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Which of our top boy's and girl's names do you prefer?

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sevgi · 11/04/2008 19:54

Hiya

We have got a list of 5 boy's names and 6 girl's names. We would love to get some anonymous opinions on these names. Which do you like best and which do you hate.

Girls:
Olive
Constance (Connie)
Maude
Ellen (Nell)
Jennifer (Jen)
Jemima

Boys:
Reuben
Ivor
Solomon
Albert
Henry

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Aero · 15/04/2008 23:25

Jennifer and Constance

Reuben and Solomon (I know two brothers called R and S - lovely names).

Ellbell · 15/04/2008 23:18

Good list! My favourites are Ellen (which is what my dd2 is called) and Reuben (which is what she'd have been if she was a boy). You have impeccable taste .

Amy71 · 15/04/2008 23:16

Jemima and Henry for me.

kitsmummy · 15/04/2008 19:44

Ummm, Jemima's the only one i like

mezzer · 14/04/2008 03:28

Not sure if someone has already said this but, I wouldn't recommend Jemima if you are thinking about moving to the US. It's a type of fake maple syrup.

mom2latinoboys · 14/04/2008 01:53

Jennifer

Solomon

LookattheLottie · 14/04/2008 01:34

Girl: Jennifer, but prefer Jenny. Also like Nell, but not Ellen.

Boy: I love Henry

carrieHD9 · 14/04/2008 00:23

I think they're all lovely, especially like Jemima and Connie. Henry's nice but there's lots of Henry's around so I guess it depends how unusual you want your name to be?

Out of interest, why do people think Ivor is bad name because of Ivor the Engine? Surely no different from boys called Thomas getting 'Thomas the Tank Engine' and isn't Thomas one of the most popular boys names of the last few years? Or am I missing a different meaning about it?

maisiemog · 14/04/2008 00:16

I like Jemima, because we used to have a hamster called Jemima, although that may not be a selling point. We used to call her mimi and jemmy for short.
Also like Solomon, followed by Reuben. Sol seems to be popular on other names threads, although I can't quite get my head round a little boy called Sol - seems a bit grown-up. Would have to be Solomon or Solly?

Clary · 14/04/2008 00:03

Girls: I like Constance (on my list but not DH's - luckily as there were two at DD's nursery (bt it's fairly unusual still).
Also Maude.

Boys: like Henry and Albert esp Albert (shortening didn't work with our surname or would've been on my list).

Beeper · 13/04/2008 18:59

Like

Connie, Jemima, Ellen.

The rest, no....Maude...What.

Like, Ruben, soloman, henry.

Ivor the engine .....No

Albert is my Grandads name and he is a evil git.

Anna8888 · 13/04/2008 18:55

Olive - 5/10
Constance (Connie) - 10/10 (6/10)
Maude - 8/10
Ellen (Nell) - 6/10 (3/10)
Jennifer (Jen) - 0/10 (did you know this was the most popular girls name in the US for about 20 years running in the 70s and 80s?)
Jemima - 10/10

Reuben - 9/10
Ivor - 6/10
Solomon - 2/10
Albert - 0/10
Henry - 9/10

narkymum · 13/04/2008 18:47

i have a Reuben and we call him roo or roobs old fashioned girls names seem to be making a comeback my friend has an Ada, I have run out of names fo this pregnancy so i am looking for ideas

cece · 13/04/2008 15:02

Girls:
Olive
Constance (Connie)
Maude
Ellen (Nell)
Jennifer (Jen)
Jemima

Boys:
Reuben
Ivor
Solomon
Albert
Henry

I like all the girls names, especially Ellen.

The only boys name I like out of those is Henry and maybe Solomon

tinkerbellbringingsexyback · 13/04/2008 14:24

luv :-

olive,ellen and jemima
solomon and henry

Spidermama · 13/04/2008 14:18

Olive
Solomon

LouiseAnn · 13/04/2008 14:15

I like Ellen and Reuben. Actually these are two of the names we are thinking of at the moment. Tiny is due to appear in September.
Don't worry to much about what others think.

1066andallthat · 13/04/2008 14:02

Girls:
Olive - wonderful friend's name
Constance (Connie) - taught a lovely girl with this name
Maude - no opinion
Ellen (Nell)- love it - from the Waltons'
Jennifer (Jen) - can't stand it - horrid ex-sister-in-law
Jemima - Jemima-duck, so depends if you like B. Potter

Boys:
Reuben - teach a gorgeous boy with this name
Ivor - Ivor-the-Engine, but I like Thomas the tank series
Solomon - fabulous name
Albert - ex-boyfriend, bit dysfunctional
Henry - DS's middle name and would have had it as his first one, given the choice

Looking at this, liking names depends on what they mean to you. Actually, I like all your names - .

Stars22 · 13/04/2008 13:15

Ellen and Rueben or Henry

melpomene · 13/04/2008 09:15

Like Jennifer
Dislike Maude - just don't like the sound of the word.

Like Henry
Don't like Ivor - sounds like a steam engine or an old man

saggers · 13/04/2008 09:03

Nell
Connie
Solomon
Reuben

PerkinWarbeck · 13/04/2008 08:52

Constance and Albert are particularly lovely

Ineedsomesleep · 13/04/2008 08:51

Oh, I love Albert too. Its FIL name and he is really sweet. My Dad is Arthur and he's lovely too.

Albert would be Bertie for short? Bertie is becoming more and more popular at the moment, still like it though.

itisme · 12/04/2008 21:36

don't like olive (love olivia), maude or albert

love the others though

georgiemama · 12/04/2008 21:04

Constance or Jennifer

I actually like your boy names more than the girl ones - Henry I love, is DS's middle name. Not keen on Ivor but I like the rest. If you are struggling for boy names what about (I am sensing you like old fashioned):

Edward
Ted
Ned
Oliver
Orlando
George
Robert
Rufus
Charles
Archie
William

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