What first impressions do certain names give you?

[HowToCatchAFirefly]

you can answer for all or some. just say what the first image of a person would be if you were told their name but not given any other information.

Lily
Gretchen
Ellen
Veronica
Fatima
Cecilia
Alice
Mira

what are your favorite names? (they don't have to be one of those above)

 

[FlyAwayAutumn]

I don't care about names at all to be honest. A lot of times it's the voice that gets me like I hear a persons voice before I see them and I think,

"That face does not match that voice"

 

[Rarhnor]

Lily Fragile and shy (perhaps lonely) girl
Gretchen Bit nerdy character
Ellen An old lady
Veronica Model type girl with deform eye
Fatima I keep linking this name to some sort of cheese
Cecilia The cheerleaders sidekick

 

[HowToCatchAFirefly]

My impressions:

I'm probably completely off base with all of these, but if I just get a name, no face, and know nothing about the person, these would be the first images that said name conjures.

As far as names go, I don't really have any favorites. A name is a name, and there's really nothing to it. A rose by any other name would smell just as sweet.

these aren't specific people -- I was just really curious as to what specific people have in mind when they hear certain names thanks!

 

[Rakun Man]

Lily- secret agent spy out to get me
Gretchen- secret agent spy out to get me
Ellen- secret agent spy out to get me
Veronica- secret agent spy out to get me
Fatima- secret agent spy out to get me
Cecilia- secret agent spy out to get me

I need to go into hiding.

 

[Chaos Incarnate]

Lily- Blonde, likes nature
Gretchen- total ***** I will hate her immediately
Ellen- Sweet girl, probably bi
Veronica- Annoying but other wise alright
Fatima- Big butt and likes to dance
Cecilia- Shy, confused just looking for her place in the world

 

[sunburst]

Lily-Yes
Gretchen-No (secretly yes)
Ellen-Yes
Veronica-Yes
Fatima-Yes
Cecilia-Yes

But seriously, I don't really get impressions from just hearing a name unless it's severely dated.

I do have favorite names though: Kairi and Atreyu.

 

[eggy32]

Lily- A blonde woman in a summery white dress.
Gretchen-My uncle's dog, who is named Gretchen. Also that character from Recess.
Ellen- My auntie Elene
Veronica- A hispanic woman
Fatima- A fat greek woman.
Cecilia- My cousin, Cecilia.

That's what they make me think of.

 

[Counterwise]

Lily - Slender, fair looking, blonde haired.

Gretchen - German, in Bavarian beermaid costume with big knockers

Ellen - Conservative, Short haired

Veronica - Dark haired, likes the colour red.

Fatima - Evil sorceress with goth makeup

Cecilia - Jewish woman with brownish-red curly hair and glasses.

 

[derdeutschmachine]

Lily = woman whose parents were flower children
Gretchen = strange woman I used to work with who couldn't keep her legs shut
Ellen = dyke
Veronica = woman I used to work with whose vagina smeled so bad I knew when she had been in the employee bathroom
Fatima = religious family background cause no one else uses that word
Cecilia = the burritos that I buy from the store.

favorite names... none, every name can have a bad connotation somewhere.

 

[The_ModeRazor]

Lily-wasn't she in Lost?
Gretchen-MOAAAR DAKKA BWAAAHAHAHAH
Ellen-completely avarage
Veronica-my sister is called this
Fatima-that's a silly name
Cecilia-some kind of mouse

Favirote names...
Wait, favourite.
Well, I always liked the name Matt. Perhaps because it's my own. Complete with a first name that any English person would understand when said as "Razor" (no, it isn't Razor. but it sounds like it), it's pretty damn awesome.

 

[0bserv3]

Lily = little girl with a constant lost puppy look.
Gretchen = secretary with a voice that really grates
Ellen = shy brunette who's really nice to people
Veronica = blond, not very smart
fatima = very ethnic. probably a bit chubby
Cecilia = I have no idea

 

[Free Thinker]

Lily = Probably a vegan who may support PETA. Probably small in stature. Possibly a bubbly personality.
Gretchen = A scary, overweight German woman who loves sausage a little too much.
Ellen = Mid 40s or higher woman who is somewhat bitter about how her life went.
Veronica = Mid 20s, very beautiful, yet snobby.
Fatima = Quiet foreign girl who no one really knows well.
Cecilia = Born into a priviliged family but tried to act normal.
Lucy = Quite possibly goth and or emo only to belong to a group.

 

[LamborghiniJackson]

Lily- Cute, 20-somthing year-old with a thing for meeting "cute guys". Owns a Mac.
Gretchen- foreign exchange girl who is easily mistaken by everyone as a repo man in a dress.
Ellen- MILF
Veronica- Very sexy with a bad attitude to match
Fatima- Never heard this name before in my life
Cecilia- People still have that name?
Lucy- The biggest whore in the land, able to eat a hot dog without chewing. (Cookie for Reference)

 

[Shycte]

Lily - Cute shy little girl. Short
Gretchen - Overweight, love twilight
Ellen - Intellent, keeps up to date with politics
Veronica - Loves flowers, bit of a hippie
Fatima - Is that even a name?
Cecilia - Bit of a show-of, always better then the other girl
Lucy - Stipper

Also, Charlie sounds like a asshole.

 

[Nouw]

Lily-Insane Little girl
Gretchen- Girly Nerd that has plans to take over the world
Ellen- A nice caring person
Veronica-An emo
Fatima-A mysterious girl
Cecilia-A wannabe witch
Lucy-A goody good.

Just me

 

[Dags90]

Lily -Probably the child of hippies.
Gretchen -Jewish.
Ellen -Quirky.
Veronica -Kind of a b*tch.
Fatima -Probably on a watch list, but still a nice person.
Cecilia -Old.
Lucy -Has older parents.

Also, for some reason I always associate the name "Brad" with 80's era douchebaggy yuppie.

 

[Sougo]

Lily - thin, fragile, possibly cute and wears glasses.
Gretchen - short, chubby, short hair, wears glasses, soft-spoken, shy.
Ellen - business-minded, doesn't like fooling around.
Veronica - blonde, sweet but somewhat arrogant.
Fatima - shy, soft-spoken, somewhat reclusive, but smart.
Cecilia & lucy - no offence but these just sound like names a hooker would take up.

I generally like names starting with 'A' but there are a lot of exceptions.