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woody17 · 25/07/2015 17:20

Baby is due in November and we don't know what we are having. I'd really appreciate thoughts on our current shortlist of names.

Boys
Winston
Stanley
Albert
Felix

Girls
Vivienne
Harriet
Florence
Zara
Tess
Penelope

Thank you Smile

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squoosh · 25/07/2015 17:30

Vivienne, Zara and Tess are are all gorgeous.

Not as crazy about your boys names but I'll go for Felix.

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ThroughThickAndThin01 · 25/07/2015 17:33

I like Florence, Zara and Tess.

I'm not keen on your boys names either, and I would go for Felix.

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LemonBreeland · 25/07/2015 17:35

I love Felix and quite like Stanley. Florence is nice but quite popular. I do like Harriet

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sweetpeame · 25/07/2015 17:39

I really like Felix, don't like the other boys names at all. Zara is my favourite from your girls list, followed by Tess and Florence, not keen on the others.

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Rosaaa · 25/07/2015 17:44

I like Vivienne & Zara for a girl. From your boys' names I like Felix

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Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 25/07/2015 17:50

Winston for a boy.
Can't decide out of Vivienne Zara Or Florence for a girl.
Can't stand Tess Penelope or Harriet. But it's not my baby

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LorelaiVictoriaGilmore · 25/07/2015 18:09

I love Felix - my DS's name! Of the girl's names i like Harriet (my sis's name), Florence and Penelope.

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AlmaMartyr · 25/07/2015 18:13

I like all your girls' names. Out of the boys, Albert and Felix are both nice.

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Sophronia · 25/07/2015 18:16

I like Albert, Vivienne (prefer Vivien), Harriet and Zara.

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RiverTam · 25/07/2015 18:17

Harriet

Don't like any of the others.

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DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 25/07/2015 18:18

Great list, I love them allSmile

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reuset · 25/07/2015 18:19

Albert or Felix

Penelope or Harriet

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DramaAlpaca · 25/07/2015 18:22

I like all your girls names.

Felix is the best of the bunch of the boys names.

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ShadowStar · 25/07/2015 18:23

I like Stanley, Harriet and Penelope from your list.

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BikeRunSki · 25/07/2015 18:24

I like Tess and Stanley best.

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GoooRooo · 25/07/2015 18:26

I like Stanley and Albert (particularly if he then becomes a Bertie). I don't like Winston at all and am a bit meh about Felix. I found it so so hard to pick boy names though so I am a tough audience.

I like all the girl names, particularly Harriet.

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FrazzleRock · 25/07/2015 18:27

Bloody hell woody, are you me? I'm not pregnant or planning to be anytime soon, but these are all top of my list.
Sorry, not helpful.

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VixxFace · 25/07/2015 18:55

Stanley and Penelope

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Yarp · 25/07/2015 19:53

I like :

Stanley
Vivienne
Harriet
Tess


Would you consider:

Marianne

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woody17 · 25/07/2015 23:58

Thank you for all your opinions and suggestions.

I think we are finding it hard as we are almost the last of our friends to have children (most have two or three) and we don't want to use the same names.

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CakeRattleandRoll · 26/07/2015 01:05

Really like Felix for a boy.
Not too keen on Florence but your other girl's names are lovely. My favourites are Vivienne and Penelope.

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manicinsomniac · 26/07/2015 01:19

Boys
Winston - don't like it at all but maybe just because the one I know is very challenging.
Stanley - don't like it
Albert - don't like it. But again, only known one and he was difficult so might just be the personal association. Also a bit old mannish
Felix - love it

Girls
Vivienne - really like it
Harriet - quite like it
Florence - quite like it
Zara - love it
Tess - not keen. Quite like Tessa though
Penelope - not keen

Felix and Zara by a mile, for me.

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 26/07/2015 15:33

Don't like any of the boys' names, sorry.

Love Vivienne and Harriet and like Florence and Tess. Not fond of Zara.

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cecilelliott · 26/07/2015 20:36

Felix is great.

Tess is gorgeous.

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PallasCat · 27/07/2015 13:03

Congratulations! And a really lovely shortlist!

In order of preference:
Boys
Stanley - wonderful. Really love this and very positive associations for me.
Winston and Felix - joint second. Both also lovely.
Albert - like it, just not as much as the others. Like the old-fashioned vibe in all of these, maybe Albert least because of royalty association, but that's just me.


Girls
Tess - one of my all time favourites. Classic, feisty.
Vivienne - really beautiful. Pretty but also strong.
Penelope - great, though quite a mouthful. Will inevitably be shortened, but I really like the short options of Penny and Nell so that doesn't count against it for me.
Florence - as for Vivienne, strong and beautiful. Of the two I'd go for Vivienne though as there are quite a few Florences around these days.
Zara - great sounding name, think the royalty connection puts me off again.
Harriet - least favourite. Always strikes me as a bit drab, sorry.

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