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Baby name shortlist

28 replies

thedollshouse · 13/08/2009 18:24

I am only just pregnant and have a long way to go yet but as its now "official" I thought I would draw up a short list of names. We already have a ds named Finlay.

Girls:
Annabel, Aoife, Emmeline, Eliza, Francesca, Isabella, Matilda, Olivia, Polly, Tabitha.

Boys:

Archie, Angus, Edmund, Felix, Gregory, Harry, Louis, Oliver, Rory, Tobias.

I know that some of them are quite popular but I'm not too fussed about that.

What is the Mumsnet verdict?

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weaselbudge · 13/08/2009 18:49

I am also toying with Matilda but previous mumsnet verdict seems to be that it is now quite popular - love it though. All your girls names are quite "posh" (which I love) but I would be interested to know whether you plan to use any shortened names eg I like Annabel shortened to Annie but hate Francesca shortened to Frankie or Isabella shortened to Izzie ....

Boys - my faves are harry, oliver and felix. I really don't like edmund (although love Ted!)

GoldenSnitch · 13/08/2009 18:28

I would avoid Isabella and Olivia - they've been extremely popular over the past couple of years and there are loads of them.

SoupDragon · 13/08/2009 18:28

I'm not at all keen on Archie, Annabel, Emmeline or Polly but there aren't any dreadful ones in the list