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Original poster

After all of your great inspiration we now have a shortlist!

36 replies

threeandcounting73 · 18/09/2011 13:20

Well, okay, it's not exactly a short list but we have come up with our own top 10 for each gender. We already have three DC (Tamsin, Lennox and Tristan) and our surname is four syllables beginning with M. So thougths on these please!

Boys
Fabian
Eric
Stanley
Ronan
Arlo
Cassius
Fergus
Aidan
Roman
Phoenix (out there but we like it!)

Girls
Faye
Eliza
Ruby
Honor
Saskia
Louisa
India
Asha
Alicia
Quinn

What do you think? We don't exactly love any of these names but we feel that it's a good starting ground. Other suggestions would also be great :)

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scarlettlips · 18/09/2011 19:28

Arlo - Like
Cassius - Like
Fergus - Love (but then i'm a Jock Grin)
Phoenix - think it's really fun. But not super keen but then I'm not brave.

Eliza - Love
Honor - Best name ever...I have an Honor!!!
Louisa - Like
India - LOVE
Quinn - Really quite like this, different but not too out there.

brodanbell · 18/09/2011 19:02

Boys
Fabian - pretentious
Eric - old man
Stanley - old man
Ronan - Keating from Boyzone
Arlo - not keen
Cassius - quite like
Fergus - quite like
Aidan - dislike, but then I have known a few nasty Aidan's.
Roman - undecided
Phoenix (out there but we like it!) - like, but actually prefer it for a girl, but maybe because I know a girl one.

Girls
Faye - sounds weak
Eliza - it's ok
Ruby - bit chavvy I think
Honor - quite nice
Saskia - love
Louisa - boring, it's just Louise with an A
India - love
Asha - indifferent
Alicia - it's ok
Quinn - undecided, doesn't feel especially female to me.

LetThereBeRock · 18/09/2011 16:46

No to Fabian.
Yes to Eric.
Definite no to Stanley.
Ronan is very nice.
I don't like Arlo.
Cassius is great.
Fergus is horrid.
Aidan is ok.
Love Roman.
Phoenix is dreadful.

Faye is nice.
Eliza is lovely.
Hate Ruby.
Honor is ok.
Hate Saskia.
Louisa is ok.
Adore India.
Don't like Asha.
Alicia is ok.
Quinn is a boy's name.

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cece · 18/09/2011 15:57

Boys
Fabian - like Fablon, er no!
Eric - sorry I have never liked this name
Stanley - like
Ronan - are you Irish?
Arlo - no too showbizzy
Cassius - OK
Fergus - OK
Aidan - OK
Roman - not one I would use
Phoenix (out there but we like it!) - dreadful

Girls
Faye - love
Eliza - OK
Ruby - OK
Honor - love love love
Saskia - OK
Louisa - nice
India - OK
Asha - not for me
Alicia - love
Quinn - awful

Girls names definitely better than the boys.

How about

Sidney
Rory
Lisle
Spencer

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 18/09/2011 15:40

Boys
Fabian - love it
Hate ALL the other boys' names, sorry.

Girls
Faye - like
Eliza - love Elizabeth
Ruby - ok
Honor - ok
Saskia - hate this
Louisa - like
India - hate
Asha - like
Alicia - ok / love Alice
Quinn - hideous imho

upatdawn · 18/09/2011 15:38

To go with a long surname and your other DCs names I would go with Saskia, India or Alicia and Cassius, Fergus or Aidan! Good luck :)

MissHonkover · 18/09/2011 13:48

For boys I like Arlo and Cassius, and from your girls list I like Honor. To me Quinn sounds like a boy's name, and there are the quim associations... Grin

Ebb · 18/09/2011 13:46

Boys
Fabian - Quite like
Eric - don't like
Stanley - no
Ronan - ok
Arlo - don't like
Cassius - quite like
Fergus - Fergus the bogey man Grin
Aidan - quite popular at the moment
Roman - not keen
Phoenix (out there but we like it!) - ok

Girls
Faye - No. We had a girl at school who was known as Gay Faye. Blush
Eliza - love
Ruby - like but very popular
Honor - like
Saskia - like
Louisa - like
India - like
Asha - not keen
Alicia - ok
Quinn - no.

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Rhubarbgarden · 18/09/2011 13:42

My favourites are Fabian, Fergus and Eric for a boy, and India for a girl. I wouldn't say Phoenix is particularly out there any more, I know two babies with this name.

lchodge · 18/09/2011 13:37

From your list I really like Roman for a boy, very strong and manly! The girls list I'd say Eliza, Ruby or Louisa. All very pretty and feminine, if that's the kind of name your looking for?
Would say a definite no to Fabian, Cassius, Fergus, Arlo and Phoenix.