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Thirstysomething · 17/04/2013 13:34

Names for Number Four.
Please be gentle, I am feeling a bit fragile about some of these which are on the list for family reasons...!!

Girls:

Camilla (Milla),
Charlotte (Lotta, Lottie),
Clementine (but Clemmie Phlegmy? - maybe Cleo?),
Clover,
Daisy,
Demelza (Dilly),
Loveday (Lalla),
Dorothy/Dorothea/Theadora (Dodie),
Flora,
Jocelyn (Joss),
Posy,
Kitty,
Leone or Leonie,
Merryn (Merry),
Rosemary/Rosamund (Rosie or Romy),
Rosanna,
Rosalie,
Emma,
Vivi (prob from Victoria or Vivian),
Xanthe,
Bella,
Veryan,
Gigi,

Boys :

Wilfred,
Oscar/Oswald (nickname Oz),
Charlie,
Inigo,
Hugo,
Xander,
Kit

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Thirstysomething · 19/04/2013 09:09

just posted in another thread asking what your nns were Demelza!

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manicinsomniac · 18/04/2013 22:37

Camilla (Milla) - like it
Charlotte (Lotta, Lottie) - love Charlotte but wouldn't shorten
Clementine - not keen but do quite like Cleo
Clover - really like it. Not sure if I'd dare use it though
Daisy - not keen.

Demelza (Dilly) - like Dilly, not sure about Demelza
Loveday (Lalla) - don't like this at all sorry
Dorothy/Dorothea/Theadora (Dodie) - Dorothy is passable, really dislike the others
Flora - like it
Jocelyn (Joss) - quite like it
Posy - a bit too cutesy
Kitty - quite like it
Leone or Leonie - Leonie is quite nice
Merryn (Merry) - really like it
Rosemary/Rosamund (Rosie or Romy) - really like the nicknames. Longer versions are ok
Rosanna - prefer to the above two
Rosalie - it's ok
Emma - a bit 'dull' maybe but a good, solid name
Vivi (prob from Victoria or Vivian) - quite nice, prefer it as Victoria
Xanthe - Love it
Bella - like it but prefer as short for Isabella/Annabella/Arabella
Veryan - not heard of this. Quite pretty
Gigi - only heard as a nickname for Georgina. Could be another idea?

Boys :

Wilfred - really don't like this
Oscar/Oswald (nickname Oz) - love Oscar, Oswald is quite nice
Charlie - quite like it, would christen Charles
Inigo - love it
Hugo - don't like it, a bit posh sounding
Xander - love it, would christen Alexander
Kit - not keen

I think I'd go for:
Xanthe, Merryn or Charlotte and Inigo, Oscar or Xander.

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 18/04/2013 21:27

Sorry - I just read your 'be gentle' comment. Sorry if I wasn't.

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 18/04/2013 21:25

Camilla (Milla), no
Charlotte (Lotta, Lottie), yes
Clementine (but Clemmie Phlegmy? - maybe Cleo?), no
Clover, love
Daisy, love
Demelza (Dilly), no
Loveday (Lalla), horrible
Dorothy/Dorothea/Theadora (Dodie), no
Flora, ok
Jocelyn (Joss), ok
Posy, love
Kitty, nice as nn
Leone or Leonie, no
Merryn (Merry), love Merry
Rosemary/Rosamund (Rosie or Romy), no
Rosanna, no
Rosalie, no
Emma, yes
Vivi (prob from Victoria or Vivian), no but like Vivienne
Xanthe, ugh
Bella, nice nn
Veryan, horrible
Gigi, please no

Boys :

Wilfred, yes
Oscar/Oswald (nickname Oz), yes to Oscar but Oz is terrible
Charlie, no
Inigo, yes
Hugo, every other thread has this on lately
Xander, no
Kit - love it as a nn but see above re Hugo

Demelzajane · 18/04/2013 21:19

I could have guessed the Cornish connection! I am a Demelza and would never have short of shortening it to Dilly - sounds a bit Dilly dally imho sorry x I love Merryn but the that's what our DD was named. I can't say I really dislike any of your names so that's not much help and I'm biased towards Demelza! There were loads of Demelza's when I was at school but seems to have become less popular now

Hope you get to your decision soon x

mathanxiety · 18/04/2013 19:32

Ottilie and Rosalie might be a bit rhymey.

mathanxiety · 18/04/2013 19:25

*too old mannish

mathanxiety · 18/04/2013 19:25

Camilla (Milla) -- love
Charlotte (Lotta, Lottie) -- nice but I find it a bit harsh and also popular
Clementine (but Clemmie Phlegmy? - maybe Cleo?) -- I like both Clementine and Cleo but if I had to choose I'd choose Cleo. Clemmie ...> 'clammy' for me.
Clover -- a cow name
Daisy -- a cow name, or a parlour maid
Demelza (Dilly) -- nice, has a bohemian feel
Loveday (Lalla) -- nice, maybe needs an outgoing personality to carry it off? Lala is the name of a Teletubby.
Dorothy/Dorothea/Theadora (Dodie) -- I prefer Theodora to Dorothy or Dorothea.
Flora -- nice
Jocelyn (Joss) -- nice, unusual; Joss is a cool nn imo.
Posy -- nice if nn for Josephine. As a name on its own, too insubstantial.
Kitty -- nice if nn for Katherine. On its own - same as Posy..
Leone or Leonie -- Leonie yes, Leone no. I really like Leonie.
Merryn (Merry) -- nice
Rosemary/Rosamund (Rosie or Romy) -- like both and love Romy.
Rosanna -- reminds me of cabbage rose patterns on granny's china.
Rosalie -- nice
Emma -- very nice
Vivi (prob from Victoria or Vivian) -- I like Vivienne but not Victoria
Xanthe -- nice
Bella -- no, too popular
Veryan -- unusual, but reminds me of old VW Variant car
Gigi -- as nn for something else but not on the BC.

Of them all, I think I like Camilla, Cleo, Demelza, Rosemary/Rosamund/Romy, Rosalie and Vivienne the most.

Boys :

Wilfred -- to old mannish
Oscar/Oswald (nickname Oz) -- yes to Oscar but No to Oswald (Moseley)
Charlie -- if Charles on BC, Charlie is a nice nn
Inigo -- nice, says Chelsea to me
Hugo -- nice, country tweedy name to me
Xander -- too fancy. Alexander with nn Alex better imo. Or Alec, Alastair
Kit -- nice but I would use Christopher on the BC

I like Oscar, Kit (Christopher) and Hugo the most.

LineRunner · 18/04/2013 17:12

Clementine
and
Kit
are my favourites. Today. Smile

ipswitch · 18/04/2013 17:08

Camilla (Milla), Like
Charlotte (Lotta, Lottie), Like
Clementine (but Clemmie Phlegmy? - maybe Cleo?), Not sure
Clover, Dont like
Daisy, Dont Like
Demelza (Dilly), Not sure
Loveday (Lalla), Dont Like
Dorothy/Dorothea/Theadora (Dodie), Like
Flora, Love this one best
Jocelyn (Joss), Dont like
Posy, Dont like
Kitty, Like
Leone or Leonie, Like
Merryn (Merry), Not sure
Rosemary/Rosamund (Rosie or Romy), Like lots
Rosanna, not sure
Rosalie, not sure
Emma, like
Vivi (prob from Victoria or Vivian), dont like
Xanthe, dont like
Bella, like
Veryan, dont like
Gigi, dont like

Boys :

Wilfred, like
Oscar/Oswald (nickname Oz), dont like
Charlie, like
Inigo, dont like
Hugo, like alot
Xander, sounds like a fish so dont like
Kit sounds like a car, so dont like

TenthMuse · 18/04/2013 11:34

I like a lot of these - you've come up with a great list!

Girls:
Clementine - like it, but have the same 'phlegm' issue as you, and dislike nn Clemmie
Clover - love; have had a soft spot for it ever since reading 'What Katy Did' years ago
Loveday - beautiful, but would only use as mn
Kitty - cute but not sure it goes with your other DCs' names
Merryn - lovely, and very usable I think
Rosanna - the nicest 'Rose' name on your list imo
Xanthe - beautiful
Veryan - unusual but not too 'out there'

Boys :
Wilfred - the best of your boys' choices I think. Good nns: Will/Wilf
Oscar - nice but incredibly popular at the moment
Kit - love it, but always worry it doesn't stand alone. Would use Christian/Christopher

Only ones I dislike are:

Camilla - too overtly 'posh'
Flora - can never get past margarine (despite numerous other associations!)
Bella - too 'Twilight' and becoming ubiquitous where I live
Posy/Gigi/Vivi - too cutesy and sing-songy for me

Inigo - can't get past 'Montoya' or "In I go"!
Hugo - still seen as too try-hard/stereotypically posh where I live

raisah · 18/04/2013 07:47

Laleh (Lahley pronounciation) Persian for tulip. In place of loveday, playground teasing.

TheRealFellatio · 18/04/2013 04:03

Camilla (Milla), Prefer Camille
Charlotte (Lotta, Lottie), boring now
Clementine (but Clemmie Phlegmy? - maybe Cleo?), Love it, have done for years and years
Clover, Lovely
Daisy, Nice but run of the mill
Demelza (Dilly), Love Demelza but Gawd know how you get Dilly out of it. That sounds a bit far fetched.
Loveday (Lalla), Ditto
Dorothy/Dorothea/Theadora (Dodie), lovely names, horrid nickname
Flora, meh
Jocelyn (Joss), meh
Posy, no
Kitty, meh
Leone or Leonie, meh
Merryn (Merry), it's pretty but I think is going to get very faddy and over-used
Rosemary/Rosamund (Rosie or Romy), lovely, especially Rosamund
Rosanna, meh
Rosalie, no
Emma, nice, classic
Vivi (prob from Victoria or Vivian), Vivian nice, don't like Vivi, Victoria is boring
Xanthe, lovely.
Bella, no. Too many Isabellas around now
Veryan, it's ok
Gigi, a bit theatrical. Only any good as a nickname.

Boys :

Wilfred, no
Oscar/Oswald (nickname Oz), Oscar nice, Oswald awful
Charlie, nice
Inigo, nice
Hugo, lovely
Xander, nice, but not sure it works on its own. Better to have Alexander and call him Xander
Kit nice

ripsishere · 18/04/2013 03:31

Camilla (Milla), OK
Charlotte (Lotta, Lottie), OK
Clementine (but Clemmie Phlegmy? - maybe Cleo?), Nice
Clover, No
Daisy, No
Demelza (Dilly), no
Loveday (Lalla), no
Dorothy/Dorothea/Theadora (Dodie), nice
Flora, nice
Jocelyn (Joss), nicer
Posy, no
Kitty, nicest
Leone or Leonie, no
Merryn (Merry), not sure
Rosemary/Rosamund (Rosie or Romy), ok
Rosanna, no
Rosalie, no
Emma, ok
Vivi (prob from Victoria or Vivian), nice
Xanthe, nice
Bella, no
Veryan, never heard of it
Gigi, no!

Boys :

Wilfred, ok
Oscar/Oswald (nickname Oz), no
Charlie, nice
Inigo, nicest
Hugo, ok
Xander, ok
Kit ok
So, you can see how conservative I am.

thermalsinapril · 18/04/2013 00:03

My favourites from your list:

Clementine
Daisy
Rosemary
Rosanna
Emma
Xanthe

Wilfred
Charlie
Xander

baskingseals · 17/04/2013 22:30

thanks thirty - think Demelza or Kit would fit in really well Smile

ArtemisatBrauron · 17/04/2013 19:43

There is a cherry tree named Veryan after Dh's aunt as her father was a horticulturalist which makes it even nicer IMO Smile

ArtemisatBrauron · 17/04/2013 19:42

My DH's aunt is called Veryan - I've never heard of anyone else called it and I think it is beautiful.

Love Rosalie, Merryn too.

RubberBullets · 17/04/2013 19:37

I love Morwenna if you are thinking local names, never heard Demelza shortened to Dilly though.

Thirstysomething · 17/04/2013 19:05

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Clargo55 · 17/04/2013 18:42

How about these cornish names?

Girls:
Lamorna
Lowenna
Keren

Boys:
Lowen
Perran
Sennen

baskingseals · 17/04/2013 18:22

girls names - i love Demelza, Kitty, Rosalie, Rosanna.

boys names - i love Kit and Inigo.

you have got a lovely selection they are all great names.
could i be nosy and ask what your other 3 dc are called?

Thirstysomething · 17/04/2013 18:15

Dh is Cornish - would probably use the Cornish names as a middle name, although I know a gorgeous Dilly (Demelza) and I like Merry for Merryn.
Thanks! Any other comments gratefully received - I find saying names out loud to friends a bit scary after a few very negative comments on dd2s name, so this is great!

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GaryBuseysTeeth · 17/04/2013 14:21

Like; Camilla (we shortlisted), Charlotte,
Demelza (name of a childrens hospice in Kent, which put us off)
Jocelyn, Leonie,
Merryn (although sounds a bit like Merry the Hobbit),
Rosamund/Rosanna/Rosalie all lovely, Emma.
Prefer Victoria to Vivian (too many dfferent ways to spell Vivien/Vyvivan/Vivvian).
Wilfred (love Wilf/Wil)
Xander (love, Alexander on our list)
Kit (love, but DH can't get past Knightrider's KITT)

Dislike; Clementine (my darling),
Clover Daisy & Flora sound like Cows (as in Moo, not bitches!),
Loveday (LOVE this. but sounds too bully-friendly..middle name?)
Dorothy (always makes me think 'friend of Dorothy's'),
Posy & Kitty, Xanthe.
Bella (Princess from Beauty & Beast..and Twilight), Veryan,
Gigi (horse jokes).
Oscar/Oswald (Oscar too popular, Oswald rabbit
Inigo (Montoya...'you killed my father prepare to die!')
Hugo, don't know why just not a fan?

Guessing you have Cornish roots! Grin

Dish8 · 17/04/2013 14:14

i like the following:
Clover,
Veryan

Inigo
Xander
Kit