Having 5th child but me and DH cannot agree on names we like!

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yumminessmumminess · 18/11/2011 19:36

Struggling with names seriously and my sister suggested the power of Mumsnet!

Currently pregnant with child no. 5 but not going to find out sex, problem is (and we now know the reason why people don't have lots of kids!) we can agree on no more names that we like!

Our children are:
Ralph Mark Ernest
Cassandra Emily Dorothy
Wilfred Peter Arthur
Hester Elizabeth Virginia

We would quite like a name that fits in with our slightly odd tastes! Nothing too common but nothing overly unusual (i.e most people can spell, will be suitable at all ages). We also tried to give our children a plainer middle name just in case they hate their first names! Any ideas at all? All welcomed!!

Thank you :)

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yumminessmumminess · 18/11/2011 21:07

I really like Verity! But asked the Man and he said no :( He refused Hester though until right after the birth when I pulled the classic "I've just given birth to your baby, I'm going to choose the name" card.

Forgot to say we have a long double barreled surname (blame the Man's great grandparents) so some names sound silly with it and it really rules out anything starting with D. (Should rule out anything starting with W as well but I loved Wilfred so much that I refused to give it up! And anyways he has a fantastic name if he ever wants to be an actor/something interesting!)

Loved Edmund but really too near to the Man's name and we've tried to avoid a duplication of initials because my brother's initial is the same as my Dad's and it caused major problems when we were all living at home!

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bagelmonkey · 18/11/2011 20:33

Girls: , Verity, Agnes, Olive, Jemima
Middle names: Alice, Rebecca, Catherine, Jessica

Boys: Edmund, Harold, Winston
Middle names: James, Paul

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