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Thoughts on our shortlists pls...

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starfish12 · 14/07/2013 08:14

Baby is due in 10 weeks so plenty of time to change my (indecisive) mind but our current shortlists are...

Eva - love this but is it too common?
Nancy - too common?
Roxy - cool or stripper like?!
Jeannie - oh not keen but I could work on him
middle name will be Rae

Sonny - does this work as an adult name?
Leo
Austin - would he get called Aussy?!
Middle name would be Patrick

Unleash your thoughts MN'ers....!!!

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AllegraLilac · 15/07/2013 00:44

Sonny and Jeannie sound very redneck to me, but I honestly like everything else!

Smartiepants79 · 14/07/2013 21:35

You cannot have Roxy Rae! Sounds like a burlesque act. Sorry.
Love nancy and jeannie.
Leo is the best of the boys ones.

Wildwaterfalls · 14/07/2013 21:28

Eva is my favourite, although also like Nancy.

For a boy Austin is great, or Leo. Don't like Sonny. I know an Austin who is sometimes Austy but it is cute.

Are you sure you couldn't come round to Rachel as a middle name? I think it is lovely and really prefer it to Rae. Or did the Rachel you knew have a middle name you could use? Alternatively perhaps Raquel or Rochelle?

Littlecherublegs · 14/07/2013 21:11

I like Eva Rae and Leo Patrick - both lovely!

Onesleeptillwembley · 14/07/2013 21:10

Girls names ok, but Rae is dreadful. All the boys names are truly dire.

youarewinning · 14/07/2013 21:09

I like nancy and Austin.

scripsi · 14/07/2013 21:08

I love Eva and Leo

CheckpointCharlie · 14/07/2013 21:05

That would be Blush

CheckpointCharlie · 14/07/2013 21:05

LOVE Roxy Rae and Austin. Although all your names are really cool.
I know a cool Roxy (child) and a cool Rae (adult) so those names work well for me! I know an adult Austin too.

And dd2 was nearly Jeannie!!

absentmindeddooooodles · 14/07/2013 21:03

Has not had

absentmindeddooooodles · 14/07/2013 21:02

My oh had a dd called Roxy. :-) and ds was going to be so sonny. Love love love it :-)

Layl77 · 14/07/2013 21:00

Eva, nancy jeannie all nice. All boys names nice too.

jalapeno · 14/07/2013 20:58

That's a lovely idea for remembering your relative, I think Rachel would be a lovely middle name so just a taste thing I suppose Smile

AnythingNotEverything · 14/07/2013 15:53

Nancy is lovely. It's on our "do we dare" list. Is it becoming common? I've never seen it mention on MN or in real life.

exoticfruits · 14/07/2013 15:44

Eva and Leo

trapezegirl · 14/07/2013 15:27

I like Nancy or Leo.

Wbdn28 · 14/07/2013 12:04

I like Eva, and Jeannie if it's a nickname (Jeanette?)

Leo and Austin both nice for a boy.

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starfish12 · 14/07/2013 11:50

Ha ha, oh thought up Roxy last night mind you he was a bit drunk! I know what you mean re Rae and it sounding a bit 'country'. We not hell bent on it but its more of a personal thing where a family member called rachel died and so wanted it to be in memory of her but dont like rachel hence rae...
Who would have thought picking a name would be so hard!!!

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jalapeno · 14/07/2013 11:21

Goodness, totally missed both Roxy and Rae, dislike both of those. Rae just makes all of the names sound really "country" if you see what I mean. Even Jeannie which I like sounds dreadful as Jeannie Rae.

Roxy was the name of my dads dog when I was small so may be an influence but I think she sounds like a bit of a goer so I wouldn't do it!

Apileofballyhoo · 14/07/2013 10:39

Leo is nice, and I like Leon too. Austin is nice too. Eva is the most classic of the girls' names. Ava would be good too. I don't really like Roxie, makes me think of people screaming at each other in Eastenders!

BabyStone · 14/07/2013 10:35

Eva from the girls and I love Sonny and Leo

rosyryan · 14/07/2013 10:33

I only like Jeannie from your lists - but different strokes for different folks! Roxy Rae is truly hideous.

Congratulations on your imminent arrival.

HenriettaPye · 14/07/2013 09:54

Eva Rea and Austin Patrick

Both gorgeous names

Onetwo34 · 14/07/2013 09:51

I like all your boys names but I only like Jeannie. Roxy Rae is pretty atrocious. Sorry!
Jeannie is great though!

funnymummy2931 · 14/07/2013 09:50

Eva is the nicest & Sonny