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Opinions on my top names please...?

40 replies

rabuxton · 03/03/2009 13:54

I only have 4 weeks to go and DH and I aren't agreeing on any names. Please give opinions on the following...

Boys - Elliot, Darwin, Zander
Girls - Avril, Evangeline, Raina

Any other suggestions welcome although I think we have gone through them all twice now...Help!

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Fimbo · 03/03/2009 16:46

Don't like any of them - sorry!

MrsMattie · 03/03/2009 16:44

Don't like your boy's names.

Evangeline is beautiful, but Avril is horrid and Raina is a bit hippy dippy.

Wolfblass · 03/03/2009 16:38

Love Elliott and Zander

Avril - i think is lovely, very pretty and not at all common.

Evangeline will be shortened to Vangie or Vange - worked with an Evangeline although she was phillipino and crazy and lovely not sure i like the nn's.

Raina - not sure??

strictmumof3 · 03/03/2009 16:26

Out of those i love Elliot (with the 1 T) and Raina.

LiffeyBag · 03/03/2009 16:14

I didn't think of Australia, I thought only of Charles.

LiffeyBag · 03/03/2009 16:13

Elliot - v popular for some reason. Too feminine imo. No natural nn, Elle? Elly?

Darwin - Different, but do you know what? I really like it.

Zander- ok, but I@d put Alexander on the bc and call him xander.

Avril - ok, bit blah, but pretty.
Evangeline - no. But I do really like Eve. Just Eve. Not evie or Evangeline
Raina - no, horrible and it reminds me of the spanish for frog.

wastingmyeducation · 03/03/2009 16:09

Zander looks spelt wrong, Raina looks made up.

The others however are lovely!

Issy123 · 03/03/2009 16:06

I like Elliot, but don't like any of the other names. But its just not my taste, I prefer traditional names. If we all liked the same thing it would be very dull.

brimfull · 03/03/2009 14:16

I like Raina,we have a Raine at work,Raina is nicer I think.

evangeline is nice,don't like avril

don't like any of the boys names-sorry

Tillyscoutsmum · 03/03/2009 14:13

I like Evangeline. I know a Raynor, but never seen a Raina before - I think I like it ...

Not keen on the boy's names - Alexander is a lovely name but not so keen on "just" Zander

herbietea · 03/03/2009 14:07

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Hassled · 03/03/2009 14:06

Darwin is a bit too unusual for me. Elliot is nice, as is Zander but I think he'll spend his life telling people it's not short for Alexander.

Evangeline is a bit porn-star to me . I don't like Raina. Avril is lovely, assuming she's born in APril.

nailpolish · 03/03/2009 14:04

Elliot is my favourite of your boys names
great for a boy and an adult
Avril- really dont like this name.
Raina is lovely. i have a friend Rainey - shortened from Lorraine

ShowOfHands · 03/03/2009 14:03

I like Evangeline and Raina. Not at all keen on the others.

kidcreoleandthecoconuts · 03/03/2009 14:02

Elliot- Lovely name. I would spell it Elliott though.

Darwin- Makes me think of Australia. Not keen on place names used for first names IYKWIM.

Zander- Unusual. But quite nice.

Avril- Pretty.

Evangeline- Too 'churchy' as in evangelist!

Raina- Very unusual. Never heard this before.