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DontFadeAway · 22/11/2020 18:29

Evening lovelies ♥️

So I'm due my first little one in May, and we find out the gender in 3 weeks. OH and I have started making some lists, however they are quite long!

Could you let me know your favourite 3 from both our boys and girls lists please 🌟

I have a top three personally, but there's only a couple OH agree on totally!

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Austin
Max
Sonny
Arlo
Sebastian
Felix
Arthur
Elijah
Ezra

🌸
Iris
Lyla
Maya
Thea
Eliza
Elsie
Maeve
Myla

Thank you 😘

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TotalBitch · 22/11/2020 18:32

Felix
Arthur
Ezra

Iris
Thea
Eliza

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Chilldonaldchill · 22/11/2020 18:34

Austin - the Austin I know is a delight but I don't like the name. Place names as names aren't attractive to me
Max - nice but a bit boring
Sonny - I really dislike this.
Arlo - I like this
Sebastian - I love this
Felix - I really like this
Arthur - I like this. I know an awful lot!
Elijah - quite like this
Ezra - really like this

My top three boys would be Sebastian, Ezra and Felix.

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Iris - I love this
Lyla - it's ok. Much prefer Lyra.
Maya - I like it if it's pronounced my-a, dislike may-a
Thea - love love love this
Eliza - love this
Elsie - really like this
Maeve - don't like. Sounds depressing to me
Myla - don't like at all.

My top 3 girls would be Thea, Iris and Eliza. Lyra would beat Eliza if it was on the list.

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Princessbanana · 22/11/2020 18:36

@DontFadeAway don’t forget about Tegan! I love that name so you have to add it to the list just to keep me happy!😂 great names by the way!😁

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TheDetectiveBadge · 22/11/2020 18:38

Sebastian, Max and Austin.
Eliza, Thea and Lyla.

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Yennefer19 · 22/11/2020 18:44

Austin - love on my list too
Ezra
Sebastian

Thea
Eliza
Maeve

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RunningFromInsanity · 22/11/2020 18:45

Arlo, Austin, Max

Lyla, Thea, Maya/Iris.
All of those girls names are on my list!

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DontFadeAway · 22/11/2020 18:45

@Princessbanana hahah! Thank you 😘

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DontFadeAway · 22/11/2020 18:46

@RunningFromInsanity you have great taste 😉

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L4uz · 22/11/2020 18:48

I have to say Sebastian for a boy (that's what we were going to call ours had she not been a girl) and Eliza for a girl as it was on our list of middle names 😊

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IckleBear · 22/11/2020 19:08

Elijah, Max, Felix
Thea, Eliza, Maeve

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Lelophants · 22/11/2020 19:13

In order:

Austin
Arthur
Elijah

Love love Thea and quite like Maya and then I guess Elsie.

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Nell96 · 22/11/2020 19:36

I find boys' names really difficult and I'm not overly keen on any on your list (or mine, to be honest!) I'd probably go for Arthur, Sebastian and Sonny, though Sonny would have to be a nickname for something e.g. Orson. Other names you might like: Isaac, Ellis, Theo, Auden.

I love Iris and like Thea a lot. Maya would probably be my third choice. Other suggestions: Lyra, Ivy, Thora, May, Elise, Alice.

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elh06 · 22/11/2020 19:37

Love your lists! We have very similar taste, also due next May! 💛 Arlo is currently our favourite boy and Thea favourite girl from your lists x

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Angel2702 · 22/11/2020 19:41

Sebastian
Arthur
Max

Maeve
Iris
Elsie

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DontFadeAway · 22/11/2020 19:42

@elh06 oh wow! What great taste you have 😘

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KittenCalledBob · 22/11/2020 19:45

Max
Sebastian
Felix

Iris
Lyla
Thea

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whattodo2019 · 22/11/2020 19:46

Max and Eliza. I also quite like Felix
The other names aren't my
style.

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TwylaSands · 22/11/2020 19:46

🌿
Sebastian
Elijah
Ezra

🌸
Iris
Eliza
Maeve

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MikeUniformMike · 22/11/2020 19:46

Austin - ok
Max - like it
Sonny - it's a nickname
Arlo - don't like
Sebastian - don't like
Felix - too closely associated with cat food
Arthur - ok
Elijah - too babyish
Ezra - don't like

Iris - ok but not keen
Lyla - don't like, too many similar names around
Maya- don't like, too many similar names around
Thea - don't like, too many Theos around
Eliza - ok
Elsie - not keen
Maeve- not keen, too many similar names around
Myla- don't like, too many similar names around

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IamnotwhouthinkIam · 22/11/2020 19:57

1.Max (although I like it best as a nn for Maxim/ilian)
2.Ezra
Sebastian, Arthur, Felix and Elijah are all fine, just not my personal taste. The others are too nicknamey or trendy for me.

1.Maeve

  1. Iris

Thea and Maya are nice (but unfortunately I like them best pronounced "Tay- ah" and "May -ah", which are the less common pronunciations). As with the boys names the others are all too nicknamey/trendy for me.
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SaffieSoph · 22/11/2020 20:01

All our great! I think we have similar taste! In order I’d go for:
Sonny, Austin, Felix
Iris, Thea, lyla, Maeve

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formerbabe · 22/11/2020 20:02

Love Austin and Lyla

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RosesAndHellebores · 22/11/2020 20:03

Sebastian
Arthur
Felix

Eliza

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Norah8 · 22/11/2020 20:05

Arthur is lovely .. art for short.
Maeve lovely too

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merlotormalbec · 22/11/2020 20:06

Sorry I couldn't pick 3! Think we have similar taste. Ultimate faves are Felix and Thea.

Boys-

Felix
Arthur
Elijah
Ezra

Girls-
Thea
Eliza
Elsie
Maeve

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