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29 replies

RWK29 · 28/07/2020 14:28

DH and I are struggling to decide on names! Not finding out the sex so would like a short list of boys names and girls names to go to the hospital with 😊 Here is the list of names we both like so far. What are your thoughts? And please leave any other suggestions 😊 surname is a 3 syllable ‘M’ name.

Boys: Max & Charlie
Girls: Isabella, Poppy & Layla

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Thistlegirl4 · 28/07/2020 14:56

Max and Isabella

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Poppydaisies · 28/07/2020 15:01

I only like Layla. Beautiful and underused.

The others are very popular and might soon sound dated imo.

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VinoOlive · 28/07/2020 15:02

Max and Isabella

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Onestepup · 28/07/2020 15:02

I like Charlie and Poppy best. Charlie Max or Poppy Isabella.

Emma
Lily
Maisie
Charlotte

Leo
Isaac
Freddie
Joseph

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Nighttown · 28/07/2020 15:03

I only like Layla, but I'd spell it Leila.

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MrsGilly1 · 28/07/2020 15:06

Charlie and Poppy x

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Whatsyourflava · 28/07/2020 15:06

Lovely names in your lists already

Boy name suggestions
Kit
Caleb
Miles

Girl name suggestions
Delilah
Felicity
Cora
Clementine
Holly

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Ricekrispie22 · 28/07/2020 15:09

Toby
Rory
Jake
Miles

Isla
Phoebe
Imogen
India

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RWK29 · 28/07/2020 15:20

@Poppydaisies I love Layla too. Seen a few negative comments online about it being used when white British rather than Middle Eastern and wasn’t sure if that would be a common issue that people had with it 🤷🏻‍♀️ A nice name is a nice name to me lol, I’m not hugely fussy on origin!

@Onestepup Middle names are already sorted so will strictly be a first name off of those lists 😊 I adore Charlotte 😊 DH can’t stand it 🙄😂

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daisypond · 28/07/2020 15:21

Max for the boy. Charlie is babyish.
I like all your girl names. Isabella is nice but a little frilly and is a style that’s going out of fashion. Isabel is better. Poppy I like a lot. Layla is nice too. I generally prefer it as Leila.

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Orphlids · 28/07/2020 15:29

Charlie was incredibly popular maybe ten or twelve years ago, so there are huge numbers of them about. I do find myself doing a bit of an internal eye-roll when I hear yet another Charlie being called by his mum. I’m afraid I am really not keen. I always think of it as an insult: he’s a right Charlie. Charles is fantastic though, and carries so much more weight.

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Spied · 28/07/2020 15:34

Max or Layla

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RWK29 · 28/07/2020 16:44

Thanks @Whatsyourflava and @Ricekrispie22 😊 I love Miles but DH isn’t a fan lol.

I also think Delilah is beautiful but we are Scottish and after having thrown this name out there a few times in hypothetical baby name chats with friends/family there seems to be a huge problem with pronunciation which annoyed me 😂😂 Some say “Del-eye-lah” and some say “Del-iy-lah” 🙈
Imogen is also lovely but I know quite a few around here at the moment 😊

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123Dancewithme · 28/07/2020 23:27

Max and Isabella

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VenusClapTrap · 29/07/2020 14:07

Leila

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JacquelineLadyBugg · 29/07/2020 17:34

I'd vote for Max and Isabella out of those ones.

Boy suggestions:

Thomas
William
Edward
Felix
Archie
Luke
Henry
Leo
Benjamin


Girl suggestions:

Grace
Charlotte
Pearl
Beatrice
Delilah (nn Lilah)
Annabel
Emma
Eliza
Mia

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JacquelineLadyBugg · 29/07/2020 17:35

Oh sorry, delilah already suggested and discounted! Rtft LadyBugg!

Hmmmm, how about Isla or Eilidh, since you're Scottish?

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PoodleMoth · 29/07/2020 18:38

Max and Poppy!

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PlantPotting · 29/07/2020 18:53

Boy
Barnaby
Sidney or just Sid
Laurence or Laurie
Vincent or Vinnie
Chester
Ellis
Wilfred
Peter
Eli

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PlantPotting · 29/07/2020 18:54

Girls

Roxanne
Pearl
Cora

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Spidey66 · 29/07/2020 18:56

I like all of them, but would Charles on birth certificate for Charlie.

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ButterflyRuns · 29/07/2020 18:56

Max and Isabella

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dollypops15 · 29/07/2020 21:02

I like

Max and Poppy

I have a Poppy and she is so beautiful the name fits her perfectly.

Ivy
Rosie
Daisy

Love flower names

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MikeUniformMike · 30/07/2020 18:43

I don't like Layla but I like Leila.

Max and Charlie are fine.
Isabella will be Izzy or Bella.
Poppy is fine.

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Chloethemummy · 30/07/2020 19:12

Congratulation on your new little one, I love all of your names but my favourites would have to be Charlie and Isabella!
Here are the names my hubby and I chose for our 6 little miracles (and top choices for our twin girlies on the way),
Amelia and Abigail (Millie and Abbie for short) for our identical girls
Remi and Riley are our identical boys)
Hallie
Mackenzie
Scarlett and Sienna are our top choice for our twin girls on the way
Hope that helps and congratulations again 😊

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