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Name ideas please (boys esp).

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LaDiDaDi · 14/06/2009 16:34

I'm due in Dec and need to while way time until then and I love a good baby names thread sooo...

I have lots of ideas for girls names and basically I would like something not too cutesy and a well known but not very fashionable right now iyswim.

Nina
Alexa
Harriet
Ruth
Elsa
Susannah

Really struggling for boys which I have the same criteria for

Stephen
Arthur

also like but can't have

Michael
Edwin
Edward

Any ideas please?

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tracedw · 21/06/2009 18:17

CLEMENTINE
LOVEDAY
AUGUSTA
SORCHA
DYMPHNA
VIOLET

ShowOfHands · 21/06/2009 16:33

Jennifer
Philippa
Stella
Clara
Maeve
Constance

Deemented · 21/06/2009 16:29

Love the name Brendan but it's too near my ds name for us to consider.

MrsBonJovi · 21/06/2009 16:13

Jason.and Lucinda..cos.....well noone else has said it and it was the names of my cabbage patch kids!!!

nappyaddict · 21/06/2009 16:06

Or other variants are Claudella, Claudelle, Claude, Claudetta, Claudina

nappyaddict · 21/06/2009 16:02

How about Claudette or Claudine if you think Claudia is too similar to Laura.

tracedw · 19/06/2009 23:43

My 3 boys-OSCAR
TADHG
CONAN
my dh is irish therefore the gaelic names

Some other suggestions
lorcan
Eugene
Flynn
Finn
Kian

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LaDiDaDi · 19/06/2009 21:56

Robin is lovely but sounds ridiculous with dp's surname.

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LaDiDaDi · 19/06/2009 21:55

I like Claudia, definitely but does it sound too much like Laura? They've both got that "aw" sound in the middle.

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MissGreatBritain · 19/06/2009 20:23

Leon

Claudia

Rowan

Woollymummy · 19/06/2009 15:50

Robin

stroppyknickers · 19/06/2009 15:46

I love Mabel. It's the name of my pretend child that I would have if we could have another one and guarantee it was female.

nappyaddict · 19/06/2009 13:54

I like Mabel, Felix and Jude. My main criteria for names were that I couldn't know more than 2 children with it so for me Jemima, Orla, Rachel and definitely Elliott would be out.

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LaDiDaDi · 19/06/2009 10:03

Mabel is nice.

Not sure about Rachel, sometimes I think it sounds very harsh and I hate Rach but it does fit with my criteria.

Orla is lovely but I think it would sound silly as a sib for Laura.

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stroppyknickers · 19/06/2009 09:29

Rachel? Orla? Mabel?

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LaDiDaDi · 19/06/2009 09:25

I like Jemima, I don't think dp does and I do wonder if it's a bit frilly iyswim.

Jed is a bit different to the others isn't it?

Veering towards Elliott for a boy today.

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shockers · 18/06/2009 22:09

Bryony
Jemima

shockers · 18/06/2009 22:05

Jethro
Felix
Jude

janeite · 18/06/2009 21:56

fashioned

janeite · 18/06/2009 21:56

Sorry but I really don't like Jed. I just want to add an 'i' to the end. Tis very different to the solid, old fashoned type names you've mentioned before.

TheRedSalamander · 18/06/2009 21:20

Love Hugh. DS2 was very nearly Hugh, if there is ever a major slip up and we have another baby (that turns out to be a boy!) then he will be Hugh.

Cecily is my fave girls name.

Zil131 · 18/06/2009 16:33

i know a Ged - it's short for Gerard (he is 40), but I like it.

bumptwitknocker · 18/06/2009 15:22

I know a Jed who is atleast 75...

fortyplus · 18/06/2009 00:06

I know a Jed who is 60

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LaDiDaDi · 17/06/2009 23:23

What does everyone think of Jed? Too nicknamey?

I like your choices janeite, will have to convince dp though!

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