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Opinions on these names please...

32 replies

zippyswife · 08/01/2016 13:07

Dc3 is due in a month. I have 2ds already and think this is probably a boy, but who knows!

Ds' have short names one old fashioned and unusual and one old but popular at the Minute.

This is the shortlist at the minute....

Girls-
Verity
Anna
Indigo
Etta
Greta
Rowan
Robin
Tess
Darwin
Cora
Jude
Helena
Juliet

Boys
Jude
Elliot
Evan
Ewan
Rufus
Alex
Rex
Max
Robin
Luke
Luca
Lucas

Opinions please!

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jemimastar · 08/01/2016 14:24

My favourites:
Etta
Greta
Tess
Cora*love
Helena *love this, so graceful, beautiful

Boys
Jude *love
Evan

Rex * LOVE Rex, strong, classic but still has an edge, completely underused. Met the cutest little Rex the other day, completely handsome, energetic, smiley toddler, totally suited his name. Ignore tedious “dogs name” comments, what does that even mean anymore? Have you EVER met a dog in real life called Rex? Bet not. Would be my DS name.

Lucas

thisismypassword · 08/01/2016 14:17

Cora and evan

zippyswife · 08/01/2016 13:55

Thanks for the comments so far. Great to get some opinions!

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MrsCaecilius · 08/01/2016 13:51

Girls-
Verity - pretty, but a bit fussy
Anna - classic, but not v exciting
Indigo - cool, IF you can pull it off. Too similar to Inigo (which is make to me)?
Etta - like as a nn (e.g. Henrietta to Etta), not sure on its own
Greta - a bit harsh
Rowan - don;t like, male to me (not keen on unisex names)
Robin - no, unisex again
Tess - like this! Classic and strong
Darwin - not keen on surname names, and this is male to me
Cora - pretty, a bit too Downton?
Jude - no, male, unless nn for Judith?
Helena - pretty
Juliet - lovely

Boys
Jude - no, too 'cool', Hey Jude etc (more likely than the Hardy ref I can see running through, Tess & Jude??)
Elliot - no, unisex name again, not for me
Evan - no, too surnamey
Ewan - no, too 'ewwwww' sounding
Rufus - love it!
Alex - Love as a nn for Alexander, not keen on its own
Rex - too try hard, also a dog's name
Max - like this, v popular at the mo though
Robin - unisex, no
Luke - drippy
Luca - prefer spelt as Lukah
Lucas - awful

TempsPerdu · 08/01/2016 13:50

Think we have quite similar taste OP - I like lots of your choices!

Girls:
Love: Greta, Rowan, Helena (all beautiful and feature on my own list)

Like: Verity, Anna, Etta, Robin, Tess, Juliet

Not a fan of:
Indigo - used to like this, but now it feels a bit overly hippyish. Maybe OK for a MN though?
Darwin - great for a boy, not convinced it works for a girl
Jude - again, a bit boyish
Cora - just reminds me of Downton Abbey

Boys:

Love: Rufus, Robin (though I do worry that the latter would be seen as a bit wet)

Like: Jude, Elliot, Evan, Ewan, Alex (but would go with Alexander as full name), Luke (surprisingly underused now)

Not a fan of:
Rex - feels a bit 'celeb trendy' to me
Max - a tad dull
Luca - bit of a 'flash in the pan' name I think - already sounds a bit dated
Lucas - don't like the way it sounds

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 08/01/2016 13:41

I love Tess and Rufus

EmmieA123 · 08/01/2016 13:28

Girls:
Verity - don't like
Anna - like
Indigo - don't like
Etta - don't like
Greta - don't like
Rowan - okay
Robin - like
Tess - don't like
Darwin - don't like
Cora - don't like
Jude - seems like a boy's name to me
Helena - don't like
Juliet - okay

Boys:
Jude - okay
Elliot - LOVE
Evan - really like
Ewan - okay
Rufus - don't like
Alex - like
Rex - it's okay
Max - Love
Robin - seems like a girl's name to me
Luke - Love
Luca - don't like
Lucas - like

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