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Difficult sibling names plus rubbish surname...

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alasia · 06/03/2011 20:20

I'm pregnant with baby number 3.

DS is called Ellis Reece and DD is Amelia (Millie) Seren.

That alone rules out a lot of names I liked, such as Lily (DD gets called Millie jsut as much as she does Amelia), Eris, Camellia... on top of that, my surname is Short. Ugh.

So umm - can anyone think of any names that go?

I like names that are heard of but not too popular, or unusual - Ellis I think fits the bill so would like something similar for a boy, and for girls I like feminine names; current likes are Sapphire, Violet, Erin, Eden, Tabitha, Matilda...and Ayla jumped out at me the other day but no clue which way to pronounce it! :)

Suggestions very welcome x

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Voddy · 08/03/2011 13:56

Oh my daughter's middle name is Aayla, I wish I'd been brave enough to use it as a first name sometimes. It looks really nice when I write it - all swirly (not sure why that's so important to me, but it is!)

BlueChampagne · 08/03/2011 12:55

Arlo
Byron

UrsulaBuffay · 07/03/2011 22:14

Gabriel
Jesse
Jude

SherbetDibDab · 07/03/2011 20:42

Rufus
Dexter

Onion1968 · 07/03/2011 20:38

None taken! David Cameron's young son was called Ivan.

Logan
Jackson
Layton
Myron
Rylan

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alasia · 07/03/2011 20:31

My brother is called Aidan...Ivan seems like an old mans name to me and the other 2 are too 'normal'

Sorry, no offence :)

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Onion1968 · 07/03/2011 20:25

Nathan
Aiden
Ivan
Jared

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alasia · 07/03/2011 20:15

Haha me neither!

Ellis' name came to me at 6 weeks and stuck, amelia was only named on the day we registered her (!) so this one will be nameless no doubt!

I need something in a similar vein to Ellis...not too masculine but not girly, modern/unusualish but not too 'out there'.

Hmm...

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UrsulaBuffay · 07/03/2011 20:10

Ah congratulations!

I am no good at boys names

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alasia · 07/03/2011 20:06

Ok well had my 20wk scan today and it's a boy, so... Erin is out. I know that much ;)

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fifi25 · 07/03/2011 13:54

Romilly
Romille
Romy
Estelle
Ethne
Jeanie
Bo

Love Erin

UrsulaBuffay · 07/03/2011 13:34

cheers

BlueChampagne · 07/03/2011 13:20

Helena
Corinna
Anya
Marissa
Willow
Olwen

Felix
Morgan
Milton
Harvey

Find girls' names easier than boys' names.

freshmint · 07/03/2011 13:16

also good names ursula

and ursulabuffay is a TOP name ha ha ha
love that character

UrsulaBuffay · 07/03/2011 13:15

Saskia?
Rafferty?

mixedmamameansbusiness · 07/03/2011 13:12

Ayla was our name for DC3 if he happens to op out a girl and for us is the Turkish spelling of Isla if that helps.

freshmint · 07/03/2011 12:56

Sabrina Short sounds nice

Tristan Short too

those are my suggestions

growing3rdbump · 07/03/2011 12:54

Naomi - love that name, but cant use it.

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alasia · 07/03/2011 10:15

Lol lilyberry - yes you're right, my actual surname is Short. So Ellis Short and Amelia Short ;)

I was going to go for Lola when I was pregnant with my dd, but chickened out - and I really do like Sapphire but...Sapphire Short? Doesn't go does it?

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PepsiPopcorn · 06/03/2011 23:07

Ellis, Amelia and...

Oliver
Charles
Henry/Harry
Daniel
William
Samuel
Frederick
Tristan
George

MrClaypole · 06/03/2011 23:04

Ellis, Amelia and....

Flynn
Jude
Theo
Dylan
Billy
Joel

Naomi
Sophia
Honor
Marianne
Vivienne
Genevieve
Lola
Eadie

lilyberry · 06/03/2011 22:19

PrincessGrumpy - I think the OP was saying their surname was Short rather than diminutive.

PepsiPopcorn · 06/03/2011 20:57

Ellis, Amelia and...

Miranda
Isla
Coralie
Bethany
Catherine
Miriam
Jennifer
Louisa
Penelope

PrincessScrumpy · 06/03/2011 20:43

We have a short surname - we went for Lydia for dd and if she'd been a boy she would have been William (possibly a bit popular but it's the only boy's name dh and I agree on)

Am pg again with ID twins. Girls will be Heidi and ????, boys? No idea.

Sorry, that's probably not a huge help!

meditrina · 06/03/2011 20:42

For boys, how about: Marcus, Timothy, Luke, Lucas, Aylwin, Peter, Tobias?

For girls: I like Isla, Tabitha, Violet and Mathilda: how about: Agatha, Arabella, Constance, Mirabelle, Elspeth?

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