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RoastedCouchPotatoes · 19/08/2013 19:26

Leo, Theo(dore), Robin, Finn(ian), Alexander, Lauri, Matias, Kasper, Elliot and Luca?

For girls: Susannah, Arianna, Cora, Anni, Isla, and Madeleine?

Am happy to be told you hate them btw! Just want opinions.

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 22/08/2013 18:22

Love Robin and love Laurie as nn for Laurence. Matias is nice. Luca is okay but prefer Luke or Lucas. Dislike Kasper and Finn.

Love Susannah.

ChippingInHopHopHop · 22/08/2013 18:15

From your boys list I'd pick Finn(ian)

Actively dislike the others.

From your girls list I'd pick ... well, at a push Isla, but only if I could only choose from that list.

Not easy is it :) & I fully expect you would hate my choices too!! Grin

JamieandtheMagicTorch · 22/08/2013 18:10

P.S

I prefer Robyn - for a girl

JamieandtheMagicTorch · 22/08/2013 18:09

I like Caspar, Luca and Alexander

Susannah is the standout girls' name. It's lovely, familiar but unusual at the moment

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RoastedCouchPotatoes · 22/08/2013 16:19

Hmm, think I might discount Anni then, we will live in the UK for the foreseeable future.

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BlueShirtBlueTie · 22/08/2013 15:56

For the boys I like Theo, Leo and Luca.

For the girls I only like Cora and Isla.

LaRosaBella · 22/08/2013 12:17

Don't like Coraline at all but love Cora and I like robin but for a girl, also like Isla. I think Kasper is lovely but would spell it with a C.

noodlebum · 22/08/2013 12:13

Sorry just saw your post above saying Lauri and Anni are spelt that way in your country. I think they're fine that way really, was just interested if they were short for anything Smile

noodlebum · 22/08/2013 12:09

From boys, I like Robin, Matias, Kasper (any spellings), Elliot and Luca. Would Lauri be short for anything (e.g. Laurence)?

From girls, I like Susannah, Cora and Isla. I wouldn't have Anni spelt like that as a full name.

ch1134 · 21/08/2013 14:53

Susanna is a lovely name and Sue is very cute.

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RoastedCouchPotatoes · 19/08/2013 21:13

Yes, Anni, Lauri, Kasper, Matias are all names from my country, but we are going to live in the UK for the foreseeable future, so I think I'll do Anglicised version, like you suggest.

Yes, Isla is very popular, not very popular in my area in particular, but I like more individual names, not too unusual though (thing between top 30-80 or so).

Would you prefer Coraline (or would that make you think of the girl with the button eye thing- DS1 still hates that!), Coralie (kind of French) or Cora? DH says Coraline, I say Cora, if we end up having a girl, but are Stil debating. We have to name two puppies too, so are a bit named out at the mo Hmm

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SleepyCatOnTheMat · 19/08/2013 20:33

Hmmm...I would spell some of them differently (unless they are the name of a beloved family member or something). Casper instead of Kasper, Annie instead of Anni, Matthias instead of Matias. I would put Laurence on the birth certificate and use Lauri as a nickname but spell it Laurie (in cards etc.).

Isla - top 10 name, too popular, going to be the Sharon/Tracy of its generation.

Casper - still feels a bit old fashioned to me, but is better than some of the wacky names kids get called these days.

All the rest - very nice tasteful names.

FingersCrossedLegsNot · 19/08/2013 19:29

Love Leo, Theo and Caspar (spelled this way)

From the girls list I only like Cora

usualsuspect · 19/08/2013 19:28

Love Leo,Finn,Elliot and Luca.

Only like Cora on your girls list.