I'm due in two weeks with my second and still haven't made a decision on names. Frankly, its making me jittery and I thought I'd turn to you guys for help...
If the baby is a boy we are pretty set on Wilfred. We totally love this name for so many reasons (not least the vast array of lovely shortenings) but we haven't found a girls name that we can use that we love as much. Feel like I've looked at EVERY SINGLE GIRLS NAME THAT HAS EVER EXISTED TOO...
Can't use (but do love):
Mabel
Polly
Flora/Florrie
Names that DP has vetoed:
Cecily
Pearl
Maud
Aphra (might be able to get this in as a middle if it works with chosen first name)
Names that we do really like and are on list:
Tabitha
Olive
Prunella (love that this can be shortened to Pru or Nell)
Constance (Connie - sounds really nice with surname)
Winifred (Winnie)
Dorothy (Dot)
Imelda (not sure on this one - don't really like 'Immie' or 'Mel')
Arabella (think we've more or less discounted this one though)
Edith (too popular?)
Agnes
DP suggested Vespa this morning which I think is awesome but a bit too out there... also can't shake images of scooters, bond girls and wasps!
DD1 is Violet. I seem to like vintage names that aren't too popular (had no idea Violet was so on the rise when we chose it for DD1. Ho hum) and that have lots of options for shortening. Surname is 2 syllable and begins with 'Cl' (which rules out a few I like, e.g. Cleo).
So, do any of you have any thoughts on current ideas or any suggestions? Please be relatively gentle... I'm hormonal and a bit sensitive at the moment!
Thanks!