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Thoughts on my list!

29 replies

NovembersChild · 18/03/2023 08:57

Lily
Hazel
Lois
Fern
Annabel
Freya
Lydia
Molly
Anya
Erin
Alyssa
Eden

Middle name either Margaret or Clare (family names)

Toby
Rory
Luther
Ezra
Rosco
Ray
Henry
Maxwell nn Max
Lucas
Robin

Middle name David (family name)

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Luredbyapomegranate · 21/03/2023 23:42

Still prefer Lois, or second choice Lydia
And Luther

Tara - I like it, but I think Lois and Lydia are better
Bessie - too cutesy as a full name but find as a nn for Elizabeth
Faye - too fay
Bonnie - bit cutesy as a full name, I know one short for Isabel (Bonnie Bella is how she got it) which I like
Nia - nah. Nothingy
Edie - I love it short for Edith but both are done to death
Alice nn Allie - done to death

Elliott - it’s ok
Flynn - alright. A certain pressure to be charismatic I think..
Sebastian - nice
Ash - not a name. No
Griffin nn Griff - nice! Not sure I’d want to be called it. maybe Gawain??
Roland nn Ro - ok

Luredbyapomegranate · 21/03/2023 23:34

Lois Margaret / Luther David

Lydia Clare also nice

Lily - overused and wet
Hazel - prickly..
Lois - love it!
Fern - ok, modestly popular
Annabel - ditto
Freya - lovely, but done to death a few years ago
Lydia - great
Molly - nice, overdone a few years ago
Anya - ok
Erin - bit meh / 90s
Alyssa - Alicia is much nicer
Eden - naff (sorry)

Middle name either Margaret or Clare (family names)

Toby - ok, bit wet
Rory - love it but being done to death
Luther - great
Ezra - like it, but very of the moment
Rosco - tax dodger. No.
Ray - too early to revive.
Henry - dull and overdone
Maxwell nn Max - Max is fine, Maximilian or Maximus much better though - Maxwell is cheap coffee
Lucas - being done to death along with Luca
Robin - I like it better for a girl

cptartapp · 20/03/2023 08:17

Erin Margaret
Don't like the others

Fluffodils · 20/03/2023 06:58

I like Erin

Teaandcake2023 · 20/03/2023 06:55

Lois and Hazel

Max and Rory

Although my absolute favourite is Robin. It is a great name and would use for a boy or a girl.

user1492757084 · 20/03/2023 03:13

In order of prference, names inspired from your list ...

Claire Margaret
Hazel Claire
Lois Annabel
Henry David
Maxwell David
David Roland

barca123 · 18/03/2023 22:00

Love Lily, Freya, Max and Henry

ourflagmeansdeath · 18/03/2023 14:59

Added your other list of names to this

Lily - Quite nice but boring
Hazel - Gorgeous imo! Lovely name
Lois - I actually really like it
Fern - It seems ugly to me sorry
Annabel - Really pretty
Freya - Personally think it's great but def rising in popularity
Lydia - Beautiful! Would sound fresh now
Molly - Not for me, I dislike 'y' names mostly
Anya - Great name I'd say
Erin - Not for me
Alyssa - Super pretty but overused
Eden - Gorgeous
Tara - Not for me
Bessie - The cow...?
Faye - It's nice but can't see it as a full name
Bonnie - I don't like, seems a bit childish
Nia - Not for me
Edie - I think it's quite sweet with Eden as a full name
Alice nn Allie - Alice is good but not with nickname Allie

Favourites are Hazel, Lydia and Eden. I personally think Lydia Margaret works really beautifully. So Lydia is my favourite for this list.

Toby - I personally like
Rory - LOVE Rory, so lovely
Luther - No
Ezra - I love Ezra so much
Rosco - No
Ray - No
Henry - Quite nice
Maxwell nn Max - I only like Max on it's own
Lucas - Nice name, I prefer Luca though
Robin - I LOVE Robin
Elliott - No
Flynn - Seems surname like
Sebastian - It's okay, not very nice nicknames
Ash - I quite like Ash!
Griffin nn Griff - No
Roland nn Ro - No

Think Rory, Ezra, Robin and Ash are my favourites. Rory David is probably the nicest, so Rory.

BridieConvert · 18/03/2023 13:21

NovembersChild · 18/03/2023 11:17

A few more I like whilst we're here:

Tara
Bessie
Faye
Bonnie
Nia
Edie
Alice nn Allie

Elliott
Flynn
Sebastian
Ash
Griffin nn Griff
Roland nn Ro

Tara - not a fan
Bessie - not a fan
Faye - love - Faye Margaret is lovely
Bonnie - not a fan
Nia - unsure how to pronounce it
Edie -really like
Alice nn Allie - classic, due a comeback I think but has the potential to be popular!

Elliott - love, was on my list
Flynn - love, was also on my list
Sebastian - not a fan
Ash - reminds me of Pokémon
Griffin nn Griff - quite like it!
Roland nn Ro - not a fan

BridieConvert · 18/03/2023 13:18

Lily - lovely but popular
Hazel - not a fan
Lois - love, was on my list
Fern - love
Annabel - not a fan makes me think of the doll
Freya - too popular but I do love it
Lydia - lovely
Molly - not a fan
Anya - not a fan
Erin - love (my 3yo is Erin)
Alyssa - has the potential to be popular
Eden - love

I think Margaret goes best with Lois, Fern, Erin and Eden. Clare goes best with Lydia.

Lucas and Robin are the only ones from your boys list I like, sorry!

Theoldwoman · 18/03/2023 13:00

Annabel
Lydia
Freya

Henry
Lucas

Mumofgirls2017 · 18/03/2023 12:58

I’d pick Hazel, Annabel, Eden; Ray, Henry or Maxwell

MyOtherUsernameIsDave · 18/03/2023 12:57

Freya and Lily are immensely popular, so avoid if you don’t want your child to have the same name in their class! Especially when paired with Rose/May/Grace which they all are.

BevMarsh · 18/03/2023 12:57

I like
Annabel Clare
Maxwell David
However much prefer
Alice and Sebastian from your update 😀

notthisagainforest · 18/03/2023 12:53

Freya is beautiful and Ezra is great name they are my favs from your choices.

Templebreedy · 18/03/2023 12:48

Lydia and Rory. Quite like Molly. Lily is so common you might as well call her Girl #24357. Roscoe and Ray are awful.

sunmonlight · 18/03/2023 12:40

For girls I like Eden and Annabelle.

Boys, I like Robin, Ezra and Luther.

FayCarew · 18/03/2023 12:26

Fern/Lois/Erin are cute and not that common
Fern is probably quite popular if you include the Ferne and Fearne spellings, but still not excessively popular
Lois - popular in Wales, and usually pronounced Loyce by Welsh-speakers
Erin - #59 in 2021. Looks nicer than it sounds IMO

Tara - ok, but 'goodbye' where I'm from
Bessie - not mad on Bessie but Bess is awesome
Faye - prefer Fay, which is lovely
Bonnie - Eminem's Stan
Nia - ok but Mia is overused
Edie - erectile dysfunction or eating disorder. Evie overused
Alice nn Allie - just Alice is lovely
Elliott - ok, will also get Eliot, Elliot and Eliott, too many El names currently popular
Flynn - ok but Finn and Finlay/Finley very popular
Sebastian - don't like
Ash - tray?
Griffin nn Griff - fine
Roland nn Ro* - Roland and Roly ok, Ro a bit too short

FayCarew · 18/03/2023 12:07

Lily - ok but overused
Hazel - ok
Lois - ok
Fern - ok and the best spelling
Annabel - ok, a bit too frilly for me. Prefer Annie or Anna
Freya - dull from overuse. Frey is awful
Lydia - nice but will be Lyds
Molly - ok but I know lots of older ones
Anya - a bit wet sounding.Prefer Annie or Anna
Erin - don't like it
Alyssa - Alice is much nicer
Eden - dreadful
Middle name either Margaret or Clare (family names)
Clare was a filler middle name in my age-group. Margaret is much nicer

Toby - fine, Tobias on BC?
Rory - Wowy, Vovy. Lots of people can't say R
Luther - too religious
Ezra - don't like it. Ez!
Rosco - don't like it
Ray - yes especially if short for Raymond
Henry - fine
Maxwell nn Max - Max ok, don't like Maxwell
Lucas - ok but Luke/Luca/Lucas popular
Robin - ok, but Roman, Rory, Reuben, Rowan etc popular
Middle name David (family name) - can't go wrong

NovembersChild · 18/03/2023 11:17

A few more I like whilst we're here:

Tara
Bessie
Faye
Bonnie
Nia
Edie
Alice nn Allie

Elliott
Flynn
Sebastian
Ash
Griffin nn Griff
Roland nn Ro

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TempsPerdu · 18/03/2023 10:51

Off your girls’ list I really like Hazel and Fern, and Lois is growing on me recently. The others are either a bit popular for my taste (Lily, Freya) or too girly/frilly (Annabel, Alyssa).

I quite like Toby, despite it being fairly common, but would use Tobias. Robin and Rory are nice too, and I’m also kind of liking Roscoe, although it is definitely a bit ‘doggy’!

NovembersChild · 18/03/2023 09:47

thanks all!

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Beamur · 18/03/2023 09:42

I like your name lists.
Of the girls I think Fern/Lois/Erin are cute and not that common. I like Anna as a non for Annabel. Not wild about Alyssa or Eden.
Boys - I think Ray is due a comeback. Quite like Henry and Toby. Not sure about Rosco (but of a hairy hound kind of name) and Max is a bit meh.

KaftanKate · 18/03/2023 09:38

And Robin is my pick from your boys' names.

KaftanKate · 18/03/2023 09:36

Lois Margaret
Erin Margaret

Both beautiful!

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