Help us narrow down our baby name list please!

girls:
alexandra- not fussed.
cassandra- i like it.
catherine- it’s okay, my sisters name.

charlotte- love it.
elizabeth- don’t like it.
felicity- pretty.
helena- fine, prefer elena.
jessica- i like it.
nina- nice.

boys:
alexander- it’s okay, i like nn alex.
benjamin- one of my favourites.
daniel- love it.
david- don’t like it.
james- really hate it.
jonathan- don’t like it.
samuel- don’t like it.
thomas- like it.

Alexandra: nice but I dont like Alex for a girl
Cassandra: awful
Catherine: nice, i like Kate as a nn
Charlotte : classic love Lottie
Elizabeth : one of my faves with nn libby
Felicity : love it
Helena : don't like
Jessica : another classic name love it
Madeleine: bit of a mouthfull
Nina: dislike

Boys:
Alexander- love
Benjamin - ok
Daniel - boring
David - old fashioned
James - love it
Jonathan - ok
Joshua - common hate nn josh
Samuel - ok
Thomas - common
William - love

These are my favourites from your list:
Girls :
Catherine
Charlotte (still like it but it is getting too overused)
Elizabeth

Boys:
Alexander
Samuel

I was going to say David will end up as Dave. A good middle name perhaps after your dad. You have a few names that are also on my list. I would go for Elizabeth or Alexandra and for a boy Alexander . I thing alexander David sounds a nice combo.

Girls - Helena
Boys - David or James

It's funny reading comments from some pps as to me, names like Thomas, Samuel, Alexander etc are far more dates than David. I had Great Uncles Samuel and Alexander and my grandfather was Thomas whereas David was more popular among my contempories.
Good luck choosing.

Elizabeth or Alexander

Girl - Jessica Alexandra
Boy - Benjamin Alexander

Girls :
Alexandra
Felicity
Helena
Madeleine
Nina

Boys:
Benjamin
David
James
Jonathan
Joshua

Girls - felicity my all time favourite name.
Boys - Benjamin , classic, cute but strong

Girls :
Alexandra - yes
Cassandra - no
Catherine - yes
Charlotte - yes
Elizabeth - maybe
Felicity - yes
Helena - maybe
Jessica - maybe
Nina - no

Boys:
Alexander - yes
Benjamin - no
Daniel - no
David - no
James - yes
Jonathan - no
Samuel - yes
Thomas - yes

Alexandra love - my mums name maybe abit dated
Cassandra if you like cassie
Catherine ugly name to me
Charlotte Charlie is ok
Elizabeth dated
Felicity try hard
Helena dated
Jessica if you like Jess it's nice
Madeleine prefer maddison
Nina don't like this at all

Boys:
Alexander if your ok with Alex
Benjamin like this is cute
Daniel Danny ?
David dated
James nice name bit boring
Jonathan John or Jonny
Joshua josh? Common
Samuel
Thomas
William
Last 3 would be Sam Tom and will.. Will is okay, I think a lot of your names are very dated.. Jess or Benjamin I think are nicest.

I like your games in general. I’m not keen on Charlotte - downmarket to me - or Joshua - about 20-30 years out of date.

@Sessy19 - ha ha. I probably am. And if you can’t air your mad opinions on MN then where on earth can you?

@Mnbb, this:

William - currently too associated with future King who is fucking around behind his wife’s back

made me think you’re barking mad!

Nina is the least common on your girls list and is a name to grow on people - you have to hear it a few times to really get to love it. It's a beautiful underused name.

Daniel or David are similar from your boys list however David is less common of those two.

Peoples like or dislike of names can be very random. David is due for a comeback but you'll likely be one of the first ones.

All the other names are everywhere!

Nina or Elisabeth (Eliza or Lizzie are lovely)

Benjamin (Ben and Benji are lovely as well as full name)

Nina and Alexandra are both lovely. From your boys list I like Alexander, William, Samuel and Thomas.

You've got some lovely strong names there, no wonder you're having difficulty choosing!

I’m torn between Helena and Nina for a girl, but they’re both gorgeous. And out of the boys I’d chose Alexander, because there’s a wide range of nicknames.

Alexandra- love
Cassandra- not keen
Catherine - I like the look of it but I’m not overly keen on the sound
Charlotte- too boring
Elizabeth - lovely
Felicity - my DD’s pony is named this
Helena- lovely
Jessica - too popular. My DD is friends with several
Madeleine - love it
Nina - ambulance siren (sorry!)

Boys:
Alexander - not keen
Benjamin - love it. My favourite
Daniel - no
David - time for a revival I think
James - not keen
Jonathan - not keen at all!
Joshua - no
Samuel - no
Thomas - lovely though super popular
William - not keen

I’d go for Benjamin or Madeleine

I like Nina and Jonathan.

Some of your suggestions are overused and dull. Also, William can be teased with Willy.

Alexandra - I like it but it will be shortened to Alex or Lexie and I don’t like either
Cassandra - v dates, v 80s
Catherine - v dull
Charlotte - v dull and currently too assoc with the princess
Elizabeth - But dull but nice, like Beth
Felicity - I like it but a bit dated
Helena - meh
Jessica - fine but dull
Madeleine - I like it but still have McCann associations
Nina - my fav, classic, timeless, international, fun, not over used.

Alexander - fine
Benjamin - dull and a bit dated
Daniel - fine
David - v dull and dated
James - quite like but a bit dull
Jonathan - hmmm, not sure
Joshua - every naughty boy ever
Samuel - like v much
Thomas - like
William - currently too associated with future King who is fucking around behind his wife’s back

Helena is one of those names that people will hesitate over as there are two ways to say it.
Daniel and Thomas are very popular and chances are he'll be one of a few in his class.

Alexandra clunky
Cassandra feels 80s but I like Cassie
Catherine boring
Charlotte boring
Elizabeth lovely
Felicity horsey
Helena hhm, not sure why I don’t like this
Jessica twee
Madeleine love it
Nina love it

Alexander ok
Benjamin I like it, but not Ben
Daniel v v popular and a bit dull
David feels v dated
James most boring MN name ever
Jonathan ok
Joshua don’t like it at all
Samuel nice
Thomas boring
William nice

Nina and Alexander. Stylish, classic and timeless.