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Name inspiration

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cautiousoptimist1 · 10/01/2018 16:31

I'm expecting DC2 in May and don't know if we're having a boy or girl. DH and I generally don't agree on names (although we do like the same style at least!) so we're not discussing it until baby arrives but I'm struggling for inspiration at all.

My absolute favourite boys name is Arthur but DH has vetoed it (just as I've vetoed Holly for a girl). I like quite traditional boys names but don't like boys names to be shortened so I know I have to like the common nicknames too (e.g. I love Christopher but not Chris). Having said that I do have a soft spot for Toby.

Our DD is an Emily so although I don't want names to "match", I don't want another E girls name and I want a similar style name. The only ones I can think of are Sophie/Sophia and Charlotte but I don't love either of them. I think it's the popularity of Emily that's making me think of these 2 popular names.

So wise ladies of MN, any name inspiration for me?!

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Verbena37 · 10/01/2018 16:44

I wouldn’t say Emily was particularly popular....as in, it’s beautiful but you don’t hear of loads of Emily’s in school classes so that’s good.
Names like Grace, Charlotte and Olivia etc much more common.

I love the name Elizabeth but you said you didn’t want to E names. I do think Emily and Elizabeth actually really pretty as sibling names.
My other choices...
Lucie/Lucy
Octavia
Isobel
Matilda
Georgia
Tess
Jess
Alice
Eliza

Boys...

Otto
Jake
Samuel
Jacob
Angus
George
Rory
Joseph

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