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Thoughts on our baby name shortlist for girls and boys?

41 replies

danascully96 · 03/09/2026 23:21

Might do MJ as a nickname for any M names listed under girls (like Spider-Man).

Girls:
Elizabeth “Eliza”
Louisa
Juliet
Charlotte (bf’s dad is named Charles)
Josie (short for Joy Susannah? Or just Josie?)
Margot “Maggie”
Madeline
Violet
Susannah “Susie”
Felicity
Grace
Francesca
Daphne

Boys (so unsure!):
Luke
Max
Peter
Griffin
Christian (we are religious)
James
Rowan
Miles
Patrick
Joseph “Joey”

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Gettingbysomehow · 04/09/2026 07:18

Louisa is nice. You hardly ever hear of any, and of course its my name 😅
Martine...Marty for short is also a nice girls name.

Verdantview · 04/09/2026 07:15

Miles is gorgeous

Felicity or Susannah are lovely.

SamTR1 · 04/09/2026 05:53

A much better list than is normally posted other than Griffin. Was that put in as a joke to check if people were actually reading the full list?

mathanxiety · 04/09/2026 04:25

I like all the boy names except Griffin.
Peter, Patrick, and Joseph are great.

Not keen on Eliza, Charlotte, Margot, Felicity, or Francesca. Josie (short for Joy Susannah) is a bit contrived and also a bit too nicknamey.

I like the rest of the girl names. My favourites are Susannah, Louisa, Tess, and Daphne. No need to start with Tessa and abbreviate it. Tess is perfectly nice.

It strikes me that you are thinking Josie/ Joseph - it's a name that's common to both lists. I'd choose Josephine for a girl if you like Joseph. You may like to keep the name for a boy later though.

Softcream · 04/09/2026 03:43

Nice list. My favourites are:
Tess, Juliet, Felicity
Luke, James, Rowan

Least favourites are:
Violet, Daphne
Griffin, Peter, Joseph

user1492757084 · 04/09/2026 03:36

All nice names.

The only ones not to my taste are ..
Daphne, Margot, Violet, James, Miles.

I favour the more classic spelling of ..
Josephine
Susanna
Madeleine

StampOnTheGround · 04/09/2026 03:09

Elizabeth/Eliza - ok
Louisa - no
Juliet - no
Charlotte - yes
Josie - ok (not short for Joy Susannah though)
Margot - yes
Madeline - yes
Violet - yes
Susannah - no
Felicity - ok
Grace - no
Francesca - yes
Daphne - no
Tessa/Tess - ok

Luke - yes
Max - yes
Peter - no
Griffin - no
Christian - no
James - yes
Rowan - ok
Miles - no
Patrick - no
Joseph/Joey - no
George - ok

LivingTheDreamish · 04/09/2026 03:01

For me the standout ones are

Elizabeth/Eliza
Josie (if short for Josephine)
Francesca
Daphne - I've always liked this name, glad to see it coming back

Luke
Peter
Patrick
Joseph (prefer Joe to Joey)

NamingNoNames · 03/09/2026 23:55

Elizabeth -yes “Eliza” - no
Louisa - ok
Juliet - ok
Charlotte (bf’s dad is named Charles) - ok
Josie (short for Joy Susannah? Or just Josie?) - no
Margot “Maggie” - no.
Madeline - don't like Maddie
Violet - ok
Susannah “Susie” -yes
Felicity - ok but long
Grace - ok
Francesca- - ok
Daphne- ok

Boys: all ok
Luke
Max
Peter - yes
Griffin - Smile
Christian (we are religious) - no
James - yes
Rowan
Miles
Patrick
Joseph
“Joey” - no

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danascully96 · 03/09/2026 23:46

Thank you to everyone so far! I forgot to say I also like George and Tessa “Tess.”

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LasVegass · 03/09/2026 23:23

Not mad about Daphne and Griffin. All the others are nice.

And in the opposite corner. Daphne and Griffen are my favourite and I am not keen on most of the others 😀 (I do like Miles and Louisa)

StrongandNorthern · 03/09/2026 23:32

Griffin?????

seahorsessky · 03/09/2026 23:31

Like them, generally classic, though Margot/Daphne might date, and there's a lot of Violets right now.
For boys, I would tend to go for Luke or James as they're more timeless, and less likely to be nicknamed. Peter/Christian make me think of men in their 40s, though no doubt they'll come round again!

Glidinglikeaswan · 03/09/2026 23:29

All good. I have a Madeline aka Maddie.

ProseBeforeBros · 03/09/2026 23:26

Eliza, Juliet, Charlotte and Daphne were all on my list, I love these!
James and Joey are my favourites from the boys. Maybe Peter too.
All nice names really.

LasVegass · 03/09/2026 23:23

Not mad about Daphne and Griffin. All the others are nice.