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ElowenSmile · 06/10/2020 16:48

TTC #3 and thinking about possible names. Interested in views on:

Charis /Karis
Callie
Cassia
Juliette
Leonie (how would you pronounce this?)
Romilly
Phoebe

Finn
Kit
Jude
Joel
Ryan

Also welcome other suggestions!

Thanks Smile

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pinkpinecone · 11/10/2020 08:23

Cassia - 4
Juliette - 3
Romilly - 2
Phoebe - 1
Not keen at all on the other three

Finn - 1 great name!
Kit - 3
Jude - 2
Joel - 4
Ryan - Not keen at all, its nowhere near as nice as the others

Ghosts2020 · 11/10/2020 06:24

sorry cassia would be last absolutely so cassie- 7

Ghosts2020 · 11/10/2020 06:22

Charis /Karis-4
Callie- 3
Cassia-4
Juliette -2
Leonie (how would you pronounce this?) -1 Lee-oh-nee
Romilly- no
Phoebe -5

Finn-1
Kit-3
Jude-5
Joel-4
Ryan- 2

micc · 11/10/2020 05:25

Number 1s for me are Phoebe and Kit :)

Garcellesaidwhaaat · 10/10/2020 11:05

Prefer Cassie

Garcellesaidwhaaat · 10/10/2020 11:04

Charis /Karis - lovely
Callie - sweet but not quite
Cassia - lovely
Juliette - yes (Juliet?)
Leonie (how would you pronounce this?) No
Romilly no
Phoebe no

Finn - yes
Kit - no
Jude - no
Joel - kinda
Ryan - yes

Tillygetsit · 09/10/2020 22:58

Cass-e-a. I dislike Casha.

Changedname81 · 08/10/2020 21:13

I would say Leonie as Lee oh knee.
If you put the accent: Léonie then I’d pronounce as Lay oh knee. I worked with one once who insisted on being called Noni (no knee) Grin

I digress; Romilly is gorgeous, love Phoebe, love the sound of Carys but not your particular spellings (personal preference)

From your boys names I like Finn, the rest I know boys with those names who I don’t care for :)

I know you didn’t ask for suggestions, but I’m going to leave Flynn and Seth here for you to ponder Grin

Good luck with everything Flowers

emilybrontescorsett · 07/10/2020 22:58

Juliette (is this the French spelling?) And Jude.

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ElowenSmile · 07/10/2020 06:59

@Tillygetsit do you say Cass-ee- ah or casha?

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MercyBodle · 07/10/2020 05:54

I like: Charis, Juliet (only like this spelling), Romilly, Phoebe.

I like: Finn, Kit, Joel.

Tillygetsit · 06/10/2020 22:10

I have a Cassia so that's obviously my favourite. Charis is lovely too.
Of the boys names I like Joel best.

POP7777777 · 06/10/2020 21:47

Callie and Finn are my favourites. 😊

SentientAndCognisant · 06/10/2020 21:45

Morven, Scottish? Haha get me, confidently listing it as Welsh

MeMeMeYou · 06/10/2020 21:23

Juliette
Carys rather than Karis
Finn

MikeUniformMike · 06/10/2020 20:39

Morven is scottish.

BarbeDwyer · 06/10/2020 20:14

Charis /Karis - not keen.
Callie - prefer Cally, short for Caroline
Cassia - bark
Juliette - prefer Juliet
Leonie (how would you pronounce this?) - not keen, Lee-un-y
Romilly - don't like
Phoebe - like best from the list

Finn - nice but popular if you add Finley etc to the mix
Kit - no
Jude - dislike
Joel - fine
Ryan - overused about 20 yrs ago, so a no

IslandLulu · 06/10/2020 20:06

Charis /Karis - no, but Carys is nice
Callie - no
Cassia - ok
Juliette - nice, I prefer Juliet
Leonie - Lee-OH-nee - nice
Romilly - no
Phoebe - nice

Finn - maybe
Kit - sounds like a shortening
Jude - ok
Joel - nice
Ryan - ok

Lavenderleaves · 06/10/2020 19:53

Charis /Karis - just feel this is the wrong spelling and should be Carys
Callie - no!
Cassia- don't mind it but Katya is much nicer
Juliette too frilly for me
Leonie (how would you pronounce this?) Don't like
Romilly yes I like this one
Phoebe a particularly ugly name fee and bee are two ugly sounds put together

Finn ok quite nice
Kit no, bit too twee
Jude ok
Joel really like
Ryan no

saywhatwhatnow · 06/10/2020 19:50

Charis /Karis - Dislike as I knew a horrible Carys
Callie - OK but I think it will date
Cassia - OK
Juliette - Prefer Juliet
Leonie (how would you pronounce this?) - I like this but would probably pronounce it Lay-oh-knee
Romilly - OK, reminds me of Manchester a bit.
Phoebe - Love it

Finn - OK
Kit - Really like this but would put Christopher on the birth certificate
Jude - I know 3 under 3 but it's a nice name
Joel - Love it. Wanted it for DS1
Ryan - OK. Due a comeback!

Kanaloa · 06/10/2020 19:15

Charis /Karis - don’t like this too much, I really like Carys though.
Callie - ok, it’s not my favourite
Cassia - nice
Juliette - I like Juliet better
Leonie - I like this, I would say Le-OH-nee
Romilly - lovely and quite unusual
Phoebe - very nice name

Finn - really nice, like this
Kit - I don’t like this. It’s ok just not my taste
Jude - nice name
Joel - ok
Ryan - like this name. Haven’t met a little Ryan for years.

Firebird83 · 06/10/2020 19:14

My favourites are Juliette and Joel

Awrite · 06/10/2020 19:04

Love Juliette, it was on my dc2's list. Love Calleigh (prefer this spelling) but wasn't brave enough to use it.

Finn, Jude and Ryan are 3 of my favourite boys names.

Not a big fan of the rest. They might grow on me. All apart from Romilly. Can't see that growing on me.

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ElowenSmile · 06/10/2020 18:57

@ThroughThickAndThin01 that's funny i have managed to hit both sides!

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ElowenSmile · 06/10/2020 18:56

No, I know, you are absolutely right. My daughter's name is French. I think it's because it's one of the home nations that i feel slightly odd about using a welsh name when I am not. Not saying that's at all rational!

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