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What do you think of these?

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AT1137 · 11/08/2010 17:50

Due next month, not sure what I'm having, have a girl and a boy already called Seth and Nancy so want a name which compliments these two.

So far we have a shortlist of:

GIRLS
Clara
Adelaide (Ada)
Olive

BOYS
Ralph
Felix
Gideon
Tom

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Cortina · 12/08/2010 10:15

Humprey - I share your ridiculous anxiety :). One of mine has an 'unusual' name that is rising from obscurity rather faster than I'd hoped :). How dare everyone steal my name!

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AT1137 · 12/08/2010 09:42

Thanks for all your help, list has been revised and girls name will definitely now be Adelaide (Ada for short). Ralph still on list as I do like it but Tom and Felix and Gideon are off, I now like Monty for a boy...any thoughts? Here's hoping a girl arrives!!

Thanks again you lot, you're great!

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proudfoot · 11/08/2010 22:23

I love Clara

Adelaide is also nice, Olive seems a bit dowdier

I like all the boys apart from Ralph but Gideon has the most character and if you like unusual names then I would pick that one. Felix is nice but getting popular. Tom is great (if Thomas is the full name, otherwise less so...) but obviously v popular

Housewife2010 · 11/08/2010 22:08

Ha ha My Clara was first.
How dare you copy me!

thesecondcoming · 11/08/2010 22:06

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Housewife2010 · 11/08/2010 22:03

July

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Housewife2010 · 11/08/2010 20:48

I'm so disappointed that Clara is getting to be so popular. We had her in 2007 & I haven't met any other Clara's before or since, but going on the MN boards it seems that there are Clara's popping up everywhere. It was important to me that she had an unusual name. I was the only Housewife at school & I wanted her to be the same & not one of many like all the Jane's, Jo's & Nicola's. My all-time favourite girl's names had always been Isabella & Emilia, but 25 years later when I was expecting my first baby there seemed to be loads of them so we had to veto those names.

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Tillyscoutsmum · 11/08/2010 19:36

I absolutely love Seth and Nancy and imho none of the names of your shortlist live up to those.

I think Clara is the best of the girl's names and, just to be awkward, I prefer Gideon to the others on your list.

Felix is ok. Tom is comparatively dull and Ralph just makes me think of either penis or vomit.

How about Gilbert ? (Gil as a nn or perhaps Bertie when he is very young)

HumphreyCobbler · 11/08/2010 19:36

I think we would get on, I love that name too.

Really, it doesn't matter if a name gets everywhere It was number 340 ish in 2008, I thought that was a pretty safe bet!

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HumphreyCobbler · 11/08/2010 19:33

I want to know your DS's name now thesecondcoming

HumphreyCobbler · 11/08/2010 19:32

when I was pregnant I met two

makes me laugh as I was going to call her Ada but thought it was getting too common.

It isn't that popular in Wales though.

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HumphreyCobbler · 11/08/2010 19:06

You can't have Clara, it is DD's name.

I sense a trend here Grin

Someone else on here said it was going to be the next Ruby Shock I didn't think it was that rare, but I would have avoided a top ten name if possible.

Seth and Nancy are lovely names, I like all those on your list too.

LaundryLyne · 11/08/2010 19:04

I like Clara, Olive and Felix.

Cakemuncher · 11/08/2010 18:50

Not sure about Adelaide, but Ada is nice.
Olive also makes me think of Popeye.

minipie · 11/08/2010 18:46

Clara, Ada, Felix and Tom.

Wouldn't go for Olive (Oyl) or Ralph (Penis).

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LetThereBeRock · 11/08/2010 18:33

Ok
Ok
Awful

Awful,unless pronounced as Rafe
Like Felix
Awful
Ok

SummerRain · 11/08/2010 18:29

I once knew a Clara who was a total cow so not keen on the name anymore.

Adelaide is beautiful

Olive makes me think of Popeye

Ralph is quite nice

Felix is getting very common isn't it? Makes me think of cats.

Gideon makes me tink of dusty old books

I would think Tom was short for Thomas if i heard it.

superdragonmama · 11/08/2010 18:22

Like all your names, bar Gideon, and LOVE Clara - youngest ds would have been a Clara if he'd been a dd.

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