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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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CheerfulYank · 18/01/2012 00:52

Molly, Mia, Caitlin, Juniper, Pippa?

CheerfulYank · 18/01/2012 00:51

That's perfectly all right. I am a giant name nerd and it's fun. Let me know if you think of something that you like the sound of but it's not exactly right, and then we can go from there. :)

James, Connor, Owen, Logan, Cade, Michael, Aidan. John, Emmett? Avery?

Ava, Victoria, Thea?

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GlitterySkulls · 18/01/2012 00:35

none of those are grabbing me, sorry.

told you i'm a fusspot !!

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CheerfulYank · 18/01/2012 00:04

Ohh I do like Adam, did I forget that in my lists? :)

CheerfulYank · 18/01/2012 00:04

Elijah? Asa? Alexander? Eric? Silas? Phineas or Finnian?

Phoebe or Violet for a girl?

MeDented · 18/01/2012 00:02

Adam?

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GlitterySkulls · 17/01/2012 23:56

no, i'm not too keen on declan- makes me think of declan donnelly from ant & dec .

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CheerfulYank · 17/01/2012 23:52

No Declan?

I love Callum, but I understand the association. :)

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GlitterySkulls · 17/01/2012 23:49

sorry, cheerful, but max & ben are names i associate with dogs (wincing as i KNOW someones going to come on going "oi, thats my kids' names") Grin

sausages, callum, while lovely, is a name i always mispronounced as camel when i was wee. the thought has stayed with me, i'm afraid !

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Sausagesarenottheonlyfruit · 17/01/2012 23:29

Gemma

Callum

CheerfulYank · 17/01/2012 23:28

So something kind of like Anthony, Stephen, and Matthew, but not. :)

Do you like Max or Ben?

If you like Lachlan, do you like Declan?

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GlitterySkulls · 17/01/2012 23:23

no, that's the problem. there's very few names i do like, and even if i do like something, theres no guarantee i'll like it next week.

i'm a fusspot, tbh ! :)

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CheerfulYank · 17/01/2012 23:07

Any more ideas on what sort of thing you do like?

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GlitterySkulls · 17/01/2012 23:04

ah, thanks for confirming that for me, cheerful.

not too keen on matthias, sorry.

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CheerfulYank · 17/01/2012 22:07

Yup. "This is Magnus...give my Jenny her house. Then get out." :o

Matthias?

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GlitterySkulls · 17/01/2012 21:03

hmm- while i think magnus is grand, it really doesn't go with the middle or surname :(

as an aside, was magnus the name of miss honey's dad in matilda? it was something like that anyway, i'm sure.

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earlyriser · 17/01/2012 20:43

Magnus or Murdoch for a boy?

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GlitterySkulls · 17/01/2012 20:35

i do like sam, but it's my mum's recently deceased cats name, so not too sure how she'd take it (cat was a girl, but even so) - as i said, it's tricky !

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GlitterySkulls · 17/01/2012 20:34

i'm not keen on drew either- i could insist upon andrew, but what do i do when he's 15? i can't control what his pals call him, unfortunately !

hmm, this whole naming thing is harder than it seems.

just so you know what i'm up against, dh is still a keen advocate ( since i was preg with ds) for, wait for it... marmaduke !

i pointed out that the only marmadukes i know are cats, & he counters with "but we could call him duke for short" ffs dh, that's a dogs name !! he's a very strange soul Grin

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CheerfulYank · 17/01/2012 20:24

I like Jasper too. I wouldn't assume you got it from Twilight. :)

I'm the same with shortened names, though DS is Samuel and we always call him Sam. But I like Thomas, Christopher, and Patrick...but not Tom, Chris, or Pat.

My DH is Andy so I'm biased. :o You could go with Drew instead? Or just insist on Andrew?

Joseph?

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GlitterySkulls · 17/01/2012 20:04

oops, foot in mouth Blush

boys names- andrew is ok, but i couldn't cope with andy- i'd be the type of mum that when his friends called for him & said "is andy there?" i'd be all "andy? nope sorry, no-one called andy lives here- we do have an andrew though, is that who you're looking for?" Blush i'm not a fan of shortening names. i do it with dh's friends all the time- tbf, he hates the shortened version of his name too. it doesn't suit him & sounds really neddy. they tend to use his full name now Grin

i do like rosalie- i also like esme and bella- dh likes jasper for a boy, but the whole twilight thing is putting me off- i love twilight, but don't want people assuming that's where i picked the name from, iyswim?

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CheerfulYank · 17/01/2012 19:44

Nope, he's a total shit. I love him dearly but am not overly fond of him IYSWIM. :)

Hmm...if you like Matthew, do you like Ethan, Joshua, Andrew, Jacob, Daniel, or Luke?

I love Coralie too...like Rosalie but better, and Coco is a cute nickname IMO. Emmeline?

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GlitterySkulls · 17/01/2012 19:34

suggest away, cheerful, i appreciate it- i need all the help i can get Grin

coralie is quite nice, i like that.

hahaha, you've hit the nail right on the head, re matthew Grin i'm sure you're brothers lovely though Grin

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CheerfulYank · 17/01/2012 19:21

For some reason I feel personally invested in your name choices now. Don't mind me. I'll just fill the thread with suggestions. :o

CheerfulYank · 17/01/2012 19:21

Caroline? Coralie? Aster? Susannah? Verity?

Noah? Callum? Seth? Everett? Wesley? Desmond?

Why wouldn't you use Matthew? Everyone I know is a shit, 'tis true. Especially my brother. :o