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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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birdofthenorth · 14/02/2015 20:31

Robin or Audrey. Brilliant names.

I love Nina and Greta btw. Fabulous.

ChristmasEveSteve · 12/02/2015 20:34

Lara. Ada. Kezia. Hector.

TheyLearnedFromBrian · 11/02/2015 11:34

Nina, Greta, Anna

Nina, Greta, Felix

shipsinthenight · 10/02/2015 17:26

Rosa, Clara, or Aldo, Daniel

mathanxiety · 10/02/2015 17:23

x post a lot there Blush

mathanxiety · 10/02/2015 17:15

Robert -- doesn't really go with Nina or Greta
Freddie -- same problem
Solomon -- same problem but even moreso as it is an OT name
Amos -- same category as Solomon; too much of an OT name beside Nina and Greta
Reuben -- ditto; looks as if you have gone in a completely different direction from Nina and Greta
Rosa -- quite generic and looks as if it was chosen only because it is short and ends with an A

I think Nina and Greta go well with Robin (or Robyn for a girl), John, Rosemary, Tamsin, Arabel, Audrey, Iris.

I don't see Nina and Greta as matchy. They both have a northern European/Scandinavian vibe imo. They are also classic names.

Suggestions:
Instead of Rosemary, how about Romy, or Romy as nn for Rosemary?
Louisa
Tess
Zara
Helena
Alice
Ruth
Edith
Dinah
Sybil
Keziah
Lucy
Stella
Zoe

Hugo
Dominic
Benjamin
Benedict
Edmund
Leo
Peter
Elliott
Isaac
Owen
Louis
Oscar

OneFootIn1999 · 10/02/2015 14:42

Ooh, and how about Jesse for a boy?

OneFootIn1999 · 10/02/2015 14:41

Girls: Ingrid, Matilda, Harriet, Mabel?
Boys: Jude, Asher (it's Biblical but your DH may not twig, sssh), Rowan, Patrick?

CrispyFern · 10/02/2015 14:17

My two siblings have quite long (pretentious) names and I always felt a bit like "why did they get all the syllables?". I'm projecting!

CrispyFern · 10/02/2015 13:48

I dunno then, maybe it's just me!

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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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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?

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.

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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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WowserBowser · 09/02/2015 23:10

I like your list VainVulva

WowserBowser · 09/02/2015 23:08

Ivo
Elias
Elliott

Juliet

WowserBowser · 09/02/2015 23:07

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

WowserBowser · 09/02/2015 23:07

I love Audrey!

And your dad's names

Rita
Winter
Claude
Peter

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

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Kantha · 09/02/2015 20:05

Saul

Lotta

Lunastarfish · 09/02/2015 20:02

Joel
Eva

bexibean · 09/02/2015 19:46

Ingrid

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

ursulaisawonderfulname · 09/02/2015 19:15

Nina, Greta and Fred.

Nina, Greta and Freda.