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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:
FlowersFawb · 17/10/2025 22:13

Anthempart2 · 17/10/2025 19:28

I won’t say my kids actual names but the number 2 contender for each was Madeleine and Cassius. Which both sound super fancy and not at all like the names we actually gave them which are top 20, weirdly.

Cassius is a name I have on my list!

dapsnotplimsolls · 17/10/2025 22:11

Balonz and Myra.

FlowersFawb · 17/10/2025 22:11

steff13 · 17/10/2025 19:24

#1 Son, #2 Son, and The Girl One. I tried calling them all "loin fruit" for a while, but they didn't really like it.

Wheres the lauging reaction when you need it hahaha.

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

SpackelFrog · 17/10/2025 22:01

Susan and Jeremy

Movingtodarkestperu · 17/10/2025 22:01

I liked delilah and Amos. Dh did not

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 17/10/2025 21:59

Hotvimtoandwaffles · 17/10/2025 19:52

Boris, Boristoff, Borisson and Borisette x

Evening Carrie!

NameChangedForThis2025 · 17/10/2025 21:58

Names on our joint list that didn’t make it:

Alexander
Benjamin
Joshua

Emily
Grace
Madeline
April

I adore Eleanor but that was thoroughly vetoed by my partner.

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 17/10/2025 21:55

Tarquin, Drusilla, Hortensia, Bartholomew, Leopold and Kevin.

Twinkylightsg · 17/10/2025 21:44

NotSayingBotBut · 17/10/2025 19:25

You can't call a kid number 2.

My second is called Deux.

Well tbf the second child is always a bit of a little shit in my experience. So figured number two was a good name 🤷‍♀️

JaceLancs · 17/10/2025 21:41

We always give people names to our cats
Recent names have been Reuben, James, Evie, Charlie, Lucy - current Dcat is Finlay
DS was nearly Joel, DD was nearly Abigail but would have been Abby
I was nearly Madeleine after my GM

OrangeAxolotyl · 17/10/2025 21:38

Redheadedstepchild · 17/10/2025 21:37

Strong British fightback from Napoléone there, I see.

Trafalgaria.

Love it.
Waterloovia

Redheadedstepchild · 17/10/2025 21:37

OrangeAxolotyl · 17/10/2025 21:34

Horatia
Wellingtonia
Churchillia

Strong British fightback from Napoléone there, I see.

Trafalgaria.

CatchTheWind4146 · 17/10/2025 21:36

The names I considered... And my two boys are in there too....

Christopher
Alexander
Nicholas
Findlay
James
Frederick

OrangeAxolotyl · 17/10/2025 21:36

Jugjug · 17/10/2025 21:35

Rees mogg? His sixth child is called sixtus apparently Latin for the sixth child

Nope. Sixtus means "polished"
Sextus is 6th.

OrangeAxolotyl · 17/10/2025 21:36

Richard
Hyacinth
Sheridan

Jugjug · 17/10/2025 21:35

Algen · 17/10/2025 19:26

Didn’t some politician actually do that?

Rees mogg? His sixth child is called sixtus apparently Latin for the sixth child

Crochetandtea · 17/10/2025 21:34

Names on our lists
Charlotte
Anna
Lucy
Martha
Catherine
Caroline
Elizabeth

Boys
Alexander
Edward
Oliver
Henry
George
Samuel
Hugh

We used two from each group.

OrangeAxolotyl · 17/10/2025 21:34

Horatia
Wellingtonia
Churchillia

Redheadedstepchild · 17/10/2025 21:30

Seeing as fashions for names go round in circles, I thought I might tell you the names of my grandparents, great grandparents and other family members of those generations but they are all quite ordinary.

The most unusual one I can come up with is the name of my French ex boyfriend's (from many years ago) grandma:

Napoléone.

As in Napoléon Bonaparte but made more féminine with the "e".

I don't think it was a popular choice even in her generation because I've never come across another Napoléone before or since.

I don't really think that's going to give you much inspiration for naming your baby, OP and if it does, well, I wish I never spoke to be honest. Lovely lady, in herself, but...

OrangeAxolotyl · 17/10/2025 21:30

SauceySally · 17/10/2025 21:27

Actually think Ottilie Adora could work 😂

It could!

RedLeggedPartridge · 17/10/2025 21:27

Trixie-Dixie and McKenzie-McIntosh

SauceySally · 17/10/2025 21:27

OrangeAxolotyl · 17/10/2025 21:24

Otterly
Adorable.
I hope that gives you some inspiration, @Otterlyadorable . Oh, wait.
.

Actually think Ottilie Adora could work 😂

OrangeAxolotyl · 17/10/2025 21:24

FoxtrotOscarFoxtrotOscar · 17/10/2025 21:20

I have twin boys with my hot Spanish fireman boyfriend:
Hose A and Hose B

😂

OrangeAxolotyl · 17/10/2025 21:24

Otterly
Adorable.
I hope that gives you some inspiration, @Otterlyadorable . Oh, wait.
.