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Feel like finding a name we both like is impossible

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AliceRR · 26/10/2018 19:25

Baby girl due in February

I love names Amelia, Isabella, Sophie, Sophia, Sienna, Aurora (and to shorten to Rory) but feel like they are too popular / there are too many of them

I also like Sienna, Aubrey, Rain, Summer, Priya but DH isn’t keen

DH loves Ruby. He also likes Cerys, Freida. I’m not really keen. Ruby is ok but I don’t love it.

I just feel like I don’t know how we’ll find a name and there are so few he likes. He’s a bit uncompromising about it which doesn’t help.

How do we find and agree on a name we both like? Will it be easier when she’s here??

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AliceRR · 26/10/2018 20:50

@TatianaLarina 🤔 I think I quite like that!

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AutoFillUsername · 26/10/2018 20:49

Shame you don’t like Frieda, I think it’s a strong and brilliant name.

I think you just have to keep looking as neither of you can force a name on the other.

TatianaLarina · 26/10/2018 20:47

Ca - as in cat- ris.

It means beloved.

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AliceRR · 26/10/2018 20:45

I just don’t like Cerys

How to pronounce Carys?

I don’t really want Frieda a middle name either but wouldn’t rule it out

I don’t think Ruby is a stripper name personally (I accept others might as someone else said that before on mumsnet) but it’s not the one

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BroomOnTheRoom · 26/10/2018 20:17

Cerys is lovely and much less overused than the other options.

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AliceRR · 26/10/2018 19:57

@harrypotterfan1604 I found boys names harder too so pleased now I know it’s a girl I concentrate on girl names!

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TatianaLarina · 26/10/2018 19:57

I prefer Carys to Cerys. I’d go with that.

Ruby is a stripper name, cf also Sapphire and Pearl. I’d make him drop that.

Would he accept Freida as a middle name?

harrypotterfan1604 · 26/10/2018 19:45

I’m due early jan and the name game is very annoying!!
We can’t agree either. I wanted to pick 2 boys names and 2 girls names because I’m a believer that the name needs to suit the face so didn’t wanna fall in love with a name then it not suit the baby.
We’ve managed to pick girls names I think now (just decided today) but boys names are not happening.
I still feel like I’ve got loads of time though and do think once baby is born my partner will just give in and let me have whatever name I wanted 😂

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AliceRR · 26/10/2018 19:38

Freida is DH’s grandmother’s name which is partly why he likes it but I don’t like it unfortunately

Yes we do have time I suppose but it just feels like he doesn’t like any names that I like 🙈

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mattia · 26/10/2018 19:33

I agree - Amelia, Isabella, Sophie, Sophia etc, they are far too overused imo.

Sienna is OK and Aurora nn Rory is lovely.

Ruby is OK, too and Cerys is lovely.
Not keen on Freida.

I'd just give it time, you've still got a few months. You'll find more names (there's tons you won't have even heard of out there) that you might like. Some that you don't like now might massively grow on you in the next few months! I wouldn't stress!

MN is good for suggestions too 😊

Raydan · 26/10/2018 19:32

Agree that "Amelia, Isabella, Sophie, Sophia, Sienna, Aurora " are too popular.

I used the pregnancy+ app which gives lists of the top 100 names globally for some inspiration. I recruited grandparents to research and make suggestions too.

You've loads of time though. My DH and I could only find one name we agreed on, then when my DS was born it didn't suit him. We didn't name him until he was a week old but both love the name.

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