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Final shortlist - votes please!

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Wildwaterfalls · 19/05/2012 11:25

Hello!

Have posted before but think we now have our final list to choose from... So keen to hear your views/votes! Note Dutch/Scandinavian background so some foreign names...

Girls
Adeline
Alice
Astrid
Eleanor
Elise
Marielle
Marlies

Boys
Anton
Casper
Einar
Elmer
Gustav
Sven

Thanks!

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minipie · 20/05/2012 19:21

Great shortlists

For girls my favourites are Adeline, Elise and Marielle. These are all really, really beautiful IMO (and have just been added to my own shortlist Grin). Marlies is nice too but will be misspelled/pronounced a LOT.

For boys, I like Anton and Einar the best, with Gustav a close third. Casper is ok. Elmer makes me think of Elmer Fudd and Sven of Sven Goran Eriksson (sorry)

cookiesnap · 20/05/2012 17:57

Marielle and Caspar for me too. Marielle is a really lovely name.

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Wildwaterfalls · 19/05/2012 14:56

Ooh - really useful feedback, thank you!

Marlies is pronounced Mar-lease, Einar Ey-nar.

So annoyed England had a football manager called Sven!

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MrsKitty · 19/05/2012 14:33

Love Astrid.

How do you pronounce Einar? is it eye-nar or ee-nar or something else entirely?

From your boys like I like Gustav or Einar, depending on pronounciation.

Kayano · 19/05/2012 14:26

Adeline and Caspar

My auto correct did just try to change Adeline to 'A Feline' lol Grin

CarriMarie · 19/05/2012 14:20

I love Alice, Eleanor and Elise and quite like Casper/Caspar and Anton.

Bicnod · 19/05/2012 14:05

Elise and Casper :)

WithACherryOnTop · 19/05/2012 14:04

Adeline is very nice.
Alice too.
Astrid is ugly.
Eleanor is great.
Elise is nice.
Not fond of Marielle.
Really dislike Marlies.

Love Anton
Adore Casper
Don't like Einar
Elmer is awful.It makes me think of Elmer Fudd.
Love Gustav.
Sven is nice.

QueenEdith · 19/05/2012 13:56

Marielle and Caspar Smile

nasara · 19/05/2012 13:54

Marielle and Caspar :D

MardyBra · 19/05/2012 13:22

Adeline - pretty and unusual, but not too out there
Alice - nice but a bit ubiquitous
Astrid - like it
Eleanor - fine but not my fav
Elise - pretty
Marielle - my fav of your choices.

Marlies - not sure about this. How do you pronounce it?

Anton - fine
Caspar - not my favourite. Makes me think of ghosts and sounds a bit hissy.
Einar - not sure. Again how do you pronounce it?
Elmer - quite like but not sure why
Gustav - not sure again
Sven - not sure again. Makes me think of football bloke.

I like the girls list best.

princessbonnie · 19/05/2012 13:15

hi

not sure how to prounce some of the girls names lol
i love anton never heard anyone where i live with it x

Lunarlyte · 19/05/2012 13:05

I like Eleanor an Anton x

kickingKcurlyC · 19/05/2012 12:39

My favourites are Caspar and Marielle.

HolyCameraConfusionBatman · 19/05/2012 12:25

Adeline - pretty
Alice - lovely, classic
Astrid - no
Eleanor - fine
Elise- really pretty
Marielle - not to my taste
Marlies - not sure

Anton - ok, don't like the nn Ant tho
Casper - lovely
Einar - not sure
Elmer - Elmer is an elephant and it's too close to Elmo
Gustav - it's not to my taste
Sven - it just makes me think of Sven Goran Eriksson, so no

McKayz · 19/05/2012 11:56

I love Adeline and Elise. Casper is brilliant. I love it.

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