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Nina, Greta and… DC3

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bullseyebraces · 09/02/2015 10:54

Expecting DC3 and starting to draw up a name list - which is a challenge.

What would you suggest?

Names that I or DH like - Robin, John, Robert, Freddie (only DH), Solomon (only me), Amos, Rueben, Rosemary, Tamsin, Arabel, Rosa, Audrey, Iris.

Hmm...

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Theas18 · 09/02/2015 11:00

Rosa is lovely and fits your style whilst being individual too. Short name. A ending.

Boys... Hmm - what about an a/ah ending boys name ? Ezra Micah Jonah noah Elijah ?

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bullseyebraces · 09/02/2015 11:01

oh yes, love Ezra but a friend has one & we have close mutual friends, don't think it would be okay. I like Elijah but I suspect DH wouldn't, love Eli.

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TheRealMaryMillington · 09/02/2015 11:02

My fictitious fourth children might be called something like

Ursula (Sula), Astrid, Polly, Ariadne

Robin, Florian, Angus (I have one to go with my own Nina), Magnus

ThinkIveBeenHacked · 09/02/2015 11:04

Nina, Greta and Pearl came to mind when I read your title.

For a boy, Nina, Greta and Dexter.

matchingmoll · 09/02/2015 11:21

Love Robin, Solomon, Tamsin and Audrey. How about Miriam, Susannah. Ada, Vera, Frieda,Josephine or Siri for girls? Otto, Felix, Vincent for boys?

BettyRooster · 09/02/2015 11:24

Marit or Moritz

LollyLondon · 09/02/2015 11:26

Eva
Clara

Reuben is great
Jacob
Marcus

VainVulva · 09/02/2015 12:05

Oh wow, how fab Nina and Greta....love your taste! You mention you like Eli (my ds name, I can highly recommend it) my dd is called Aphra I can also recommend that. Other names on our past baby name lists were......

Ezra
Rex
Asa
Arlo
Sonny
Jude
Cassius
Wilder

Juno (this would be amazing with your names)
Hera
Flora
Fleur
Kitty
Birdie
Scout
Astrid
Afton
Rumi

RickOShay · 09/02/2015 14:16

Stella

Marta

Hero

Athene

Lois

Daphne

Otis

Joel

Rufus

Saul

Jem

Love Nina and Greta. Beautiful.

Sophronia · 09/02/2015 14:52

Nina, Greta and...

Anna
Clara
Eva
Ella
Sara
Hanna
Lena
Joanna
Lara
Adela
Thora
Louisa
Ada
Martha
Stella
Marla
Helena
Cora
Petra
Rosa
Maida
Thea
Vera
Willa
Sofia / Sophia
Anya
Minna
Eliza
Claudia
Julia
Ramona
Mara

ursulaisawonderfulname · 09/02/2015 19:15

Nina, Greta and Fred.

Nina, Greta and Freda.

GettingFiggyWithIt · 09/02/2015 19:22

Out your list Rosa

Me personally Mia Thea Laura or Luisa but adore Mia esp with the names you have

Boy...Xander Mica or Elijah

bexibean · 09/02/2015 19:46

Ingrid

Lunastarfish · 09/02/2015 20:02

Joel
Eva

Kantha · 09/02/2015 20:05

Saul

Lotta

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mrsgoon · 09/02/2015 22:53

Hermione

Solomon (I love this name - would have loved a Sol!) Elijah (Eli) also works, too.

I think Rafa/Rafe/Raphael/Rafael would also work. Claudia,Clara.

Of your suggestions:-
Robin LIKE
John LIKE
Robert LIKE
Freddie not keen on
Solomon LOVE
Amos LIKE
Rueben really LIKE (though very popular, now!)
Rosemary OK
Tamsin OK
Arabel not keen
Rosa not my favourite
Audrey OK
Iris OK

WowserBowser · 09/02/2015 23:07

I love Audrey!

And your dad's names

Rita
Winter
Claude
Peter

WowserBowser · 09/02/2015 23:07

Dd's names! Although I'm sure dad's name is lovely too.

WowserBowser · 09/02/2015 23:08

Ivo
Elias
Elliott

Juliet

WowserBowser · 09/02/2015 23:10

I like your list VainVulva

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bullseyebraces · 10/02/2015 08:33

So many lovely names out there! That's what is so hard!

My dad's name is on the list of boy's names Wowser so maybe you do love it!

Rickoshay I LOVE Jem, it's actually my brother's name though (short for Jeremy)

Does anyone else have a DH who, when asked about baby names, just suggests things like Titty, Fanny and Willy? Hmm Amazingly he is actually a grownup not a teenager boy. Anyway, I did get some vetoes out of him, including "no Biblical names that sound very Biblical" i.e. Solomon, Elijah, Ezra, Amos - all the boy names I love!

Have managed to add Astrid, Helena (Hel-AY-na or Helen-a?), Susannah and Magnus to the list though.

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LittleErin · 10/02/2015 11:10

Nice names, they sound qute scandinavian and I really like most of Sophronia's suggestions. Also like Pippa, Elsa and Leonie.

CrispyFern · 10/02/2015 11:53

If you have two matchy matchy girl names won't a potential third girl feel left out if hers is very different?

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bullseyebraces · 10/02/2015 12:50

Really crispyfern? I have to say I don't think of Nina and Greta as matchy matchy, although they are both two syllable ending in -a ! I suppose a third girl might feel left out not having a two syllable name ending in -a but it sounds a bit unlikely to me. My siblings both had names ending in -y that you could get a nickname from, which I didn't, I never felt "left out" about it.

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