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Strong English names

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NotAnotherNewNappy · 26/08/2010 16:06

Hello, please come and tell me what you think of my list and feel free to suggest anything else you think I might like.

We have a very bold surname which can add comedy value to the most innofensive sounding name (think large farm animal Grin). For this reason, I feel we need to go with a strong old English name. We already have an Eliza.

Girls

Rosina
Tabitha
Matilda
Nancy
Kitty
Katie

Boys:

James (DH choice, I like it but fear he'd be one of 6 in his class)
Toby
Caleb
Benjamin (out as family name)
Arthur (out as comedy clash with surname)
Noah (out as comedy clash with surname)
Rufus (I love but DH says no way)

Erm... scraping the barrel now.. Help please?

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rachel234 · 26/08/2010 17:20

Lovely names.

The only one I don't like is Hector as I don't like the meaning of 'to hector'.

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WillbeanChariot · 26/08/2010 17:10

I like all your boys' names except Toby (just not my taste). And I love Silas mathanxiety. What about Seth? Or Jude?

I think Nancy and Kitty are lovely.

thereisalightanditnevergoesout · 26/08/2010 16:51

Hector is one of my favourites (my reference is from a Morrissey song 'First of the Gang' - but obviously I'd heard it before) but DH says it's too posh (yet he loves Monty!) Hector and Eliza sound lovely together...

GraceK · 26/08/2010 16:40

This shows you how popular a name was in 2009 - 2009 stats should be out in Sept.
www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=15282

James 9th most popular name in 09 so you might be right to discount it.

morganlebuffay · 26/08/2010 16:23

Nancy and Tabitha are my favourites. Kitty is lovely but poss. a bit feline if you have an animal surname too? Katie (though not Kitty for some reason) I don't feel is substantial enough to stand up to a big barnyard comedy surname iyswim. Prefer Rose to Rosina, it's a very strong English name imo whereas Rosina is a bit exotic and delicate.

Love James, I think it has a quiet dignity amongst the more trendy and out-there names of today. There are lot of nicknames if there's more than one in class - Jamie, Jem, Jim poss. due a comeback?

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NotAnotherNewNappy · 26/08/2010 16:22

thereisalightanditnevergoesout - I really hope we are not married to the same person Wink

Hector is a good one, where did you get that from?

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mathanxiety · 26/08/2010 16:20

I love them too, with the exception of Caleb (too much in the category of Jebediah and other hillbilly OT names), Noah (wet, imo, and not just because of the Flood)) and Rufus (reminds me of Red Setters I have known -- prefer Rory or Ruadhan)

Hamish is a nice alternative to James, and Jago is a sturdy and attractive - imo - Cornish version of Diego (Spanish for James)

James, Toby,
Matthias
David
Roland
Silas
Jonas
Hugo
Isaac
Edmund
Nathaniel
Arnold
Conrad
Francis
Patrick
Michael

thereisalightanditnevergoesout · 26/08/2010 16:16

My favourite is Nancy (I'm biased though) - but there have been threads recently highlighting a rise in popularity. Might not bother you though.

And I love Kitty, too.

I love Rufus - but my DH also says no way.

Toby's good

I don't like James personally - my DH's first choice, too (do you think they're the same person?)

What about Patrick?

Alistair? (Or do you need to avoid names beginning with 'A'?

Lucian
Hector
Marcus

Um - actually, I'm rubbish at boys' names.

BuntyPenfold · 26/08/2010 16:12

I like all these names, except for Rufus. We have a Rufus in the immediate family and everyone thinks it is dreadful.

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