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3 potential names for baby no.2 but which one?

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sallymander · 11/09/2013 17:28

So, we already have a James and we don't know if he is going to have a brother or sister. These are the 3 names we've shortlisted. 2 girls and 1 boys name. Which of these girls names do you think sounds better?

James and Eleanor or James and Matilda. Our boys name is Christopher, wish we had a second option for boys names too but could not agree on anything. If we like Christopher, what else might we like?

Thanks for the help ladies :-)

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ThePeppermintHippo · 13/09/2013 20:24

Definitely Eleanor. I love it. Matilda is also nice but not as lovely as Eleanor. I prefer Daniel over Christopher but I do like both and Kit is a great nickname for Christopher.

Clargo55 · 13/09/2013 13:38

Eleanor and Daniel are beautiful names.

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sallymander · 13/09/2013 13:30

Thank you so much for the lovely suggestions. I think for a girl we're definitely leaning towards Eleanor now. For a boy Christopher is still a strong contender but think it's competing with Daniel now, like Michael too but it's my cousins name. Of course, it's very difficult to find a name that nobody has or named their children unless you go for something really unusual.

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Littlecherublegs · 12/09/2013 21:42

Eleanor or Christopher - either sound good with James!

Sorry for any repeats:
Peter
Michael
Anthony
Matthew

Phoebe
Madeline
Olivia
Harriet

AurorasShoes · 12/09/2013 20:52

Eleanor is a gorgeous name (and Eleanor Roosevelt is a fantastic namesake!)
I'm useless when it comes to boys' names but do like Felix

Clargo55 · 12/09/2013 20:34

I think Daniel goes perfectly!

MrsDibble · 12/09/2013 20:18

Michael?

elcranko · 11/09/2013 20:41

Love both girls names but prefer Eleanor slightly more.

Other boys names- Matthew, Adam, Henry, Edward? Christopher is lovely though!

CordeliaRose · 11/09/2013 19:44

I think Christopher is a lovely name sallymander - it suits baby, boy and grown-up imo Smile
Eleanor would be my choice for a girl- it's a beautiful name and goes well with James.

Mintyy · 11/09/2013 19:39

Edward
Jonathan
Thomas

Jenijena · 11/09/2013 19:32

I have a James, and for various reasons David and Thomas were out of the picture too. I love Christopher. I also like Matthew.

I would choose Eleanor out of your list - I think Matilda is like Noah, timeless but very trendy. My girls choices involve Rachel, Hannah and Catherine.

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sallymander · 11/09/2013 19:30

Thank you guys, some lovely suggestions there. I do really like boys names starting with J, but feel we can't really have that with James as it may get very confusing if they share initials. A lot of the other names on your lists I like too but because both me and hubby have large families and youngest of all cousins a lot of them have already been taken up! I like Sebastian but was vetod. Quite like Daniel, hmmm.... Do people like Christopher? We think it's a nice name and haven't heard of any little boys called it, but perhaps that's because people don't really like it, too old sounding? Not sure.

None the wiser about Eleanor or Matilda, you seem to like both - oh dear. Maybe we should let our son choose!

Why thank you, Bootsy Grin and thank you for the congrats Bouncy.

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cece · 11/09/2013 19:30

Boys
Matthew
Mark
Paul
Daniel
Jonathan
Joshua
Jacob
Luke
Christian
William
Leon
Leo
Guy
Gregory
Rory

Girls
Like Eleanor best out of the two.

bootsycollins · 11/09/2013 19:27

James and William
James and George
James and Gabriel
James and Alexander
James and Frances
James and Edwin
James and Joseph
James and Luke
James and Joel
James and John
James and Laurence

miffybun73 · 11/09/2013 19:26

I prefer Eleanor, but like both.

What about Daniel or Matthew?

miffybun73 · 11/09/2013 19:26

I prefer Eleanor, but like both.

What about Daniel or Matthew?

GoodtoBetter · 11/09/2013 19:23

I much prefer Eleanor.

Nicholas for a boy?

bootsycollins · 11/09/2013 19:17

Spooky! My 2 are James and Eleanor, you have excellent choice Grin

Diddle82 · 11/09/2013 19:15

Matilda gets my vote and goes really well with james.

MrsFrederickWentworth · 11/09/2013 18:46

Oh, and esp,
Tobias nn Toby

MrsFrederickWentworth · 11/09/2013 18:45

Prefer Eleanor, in part because it begins to sound like heroes of Roald Dahl..
But I do like Matilda, either as itself, Tillie or Mattie.

Like all the classic boys names.above, but also

Jonathan
Timothy
Daniel
Rupert
Rufus
Rudolph
William
Benedict
Augustus
Guy
Giles
Edward
Piers
Edmund
Hugh/ Hugo

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 11/09/2013 18:35

Eleanor - beautiful but I prefer Elinor.

absentmindeddooooodles · 11/09/2013 18:30

Love matilda.

Boys:
William
Sebastian
Seth
Alexander
Jude
Benjamin
Joseph

bouncysmiley · 11/09/2013 18:29

Matilda, and congratulations.

Kaekae · 11/09/2013 18:28

I love Matilda and think Eleanor is pretty too. However, I think Eleanor goes better with James, both classic names.

Boys names
Henry/Harry
George
Matthew
Michael
Thomas
Alexander
Samuel
Sebastian

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