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Please judge my baby names (which is your favourite)

65 replies

DragonPoop · 13/03/2021 11:04

Hi everyone Smile
We’re not sure if we’re going to have a boy or girl yet. I’d love some feedback on our final baby name list- or if you have any suggestions to add. I like slightly more unusual names (literary or a bit hippy vibe) and dh is drawn to the popular top 20 type names but doesn’t like that they’re so popular Hmm
so we’re trying to find a compromise lol Grin

Girls:
Juliet
Aurelia
Stevie
Frida
Lara
Silver

Boys:
Jude
Caspian
Evan
Ernest (nickname Ernie)

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Changeismyname · 13/03/2021 16:34

Lara and Jude

Kleidung · 13/03/2021 16:33

Juliet and Evan

Spied · 13/03/2021 16:33

Lara & Evan

JoesM12 · 13/03/2021 16:30

My daughter is Lara so that's my favourite girls choice.
She gets lots of compliments on her name and I think it's definitely a name that can grow with her 😊

Love Jude too.

iluvpickles · 13/03/2021 15:50

Lara by a mile, I don't like any of the others. Jude for a boy.

GreenEyedDevil · 13/03/2021 15:39

I like Lara and Ernest

TempsPerdu · 13/03/2021 15:27

Lots of lovely choices there OP. I love Juliet and Frida (DD is Greta, so I quite like the ‘clunky cool’ type of names!), and think Silver is beautiful but I wouldn’t be brave enough to use it as a first name - would make a great, distinctive MN though. Only girls’ name I’m really not keen on is Aurelia, which is too frilly and faddy for me.

Of your boys’ names I’d go for Jude. Prefer Cassian to Caspian. Evan is just ok and I’m not keen on Ernest.

Fedupmiddleagedwoman · 13/03/2021 13:32

I like all the boys names.

Not keen on Aurelia and I half think that Silver is a joke. Sorry.

Floralnomad · 13/03/2021 13:31

I like Juliet , Lara is ok and from the boys I like Jude , the rest are awful , particularly Ernest / Ernie .
Others to consider would be Vivienne , Cressida for girls and maybe Fabian or Julian for a boy .

Starsandglitter · 13/03/2021 13:28

I love silver although I’d probably end up calling them nn silvie but I tend to like the ie ending names! What about Goldie? I also like aurelia a lot too. I really like Jude for a boy but it is getting more popular if that bothers you. I think you’ve got a great list though, it’s so difficult when you have really different tastes, I can sympathise! X

Markies · 13/03/2021 13:28

Silver - is this baby number 2? Awful name - sorry.

CattyCactus · 13/03/2021 13:28

Girls:
Juliet - No
Aurelia - yes
Stevie - no
Frida- no
Lara - no
Silver - I like a PP’s suggestion of Silva, or Sylvie

Boys:
Jude - yes
Caspian - growing on me, so on balance, yes
Evan - yes
Ernest (nickname Ernie) - absolute no

Mammyloveswine · 13/03/2021 13:28

Love Jude (have one myself!) love Juliet too

hullabaloo19 · 13/03/2021 13:26

Aurelia
Jude/caspian

KirstenBlest · 13/03/2021 13:24

Girls:
Juliet - fine, don't like Jules
Aurelia - dislike
Stevie - ok as a nn
Frida- ok
Lara - nice but lots of similar names popular
Silver - hi ho

Boys:
Jude - dislike
Caspian - like
Evan - like
Ernest (nickname Ernie) - drove the fastest milkcart in the west

Tatum1234 · 13/03/2021 12:41

Juliet is lovely. Jude is my favourite from the boys names, Ernest/Ernie is awful. The others are all ok but not my style.

Luckyelephant1 · 13/03/2021 12:39

Aurelia and Lara are the nicest out of the girls names although they are all quite pleasant to me apart from Frida.

Evan is by far my fave one from your boys list. Jude is nice but verrrryy popular. Really don't like Ernest at all.

AnyaMoondial · 13/03/2021 12:35

Lara and Evan are my favourites

Powaqa · 13/03/2021 11:24

Stevie and Jude. Absolutely love the name Stevie for a girl.

Greenandcabbagelooking · 13/03/2021 11:22

Girls:
Juliet - great
Aurelia - like
Stevie - no
Frida - no
Lara - great
Silver - no. Sylvia?

Boys:
Jude - very cool
Caspian - no
Evan - fine
Ernest (nickname Ernie) - no, too old man

golddustwomen · 13/03/2021 11:22

LOVE Stevie !!

From your boys list I would say Jude.
Ernest is awful...

Strangekindofwoman · 13/03/2021 11:21

Ernest is bloody awful.

MintLampShade · 13/03/2021 11:19

Oh OP, you have some adorable / refreshing choices!! My favs, in order:

Frida
Silver
Lara

Caspian
Evan

Would you consider:

Summer
Alma
Marcy

Crispin
Beau
Benedict

Dinosaursdontgrowontrees · 13/03/2021 11:18

Girls:
Juliet ok
Aurelia like, very pretty
Stevie no
Frida love
Lara like
Silver no

Boys:
Jude love (very popular where I am)
Caspian like
Evan love
Ernest (nickname Ernie) like

I choose Freda or Evan

Warrickdaviesasplates · 13/03/2021 11:17

Frida and Jude are the best ones in my opinion.

Although I think Jude is becoming quite popular.