If I like it, DP doesn't - and vice versa!

[Dysgu]

I am 24 weeks pregnant - we don't know whether it is a boy or a girl.

We already have two girls (Florence Amelie and Gabriella Eve) although neither of them had names until after they arrived.

I know lots of names I don't want to use - for a whole host of reasons, including but not limited to and in no particular order:

• no alliteration (surname starts with 'L' and is 2 syllables)
  
• no unisex names
  
• no 'American sounding' names
  
• no 'modern' names
  
• not the name of a child/person we already know
  

I have Welsh/English heritage.
DP has Italian/English heritage.
We live in England.

Names I like (in no particular order):
Romilly
Hebe
Cece/Cecily
Iris
Edie/Edith
Agatha
Sylvie
Evan
Rex

Names DP likes:
Alice (his Nan's name)
Harry
Ethan

Other names suggested by DDs:
Molly
Jessica
Rosa/Rosie
Emma
Jack
Oliver
Sebastian

All ideas welcome... you can see that I have already given this a lot more thought than DP.

[amck5700]

Alicia
Rosalind
Jessamy

Elliot
Solomon
Gregory

[Dysgu]

Thank you amck - I rather like Gregory but it is the surname of some friends of ours. I wonder whether Jessamy will grow on me... I think I rather like it and might mention it to DP but not sure about Jess/Jessie.

[Dysgu]

Actually, rather like Jesse for a boy but not sure about actually using it for a baby!

[amck5700]

In Scotland we would have Gregor rather than Gregory - It was almost No1 sons name - sometimes I wish we had gone for it. It's a nice strong name.

What about Frederick, Miles, Austin or Crispin?

I quite like Jess I have to say, but you could always use May for short. I also like Celeste too.

[Dysgu]

I do like the name Gregor but worry that it is very Scottish and we live about as far south in England as is possible.

I also rather like Celeste - I am trying to see how it fits with our surname. Any ideas on how it might be shortened?

I also like Miles and think I will add it to the list.

I am not sure DP would go for Crispin...

[countrykitten]

Hmmm - your DP and DDs have better taste than you! Go with one of their choices!

Gregor is horrible and reminds me of the Kafka story where he wakes up as a giant insect!

[Dysgu]

Yes countrykitten but which one(s)?

I also don't want it to be known as Name/Initial by being one of several in the class...

[countrykitten]

Actually on a second look I like:
Iris
Sylvie
Hebe
Romilly
All very unusual and as a teacher I have not encountered any of them before - very lovely.

Cecily is a bit Ocsar Wilde and Edith a bit Downton.

Alice and Harry are both lovely names but I teach many of each. Don't like Ethan at all.
All of your DD's suggestions are very common names in the school I teach with Seb being the least common if you see what I mean.

So I apologise - if you are looking for unusual you are definitely in the right!

[countrykitten]

Ps - Rex is still an old slobbery Alsation's name!

[amck5700]

I know a Celeste and it is never shortened as far as I know - She is one of the loveliest people I have ever met - also very pretty but you can't dislike her for it ;)

[Harrysmummysarah1]

My son is Harry so naturally I love the name.
Martha?
Darcey?
These are the names of my dd's
Alice I like very much so simple and classic
Emma is a lovely lovely name but very common so would be opposed even though i know Darcey and Harry are popular to but we still love them.
Danielle? ... Quite similar to Gabriella though.
Louise
Katie
Rachel
Holly
Yasmin
Jasmine
Matilda
Bethany
Samuel
Finley
Brian

[Ficidy]

Of your names, I really like Edie (not Edith though) and Iris.

I'm a teacher and totally understand you not wanting your child to have a common name. While your husband and DDs have perfectly fine taste in names, they're 10 a penny. Choose something with a different edge to it.

[countrykitten]

Harrysmummy, Darcey is a lovely name! However, did you really just suggest Brian to the OP as a potential baby name...come and meet baby Brian?! Also Danielle is a bit page 3 girl imo.

[Harrysmummysarah1]

I've always liked the name Brian. Just personal taste I suppose.
I properly would of called my son it if dh had agreed but he vetoed it.
I get what your saying about Danielle it is a bit page threey I still think its a lovely name though :) perhaps because my sons middle name is Daniel .

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

I like: Edie, Alice, Emma, Oliver, Sebastian.
Don't like Evan, Ethan, Harry, Agatha.

Really don't like Rex, Romilly, Hebe.

[countrykitten]

Harrysmummy - Daniel is a really lovely name and quite unusual these days. My best friend was called Daniel and I used to sing the Elton John song to him (sad I know). Still not keen on the girl version of it though.

[Dysgu]

Countrykitten - thank you for further comments. I too am a teacher and whilst the names listed by DP and DDs are generally all good choices, I too have taught/am teaching many of them, often with multiples in the same class.

I also like names like Olivia, Lily and Lucy but again, they have become so popular ( and there is the alliteration factor).

I agree - Rex could be a dog's name in the same way that Felix belongs to the cats! DP just thinks of dinosaur when I mention it!

Of the new names suggested, I am definitely going to bring up Celeste and see what DP thinks. I also imagine he might like names like Martha, Matilda and Finley, all of which I could probably agree with.

Danielle/Daniel seems a bit too much like Gabriella I think.

Am considering Alice as a discussion for middle name if a girl.

[amck5700]

Florence, Gabriella and Celeste sounds lovely :)

or Florence, Gabriella and Miles.....or what about Piers for a boy?

[countrykitten]

One reason not to - Piers Morgan....

[amck5700]

country, if we all went around only using names that famous people didn't have then there wouldn't be a lot of choice would there?

Seems to be that you spend a lot of time criticising others suggestions on someone else's thread and not really contributing much yourself.

Maybe you should share your wisdom with some lovely names for the OP?

[Dysgu]

I must say that my first thought was 'Piers Morgan' too but then I told myself that the name would become the child's name once it was attached. I have only ever known one other Piers - although am rather partial to Pierce Bronson

[countrykitten]

amck I think you are being rather unreasonable here as I have tried to be helpful to the OP which you would know if you had read my posts and to make a lighthearted comment about Piers Morgan is not out of order is it really? You like the names Gregor and Piers- I don't - and there is no accounting for taste is there? Never mind - I am learning that people do not always have much of a sense of humour on here. Enjoy your evening being dour.

[amck5700]

Country - there's helpful and helpful - I couldn't honestly give a rat's arse whether we like the same names or not, but you have criticised everything that anyone else has said without contributing any suggestions yourself - if it was meant to come across in a joking fashion, it doesn't - hope that helps?

OP - I know a lovely young Piers with a sister Gabrielle which is why I suggested it. I actually thought about Pierce but thought that may be a bit too modern with your other names....and Piers seemed a bit more exotic given the varied background of yourself and your OH.

[countrykitten]

As I said - enjoy your evening being dour. Hope that helps?