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don't know what to do as don't like ANY names and getting fed up!

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stinkypants · 22/08/2010 21:14

we have less than 2 weeks to go and just cannopt find ANY NAMES that we feel anything other than lack of dislike for. have read every list / book going. are we just too hung up on this? should we just go for something common, simple, easy?
not brave enough to go for some that we like a bit more in case the child / everyone else dislikes it.

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flower1988 · 23/08/2010 14:00

Felix is a seriously lovely name!!

Girls my favourite is isla, but I do quite like 'different' names!

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stinkypants · 23/08/2010 12:54

will have a look at that link for book

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stinkypants · 23/08/2010 12:51

ok - thanks for that!!
other options are:
jacob / jake (me/hubby)
oliver (hubby not me)
callum (but a friend's child)
marcus (but not really keen)
aaron (another friend's child who hardly ever see)

but i am really liking felix again now - just got to convince husband. he worries that it sounds 'poncey' or too characterful- but he doesnt like anything else much either!!

girls choices -
kirsty (both of us)
felicity (me)
rhiannon (both)
isla (both)
verity (both)
rachel (me)
jessica (going off this now)
brooke (me only)
ruth (me only)
connie (but not keen as it's a nn and not sure about constance)

this list is much easier to write as a like lots of girls' names - so it's bound to be a boy!! which is equally fab but harder to name - no idea why!!

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Clary · 22/08/2010 22:38

Felix is nice. I know one or two so not mahoosively big (I know a lot of children).

Post yr other options for us tmrw OP Grin

SirBoobAlot · 22/08/2010 21:57

Felix is lovely, go for that!

Its popular to the level that its "normal", IYSWIM, but not as popular as Jack.

What other names do you like? Do you know what sex the baby is?

MummyLovesSadie · 22/08/2010 21:43

One last thing, have you tried this book? It is by far the best baby name book I've read. You can get it from Waterstones.

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stinkypants · 22/08/2010 21:41

i like mabel a lot too!

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stinkypants · 22/08/2010 21:40

signing off now - big pregnant ladies need early nights!!! have talked myself back into felix again - for now!!!!!!!!

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MummyLovesSadie · 22/08/2010 21:40

I really like Felix! I bloody hate run-of-the-mill names so I'm interested as to what the names you like a bit more are! Two of the girls name I like are Mabel & Maude but I'm not using them as I fear they may be on the up & will be popular in the next couple of years.

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stinkypants · 22/08/2010 21:31

sorry - i mean the more wacky names - eg felix - altho maybe this is no longer wacky as according to another thread on here this is gaining popularity - so going off it anyway in case becomes too trendy.
we just disagree over this so much. tempted to just wait and see what we have and then decide - so it will be a nameless wonder!

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MummyLovesSadie · 22/08/2010 21:22

What do you mean not brave enough to go for ones you like a bit more? Could you list what they are? Why are you not sure about them? You have to keep in mind that there will always be someone somewhere that'll dislike your chosen name. Personally I wouldn't settle for something common or easy.

I have 7 weeks to go & I'm fed-up to the back teeth of bloody baby name books too! Grin

CharlieBoo · 22/08/2010 21:21

What are the ones you like more than others? It's a big responsibility, I was lucky both times I had names that I loved but can see if you don't love any it must be tough.