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Gobletoffire · 08/06/2019 09:04

Please give your opinions on the following names for our second DC, we already have a DS called Reuben. Any suggestions also welcome:

Jasper
Henry
Ellis
Jude
Ezra
Elliot
Max
Louis
Chester
Hugo

Sylvie
Violet
Edith (nn. Edie)
Ada
Elodie
Lily
Harriet
Eliza

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rachelgrace · 11/06/2019 20:38

From your list I love Jude, Ezra, Edith, Elodie, Lily and Eliza.
From your list I dislike Jasper, Ellis, Sylvie and Ada.

Vivadita · 11/06/2019 18:25

Jasper- love it! Unique and strong but also quite classic. I would use this myself
Henry- Nice and strong but very popular
Ellis- too surname-y
Jude- hey Jude. Also a bit feminine
Ezra- not keen
Elliot- really really dislike. A bit ‘wet’
Max- ok
Louis- really don’t like it
Chester- no
Hugo- nice

Sylvie- not keen. Prefer Sylvia
Violet- lovely!
Edith (nn. Edie)- bit drab and frumpy
Ada- not keen
Elodie- dislike
Lily- I know it’s so popular but I absolutely love this name! One of the few names that’s popularity wouldn’t put me off!
Harriet- not keen at all
Eliza- really beautiful

I like Jasper, Henry, Lily, Eliza and Violet

meow1989 · 10/06/2019 19:19

Jasper - quite like but makes me think of a cat
Henry - quite bland
Ellis - dislike
Jude - quite like but popular locally
Ezra - same as Jude
Elliot - like
Max - dislike
Louis - bland
Chester - dislike
Hugo - dislike

Sylvie - dislike
Violet - is fine
Edith (nn. Edie) - like but know quite a few, prefer just Edie
Ada - not a fan
Elodie - prefer Eloise
Lily - like
Harriet - dislike
Eliza - fine

LegoPiecesEverywhere · 10/06/2019 19:06

Violet, Edith, Harriet for the girls

Henry or Hugo

Grinchly · 08/06/2019 19:32

Jasper dogs name.
Henry - probably aspirational looking at your other choices.
Ellis - Awful
Jude - worst of the lot for at least three reasons
Ezra - awful
Elliot - awful
Max -ok
Louis - ok
Chester - see Jude
Hugo - see Chester

Sylvie - no but sylvia lovely
Violet Nice
Edith (nn. Edie) - nice
Ada - not keen - too similar to Ava the ubiquitous - (Braun , Laff )
Elodie - no
Lily - nice but vastly overused
Harriet - good strong name
Eliza - prefer Elizabeth
Louisa?

Livpool · 08/06/2019 19:04

My DS is Jude and have heard only heard of a couple of them.

My DGM's church was St Jude's - so she was always keen; the patron saint of hopeless causes

TillyTheTiger · 08/06/2019 18:52

Jasper - not keen
Henry - lovely
Ellis - I think of this as a girl's name (because of Greys Anatomy)
Jude - nice
Ezra - v trendy at the mo
Elliot - lovely
Max - meh
Louis - nice
Chester - not keen
Hugo - nice

Sylvie - no
Violet - I always misread this as violent
Edith (nn. Edie) - nice
Ada - not keen
Elodie - beautiful
Lily - nice but vastly overused
Harriet - good strong name
Eliza - prefer Elizabeth

Divinelyuninspired · 08/06/2019 18:49

I like all the boys’ names except Jasper.

I don’t like your girls’ names sorry especially Violet, Edith and Ada.

Pinkvoid · 08/06/2019 18:46

Jasper - personally love it, my DP vetoed because of Jasper Carrot
Henry- love it, big fan
Ellis- not a fan, it’s a surname
Jude- my son’s name, great choice Wink
Ezra - like it, very popular Hebrew name
Elliot- not a big fan
Max - dog name
Louis- it’s ok
Chester- dog name
Hugo- not a fan

Sylvie - old lady
Violet - love this
Edith (nn. Edie)- huge fan
Ada- my personal favourite girls name
Elodie - ok
Lily - not keen
Harriet- ok
Eliza- not keen

bridgetreilly · 08/06/2019 18:45

Reuben and Jasper
Reuben and Elliot

Reuben and Edith (nn. Edie)
Reuben and Harriet
Reuben and Eliza

Lobsterquadrille2 · 08/06/2019 17:25

I love Jasper and Ada/Violet.

taylorlynn · 08/06/2019 16:28

I prefer your boys names to your girls names.i like all the boys names except for Elliot.

Elodie is my favourite but I don't love it. Sylvie is growing on me but the others aren't my taste

Brakebackcyclebot · 08/06/2019 14:33

Jasper - a dog name, and a wasp in Bristol!
Henry - ok
Ellis - no
Jude - like it
Ezra - No, bit Dickens
Elliot - ok
Max - ok but lots of them
Louis - ok but lots of them
Chester - a dog name
Hugo - too posh

So I'd choose Jude off that list

Sylvie - nice
Violet - ok
Edith (nn. Edie) - I like Edie but not Edith
Ada - ok
Elodie - I really like this one
Lily - too many!
Harriet - too posh!
Eliza - like it

I like Elodie best off this list

How about:
Eloise
Juliet

schnubbins · 08/06/2019 14:28

Jasper and Sylvie are my favourites

Time40 · 08/06/2019 14:12

Jasper - like
Henry - OK
Ellis - like a lot
Jude - don't like at all (instantly reminds me of Jude the Obscure)
Ezra - hate it
Elliot - love it
Max - boring. done to death
Louis - OK
Chester - it's a city, not a person
Hugo - OK

Sylvie - absolutely love it. Gorgeous name
Violet - boring
Edith (nn. Edie) - all right, but still a bit old lady
Ada - awful! really awful
Elodie - I don't actually know this name. I wouldn't know how to pronounce it
Lily - boring. done to death
Harriet - very nice (was my grandmother's name, so I may be biased)
Eliza - boring and harsh-sounding

indigo13 · 08/06/2019 14:09

Jasper and Elodie, definitely 🙂

SoupDragon · 08/06/2019 14:04

I love Ezra. I would ditch Chester, Ellis, Elliott, Louis and Max for various reasons (but get a pet and call them Chester! It's a great name for a pet :))

From the girl's list, I would ditch Sylvie, Violet, Ada and Lily.

Enko · 08/06/2019 14:02

Chester is great and will go well with Reuben I kinda like Sylvie of your girls names and Elodie is sweet too, None of the girls names are wow names for me though.

LolaSmiles · 08/06/2019 13:57

Jasper - not my style but sounds nice with reuben
Henry - nice
Ellis - not a fan
Jude - i don't lile
Ezra- nice
Elliot - lovely
Max- I don't like
Louis - not my style but nice
Chester - I dont like because it sounds likea pet name to me
Hugo - too pet like

Girl wise most of them are a bit twee for my personal taste but I think they're lovely names in their own right. I think Sylvie or Lily would be my choice there.

Astronica · 08/06/2019 13:52

I love: Jasper, Henry, Louis, Hugo. All these very cool. I don't mind Max.
I'd cross Ezra off first.

I love all your girl's list except Ada - which is still fine - just not a favourite of mine. My top 2 are Harriet and Eliza.

itssquidstella · 08/06/2019 13:41

Jasper - I used to like this name but have gone off it as it's risen in popularity
Henry - love it
Ellis - no
Jude - love it
Ezra - not for me but I think it's a nice name
Elliot - no, boring
Max - nice but boring
Louis - nice but boring
Chester - no
Hugo - love it

Sylvie - love it
Violet - love it
Edith (nn. Edie) - not for me but nice enough
Ada - not for me but nice enough
Elodie - not for me but nice enough
Lily - nice but boring
Harriet - dull
Eliza - love it

MikeUniformMike · 08/06/2019 13:32

Jasper - maybe
Henry - yes
Ellis - maybe
Jude - no
Ezra - no
Elliot - maybe
Max - yes
Louis - maybe
Chester - no
Hugo - maybe

Sylvie - no
Violet - maybe
Edith (nn. Edie) - no
Ada - no
Elodie - no
Lily - so many of them - maybe
Harriet - yes
Eliza - yes

Shadow1234 · 08/06/2019 12:20

Reuben and Elliott go lovely together
Eliza for a girl

Penny4Thoughts · 08/06/2019 11:32

Jasper - word for wasp ? Not a fan
Henry - love
Ellis - love
Jude - love
Ezra - nice
Elliot - love
Max - nice
Louis - love
Chester - don’t like
Hugo - love

What a great list of boy names !

Sylvie - love
Violet - Don’t like
Edith (nn. Edie)
Ada - love
Elodie - don’t like
Lily - ok
Harriet - nice
Eliza - love

lucymegan · 08/06/2019 10:33

I only like violet from your girls list, not a fan of any of the boys names. What about Reuben and Isaac?

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