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Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

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38 replies

CherieMarch · 14/12/2020 12:25

Ruby
Rosalind
Laura
Lucy
Faline
Marie
Marina

Joseph
Peter
Edward
Solomon
Daniel
Jake
Max

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GanderousGoose · 17/12/2020 22:02

Ruby 3
Rosalind 4
Laura 8
Lucy 4
Faline 0
Marie 1
Marina 1

Joseph 4
Peter 4
Edward 5
Solomon 3
Daniel 8
Jake 5
Max 4

danascully96 · 17/12/2020 21:05

Ruby - 6 (rhymes with “booby”)
Rosalind - 6 (find hard to say and the sound is harsh)
Laura - 9 (nearly perfect for me except the way Laura’s said in non-English speaking countries sounds like “Low-dra,” which reminds me of chowder 😭)
Lucy - 6 (“loose” is the main sound, but I ❤️ the show I Love Lucy and the name is given to babies born at dawn which endows Lucy with a certain specialness)
Faline - 1 (sounds like “falling)
Marie - 4 (frumpy)
Marina - 7 (object, so I imagine a literal marina, but the sound is nice)

Joseph - 7 (dislike Joey, like Joe)
Peter - 8 (literary, underused classic)
Edward - 6 (tad dorky, but also kinda cool given the times right now)
Solomon - 6 (creative with cute nn “Sol,” but otherwise its sound is not that impressive)
Daniel - 9 (my fav boy name right now! Not a huge fan of Dan, but love Daniel and Danny, so 9 points!)
Jake - 5 (massively prefer Jack)
Max - 7 (cheeky, but the sound isn’t my favorite as I imagine a maxi pad, but still adorable)

Great list 🥰

MercyBodle · 17/12/2020 03:02

Ruby -8
Rosalind - 3
Laura -9
Lucy -8
Faline -3
Marie -2
Marina -8

Joseph -6
Peter -7
Edward -10
Solomon -1
Daniel -6
Jake -4
Max -8

laurielo · 17/12/2020 02:14

Ruby 2
Rosalind 0
Laura 7
Lucy 6
Faline 1 sound like failure
Marie 3
Marina 4

Joseph 0
Peter 0
Edward 3
Solomon 8
Daniel 2
Jake 8
Max 9

MulledGin · 15/12/2020 18:30

Ruby love this and can't understand the criticism - 9
Rosalind -0 I hate this name it's harsh and ugly and frumpy
Laura prefer Lauren 5
Lucy 5
Faline 0
Marie 5
Marina 2 I like this too but alas it's a place to park boats

Joseph 5 too old fashioned
Peter 0 wet and twee
Edward 1 ugly as hell
Solomon 6 nice my cousin named his boy this
Daniel 9 love this name
Jake 5
Max 5

SilverOtter · 15/12/2020 18:17

Ruby 5
Rosalind 7
Laura 8
Lucy 8
Faline 0 (makes me think 'feline')
Marie 2
Marina 4

Joseph 6
Peter 2
Edward 8
Solomon 6
Daniel 9
Jake 4
Max 3

Thismustbelove · 15/12/2020 18:13

Ruby - 2
Rosalind - 9
Laura - 5
Lucy - 5
Faline - never heard of it.
Marie - 2
Marina - 1

Joseph - 4
Peter - 9
Edward - 5
Solomon - 5
Daniel - 5
Jake - 1
Max - 5

PurBal · 15/12/2020 18:10

Rosalind, Edward, Daniel

SilkiesnowchicksandXmastreecat · 15/12/2020 18:04

Ruby - 6 - like but associate with song Ruby, Ruby, Ruby
Rosalind - 4 Not keen on too formal sounding but OK
Laura - 8 Really like
Lucy - 8 Really like
Faline 0 - Just no
Marie - 6 - Good for a middle name OK for first
Marina - 4 similar to Marie and think of a shipping port

Joseph - 3 - don't like
Peter - 7 - solid, traditional but a bit dull
Edward - 10
Solomon -2
Daniel - 10
Jake - 4 not overly keen on
Max - 2 associate with a dog

Nell96 · 15/12/2020 17:46

Ruby - like
Rosalind - reminds me of Roz from Frasier
Laura - boring, like Lorna and Laurel though
Lucy - lovely
Faline - hard no
Marie - ok
Marina - ok, possibly a bit 90s?

Joseph - dull
Peter - very dull
Edward - nice, like Ted / Eddie as nn
Solomon - like nn Sol, sounds quite biblical though
Daniel - dull
Jake - dislike, sounds very wet, like Tim - Jack is lovely
Max - Fine

BikeRunSki · 14/12/2020 23:20

I don’t like any of the girls’ names particularly, except for Laura, which I’ll give 5/10.

I really like all the boys’ names except for Joseph, also 5/10. Peter, 9/10; Solomon 10/10.

Floralnomad · 14/12/2020 23:16

Ruby 3
Rosalind 8
Laura 6
Lucy 3
Faline 0
Marie 1
Marina 5

Joseph 4
Peter 4
Edward 7
Solomon 4
Daniel 4
Jake 2
Max 3

YoniAndGuy · 14/12/2020 23:13

Ruby 3
Rosalind 6
Laura 2
Lucy 5
Faline 0
Marie 4
Marina 4

Joseph 6
Peter 2
Edward 3
Solomon 1
Daniel 2
Jake 3
Max 7

lottiegarbanzo · 14/12/2020 23:07

All nice names, nothing off-putting there.

Ruby - 7
Rosalind - 10
Laura - 8
Lucy - 8
Faline - 5
Marie - 5
Marina - 9

Joseph - 9
Peter - 6
Edward - 5
Solomon - 7
Daniel - 8
Jake - 8
Max - 7

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 14/12/2020 22:59

Ruby 1. - not my taste, part of the old lady names trend for me.
Rosalind 9.- beautiful, Shakespearean and underused. Great namesakes (but I dislike Roz nn)
Laura 8. - lovely, shame it was overused in the 70's/80's because it's a true classic
Lucy 2. - okay, but too sweet for me.
Faline 0. - as in Feline? No.
Marie 3. - okay, but too dated for me.
Marina 10. - love this, feels very classy, elegant and international (and Shakespearean)

Joseph 6. - Nothing wrong with it, just feels a bit dull to me.
Peter 8. - Lovely classic that's underused now.
Edward 10. - one of the utimate classic boys names, never dates and great namesakes
Solomon 2. - Feels too strongly Biblical for me, personally.
Daniel 7. - Nice name, I'm just not a big fan of nn Dan.
Jake 1. Not keen on it's own. Prefer the full version Jacob (6.), or similar Jack (7.).
Max 9. - Love this, for some reason it's one of the few nicknames I'd use as a given name (but still Maxim/Maximilian would be 10.)

tier3tears · 14/12/2020 22:33

Ruby - 4
Rosalind - 2
Laura - 6
Lucy - 8
Faline - 1
Marie - 9
Marina - 2

Joseph - 9
Peter - 3
Edward - 3
Solomon - 2
Daniel - 9
Jake - 9
Max - 8

DramaAlpaca · 14/12/2020 21:58

Ruby 8
Rosalind 9
Laura 8
Lucy 10
Faline 1
Marie 6
Marina 9

Joseph 8
Peter 9
Edward 9
Solomon 3
Daniel 10
Jake 6
Max 7

Cbeebiesrehab · 14/12/2020 21:20

Definitely in the minority here but I really like Faline (pronounced Fay-Line) and Fay is a nice diminutive. Love Solomon with Sol as a diminutive.

resm · 14/12/2020 21:19

Ruby - 10
Rosalind - 9
Laura - 3
Lucy - 10
Faline - 0
Marie - 2
Marina - 1

Joseph - 10
Peter - 8
Edward - 6
Solomon - 7
Daniel - 10
Jake - 5 (Jacob - 10)
Max - 7

Kanaloa · 14/12/2020 21:12

Ruby - 5/10, ok but not special
Rosalind - 5/10, don’t like the sound
Laura - 6/10, good strong name, prefer Lara though
Lucy - 8/10, sweet and not too popular
Faline - 3/10, I really don’t like this
Marie - 8/10, think it could use a comeback
Marina - 9/10, lovely, unusual without being odd

Joseph - 8/10, nice strong name
Peter 7/10, lovely and not common now
Edward - 6/10, ok but prefer Edmund
Solomon - 6/10, only ok
Daniel - 5/10, ok
Jake - 4/10, much prefer Jacob
Max - 8/10, love this name, it feels really fun and light to me, and strong even though it’s so short

Chilldonaldchill · 14/12/2020 21:04

Ruby 5/10. A bit dull nowadays.I know 50,000.
Rosalind 9/10. It's gorgeous.
Laura 6/10. It's ok. A bit dated.
Lucy 7/10. I like the name. It's fresher than some of your other choices.
Faline 2/10. I've never heard of this. Is it pronounced like fail - een or Far - keen.
Marie 3/10. Old lady name for me.
Marina 2/10. I find this an ugly name. Why name a child after a place to moor boats?

Joseph 7/10. Nice. A bit boring. But nice.
Peter 5/10. Dated.
Edward 8/10. Lovely.
Solomon 7/10. I do like this.
Daniel 5/10. Dull for me.
Jake 3/10. I like Jacob but not Jake.
Max 6/10. I prefer Maxim.

Sandcastles09 · 14/12/2020 20:30

Ruby -7
Rosalind -2
Laura-6
Lucy -6
Faline -0
Marie -1
Marina -7

Joseph -7
Peter -1
Edward -5
Solomon -6
Daniel -2
Jake- 8
Max -4

pilates · 14/12/2020 19:48

Ruby is the only one I like, Lucy is ok, dislike the others

Joseph
Peter
Edward
Solomon
Daniel
Jake
Max

All your boys names are very nice. If I had to choose Joseph would be my favourite

Firebird83 · 14/12/2020 19:38

I like Marina, Rosalind, Peter and Solomon best

ApolloandDaphne · 14/12/2020 16:50

Ruby 3
Rosalind 5
Laura 7
Lucy 9
Faline 1
Marie 8
Marina 3

Joseph 8
Peter 6
Edward 7
Solomon 7
Daniel 9
Jake 8
Max 7

I guess that means I like Lucy and Daniel best.

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