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Rate my list of names

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Namechangin101 · 25/03/2021 16:37

Hello thinking about names for baby. Here are my list so far.
Girls
Felicity- love it but worried its a bit posh
Naomi - would pronounce nay oh mi
Alanna

Boys
Nathan
Fraser
Alistair

Sibling is Elliot.

Not keen on overly popular names. We have a very common 1 syllable surnane.

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CakeRattleandRoll · 26/03/2021 12:58

Favourite girl = Naomi
Favourite boy = love all three, but Alistair at a push

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Namechangin101 · 26/03/2021 09:31

@fontymcfontface i like finlay but husband less keen.

Thank you all for your replies. Fraser was initially my favourite but then have swayed to Nathan. Weirdly, im not a fan of nathaniel. Dont know why. I cant think of any other names i like but will come back to this thread and tell you my decision.

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Drunkenmonkey · 26/03/2021 08:44

I like all your girls names but favourite is Alanna, although I would spell it Alannah. It is very underused and beautiful.
Not that keen on your boys names, but like Fraser best. Really don't like Nathan, but love Nathaniel.

ChickenGotLegs · 26/03/2021 00:55

Fraser is a lovely name. Don't hear it very often unfortunately!

Marcipex · 26/03/2021 00:06

Felicity is lovely.

I’m not keen on Nathan. Fraser/Frazer is okay.
I like Alistair/Alastair/Alasdair etc. I don’t know if one spelling is more popular than another though.

BeesAnkles · 26/03/2021 00:00

Alana is lovely (with one n).

Fozzleyplum · 25/03/2021 23:51

Felicity and Fraser. With Alistair, you have the " which spelling?" issue and I really don't like any if the others.

Tambourina · 25/03/2021 23:33

Felicity- beautiful
Naomi - NAY-oh-me or nay-OH-me?
Alanna - not keen

Nathan - nice
Fraser - nice
Alistair - ok

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 25/03/2021 23:12

Alana (spelt this more popular way) is really beautiful. Felicity is also nice and would be my second choice. Naomi is fine, just not my taste.

Alistair is lovely. Fraser is nice too and would be my second choice. I'm not so keen on Nathan - much prefer the softer sounding Nathaniel.

Noodlesnoodlesnoodles · 25/03/2021 21:18

Felicity- not keen, sounds quite horsey to me. How about Verity, Juliette, Celeste, Josephine?
Naomi - I like it, and would pronounce it how you said
Alanna - feels a bit 90s / dated to me. How about Amira or Elora / Elara?

Nathan - I actually know brothers called Elliot and Nathan, they go nicely, although I'm not keen on the name, sounds a bit wet to me. Ethan, Aaron, Zachary?
Fraser - love love love
Alistair - ok

Arrierttyclock · 25/03/2021 19:32

Felicity and Frasier are my favourites

partyatthepalace · 25/03/2021 18:48

Love Felicity and Alistair!
Felicity more popular now, not posh

Don’t like any of the others - but I do love Nathanial - and maybe Adela is an alternative for a girl?

Flymetothestars · 25/03/2021 18:39

Wow what lovely lists !

Favourites are Felicity and Alistair/ Nathan

Least favourite us Naomi - just really hate the name sorry . Love all the others though

FontyMcFontface · 25/03/2021 18:12

Felicity - hands down favourite, beautiful name, not posh
Naomi - nice but for some reason would make me think you were very religious. Also pronunciation issues.
Alanna - pronunciation issues (al-aaah-nuh, al-aaah-na, al-ann-uh, al-anna)

Boys
Nathan - don’t personally like it
Fraser - nice
Alistair - favourite

Do you like Finlay?

SnoozyBoozy · 25/03/2021 17:52

Love Naomi and Alanna (don't know any other pronunciations for Naomi than the one you mentioned though).

I'm not hugely keen on any of the boys. I do like Nate though, short for Nathaniel. I probably like Fraser best out of all of them.

DotDotDotDotDot · 25/03/2021 17:36

You have a lovely shortlist. My favourite is Felicity for a girl, lovely meaning and I don’t think it’s too posh. Nathan is good but I prefer Nathaniel.

Kanaloa · 25/03/2021 17:27

Really nice list. I think Nathan & Felicity are the nicest. I don’t see Felicity as too ‘posh’ but that might be because my not-posh friend has a Felicity.

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Namechangin101 · 25/03/2021 17:25

I think some people pronounce naomi as nigh oh mi. Ive never come across a Nathan before so didnt realise it was popular 20 years ago.

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hellcatspangle · 25/03/2021 17:05

I've never heard Naomi pronounced any other way than you described?

Not keen on Nathan, it was popular 20 years ago and the Nathans I knew were a bit thuggish 🤦‍♀️ I like Fraser.

Lnix · 25/03/2021 17:05

Felicity - what a lovely meaning it has, plus fabulous nicknames. Fraser - I just think it's cute but grown up too and matches Elliot nicely. X

glassshoes · 25/03/2021 17:03

Felicity and Fraser, they are the most distinct names, which I like.

IllNeverLetGoJack · 25/03/2021 17:01

My favourites are Naomi or Alanna for a girl and Nathan or Fraser for a boy. Very nice too!

gollymissdolly · 25/03/2021 16:58

My favourites from your list are Alanna and Fraser

Jingers5 · 25/03/2021 16:53

Nothing you can do about how others pronounce a name 😉 Naomi and Alanna lovely names, Nathan is nice for boy.

Peachbubble · 25/03/2021 16:48

I'd choose Felicity or Fraser.