What do you think?

Like Otto and Atticus. Prefer Gray to Bay (Atticus Bay does sound like a place, albeit a very scenic one, sorry!).

Love Cleo and Paloma. I'd go for Paloma Cleo rather than Paloma Elodie -I do like Elodie but both names are three syllables with "lo" in the middle and are a bit of a mouthful together.

I like atticus, not keen on your other boys names.

Girls names, not keen on paloma but like the others

Right off the bat, I don't like Gray or Bay. That being said:

Inigo Gray -- Always makes me think someone meant Indigo
Otto Gray -- Love
Augustus Bay -- prefer Augustine; Augustus will always be Augustus Gloop for me, 'the great big, greedy nincompoop'
Atticus Bay -- Liked Atticus as a name in To Kill a Mockingbird, but I think it's becoming a bit of a cultural marker of right-on yummy people announcing their educational attainment level through the medium of their children

With the girls' names, I think the name Elodie sounds a bit jarring, like a truncated 'Melodie'. Something is missing:

Lucia Cleo -- Very nice but there will always be a question as to the pronunciation of Lucia. Is it LOO-thia, Loo-SEE-ah, Loo-CHEE-ah...
Ariana Cleo -- Ariana is a bit frilly imo
Paloma Elodie -- Paloma is gorgeous
Astrid Elodie -- Astrid is gorgeous

So I love Otto, Paloma and Astrid.
Otto needs a better MN.
Paloma could have Cleo as a MN: Paloma Cleo
Astrid could have Ariana or Lucia as a MN: Astrid Ariana, Astrid Lucia
Cleo Lucia is also lovely imo, as are Cleo Paloma, Cleo Astrid.

Naughty - Pretty sure I saw Exquisite Cake listed over on the 'hipster names' thread

Assuming that Proudlock isn't an option then my favourite is Otto Gray ;)

As for girl's names, is there not an equally fabulous Made In Chelsea one you could go for? If not then I would shake it up a bit an go for Lucia Elodie

Good luck!

Have you thought of 'Exquisite Cake' for a girl? :o

Kirsty Allsop has a 'Bay'

I love Atticus and did think of it when naming Ds. Also like Otto and do know one and he is very cute! Like Astrid too.

I would go for Proudlock :o

Inigo Gray sounds like a paint colour.

I say this being acquainted with a 9 yo India Gray who is fed up of similar comments.

Applegirl can't say that I would think of a '21 year old cleaner' when someone says Penelope or Miranda

"picture a Maureen, a Tracey, a Sharon, a Wayne in your head. Are you picturing a 30 year old doctor? Picture a Penelope/Miranda - are you picturing a 21 year old cleaner"

Erm, no .

OP, I love all your names - they're elegant, classic and not overused. My favourites are Atticus, Augustus and Paloma, Ariana. You have great taste .

They all sound a bit European and fashionable to me - latin/German/Spanish etc. Assuming you're British and intending to live in the UK in the future I think this trend will date fast. Sticking to a traditional British saints name e.g. John, David etc will mean they will be able to fit in anywhere and with anybody and when they get older it wont label them as being born in a certain 5 year period.

E.g. picture a Maureen, a Tracey, a Sharon, a Wayne in your head. Are you picturing a 30 year old doctor? Picture a Penelope/Miranda - are you picturing a 21 year old cleaner? These were all fashionable names for a short time.

When naming kids, think about the name for them as an adult - is it going to label them as a investment banker or a roadsweeper.

Best names are easy to spell, not too long, not labelling them as poor or rich, not confusing.

But perhaps these are family names, in which case any of them are good. We have some very strange first names in our family and they've done fine.

We called our DS the most common dogs name which has caused some problems at times. Some of your list sounds a little pet friendly.

I prefer Proudlock

Sorry, you and I are miles apart in our taste in names - I can't help you decide at all. Hope you find something you just love soon though.

I really like them all. I think Gray and Bay are just fine.

Augustus is my fave from the boys. It's on my list too.

Lucia is my DD's name so is my fave.

But I do like them all.

Anything with 'bay' will sound like you named your DS after the cheap bottle of wine you drank when you got pregnant. Sorry, it sounds bad.

Astrid and Atticus are both nice names.

Cannot believe that your DH vetoed Proudlock :o Locky for short?

Out of your list I can't decide between Inigo and Otto, I love them both! Also like the middle names.

For the girl's list I would go for Lucia - it is absolutley beautiful!

cleo - yes
paloma - yes

Elodie is bleugh, sorry. looks lovely written but sounds too much like melody or melanie.

Inigo - yes
Otto - yes

Everyone is right i'm afraid. Bay and grey ain't names. they is what a horse is

Inigo Gray - love Inigo, though it's slightly pretentious, IMO. Gray is OK.
Otto Gray - Otto is a great name.
Augustus Bay - Love Augustus, but Bay is awful, sorry.
Atticus Bay - too trendy, will date badly. Also a bit 'right-on lefty liberal'

Lucia Cleo - Depends on pronunciation. LOVE Cleo.
Ariana Cleo - Nebulous.
Paloma Elodie - Love Paloma, a beautiful, musical-sounding name. Not a fan of Elodie at all, I am afraid.
Astrid Elodie - Astrid is lovely and much underused, IMO.

Sorry - you did ask!

I like Augustus or Inigo for a boy, and Astrid for a girl. I wouldn't put Gray with Inigo though - sounds like a paint colour with a missing d.

I love Atticus, Augustus and Inigo - classic, strong roman names that aren't oveused.

From your girls' list I really like Ariana, Paloma and Cleo.

But they're all lovely underused names. I seem to love 'trying hard to be posh' names - I must have good taste . I think they are much nicer and more elegant than 'common' names. (disclaimer: I normally don't like labelling names, I'm just responding to the poster above)

I like Atticus and Astrid best.

I think they're all great names and make a refreshing change from all the same top 20 or so names we hear all the time.

Love Inigo, Augustus and Atticus. How about Thaddeus or Quentin?

Love Lucia, Cleo, Ariana, Paloma, Elodie and Astrid. How about Leonora?

Seeker, why on earth wouldn't we try VERY hard to find a lovely name for our child? I agree with scarlettlips and tammy above - the other thread about all the confusion of having 3 or 4 same names in a class should make us all become a little more supportive of MORE name diversity.

It's not like the op is suggesting to call her child poopoohead or nutella or something - they are all perfectly normal names, just not as 'trendy' as Charlie, Ellie or Jack.

Are you pronouncing lucia loo-sha or loo-chee-a or lucy-a?

I like Otto and Inigo - Inigo was on my list but DP vetoed it for sounding too much like 'I'm a negro' . Other 'I' names on my list were Inaki, Idris, Imari, Ijah and Isidro.

Augustus and Atticus are a bit 'trying to sound posh' IMO. I'm not a big fan of long names that need shortening to be practical.

Astrid Elodie is my favourite from your girls names.

If we're allowed to mix them up, then Inigo Atticus and Elodie Lucia would be nice :)