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Rate my shortlist please!! One week to go!

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Stilldreamingofsun · 17/10/2016 08:43

For info, we have Italian, Irish and English heritage!

Raphael
Dominic
Rory
Torin

Francesca
Freya
Aoife
Iseult

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Original poster
Stilldreamingofsun · 20/11/2016 17:09

Thank you for the help everyone!

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ViewBasket · 17/11/2016 18:22

Congratulations!

ineedbanoffee · 17/11/2016 09:46

Ah! Congratulations! Excellent choice :)

Maudlinmaud · 16/11/2016 08:41

Oh sorry I did not see your post. Lovely name and congratulations.

Maudlinmaud · 16/11/2016 08:40

Aoife and Rory ☘

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 16/11/2016 08:36

Congratulations 🍾💐💝
I bet he is just gorgeous OP. Great name !

ineedbanoffee · 15/11/2016 21:05

Raphael and Francesca for sure :)

SarcasmMode · 14/11/2016 17:11

Rory and Freya are my favourite .

SausageSoda · 14/11/2016 17:01

Sorry I didn't see your last post before I posted! Congrats on deciding on a name :)

EllenDegenerate · 14/11/2016 16:54

Congratulations I think you definitely chose the best name Flowers

SausageSoda · 14/11/2016 16:41

Raphael - dislike. Not to my taste at all.
Dominic - OK
Rory- OK. I'm Irish and find it a bit boring tbh
Torin - love. Was on my list but I had a DD

Francesca - OK
Freya - love
Aoife - boring
Iseult - am always a bit unsure how to pronounce

Original poster
Stilldreamingofsun · 14/11/2016 16:15

Hey
I promised to come back with the name! In the end, we called him Raphael! Very happy with our decision and it really suits him!

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Dorabella · 19/10/2016 12:41

Raphael and Francesca

Halfapintofshandy · 17/10/2016 17:30

Iseult is also bad because when you glance at it quickly it could pass for Insult.

Original poster
Stilldreamingofsun · 17/10/2016 16:32

Looking at messages here, surprisingly, Rory and Aoife seem to be least popular! Thought I was being very original with Iseult and Torin but everyone has heard of them!!

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Sophronia · 17/10/2016 14:13

I like Raphael, Dominic, Torin and Iseult

Shiftymake · 17/10/2016 14:09

1-4 where 1 is in my opinion the name I personally like the most and 4 the least.
Raphael-4
Dominic-1
Rory-3
Torin-2

Francesca-3
Freya-1
Aoife-4
Iseult-2

Pipilangstrumpf · 17/10/2016 13:59

Torin and Iseult! Lovely and underused.

Halfapintofshandy · 17/10/2016 13:47

Giving a child a name that to many people is not easily pronounceable, it a bit of a curse in my view. So I would bin both Aoife and Iseult on that basis alone. Aoife is an ugly sounding name as well. Freya is super common.

Francesca is lovely and classic. 100% has my vote.

All the boys names are fine. Although Raphael is a bit feminine sounding (soft sounding) and you get into that whole "are we pronouncing it RAFF - eye -ell OR RAFE- ee -al." stuff.

Dominic and Rory are a bit dull. Dominic is a bit wet sounding old fashioned too.

Torin is male sounding and not common. I vote Torin on the boys list.

Chinlo · 17/10/2016 12:44

I really like Dominic. Like Raphael and Torin too. Not a big fan of Rory.

CourtJester · 17/10/2016 12:41

Dominic is my favourite :)

None of your girls name really stand out for me, but Freya is probably my favourite

CakeRattleandRoll · 17/10/2016 12:40

My favourites are:
Torin and Rory
Iseult and Francesca

But I actually like them all.

wigglesrock · 17/10/2016 12:25

Dominic is my favourite boys name ever, it was top of the list for all three of my daughters Grin

Francesca is my favourite from your girls list, Freya is ok, Iseult is a bit meh and I'm tripping over Aoifes (am in NI).

PotatoBread · 17/10/2016 11:55

Raphael - ninja turtle. Dislike.
Torin - love (was on my list but had a DD)
Rory - OK
Dominic - nice.

Francesca - like
Freya - really like
Aoife - dislike
Iseult - dislike

DramaAlpaca · 17/10/2016 11:54

I like all your boys names very much.

From your girls list I like Freya & Aoife, but not the other two.

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