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Sibling for Edward

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mumofbeagles · 04/02/2019 20:25

Hey! We are currently 32+6 with our second. We are really struggling for names. We don't know gender.
Our son is called Edward. Our son came early and was baby no name for 3 weeks, and it was a nightmare with people continually asking what baby is called, and we only agreed on that because it was the only name both of us were ok with.I would like to be a little bit more organised this time and have a name we both like without settling.
Please give me your opinions on our shortlist and any suggestions you may have
GIRLS - middle names Sylvia Rose or Elizabeth Anne
Alice
Beatrice
Francesca
Katie
Emily

BOYS - middle names Stephen George or Stephen Charles
Robin
Tobias/Toby
Rory
Felix
Hugo

TIA hopefully this baby can have a name in a couple of days :) sprout is loosing its appeal Wink

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borntobequiet · 09/03/2019 21:10

Oops
Alice

borntobequiet · 09/03/2019 21:09

Alice/Hugo

Ratburglermcgee · 09/03/2019 21:08

Also don't worry about how popular Alice is. Top 20 not that big of a deal. Edward is in the top 30 and there aren't that many about. If you like it and it has family meaning, go for it. It goes well with Edward.

Still prefer Francesca (frankie) though!

Ratburglermcgee · 09/03/2019 21:06

Francesca by a mile

Katie is boring
Alice is nice
Iris is nice but you can't have rose as a middle name, two flowers?

Congrats!

TatianaLarina · 09/03/2019 20:17

Iris is the only one I like, the others are meh.

Sophronia · 09/03/2019 17:57

Alice. Congrats!

JenSFP · 09/03/2019 09:50

Alice and beatice both lovely; and I’d go for Felix! Good luck x

SweetButaPsycho · 09/03/2019 00:01

Congratulations!
I agree that Alice goes best with Edward. I like Katie as a nickname for Katherine though

TheLovelyOtherDinosaur · 08/03/2019 22:04

Edward and Iris.
Iris isnt as popular as your other choices and quite lovely

Bellaposey · 08/03/2019 21:49

Alice and Hugo Smile

Blondie87 · 08/03/2019 19:44

Love Iris but they are all lovely. Congratulations!

pilates · 08/03/2019 18:38

Congratulations and Francesca is my favourite 💐

Saffrona · 08/03/2019 14:29

Congrats! Alice for me

Sessy19 · 08/03/2019 12:57

I like Iris. I like Edward and Iris together!

Well done, and good luck x

Peachbubble · 08/03/2019 12:18

Congratulations!

I like Alice (I don't know any baby Alices) and Lottie (Carlotta, Loretta, Liselotte?).

BlueMerchant · 08/03/2019 12:03

Alice Sylvia Rose and Alice Elizabeth are both beautiful op.
There are lots of Katie's where I live. It's a bit meh. I also think of it as a nn.

IVEgottheDECAF · 08/03/2019 11:37

Ah i see! Katie then Smile

Alice is too popular for my liking, Lottie seems to be growing in popularity too.

Iris sounds harsh to me, Elsie is 90 and Francesca too fussy.

Katie is perfect

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mumofbeagles · 08/03/2019 11:33

Katie would be with an ie as it has a family meaning.
I love Alice but it's in the top 20 girls names which holds me back from it. However again it has a family meaning. There are pro's and cons for all

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IVEgottheDECAF · 08/03/2019 11:08

Katy (with a y)

Congrats Flowers

BlueMerchant · 08/03/2019 11:07

Sorry!Blush
Congratulations. Well done.Flowers.
AliceSmile

BlueMerchant · 08/03/2019 11:06

Alice by far
Hugo

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mumofbeagles · 08/03/2019 11:02

Our beautiful daughter arrived on 5th March weighing 5lb 7oz. As hard as we have tried to agree on a name she remains baby no name.
We have narrowed it down to
Alice
Elsie
Francesca
Katie
Lottie ( we can't have Charlotte but can't think of a proper name version of it 😬)
Iris
Who knew that naming babies was so hard!

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Astronica · 06/02/2019 12:34

Alice or Francesca are my favourites, and I also like Beatrice. Emily and Katie are nice but feel over-used to me. (I do like all your girl names though).

I like all your boy names except Robin. Felix and Hugo are my favourites. Hugo is better than Felix followed by Stephen.

ChubsyMcChubFace · 06/02/2019 08:12

Francesca Sylvia Rose is beautiful! Absolutely love it.

Also love Rory. Would go with Rory Stephen George as I think it flows well.

littlemeitslyn · 06/02/2019 07:51

Eleanor