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Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

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Help with baby names

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RenovatingHouseWithKids · 04/01/2017 18:15

I've never posted on mn before but am due with baby number three next month and my husband and I are still undecided on names. With dd1 and dd2 we had them chosen almost from the beginning but this time we keep changing our minds! So I'm interested to hear what everyone thinks. In no particular order here is our shortlist for both boy and girl...

Boy:
Raphael
Harrison
Ioan
Wilf
Rusty

Girl:
Callista
Vivia
Eden
Mirabel
Pearl
Ophelia

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LadyMarmyLard · 04/01/2017 19:36

Harrison and Eden are my favourites.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 04/01/2017 19:29

You know OP, I like Rusty, but as a nick name for Russell.
From your list, I like, Harrison, Eden and Pearl.
Vivia, at first glance, looks like Vulva 😳

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RenovatingHouseWithKids · 04/01/2017 19:08

Oh your replies are making me giggle. A fly called Wilf! Love it!

I never thought of Philly as a nickname for Ophelia but that makes me like it even more.

I realise most of our names won't be to everyone's taste but it's great to hear the absolutely awful or wonderful verdicts.

One thing I really like about Raphael is the nickname possibilities. Raffi, Rafa, Rafe. And of course Raphael itself! We did consider Raphaela for a girl too but might be a bit of a mouthful.

Thanks so much for your replies everyone!

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ChocoChou · 04/01/2017 18:52

Harrison and Vivia.... lovely.

Wilf is awful not to my taste . I had a pet fly I called Wilf when I was younger

1horatio · 04/01/2017 18:51

Definitely Raphael! That's a great name.

I really dislike Pearl. But your other girl's names are fabulous. Callista and Vivia are really lovely.

anon1457 · 04/01/2017 18:36

Raphael is lovely and so is Ophelia I know a little Ophelia and she is so beautiful everyone calls her Philly
Good luck with your baby

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RenovatingHouseWithKids · 04/01/2017 18:34

Hahaha, that's brilliant, I did sort of add Rusty in quite recently... maybe it's the baby brain! See this is why it's great to have your opinions, it was my favourite for a while! Right, Rusty is being scrapped!

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reuset · 04/01/2017 18:30

Honestly, Rusty? Really?

I'm still in shock

reuset · 04/01/2017 18:29

Rusty How did that one slip in there?

Ioan for boys. Callista, if forced to choose one, for a girl.

MitzyLeFrouf · 04/01/2017 18:25

I like Raphael and Eden the best.

Rusty seems a tad um, incongruous on that list! 😅

skyyequake · 04/01/2017 18:23

Harrison is my absolute favourite boys name!! It's the only one I really like off your boys list...

I like Callista and Eden off your girls list with a preference for Eden

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