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What do you think of these names / what else might we like?

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horatioisabrick · 26/12/2017 22:50

I’m not pregnant but we’ve been talking about trying for a 3rd. And I’ve realised that naming a 3rd one might be rather complicated / difficult...

Blaise
Louis
Ludwig
Emil
Nathaniel / Nathanael (?)
Matthias

Cecilia
Mafalda (after my great aunt)
....?

Tia :)

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horatioisabrick · 03/01/2018 18:21

Pemba
It's an Italian and Portuguese form of Matilda :) (which is also a lovely name but it's so popular in the UK... ;=/)

Aqua Thanks ;)

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Aquamarine1029 · 02/01/2018 22:30

I love Blaise! Always have. If you love it, who cares what anyone else thinks.

Pemba · 02/01/2018 15:27

I like all your boys' name except Ludwig, which is just too Beethoven-ey for me, and I don't know if it would work in the UK. Blaise is fine, although I really love Nathaniel/Nathaneal (spelling doesn't really matter), Louis and Matthias. I like Emil, but it is uncommon over here, silly/uneducated people might get confused because it is similar to Emily.

I like Cecilia a lot. Mafalda I have never heard of before, is it German? (doesn't sound it). I can't really say if I like it or not, as it doesn't bring up any associations in my mind.

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horatioisabrick · 02/01/2018 15:06

Delilah is nice :) thanks.

I went to school with an Adelia and an Adeline. Which is probably why names like Adalia are a bit ‘boring’ imo...

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bluelarkx · 01/01/2018 19:16

Looking through your current faves, you might like:
Ophelia
Adalia (a-dahl-ia)
Delilah xxx

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horatioisabrick · 01/01/2018 14:28

Thanks, bluelarkx. :)

Hareballmeadow, I prefer Henrik but Hendrik is also nice, thanks :)

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bluelarkx · 31/12/2017 15:29

Maeve (mave)
Ferne
Clover
Eliza
Lark

Harebellmeadow · 30/12/2017 12:40

I know a Hendrik and a Henrik. Both German.

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horatioisabrick · 30/12/2017 09:43

I like Henrik! It’s actually one of my DF’s middle names... I wonder why I’ve never thought of Henrik... And Alaric is really cool. Thanks :)!

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scrivette · 29/12/2017 21:52

I like Blaise too.

Silverthorn · 29/12/2017 21:23

I like Blaise.
How about Henrik, Alaric, Leonard, Julian, Tristan
Cecily, Evangeline, Georgiana, Isolde, Octavia, Aurelia?

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horatioisabrick · 29/12/2017 21:09

Ramona is fab, thanks :)

But my current favourite is definitely Cecilia.

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BewareOfTheToddler · 28/12/2017 23:00

I don't think Clarissa and Cecilia are too similar but you might want to think about letters in the future (assuming they still exist Grin) addressed to Miss C Horatio... I personally would consider different initials but maybe that's just me.

I'm glad now that I didn't suggest Marissa - that would go very nicely with Clarissa Grin. Ditto Melissa.

Point taken about wanting a longer name. Other options could include:

Aurelia
Leonora
Natalia
Ramona

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horatioisabrick · 28/12/2017 07:13

Cecilia (spelled that way) that’s how we’d spell Cecilia, yes. Are Cecilia and Clarissa too similar?

@HeteronormativeHayballes

I actually really like Paulina, thanks :)!

@BewareOfTheToddler
Mafalda is very cool! thanks, I think so as well :)

Emilia is lovely but there are too many girls named Amelia / Emily etc.
Mariella is also great but Marielle was used recently in my part of the family.
Lara, Nina and Lyra are too short. DD1 and 2 already have 3/4 syllable names. Thank you for making suggestions :)

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BewareOfTheToddler · 27/12/2017 22:07

My favourites from your list are Nathaniel and Cecilia (spelled that way); definitely Nathaniel rather than Nathanael as that looks wrong.

Mafalda is very cool!

I also love the suggestions of Astrid and Linnea by pps.

Other girls' names which may travel well:

Anastasia
Emilia
Gabriella
Lilia
Lara (possibly not unusual enough for you?)
Lyra (see Lara)
Mariella
Nina
Octavia
Rosa
Rosalia
Susannah

HeteronormativeHaybales · 27/12/2017 21:32

German girls' names I like include Paulina, Clara, Frieda, Luisa, Felicitas. I've heard of a few Linneas over here - a Scandi name I think - very pretty. Ottilie is for some reason or other having a huge moment in some UK circles - I wouldn't do it for that reason alone (plus you'll have people pronouncing it Ottily).

HeteronormativeHaybales · 27/12/2017 21:24

I like all of your boys' choices apart from Blaise. Ludwig is good but I'm really not sure it would work in the UK. Nathaniel is a good name but don't spell it Nathanael.

Cecilia is lovely and the patron saint of music as well :)
Mafalda does have a touch of fairytale baddie about it, tbh.

BackforGood · 27/12/2017 21:17

Another who likes Blaise the least from that list.
I think if you are going to be living in the UK, it kind of makes sense to spell Nathaniel the 'usual' English way. If people hear a name they know they they tend to spell it the way they know. If it is a name they are unfamiliar with then they'd more likely ask.

Harebellmeadow · 27/12/2017 20:05

Also Ludwig I like, Edmund, Leonard (Leo), Marius (male), Mareike, Mathilde, Sophie-Charlotte (Prussian queen), Ottilie, Carsten, Markus.

Harebellmeadow · 27/12/2017 20:02

I think Blaise is lovely - first associations are Blaise Pascal and Modesty Blaise, so a unisex use possible. I do live in Europe though. And I like most of your other names. Any others: Adeline (Romance of the Forest), Adelheid, Frederik, Marie, Rosamunde, Dulcinea.

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horatioisabrick · 27/12/2017 19:26

@PhuntSox

I love Ilona but that’s a name that really... loses its appeal if it’s mispronounced (for example like Eye-lo-na) imo, unfortunately. But still, thank you for the suggestion :)

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NotAgainYoda · 27/12/2017 19:17

Nathanael looks wrong. It's a far less common spelling. People will mis-spell it whatever, just because some people aren't that great a spelling. But Nathaniel

grasspigeons · 27/12/2017 19:17

I really like Matthias
I'm not keen on Blaise or Ludwig
The others are fine

The girls names are nice

PhuntSox · 27/12/2017 19:07

Ilona

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 27/12/2017 19:03

Lovisa is beautiful !

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