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Rachel

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kaytee87 · 01/03/2019 11:25

Timeless or dated?

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kaytee87 · 01/03/2019 12:38

Unfortunately DH doesn't like Matthew, I can dream though Grin

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kaytee87 · 01/03/2019 12:36

I already have a James and we're ttc a second so I'm daydreaming a bit Smile
Nice to see people like the names I like though.

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GreatDuckCookery6211 · 01/03/2019 12:22

Dated. Nice enough though.

Mummacake · 01/03/2019 12:21

My now 8yr old is called Rachel ❤. It wasn't a name on my radar at all but once I'd said it, it seemed to fit her perfectly. I think it's timeless.

MikeUniformMike · 01/03/2019 12:18

All the names you suggested are classic. A refreshing change.

MercyBodle · 01/03/2019 12:18

I'd say more timeless, though I think it does suffer a bit from having been extremely popular in the 80s. I love the Rachael spelling, but either way, good name.

Theimpossiblegirl · 01/03/2019 12:13

I love it but do prefer the Rachael spelling. :)

Patr1ckJane · 01/03/2019 12:01

Sarah over Emma. Love both Andrew and Matthew

youngestisapsycho · 01/03/2019 11:38

I like Sarah... for some reason I've never liked the name Emma.

GemmaXOX · 01/03/2019 11:36

Beautiful Name - Timeless!

Littlebird88 · 01/03/2019 11:33

love it. we would have had a rachel if it didnt rhyme so obviously with our surname

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kaytee87 · 01/03/2019 11:33

Middle name Elizabeth / William

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TeenTimesTwo · 01/03/2019 11:33

Timeless.

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kaytee87 · 01/03/2019 11:32

What do you all think of Sarah, Emma, Andrew & Matthew?

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Girlinthegarden · 01/03/2019 11:32

I love the name, classic but not very common. Beautiful.

Boulardii · 01/03/2019 11:30

Great name. Don’t be tempted to change the spelling though.

Patr1ckJane · 01/03/2019 11:26

I really like it. It’s on our list if we ever get lucky enough to have another baby.

A lot of people have said to me it’s old fashioned and they wouldn’t chose it but then again I wouldn’t pick the names they’ve used so each to their own

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