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Which would you pick?

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Chocolateandchillies · 06/01/2019 11:53

Can you rate my list please, what would you choose?
Eva
Eliza
Evelyn
Matilda

Samuel
Alexander
Benjamin
Joseph

Wouldn’t want to shorten any of them but understand this may be inevitable when they reach school age.

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YepImafraidIchangeditagain · 06/01/2019 11:53

Eva and Samuel.

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Princesspeachy0 · 06/01/2019 11:57

Matilda- I personally adore this name.

Alexander- people will defiantly call him Alex though, which I'm not as keen on.

I do like Samuel and also like Sam/Sammy for a NN.

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ThroughThickAndThin01 · 06/01/2019 11:59

I don’t like the girls names.

I like all the boys! But I think you’ll have trouble not shortening any of them.

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Dontrocktheboat · 06/01/2019 12:00

Eliza and Joseph - though they are all v popular.

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Icklepup · 06/01/2019 12:02

Eliza and Alexander

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Choosinganame · 06/01/2019 12:03

Matilda for a girls name. I also like Evelyn but think it gets mixed in with the millions of Eve/Evies. Don't really like Eliza.

I like all your boys names, probably Benjamin most followed by Alexander.
I like Benji as a nn for Benjamin.

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MadameJosephine · 06/01/2019 12:03

Matilda for a girl
Alexander for a boy

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BoswellsBollocks · 06/01/2019 12:03

Eliza and Alexander (but I’d encourage Xander as a nickname rather than Alex)

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strawberrypenguin · 06/01/2019 12:04

Eliza and Samuel although they are all nice names :)

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Disfordarkchocolate · 06/01/2019 12:05

Evelyn and Joseph, but to be honest I like them all.

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Carolcool · 06/01/2019 12:05

They are all lovely but super popular. Personally I avoided the VERY popular names but there's no reason to really.

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DarkestBeforeDawn · 06/01/2019 12:07

Love Matilda and Benjamin. All your boys names are in danger of being shortened though!!

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Exhaustedmummy1811 · 06/01/2019 12:07

I had a lot of the names on my lists too. I loved alaxander for a boy. But I'm expecting a little girl. Evelyn is my top name however my youngest middle name is evelyn (she was definitely going to be my last) my ex hated the name so wasn't allowed it as a first name. I would love to use it this time but not sure if it would be too weird so I'm contemplating evie or Freya now

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Astronica · 06/01/2019 12:07

Eliza and Alexander for me. (I like Lex, Alec and Xander for short forms rather than Alex.) Also love Matilda.

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Didyeeaye · 06/01/2019 12:12

My favourites are Matilda and Benjamin.

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Chocolateandchillies · 06/01/2019 13:05

To those saying they are very popular, they all rank outside the top 20 so can’t imagine there being too much of an issue. I think I’m swaying towards Eliza or Evelyn and Benjamin but I keep changing my mind.

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itssquidstella · 06/01/2019 13:11

Eliza and Alexander

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daisypond · 06/01/2019 13:13

Eliza and Alexander. But l like all the names you've suggested except Eva (too bland).

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Creatureofthenight · 06/01/2019 13:13

Matilda and Samuel

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WhatASmashingBlouse · 06/01/2019 13:31

Evelyn or Matilda

Samuel or Alexander

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Tobykins · 06/01/2019 13:37

Alexander.

All your girls names are nice, I'd probably pick Eliza if it were me.

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tammytoby · 06/01/2019 13:56

They are all quite fashionable these days, and I prefer more underused classics. The only one I like is Eliza.

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anatol · 06/01/2019 13:56

Eva and Alexander

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MikeUniformMike · 06/01/2019 14:36

Eva - far too popular if you add it to all the Eves, Avas, etc. Makes me think of Eva Braun.
Eliza - nice
Evelyn - I don't like it, I like Eve
Matilda - nice but way too popular

Samuel
Alexander
Benjamin
Joseph
I like all the boys names

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Peachbubble · 06/01/2019 15:30

Matilda and Benjamin

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