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No idea which name(s) to choose from list!

33 replies

beaucats · 27/03/2023 22:54

It’s early days so no idea on gender, but here is my list for boys & girls.
Middle name for girls will probably be Marissa. Boy middle name not sure! Which would you choose, if any? 😅

Girls

  • Matilda
  • Poppy
  • Everly
  • Grace
  • Lottie
  • Essilie
  • Jessica
  • Olive

Boys

  • Jude
  • Alexander
  • Theodore
  • Louie
  • Farren
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ourflagmeansdeath · 01/04/2023 13:46

Matilda - It's quite nice but I've never loved it
Poppy - I personally think it is super cute!! Twee but lovely
Everly - Lovely and much nicer than Everleigh which seems too frilly
Grace - Like it and prefer it for first name to middle name
Lottie - Good only a nickname for Charlotte
Essilie - Never heard this and I really dislike it. I like Ottilie though?
Jessica - Not a fan
Olive- I hate olives and think this is a strange name! Dislike this

I'd probably do Everly Marissa 😊

Jude - Ahh love Jude, great name
Alexander - biased as my son is Alex, so I love it a lot
Theodore- fab name ! Love it
Louie - Good with the spelling Louis
Farren- Makes me think of Farrenheit 😂

I'd do Alexander (obviously!) followed by Jude. I actually like the sound of Alexander Jude.

miniaturepixieonacid · 31/03/2023 23:49

The only ones I don't like are Olive and Louie.

I've never heard of Essilie or Farren but I like them both.

My favourites are Grace, Everly, Jessica and Alexander.

redyellowpinkbluegreen · 31/03/2023 20:17

I'd use any of those OP they're all lovely names!!

Mimilamore · 31/03/2023 17:00

Olive and Matilda
Jude and Louie

allthegoodusernameshavegone · 31/03/2023 16:53

All really lovely names with the exception of Poppy,Grace & Farren

BridieConvert · 30/03/2023 23:55

Grace Marissa
Olive Marissa

Jude is my favourite of your boy names

Mixkle · 30/03/2023 23:05

Poppy and Alexander.

HuggingtheHRT · 30/03/2023 22:40

Girls

Olive is my fav.

Essilie is dreadful. It seems like a bunch of nonsense syllables strung together...

Boys

Alexander or Jude. Not Farren.

fairycupcakes · 30/03/2023 21:29

bluebellinthewood · 30/03/2023 21:27

@fairycupcakes

My son is called Jude Alexander and o love it!!

Such a gorgeous gorgeous name!!

bluebellinthewood · 30/03/2023 21:27

@fairycupcakes

My son is called Jude Alexander and o love it!!

SunhatsAndFlipFlops · 30/03/2023 21:00

Lottie - it goes well with Marissa
Louie for a boy

TomatoSandwiches · 30/03/2023 20:57

Matilda, Alexander or Jude would be my choices from the list.

Train007 · 29/03/2023 23:54

Olive and Louis would be my choice,hands down !

fairycupcakes · 29/03/2023 23:51
  • Matilda
  • Poppy Marissa
  • Everly Marissa
  • Grace Marissa
  • Lottie Marissa
  • Essilie
  • Jessica
  • Olive Marissa

These would be your options that go with Marissa as a middle name.

Of those options Poppy and Everly would be my favourites. I never understand why people can’t see Poppy as a name on an adult woman - I know several and it suits them well and is not in any way childish. It’s a lovely name.

  • Jude
  • Alexander
  • Theodore
  • Louie
  • Farren

My favourites here are Jude and Alexander, in fact Jude Alexander would be a great name!

Good luck OP x

mumonherphone · 29/03/2023 19:53

Not keen on Matilda Marissa together, essilie everly or farren.

The rest are all OK but Olive and Louie are my favourites.

17caterpillars1mouse · 28/03/2023 11:56

I actually really like Marissa. What about Marissa as the first name?

From your list I'd choose Jessica or Olive

From your boys list I like Jude or Alexander (especially is shortened to Sasha)

FayCarew · 28/03/2023 11:27

Boring not biring!

FayCarew · 28/03/2023 11:25
  • Matilda - ok, not unusual
  • Poppy - like,
  • Everly - Yet another Evie, don't like it
  • Grace - ok, might not suit every girl/woman
  • Lottie - like if short for Charlotte
  • Essilie - nn Silly? Awful
  • Jessica - like
  • Olive - not keen, sour little fruit
  • Jude - don't like
  • Alexander - ok, a bit overused
  • Theodore - overused, biring and I don't like it anyway
  • Louie - Louis is ok, Louie isn't
  • Farren - Far and what?
Clettercletterthatsbetter · 28/03/2023 11:13
  • Matilda - nice but doesn’t work with Marissa as the middle name
  • Poppy - don’t like
  • Everly - don’t like
  • Grace - ok
  • Lottie - I think this goes nicely with Marissa
  • Essilie - never heard this name before. Think it’s a bit ‘ss’ heavy with Marissa
  • Jessica - too many Ss with Marissa
  • Olive - it’s ok

Boys

  • Jude - love Jude
  • Alexander - nice, classic
  • Theodore - too trendy for me
  • Louie - like it but only spelled Louis
  • Farren - don’t like
user1492757084 · 28/03/2023 05:10

Names inspired from your list:

Isolde Marissa
Charlotte Marissa
Grace Matilda
Alexander Louis
Louis Alexander
Alexander William

Theoldwoman · 28/03/2023 03:22

Grace and Olive

Alexander and Louis

peaceinourtime · 28/03/2023 02:27

Lottie or Olive as a girls name. For the boys name Theodore is too common as there are lots of little Theodores about. Jude is probably the best boys name on your list.

Suzi888 · 28/03/2023 01:57

Grace
Alexander

elodiesmith · 28/03/2023 01:57

Girls
<ul><li>Matilda - everywhere now
</li><li>Poppy- sorry but the worst sounding name to me. Like popping something. How's this even a proper name??
</li><li>Everly - nice
</li><li>Grace- okay
</li><li>Lottie- don't like it and sounds like a nickname
</li><li>Essilie - gosh NO. Will be forever repeating it and spelling it
li><li>Jessica- really like it
li><li>Olive- really like it
</li></ul>

Boys
<ul><li>Jude- no plus too popular
</li><li>Alexander- love it
</li><li>Theodore- omg please NO. So many teddies, Theos, Teds..
</li><li>Louie- overdone
</li><li>Darren- my phone corrected it to Darren. Nope
</li></ul>

AmandaMirandaPanda · 28/03/2023 01:48

I love Farren for a girl! I have a friend with this name. Would you consider it? Otherwise I think Grace is my favourite of your girls' list.

Alexander for a boy. Theodore is nice too but very popular. I also like Louie but prefer Louis pronounced like loo-EE; Louie seems like a surname to me.

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