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AverageMummy · 25/07/2019 14:25

I have a little girl called Clara & I seem to be drawn to ‘simple’ names (not deliberately so there might be a long name I’d love). It’s been quite hard to find another name we agree on. Not particularly bothered by popularity as even the top names are less than a percent of babies - just struggling to find one we both like.

Rose is a contender - what do people think?
Other possibilities are Alice & Sophia.
I also love Charlotte but I think it’s too close to Clara.

For boys: Robin, Peter, Luke & Rowan?

I hadn’t noticed I had such a thing for the letter R until writing this!

All views welcome Smile

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Sophronia · 25/07/2019 20:11

Rose is lovely.

I like Robin, Peter and Luke from your boys list.

Whoseagooddoggiethen · 25/07/2019 18:32

If you can pronounce the letter R then Rose is lovely but a woman here locally cant and every time she calls the child all the rest of us hear is Wose.

How about Anna? Clara and Anna sound nice together I think. I also like Alice and love the name Luke for a boy.

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AverageMummy · 25/07/2019 18:28

Rose West hadn’t occurred to me Confused

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SallyWD · 25/07/2019 18:03

Rose and Robin!

mondler · 25/07/2019 18:02

I love Rose, it was on our list if DS had been a girl. For boys names I like all apart from Robin, for some reason I prefer that on a girl! All great choices though x

HeadsDownThumbsUpEveryone · 25/07/2019 15:54

Rose is simply lovely and yet I've never actually come across a child just called Rose as a teacher. It is lovely to see someone consider it as a first name without using it after a hyphen. It also fits beautifully with Clara.

From your boy list I like all of them but would wary of using Rowan or Robin if you wanted to use Rose for a future girl.

teenmum18 · 25/07/2019 15:48

Rose just reminds me of rose west Confused

Shadow1234 · 25/07/2019 15:41

Clara and Rose sound lovely together.
Not keen on Alice and I know of 3 Sophias born in the last year

Luke is the only boys name I like on your list
I prefer Rowan as a girls name

Fuiseog · 25/07/2019 14:46

Oops, not sure what I did at the end there. In conclusion, I've just seen the poster above me and agree that Rose and Peter are timeless and the nicest choices with Clara.

Fuiseog · 25/07/2019 14:44

I just love Rose. It's undeniably classy and I don't think it will ever be dated, but it's also just such a pretty name (without being too cutesy) with a lovely sound and meaning.

I like Sophia best of your other options but I think Rose would stand out more as a lovely choice right now. There are a lot of Sophias and indeed Sophies and those are very pretty names too, but more popular. I see the name Rose as fitting in very well with peers by those names but being a bit more notable.

For your boys' names, I like Rowan a lot but would take it off the table for future children if you have a girl and use Rose. I think it's one or the other, so maybe see which you'd feel sadder about not using! That might help make your decision. Of the other names, I like Peter best. Again, like Rose, it's familiar and classy but there aren't loads of them.

For your

Cbeebiesrehab · 25/07/2019 14:40

I think Rose is beautiful and has the same timeless charm to it as Clara. It’s lovely to see it as a first name too.
I’m not as keen on your boys list but I think Peter is in the same kind of category as Clara.

diddlediddle · 25/07/2019 14:34

Alice and Luke 👍🏼

Atlasta · 25/07/2019 14:30

Love Alice and Sophia. Rose is nice too.
Not as keen on Charlotte.
I'd choose Alice, a timeless classic and goes perfectly with Clara (not that that really matters as they get older).
Of the boys names I only like Luke. Again, a classic that suits all ages.
Peter seems too classicConfused
Robin is a bit wet
I prefer Rowan as a feminine first name.