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any and all suggestions welcome

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GlitterySkulls · 10/01/2012 20:26

i am fairly early on in pregnancy with dc2, but i can think of no names i like whatsoever.

dh has made umpteen suggestions, i either dislike them or they don't go with the middle & surname. i like to know in advance what i'm calling the baby, makes it seem more real to me.

so, suggestions for both genders please :)

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JestersHat · 10/01/2012 20:37

What sort of things do/don't you like, and why? Do you like classic or modern names, long or short, unusual or popular?

A few random suggestions....

Holly
Georgia
Bethany
Emily
Juliet

Luke
Matthew
Nathaniel
Elliot
Daniel

Kayano · 10/01/2012 20:49

Well what it the middle name going. To be and what is your dc 1 called as a clue to tast?

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GlitterySkulls · 10/01/2012 20:49

erm, i don't like old fashioned names, like arthur, florence, etc but at the same time, i'm not keen on names like mackenzie, chantelle, etc. i don't like any "z" names whatsoever.

i don't really like ds's name (dh picked it) i wanted to call him cain. i love the name, but couldn't use it this time as to me thats what ds should be called.
for a girl i liked mischa (pronounced meesh-kaa, not mee-sha) but i've went off it.

i love lillith, but dh can't say it, so thats out.

problem is that middle name is my maiden name, and is italian, so it has to go with that, as well as the surname.

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GlitterySkulls · 10/01/2012 20:50

oh, x-post, kayano

ds's name is paul, but it's not my taste either :)

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GlitterySkulls · 10/01/2012 21:08

forgot to say, our surname begins with an "r", so all "r" names are out, too.

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PeanutButterCupCake · 10/01/2012 22:57

I like Cora, Sophia and Amelia
Jacob, Joshua and Theo

MrsOzz · 10/01/2012 23:06

Chiara
Esther
Mia
Gina
Cara
Mariella
Emilia
Lucia

MrsOzz · 10/01/2012 23:08

Oh and boys:
Rococo
Nico
Luca

Offspring · 11/01/2012 03:19

Luisa/Louisa
Eloise
Thea
Sasha

Eli
Nathaniel
Owen

flamegirl77 · 11/01/2012 03:38

Do you definitely have to exclude R names? Lots of people have two names starting with the same letter. My sister dies and it's never caused her a problem.

flamegirl77 · 11/01/2012 03:39

*does

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GlitterySkulls · 11/01/2012 10:13

yeah, i don't like alliteration, i just don't like the way it sounds.

i don't really like any of the suggestions so far- not that there's anything wrong with them, it's just none of them are jumping out at me.

i do like lucrezia, but it's another one dh struggles to get out, so it's a no-go too.

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Littlecherublegs · 11/01/2012 11:12

Boys:
Jake
Drew
Amos
Dominic
Theo

Girls:
Cassia
Lillia
Ava
Freya
Liana

BlueChampagne · 11/01/2012 15:11

Niccolo
Alessandro

Francesca
Lucia
Anna

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GlitterySkulls · 11/01/2012 21:16

ooh, i quite like niccolo, don't think it would go with the surname though :(

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crocodilesmiles · 11/01/2012 21:58

What about the name Daniella? Has lots of potential nicknames and it isn't over popular so won't be tied to a particular time / generation. Unusual but not wacky!!

lilyliz · 12/01/2012 21:46

Giovanna shortens to Gina or Anna ,Juliette,Sophia,Marissa,Claudia.Trying the Italian theme here but this is all I can think of just now.

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GlitterySkulls · 14/01/2012 12:21

i've been trawling through baby name sites, but all i've found that i like is dante - which doesn't go with the surname- arrrgghhh!

i love the names anthony & stephen, but dh hates them.

dh is championing findlay- another no.

think i'm going to call this baby "baby"- easiest option :)

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GingerSnapsBack · 14/01/2012 16:09

I have a nice name I will pm you glittery as it is dds name and is v unusual to the point it will out me. It's maltese so should suit an Italian name quite well

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GlitterySkulls · 14/01/2012 16:38

pm'ed you back, ginger :)

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GlitterySkulls · 17/01/2012 12:50

i'm currently mulling over morvern for a girl- opinions please?

a big plus is i can't think of a nickname for it, apart from morv or morvy, which just sounds a bit Hmm

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BlueChampagne · 17/01/2012 12:57

Always thought of Morvern as Scottish, but that's no reason why you shouldn't use it. I think it's lovely. If you want another unusual UK girl's name, how about Vashti (Cornish)?

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GlitterySkulls · 17/01/2012 13:06

we are scottish Grin

haven't heard of vashti before- and i wouldn't have guessed it was cornish either!

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BlueChampagne · 17/01/2012 13:59

And here's me being misled by the Italian theme - sorry Blush.

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GlitterySkulls · 17/01/2012 14:21

no bother- my dad was half italian, hence the italian maiden name.
the surname is decidedly non-exotic, so an italian first name, middle name then bland surname probably wouldn't go.

ds is paul loreto surname, & it goes really well- guess it just depends how it gels.

morvern italianmiddlename surname is really sounding good at the moment.

just need to think of a boys name now.

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