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Please help with my baby name shortlist

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pleaseguveadvicenotattack · 08/02/2025 17:02

I have shortlisted the following and would like thoughts please;

Asher - DH thinks it sounds girly but I like that is classic (biblical)

Aston - reminds me of Aston in Birmingham one of the roughest towns! Don’t know if this is silly?

Ashton - both quite like but is it a bit of a mouthful?

For girls;

Sienna- lovely name just worry it’s a bit popular and overused

Dhillon - we both love but worry she’d resent us if constantly mistaken for a boy?!

We also don’t want a chav name!! I don’t think any of these are chavvy but if they are please be honest?!!

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Mirabai · 08/02/2025 21:36

I wouldn’t have said anything if you haven’t asked but they do all sound chavvy.

Dhillon is ok if you’re Sikh but it’s a surname.

louisabranchers · 08/02/2025 21:29

sienna is nice but my daughter got mistaken for senna which is a natural laxative. now everyone at school calls her stiff stool sienna. hope this helps x

londonlostsheep · 08/02/2025 21:08

Asher and Sienna, for sure!

Sienna is growing in popularity a lot but it’s a beautiful name.

DrEggman · 08/02/2025 21:02

Sienna is overly popular and always paired with the obligatory Rose. I like Ashton and Asher.

GreyhoundGal1 · 08/02/2025 20:46

I like Asher and Sienna. Don't like the others.

Alternatives: Jasper, Ezra, August, Finley, Elias, Elijah, Ethan, Austin
Girls: Serena, Summer, Savannah, Sadie, Vienna, Diana, Nina, Fiona

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pleaseguveadvicenotattack · 08/02/2025 20:02

When I say a name that doesn’t date I don’t mean James or something similar / I think James can be timeless but also have style,

For example Leona - isn’t a classic but doesn’t date either.

This is the feel I’m going for

sorry to cause offence with the word chav but I haven’t got the energy to be politically correct right now! You all know what I mean and I will continue to use the word chav. It’s only offensive if you think you are it!!!

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MirandaBlu · 08/02/2025 19:52

I really like Asher. I don't see it as unisex (it is clearly a male name in Hebrew, even though a lot of Hebrew names are unisex) but the short form Ash is definitely unisex, maybe similar to something like Alex. I would, personally, consider using Ash for a boy or for a girl but Ashton (I've also seen it spelled Ashten) is OK too.

I like Sienna (or Siena), but agree that it's popular. I don't understand Dhillon, is it an alternate spelling of Dylan, or something else?

Some others you might like (apologies if duplicates from previous replies):

Afton
Akiva
Arden
Devon
Eden
Liraz
Morgan
Nina
Raven
River
Robin/Robyn
Savannah

Ghostofallnightmares · 08/02/2025 19:13

Well since you mentioned it first. I think they all sound a bit chavvy. No to all - sorry.

Pemba · 08/02/2025 19:08

I would say that Asher and Sienna are nice. Why does your DP think Asher is girly? Is he imagining it's spelled Asha? But some boys names end in 'a' anyway, eg Luca or Asa.

He sounds a bit like my niece's partner, who wouldn't let her use the lovely name Eliza for their baby girl, saying that it was boyish. We've since worked out that he was probably thinking of Elijah.
I mean, who hasn't heard of Eliza?

If you like the sound Dhillon, I would spell it the normal way, Dylan. Fine for a girl especially popular in America. Dhillon is an Indian surname I think.

Josfusthecat · 08/02/2025 18:57

Are we still using the word chavvy 😤 just unbelievable

BeaLola · 08/02/2025 18:56

Really sorry but do not like any on list. Sienna is the only one that's is not to bad (imo) but it's very popular at moment.

You say you don't want a name that won't date so go classic?

Lots to chose from

Vinni8 · 08/02/2025 18:51

I'd respectfully disagree with PP that Asher is chavvy! I like it quite a lot actually.

I don't think Sienna is chavvy either but it's also not particularly special.

The only Ashton I know is a girl, but I don't like it on either gender. Definitely no to Aston, sorry.

KittenPause · 08/02/2025 18:45

But they're all Chavvy names Confused

Dearover · 08/02/2025 18:45

If you want a name which won't date, select a classic name. They're classics for a reason.

theduchessofspork · 08/02/2025 18:40

pleaseguveadvicenotattack · 08/02/2025 17:36

@theduchessofspork thank you. I like Tristan but DH doesn’t 🙄

How bout Tobin - it’s more common in the US but kind of sounds like a version of Tony/Tobias

Or Torben - it’s Danish but fits well enough here.

BootballJoy · 08/02/2025 18:07

Asher - very trendy, similar vibe to Jude, Ezra, Reuben etc. Fine.
Aston - not great
Ashton - a nice sound but very surnamey

I'd go Asher out of the boys' names.

Sienna is fine - I always think it's a bit like Joanna was in the 80s, that kind of feel.

Dhillon - this one is really confusing to me - it's a Sikh surname? Maybe for a similar sound something like Linden? Merryn?

Words · 08/02/2025 17:52

Well, Aston is a suburb in the West Mids and Ashton is a run down town in greater Manchester.

They are all a bit chavvy t b h. ( sorry you did ask.)

Yes I know there is a royal child called Sienna. But there is also one called Harrison. No one is immune.

shoopshoopdedoo · 08/02/2025 17:44

theduchessofspork · 08/02/2025 17:15

Being brutally honest OP, I think they are all what some people would regard as c**v names (your word not mine).

Sienna wasn’t, but has rather gone that way, I know Asher is biblical but it’s had no great traditional of use in the UK and seems to have sprung up recently along with names like Jenson. Dhillon is really bizarre.

Hate to say it, but I agree with this.

Asher is probably the least bad.

EcruCardigan · 08/02/2025 17:44

@Greeneyegirl Dhillon isn't a random spelling, it's a surname from the Punjab region.

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pleaseguveadvicenotattack · 08/02/2025 17:36

@theduchessofspork thank you. I like Tristan but DH doesn’t 🙄

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theduchessofspork · 08/02/2025 17:33

Based on the sounds of the ones you suggested..

For a boy

Dylan
Reuben
Ronan
Caspar
Kester
Corin
Franklin
Owen
Tristan / Tristram
Rowan
Robin

Girl

Ffion
Catrin
Caitlin
Rowan
Robin
Arran
Merryn
Olwen
Serena
Saskia
Cassia
Cosima

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pleaseguveadvicenotattack · 08/02/2025 17:26

@MrsSamR sadly no: he hardly even gives me opinions on these.

all he has done is suggest stupid names from fantasy books he reads so I have to come up with them myself.

do you or anyone else have suggestions?

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JimHalpertsWife · 08/02/2025 17:25

Dylan for a boy yes. Dhillon for a girl, no.

Sienna is lovely. Asher is lovely.

Bin the rest.

Greeneyegirl · 08/02/2025 17:25

I love Dylan for a girl, had it on my list but not your random spelling
Ashton is chavvy IMO