redclover's baby name shortlist

[redclover]

Here's the shortlist of baby names I'm considering that I generated with Mumsnet's Baby Name Finder. Let me know what you think.

Boys
Gabe
Tom

Girls
Elodie
Elsie
Frieda

[redclover]

Hello
Thanks - I love Elodie too. Maybe Gabriel - that way there's choice I guess x

[cece]

Gabe - not sure I like just Gabe, prefer the longer version
Tom - love it!

Elodie - very pretty
Elsie - I believe quite popular at the moment
Frieda - name of my old neighbour who I fell out with so I owuld say no.

[passionberry]

Gabe - No
Tom - Lovely

Elodie - Love it
Elsie - Love it
Frieda - No

[tummytickler]

Love Frieda and Tom.

[belgo]

Prefer Gabriel to Gabe

Elodie, Frieda and Tom are lovely.

[CillySunt]

none, sorry.

[redclover]

Arrgh! It's so difficult. I've definitely come to the conclusion that Gabriel is better than Gabe. Have thought of a few more & will update with Hal (trad short for Harold or Harry & is a family name), plus Marni & Albine (there's definitely something about French names).

[redclover]

Should have said Albine sounds like Alvine - maybe best to spell as Alvine?

[belgo]

dislike Marni. Even Darcy Bussell changed her name from Marnie.

Albine is awful.

Tom, Elodie and Frieda are lovely

[mathanxiety]

I love Frieda. For the boys' names, I like Tom (short for Thomas), Gabriel (Gabe as nn) and Hal.
I really dislike Marni, and think the other girls' names pale in comparison to Frieda.

[crumpette]

My vote's with Elodie and Thomas known as Tom

[liliputlady]

Same as crumpette!

[dizzydixies]

Gabriel nn Gabe
Tom is lovely

the girls are fine but not overly enspiring imo

[LIFESABREEZE]

I think Elodie is the best but I'm biased as my little'uns called that. It's getting more popular now though.

[Lonnie]

I just love Elodie wanted it for dd3 but dh said it was too close to Eloisa (dd2) then we named her Aoife and the 2 together are just WAY closer to say lol

[CelticUnited]

Tom, Elodie

[JeMeSouviens]

Thomas - Tom for nn
Elodie

Elise rather than Elsie

[Bucharest]

I don't like Elodie unless you have a French connection as it tends to be used by the Luca brigade. Nuff said.

Marnie is lovely, Elise is one of my current favourites. Elsie and Freida are still too Les Dawson for me.

Tom is meh.

Gabe for Gabriel is OK, but I do find it a bit girly.

[Galena]

Had never heard of Elodie until 3 months ago, now at one baby group I go to there are 2!

[MamaLazarou]

They are all nice names. But children can be very cruel, are you sure about Gabe?

[gingertoo]

Like Tom and Elsie

[SmileysPeepul]

Tom is lovely.

so is Hal.

How about Gideon instead of Gabriel?

Nt too keen on any of the girls names.