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What are your children called?

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Otterlyadorable · 17/10/2025 19:22

Hi everyone!
Im due my second baby at the end of this year and am struggling with names!
I was wondering if any of you would be willing to share the names you’ve called your children or names of grandchildren/neices/nephews etc.
Sometimes I think it’s nicer to hear about people’s actual choices, whether they regret or love their choice, how it suits their child etc.
I have read through almost every list going - thought this might be a different way to get some ideas!
Thank you so much

OP posts:
ScrambledEggs12 · 17/10/2025 22:57

Why not just ask your friends, Google or ChatGPT?

Anyoldsalad · 17/10/2025 22:57

ThePoshUns · 17/10/2025 22:31

Or the name of my first pet maybe?

Just your card number please

ColdLittleHeart · 17/10/2025 22:56

I’ll tell you what I wanted

Leonora
&
Gabriel

Still think they’re beautiful names

Wtfuck · 17/10/2025 22:55

OrangeAxolotyl · 17/10/2025 22:37

Symphony and Rhapsody

Bohemian and Rap

Irritatedandsad · 17/10/2025 22:54

Ethel and Edna.
Not really it's too outing. But I do think Ethel should make a comeback :)
I always wanted Estella for a girl, from Great Expectations.

Devilsmommy · 17/10/2025 22:49

Otterlyadorable · 17/10/2025 19:25

Okay I realise maybe this isnt going to get me any sensible ideas so maybe just names you considered for your children or names you liked but couldnt use??

I wanted something that wasn't out there unique but also not a name you hear too often so went with Damien, hence the username 😁

secureyourbook · 17/10/2025 22:46

Here are some names of kids I know

Maisie
Barnaby
Isabella
Arthur
Noah
Wilf
Amelia
Arlo
Theo
Archie
Toby

Although I’m sure there’s nothing there you won’t have thought of yourself as all quite popular names at the moment.

ThePoshUns · 17/10/2025 22:42

Stella and Carling

Ruggerlass · 17/10/2025 22:41

Names I considered but didn’t use
Alasdair (probably would never be spelt correctly)
James
Richard
Ursula
Victoria
Samantha

OrangeAxolotyl · 17/10/2025 22:37

MidnightMusing5 · 17/10/2025 22:35

Harmony and Melody 😉

Symphony and Rhapsody

TappyGilmore · 17/10/2025 22:37

Favourite girls’ names but couldn’t use as they didn’t work with surname:

Sydney
Stella
Asher

PyongyangKipperbang · 17/10/2025 22:37

I have six and (genuinely!) I now call them by their "Borg" names. So eldest is One of Six, second is Two of Six!

Started as a joke but its stuck!

I wanted to call my youngest Petra but ex vetoed. He has since conceded that it would really have suited her. So that would be my suggestion.

Crispynoodle · 17/10/2025 22:36

IRL I have a William a Sarah a Kathryn and a Charles (OMG! Royal family much? I’m not even a monarchist)

MidnightMusing5 · 17/10/2025 22:35

Harmony and Melody 😉

Crispynoodle · 17/10/2025 22:34

Balonz one and Balonz two

ThePoshUns · 17/10/2025 22:31

Or the name of my first pet maybe?

ThePoshUns · 17/10/2025 22:30

Would you like my mothers maiden name as well?

SouthLondonMum22 · 17/10/2025 22:26

Mine are called Rupert, Felicity & Matilda.

OrangeAxolotyl · 17/10/2025 22:26

Field
Mountain
Volcano
Plateau
Escarpment (nn Scarpy)

letstrythatagain · 17/10/2025 22:26

Bizarre responses to a simple request. I have a Beth 😊

CausalInference · 17/10/2025 22:20

One's we didn't use but were on the shortlist... Isaac, Noah, George, james, Henry, William, Martha, Elizabeth, Alice, Charlotte

YourWinter · 17/10/2025 22:18

Flopsy , Mopsy, Cottontail and Peter.

sunsu · 17/10/2025 22:16

Names I like and would seriously use,

Henry
George
Samuel
Eddy
Robert
Hamish

Eilidh
Ella
Ethel
Alice
Maggie

Names I like but wouldn’t be brave enough to use,

River
Autumn
Blue
Pheonix
Sunny
Atticus

OrangeAxolotyl · 17/10/2025 22:15

Movingtodarkestperu · 17/10/2025 22:01

I liked delilah and Amos. Dh did not

Edited

My, my, my.

OrangeAxolotyl · 17/10/2025 22:14

DFAEKJF2021 · 17/10/2025 22:04

I won’t say what our boy is called but if it was a girl my husband loves Leila

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