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mischiefmanaged01 · 06/03/2018 01:14

After much debate we have finally short listed names. Just looking for opinions.

Boys:
Thomas Andrew
Sebastian Andrew
Finley Andrew

Girls:
Ava Zosia
Keira Zosia
Edie Zosia
Niamh Zosia

Just wondering what you would go for or absolutely avoid? (I realise the middle name for a girl would not be everyone’s choice but we have chosen it to keep the Polish connection in the family)

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SleepingStandingUp · 10/03/2018 23:46

Holby City fan so I think Zosia is easy to pronounce as a first name, and its lovely

Sebastian
Finley
Thomas

Girls:
Zosia
Ava
Keira
Niamh
Edie

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mischiefmanaged01 · 10/03/2018 23:41

@LarkDescending Kasia is a brilliant name, it’s actually my cousins name 😊

I guess we will see if it’s a girl when it’s born and then play the whole what’s going where name game. It will most certainly have Zosia somewhere if it’s a girl though! Thankfully I think we are pretty safe and no one close to us will use it before we get round to it!

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LarkDescending · 10/03/2018 23:14

I like all your boy choices, but my favourite is Sebastian Andrew (so handsome!).

I’m another who likes Zosia as a first name better than your other girl choices. I wasn’t familiar with it before, but it reminds me of my favourite Polish girls’ name, Kasia.

Jaggythistle · 10/03/2018 23:14

Sebastian and Edie 😊

MollyHuaCha · 10/03/2018 23:13
  1. Sebastian Andrew
  2. Thomas Andrew
  3. Finley Andrew
  1. Niamh Zosia
  2. Ava Zosia
  3. Keira Zosia
  4. Edie Zosia
heateallthebuns · 10/03/2018 22:46

I usually say avoid hard to spell / pronounce names as mine is and it's annoying. But Zosia is so lovely and it is easy to pronounce so when people hear the name it'll be fine, it's just the spelling is tricky, but I'd still go for it!

heateallthebuns · 10/03/2018 22:43

Thomas Andrew

And I actually like zosia better than all your first name choices, especially because of the polish connection you have.

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mischiefmanaged01 · 10/03/2018 22:09

@user1459464195 we were looking to use my Dad’s name as the middle name if it’s a boy, he’d be so pleased by this (he is unaware) that it just seems right for us. Maybe if we were to have another boy we would go down the polish route.

As for being brave to use Zosia, I think we both just want to go for quite a standard well known name. Yes people will have their opinions on it. But it’s just what we feel most comfortable with, Zosia is still a consideration to be promoted to first name but as it’s only my side of the family with Polish heritage I just don’t want to push it too much :)

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SnowShow1 · 06/03/2018 21:28

Like Thomas Andrew the most but Finley sounds good too.

Like your girls names, I like your middle name too but the options you have don't sound good together. As always just an opinion

So for girls suggestions are-

Zosia Niamh- this way round!

Or

Rhiannon Zosia
Megan Zosia
Lois Zosia

user1459464195 · 06/03/2018 21:17

Zosia is gorgeous! I agree it goes best with Ava as a first name, but personally I'm a little bored by the current popularity of Ava. Edie is great. I love Niamh but find the Irish/Polish combo of Niamh Zosia a little odd. Can I ask why you wouldn't use a Polish middle name for a boy? All your shortlist are great but if you went for Thomas it would be fabulous with a Polish name as a middle name. Thomas Maksymilian or Thomas Konrad perhaps?

SuperBeagle · 06/03/2018 20:53

I like Zosia as a first name too. I don't think you have to be brave to use it.

Zosia is Zo (as in Zoe) Sha Apocalypse

ApocalypseNowt · 06/03/2018 20:50

I like Z names! Can I ask how you pronounce Zosia? I've never heard it before.

Fwiw I like Sebastian from the boys list.

MikeUniformMike · 06/03/2018 20:36

Why would you need to be brave to use Zosia as a first name? I looked for the pronunciation on line and it was just as I thought and I don't speak Polish . The spelling is fairly straightforward. And it's a lovely name, much nicer than the ones you suggested.

I'm not keen on Finley or Sebastian at all but like Thomas a lot.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 06/03/2018 19:30

You are brave enough, it's a beautiful name, and she'll love you for it ?
Give it some thought ! 😄

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mischiefmanaged01 · 06/03/2018 14:59

@sugarpiehoneyeye I wish I was brave enough to go with Zosia as a first name as we have had a real time trying to come up with girls names and Zosia as the middle name was the only thing we had up until this week!! It’s just as a teacher I know how annoying it can be for students to always have to correct people on pronunciation 🙈. It’s still an option though as it quite possibly is the only name I 100% love for a girl!

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mischiefmanaged01 · 06/03/2018 12:44

@belindasredplastichandcuffs that’s pretty cool about the Polish reading! It was Zosia or Joasia but I am strongly leaning towards Zosia and the husband prefers Zosia too!

@superbeagle I hadn’t even put that together! My brother is in the Navy so could be a funny thing to point out to him 😊

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Sugarpiehoneyeye · 06/03/2018 11:27

Thomas Andrew or Ava Zosia.
Loving Zosia, how about Zosia Eden.

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mischiefmanaged01 · 06/03/2018 10:39

Thanks for your opinions a good mix so we aren’t going terribly wrong whatever we end up deciding on! We were a bit unsure about all of the A endings with the girls name and the poor kid spelling out Niamh Zosia too 🙈 I guess we will continue to figure it out- we have a few weeks left yet!

@Cavender yes you are correct that is the pronunciation

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TheDailyMailIsADisgustingRag · 06/03/2018 10:32

Ha! @superbeagle beat me to it. Thomas Andrews who built the Titanic.

I really like Thomas, Sebastian and Niamh from your list. Not mad about the others.

Afternoon · 06/03/2018 07:51

I don't know your surname but have you checked that the combinations don't spell a word you'd be unhappy with.... TAT, SAD, FAT, SAG, TAR?

I like Thomas and quite like Sebastian but am not so keen on Finley. I like all your girls' names, and think Niamh Zosia sounds best. Ava has been super-popular recently along with Eva, Evie, Eve. I like Edie but prefer it as a nickname for a longer name.

Periclymenum · 06/03/2018 07:34

I like all 3 boys' names, Finley the least and Sebastian the most.

The Irish/Polish combo with Niamh looks a little complicated but sounds nice out loud Smile Edie and Ava are used a lot and don't flow as well; I don't like Keira.

userabcname · 06/03/2018 07:13

Sebastian and Edie get my vote

BelindasRedPlasticHandcuffs · 06/03/2018 07:09

Sebastian Andrew - I like the others too but I love the name Sebastian! Thomas Andrew if not, but it doesn't have the edge that Sebastian does.

Edie Zosia - I agree that a name ended in -a doesn't flow as well. Zosia is the name of the girl from the first (children's!) book I ever read by myself in Polish and I've always thought it's a great name.

Congrats!

DuggeeHugs · 06/03/2018 06:54

I love Thomas and Edie (although I'd possibly use Meredith with Edie as the daily NN)

lornathewizzard · 06/03/2018 06:38

Sebastian and Edie are my faves

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