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Favourite names you didn't use?

57 replies

Emmafh3 · 26/09/2018 16:38

Please, help!
The only names me and my dh love and agree on are used for our dd.
And we now (thankfully) hate the name dh chose if she turned out to be a boy.

I know a lot of people don't like to share the names they actually chose for their children, so what names did you or your partner love or had on a short list that you didn't use/ names you've seen since having your babe that you might use for future babes?

Both genders please! not finding out the sex with this babe either :) Many thanks!

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tomhazard · 26/09/2018 21:40

Thea
Dominic

These are names I liked for my DS and DD but DH vetoed! We picked other lovely names but I still really like these

Cattenberg · 26/09/2018 21:35

I liked the following girls' names, but didn't use them either because they're very popular, they've been used recently in the family, they clashed with our surname or they reminded me (or someone close to me) of an unpleasant real-life person. I didn't come up with many boys' names as I knew early on that DD was a girl.

Amelie
Ariana
Esme
Estelle
Isla
Lily
Mary
Maya
Seren
Sienna
Sylvia

hallodarknessmyoldfriend · 26/09/2018 21:25

Elsie, Elodie, Nina, Johanna,

Arthur, Damian, Elliot

JacintaJones · 26/09/2018 21:23

Romilly
Leocadia
Raphaella
Jezebel (!)

Xavier
Padraig
Carmichael

IggyAce · 26/09/2018 21:23

Alana
Rosalie

Seth

delphguelph · 26/09/2018 21:20

Also loved Mallory for a girl but apparently it means bad luck

delphguelph · 26/09/2018 21:19

Quentin.

Loved it but a bit out there. DS would have rocked it though.

EggysMom · 26/09/2018 21:18

We didn't get to use: Destiny Grace

My mum didn't get to use Emily or Morris. Why she didn't use Emily when I came along second as a girl, I don't know.

LusaCole · 26/09/2018 21:14

The names I love but didn't use:
Adam
Alistair
Sebastian

Tess
Clara
Summer

scrivette · 26/09/2018 21:12

Inego (we had DD)

Autumn (we had DS)

Summer (we had DS but not so keen on it now.)

Seraphina (DH doesn't like it)

SelinaMyers · 26/09/2018 19:38

I like Hardy for a boy but DSis pointed out it might get some sniggers when he hits secondary.

OnlyFoolsnMothers · 26/09/2018 19:35

Daphne
Bethenny

Benjamin
Theo

MadameJosephine · 26/09/2018 19:33

For girls I love

Verity
Felicity
Constance
Emmeline
Evelyn
Elizabeth
Meredith
Genevieve
Jennifer

For boys

James
William
Nathaniel
Edwin
Darwin
Edison
Franklin

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 26/09/2018 19:21

I went with Molly in the end. I wish I'd have thought more about it but She is a Molly. It really suits her.
If I ever have a boy he'll be Gabriel Patrick.
Other nice boy names.
Elliot.
Vincent
Alexander
Francis
Jude
Dougie.
Casper.

I'm not sure what I'd call a girl but my short list at the moment if I were pregnant. Not that I've got any intentions of having anymore , mindGrin
Ciara. Faye. Kate. Erin. Daisy. Olivia. Lois.
Dorothy. Courtney. Sarah. Theresa. Sian.
Alicia. Willow. Heidi. Lilia. Cara. Sailor. Saturn. Aurora. Lydia. Lindy. Rachel. Vivienne. Alannah. Mabel. Violet. Hailey.
Iris. Laila. Kirsty. Lisa. Linnet.
i love Nevaeh but it's the NOB issue
.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 26/09/2018 19:04

My DD was very nearly a Nicole. I changed it at the last hour. After someWisley pointed out that her initials would be NOBGrin.

mostdays · 26/09/2018 19:02

I never had any daughters so did not get to use any of the names I loved for girls:
Klara
Sofia
Stefanie
Isobel
Elinor
Lydia

Boy's names I adored but DH didn't:
Keir
Thomas
Isaac
Rueben

scottboy · 26/09/2018 19:01

Luna
Julia
Lainie
Quinn
Cora
Florence
Iris

Bear
Dougie
Artie
Josiah
Isaiah
Barnaby
Lawrence
Otis
Percy
Teddy
Spencer
Xander

Not keen on a lot of these now looking back!

darkblu · 26/09/2018 18:51

Casper
Max
Rory
Magnus (nn Gus)

Adelynne (Addie)
Maci

HelenaJustina · 26/09/2018 18:48

Verity and Flora

Joinourclub · 26/09/2018 18:44

Sadie
Rowan
Elsa
Edith
Lola
Angus
Kit
Gabriel
Florian

WhatwouldRuthdo · 26/09/2018 18:38

Zachary and Nathaniel for boys. Charlotte, Eliza, Thea and Catherine for girls.

elQuintoConyo · 26/09/2018 18:35

Barnaby.
Maribel.

IsabelleSE19 · 26/09/2018 18:32

Rowan was on the list for DS and DD! Would love someone else to use it Smile

ileclerc · 26/09/2018 18:32

Verity and Elodie

GMtoBe · 26/09/2018 18:30

Alice
Luna
Astrid
Lily
Imogen
Charlotte
Jessica
Mary