What do you think of our names?

[namingtime]

We are not finding out the sex of our baby, so we need names for both a girl and a boy. Our shortlists are:

Boy:
Tristan
Quentin

Girl:
Emily
Celeste

[Fattycow]

I like them!

[seaoflove]

The only one that stands out to me is Emily, because it's so much more commonplace than the other, more unusual names you've chosen. So I would choose Celeste over Emily any day

[reuset]

I don't dislike any of the names. But it depends on what you want, Celeste and Quentin would be the more unusual choices. Tristan and Emily also fine but safer and more popular choices

[Pandora37]

I like both your boys names. I LOVE Celeste but seems very different to Emily, which is everywhere and I've never met a Celeste.

[ChippingInGluggingOn]

Boy:
Tristan
Quentin

Girl:
Emily
Celeste

It's like a game of 'Pick the odd one out'

I don't like any of them, sorry.

[youbethemummylion]

I like Celeste but Emily is a bit everyday compared with the other names. I think Quentin depends on your social-economic background. In the working class area I live in it would seem out of place. Tristan is ok but doesn't really appeal to me.

[bienemaya]

I like them all, but my favourties are Quentin and Celeste! Lovely names.

[rachel234]

I like them all (we have a Quentin too ) apart from Emily which is a little overused (I think it was THE number one name for girls for a number of years recently).

[skifanatic]

All lovely names. I'd pick Quentin and Celeste - classic but not overused. Tristan perhaps a little too similar to triste/sad?

[LorelaiVictoriaGilmore]

I like all of them, except Quentin. I think that's my issue though, as it just makes me think of grumpy Uncle Quentin from the Famous Five!

[tammytoby]

I like them all apart from Emily which is a little dull (perhaps I've just heard it too often). Really like Quentin and know a lovely 5 year old one, it seems to be becoming more popular.

[evamummy]

Tristan - ok but tristis is latin for sad
Quentin - love this, reminds me of illustrator Quentin Blake
Emily - nice classic name but very widely used already
Celeste - like this a lot, unusual and pretty.

[PunkAssMoFo]

Don't mind celeste (but it does remind me on the contraceptive pill), but prefer celine.
Emily is fine if a little dull.
Prefer Quentin of your boys names.

[Katie2489]

I know a Tristan with very sweaty hands so don't like that one. The rest i think are ok.

[KenDoddsDadsDog]

Why is Tristan becoming popular ? Have had two babies born of work colleagues named this in the last few months (big office)
Quentin is very famous five
Celeste is gorgeous

[VixxFace]

All terrible. Quentin is atrocious.

[lebkuchenlover]

Vixx, thankfully we all have different tastes! Would be dull if we all chose similar names .

I too know a little Tristan as well as a baby Quentin (and lots of Emilys aged 8-14). Don't know any Celestes though, lovely name.

[BellMcEnd]

Love Celeste and Tristan although I agree it's becoming very popular. I know one so far. Not a fan of Quentin - also reminds me of grumpy Uncle Quentin from the Famous Five . I've always thought that Emily is pretty but bland.

[shoobidoo]

I like all your names, op, with the possible exception of Emily which is indeed a little overused/dull in comparison. Would think that most kids would think of Quentin Tarantino nowadays as opposed to Uncle Quentin, no?

[GettingFiggyWithIt]

Tristan
Emily

[poppydaisy]

Like both your boys names, in particular Quentin. It's cool, classic and not that widely used. Prefer Celeste from your girls suggestions, very pretty and also fairly uncommon.

[gruffallosfriend]

I like them all! Although for the girls, I prefer Celeste.

[pilates]

I like your girls names but the boys names are awful, sorry.

[bananaramma]

I like both boys names and think I prefer Celeste as it's a little less popular.

[Bue]

I love Celeste.