Bird names

From DH's list:

Robin - I do love Robin for a boy, although I get the concerns about theming
Evan - nice. I always pair it with Owen for some reason
Forrest - I like it. It does make me think Forrest Gump but that's my age showing!
Copper - where DH is from this would always be a policeman
Wander (not sure?) I'm not sure either!
Bramble - I like it as a word but not sure as a name

We know a little boy called Ray (not short for anything) which is maybe a similar style?

Poppy - too twee for me
Maple - I like it
Hazel - fine
Etta - also fine
Olive - i don't like the word but it's very fashionable
Clover - not a fan
Ember - I like it
Wander - a bit like Wanda/WandaVision
Celeste - not a fan

I'd probably go Evan and Ember as the top options. I do like Mabel from your choices too.

Boy:
Robin lovely
Evan lovely
Forrest makes me think of Gump
Copper love the word, but not as a name
Wander (not sure?) aeriosly
dislike
Bramble Hard no from me
Girl:
Poppy love
Maple nice word, not a name
Hazel okay
Etta dislike
Olive old lady
Clover fits the nature theme but I think butter
Ember Amber is nicer
Wander hard no
Celeste very different from your other choices.

i think River and Willow match your style

Sparrow is awful.

Robin is fab.

I do like Robin or Lark, one of mine was going to be Lark until I realised the local accent would mangle it to 'Laaaaaakkkkkk'. Something to think about.
How about Radagast?

Not to be mistaken for Stalin

Whoops! Hazel and Celeste tied for fave.

Boy favourites:
Robin
Evan
Forrest*

Girl:
Maple
Hazel*
Ember

• = most favourite

I love Wren for a boy, it feels strong but graceful at the same time.

From your later list I love Robin or Evan, and Hazel and Ember.

One that comes to mind for me, that I wonder if you will like too, is Aster? Works for boy or girl and gives you a nature theme.

Wren is a lovely name :) Of the updated list I like Robin but might be too on the nose with Wren, think Evan and Forrest are good, but Copper, Wander and Bramble are too adventurous for me!

I went to school with an Everest which you might like? Or River is a more well used adventurous name (there were 410 boys named this in 2023).

I think all your girls names are nice except Clover which is just a bit too cow/butter related for me, Maple is too food related and Wander doesn't feel like a name to me. My favourite would be Celeste, but I think Ember would go super nicely with Wren.

"Yikes is that Aural pronounced oral? I wouldn't do that to a child."

Uh... No, it's Aurel pronounced Aurel. In French it's more usually written Aurèle (and also more often comes as a composed name Marc-Aurèle).

Dove ?

Linnet is pretty.

Alouette means songbird in French.

Not Sparrow. Definitely not.

I LOVE Wren for a boy! My other favorite bird name would be Jay :)

Yikes is that Aural pronounced oral? I wouldn't do that to a child.

I love Wren as a name I thought it was a girls name but apparently it's unisex and I love wrens too!

I'm not sure about some of your choices though, definitely not Sparrow OP, that would be crazy! Copper makes me think Copper pipe - or did you mean Cooper? Wander isn't a name so I'd give that a miss. Forrest just makes me think Gump. I know a couple of dogs called Bramble so i wouldn't go for that. I think Robin and Even work really well though.

I like all your girls names apart from Clover - sounds like a name for a cow, Ember, and Wander which isn't a name in English. I love Celeste and Poppy.

When it comes t natural names I also like Ash, Willow, Bryony and Laurel.

If your heart is set on another bird name I really like Raven, Sabine (a type of gull), Oriole, Serin, Cory (Cory’s is one of the shearwaters), Linnet.

Nature names - Hazel, Linden, Brooke, Iris, Briony, Briar, Tove, Stella

I agree that Bram would be a better name than Bramble.
Etta is nice, and not over used (plus easy to spell!).
I love the name Arden which is a Shakespearean forest! Or Oberon?
Odile and Odette for a girl, perhaps?.

You're so welcome ♥️ Sorry you're getting such a rough go on here.

Of your DH's suggestions, I really like Olive, and Ember. Love Robin. I used to know a boy called Bram (short for Abraham or Abram I think, but he never used the long form) and it suited him so well!

Boy:

Robin : I dunno, I like the unisex and nature vibe but together with Wren I'm not sure
Evan : like but not love, it's just a bit common (especially compared to some of your other choices !)
Forrest : I don't hate it but the end makes me think of Ernest, and by association it makes the name sound a bit... stuffy ? Old-fashioned ? Which I don't think is what you're looking for !
Copper : I actually like it, but I think it's 1 bit adventurous. How well your child bears this sort of name will depend a lot on their personality so it's a bit of a risk maybe ?
Wander (not sure?) : not keen on using a verb as a name, I'd stick to nouns (though I do like the sound of it). How about Sander ?
Bramble : sorry but I'd say no to this one, it sounds a bit like a name out of a fairy tale - and if you like this kind of vibe I'd personally go for something like Oberon rather than Bramble !

Girl:

Poppy : I'm probably in the minority but I don't like it, not sure if it's the "pop" sound, or the fact that it doesn't really have any nice shortenings, or the link between the flower and cocaïne, but I struggle to like it.
Maple : love the tree but it reminds me a bit of mrs Marple 😬
Hazel : I like it quite a lot !
Etta : it's nice but I think it's nicer as a shortening for a longer ette or etta name, such as Henrietta, Odette, Colette, etc.
Olive : I like it but there have been a LOT of Olivers and Olivias recently...
Clover : I like it, it's not my favourite in the list but it's nice
Ember : I'm sure some people will say "it's Amber not Ember !" but I like the meaning of Ember ! It's nice.
Wander : yeah really not sure
Celeste : love it

So my fav for boys would be Sander or Copper and for girls Celeste and Hazel.

As an aside I also love Aurel for a boy. It means gold in latin.

I think a good plan is to imagine you're walking into a room full of people and you'll have to introduce yourself.

Hi, I'm sparrow.

Errrrrrrrrrr

Wander? Does DH mean Wanda?
The others aren't too bad.
Robin, Evan, Olive and Celeste are lovely.
Just remember they'll have the name in adulthood so avoid whimsy.

I love nature names. Do like Sparrow, but not with Wren - shame! Such a cute nickname though. I think be careful with birds names not to sound a bit too themed, but Robin works. Or my favourite bird name is Merlin!

Does a comment like this do anything other than make you (presumeably?) feel good and the OP feel a bit crap about a name her boy has had for two years now? Surely there are kinder ways to spend your time.

Fwiw, OP, I think Wren is a fab name for a boy or girl. Sorry you've had a rough pregnancy - I had the same and it was awful. Hope things keep looking up from here on out