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Name this baby because we can't!!

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FromageFrog · 23/07/2013 18:36

We don't know the gender of dc3. We have two names; Charlotte and Edward.

The more time goes on, the more I get a little bored by these names.

We have a tricky surname, rhymes with Pea, is also letters and starts with an 'L'. This means names like Rosa are out because when said with surname it would sound like rosalie.

I'm not really keen on modern names but like traditional, classic but not boring or overused.

Any ideas???

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BrevilleTron · 23/07/2013 18:39

Jonathan
Rebecca
James
Stephen
Matthew
Hannah
Andrea

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MagicBaguette · 23/07/2013 18:42

Sophie

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SleepyCatOnTheMat · 23/07/2013 18:42

Frances for a girl.
Tristan for a boy.

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Hashtagwhatever · 23/07/2013 18:43

George
Daniel
Christopher

Olivia
Sophie
Alexandre

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OrangeJuiceSandwich · 23/07/2013 20:47

Umm wouldn't Tristan with your surname end up sounding like Tristanley Grin

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hawkmcqueen · 23/07/2013 21:29

It has to be Bruce if it's a boy :-)

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GW297 · 23/07/2013 21:33

Rebecca

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sleepingbeautiful · 23/07/2013 22:16

Oo yes am liking Rebecca and Jonathan from Breville's list.
Also:
Miranda
Joanna
Caroline
Susannah
Natasha

Edwin
Benjamin
Marcus
Robert
Damian
Gregory

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IwishIwasmoreorganised · 23/07/2013 22:21

I was hoping it would be Kate or Will posting Wink

I think it needs to be more than one syllable.

Robert,
Matthew,
Tristan,
Edward

Sarah
Emma
Jessica
Hannah
Rebecca

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StrawberrytallCAKE · 23/07/2013 22:27

Jemima
Harriet
Catherine
Suzannah
Marianne

Samuel
Jonathan
Kaspar
George
Thomas

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StrawberrytallCAKE · 23/07/2013 22:28

Georgina/Georgia

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dementedma · 23/07/2013 22:30

Benedict
Samuel
Anthony
Matthew
Dominic

Jennifer
Isobel
Patience
Catherine
Susannah

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loler · 23/07/2013 22:35

Patrick

Not Emma - would be Emily
Charlotte surname is a bit of a mouthful too!


Girls names are really hard. Ee endings are and most a endings are out! I agree that Rebecca is good.
Beth

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ItalaItala · 23/07/2013 22:39

I have a Charlotte and an Edward!

Agatha
Berengaria
Winifred

Eadgar

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sleepingbeautiful · 23/07/2013 22:47

Not Sarah (there's a frozen food brand)
Not Christopher (vampire bloke)

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Aworryingtrend · 23/07/2013 22:49

Fwiw I love Charlotte/Edward. How about:
Alice
Rebecca
francesca
Victoria
Alexandra
Natasha

James
Toby
Joseph
Matthew
William
Nicholas

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WafflyVersatile · 23/07/2013 23:00

Patrick
Cain
Corin

Carina
Carlotta
Anya

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Hoolit · 23/07/2013 23:16

Elizabeth
Kathryn
Florence
Josephine/josey

Joshua
Foster
Nathan

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FromageFrog · 25/07/2013 00:18

I love Florence but dh doesn't. I might convince him yet but its very doubtful.

I also like Sophie (and its variants) but cannot use because of relations. Same reasons for Rebecca.

With boys names, I don't like names which can shortened to really popular nicknames; so daniel becomes another Dan. We all know a Steve and Matt for example.

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mathanxiety · 25/07/2013 06:48

Tamsin
Florence
Claire
Tamara
Tabitha
Chloe
Iris
Greta
Carys
Ruth
Nancy
Tess
Juliet
Stella
Matilda
Georgia
Audrey
Vanessa

Arthur
Oscar
Austin
Owen
Brody
Jude
Cameron
Ronan
Henry
Reuben
Alistair
Ivan
Sebastian
Conrad
Toby
Brendan
Kieran
Declan
Ezra
George

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mathanxiety · 25/07/2013 06:49

Maybe not George in light of today's developments.

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MortifiedAdams · 25/07/2013 06:53

Alice
Nathan

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BeaWheesht · 25/07/2013 06:57

Harriet
Meredith
Genevieve
Eleanor
Abigail
Jemima
Constance
Caidence
Saskia
Kirsten
Melissa

Elijah
Theodore
Alexander (Alex though so a no go?)
Nathan
Frederick (Freddie, no?)
Fraser
Oliver
Adam
Cameron
Callum
Oscar
Duncan
Douglas
Scott
Euan


Hth

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AnotherStitchInTime · 25/07/2013 06:57

Austin

Helen

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FromageFrog · 25/07/2013 07:09

Do you think Carys + surname goes well? I do love Carys but had discounted it due to surname issue.

Jude is one my favourite boys names but it becomes Julie when said with surname.

Alex is one boys shortening I do like but cannot use

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