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Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

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Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

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Which of these do you like?

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Mrswellyboot · 12/04/2014 12:35

Ellen
Mary

Brendan
Joseph

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Mygoldfishrocks · 12/04/2014 12:45

All awful. Sorry

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Bowlersarm · 12/04/2014 12:47

Ellen and Joseph are both great.

Just be wary of Joseph if you don't like Joe.

I don't like Brendan or Mary.

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ThePigOfHappiness · 12/04/2014 12:48

They are all very dated IMO sorry. Ellen and Joseph are the best though.

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wizzler · 12/04/2014 12:49

Ellen and Joseph

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pregnantpause · 12/04/2014 13:13

Ellen and Joseph. I like Ellen, and I like joe. Not fussed on Mary tbh

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ClareBell08 · 12/04/2014 16:05

Ellen and Joseph. Joseph has long been a fave of mine. I personally pref Ella or Elena but Ellen is lovely also

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FixItUpChappie · 12/04/2014 16:19

Joseph is classic and the best of the bunch IMO.

I just can't get excited enough to even choose between Ellen and Mary - sorry

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LoriGrimes · 12/04/2014 16:33

Mary and Joseph

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pilates · 12/04/2014 16:36

Joseph is nice but not keen on the girls names.

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MadameJosephine · 12/04/2014 16:41

Mary and Joseph are both lovely names (maybe not for siblings through!)

I think Ellen is a bit meh and I don't like Brendan at all, sorry

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Mrswellyboot · 12/04/2014 17:02

It's so hard to pick

Thank You all.

Dh is very traditional and likes family names. I may go back to th drawing board.

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HolidayCriminal · 12/04/2014 17:11

Mary is my fave. All fine by me, Brendan would be better spelled Brandon I suspect.

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Megrim · 12/04/2014 17:43

If you like Ellen, have you also considered Eleanor or Eilidh?

I like Joseph, DS1 has it as his middle name. You don't see it very often.

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Mrswellyboot · 12/04/2014 18:56

We have had a chat. Considering Dermot

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Wishfulmakeupping · 12/04/2014 18:59

Mary is ok others not to my taste

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Littleturkish · 12/04/2014 18:59

Dermot or Diamurd is lovely.

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Littleturkish · 12/04/2014 18:59

Would you consider Maria?

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ChickenMe · 12/04/2014 19:06

Sorry I only like Joseph. Ellen is too heavy. So is Mary. They sound like washer women.

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NadiaWadia · 12/04/2014 19:51

Mary and Joseph. You couldn't really have siblings called this, though, for obvious reasons!

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Alisvolatpropiis · 12/04/2014 20:20

Joseph.

Though as Nadia said, Joseph can never the brother of Mary.

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AuntieStella · 12/04/2014 20:27

I like all of them!

Agree that Joseph and Mary are not great for a sibling set, so would plump for Ellen and Joseph.

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chesterberry · 12/04/2014 20:31

I like Joseph. Not keen on any of the others.

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Lucked · 12/04/2014 20:34

Ellen and Joseph.

Have you considered Ellle?

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HeyBungalowBill · 12/04/2014 20:34

Ellen and Joseph

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somedizzywhore1804 · 12/04/2014 20:46

I once knew a Brendan who wasn't Irish and had no Irish connection. He said it was "as culturally bizarre as naming a white, ginger kid Mohammed" and hated it, so I'd be wary if you're not Irish/in Ireland/ in a Catholic-centric community. Plus it's just not a nice name IMO.

Joseph is very nice though.

All those girls names are horrible.