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Names - Islie, Emmeline, Safia, Neveah and Hendrick.

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LouCritt · 22/10/2024 06:12

Hey all!

I would like your opinions on the following names please ☺️
Girls - Islie, Emmeline, Safia and Neveah
Boys - Hendrick

Really struggling with boy names so feel free to bring any other ideas, any that go together for the girls also x

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LouCritt · 22/10/2024 06:38

showersandflowers · 22/10/2024 06:23

I love Emmaline, it's beautiful. The rest I don't really like personally, especially Neveah.

The boys name is nice but I'm like you, really struggling with boys names! We've been looking at lists of Greek and Roman gods and also cosmic name lists and are coming up with some slowly. But it's hard work. Girls names are so cute and pretty it's easy to imagine a baby with the name but with boys names it's so hard because you've got this tiny adorable little baby with a man's name!!! It's just so odd. I guess you have to remember that they spend a tiny part of their lives as babies so try to pick a name that you'd like on a teenage boy or a man, rather than a baby. That's what we're doing!

I have removed Nevaeh now, seems to be a very unpopular name.
Have you come up with any good names for a boy so far? ☺️ I totally agree with you, it’s hard to find cute names that also sound laddy for when he’s in secondary school as well. Boys names are either too manly like you said, or too cute to where they would get picked on as a teen. With girls, a cute name will sound nice for them throughout their life and will be accepted. It’s different for a boy.

Thankyou for the advise, will have to have a look on Google at the Greek and Roman Gods list and see if I come across any I like! X

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LouCritt · 22/10/2024 06:34

Yes it’s Safiya, just had a look on the Internet.
Nevaeh is now removed from the list, thank you. X

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LivingOnTheVeg · 22/10/2024 06:25

Safia I like but I think Safiya is the standard spelling? Don’t like any of the others I’m afraid. With Neveah, did you mean Nevaeh, as in heaven backwards? If so it’s a name that started as a joke on the internet and so gets the piss taken out of frequently. I’d avoid either spelling for that reason even if you like it (but I don’t at all, sorry).

showersandflowers · 22/10/2024 06:23

I love Emmaline, it's beautiful. The rest I don't really like personally, especially Neveah.

The boys name is nice but I'm like you, really struggling with boys names! We've been looking at lists of Greek and Roman gods and also cosmic name lists and are coming up with some slowly. But it's hard work. Girls names are so cute and pretty it's easy to imagine a baby with the name but with boys names it's so hard because you've got this tiny adorable little baby with a man's name!!! It's just so odd. I guess you have to remember that they spend a tiny part of their lives as babies so try to pick a name that you'd like on a teenage boy or a man, rather than a baby. That's what we're doing!

LouCritt · 22/10/2024 06:15

Thank you! No need to apologise, I would rather hear the truth than people say they all sound lovely and I end up regretting the chosen name once she/he is born. X

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ilikeeggs · 22/10/2024 06:14

Love Emmeline but really dislike the others sorry.

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