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Boy/ Girl names that go with a 1 syllable surname!

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Cheekster · 14/12/2008 22:00

Please help with this one!

It was easy with DS1, we both agreed on the name Noah from about 12 weeks pg and both loved the name (although chose not to tell the family until he was born)

This time its so much harder, these are what we have come up with - but none really click iykwim.

Girls
LOLA
MAGGIE
EVIE - though getting too popular
ISABELLE/ISABELLA
MADELEINE

Boys
ISAAC
SAMUEL
VINCE
SETH - but this sounds odd with our surname

Please tell me your HONEST opinions and feel free to add more to the list! I will keep you posted with our opinions

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PeachyBidsYouNadoligLlawen · 14/12/2008 22:25

well samuel must be O as we have that (1 syllable surname here also) LOL

we also have stirling, haold and sebastian- but dh and I both have 1 syllable christian names and I ften get comlpimented on my name

dizzyjingles · 14/12/2008 22:24

Maggie is lovely but please don't use Margaret - I have an unreasonable dislike for Margaret!

Penny or Nell could be from Penelope which is fab

Talia is very pretty and could be from Natalia if you decide to go long so to speak

Reuben was my boys name of choice - I have 3 girls

what about

Beatrice
Cecelia nn Cece
Phoebe
Corinna
Celeste

frankbestfriend · 14/12/2008 22:24

Agree with others that a longer name is nice with a short surname.

We have a Francesca, but I also like Lucinda and Georgina.

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Cheekster · 14/12/2008 22:20

I love a lot of those suggestions. I think youre right about needing a long name like Elizabeth to go with a 1 syllable surname.

Im loving Reuben and Talia is a v pretty name.

IKWYM about Maggie making you smile - its so cute!

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merrykittymas · 14/12/2008 22:06

fellow name thread addict

dizzyjingles · 14/12/2008 22:05
dizzyjingles · 14/12/2008 22:04

Lila
Freya
Nina
Nancy
Nell
Penny
Amelie
Kitty

Reuben
Luca
Rufus
Nico

lovelydear · 14/12/2008 22:04

i love all those names. unusually for me. maggie is great. and i like penny for some reason too. it makes me smile.

merrykittymas · 14/12/2008 22:03

We have one syllable surname and I agree it is hard to find names that "go"

I have an Abigail, Talia and Bethany

Madison
Olivia
Cordelia
Francesca
Amelia

hashim · 14/12/2008 22:02

Elizabeth. I think if you have a short sounding surname, a longer first name is great.