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Husband has vetoed all my names

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auberginefrog · 05/02/2017 10:56

Can I have some help? I'm trying to think of names for our second and neither of us like each other's names. Can you suggest any along these lines that don't end in an 's' sound as it won't go with out surname

Here's my list (all rejected so far by DH)
Adelaide
Anneke
Hazel
Valentina
Marsaili
Eilidh
Juno
Elspeth
Felicity
Elena
Ailsa
Ailish


Oscar
Ethan
Christopher
Finlay
Fraser
Frederick
Peregrine
Caleb
Harvey
Solomon
Samuel
Lewin
Oliver
Murray
Murdo

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Dolwar · 05/02/2017 11:59

There are literally hundreds of names out there. Get a book or go on a website and look through them together

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UnexpectedItemInShaggingArea · 05/02/2017 12:01

Dolwar I don't think you get the concept of the Baby names board. Grin

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Jooni · 05/02/2017 12:08

Can you give some examples of names he likes? I love a lot of your choices but if he likes more mainstream names then suggesting more in the same vein isn't going to be much help to you!

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BendydickCuminsnatch · 05/02/2017 12:12

He's clearly a fruitloop, Adelaide is the most perfect name in the world.

What is the name of your first?

It's hard to suggest as all my suggestions aren't as nice as the ones already on your lists Grin

Carina
Evan

??

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PiggyPlumPie · 05/02/2017 12:12

Ask him to come up with alternatives and stop discussing it. My DH didn't like the name I wanted for DD2 so I put the ball in his court and left him to it. He couldn't come up with an alternative and said we could go with my choice. Of course, when she was born it didn't suit her and we changed to something completely different! Grin

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HighbrowEyebrow · 05/02/2017 12:13

What are his suggestions?

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auberginefrog · 05/02/2017 12:27

He likes Cameron and Doug all for boys and has failed to come up with any girls names so far despite nagging Hmm

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auberginefrog · 05/02/2017 12:29

Oops Dougal stupid autocorrect

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HighbrowEyebrow · 05/02/2017 12:31

Dougal!?! DOUGAL!!!

Time to start re-watching Father Ted, OP.

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languagelearner · 05/02/2017 12:31

What's wrong with "Ailsa"? I once knew someone whose wife had that name.

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BellsaRinging · 05/02/2017 12:35

How do you feel about his choices? Tbh I like most of yours and love some. I also like his and think they're the same sort of names as yours so you should be able to agree on something.
If you don't hate his how about a deal where he chooses the boys name and you the girls?

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Whisky2014 · 05/02/2017 12:39

Stephanie
Charlotte
Jessica

Jack
Joseph

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auberginefrog · 05/02/2017 12:47

I know they're kind of similar names but I just don't love dougal and have negative associations with Cameron - we both have jobs like teaching so a few names have been ruined by association.

I was hoping for the collective wisdom so suggest a name that neither of us have thought of that we both love... thanks for all suggestions so far

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Sugarpiehoneyeye · 05/02/2017 12:50

Adeline
Anna
Marcia
Marisa
Eden
Julia
Josephine
Scarlett
Abigail
Alison

Nathan
Calum
Henry
Simon
Louis
Matthew
Adam
Michael

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Mrsknackered · 05/02/2017 13:12

Not surprised he vetoed Peregrine! Perry? Grinny? Ew!
That being said I do like a lot on your lists.
I'm really taking a shot in the dark here but perhaps:
Elsbeth (rather than the harsh Peth bit)
Aishling
Ada/Aida
Violet
Clementine/Clementina
Raya
Iris
Margot

And the boys:

Amos
Rudy
Jasper
Caspar
Franklin
Roman
Barnaby
Cassius
Kit

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Mrsknackered · 05/02/2017 13:16

Sorry just remembered you said not ending in S!

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Aquamarine1029 · 05/02/2017 13:59

Maybe Camden for a boy, Cameron is awful. Dougal is HIDEOUS. What about Aubrey or Madeleine for a girl?

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DonkeysDontRideBicycles · 06/02/2017 09:37

Vetoed all of them, what a meanie!
Fwiw I like Cameron.
Okay, girls:
Anna
Fiona
Ishbel
Louise
Molly
Zoë

Boys:
Adam
David
Kirk
Rory

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Fruitcocktail6 · 06/02/2017 09:39

Adelaide is my name so your DP is clearly mad.

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strawberrypenguin · 06/02/2017 09:43

Eloise
Lauren
Amber
Autumn
Willow

Dexter
Stephen
Joshua
Theo
Jasper

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llangennith · 06/02/2017 09:45

Cordelia (Cordie)
Arabella

Jasper
Casper
Benjamin (Benjy)

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TheLivingAsheth · 06/02/2017 09:49

Oh DH was the same, rejected all my many names, which were perfectly normal ones like Sam - (which he memorably claimed made us sound middle class pretending to be working class ??!?) but failed to come up with anything himself apart from Shona if it was a girl (it wasn't). We did get there in the end.

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Daisydukes79 · 06/02/2017 09:51

Our two are Jessica and Gregor :)

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AnnetteKertan · 06/02/2017 12:48

George
Franklin
Toby

Ursula
Imogen
Daniella

(my DP is also a 'no I don't like it but I have no other suggestions' bloke too. So annoying!!)

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BlueChampagne · 06/02/2017 13:42

Corinna
Meredith
Tamsin
Eilidh
Morven

Conrad
Wreford
Alasdair
Torin
Anthony

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