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1st child - choosing name so difficult!

29 replies

Wilbur32 · 03/01/2019 21:21

Hi, this is my first post. I am a first time mum to be and have always loved thinking about what I would name my child. Of course name preferences have changed throughout the years since I was 8! Now I have to make an ACTUAL decision I’m feeling a little overwhelmed.

We are not finding out the sex of baby so need opinions on both boy and girl name possibilities please.

Boys:
Mason
Harry
Jacob
Ethan
Jack
Robert
Oliver (Ollie)
Jamie
George

Girls:
Grace
Penelope (Penny)
Lois
Isla
Aria
Erin
Daisy
Evie

Looking forward to reading opinions... good or bad!!

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BiggFactHunt · 03/01/2019 21:34

Jamie is the best of your boys names. The others are too popular and meh.

Not mad on any of your girls names but if I had to choose one it would be Aria as it sounds the nicest and is the least common.

Wilbur32 · 03/01/2019 21:31

I am not that bothered about the names being popular. Would rather know I like the name then try to find something less popular just to try to be different I think.

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Sophronia · 03/01/2019 21:27

Congratulations!

Most of the names on your lists are very popular, not sure if that bothers you?

I like Harry, Jacob, Jack, Robert, Oliver, Jamie (prefer James “Jamie”), George, Grace, Penelope and Lois. I dislike Mason and Aria.

My favourites are Robert and Penelope.

2cats2many · 03/01/2019 21:25

To be honest, they're all such different kinds of names, that it's hard to give an opinion. If I had to choose and it was for my baby, I would choose Grace and George, but then I quite like traditional names.

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