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Opinions on these names and your fave

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Jj2431 · 05/10/2019 23:57

Sophie
Evangeline
Ava
Eleanor
Esther
Frances
Marianne
Louisa
Evelyn
Emily
Jennifer
Lucinda
Grace
Miriam
Francesca

And boys

Matthew
Isaac
Francis
Zachary
Oliver
Charlie
John
Louis
Edward

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Frith2013 · 13/10/2019 19:06

Sophie - v boring
Evangeline - ok
Ava - too many, esp with Eve/Evie
Eleanor - dull
Esther - ok
Frances - nice
Marianne - no, but only because of the mars bar connection
Louisa - ok
Evelyn - Waugh
Emily - dull
Jennifer - ok
Lucinda - no
Grace - dull
Miriam - nice
Francesca - nice, my favourite of your girls names

And boys

Matthew - dull
Isaac - ok
Francis - ok
Zachary - too popular
Oliver - too popular
Charlie - too popular
John - my dad! Old fashioned.
Louis - ok
Edward - so boring!

Rubywhoo · 13/10/2019 18:40

Evangeline
Eleanor
Miriam

Matthew
John
Edward

Gun to my head, I’d choose Evangeline and John. Great names

MissHenty · 13/10/2019 09:42

Have you picked @Jj2431

LegoPiecesEverywhere · 13/10/2019 09:38

Louisa and Edward

UnoriginalUserName948 · 08/10/2019 23:51

My top 3 girls, ranked: Sophie, Esther, Emily. (Sophie Esther is also good as a first name- middle name combo, IMO)
Boys top 3: Matthew, Edward, Isaac.

the only one I really dislike from the lists is Lucinda. Charlie and Emily are super popular, if that is a concern for you.

RachelEllenR · 08/10/2019 20:15

I like a lot of them but Sophie and Matthew are my favourites

orangetriangle · 08/10/2019 20:07

like Ava Grace and Charlie best

Whydoesitalwaysrainatpickup · 07/10/2019 14:19

Evelyn (Eve) and Edward (Ed/Eddy/Woody) would be my fav from each. All nice names but you have a lot of very popular ones, so they will no doubt forever have to use their surname, or initial of it, as there could be serval kids with the same name in their nursery/school when they go. Also love Eleanor, but would shorten to Nora rather than Elle/Ellie. Good luck choosing xx

TwoPupsandaHamster · 07/10/2019 14:16

Emily and Charlie

DialANumber · 07/10/2019 14:14

I like Emily, Louisa, Eleanor, Sophie

Love Matthew, and like Louis, Oliver and Edward

I wouldn't be keen on Marianne, Miriam, Frances or Esther. I really don't like Evangeline, Ava or Evelyn - i think it's the harsh V. I'm not keen on John, Francis or Isaac fron your boy list.

Bentley111 · 07/10/2019 14:07

I'd pick Marianne from your girls and Edward from your boys.

All lovely names though.

FizzyGreenWater · 07/10/2019 11:49

I mean you can't really go wrong with Oliver or Isaac really, they just aren't ones I would actually choose.

FizzyGreenWater · 07/10/2019 11:49

Sophie, Eleanor, Esther, Marianne stand out.

Evangeline is not nice! Super clunky.

None of the boys do it for me. Hate Francis for a boy especially. Louis is probably the nicest?

NoSauce · 07/10/2019 11:39

Eleanor
Lucinda

Oliver

Spied · 07/10/2019 11:23

Love
Grace
Esther
Louisa
Isaac
Oliver

Hate
Jennifer
Francesca/Frances
Miriam
Evelyn
Marianne
Ava
Francis
John
Matthew

The rest are ok.

misspiggy19 · 07/10/2019 11:22

Francesca & Oliver

username1724 · 07/10/2019 11:17

Ava, Evangeline and Esther

Isaac, Louis

whattodo2019 · 06/10/2019 22:22

Love
Miriam and Sophie

silverliningsa · 06/10/2019 19:21

Boys I like Edward and Louis the most, I also like Zachary and Isaac.
From the girls my favourites are Ava and Esther.

MissHenty · 06/10/2019 10:05

Great lists - you’ve picked some lovely names @Jj2431

Girls: Sophie Ava or Grace
Boys: Isaac Francis Oliver Louis

MrsBertBibby · 06/10/2019 08:51

Esther or Miriam from the girls

Isaac or Matthew from the boys.

Peachbubble · 06/10/2019 08:35

Sophie, Louisa and Emily. Not keen on any of the boys' names, sorry.

Bucatini · 06/10/2019 07:51

My favourites are Esther, Sophie, Miriam and Edward.

Least favourite is Evangeline.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 06/10/2019 07:48

I like Sophie and Louisa.

And Matthew, Charlie, Zachary, Oliver and Louis.

I very much dislike Frances/Francis.

IggyAce · 06/10/2019 07:46

Girls I’d pick Evangeline or Jennifer. Not really a fan of the boys names but if I had to pick it would be Matthew or Edward.

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