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Ambrose

57 replies

Shortbreadwhite · 17/06/2023 21:59

Please could I have some opinions.

B - Ambrose Augustus William
G - Clementine Goldie Nell

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WhisperingAutistic · 18/06/2023 13:26

I like all the names but Goldie. That was the name of every goldfish we had as kids.

RuthW · 18/06/2023 13:24

Lovely as long as you don't mind the tine/teen problem.

DaisyWaldron · 18/06/2023 13:00

I am done with having babies, but if I had another boy, I would definitely call him Ambrose.

Kaamos · 18/06/2023 12:48

I really like both Ambrose and Clementine.

SirChenjins · 18/06/2023 12:45

Clementine is lovely but Ambrose is a pain in the bum - he’s never married, still lives at home with “mother”, and spends his days polishing the Rover and putting notes on car windscreens instructing people not to park there.

PrawnSalads · 18/06/2023 12:38

I hate Clementine but absolutely love Ambrose.

DuchessOfSausage · 18/06/2023 12:37

William is ok, Ambrose and Augustus both too cumbersome
Nell is nice, Clementine too fruity, Goldie too much like a dog's name

Vexxa · 18/06/2023 11:25

I used not to be a fan of Clementine but it has grown on me.
Ambrose I'm not so sure about - I think I prefer Augustus or Clement. Gus is cute as a nickname. Or have you considered Giles?

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Shortbreadwhite · 18/06/2023 09:15

Thank you for your opinions, I did have a chuckle at some of them. I better get the name books back out 😂

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SunnyFog · 18/06/2023 09:12

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user1492757084 · 18/06/2023 03:57

In order of preference, inspired from your thread ..

Clementine Ellen
Clementine Helen
Clemency Marigold
Clemency Gabrielle
Clementine Goldie Nell

Augustus William Ambrose
Angus Ambrose William
William Augustus
Ambrose William Augustus
William Ambrose

CurlewKate · 18/06/2023 03:46

Hilariously, there were 20 times more Clementines than Janes born last year....

CurlewKate · 18/06/2023 03:42

The more I read Mumsnet, the more I think Jane and Peter are wonderful names.

rubydoobydoo · 18/06/2023 03:03

My mum had an uncle called Ambrose - known as Amby.
I always thought it was a great name.

ElizaMulvil · 18/06/2023 02:59

Ambrose Augustus - both awful ( as mentioned above) William at a pinch , if you must.
Clementine Goldie Nell - all grim.
They'll be singing the song to Clementine. Goldie sounds like a budgerigar or possibly a cat/dog
Nell rhymes with hell - just no.

PurBal · 18/06/2023 01:54

Love it.

saraclara · 18/06/2023 01:44

Yep.

Ambrose....ia rice pudding is exactly what I thought when I read the OP.

Don't do it to him.

mathanxiety · 18/06/2023 01:34

Love the boy name.

Nell isn't nice, imo. I think middle names should be full names, not abbreviations or nicknames. Also, Nell makes me think of "death knell".

continentallentil · 18/06/2023 00:04

Much prefer Augustus to Ambrose. Or Amos maybe. Ambrose makes me think of someone in the 50s, who polishes his car a lot, and goes motoring with his brother Austin.

Clementine is nice enough, but why in holy hell do you want Goldie? Is it after a dog??

autieawesome · 17/06/2023 23:42

Devon knows how they make it so creamy

Soapyspuds · 17/06/2023 23:02

Ambrose is okay. But they will probably be nicknamed 'Custard'

Landndialamrhf · 17/06/2023 22:55

Love your boys name, though id maybe swap one of the names out for something stronger sounding.
love clementine too, but goldie nell feels like a double nn middle name and I’d want at least one of them to be an obviously full name

both full names are quite a lot and indicate a certain level of privilege too, so people will have preconceived expectations of them. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but it’s something to consider.

MrsTwiggy · 17/06/2023 22:51

TheMurderousGoose · 17/06/2023 22:42

Clement for a boy (known as Clem) is better than Ambrose.

I love Clement! But Ambrose and Clement are both equally lovely imo

DibbleDooDah · 17/06/2023 22:51

I think of rice pudding with Ambrose (Ambrosia) - sorry.

Girls name I love.

MrsTwiggy · 17/06/2023 22:49

Love them both - we have very similar tastes in names, it seems Grin