My feed
Premium

Please
or
to access all these features

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Baby names

Please could you help to name our baby?

85 replies

Bubblebox · 12/09/2020 21:27

Dc2 is due in November and we have no names on the list. Not a single one.
We don’t know the sex of the baby so would love suggestions for both.

I work with children and have a huge family which is not helping as it knocks lots out of the running. DH is clueless.

  • Dd1 has a classic name that was uncommon when we named her but has risen in popularity. I seem to like classic girls names.
  • I would prefer less popular but recognisable.
  • I seem to be drawn to biblical boys names but am open to ideas. Again, prefer underused but not too out there.
  • Any name must have good nickname options. I know that mumsnet is often against preplanning this but every name gets shortened in my family and I want to make sure that it is to something that I like.
  • surname is Evan so needs to go with that.


I know that I sound really awkward and probably am but any ideas would be appreciated. Smile
OP posts:
Report
EggFriedCauliflowerRice · 12/09/2020 21:37

Jonah or Bethany.

Report
WinWinnieTheWay · 12/09/2020 21:42

Bram (Abraham).

Keziah

Report
Spied · 12/09/2020 21:42

Victoria
Rebecca
Emma
Jemimah
Christina

Isaac
Jonah
Luke
Issiah
Joel

Report
autumnkate · 12/09/2020 21:43

Josiah?

Hannah?

Report
Janus · 12/09/2020 21:45

I now love Nate for a boy and Nell for a girl

Report
HalfBloodPrincess · 12/09/2020 21:47

Annabel
Elspeth
Daphne
Rosemary
Cordelia

Ephraim
Jonah
Joseph
Gabriel
Gregory

Report
BlenheimOrange · 12/09/2020 21:48

Joel? Jude?

Report
aureliacecilia · 12/09/2020 21:49

Clara and Nathan

Report
Whatthebloodyell · 12/09/2020 21:49

Daniel

Report
tararabumdeay · 12/09/2020 21:50

Amos.

Report
wishing3 · 12/09/2020 21:50

Rosalind (nn Rose)?

Report
Buttercup54321 · 12/09/2020 21:53

Matthew
Daniel
David
Adam
Isaac
Joseph
Elizabeth
Charlotte
Sarah
Victoria
Marie
Jennifer

Report
Mitchiemoo2 · 12/09/2020 21:53

Abel

Report
MadamMooch · 12/09/2020 21:59

Clara or Nathaniel?

Report
ncqtime · 12/09/2020 22:01

I feel like whatever you go for don't end the name in an a sound, so as to avoid the 'reven' sound or awkwardness pronouncing it clearly. Depends on your accent though I guess.

Gracie?

Jake?

Report
ncqtime · 12/09/2020 22:02

Ooh was just gonna scrap Jake and say nathaniel

Report
Standrewsschool · 12/09/2020 22:05

Bettina/Bette
Abigail
Selena
Martha
Georgette
Lucinda
Meredith
Clarabel

Adam
Gideon
Nathaniel
Jacob
Benjamin
Samson
Thaddeus

Report
GnomeoNameo · 12/09/2020 22:05

Susanna

Caleb or David

Report
Standrewsschool · 12/09/2020 22:06

Are any of these names hitting the mark?

Report
Auto · 12/09/2020 22:12

Julian
Matthew
Daniel
Zachary
Caspar
Reuben

Melissa
Frances
Romilly
Phoebe
Naomi
Lucy

Report
twirlywooly · 12/09/2020 22:15

I love a name with nn options.

Boys:
Reuben (Reu/Roo)
Joshua (Josh)
Elijah (Eli)
Lawrence/Laurence (Laurie)
Gregory (Greg)
Jacob (Jake)
Nathaniel (Nate)
Phineas (Phinn/Finn)
Simon (Si)

Girls:
Beatrice/Beatrix (Bea/Trixy)
Josephine (Jo/Josie/Posie/Sephy)
Eliza (Lizzie/Ellie)
Isobel (Izzy)
Phoebe (pheebs)
Alice (Ally)
Rosalie/Rosalind (Rosie/Roz)
Matilda (Tilly)

Report
Krazynights34 · 12/09/2020 22:15

Isaac
Jacob
Thomas
James (these all are biblical with fairly obvious NN)
Daniel
Amos
Obediah
John
Luke
Matthew
Peter
Abel
Abraham (Bram because it’s the best name)
Adam
Noah
Elijah

Victoria
Vivienne
Elizabeth (I live NN Babette but it gets mocked on MN)
Eliza also
Francine
Delphine
Alexandra
Rosemary
Anna
Grace
Lydia
Harriet
Hester
Genevieve
Lucinda
Clarissa
Catherine
Julianna/Julianne/Julia
Bridget
Helen/a
Christine
Arabella
Edie

Report

Don’t want to miss threads like this?

Weekly

Sign up to our weekly round up and get all the best threads sent straight to your inbox!

Log in to update your newsletter preferences.

You've subscribed!

LilacSloth · 12/09/2020 22:15

Caroline or Jonah

Report
Lonelylockdownlass · 12/09/2020 22:21

Solomon

Report
ZoChan · 12/09/2020 22:25

I know an Ishmael. No idea what his nickname may be!

Report
Please create an account

To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.