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Boy/girl suggestions

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Ipanema01 · 16/10/2018 15:05

I’m expecting our third baby, early days and so don’t know the gender but I can’t help but think about names!
I already have a Rafe and a Milo. I have a couple of names from old lists that I like/am unsure on - interested to know if anyone has any other names to suggest along similar lines? I don’t really want anything super popular/traditional.

So far I have
Boys
Otis
Rudy - had this on my list last time around but really not sure
Girls
Clementine - love
Iris - think I love

Thanks Smile

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Wherearemycarkeys · 16/10/2018 15:46

Rudy is amazing! Also love Clementine and Iris. Otis always seems like a novelty pet name to me... I think because it reminds me of that aardvark who used to be on CBBC and after that loads of people seemed to have cats and dogs called Otis. (Or maybe the two things weren't linked at all but that's how it seemed to child-me!)

Jagblue · 16/10/2018 15:44

I love Leonora (Leonora Carrington the amazing painter)
I would have used that name but we had a boy we named him Sterling.

IggyAce · 16/10/2018 15:37

Posey
Adelaide
Lavinia

DryIce · 16/10/2018 15:33

Love your boys list. Otis is on mine for this baby, and I love Milo. I also love

Rory
Felix
Cormac

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Ipanema01 · 16/10/2018 15:31

Thank you - I suppose Clemmie is the only shortening really isn’t it? I don’t mind Clemmie. Interesting re. Iris.
So open to hearing suggestions along the same sort of lines, I feel like I’ve heard every name going!

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Cbeebiesrehab · 16/10/2018 15:08

Love your boy name choices! Both fit perfectly with your children’s names. I think Otis slightly pips it for me.
Unfortunately not a fan of your girls names. I really don’t like the diminutive Clemmie which I feel is inevitable. I thought I liked Iris until I met baby called it recently and it just didn’t suit her at all. Made me think the name sounded rather harsh.

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