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Help needed with 'short' list!

33 replies

Loco01 · 06/01/2024 07:48

Hi there. Please help us choose a name! Any other suggestions also welcome (just to make matters more confusing!)
Sex unknown.

Girls:

Nina
Erin
Delphine
Faye
Clara
Adelaide
Frida

Boys:

Benjamin
Samuel
Felix
Alexander
Maxwell
Finn
Jude

Thank you!

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CharlieBoo · 08/01/2024 15:08

Nina … not a fan
Erin … really like
Delphine.. dislike
Faye.. simple and pretty, maybe a bit boring
Clara.. really like
Adelaide… no
Frida… big no

Boys:

Benjamin .. like
Samuel… love
Felix… dislike
Alexander… love
Maxwell… ok
Finn… ok
Jude.. not a fan

Loco01 · 07/01/2024 22:48

Thanks everyone, your comments have been super helpful.
Now to try and whittle it down to 3 for each sex and make the final decision once they're here!

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LauraPausini · 06/01/2024 21:28

I love Clara, Adelaide and Delphine from your list. Also suggest Emmeline and Ottilie.

For boys, Felix and Maxwell are my favourites. Others we liked were Rowan and Elliott (I think these are quite popular in some areas).

Riverlee · 06/01/2024 18:37

Nina - not to my taste
Erin - ok
Delphine - really love
Faye - ok, prefer Fay
Clara - ok
Adelaide - quite like
Frida - sounds German and reminds me of Sound of Music

Boys:

Benjamin - good classic name
Samuel - good classic name
Felix - ok, cat food
Alexander - good classic name
Maxwell - not to my taste
Finn - ok, prefer Flynn
Jude - love,

Suggestions -
Marnie
Freya
Dorothy
Tara

Joel
Leo
Thomas
Michael
Seth
Barnaby

GreenMarigold · 06/01/2024 18:08

I like your taste in names! I think for girls my favourites are Nina, Adelaide and Faye and for boys then Benjamin, Felix and Finn.

SleepingStandingUp · 06/01/2024 17:45

Girls:
Delphine
Erin
Adelaide

Boys:

Finn
Jude
Alexander

Top 3 in order

GFB · 06/01/2024 17:28

Have always loved the name Erin. From the boys list I like Jude. It was one of my top choices for my little boy but my partner didn't like it.

DuchessOfSausage · 06/01/2024 17:23

Nina - like
Erin - not keen. It's a bit nothingy
Delphine - not sure. I think I like it.
Faye - like Fay but not Faye
Clara - only like the Claira pronunciation
Adelaide - don't like. Addle-ade
Frida - I think I like it.

Benjamin - like
Samuel - like
Felix - not keen
Alexander - ok. I like Alec as nn
Maxwell - like Max but not Maxwell
Finn - Finn & Finley both very popular
Jude - don't like

1SurreyMum · 06/01/2024 12:51

My favourites:

Delphine nn Fifi
Clara (but very popular where I am)
Adelaide nn Heidi

Boys:

Benjamin nn Ben / Benji
Alexander nn Alex / Xander
Maxwell

ShoesoftheWorld · 06/01/2024 12:49

In response to a PP, I definitely think Delphine in France is in the same sort of category as Eileen/Doreen/Susan here, but that's no reason not to use it.

Other suggestions:

Sally
Alison
Anna
Laura (so, so underused these days)

Simon
Matthias (pronounced Matt-e-as)
Hector

ShoesoftheWorld · 06/01/2024 12:45

Girls:

Nina - nice
Erin - nice
Delphine - quite like this actually. How about Daphne? Due a revival IMO
Faye - OK, not hugely keen
Clara - lovely, best of the lot
Adelaide - no
Frida - hmm. Not sure if I like or dislike it.

Boys:

Benjamin - OK
Samuel - nice
Felix - another one I half-like, half-dislike
Alexander - nice. How about Alexei, for something a bit different?
Maxwell - big no. But I like Maxim
Finn - bit overdone
Jude - OK

Theoldwoman · 06/01/2024 12:42

Nina, Freda, Benjamin and Samuel.

Others you may like:

Frances
Lucille
Irena
Melanie
Kate
Rhiannon

Jeremy
Wade
Luca
Elias
Rupert
Caleb

WaltzingWaters · 06/01/2024 12:36

I love Clara, Finn, and Jude.

sunflowerpinks · 06/01/2024 12:10

I like your girls name especially Delphine.

Your boys names are all very popular/overused/dull in comparison.

OutYerEd · 06/01/2024 11:58

Nina and Jude.

Mumofgirls2017 · 06/01/2024 11:56

Alexander or Jude
clara, Nina or delphine

eloise
rosa
daphne
cora
maeve
nora
esther
martha
cleo
iris
polly
edith
dorothy

sebastian
Theodore
edward
henry
louis
ethan
jacob
joshua
gabriel
nathan
daniel
zachary

Gnomegnomegnome · 06/01/2024 11:48

I love most of the names but Frida and Felix are my favourites.

Falkenburg · 06/01/2024 11:23

I like Nina best out of your girls names and would add Eloise and Elena.

I love Felix out of your boys names.

MonkeyHarold · 06/01/2024 11:20

All good names. My favourites from your list are Delphine and Finn.

Willmafrockfit · 06/01/2024 11:17

Girls:

Nina - like it
Erin like it
Delphine like it
Faye like it
Clara like it
Adelaide - not my type
Frida - could like it

Boys:

Benjamin yes
Samuel yes
Felix yes
Alexander
Maxwell
Finn
Jude

Coffeespill · 06/01/2024 11:17

Mason?

StillWantingADog · 06/01/2024 11:15

Good list!

from your list my favourites are Clara and Finn but nothing makes me think “no”. Delphine is good and easy to spell for a French name but I do wonder if it’s a bit old fashioned in France

people say Clara is popular but I haven’t come across a single one round here (NW) and that's working with young kids.

BoleynMemories13 · 06/01/2024 11:09

Finn and Jude are two of my favourite boys names, although I do like most of your boy's list.

Your girl's list isn't so much to my taste but I do like Erin. Nina and Clara would be my next picks (although I prefer Lara to Clara, personally).

theduchessofspork · 06/01/2024 10:05

Frieda or Alexander

Nina - bit nothing-y.

Erin - ok, bit 90s

Delphine - too close to dolphin. Delores?
Faye - too fay/fairy/drippy. Fern?
Clara - love it, quite popular
Adelaide - like it, quite popular
Frida - love it, and not overdone. Prefer Frieda spelling

Maybe..
Lois
Stella
Clio
Ida
Oona
Cassia
Adela
Cecile
Marianne
Genevieve

Boys:

Benjamin - nice classic
Samuel - ditto
Felix - I don’t like it, but it’s fine
Alexander - my favourite, but very popular with Alex as nn - Sacha, Sandy or Alec would be more unusual

Maxwell - no, coffee. But Maximilian, Maximus and Maxim are all nice
Finn - nice but very overdone right now
Jude - going the same way as Finn

For something a bit more unusual, maybe
Nicholas (Nico)
Alistair
Daniel - fewer Dans than Sams and Bens
Guy
Patrick
Laurence
Corin
Fabian
Joss
Joel

Amdone123 · 06/01/2024 10:01

I love your girls names, if I had to choose 1 it would be Erin.
Love your boys names ( apart from Maxwell) - I'd choose Alexander.