
Daniel - good solid name, not overused
Karl - Marx
Georgina - like, good traditional name
Noah - a bit moany and try-hard
Oliver - a bit drippy
Peter - solid Biblical name
Sophie - Sophie's World, Sophia is more elegant
Tiegan - a modern name

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TheNunsOfGavarone · 18/11/2013 09:38

Interesting list! Here goes.....

Charles (Charlie) royalty - PoW or Charles II, lots of hair & naughtiness
Susan - slightly annoying friend of parents, a bit fussy
Stuart - Very naughty very camp friend and Scottish royalty
Stefanie - close relative
Lisa - pretty
Claire - much loved close relative
Charlene - eww, tiresome girl from Dallas
Mark - kind, direct, a close neighbour
Hollie - an overdone name I'm not too fond of - prefer Y spelling if must...
Archie - Archibald
Sebastian - drunken campness but I love the name!
Isaac - strong, dark, interesting, Jason Isaacs
Rebecca - mistress of Manderley
Alex - Alexander/Alexandra - Russia, grandeur
Daniel - lions dens, fair
Karl - Marx
Georgina - a less successful feminisation of a man's name
Noah - Flood and a furniture shop in Islington
Oliver - Twist
Peter - and the Wolf - several friends
Sophie - pretty, a distant relative
Tiegan - a black and white cat

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TheNunsOfGavarone · 18/11/2013 09:39

I prefer Stephanie spelt like this.

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lljkk · 18/11/2013 09:55

Cor blimey, that's a long list. Here goes:

Charles (Charlie): nice but boring, very English
Susan: due for comeback, great NNs
Stuart: okay, DH wanted this for DS2
Stefanie: cool
Lisa: nice
Claire: classic
Charlene: nice, pretty, fresh
Mark: great name
Hollie: fine
Archie: meh
Sebastian: too ornate
Isaac: fine, ordinary
Rebecca: very pretty
Alex: cool
Daniel: popular, cool
Karl: okay, I like Carl spelling better
Georgina: favoured by middle classes
Noah, Oliver, Peter: fine, ordinary
Sophie: very popular
Tiegan: I prefer Tegan as spelling, Tiggy is nice nn

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forgetmenots · 18/11/2013 11:00

Charles (Charlie) - prince
Susan - solid, maternal
Stuart - DH's best mate, so quite laddish, Scottish
Stefanie - Gwen stefani!
Lisa - one if my dearest friends, haven't heard the name on a baby for ages
Claire - due a revival, classic
Charlene - Kylie in neighbours
Mark - like a lot, again due a revival
Hollie - too girly for me
Archie - love but getting popular
Sebastian - ott
Isaac - not keen but like the idea, maybe something else biblical?
Rebecca - the novel
Alex - like Alexander for a boy, not so much on a girl
Daniel - quite popular and safe but a lovely name and travels well
Karl - dislike (and it sounds like Carol in my accent!)
Georgina - never liked this, too frilly
Noah - lovely, solid, everyone can pronounce and spell, strong
Oliver - not as keen as the whole world seems to be, and hate Olly
Peter - one of my very favourite boy names and must be coming back, not very common at the moment
Sophie - honestly she will be one of 30. Pretty name but don't choose if you're bothered by popularity!
Tiegan - androgynous, not pretty but prefer Tamsin or similar.

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Matchthecase · 18/11/2013 14:07

Wow was expecting one or two names, that's a long list!

Charles (Charlie) - Prince Charles. Charlie - Chavvy (sorry) & overdone.
Susan - Woman in her late 30's/early 40's.
Stuart - Very of the time 70's/80's name.
Stefanie - No thoughts on this.
Lisa - Very of the time 70's/80's name.
Claire- Very of the time 70's/80's name.
Charlene - Haha Neighbours! Scott & Charlene of course.
Mark - Boring very of the time 70's/80's name.
Hollie - Sadly first thought is of one of those poor little girls that got murdered by that bastard Huntley.
Archie - Chavvy (sorry) & overdone.
Sebastian - Great name, my friends little boy.
Isaac - Very religious name.
Rebecca - Ok, a little boring.
Alex - Ok, but again it doesn't set the world on fire.
Daniel - As above.
Karl - 70's/80's name.
Georgina - Ok
Noah - Done to death, can't stand it and sick of hearing it.
Oliver - A bit of a wet name.
Peter - Don't know any under 45.
Sophie - A bit overused at the moment.
Tiegan - Ok, sounds very American.

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roguepixie · 18/11/2013 14:14

Charles (Charlie) - Watts
Susan - Boyle -
Stuart - Big Country
Stefanie - pretentious spelling of Stephanie
Lisa - SIL & Minnelli
Claire - 's Accessories
Charlene - Neighbours
Mark - ex BIL
Hollie - Willoughbooby
Archie - Sugar Sugar
Sebastian - Coe
Isaac - Hayes
Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier
Alex - like it as a boys name, not so much as a girl's name
Daniel - Craig ... mmmmmmm Grin
Karl - Pilkington
Georgina - childhood friend
Noah - Arks
Oliver - Reed - naughty boy
Peter - Andre, yuk
Sophie - Anderton - prefer Sofia
Tiegan - porn star name

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SteeleyeStan · 18/11/2013 18:24

Random associations:

Charles - Charles II Horrible History style...
Susan - Awesome nanny from Terry Pratchett books
Stuart - The Stuarts
Stefanie - Steffi Graf
Lisa - Simpson
Claire - Clair de Lune
Charlene - an old country singer of some kind...
Mark - a geeky, quiet uni buddy of mine
Hollie - all I can think of is "why not with a 'y'?!"
Archie - Comics
Sebastian - a horrible, rude little boy I used to know
Isaac - Newton
Rebecca - Black
Alex - ander the Great
Daniel - Danny Boy
Karl - my grandfather
Georgina - The Famous Five
Noah - the Biblical char
Oliver - the novel and musical/film
Peter - Pan
Sophie - 's Choice
Tiegan - I can only think of a Tiegan I sort of know; no other obvious associations. Meh.

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Harrin · 18/11/2013 19:45

I love the name Hollie but with a Y. With an ie it makes me think fake tan, bleached hair extensions etc but I think this is down to a personal association! Love Sophie, Georgina, Alex and Issac too. Not keen on the rest though

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SaucyJack · 18/11/2013 20:06

Charles (Charlie) - Poncy
Susan - 50 something housewife
Stuart - Middle-aged
Stefanie - American cheerleader
Lisa - 90s council estate kid
Claire - Dull name
Charlene - Aussie soap
Mark - 40 something accountant
Hollie - Badly spelt
Archie - Chavvy
Sebastian - I like
Isaac - Inoffensive
Rebecca - Ginger
Alex - Dull name
Daniel - Dull name
Karl - German doctor
Georgina - I like
Noah - I like
Oliver - Done to death
Peter - Middle aged
Sophie - Done to death
Tiegan - Chavvy

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CPtart · 18/11/2013 20:14

Charlie-completely overused, similar to Alfie, Archie etc.
Charlene-Agree, Aussie soap.
Hollie-Holly, but trying to be different.
Archie-dreadful, see Charlie.
Noah-My single most hated boys name.

love Isaac and Georgina. Have no real feelings about the others.

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mawi · 18/11/2013 20:19

Charles (Charlie) - Prince
Susan - Snob
Stuart - Little
Stefanie - Princess
Lisa - Bit ditsy
Claire - Lovely
Charlene - Bimbo
Mark - Loudmouth
Hollie - Willoughby
Archie - Common
Sebastian - Loeb
Isaac - Smart
Rebecca - Annoying
Alex - Him that was married to Jordan
Daniel - Radcliffe
Karl - Pilkington
Georgina - Ahern
Noah - Fun
Oliver - Twist
Peter - Ex
Sophie - 2 many
Tiegan - Chav

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honeybeeridiculous · 18/11/2013 20:50

chippingin I know a Susan who is also a bitch Grin wonder if its the same one?! sorry OP not helpful

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