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Judge my shortlist

36 replies

BergamotMouse · 25/09/2018 17:32

7 weeks to go and I can't get DH to discuss names so I'm asking MN for opinions. He was the same with our first and whilst we ended up with a name I love I want to be a bit more prepared. Open to other ideas

Boys

Arthur
Rupert
Sebastian
Oscar

Girls

Thea
Clara
Martha
Ruby
Evelyn/Evie/Eva
Elsie / Elspeth

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RavenWings · 26/09/2018 22:53

Arthur - ok

Rupert - no

Sebastian - I like the idea of it. Not keen on Seb so I'd avoid it myself.

Oscar - ok. Bit meh.

Thea - nice. I don't like how some accents will turn it into Fear, though.

Clara - I like Lara and Cara but not Clara.

Martha - bit scullery maid imo but ok

Ruby - ok

Evelyn - ok

Evie/Eva - NO. Some of the most generic, unimaginative girls names around at the moment. It screams "I couldn't be bothered to think of a name" imo.

Elsie - nah. Weak.

Elspeth - I'm not mad about it, bit hissy sounding but nice enough.

lolarose896 · 26/09/2018 22:33

I also love Iris

lolarose896 · 26/09/2018 22:30

I love Arthur and Elsie!

SemperIdem · 26/09/2018 22:30

I like all of your boy’s names.

Your girls list is also lovely bar Martha. I really don’t like that name.

PetraRabbit · 26/09/2018 22:28

Please not another Evie. Elsie is as bad. Sorry but they are cutesy little girl names that will date terribly. Evelyn is nice but it will be hard to avoid all the over-popular shortenings.
Arthur is not the nicest sounding name to my ear.
All the others are fine. Clara is beautiful.

coffeekittens · 26/09/2018 20:00

I’d go for Sebastian or Arthur for a boy, both were in my short list if this baby was a boy.

Definitely Elsie for a girl, I may be biased though as I’m having a girl and calling her Elsie. Thea and Clara are also lovely.

MollyHuaCha · 26/09/2018 19:44

Arthur - nice
Rupert - nice
Sebastian - love
Oscar - love

Thea - nice
Clara - love
Martha - nice
Ruby - ok
Evelyn/Evie/Eva - ok
Elsie / Elspeth - ok

AdaColeman · 26/09/2018 16:08

Just noticed that you've added Felix and Jasper, I'd put both of them ahead of Rupert. I especially like Jasper.

BackIntoTheSun · 26/09/2018 14:15

Faves are:

Oscar
Rupert

And

Clara
Thea

CakeRattleandRoll · 26/09/2018 14:09

Oscar and Felix are my favourites for your boys' names.

Love Elspeth! (And Elsie). And I like Iris and Martha also.

Suggestions:
Miranda
Anita
Bridget
Nina
Audrey

Silas
Edward
Rufus
Tristan
Laurence

Proofer · 26/09/2018 13:59

Put in order:

Boys

Arthur
Rupert

Oscar
Sebastian

Girls

Evelyn (dislike the nicknames though)
Martha
Elspeth
Ruby
Thea
Clara

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 26/09/2018 13:03

I like them all apart from Evelyn and Elsie.

Lynne1Cat · 25/09/2018 21:39

From your lists, I only like Sebastian,m Evie and Ruby.

I like
Elyza
Alexia
Wren
Willow

Joel
Jonah
Jack

Thighofrelief · 25/09/2018 20:53

Oscar and Clara for me. I love Clara a lot.

How about Max, Lucinda and Juliet?

AdaColeman · 25/09/2018 20:48

I'm not keen on Oscar at all, but like the other boy's names. I'd pick Rupert as my favourite as the other two are already quite popular.

I like Clara and Ruby from your girl's list.

Evie, Eve etc, are already extremely popular.

villainousbroodmare · 25/09/2018 20:44

Very safe, very English, very typical MN. The only one I really like is Thea.

WaffleFroggy · 25/09/2018 20:41

Just to say all your names were on my list for dc2 and dd1 has one of those names Smile so you have excellent taste but Oscar and Martha are my faves

MikeUniformMike · 25/09/2018 20:41

only like Arthur and Martha from your list

Flamingosnbears · 25/09/2018 20:35

Arthur and Martha

Peachbubble · 25/09/2018 20:18

I like Rupert, Felix and Jasper. For girls, I like Clara, Martha and Iris.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 25/09/2018 20:08

Love Ruby and Elspeth, or Sebastian and Arthur.

Eeeeek2 · 25/09/2018 19:47

Like them all but favourites are Rupert and Sebastian, Evelyn and Clara.

Notso · 25/09/2018 19:39

Sebastian or Rupert
Thea, Martha or Ruby

Not too keen on the others.

animcross · 25/09/2018 19:17

Boys -
Rupert is my favourite.
I like Oscar.
Arthur is nice but seems quite overused nowadays.
Really don't like Sebastian, sorry.

Girls -
I like Martha, Ruby and Evelyn.
I don't like Thea, Clara or Elsie and I think Elspeth is terrible.

Good luck Smile

Belindabauer · 25/09/2018 19:12

Oscar and Clara.

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