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What do you think of our top runners?

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itsasecret1 · 15/08/2017 15:40

Milo for a boy, Martha for a girl.

Others we considered for a girl : Lark, Wren, Avery, Mae, Ellen
Others for a boy : Forrest, Rupert,

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Kazzawazza69 · 17/08/2017 13:42

❤️ Milo. It was nearly DS2's middle name but hubby went off it at the last minute!

Not keen on Martha, a bit 'old lady' for my liking. Ellen is my favourite of your girls names but not crazy about any of them tbh.

SuperBeagle · 16/08/2017 20:48

Oly It is, but I would use Milo and I'm from the country where the drink is from. The association really wouldn't be an issue.

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Jooni · 16/08/2017 20:31

Ellen Lark! ❤️

Oly5 · 16/08/2017 20:28

We also love Milo but everyone I mention it to says it's a popular hot choc in many parts of the world!

Jjpeston · 16/08/2017 13:11

Also agree that Ellen is great, so old fashioned but elegant and cool at the same time. Surprisingly underused as well which is a bonus.

Ellen Lark is lovely.

milosmummy16 · 16/08/2017 10:51

Exactly, there is always somewhere or someone who has already been called a name before. But I absolutely love the name and think it's quite a cool name, and I also really like Rupert as well!!

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itsasecret1 · 16/08/2017 10:12

@sonlypuppyfat Each to their own! Its hilarious you think they are 'wet' names though.

@milosmummy16 Ah yes I hadn't even thought of the tweenies! I think really ANY name is going to be used somewhere undesirable at some point.

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milosmummy16 · 16/08/2017 08:31

I was also slightly concerned when choosing Milo because of the Tweenies, however no one has ever mentioned that to me ever and its not even shown on TV anymore. Didn't even realise about what newbian said but don't let that put u off as I'm sure many people (like myself) aren't even aware of that xx

sonlypuppyfat · 16/08/2017 08:30

Milo and Rupert are awful, sorry. I think they sound really wet

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itsasecret1 · 16/08/2017 08:25

@newbian I know, this is my only issue with the name. There are lots of great Milos in the world too, however!

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milosmummy16 · 16/08/2017 07:58

Love Milo ❤❤❤ it's my son's name

newbian · 16/08/2017 03:32

Milo is the name of that awful right wing propagandist...I wouldn't choose that name in 2017, sorry.

Jooni · 16/08/2017 03:30

I like Milo but prefer Miles. Rupert is also nice.

Martha is nice for a girl but Ellen is great, and for some reason really unusual nowadays. I also like Lark and Wren but they might be harder to pull off if she's not sweet and birdlike.

VinIsGroot · 16/08/2017 00:35

Lark for a girl and wren for a bit.... Martha is really really dull!!! Milo will always be a dog !

bbpp · 16/08/2017 00:21

I love Martha out of your girls!

The only Milo I know is a dog, and I think it's a pretty common canine name so it wouldn't be my choice. I do have a soft spot for the name Rupert so I would pick that from your options.

Saucysausages · 15/08/2017 23:32

Hate Martha reminds me of a brute like school ma'am from the past

Love Avery

BalloonDinosaur · 15/08/2017 23:29

Love Milo, although I tend to associate it with pets, I know of at least 1 cat and 3 dogs called Milo.

Like Martha too, Ellen is lovely and I def prefer Wren out of the rest. Friend has a DD called Wren.

Forrest is a surname to me but I like Rupert

HeteronormativeHaybales · 15/08/2017 22:45

Milo (the boy from the Phantom Tollbooth!) and Martha both nice. But Martha doesn't travel - in most of Europe and elsewhere it will be pronounced 'Marta', which IMO is not half as nice.

Love, love, love Ellen. Mae is very of the moment. I really can't get with Avery (a 'surname' name IMO) when there are so many beautiful girls' names around. Not keen on Lark or Wren, and really dislike Rupert and Forrest (that's a lifetime of Gump jokes and 'no, with TWO Rs' right there for him).

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SuperBeagle · 15/08/2017 22:20

Love both. Best from your lists, also.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 15/08/2017 19:56

❤️ Ellen

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 15/08/2017 18:23

Love Martha, not keen on Milo.

Also like Ellen and Rupert.

early30smum · 15/08/2017 18:17

Love both!

Sophronia · 15/08/2017 17:18

Love Martha but not keen on Milo, I prefer Miles.

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