O'Hare! He's the sweetest little thing and I remember playing a long while ago and he was the first villager to move in and I had him for such a long time.. I ended up getting rid of the town and I regret it a lot but at least I have him in my current town. Ima buy his amiibo so I can get him in New Horizons
I'm going with Deirdre. She's got a big sis vibe and it really fits her in my opinion. It's more reinforced by the fact that she's friends with Bones, who I think is a puppy.
Maple has been my favorite villager of all time because she was a starter in Wild World. I really like the wolves, and across my 5 copies of new leaf I have Kyle, Whitney, Freya, Chief, Skye, Fang, and Vivian. I like a bunch more villagers and villager types (Eagles, Horses, Kangaroos) and that's part of the beauty of this game, is that there are a lot of different villagers, so a lot of different friends to make!