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Calling all teachers/child minders ect

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Pops55 · 13/11/2020 13:43

Which girls and boys names should I avoid due to being too popular?
First time mam so not around children that often.

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NameChange84 · 16/11/2020 16:07

I like Felicity Alexandra

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Pops55 · 16/11/2020 15:39

Yes I know what you mean @Sausagedog1. I too like Alexandra but I think it will be shortened to Alex which I don't like, possibility for middle name though.
Dp not keen on Hannah, prefers Anna. We really like Felicity Alice but realised initials would be FAG.
Whats people thoughts on these..
Alice Felicity
Emily Alice
Emily Alexandra
Anna Emily
Anna Isabel
Felicity Anna
Happy to hear other suggestions also?

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MikeUniformMike · 16/11/2020 13:16

Same as SausageDog - the names she listed just seem to merge into one.

Sausagedog1 · 16/11/2020 10:02

I disagree when people see popularity doesn't matter and just 'pick a name you like'.
When a name becomes overused it loses it's appeal.
Obviously it's a personal thing but I would always at least try to choose a name that wasn't a current fad. It also depends on the name. Florence for example is popular but it doesn't sound like any other name so I still love it when I hear it. Evie Ava Eva Eve Isla, Ayla, Lyra, Lila Layla Lola etc on the other hand just sound so overused now.
If you like traditional classics I think they will always be lovely. Alexandra is my favourite personally.
Felicity is lovely if you like that.

MimiDaisy11 · 16/11/2020 09:46

@Pops55

Thankyou. We seem to prefer classic names that are easy to pronounce/spell and won't date badly, so far these names are all in the top 100 so I guess there will be a chance of meeting/going to school with others with the same name, however I do agree its more important to pick a name we love.
If you're worried about popularity there's a big difference in numbers between the top 10 names and those nearer the end of the top 100. I really wouldn't worry about it if your name is above the top 50. It's unlikely there will be a child with that name in your kid's class. And even then I agree with others that if you really love a name go for it.
Libmama · 15/11/2020 17:55

East Midlands here and Sebastian/Seb, Jack, Henry, Harry are all popular for boys. Girls names are Olivia, Florence, Isabel/Isabella, Sophie/Sophia, Milly/Tilly the ‘frillier’ girls names seem to be more popular round here.

NameChange84 · 15/11/2020 17:53

@Pops55

I'm afraid I only like Hannah and Felicity off your list, will see what DP says, quite like Anya.
It’s better than nothing lol! Hannah is one of my favourites, most on that list aren’t to my liking either. I know one toddler Emily (the others are older) and one baby Felicity, no Annas, Hannahs or Anyas or Charlottes under 18.

In all honesty, I’d just go with the name you like most. If there are a couple of children with the same name it’s not that bad and it may not happen at all. I think classic names aren’t going to be as super popular as “trendy” or “old lady chic” names anyway.

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Pops55 · 15/11/2020 17:32

I'm afraid I only like Hannah and Felicity off your list, will see what DP says, quite like Anya.

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NameChange84 · 15/11/2020 16:36

How about;

Alicia (like in Mallory Towers...A-LISS-ee-ah)
Louisa
Antonia
Julia
Gabriella
Frances
Lucille
Lucinda
Miriam
Charmian
Miranda
Annabel
Rosalind or Rosaline
Christina
Juliet
Helena or Helen
Analiese
Cordelia
Josephine
Genevieve
Meredith
Hannah
Felicity
Verity
Sorcha
Saskia
Honor
Nadine
Tessa
Jessamine
Elizabeth
Carla/Carlotta
Anya
Emmie

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Pops55 · 15/11/2020 16:10

Oh dear a few names we like have been mentioned,
Charlotte, I love but dp not as keen due to Princess Charlotte connection.
Emily, we like but aware it has been popular for a long time.
Alice, we like but in my head I'm singing who the f×@% is Alice.
Anna, we like but possibly a little bland.
We find it very difficult to agree on names, we don't like 'now' names, cutesy names, one syllable names as surname is also one syllable so sounds quite dull, names beginning with G or names associated with a colour again due to surname. We dont like to shortened names either, for example we wouldn't put Charlotte on bc then call her lottie everyday. Haven't spent much time looking at boys names yet as we can't get past girls. We have a few months yet but didn't expect it to be this difficult.

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JanewaysBun · 14/11/2020 23:09

Sienna
Charlotte
Eloise
George
James
Harry
Oscar
Noah
Gabriel
Freddie

I know at least 2 of all of these

SionnachRua · 14/11/2020 23:00

Like I said though, I do wonder if it annoys any parent who picked Genevieve thinking she'd be the only one...and then joined us where we have Genevieves around every corner.

SionnachRua · 14/11/2020 22:57

@BorderlineHappy you should see my school then - we have loads! I'd never met a Genevieve before I started working here.

BorderlineHappy · 14/11/2020 22:38

@SionnachRua im in Dublin as well.i have never heard a child never mind multiples called Genevieve.

firstworldprobhunz · 14/11/2020 21:56

Trying to think of any duplicates within my friends. Couple of Islas, couple of Harry's. I know children with many of the names mentioned, but not more than one. What names do you like @Pops55 ?

firstworldprobhunz · 14/11/2020 21:51

My oldest is 4 now, but I joined a baby music class, there were 10 babies, two called Heidi. A friend from school had a baby and also called it Heidi that same year. Never met any before or since.

In my son's class two Ellie's, two Sophias, but I think that isn't as popular now. No duplicates on the boys.

FloreanFortescue · 14/11/2020 21:33

Isabella
Isabel
Bella
Ella
Eva
Evelyn
Olivia
Isla
Isla
Isla
Isla
Isla

SionnachRua · 14/11/2020 21:22

[quote Thefaceofboe]@SionnachRua how funny I don’t know 1 Genevieve and always thought it was a really unusual name (it’s actually on my list that’s why I asked). Where abouts are you?[/quote]
Dublin! We may be an oddity of a school though 🙃

AfterSchoolWorry · 14/11/2020 21:18

Amelia
Emmy
Ella
Ana Annie
Ava
Evie
Ellie
Ella
Etc
All that vowelly stuff
Sophie
Matilda
Lily
Ivy
Florence
Flora
Beatrice
Esme
Etc
Old lady stuff

Archie
Alfie
Fin Finn
Noah
Josh
Jacob
Dylan
Kian
James
Connor
Etc

Thefaceofboe · 14/11/2020 21:07

@SionnachRua how funny I don’t know 1 Genevieve and always thought it was a really unusual name (it’s actually on my list that’s why I asked). Where abouts are you?

TheChristmasPrincess · 14/11/2020 19:46

Charlie
Alfie
Theodore/Teddy/Theo

Olivia
Evie
Sophie/Sophia

Seriously, there are so many Olivias about at the moment, I’m sick of them 😉😆

SionnachRua · 14/11/2020 19:36

@Thefaceofboe weirdly enough we have a rake of them - not quite one in every class but not far off that at all! Some of the classes have more than one...I sometimes wonder if it annoys any of the parents.

Thefaceofboe · 14/11/2020 19:33

@SionnachRua Genevieve isn’t exactly popular is it? ^

SionnachRua · 14/11/2020 13:06

In my school we are overrun with Emily, Charlotte, Sophie, Sophia, Genevieve, Ella, Isabelle, Olivia, Lily, Amelia, Freya, Chloe etc names...all the usual ones really.

BorderlineHappy · 14/11/2020 13:02

Theres loads of Logans and Zak,Zac,Zack where i am.
Also Leon seems quite popular.

Just pick the name you like. Otherwise it will annoy you.