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Which would you choose from our final Top 2?

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MamaLoLo1 · 20/12/2025 22:01

Baby is nearly here and we don't know if it's a boy or a girl. This is our third. Our older two don't have any kind of theme in their names and neither name is in the Top 100 for the UK - not that that's a requirement this time!

Our top choice for a girl are Nancy and Celeste.

For a boy, it's Rudy and Lucien.

What are your thoughts? Which would you choose?

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cheapskatemum · 23/12/2025 17:23

Lucien & Celeste

DreamOfTheRarebitFiend · 23/12/2025 16:57

Celeste for the girl's name. I really dislike both Rudy and Lucien, sorry.

ilovepixie · 23/12/2025 16:50

Nancy or Rudy. Lucian reminds me of the annoying boy in Enid Blyton Ship of Adventure

Calliopespa · 23/12/2025 16:27

HomeStress · 20/12/2025 22:02

Lucien and Celeste. I love those.

Lucien and Celeste for me too.

I'm sorry I don't like Rudy or Nancy at all.

Hazelmaybe · 23/12/2025 14:57

Celeste and Rudy

FenceBooksCycle · 22/12/2025 07:49

I'd go for Celeste rather than Nancy. Not that I'm q huge fan of Celeste as a name but Nancy has the same associations of Frumpy-Old-Lady for me as names like Mildred or Gertrude.

Rudy and Lucien are equally good im my view. If it's a boy I'd wait and see what he looks like once he's a day old and pick the one that suits him best at that point. Lucien seems more like an intellectual thinker and Rudy sounds like a rough-and-tumble sporty person but you'll not know which of those he is till he's quite a bit older!

Etatauri · 22/12/2025 07:46

Nancy and Rudy 🥰.

We have a Rudi in the family, also born close to Christmas, and I love it. However sadly he has been teased about it sounding like rude. We've spent quite a bit of time making him feel confident about it and practicing shrugging off negative opinions. Kids will usually find something to tease you about if they're determined enough.

Noone seems to associate it with Rudolf to be fair, and he loves hearing his name in Rudi the red nosed reindeer.

Rosygoldapple · 22/12/2025 07:45

Nancy. I dislike both of the boy names. Those names make me think of rude and Lucifer.

MissMay95 · 22/12/2025 07:41

All four names are gorgeous!!! But if I had to choose I'd say Nancy and Lucien

MummytoBoth · 22/12/2025 07:08

Celeste and Rudy❤️ lovely names!

Lemonlimonade · 22/12/2025 07:00

i love Céleste

I hate Rudy (Rude-y is a fart) or the long form Rudolph

theunbreakablecleopatrajones · 22/12/2025 02:48

Nancy and Lucian - I like them both a lot

Celeste makes me think of the pill and/or sad 50s housewives. Cecile maybe?

Rudy is a bit too ho ho ho, and a bit too I wish I belonged to soho house. Rory is a great alternate, but v popular.

NannyOf8Girls · 22/12/2025 02:01

Celeste Rudy

Anyahyacinth · 22/12/2025 01:31

Alexandrine · 22/12/2025 00:26

Celeste and Lucien sound quite French chic and are nice enough. Nancy and Rudy seem trendier and are not my cup of tea - and to be honest I mostly think of tragic Nancy from Oliver and “Nudey Rudey” when I hear those two.

Yes my mind goes to Nancy in Oliver Twist too

Anyahyacinth · 22/12/2025 01:30

Rudy...reminds me of Trumps lawyer pal, awful New York Mayor and his sweating black dye from his hair in a press conference...definitely unpleasant associations sadly

SleepingStandingUp · 22/12/2025 01:27

I love Lucien, it was on our list.

I know two lovely Nancy's so probably Nancy out of those two

DiscoBeat · 22/12/2025 00:29

Hmm none of them to be honest but if I had to I'd go for Celeste and Rudy

SnowFrogJelly · 22/12/2025 00:29

None of the above

Alexandrine · 22/12/2025 00:26

Celeste and Lucien sound quite French chic and are nice enough. Nancy and Rudy seem trendier and are not my cup of tea - and to be honest I mostly think of tragic Nancy from Oliver and “Nudey Rudey” when I hear those two.

ZoomPup1 · 21/12/2025 17:43

Nancy and Rudy

awrbc81 · 21/12/2025 17:18

Nancy or Rudy (but not too keen on either boy name)

Proudofitbabe · 21/12/2025 16:56

Nancy is sweet.
I really dislike the boy options, think both would be quite tricky names to live with in their own way. I just hear Lucifer and Rudy Poody 🙈

Dorsetlucky · 21/12/2025 16:50

HomeStress · 20/12/2025 22:02

Lucien and Celeste. I love those.

This.

AwfullyGood · 21/12/2025 16:32

Not keen on them but if pushed Celeste & Rudy.

If it's a girl, Ruby is a much nicer name than those listed imo.

luckylavender · 21/12/2025 11:06

I like Nancy & Celeste. Don’t like either of the boy’s names.