Isaac, Zachary, Bonnie, Jamie...?

[Futterby]

Can't for the life of me decide on a name for my lo (who's due in November so PLENTY of time but still), what are your opinions on:

Boy:
Isaac Little
Zachary Little

Girl:
Jamie Little
Bonnie Little

I'm just so excited I can't quite hold it in

[Littlecherublegs]

Love your boys names; hate your girls names (sorry!).

In fact Isaac & Zachary were on our shortlist along with Joseph, Nathan, Christian, Dominic, Haydn, Leon, Anthony.

For girls we had Chloe, Sophie, Bethan, Megan, Carla, Anna, Georgia, Kirsty, Nicole

[Futterby]

Don't be sorry! Each to their own

I love Leon and Anthony, but I know girls with all the names you've listed and I just didn't get along with them growing up and that's put me off them. Funny how that works!

I love Bonnie for a girl because I'm Scottish and it's a good Scottish name but it kind of does remind me of a dogs name OH loves it though, more so than Jamie.

[Futterby]

And Joseph, I love Joseph :P

[Tortoise]

Love both your boys names. I have a Zachary (Zach).
Not keen on your girls names though, sorry.

[Futterby]

Love it shortened to Zach :) I would probably shorten Isaac to Zach too :) Might have to re-think the girls names ;)

[Futterby]

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[5madthings]

Love Bonnie and we had Isaac on our list for ds3 but an annoying relative insisted if we named him it she would call him zac for short and I don't like zac.

Funny you say you like it as you are Scottish, my mil is Scottish and hates the name bonnie, we had it on our list for dd and she is adamant its not a real name and made faces at it etc.

[Futterby]

I know what you mean about annoying relatives my cousin keeps going on and on and on about calling it Jonathan or Logan (his first and middle name) and just won't take no for an answer he just doesn't seem to understand that I'm not naming it after anyone in my family.

That is funny :) there's quite a divided opinion on it. Same with me though, my name is Dale and a lot of people don't like it since it's mainly a boys name. At least people don't forget me ;)

[5madthings]

HA ha my mil wanted us to use the name Johnathon, my uncle is a Johnathon and I have three cousins called Johnathon so I wouldn't use it, apparently I was being silly and should use it anyway.

We also liked Genevieve but annoying relative insisted on pronouncing it the French way so we diudnt use that.

Still my mil worst suggestion was that I use the name Patrick...which just happens to be the name of a the person who sexually assaulted me as a teenager, again that was a silly reason not to use a name.... Basically mil doesn't like any of the names we chose!

[Futterby]

I had the same experience, my gran repeatedly suggested forcefully that I call my baby Ryan - the name of the guy who assaulted me when I was 14. No offence to Ryans but the name just makes my skin crawl. I love Genevieve!

[Futterby]

I'll point out that I didn't tell anyone about the assault so she doesn't know but she could take no for an answer

[5madthings]

I explained that i didnt likd the name due to a bad experience with a boy of that name who wouldnt take 'no' for an answer but she didnt get it and said if we used the name it would become a name i loved... Err no really the name of the boy that raped me is never going to be a name i love. I did have a momemt at toddler group wherr a mum introduced her new baby boy and of course we were all what is his name... Yep patrick, i just had to say something nice about it as obviously its my issue but i will never like the name.

I love genevieve but not pronounced the french way and it would get shortened to jen or jenny and i dont like that name. I would shorten it to vi vi if anything.

My dd is merryn and i have theo, oscar, dylan and rudi :)

[Futterby]

Love all those names :O you have such lovely taste especially love Merryn and Theo :B

[Lighthousekeeping]

I love Bonnie. Not too keen on Jamie for a girl but love it for a boy. I really like Edie. That's what my Scottish aunt is called.

[Futterby]

Edie is the name of someone in a telly programme I hate D: I'm so picky! I like Jamie for a boy too :)

[Lighthousekeeping]

I like Isla and Nel too

[Futterby]

Isla was on the shortlist

[sleepingbeautiful]

I really like your boy choices, not so keen on the girl ones. Bonnie Little sounds like an unfinished sentence "Bonnie little girl/horse/puppy/cat..", also I have cousin Bonnie and she is not bonnie, so I don't think it's an easy name to wear.
Jamie sounds like it should be a nickname for something, as it's primarily a boy's name. Jessamine, Jeannine, Jacqueline??
What about Mary, Mara, Flora?

[Thisvehicleisreversing]

Love Zachary! I have a Zachary but always shortened to Zach. Not so keen on Isaac.

Bonnie is nice too for a girl. :)

[Kneedeepinshittynappies]

Trying not to read all of the above as my name is jaimie! Well that's me outed! I've only ever had lovely compliments on my name although as a dale you will know the minor troubles that come with having what is seen as a "boys" name.

[Futterby]

Love that spelling :O

[Futterby]

And sleepingbeautiful, I really want a strong name :p

[CPtart]

Love your boys names, were also on our short list (went for Adam and Luke)
Don't like your girls names at all.

[sleepingbeautiful]

Flutterby in that case I don't see Bonnie or Jamie as a strong name... They both have 'ie' endings, which are automatically cutesy. Bonnie means pretty, and Jamie is usually an affectionate nickname for a young James (my DH being one of them).
Flora to me is a strong name because my rather formidable Scottish grandmother bears it, and Mary due to it's Queenly connections.
I'd say Rhona, Judith and Kirsten are all strong. Bonnie is fluffy.

[Futterby]

Not from where I'm from it's not! And I see Jamie as a strong name. Mary, not so much. Mary makes me think of an eighty year old and Flora means flowers... The other ones I just really dislike.