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What do you like best?

16 replies

skyberry · 20/02/2012 15:55

Baby is due in april. Which do you like best? Honest opinions please.
DS is Jake DD is Imogen.

For a boy (middle name will be thomas)
Oscar
Oliver (too popular?)
Rory
Henry (our surname begins with H. Do you think it will sound silly?)
Leo (DH loves i'm not sure)

For a girl
Sophia
Betsy
Freya
Emilia
Martha

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MitrochondrialEve · 20/02/2012 16:11

Oscar - good
Leo - good

Oliver is not too bad, but is popular. Not keen on Ollie.

Can't stand Rory - sorry! It's v popular where I live - well I know 5 under 2yo. All of them live up to the name and roar a helluva lot Grin

Sophia, Freya are nice.

Betsy...why would you? "Heavens to Betsy" It just doesn't pass my test of can she be high court judge with a name like that? That said I do know a Betsy - lovely american woman in a very arty job.

I much prefer Emilia to Amelia (not keen at all on the meaning) - but she'll be forever correcting people.

Martha seems a bit clunky too me, but I can see people liking it as strong name.

Probably not much help... I found names really hard.

MitrochondrialEve · 20/02/2012 16:12

"to me" not "too me"!

teaandchocolate · 20/02/2012 16:18

I love Oscar and Henry although not sure about how it would fit with your surname - we avoided names that started with same sound as our surname although I think it depends as sometimes can work fine! Really don't like Rory or Leo but think thats because of RL associations!!

I actually love all your girls names! Sorry not much help!! My favourites are probably Sophia and Emilia

Littlecherublegs · 20/02/2012 17:14

Oscar - like
Oliver - ok
Rory - dislike
Henry - not if surname begins with H, actually I dont like it anyway!
Leo - favourite from your boys names

Sophia - like, though prefer Sophie
Betsy - no
Freya - nice
Emilia - nice
Martha - fab!

Leo or Martha for me! Smile

Psammead · 20/02/2012 17:16

Rory and Sophia for me Smile

IHeartKingThistle · 20/02/2012 17:16

Henry and Betsy for me.

SoFarWeAreEqual · 20/02/2012 17:47

Henry and Martha both gorgeous

Kayzr · 20/02/2012 17:48

Henry and Betsy for me. Love them!!

TimeForCake · 20/02/2012 18:00

Oliver - lovely & sounds good with Thomas & other DCs
Oscar - quite like
Rory- dislike. Reminds me of Rory McGrath.
Henry - quite like
Leo - lovely & also goes well with Thomas & other DCs

Sophia- quite like
Betsy- lovely
Freya- not keen
Emilia- lovely
Martha- lovely

AlmaMartyr · 20/02/2012 18:02

I like Rory or Henry for a boy.

Betsy or Emilia for a girl.

aquashiv · 20/02/2012 19:07

Leo
Rory
Oscar

Girls
Freya

InsertCrapNameHere · 20/02/2012 19:14

Martha and Oliver

smother · 21/02/2012 14:07

Oscar - like although know several
Oliver - like a lot
Rory - ok
Henry - like
Leo - Blaire, Sayer...

Sophia - not fussed about although nicer than Sophie which I detest
Betsy - prefer Betty (as nn for Elizabeth)
Freya - can't get excited about this
Emilia - nope
Martha - love

everlong · 21/02/2012 14:22

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jaffacakehips · 21/02/2012 14:36

Rory and Martha!

randomimposter · 21/02/2012 14:51

Rory

Emilia or Martha

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