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Help! Narrow down our top 5!

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firsttimemumintraining · 02/02/2018 17:02

Three weeks to go and still undecided on our baby name. I know our names are not to everyone’s taste/an eclectic mix but could you possibly rank them or state your favourite/s please as husband and I have different front runners. No alternatives as we are struggling with our list as long as it is! Middle names negotiable depending on what we pick as the first name. Thank you.

Sylvie
Winter
Lyra
Effie
Betsy

Otis
Orion
Griffin
Wilfred
Idris

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SallyLockhartsDog · 11/02/2018 21:19

Have you picked one op?

flybabyfly · 04/02/2018 20:22

1.Lyra
2.Effie
3.Sylvie

1.Otis
2.Orion

  1. Wilfred
Songofthesouth · 04/02/2018 20:22

Effie Winter is my favourite...have you considered a ‘grown up name’ for Effie and maybe use Effie as a day to day nickname?

Wilfred Idris nn Wilf is lovely too. Good names OP

pipilangstrumpf · 04/02/2018 20:14

Love Sylvie and Orion!

17caterpillars1mouse · 04/02/2018 13:39

My favourite of your girls is Effie closely followed by Betsy (though i'd use Elisabeth on bc as I imagine Betsy is a name that wont suit every adult

I don't mind Sylvie

Not a fan of Winter or Lyra (makes me think Lycra)

Otis - makes me think of the lift brand
Orion - not a fan sorry
Griffin - it's ok
Wilfred - I quite like it. I like Wilf but you could use Freddie too
Idris - love it

Have you considered Emrys or Ivor? They seem similar style

daisypond · 04/02/2018 12:26

From your original list, Sylvie by miles - although I would prefer Sylvia. Most of the others are too nicknamey for my taste. From the reduced list, probably Lyra. Winter is a good middle name, I'm not sure about a first name.
For boys from the original list, Idris and then Wilfred (but not keen). I don't really like the others, but they're fine as middle names.

Smoliver · 04/02/2018 12:17

Order of preference from favourite to least-

Winter
Sylvie
Betsy
Lyra
Effie

Tbh, I like all your girls names - they're super cute!

Wilfred
Griffin
Otis
Idris
Orion

boo1507 · 03/02/2018 13:45

In order of favourite to least favourite:

Sylvie
Lyra
Winter
Betsy
Effie

Wilfred
Griffin
Orion
Otis
Idris

userabcname · 03/02/2018 07:44

I like Sylvie the best from your girls' list. I do like Effie and Betsy too as close seconds.

I really like Orion - that was on my list for DS but too similar to DH's name. Idris is nice too!

FirstTimeMom12 · 03/02/2018 07:40

Love Sylvie, from boys list maybe Wilfred / Otis

ASplendidMoomin · 03/02/2018 06:46

I love Lyra, Effie, Sylvie.
And Idris, Wilfred.
Good luck!

TheDailyMailIsADisgustingRag · 03/02/2018 06:24

Sylvie is ok too, but I far prefer Sylvia (Plath, Pankhurst - what’s not to like)?!

TheDailyMailIsADisgustingRag · 03/02/2018 06:23

I love Winter! Definitely the nicest on your girl list. Lyra is a bit blah to me now as I know a few and it just sounds like another Lola, Lilah, Lara type name.

I love all your boy names except Idris. I don’t dislike Idris either, it just isn’t as nice as the others. I think Wilfred is more to my taste but Otis and Griffin also lovely.

Freyanna · 03/02/2018 03:28

Lyra

Idris

Bastardingcough · 03/02/2018 02:43

Sylvie is my favourite
Wilfred or Idris are both excellent.

InToMyHeart · 03/02/2018 02:35

I like Wilfred as it leaves him open to lots of nicknames - Will, Willie, Wilf, Fred, Freddie etc. It allows him to find a name that suits him at different ages and with different people - Willie as a toddler, Will as a teenager, Wilfred professionally etc.
For the girls names, I think Lyra is nicest. I like Effie but it sounds a bit like a nickname rather than her full name. Cute at home but I can't imagine Prime Minister Effie Firsttimemumintraining or Dr Effie Firsttimemumintraining.

LolitaLempicka · 03/02/2018 02:30

Sylvie and Otis

octoberfarm · 03/02/2018 02:17

Favorites at the top, least favorites at the bottom, for me it would be:

Winter
Lyra
Sylvie
Effie
Betsy

Griffin
Orion
Idris
Otis
Wilfred

Absolutely love Winter, and really like Griffin and Orion!

lilabet2 · 03/02/2018 01:45

Oh just read your second post- good decision!

My vote for the girl's name is Lyra Winter and I like both Wilfred and Otis Idris for a boy. :)

lilabet2 · 03/02/2018 01:42

I like Lyra and Wilfred best (I would personally use Will for short, which would then be a more common name so not sure how you feel about that).

The others in order of preference:
Winter - pretty
Sylvie - quite sweet
Effie - not keen but names are so subjective
Betsy - I would consider this to be more of a shortened version of Elizabeth. I like Elizabeth but not really Betsy.

Otis- nice
Griffin - nice
Idris- quite cool and unusual
Orion- I don't like this as I don't like the name 'Ryan' and it sounds similar.

Twillow · 03/02/2018 01:10

Idris is also a Muslim name, translated as the Prophet Enoch and having the meaning 'interpreter'.

MancUnicorn · 03/02/2018 01:00

Aww Idris is such a good, underrated name (for a boy or girl), glad you're thinking of still keeping it somewhere though!

Lyra Winter - love Effie, but reminds me of Skins
Wilfred Idris - love Otis but as someone else said the 's' is repetitive

Frontstep · 02/02/2018 23:00

Lyra Winter - gorgeous

Wilf or Griff for boys first names.

SallyLockhartsDog · 02/02/2018 22:54

Lyra Winter is fab
Effie winter makes me think "oh it's effing winter again ❄️"

Winter is actually a traditional boys name in my neck of the woods. Mil has 2 male friends of 75+ years old called Winter and it's on lots of old parish notices etc.

Wilfred is lovely. Not sure how it sounds with Idris though. How many of your DS peer group are going to know who Idris Elba is?!?!

WhereIsBlueRabbit · 02/02/2018 22:52

Lyra and Wilfred - I actually like Otis but Otis Idris sounds too repetitive to me.