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Would you?

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upsidedownroundabout · 14/12/2020 16:40

Found some fabulous names in one of my DCs books... which of these would you use?

Minnie
Esmerelda
Millicent
Flossie
Tansy
Pansy
Ernestine

Decimus
Philbert
Dorkin
Rufus
Jerome
Phoenix
Balthazar
Lysander

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DueMay2021 · 04/01/2021 18:22

I like Phoenix and Esmerelda

notalwaysalondoner · 04/01/2021 16:59

Minnie - a bit twee for me
Esmerelda - lovely but probably wouldn’t use it, still reminds me of Hunchback of Notre Dame
Millicent - hate it, Millie is fine
Flossie - would use Florence with this as nn
Tansy - pretty
Pansy - no, derogatory term
Ernestine - no, too much like Ernest

Decimus - not unless I’d had nine previous children
Philbert - ugh
Dorkin - no
Rufus - one of my favourites
Jerome - quite like it
Phoenix - too try hard
Balthazar - it’s ok
Lysander - don’t like the character, he’s wet

PrivateParty · 03/01/2021 15:45

Dont like any of them. Sorry

SilverOtter · 03/01/2021 15:40

Ernestine and Lysander

Raerae7 · 03/01/2021 15:07

Balthazar is my least favourite. It reminds me of the scene in Brooklyn 99 where Captain Holt has a goiter (swelling/lump on the neck) as a result of having the Mumps and he names the goiter Balthazar

Dudette87 · 03/01/2021 15:05

I might use Flossie but quite honestly dislike or even hate the others.

SunsetOverEasterIsland · 03/01/2021 00:41

Girls - Ernestine - don't love it but only one I would consider on your list.

Boys - Balthazar - love this name

SquirtleSquad · 03/01/2021 00:30

Eglantine?

SleepingStandingUp · 03/01/2021 00:25

Esmerelda - love

Rufus - cute and not particularly uncommon
Balthazar - on our list but we chickened out. It's amazing
Lysander - fine bar NN Lyse

effiehabb · 03/01/2021 00:23

Two of my DDs have names on your list Grin

bridgetreilly · 15/12/2020 15:34

Minnie: as a nn for Minerva, yes.
Esmerelda: nope
Millicent: maybe
Flossie: nn for Florence, yes.
Tansy: Not my style
Pansy: Nor this
Ernestine: Possibly, though there are a lot of names in a similar style that I prefer.

Decimus: Nope
Philbert: Nope
Dorkin: Definite nope
Rufus: Sure, why not?
Jerome: Yes! Some friends of mine have a Jerome and it's a great name.
Phoenix: Nope
Balthazar: Nope
Lysander: Maybe, but it's a bit too Jilly Cooper for me

EileenGC · 15/12/2020 15:17

Esmeralda is the correct Spanish spelling and I like it but I wouldn't use it as it's a bit too long for my tastes. Esme is nice though.

I know a Dutch lady in her 60s called Ernestine.

Jerome is one of the few boys French names I like (similar to Guillaume), it's quite nice.

CatRamsey · 15/12/2020 14:16

I love Tansy. Not sure I'd be brave enough to use it in real life.

CakeRattleandRoll · 15/12/2020 14:15

Tansy, Rufus and Lysander (nn Sandy) all fine.

Oneandabean · 15/12/2020 14:03

I absolutely love flossie, I’m just not a fan of Florence and can’t use felicity so it rules it out 😔

Champy87 · 15/12/2020 12:14

I have a huge soft spot for Esmerelda but would never be brave enough to use it. Esme would work as a nickname too.

Ritascornershop · 15/12/2020 03:19

Esmerelda and Tansy

Rufus and Balthazar (although the latter makes me think of Balthazar Getty so it feels unlucky).

PattyPan · 15/12/2020 03:15

Millicent and Rufus. I don’t like nicknames as given names (Flossie, Minnie) and I honestly think naming a child Dorkin or Balthazar would be cruel. Melchior is also out but Caspar is ok Xmas Grin

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 15/12/2020 02:36

Rufus is completely useable imo, probably Millicent too (thanks to the Millie nn).

Balthazar and Lysander are useable but only in some circles (I love them but they are a bit too U for me to use I think).

Tansy could be okay, or maybe even used as a nn for Tamsin. Flossie and Minnie are fine if used as nn's too.

The others are either a bit too "out there" or sound too dated for me.

Matilda03 · 14/12/2020 21:05

Rufus was on my shortlist but I had a girl. Not that keen on the others.

micc · 14/12/2020 21:00

I love Phoenix

Standrewsschool · 14/12/2020 18:36

Not Minnie, for the slang reason, although actually nice name.

Pansy - was an old name for name for gay man, but so was Nancy-boy, and that’s become back in favour again, so I quite like this.

The other girls names are fine.

Balthazar - met an adult one (would be in 50s now)
Lysander - very Jilly Cooper

Phoenix - hasn’t scary Spice got a daughter called Phoenix?

Can I throw in:

Oregon
Trinity
Merle
Rowena

Jaybez
Hereward
Cree
Devereaux

DramaAlpaca · 14/12/2020 18:31

Millicent and Jerome

KittenCalledBob · 14/12/2020 18:27

Tansy and Jerome are the nicest.

I know a teenage Phoenix (but she's a girl) and an Ernestine in her 70s.

toastofthetown · 14/12/2020 18:24

Minnie and Flossie are sweet as shortenings for Minerva and Florence/Flora. Tansy's history as an abortifacient puts me off, the rest are fine but not my favourites.

Lysander is my favourite boys name, and I love Rufus also. The name Balthazar has nothing at all appealing about it.

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