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Please talk me through my shortlist, I need three perfect names!

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gentlydownthestream · 07/03/2012 20:02

Okay, so the last few times I've suggested names to DH he has laughed a lot. I've got a pretty considerable long list and want to shortern it before showing it to DH. Now we're expecting triplets very soon (yay!) so need names that go together, aren't 'matchy', don't have the same first initial and aren't madly popular (don't want them to be refered to as 'X the triplet'). So I'll post my extra long list below and I would love any feedback (positive and negative!) as well as advise on sibsets.

BOYS
Rupert
Alfred
George
Stanley
Wilfred
Henry
Victor
Hugo
Rufus
Theodore
Christopher
Arthur
Felix
Sid
Jasper
Stuart
Lawrence
Roman
Xander
Sebastian
Euan

GIRLS
Esther
Juliet
Hope
Iris
Elizabeth
Florence
Lydia
Genevieve
Rosa
Martha
Nora
Zara
Beatrice
Phoebe
Anna
Elsa
Violet
Ada
Sadie
Sylvia
Clementine

Thoughts?

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babyblabber · 08/03/2012 11:06

henry, jasper and rosa - so cute!!!

leftmysociallifeatthedoor · 08/03/2012 11:08

Theo, Felix and Esther.

Bumpsadaisie · 08/03/2012 11:27

Hope you're going to give them all Tertius/Tertia as a middle name!!

All your names are lovely. I have a Phoebe which everyone loves. People do spell it wrong all the time though - Phobe and Pheobe are common!

notso · 08/03/2012 11:33

Your lovely lists are very mumsnet popular, but in RL George, Stanley, Henry, Theo (not Theodore so depends if you are using nn), Alfie(not Alfred so same as Theodore), Arthur, Sebastian, Elizabeth, Zara, Phoebe and Anna have all been top 100 names.

I also think Hugo, Rufus and Xander will rise in popularity for boys as will Florence, Iris, Beatrice, Violet and Clementine for girls.

That said I really love Theodore, Sebastian and Alexander (I would only choose Xander as a nn) and think they sound good together. Also George, Stanley and Arthur or Alfred all have a similar Grandpa feel which I love.

As for girls Iris, Rosa and Violet are all nice flowery names and I also like Iris, Phoebe, and Anna together.

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gentlydownthestream · 08/03/2012 18:25

Thank you so much for all of the fab suggestions, keep them coming!
For Alfred I was thinking maybe about the nn Freddie or do you think Alfie is inevitable?

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YodasMummy · 08/03/2012 19:44

Stanley, Wilfred and Martha. You have FAB choice in names, I found it hard to pick my favourites... I almost went for Stanley, George and Nora.

BeaditAli · 08/03/2012 20:00

Lovely names but my faves are: Arthur, Felix and Henry. I love Rosa, Florence and Sylvie...... Prefer it to Sylvia but DM is The latter!
Would love to hear the ones you go for.
So... Sylvie, Arthur and Felix of me [ grin]

BeaditAli · 08/03/2012 20:01

Grin even!

meala · 08/03/2012 20:06

Stuart
Euan
Anna

would be my first choice.

Christopher
Lawrence
Elizabeth

would be my second choice.
Timeless names that are not too common but lovely.

BeaditAli · 08/03/2012 22:19

Liking Henry, Jasper and Rosa too!

culturevulture · 08/03/2012 22:23

Girls - Martha, Beatrice, Florence, Iris, Nora, Violet
Boys - Lawrence, Euan, Sidney

Clary · 08/03/2012 22:31

Oh OP I do like your names list!

My faves for bbg from yr list would be Arthur, Stanley and Florence

Or maybe George, Henry and Violet (slightly more popular those)

Actually most of those on yr lists tho familiar (ie classic) are not that common; whatever you may read on MN I have yet to come across a swathe of small Arthurs or Wilfreds. I know a few childre called Henry, George, Phoebe, but even those are hardly in the Olly and Will class.

Good luck with it!

melika · 08/03/2012 22:36

hugo, sebastian and zara

marshmallowpies · 09/03/2012 09:04

Hmmm...out of the boys names, I think Rufus and Henry sound good together...not sure which girls name they go best with, though...veering towards Esther or Elizabeth.

Don't like Sadie or Iris I'm afraid. I would also avoid putting two 'colour' names together so that rules out using both Rufus and/or Violet or Rosa.

camarelia · 10/03/2012 21:50

My top combo would be Lawrence Jasper, Roman Felix and Martha Hope although it would be closely followed by Wilfred Henry, Euan Rupert and Rosa Beatrice

Other names I liked off your list were Alfred, Sid, Iris, Elizabeth, Elsa, Violet, Ada, Sadie and Sylvia.

Congratulations and good luck with the impending arrivals!

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