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Critique my shortlist!

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MamaToBe2019x · 29/01/2019 09:05

Currently pregnant with my first Grin

Girl - Imogen, Emilia, Eva

Boy - Louie, Elliot, Samuel

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MamaToBe2019x · 29/01/2019 10:30

Thanks all! I love Samuel but I hate it shortened to Sam, which is why its bottom of my list as it's almost guaranteed to happen. I love Louie and do agree it's more classic spelt Louis but I know a few who spell it that way and are called Lewis so to avoid confusion I thought Louie prevents that and is still a name in its own right. My only worry is whether it would age well?

Same problem with Imogen as Samuel, it's my favourite on the list but I don't like any of the shortenings. Eva was my chosen name for years but it has just become far too common which is annoying.

Thanks for new suggestions but my brother is called Benjamin, I also need to make the list shorter and not longer!! It's such a hard decision.

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CallMeSirShotsFired · 29/01/2019 09:57

Louie in that spelling is the same as King Louie (although he's a pretty cool character anyway, oo-bee-do!)

Imogen always sounds a bit pretentious, especially if you call her "Immy"

Jaz32 · 29/01/2019 09:54

Love your girls choices they were all among names I considered too. Imogen is my favourite of the 3!
Of the boys I like Samuel best, Elliott and Louie are ok tho. Like Benjamin as someone else suggested.

JustAnotherMillennial · 29/01/2019 09:23

I love all three of your boys names! My DS1 (7) is called Elliott, loved that name for a long time - does not date, classic but not popular, although spelling is an issue. DS1 has two Ts because that's how it was spelt on my granddad's middle name.

DS2's middle name is Samuel. Also a really nice name, not as popular as it use to be imo.

Really like Louie too, ime your less likely to get pronunciation issues that way. I know a few Louis's that are pronounced Lew-is.

Imogen is fabulous (was on my shortlist), not popular but a classic and Immy is a nice nickname.

I like Emilia (I much prefer this to Amelia). I use to like Eva years ago when it was uncommon but the popularity has put me off.

Astronica · 29/01/2019 09:22

Imogen - gorgeous, my clear favourite.
Emilia - smart and stylish, but there are so many of similar names, Amelia (pronounced the same), Emily, Amelie..
Eva - again, smart and stylish, and the best of all the 'Eve' names I think, however there are so many of them popular ATM - Evie, Eve, Evelyn, Evangeline ...

Louie - my favourite of your boy names though I don't love it. Louis with same pronunciation is much better
Elliot - okay
Samuel - okay, I like Sam.

Gazelda · 29/01/2019 09:19

I'm a bit meh about Imogen, but really like all of the others.

Luckingfovely · 29/01/2019 09:09

Girls names are lovely, how about Lydia too?

Only like Samuel in the boys - the other two don't sound at all attractive to me. Benjamin?

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