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Currently in the hoping and praying stage of babies, but can't stop thinking of names. I have thrown a few out there to my husband who has vetoed them all! I did get him to agree to Ezra though.
Just wondering what names everyone loves but would/could never use. Here are mine
Nyx (boy) Lyra Ember Ezekiel Raphael (Raffy for short!) Rhys Rowan (boy, husband's name so definite no go)
Ophelia (I'll feel ya") because my surname could rhyme with something rude and possibly Hugh ("huge") for the same reason - annoying because I love both.
Other ancient names like Cassiopeia and Apollo I love but couldn't use because I'm not brave enough!
I love really grand names like Amadeus and Arcadius, River is my guilty pleasure for either gender, and I love the really beautiful girly names like Avianna, Rosabella, Sibella and Emiliana for girls. No more babies for us though and our existing children's names are on a completely different track to these!
Ajinkya for a boy - Sanskrit name meaning "invincible" and also the name of a cricketer on the India team, Ajinkya Rahane. Hubby is Indian and I've spent a lot of time in India. We both love the name but worried it's too hard to pronounce in the UK and could lead to the kidlet getting picked on at school. @NicotineRushh I think Raphael is actually pretty cool! You could totally get away with that
Matilda. Both DH and i love it more than anything, but his name rhymes with Matt/Mattie and my name rhymes with Tilly, and we're Australian, so it's an automatic veto.
