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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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Chaffinch4 · 15/08/2017 16:46

Martha is lovely. I like Ellen too. Milo is nice for a boy and I have a secret love for Rupert...

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itsasecret1 · 15/08/2017 16:36

Thanks everyone!

I just wanted to know what everyone thought out of curiosity mainly, as I am very fussy with names.

@xdestarx I love ellen! I wanted to have it as our girl first name after ripley from alien (!) but DH wouldn't allow it :)

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xdestarx · 15/08/2017 16:22

Love all of your choices really! No matter which you go for it's right up my street! Grin Have a bit of a bias toward Ellen, as that's my name and I love it Smile

MrsCharlieD · 15/08/2017 16:16

Love Milo but have a deep running hatred for the name Martha, I think it's so ugly and old fashioned but not in a good way.

Love Wren and Every but I love most nature names and I like names outside of at least the top 50.

Pemba · 15/08/2017 16:13

Milo was definitely the best of your boy choices. Apparently it's also an instant hot chocolate type drink, but never mind about that, it's not that popular I think.

Martha and Ellen were the best of your girl choices, so I think you've made a good decision.

grasspigeons · 15/08/2017 16:11

I like Milo and love Martha

I don't like Lark or Avery much. Avery really does make me think of aviary - I need to meet a few more so I think of it as a name first and a cage second. It won't take long as I see it here quite a lot.

Lark doesn't sound nice to me, not in the way Wren does but that's a bit personal, someone else would say the opposite.

BendydickCuminsnatch · 15/08/2017 16:06

Like Milo! Feel Martha is a bit dull, much prefer Avery but that's probably because it's my grandmother's name.

Mae is basically NEVER used as a first name, which makes me want to pick it. Very nice name.

MammieBear · 15/08/2017 16:01

Milo is good and so is Martha, stick with the names you love, try not to get too swayed by other people.

sprinklesofweirdness · 15/08/2017 15:50

Love Milo not so keen on Martha, love Avery though! Congratulations Flowers