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Thoughts and suggestions?

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HeartvsHead · 26/09/2019 22:34

Hubby and I are struggling to agree on a name and baby due in a few weeks! We both like quite traditional names but want to avoid anything too frequently used. Already have a little girl called Georgina.

Girls:
Francesca
Kaitlyn
Grace (middle name)
Elizabeth (middle name)

Boys:
Edward
Daniel
James

Thoughts or suggestions?

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MissHenty · 29/09/2019 09:34

I love the name James. It’s strong and masculine

Also love felicity

BethanyGilbert · 29/09/2019 08:07

Please not James. Such an ugly wet name.

VenusClapTrap · 28/09/2019 19:16

I like Edward and Felicity. Don’t like any of the others.

17caterpillars1mouse · 27/09/2019 20:10

Francesca - love it and love nn Cesca, Chess and Frankie

Kaitlyn - dislike this spelling but really like Caitlin /Kaitlin

Grace (middle name) - lovely classic name, though quite popular and so many people's middle names. Much prefer as a first name. Would avoid as a middle name

Elizabeth (middle name) - nice enough. Much prefer Elspeth

Edward - nice but met quite a few baby Edwards recently

Daniel - gorgeous name

James - nice

My top choices would be Francesca and Daniel

user1493494961 · 27/09/2019 18:42

Francesca Grace is lovely and goes well with Georgina. Not keen on Kaitlyn and don't think it goes as well.

IckleBear · 27/09/2019 18:37

Francesca or Daniel :)

FelicityFlutterby · 27/09/2019 15:05

PS: Felicity is also lovely Wink!

FelicityFlutterby · 27/09/2019 15:05

I love Francesca and like all your boy names.

Francesca Grace is lovely.

MikeUniformMike · 27/09/2019 10:27

Girls:
Francesca - It goes well with Georgina
Kaitlyn - not that spelling
Grace (middle name) - bit of a filler name
Elizabeth (middle name) - nice

Boys:
Edward
Daniel
James - favourite

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HeartvsHead · 27/09/2019 09:36

@Shadow1234 that's what we are trying to avoid but with Robert, William, Thomas, Henry, Christopher, Jacob and Ben (including hubby) we are struggling!

Some good suggestions thank you. Oddly enough some of them such as Felicity, Jennifer and Catherine were on our list first time round. May have to revisit!

I also work with children so that rules out a few for me by association...

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AverageMummy · 27/09/2019 09:21

The boy names are all lovely
The girls names are ok
I prefer Frances to Francesca

CakeRattleandRoll · 27/09/2019 09:08

Love Francesca and Edward.

Inlovewitharagorn · 27/09/2019 08:47

Francesca is lovely.
I'm not a fan of Kaitlyn.
Other names to go with Georgina:
Kate, Catherine, Felicity, Josephine, Madeleine, Evelyn, Eleanor

I like Edward out of your boys' names. Not keen on the others.

wizzler · 27/09/2019 06:08

How about Abigail Grace?
I love Daniel from your boys list

joystir59 · 27/09/2019 05:53

Really nice names.

diddlediddle · 27/09/2019 05:35

Francesca Elizabeth

Edward James

Shadow1234 · 27/09/2019 03:05

Francesca is beautiful and goes well with Georgina.

I personally wouldn't use one of the uncles names as a first name, (only because I would feel like I was honouring one uncle more than the other 5). May be a silly reason to a lot of people, but thats just how I would feel.

Gigimum · 27/09/2019 02:15

I really like James for a boy,.

Have you thought of Faye for a girl, it's traditional and not over used

tweedledeedo · 26/09/2019 23:19

James

LarkDescending · 26/09/2019 23:08

Francesca is nice, as are Edward and James.

Other thoughts:

Felicity, Helena, Louisa, Lucinda

Christopher, David, Nicholas, Richard

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HeartvsHead · 26/09/2019 23:08

Hubby and I both have three brothers each which is making the boys names so hard. Most of the ones suggested are the uncles!

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MrsBertBibby · 26/09/2019 22:55

Briony

Robert

MissHenty · 26/09/2019 22:54

Francesca is nice but the ones I know have been shortened to Franny .... which sounds a bit like ... 🤭

pallisers · 26/09/2019 22:52

I like all your boys names

I love Elizabeth as a first name.

Francesca is also lovely.

How about Constance? or Cordelia?

Chocolatecake12 · 26/09/2019 22:50

Francesca is ok - the best of your girls names.
How about
Victoria
Caroline
Jennifer

Daniel or Edward for your boys names are equally lovely. Other suggestions
Henry
William
Robert

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