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Do these work in the UK? Are they ok? Top 4

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ClaryBeanHorshAndMe · 28/03/2017 13:00

Louisa (it's my least favourite. But I think it would work pretty much everywhere?)
Isadora (2nd favourite)
Virginia (absolute favourite. But it it too virginal?)
Isolda

Arik
Emmett
Yaron
Yonatan (that's not a creative spelling, btw)

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Pencilvester · 28/03/2017 14:41

Your girls' list is great and I think they would all work in the UK. I especially love Virginia, shortened to Ginny.

From your boys' list, I think Emmett would be the most recognisable here.

Arik is lovely and I might nick it for my boys' list! Where's it from?

PonderLand · 28/03/2017 14:36

I like Virginia and emmett! I'd probably end up shortening Virginia to Gina though

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ClaryBeanHorshAndMe · 28/03/2017 14:33

sorry all the boys names look made up to me

No need to be sorry :) I mean, they're not made up, but there are probably many names I've never heard of either.

but then kids can twist most names if they want to.

True. Virginia is very Virginia Woolf imo. (and it also reminds me of Pepper Potts in Iron man...)

Thank you for taking the time to comment :)

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Practicalpam · 28/03/2017 14:18

I would not go with Virginia or I sold a in the UK. I like the other 2 girls names but sorry all the boys names look made up to me. I have never heard of any of them.

Lemondrop09 · 28/03/2017 13:53

Isadora is beautiful. I went to school with a Virginia and she got a lot of mocking from the boys "Vagina" - but then kids can twist most names if they want to.

I like Arik and Emmett. Yaron is nice enough to. Yonatan seems like a bit of a mouthful and doesn't feel like it flows/rolls off the tongue will.

EverythingEverywhere1234 · 28/03/2017 13:48

I like Isadora best... Virginia is a fairly unusual name now and yes, sounds like virgin, which shouldn't matter but kids will be kids etc.
I like Emmett best for the boy options, followed by Arik Smile

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ClaryBeanHorshAndMe · 28/03/2017 13:31

DD1 is Clarissa, btw. Not sure if it matters... Yup. thank you for anybody taking the time to read this/respond. :)

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