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LoraLoves · 19/08/2016 20:42

Only a bit left until birth and DH has scrapped our potential names for a daughter. He has gone off Tilly, still likes Luna but I worry about teasing and Alice is too drippy for us both. So, in a desperate bid we've spent today searching for a name and I have a list of Billie-Rose, Martha, Polly (maybe), Liza (maybe), Ada, Nora, Bess, Minnie (maybe), Tess, Ida, Vivian, Elise and Lila.

My DH likes Winnie, Mabel, Edie, Marie, Mae and Faye. So, we would like for you to choose your two favourite names from our lists and please give us your reasons. We will go over the most popular and put them together. We don't want a very popular name but want something to go well with the other kids.
For boys, we can both agree that a son will be named Milo, Seth, Kerr, Remy, Ace, Leo or Cole. For middle names, we like Usain (yes, after Bolt) and King (after Nat King Cole).

Please help! I don't want to refer to her as Baby for the first weeks of her life and I would like the other kids to have a name to call her by.

Lo x

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user1459464195 · 20/08/2016 20:46

My favourite from your list is Elise and from your husband's would be Marie. But I'd be tempted to go with Mary, nickname Polly which seems like it would work for both of you.

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LoraLoves · 20/08/2016 20:36

No crunchy I just don't like calling her/him it!
Jooni, we are American linked so the names sort of make sense to us?

Atm, Elise, Tess and Ida are in the lead, so I'll make a thread about those!

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Jooni · 20/08/2016 18:07

Girl: Martha or Polly. Love that these are fashionably vintage but not too twee. Martha is more popular; Polly is quite underused.

Boy: Milo and Leo. Leo is very popular but Milo is underused. I think these are the nicest of your boys' names; names like Kerr, Cole and Ace don't really do it for me - too macho and American-feeling.

I'd go with Polly or Milo personally. Good luck!

dotdotdotmustdash · 20/08/2016 17:53

Elise (my favourite from your list), Tessa, Vivien, Lyla for girls, definitely Kerr for a boy.

artyone · 20/08/2016 17:04

I love Tess and Winnie
I've known a couple of Tess'. It's a nice classic name which doesn't have any terrible nicknames.

CakeRattleandRoll · 20/08/2016 16:49

Martha and Nora

AppleDragon · 20/08/2016 16:41

Edie and Martha are my favourites

Crunchymum · 20/08/2016 07:09

I'm confused. Do you know gender?

Your last paragraph of theach first post is odd? [Sic] I don't want to refer to her as baby for the first few weeks. I want the other kids to have a name to call her by

Enkopkaffetak · 20/08/2016 01:30

Fay and Nora are my favourites out of your lists.

ClockMakerSue · 19/08/2016 22:50

Love Vivienne (Vivian is too similar to Vyvyan Bastard from the Young Ones Wink)

Edie I like too (prefer Edith)

Only ones I dislike are Bess and Tess (names of more than one or two terriers I know), Billie-Rose and Winnie.

I also really quite like Nora but know my husband would veto it!

Quercus3 · 19/08/2016 22:49

Tess and Faye

Sophronia · 19/08/2016 22:40

Martha and Marie

Leo or Seth

HappyGirl86 · 19/08/2016 22:19

My middle name is Vivienne and my last name begins with W. I love the name, and people always comment how nice it is.
I really like Mae and Liza- both lovely names!

pumpkinpieinmyeye · 19/08/2016 22:13

I love both Edie and Nora, both names would be considered for a new baby girl. How would you pronounce Marie? Very pretty name but I have two family members named this and both are pronounced differently (Marr-ree or Ma-ree)

MsKite · 19/08/2016 22:12

Martha and Edie

HettyB · 19/08/2016 22:11

I know you didn't ask about boys names, but Mill, Seth and Leo are the only ones i like from your list. Seth being a country mile ahead of the others.

HettyB · 19/08/2016 22:09

Polly/Tess and Mabel.

I like most of both of your lists, with the exception of Mae (it's everywhere) and Billie-Rose (I really don't like hyphenated first names).

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LoraLoves · 19/08/2016 22:04

We both quite like Mae at the moment. How does Nancy, Clara and Mae sound to you?

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 19/08/2016 21:59

Edie is really lovely. I also like Martha and Faye.

I hate your boys' list though, sorry.

Ilovewillow · 19/08/2016 21:57

I love Luna! But from the other lists I love Edie, I know an Eadie and she is lovely. I also love Vivian but as someone else said I prefer Vivienne as a spelling.

Boys names are all good but love Seth, I have a Seth and I think it's a cool name!

user1471501988 · 19/08/2016 21:56

For a boy, I like Kerr, and Leo.
From your list, I like, Tess, Vivienne, (Vivian) masculine I believe, and Ida.
From your husbands, I like, Mabel, Edie and Mae, (prefer May).

RiverTam · 19/08/2016 21:56

Hate pretty much everything in your DH's list, awful old fashioned names that went out of fashion for a reason (very popular on MN though!). Edie at a push.

Martha and Elise from your list.

Kerr for a boy.

flumpybear · 19/08/2016 21:52

Remy - for either boy or girl

MrsHathaway · 19/08/2016 21:48

Bold ing the best and striking through the worst:

Billie-Rose Martha, Polly Liza, Ada, Nora, Bess, Tess, Ida, Elise and Lila.

Winnie, Mabel, Edie, Marie, Mae and Faye.

As a rule I don't go for "nickname on birth certificate" names but there's a busy and fairly combative thread discussing the idea on AIBU at the moment so I won't go into detail Grin

Milo, Seth, Kerr, Remy, Ace, Leo or Cole.

I wanted Ace for pfb when I was very hormonal. DH vetoed and I'm glad he did. It's an easy nickname for any child though!

Caldini22 · 19/08/2016 21:46

Love Lila.

For boys really like Remy and also like milo.