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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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PinkAvocado · 02/02/2018 22:47

Lyra and Otis.

Effie - now someone mentioned Effie Nell, it’s all I can hear!

DuggeeHugs · 02/02/2018 22:08

Such a shame you feel you can't use Idris as a first name - especially with the family connection. Of your revised list though I think Lyra Winter and Otis Idris are great.

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firsttimemumintraining · 02/02/2018 21:21

Thank you all! As one poster said we think Winter is better suited as a middle name and we have narrowed it down to Lyra or Effie. Husband loves Sylvie but it just doesn’t feel right for me I don’t think.

Now some posters have mentioned Onion I think Orion is off the list too. Idris was found on my family tree but think it’s too linked to Elba (wanted to see if any posters said this and they did :( ) so think this is a middle name choice now too.
So think we are down to:
Lyra Winter
Effie Winter
Wilfred Idris
Otis Idris

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WowserBowser · 02/02/2018 20:39

I did consider Winter for DD so obviously that is my favourite.

Otis is my favourite from the boys names.

Meemzinha · 02/02/2018 20:35

Winter
Effie
Lyra
Sylvie
Betsy

Orion
Otis
Idris
Griffin
Wilfred

badg3r · 02/02/2018 19:49

Lyra Winter or Idris Orion are lovely if you want to use your list for middle names too.
I don't like Effie or Betsy.
Apart from the above the boy's names are all ok.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 02/02/2018 19:14

Lyra or Otis

DramaAlpaca · 02/02/2018 19:13

I like Lyra & Sylvie very much.

I dislike Effie & Betsy, and Winter isn't a first name to me.

I don't like any of the boys' names at all. Sorry.

Afternoon · 02/02/2018 18:03

Lyra Winter

Otis Wilfred

ICanStandtheHeat · 02/02/2018 18:02

Betsy and Wilfred for me. Really don't like winter

holidayqueriwifi · 02/02/2018 18:02

Winter Lyra

Wilfred Orion

ChocolateCrunch · 02/02/2018 18:01

Lyra
Wilfred

Winifredgoose10 · 02/02/2018 17:58

Griffin and Sylvie.
I know you said no suggestions, but I knew such a lovely boy called Oran. Have never heard it since, but is so similar to Orian.

TillyTheTiger · 02/02/2018 17:58

In order:
Sylvie - lovely, and not too common
Lyra - nice
Winter - good as long as you're careful with middle name
Betsy - makes me think of Betsy Trotwood ie an old maiden aunt
Effie - I used to like this until someone asked the mother of a newborn Effie whether her middle name was Nell

Wilfred - love
Otis - bit too trendy for me
Orion - onion
Griffin - dor?
Idris - too strongly associated with Elba

So definitely Sylvie and Wilfred for me

LittleTinyPig · 02/02/2018 17:47

In order: Sylvie, Betsy, Lyra, Effie, Winter
In order: Idris, Wilfred, Otis, Griffin, Orion

In each case I love the first, like the second, meh on the third, and am not that keen on the last two.

Namechangeuser · 02/02/2018 17:42

Effie & Otis

IVflytrap · 02/02/2018 17:28

In order from favourite to least:

Sylvie, Lyra, Betsy, Effie, Winter

Idris, Orion, Wilfred, Otis, Griffin

Winter or Griffin would work better as middle names than first names, in my opinion.

rogermooresfifthwife · 02/02/2018 17:27

I love Winter (heroine in my favourite book!) and Wilfred. I really wanted Winter for my daughter but chickened out.

PinkAvocado · 02/02/2018 17:27
  1. Lyra - love
  2. Winter - I actually don’t mind this even though initially I thought no
  3. Effie - I don’t think I’d like to be called something so cutesy and diminutive sounding as an adult but cute for a toddler
  4. Sylvie - ok
  5. Betsy - we had a pet called this so not for me
  1. Otis - great name. Different without being odd
  2. Idris - nice
  3. Orion - constellation link too strong
  4. Griffin - Peter Griffin. No.
  5. Wilfred - really dislike
HappyLollipop · 02/02/2018 17:22

Effie and Idris are my favourites off your list with Betsy and Otis a close second.,

FunnyBunny9088 · 02/02/2018 17:20

Lyra is lovely, pretty and sound professional when older.

Idris or Wilfred (Will) for short.
idris - would think naming it after the actor.
Smile

SallyLockhartsDog · 02/02/2018 17:20

I also love Idris.

Effie and Lyra are nice.

SallyLockhartsDog · 02/02/2018 17:19

Winter for girl or boy. Love love love it.

cosmonautkitten · 02/02/2018 17:18
  1. Lyra - gorgeous name!
  2. Effie - cute but adult friendly
  3. Sylvie - never met a bad one
  4. Winter - eh
  5. Betsy - pet name
  1. Wilfred - classic, good choice of nns
  2. Idris - lovely
  3. Otis - fine but a little doggy perhaps?
  4. Orion - I do like the name but as a PP mentioned reads like onion!
  5. Griffin - too American for me
ObiJuanKenobi · 02/02/2018 17:17

Oooo @marmitecrumpets that sounds really good actually!! Yes, Betsy Winter is fab!