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Felix and some others...

33 replies

JessieIsabelle · 31/01/2024 23:26

What do you think of:

Felix
Max
Otto
Oliver

Sadie
Ruby
Persephone
Everly
Beatrix

Which one would you pick?

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blondie87 · 04/02/2024 17:08

Max & Sadie!

louderthan · 04/02/2024 15:48

Felix is a great name.

Workawayxx · 04/02/2024 15:43

Felix, max or Oliver. Otto feels unfinished somehow to me, I’m not sure why.
Ruby or Beatrix. Sadie feels like a nickname, Persephone a little bit jilly cooper and Everly a bit made up American.

BUT big caveat that it’s your choice down to what you like and if I heard any of those names applied to a real life baby, i wouldn’t think (much less say) those things. It’s just my thought based on theoretical names.

amz4 · 04/02/2024 15:39

I'd pick Otto and Ruby 😊

serin · 03/02/2024 23:02

Oliver and Sadie

tunainatin · 01/02/2024 22:25

I want twins so I can call them Felix and Dorothy.

RuthW · 01/02/2024 22:05

Felix - lovely
Max - too popular
Otto - too popular
Oliver - too popular

Sadie - nice
Ruby - too popular
Persephone. - nice
Everly - lovely
Beatrix - nice

So Felix and Everly from your list.

SwishFrog · 01/02/2024 21:28

Felix - quite nice, does make me think of a cat
Max - strong
Otto - cute, not sure about it on grown man
Oliver - lovely but v popular

Sadie - like it but prefer Zadie
Ruby - no
Persephone- hard to say/spell a
Everly - no

Beatrix - like it

KirstenBlest · 01/02/2024 12:38

Felix - no obvious shortening. I can only think of one in my age group and didn't particularly like the name then. Nice meaning
Max - nice but popular
Otto - not keen but it's not awful. None in my age group.
Oliver - nice, classic, not keen on Olly

Sadie - ok
Ruby - ok, not keen on Ru/Rube
Persephone - too long
Everly - dreadful
Beatrix - Beer tricks.

I don't love any of them but Oliver or Max or Sadie

@MotherofWhippets81 , I take it you don't have a cat. It's a popular cat food brand, so it's a bit like if someone says Mr Kipling and everyone posts 'Cake'

ODFOx · 01/02/2024 12:36

I'd take Otto, Max, Sadie and Everly off the list.
The others are all nice.
Congratulations Smile

Chanhedforthis · 01/02/2024 12:25

They're all lovely except for Felix

Doublebiscuit77 · 01/02/2024 12:21

I really love Felix, Max, Otto, and for a girl Persephone. Those are head and shoulders above the other names.

Ruby, Sadie and Beatrix aren't bad. Oliver is ubiquitous and a bit dull to me, sorry. I agree with PPs about Everly.

Ladyj84 · 01/02/2024 08:13

Felix the cat lol TV advert

Flora56 · 01/02/2024 08:11

I like all your boys names.

I think Persephone is quite a bold choice but having said that I like Percy!

I prefer Beatrice to Beatrix and think Bea is nice. Personally I wouldn't choose Everly.

stardust25609 · 01/02/2024 08:05

Max and Sadie would be my choices! Ruby and Oliver very close second. Lovely names.

sunflowerpinks · 01/02/2024 07:57

Your girls names are beautiful and underused. I particularly like Beatrix!

Your boys names are overused (Oliver, Max) or pet names (Felix). There are far nicer names out there imo.

BingoMarieHeeler · 01/02/2024 07:19

Max & Sadie 😍

Scottyme · 01/02/2024 07:17

The boys names sound like your naming a dog or cat.

sunflowerpinks · 01/02/2024 07:14

In the UK Felix is a very well known cat food brand 🐈! Like whiskas.

cariadlet · 01/02/2024 06:47

MotherofWhippets81 · 01/02/2024 06:01

I have a Felix.

For some reason on MN everyone instantly says 'cat'.

He's nearly 10 and it's never been mentioned - in fact it was about 6 months ago that he first saw a Felix cat food advert and shouted 'mum there's a cat food with my name on it!'. So don't let the stupidness put you off.

I see the name Felix and automatically think of cat but that's nothing to do with the cat food. That hadn't even occurred to me before reading this post.

It's been used as a name for cats long before the manufacturers chose it for their cat food, possibly because it's similar to the word feline.
Felix the Cat, for example, is a cartoon character dating back to the silent film era.

mponder · 01/02/2024 06:33

They all sound like cat names. Unfortunately my child's name is on there too.

MotherofWhippets81 · 01/02/2024 06:01

I have a Felix.

For some reason on MN everyone instantly says 'cat'.

He's nearly 10 and it's never been mentioned - in fact it was about 6 months ago that he first saw a Felix cat food advert and shouted 'mum there's a cat food with my name on it!'. So don't let the stupidness put you off.

Onelife2024 · 01/02/2024 05:53

I would choose Max or Oliver from your boys list - I love both, but Oliver is everywhere at the moment so it depends if you mind that.

I’m not personally so keen on Felix or Otto, but I don’t hate them.

From your girls names I’d pick Ruby - a gorgeous name. Sadie is also quite nice. Everly is ok because you could shorten to the lovely but overused Eve or Evie, which gives options.

For my taste I wouldn’t like to be called Persephone as it’s a bit pretentious to my ears and the shortenings are a bit informal for work etc as an adult. Beatrix has similar issues as I’m not sure I’d like to introduce myself as either Beatrix or Bea at work (obviously that’s just my personal taste).

garlictwist · 01/02/2024 04:53

Otto is not nice. Nor is Persephone. I'm a Beatrix. I have never really liked my name and go by "Bea".

Mumofgirls2017 · 01/02/2024 04:52

Otto and Sadie