Have just read 40,0001 baby names - help me choose from the final list xxx

Ooh people like Marianne, don't forget it has the Jane Austen pedigree.

Marianne and Hester my faves from the girls' list. Hazel and Nina very good as first names too. What's your name Boobz? (Other than Boobz of course.) Us that in the middle.

Boys:

Christopher (Kester) Benjamin

Tristan good, but not sure what with. Not Benjamin. Blake, maybe.

Christopher or Marianne

and do you like unisex names, like Jocelyn or Elliot?

and not Bishop, unless its a family name of course

Bishop Reed is a job not a name

i think you shoudl go for a less popular but not too way out first name, as your surname isn't unusual

so not Lucy, harry, Daniel, Isaac, Ellie, Ella, Isobel,

nothing that starts with R

if you choose a longer name you must be happy with all the usual abbreviations. there is no point in thinking that you can force everyone to call your DD Josephine - they wont they will call her Jo. So do you like Bea, El, Gaby, Penny, Danny, Gabe, Nat and Zac???

You need a polysyllabic first name - so not Leo or tess. personally i think the three syllable names sounds better then the two, but the two are OK. so claudia reed has more impact that Nina Reed

i like most of your names except castor ( sugar) and blake

I always look into the meaning of the names as well. This is a fab link;

www.name-meanings.com/

so my choice above =

Hero Of God - He Will Laugh

Light Hearted - Wisdom

Gabriel Isaac

Jocelyn Sophia

Marianne Sophia for a girl

Gabriel Patrick for a boy (bit biased with this one! )

Boys

First name:

Angus-love it
Charles-ok
Christian-ok
Christopher (Kit)-really like Kit but don't like Kit Reed as a name, sorry.
Daniel-great name imo
Dashiell-ok
Dominic-ok
Elliott-like it
Gabriel-ok
Castor-yuck
Harry-not for me
Hector-like
Isaac-like
Joseph-ok
Kit-see above
Leo-great
Nathanielp-like it
Ruben-ok
Rudy-you can't call a child Rudy Reed!
Tristan-not for me
Zachary-ok

Middle name:

Alexander-nice
Artemus-not keen
Augustus-makes me think of glop form Charlie and the Chocolate factory
Benjamin-fine
Bishop-no, no,no!
Blake-no
Edward-lovely
Henry-lovely
James-fine
Logan-ok
Oliver-ok
Patrick-like it
Samuel-like it
Sebastian-like it

Possible combos we like so far:

Christopher (Kit) Leo Reed-see above re Kit Reed
Dashiell Benjamin Reed-sounds nice together
Castor Samuel Reed-hate Castor
Zachary (Zach) James Reed-ok
Isaac Elliott Reed-flows nicely
Elliott Angus Reed-flows nicely but I prefer, in fact probably like best, Angus Elliott Reed.
I also really like Nathaniel Leo Reed.

Girls

First names:

Annie-lovely
Ava-too trendy for me
Cara-nice
Carys-prefer Cerys
Claudia-nice
Dasha-ok
Dita-ok
Ella-a bit dull
Evangeline (a)-no
Genevieve-love it
Guinevere-too Round Circle
Gwyneth-sounds a bit wet but think it's just the Paltrow association.
Hester-no
Jocelyn-like it
Josephine-ok
Lana-no
Marianne-no
Megan-ok
Molly-ok
Mischa-like it 
Natasha-like it
Penelope-love it
Sasha-ok

Middle names:

Beatrix-love it
Elena-very pretty
Ella-no
Gabriella-like it
Hazel-ok
Isobel-love it
Lucy-ok
Lyra-like it
Morgan-no
Nina-lovely
Rosa-nice
Sophia-nice
Te ss-lovely

Possible combos we like so far:

Claudia Nina Reed -like both names but not this combo
Gwyneth (Gwynnie) Isobel Reed-not sure on Gwynnie
Penelope (Penny; Penn) Lucy Reed-like this a lot
Josephine Ella Reed-ok
Marianne Tess Reed - not keen

I would also suggest
<strong>Penelope</strong> <strong>Isobel</strong> <strong>Reed</strong> <strong>Sasha</strong> <strong>Beatrix</strong> <strong>Reed</strong> <strong>Mischa</strong> <strong>Lucy</strong> <strong>Reed</strong> <strong>Genevieve</strong> <strong>Elena</strong> <strong>Reed</strong>.

I love nathan daniel i think that sounds lovely. For a girl i think i like your choices of middle names. Sophia, elean and isobel are all really nice and will stand the test of time IMO.

Hector Blake (so cool!) and Marianne Elena. I wanted Marianne (with nn Maggie) if my last had been a girl. Elena has nice rhythm and alliteration with Marianne.

Boys

First name:

Angus - I like but dh said we could only have if i could find a scotish link (i didn't!)
Charles - big ears, a bit posh
Christian - no
Christopher (Kit)- love kit
Daniel - like dan/danny
Dashiell - mmm? depends on where you live, around here would be difficult for him
Dominic - not sure
Elliott - a bit soft for me
Gabriel - no
Castor - sugar
Harry - lovely but very popular
Hector - like
Isaac - used to like but since chris moyles made the Isaac Cox joke when sara cox had her ds gone off it
Joseph - very well used
Kit - nice as a nn but not a real name IMO
Leo - like
Nathaniel - bit of a mouthful, imagine teaching him to spell it!
Ruben - not sure
Rudy - no
Tristan - no
Zachary - OK

Middle name:

Alexander
Artemus
Augustus
Benjamin
Bishop
Blake
Edward
Henry
James
Logan
Oliver
Patrick
Samuel
Sebastian

Possible combos we like so far:

Christopher (Kit) Leo Reed - my favourite

Girls

First names:

Annie - like
Ava - like
Cara - someone else said Clara. I prefer this also like Clary
Carys - not sure
Claudia - like
Dasha - a reindeer
Dita - von tease
Ella - very well used
Evangeline (a) - think i like, probably a grower!
Genevieve - no - the spelling thing again!
Guinevere -as above!
Gwyneth - very pretty. If you like this my friend was going to use Gwenna for her dd who was a ds
Hester - I like
Jocelyn - not sure, very adult
Josephine - love - dh wouldn't let me have. I wanted a Josie as nn
Lana - like but had never thought of anal!
Marianne - sounds very 70s to me
Megan - love but very popular
Molly - like but also popular
Mischa - no
Natasha - bit 90s
Penelope - ?
Sasha - ?

Possible combos we like so far:
Love all 3 of these
Claudia Nina Reed
Gwyneth (Gwynnie) Isobel Reed

Josephine Ella Reed

Cluadia gwyneth - works

Evangeline Lucy

Angus Logan (or Logan Angus)

I like Dashiell, Dh would never agree though
Josephine Ella is beautiful, really like it.

Charles Patrick and Megan Lucy

Sorry not read the girls names!
For the boys like
Christopher, Gabriel, Cristian

Hate Castor as it reminds me or sugar.
x

I LIKE THESE

Harry
Joseph
Leo
Zachary

Logan
Samuel

Zachary (Zach) James Reed
Isaac Elliott Reed

Ava
Cara
Ella
Josephine
Megan

Ella
Gabriella
Lucy
Sophia

Josephine Ella Reed

Zachary and Josephine are my faves, lovely

Dominic James Reed

and for a girl

Penelope Rose

Boys

First name:

Angus - no but I like Gus
Charles - not for me but it goes with your last name
Christian - no
Christopher (Kit) - Kit Reed doesn't flow for me
Daniel - very popular
Dashiell - NO!
Dominic - I like this
Elliott - not for me
Gabriel - not for me
Castor - like oil?
Harry - very popular
Hector - as in House?
Isaac - quite a lot of these around too
Joseph - OK but my friends DS gets it mispelt a lot
Kit - see above
Leo - nice
Nathaniel - nice
Ruben - no
Rudy - no
Tristan - a bit poncey for me
Zachary - never really like this name no idea why, would like to like it, just don't!

Middle name:

Alexander - bit long for a middle name
Artemus - quite like this
Augustus - no
Benjamin - also a bit long
Bishop - if it is your maiden name then yes definitely put it in
Blake like Blake's 7
Edward - OK
Henry - OK
James - good for a middle name
Logan - no
Oliver OK
Patrick -OK
Samuel - OK
Sebastian - again a bit long, I like shorter middle names

Possible combos we like so far:

Christopher (Kit) Leo Reed - no Kit Reed doesn't sound right to me
Dashiell Benjamin Reed - please don't
Castor Samuel Reed - ditto
Zachary (Zach) James Reed - no
Isaac Elliott Reed - no
Elliott Angus Reed - no

Girls

First names:

Annie - yes
Ava - popular
Cara - quite nice
Carys - are you Welsh?
Claudia - nice
Dasha - no
Dita - like the stripper? 
Ella - too popular
Evangeline (a) - yes
Genevieve - yes
Guinevere - no
Gwyneth - not for me
Hester - quite like this one!
Jocelyn - yes
Josephine - lots of ways to shorten it
Lana - not sure
Marianne - not sure
Megan - popular
Molly - popular
Mischa - no
Natasha - no
Penelope - love it
Sasha - OK

Middle names:

Beatrix - OK
Elena - OK
Ella - better in middel
Gabriella - too long
Hazel - OK
Isobel - nice
Lucy - nice
Lyra - OK
Morgan - absolutely not
Nina - yes
Rosa - yes
Sophia - yes
Tess - love it

Possible combos we like so far:

Claudia Nina Reed - yes
Gwyneth (Gwynnie) Isobel Reed - no
Penelope (Penny; Penn) Lucy Reed - yes
Josephine Ella Reed - yes
Marianne Tess Reed - not sure

I'm less inspired by your girls' combos. I like Hester, Natasha and Penelope as first names, but am struggling to put them with any of the middle names, from which I like Hazel best.

Maybe Penelope Hazel?

I think that you should avoid having both names ending with the same sound, like you do in your first and third combinations.