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Alice? Anna? Thea? And what about boys names!?

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PickUpStep · 23/08/2018 07:14

Can I have your opinions on some names please?

Our girls shortlist list is unfixed but we keep coming back to Alice, Anna and maybe Thea. I can imagine using Alice or Anna, and Anna was in the running when we named our DD. I think Thea sounds and looks really nice, but I think I'm struggling to imagine using it, maybe because I've never met one. Any opinions on these?

Boys names - 😭
I like Toby but dh not so keen. I like Oscar, but can't imagine as a little baby. We both like Luca, but I do go hot and cold on it. Matthew maybe but does it sound a bit dated now? I just don't love any boys names!

Neither of us are keen on obviously shortened names as first names (Ellie, Alfie etc).

So-
Alice, Anna, Thea,
Toby, Luca, Oscar, Matthew

Any opinions on these to help me love or disregard them or any other suggestions gratefully received!

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PickUpStep · 23/08/2018 08:05

She is definitely Eleanor not Ellie.

Get it about different genres though... Arrgh! Right that's it, boy or girl it's gonna be Dave.

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OhTheRoses · 23/08/2018 07:59

Hmm. My dd is known as Allie - not sure Ellie and Allie are bedfellows - might sound a bit daft. Ellie and Anna work better. I think Anna and Thea work; not so sure about Ellie and Thea - they are different genres for me.

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PickUpStep · 23/08/2018 07:48

Thanks all. I do like Lucas, it just didn't stick somehow

I probably should've said, my DD is Eleanor.

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OhTheRoses · 23/08/2018 07:45

How lovely to see such nice name suggestions. Alice and Oscar, Anna and Matthew, Thea and Lucas (prefer Lucas).

Peachbubble · 23/08/2018 07:44

Love the name Alice, not so keen on Anna. I know one Thea (adult), short for Dorothea.

Quite like Toby actually and Matthew always been a favourite, but agree it's out of favour for babies at the moment. Oscar's OK, but I'm not a fan of Luca, sorry.

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PickUpStep · 23/08/2018 07:39

Haha, Winter 😊 I decided on dd's name from a shortlist once she was born and we did have a cat called Toby as a child - I thought maybe the passing of 25 years or more was enough to break the association, but...

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PickUpStep · 23/08/2018 07:31

I want to like Luke but for some reason I've never been keen. I think I've known of a few Lukes who are a bit... wet.

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PickUpStep · 23/08/2018 07:29

That's the Matthew problem isn't it! It sounds nice, I've only come across one or two children... but every other grown man is Matt!

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Spam88 · 23/08/2018 07:26

Alice was on our list. I think Anna is lovely as well, but I work with someone with that name and thought it would be weird. Not a fan of Thea personally.

I like Matthew (another one we would have considered if not literally every man I work with was called Matthew 😂), less popular now obviously but I don't think it's a name that dates particularly. I prefer Luke over Luca.