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Baby names

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ThisDearJoker · 05/02/2025 11:21

Let me know your opinion

girls-
Mavie (open to different spellings ie Maivie, Maevy)

Everleigh

Novabella (nickname Novie)

boys-

Ronnie

Rory

Frankie

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GoldenGail · 06/02/2025 20:50

I hope you have a boy

MegTheForgetfulCat · 06/02/2025 20:49

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 06/02/2025 19:55

Why is Novabella any worse than Isabella and Annabella.

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Annabella and Isabella are popular names. Novabella is the name of a car with "bella" tacked on the end. By your logic, why not Corsabella, Astrabella or Zafirabella?

RichPetunia · 06/02/2025 20:03

Maevie and Everleigh are lovely. Novabella isn't. Sorry!

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 06/02/2025 19:55

hummingbird12 · 05/02/2025 12:21

I meant Maeve not like marv from home alone 😆😅

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Why is Novabella any worse than Isabella and Annabella.

user1492757084 · 06/02/2025 13:27

Except for Rory, they are not to my taste, sorry.

Inspired from your list, I like ..
Maeve
Evangeline
Annabel
Nova

Francis
Bruce

Frangela · 05/02/2025 23:37

Rory. The others are terrible.

WellsAndThistles · 05/02/2025 23:24

ThisDearJoker · 05/02/2025 11:21

Let me know your opinion

girls-
Mavie (open to different spellings ie Maivie, Maevy)

Everleigh

Novabella (nickname Novie)

boys-

Ronnie

Rory

Frankie

Mavie etc, cute on a baby but awful for an adult.

Everleigh - love that name

Novabella - what? Looks like a typo

Ronnie - too much Ronnie & Reggie

Rory - great and good spelling for non Celtic areas

Frankie - no, I like it as a girls name though.

mummysmagicmedicine · 05/02/2025 23:17

Mavie- I feel she will get called Navy a lot. How about Maeve, Maeva, Mavis with nickname Mavie?

Everleigh- sweet name, I prefer the spelling Everly but that’s just me!
Novabella (nickname Novie)- does seem like Nova and Bella put together. How about Novella? Think that flows better

Ronnie- I’ve never liked this name personally but for no particular reason so don’t let that put you off!
Rory And Frankie are lovely sweet spot names. Known but not too popular and work for all ages

mathanxiety · 05/02/2025 22:43

I like them all except Novabella, which I fear might come across as the name of a medicine or a freighter.

I like Nova and Bella separately.

I also like Neva (like the Russian river) and Niamh (Irish name). Also Nieve (Spanish for snow).

I also like Navy (maybe instead of Maevy)

Ronnie, Rory, and Frankie are all great. I think of the three I'd pick Ronnie, though Frankie is cool too.

NannyR · 05/02/2025 22:33

Maeve and Rory are the best from the list.

chakrakkhan · 05/02/2025 22:32

Maeve, Everly & Nova are all infinitely better than the made up/odd spellings on your list.

Your boys list is fine. Rory would be my pick.

ladygindiva · 05/02/2025 22:21

Maevy; just use Maeve or Maisie.

Everleigh : quite nice
Novabella : awful. Nova is nice, so is Bella. But not novabella.
All your boys names I love.

Mumofgirls2017 · 05/02/2025 22:09

Ronnie is ok. Your girls names not to my taste but how about Millie? Evelyn?

strawberry2017 · 05/02/2025 21:50

I'm sorry I don't like any of them.

YourWinter · 05/02/2025 21:24

Maeve, perhaps, with that spelling, not some silly concoction. Rory is nice, I don’t like any of the other names. Would you seriously call a child an utterly ridiculous name like Novabella?

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margegunderson · 05/02/2025 20:23

The girls names are child cruelty. Boys ones are ok

TrumpsOrangeNoggin · 05/02/2025 17:50

Mavy Wavy from hotel Transylvania? Awful.
Everleigh is awful.
Novie sounds like a shortening of Novichok. Again, awful.

Boys names ok if boring.

Redfred00 · 05/02/2025 17:37

ThisDearJoker · 05/02/2025 11:21

Let me know your opinion

girls-
Mavie (open to different spellings ie Maivie, Maevy)

Everleigh

Novabella (nickname Novie)

boys-

Ronnie

Rory

Frankie

I'd do

Nova Bella Surname
Evelyn Leigh Surname

I don't like the names merged as one name.

Your boys names are okay.

BootballJoy · 05/02/2025 17:31

I like Rory from the boys' names.

Do you like Francesca (Frankie) for a girl? I'd go for that.

Moreteaandchocolate · 05/02/2025 15:27

Mavie - lovely as a nn for Maeve
Everleigh - like if spelt Everly
Novabella (nickname Novie) - not keen - Nova nn Novie is ok

Ronnie - ok - not a favourite
Rory - love
Frankie - nice - prefer Frank nn Frankie

StormingNorman · 05/02/2025 14:51

Novabella sounds like an asteroid 🙈

StormingNorman · 05/02/2025 14:50

Everly is lovely. Everleigh is a Tragedeigh.

Rory is my favourite of the boys names.

Catandsquirrel · 05/02/2025 14:47

Awful sorry.

Maeve or Mavis, fine.

I dislike Everly whatever the spelling. Everleigh is naff.

Novabella? Don't be silly.

Boys, Rory is fine.

Francis is nice. I don't like Frankie as a full name but ok as a short form for a little boy. Fran is much nicer or Frank is ok but not to my taste.

Not a fan of Ronnie as a full name. Ronald, really not to my taste either but ok, it's a name.

Raininginparadise2 · 05/02/2025 14:36

Only like Maeve or Rory.