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rate my list please

35 replies

2023wish · 30/05/2022 09:45

just for fun as i’m only 7 weeks so no idea what baby is yet (and half of these my partner doesn’t like anyway 😂)

alba
violet
ottillie
matilda
orla
martha
daisy
meredith
camille
mabel
ginny
clover

otis
finneas
jonah
spencer
felix
rex
wilbur
luka
scout
maximillion

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KirstenBlest · 30/05/2022 10:21

Congratulations and best wishes.

alba - Scotland, cheap hi-fi from the 1980s
violet - ok
ottillie - misspelt. Don't like the anglicised Ottilie pronunciation
matilda - too popular
orla - Don't like the anglicised pronunciation
martha - nice
daisy - ok
meredith - horrible
camille - ok
mabel - not keen
ginny - ok if short for something
clover - don't like

otis- don't like
finneas - isn't it Phineas?
jonah - not keen
spencer - not keen
felix - ok
rex - ok
wilbur - don't like
luka - don't like
scout - awful
maximillion - not spelt like that

Ginisatonic · 30/05/2022 10:15

I like Violet, Otis and Jonah but see none of these have made your husband's list.
Of those left I like Max but only the shortened version. Lots of people on here of course would be horrified at a ‘nickname’ on the birth certificate.

vitahelp · 30/05/2022 10:11

alba ok
violet nice
ottillie ok
matilda nice (favourite on the list)
orla not keen
martha nice
daisy nice
meredith dislike
camille ok
mabel dislike
ginny dislike
clover dislike

otis dislike
finneas dislike (never heard it before)
jonah nice
spencer nice
felix dislike (think of the cat food)
rex dislike (think of dog name)
wilbur dislike (think of charlottes web)
luka Like but prefer italian spelling - Luca
scout dislike
maximillion like (favourite on the list)

2023wish · 30/05/2022 10:08

sorry yes just realised i’ve spelt a couple wrong haha 😂

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Moonshine160 · 30/05/2022 10:07

From your girl list I like: Alba, Violet, Matilda, Orla and Martha.

Boys: Otis, Jonah, Felix, Rex and Maximilian (with that spelling)

2023wish · 30/05/2022 10:07

this is what dh has chopped it down to 🥲🥲

alba
orla
meredith
camille
mabel

spencer
rex
maximillion

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SneezesHaveStarted · 30/05/2022 10:05

alba - ok
violet - ok but not my taste
ottillie - dislike
matilda - like
orla - ok
martha - like
daisy - bit twee
meredith - but if a mouthful
camille - dislike
mabel - ok
ginny - quite like but blatant Harry Potter connection will come up a lot
clover - dislike

otis - love
finneas - dislike
jonah - like
spencer - ok
felix - ok
rex - dogs name
wilbur - like
luka - like it spelt Luca
scout - girls name
maximillion - Maximilian is ok, I like Max

toastofthetown · 30/05/2022 10:03

alba - fine, don’t love it, don’t hate it
violet - it’s fine, popular though
ottillie - only seen it spelt Ottilie and it don’t love it. Feels very trendy to me
matilda - starting to feel a touch dated to me
orla - fine, don’t love it, don’t hate it
martha - it’s quite nice
daisy - very popular and too twee for my taste
meredith - fine, don’t love it, don’t hate it
camille - dislike Camille, love Camilla though
mabel - very trendy at the moment. Think this one will date
ginny - think of the Harry Potter character (and I don’t like Ginny Weasley so not a good association for me)
clover - not popular on MN but I quite like. It’s a bit bovine, but that doesn’t really bother me

otis - very very trendy
finneas - prefer the Phineas spelling. There are a lot of Finns and Finleys around though
jonah - like Jonah
spencer - don’t like Spencer
felix - like Felix, though it’s popular at the moment
rex - it’s ok, rising hugely in popularity though
wilbur - quite nice
luka - prefer the Luca spelling and so popular right now
scout - I’d assume a Scout was a girl, but I don’t like it for either sex
maximillion - Maximilian is the spelling I’m familiar with, but I don’t like any Max names

stuntbubbles · 30/05/2022 09:59

I’d capitalise them all for starters!

I agree, Scout is a girl’s name. Ottilie is more usually spelled with a single L. I prefer the Maximilien or Maximilian spelling to your version.

I like all the girls’ names except Mabel and Ginny. But I’d start crossing out now the ones your partner doesn’t like – no sense getting attached to a name you’re never going to agree on!

KangarooKenny · 30/05/2022 09:47

I’d say Scout is a girls name.