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Help. We only like / agree on one name

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floriad · 08/02/2018 07:22

We both like Thomas.

But it doesn't really work with our surname... And we seem have really different tastes in girl's names.

I'd be really grateful for suggestions / advice.

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floriad · 08/02/2018 09:16

Mammie

Thomason is worse than Thomas with our surname, tbh.

Tommy sounds childish

Tom is short but nice.

Tomkin? Hm... I like it! But my OH won't.

David Davis? But doesn't it sound somewhat silly?

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ChocolateCrunch · 08/02/2018 09:13

Stefan
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Frederick
Markus

Margo
Arabella
Lorelei
Emmeline

MammieBear · 08/02/2018 09:11

Suggestions that may work for you :
Thomason
Tommy
Tom
Tomkin

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 08/02/2018 08:38

Well it seems to work for David Davis.

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floriad · 08/02/2018 08:36

Can you give some examples of the girls names you like and the ones your husband likes?

Yes :)

He likes Emily, Hannah, Charlotte, Louise and my own name.

I like Francesca (so much!), Alma, Leona, Elena and Selma.

Francis
Sounds weird in German, tbh. And it reminds me of the pope...

Thank you :)!

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floriad · 08/02/2018 08:23

Would just Tom work.?

I don't know. It would be a bit like calling your child Andy Anderson (our surname isn't Thomas but contains the name Thomas....)

It's not horrible but a bit "cartoonish", I suppose.

Alexander. Benjamin. Oliver. James. Peter
Conrad. Sebastian. Nathan. Elliot. Andrew.
George. Samuel. Matthew. Gabriel. William.

I like Sebastian. I also like Peter but I have some weird (although not unpleasant) associations with that name...

Florence. Isadora. Abigail. Jessica. Dorothy. Elizabeth. Alexandra. Olivia. Amelia. Natalia. Mabel. Evelyn. Martha.
Claudia. Felicity. Aurora. Georgia. Vivienne.
Matilda. Bryony. Melanie. Violet. Helena.
Kate. Lydia. Harriet. Cora. Rosa. Adalaide

I love Claudia and like Florence but I'm not sure if I'd use Claudia as a first name (it's my middle and my mother's first name).

I like Helena :) I wonder whether my OH likes that one...

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Sugarpiehoneyeye · 08/02/2018 08:21

How about Francis, it's a great name !

JumpingFrogs · 08/02/2018 08:20

Can you give some examples of the girls names you like and the ones your husband likes?

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 08/02/2018 08:19

Faye. Luna. Harlow. Harper. Elliana. Phoebe. Ebony. Elodie. Eloise. Keira.
Erin. Amanda. Eva. Mia. Molly. Evangeline.
Sadie. Heidi. Nancy. Bonnie. Hannah. Nina.

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floriad · 08/02/2018 08:15

Oh, and the name should sound nice in German and English (which shouldn't be too difficult, but just adds an other "layer" of complicated).

TIA :)

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Awwlookatmybabyspider · 08/02/2018 08:14

I was going to say. It's better than having a snaking long list. However if it doesn't go with your surname.
Would just Tom work.
Other ideas.
Boys
Alexander. Benjamin. Oliver. James. Peter.
Conrad. Sebastian. Nathan. Elliot. Andrew.
George. Samuel. Matthew. Gabriel. William.

Girls.
Florence. Isadora. Abigail. Jessica. Dorothy. Elizabeth. Alexandra. Olivia. Amelia. Natalia. Mabel. Evelyn. Martha.
Claudia. Felicity. Aurora. Georgia. Vivienne.
Matilda. Bryony. Melanie. Violet. Helena.
Kate. Lydia. Harriet. Cora. Rosa. Adalaide