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Can't agree

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Jj2431 · 24/06/2018 08:59

Please help us. We have had to do a revised list as OH changed his mind about a few names and added more that I do actually love. Tell me your favourite from each list.

Girls (middle name will be Jean)

-Ada
-Evelyn (ever-lyn not Eve-lyn)
-Margo
-Delilah
-Juliet
-Martha
-Vivienne
-Alandria
-Helena
-Eva
-Genevieve
-Evangelina
-Amy
-Niamh
-Eloise

  • Francesca
-Orla -Lucinda -Dorothea -Agnes -Eleanor

Boys (middle name will be Francis unless we use Francis as a first name, in which case Jack, John or Sean are possibilities)

-Gabriel
-Raphael
-Elias
-Matthew
-Ezekiel
-Isaac
-Asher
-Evan
-Francis
-Evander
-Frederick
-Alfred
-Michael
-Adam
-Micah

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MikeUniformMike · 24/06/2018 18:30

Ada - no
Evelyn (ever-lyn not Eve-lyn) - no
Margo - yes
Delilah - no
Juliet - maybe
Martha - maybe
Vivienne - maybe
Alandria - no
Helena - yes
Eva - no
Genevieve - no
Evangelina - no
Amy - bit dated
Niamh - bit dated
Eloise - maybe
Francesca - maybe
Orla - maybe
Lucinda - prefer Lucy
Dorothea - prefer Dorothy
Agnes - not sure
Eleanor - maybe

Gabriel - no
Raphael - no
Elias - no
Matthew - yes
Ezekiel - no
Isaac - yes
Asher - maybe
Evan - yes
Francis- yes
Evander - no
Frederick - no
Alfred - no
Michael - yes
Adam - maybe
Micah - no

Butterflyrosebud · 24/06/2018 18:23

Ada and Frederick. Grin

Pebblespony · 24/06/2018 18:21

Eleanor and Michael.
(I'm not very daring).

Paranoixia · 24/06/2018 18:12

I know a Francesca who goes by Cesci (pronounced Chessci), which suits her perfectly.

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Jj2431 · 24/06/2018 16:57

If we had Francesca then we would use Frankie. I don't mind Fran but would always call her Frankie myself.

Thanks for all your input x

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ThroughThickAndThin01 · 24/06/2018 14:50

I like Matthew and Adam..

Juliet.

I like Francesca but can’t stand Fran, but if you don’t mind Fran then Francesca is lovely.

IVflytrap · 24/06/2018 14:47

Martha, Vivienne and Helena.

Elias, Francis and Evander.

They are nice and relatively underused (at least in my part of the UK.)

YogaPants · 24/06/2018 14:17

Eleanor Jean
Vivienne Jean
Lucinda Jean

Isaac Francis
Francis Jack
Matthew Francis

17caterpillars1mouse · 24/06/2018 13:56

My favourites are:
Francesca
Agnes
Orla - though prefer Orlaith spelling
Dorothea

Elias
Ezekiel
Francis
Micah

TroubledLichen · 24/06/2018 13:47

From your lists I like:

-Evelyn
-Margot (the spelling without the T, just looks wrong)
-Juliet - my favourite for a girl
-Vivienne
-Helena
-Genevieve
-Eloise
-Lucinda
-Eleanor

-Gabriel
-Raphael
-Matthew
-Isaac
-Francis
-Frederick - my favourite for a boy
-Alfred
-Michael

TatianaLarina · 24/06/2018 13:41

Delilah, Gabriel and Raphael.

missmouse101 · 24/06/2018 13:06

Martha and Asher

yikesanotherbooboo · 24/06/2018 13:05

Nos:
Ada
Evangeline/a
Delilah
Alandria
Eva
Amy
Eloise
Evelyn
Vivienne

Ok:
Margot
Niamh if Irish connection
Orla ditto

Yes:
Juliet
Genevieve
Francesca and Frances
Eleanor
Helena
Martha
Agnes
Lucinda
Dorothea

But nice long list! I'm being picky

Nos:
Alias
Ezekiel
Asher
Evan
Evander
Frederick

Ok:
Raphael
Francis

Yes:
Matthew
Isaac
Gabriel

HJL2506 · 24/06/2018 10:53

I love Evelyn. But I really love Everly if that's an option.

SeagullsStopItNow · 24/06/2018 10:35

Sorry I forgot about the middle name!
Evangeline Joan?
Evangeline Jane?

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Jj2431 · 24/06/2018 10:32

I prefer Evangeline to Evangelina too but Evangeline Jean doesn't sound right?

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Jj2431 · 24/06/2018 10:32

In answer to questions Jean is a family name hence why we are using that as a middle name. Our other two boys have religious names and we do really like religious names. Would be nice to have another but it's not a necessity

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Uyulala · 24/06/2018 10:27

Helena Jean
Orla Jean
Eloise Jean

Ezekiel Francis
Asher Francis
Micah Francis

SeagullsStopItNow · 24/06/2018 10:25

I know it’s not on there but Evangeline would be nicer than Evangelina and my favourite from your list.

Asher

Otterseatpuffinsdontthey · 24/06/2018 10:25

Vivienne
Adam

Paranoixia · 24/06/2018 10:24

I hate Jean though. It sounds like jeans without the s.

Joan is much nicer.

Paranoixia · 24/06/2018 10:24

So, favourites are:

Ada, Margot, Delilah, Agnes

Adam, Gabriel, Matthew

(Are you deliberately going for the religious theme for boys' names?)

Paranoixia · 24/06/2018 10:22

Ada - like it
Evelyn - it's ok, a bit meh
Margo - like it if spelt Margot
Delilah - like it
Juliet - I like Juliet, but hate the inevitable nicknames Julie/Jules
Martha - like it, though not as much as others on your list
Vivienne - hate it
Alandria - don't like it, sounds made up
Helena - like it
Eva - too popular at the moment
-Genevieve - like it, I've only ever met one
Evangelina - hate it. It's so clunky. Angelina is fine, so why stick that ugly "Ev" on the front?
-Amy - like it
-Niamh - it's ok
-Eloise - like it

  • Francesca - like it
-Orla - meh -Lucinda - hate it. Lucy is far nicer. -Dorothea - it's a bit flouncy and try-hard. -Agnes - like it -Eleanor - like it

-Gabriel - it's alright
-Raphael - meh
-Elias - hate it
-Matthew - like it
-Ezekiel - hate it. It's a surname, not a first name. I would also think it was very strange if you weren't Jewish.
-Isaac - ok
-Asher - hate it. Asha is a girl's name.
-Evan - God no, way too dated
-Francis - I've never liked this name
-Evander - sounds made up, plus it sounds like a girl's name to me
-Frederick - alright
-Alfred - alright
-Michael - alright
-Adam - alright
-Micah - hate it

AnyaMoondial · 24/06/2018 10:21

Lucinda Jean. It is fantastic.

Matthew is my fave of the boy names.

BB2018 · 24/06/2018 10:18

Helena or Martha

Matthew, Francis or Frederick