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HorryIsUpduffed · 29/04/2013 13:27

No point putting this in Baby Names.

Just had a healthy scan at 13+1. Would LOVE to use a GH name as both DSs "coincidentally" have GH first names.

Here's a list. Which do you think are even remotely useable? We have a very plain surname starting in J- and I have removed the DCs we already have.

Barbara, Harriet, Hester, Helen (Nell), Serena, Léonie, Prudence, Horatia, Phoebe, Cressida, Anthea, Venetia, Henrietta, Sophia, Judith, Sarah, Annis, Mary, Drusilla, Arabella, Diana, Cleone, Penelope, Frederica, Abigail, Katherine (Kitty or Kate), Deborah, Elinor, Ancilla, Hero, Jenny

Justin, Sylvester, Adolphus, Dominic, Ivo, Vernon, Julian, Jack, Ashley, Marcus, Gervase, Giles, Anthony, Frederick, Edward, Jasper, Hugh (Hugo), Charles, Waldo, Gareth, Tristam, Richard, Philip, Christopher (Kit), John, Robert, Miles, Max

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LadyDamerel · 29/04/2013 19:36

Deborah Wink

joanofarchitrave · 29/04/2013 18:41

I have known someone who did this... can't say what she chose...

I have to say I would go for something not TOO Heyer. My faves in caps.
Harriet
HESTER
Helen
Serena
Sophia
JUDITH
SARAH
Mary
KATHERINE
Deborah
Elinor
Hero

Dominic
Jack
Marcus
ANTHONY
Frederick
Edward
Charles
Christopher
John
Robert
Max

LadyIsabellaWrotham · 29/04/2013 14:06

FOAF named her baby girl Charis after Frederica's sister, which is rather nice.

DuchessOfAvon · 29/04/2013 14:01

Ooh! How lovely!

Let's think:

Nope:
Barbara, Serena, Horatia, Anthea (I worked with an absolute harriden called Anthea and its killed the name for me Sad, Drusilla, Arabella, Cleone, Penelope, Ancilla

Comme ci, comme ca:
Harriet, Léonie, Phoebe, Cressida, Henrietta, Sophia, Judith, Sarah, Mary, Katherine (Kitty or Kate), Deborah, Elinor, Jenny

Two thumbs up:
Hester, Helen (Nell), Prudence, Annis, Diana, Abigail,

Would LOVE you to use it, but the poor wee thing may struggle:
Venetia, Frederica, Hero

Nope:
Adolphus, Vernon, Gervase, Waldo

Comme ci, comme ca:
Dominic, Julian, Jack, Ashley,

Two thumbs up:
Justin, Ivo, Marcus, Giles, Anthony, Frederick, Edward, Jasper, Hugh Hugo, Charles, Gareth, Tristam, Richard, Philip, Christopher Kit, John, Robert, Miles, Max

Would LOVE you to use it, but the poor wee thing may struggle:
Sylvester

Faves are in bold.

HorryIsUpduffed · 29/04/2013 13:57

The boys list is truly horrendous in places, isn't it!

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