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Our short shortlist

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PanicMode · 23/03/2010 13:53

Girls we have sorted out - Beatrice or Freya

Boys - and I know that these are not to everyone's taste but these are the only ones we can agree on....

Jasper
Piers
Magnus
Felix
Henry/Harry
Monty

We have a Theo(dore) and a Rufus already......

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AllieW · 24/03/2010 11:40

Felix, Magnus or Henry. (And I definitely prefer Henry to Harry. You have the option of calling him Harry if you name him Henry, though, since it is technically a nn for Henry.)

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PanicMode · 24/03/2010 08:21

baskingseals - Angus was also on our list but we felt that was too close to Rufus - Magnus seems less so, although it's still difficult, so we probably won't use it.

I'm surprised that there's such a democratic mix of opinions tbh - I thought Piers would get FAR more type reactions, and that I'd have a few more 'cat and dog' responses to having a Felix and a Rufus!

I do really like Jasper, but DS1 says he hates it - we shouldn't have told him the shortlist should we!!

If we choose Monty, it would be the NN - Montgomery would go on the BC, but we do have a double barrelled surname, so I think that may be a bit OTT.

Thank you for all of your opinions - we still have just over 5 weeks so I'm hoping we'll come to a consensus by then!

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randomimposter · 23/03/2010 21:47

Think they all flow well with your DCs except perhaps Henry/Harry - too safe. (Love it personally, would probably be the only one of yours on my list).

Would probably plump for Piers or Monty to balance out the other 2 best.

Know a Herbie? (Dunno if this is a NN actually and there is a longer name behind it...).

janeiteisFedUp · 23/03/2010 21:47

Monty

piscesmoon · 23/03/2010 21:41

I only like Henry/Harry

baskingseals · 23/03/2010 21:39

Really love Monty. Bloody fantastic name.

Also like Magnus but think it's too similar to Rufus.
btw I've got a Theodore and an Angus!

magbags · 23/03/2010 21:25

Felix (biased )

liliputlady · 23/03/2010 21:03

I really like the name Piers! And Harry too from your list.

Eglu · 23/03/2010 20:48

I love Jasper and Felix. And I think they would go well with your other boys.

LadyCressida · 23/03/2010 20:41

I think with Theo and Rufus, either Henry, Harry (mostly because I really love the nn Hal) or Jasper sounds best.

Felix makes me think of cat food, sorry.

mathanxiety · 23/03/2010 19:48

Felix and Piers. I prefer Beatrice from your girls' names.

loobylu3 · 23/03/2010 17:53

Jasper- love this and perfect with your other DCs names
Piers- dislike
Magnus- like, perhaps a bit similar to Rufus though!
Felix- like
Henry/Harry- love Henry, Harry is okay
Monty- like

I love both Theodore and Rufus btw.
I would choose Henry or Jasper, followed by Felix and Monty.

Out of your girl's choices, I love Beatrice.
Freya is pretty but I have gone off it as it has been used by so many 'celebs'

jennycomelately · 23/03/2010 17:45

Jasper or Felix, but Theo and Felix possibly too similar sounding (I have ds with those names, keep mixing them up!)

Ineedsomesleep · 23/03/2010 16:59

Really like them all except Piers. Especially like Henry and Magnus.

Prefer Montgomery to the shortened version. You could shorten it to Monty as a pet name.

PestoMonster · 23/03/2010 16:56

Felix

CaptainPicardsPineapple · 23/03/2010 16:49

I like Felix from your list.

ellesabe · 23/03/2010 16:40

I think Jasper or Henry

JosephineClaire · 23/03/2010 16:28

I like Piers - if our surname didn't begin with an S it'd be on our list (and I do know a very lovely Piers!)

I also like Jasper - great names! x

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telsa · 23/03/2010 15:55

I love Jasper. There's something very upbeat about it.
I also react against Piers. I think because all the Piers I have ever come across have been dorks - including Piers Morgan! (Piers Corbyn is at least a semi-useful dork, I gues). It is a very public school type of name. That may not be a problem for you, of course.

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PanicMode · 23/03/2010 15:47

Iwillnotnevereat - one of those G names is DH's, we have a Theo so can't have a Leo, and the other G name isn't my taste.....

but it's nice to see that someone has similar taste to mine and that I'm not that 'out there' with the names!

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Hulababy · 23/03/2010 15:19

From OP I like Henry or Harry.

IWillNotNeverEatATomato · 23/03/2010 15:18

your shortlist for boys sounds very similar to mine, except I also had

Giles
Guy
and Leo
(incase you feel like expanding your list)

and didn't have Piers or Magnus on my list so these are not my thing

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PanicMode · 23/03/2010 14:52

I love Magnus the best tummytickler, but DH isn't sure, given we already have a Rufus...

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weepootle · 23/03/2010 14:50

Like Henry & Felix. Monty is ok.