If you were naming children tomorrow, what names would you pick?

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Following in from my “how quickly do names come back into fashion”, I thought it would be fun to say what names we would pick, together with our own age, as our own age and peers will have influenced choices.

I am in my fifties. If I was naming babies tomorrow, my girls would be Lydia and Penelope (Penny), and my boys would be Paul and Finn.

I'm 42 and I would name them:
Sophie
Emilia

Alexander
Ben

I'm late 40s but I'd pick Frazer and bronwyn

Mid 30s
id pick Constance (Nn Connie) and Sebastian

Martha, Magadeline, MaryGrace
Danny
Oran
Coinneach

50s
Juliet
Victor

Early 30s and hoping to be pregnant one day soon.

I think I’d look at him/her to decide out of my selection.

boys: either Rupert, Miles or Lysander
girls: either Beatrix, Juliette or Romilly

I am nearly 40 and would have called DD Annie.

Fionnlagh Jude
Sean Podraig
Ruaridh Caimbeul,
Grainne Mab
Oisin Taliesin Emrys,

Or

Gabriel Aonghas
Fearghas Jude
Seamus Lachlan
Eileis Marsali,
Lorcan Taliesin

Mid 50s

Linnet is due a revival I think.

I’ve always liked the name Fabrice, don’t know how that would play over here

@midlifecrash Lynette?

Iris and Xander.

Xander was the name we had picked if we had a boy, and Iris goes well with DDs name. I’m 30’s, and grew up with an unusual name and it was a pain so not fussed for having the most unknown obscure name.

No, Linnet, it’s a kind of bird and the name was popular in the (I think?) 1920s

Mine would be Anouk and Xander. I’m 45.

Interesting to see Edwin mentioned twice, that’s dh’s name and we haven’t met another one (in UK).

@BiscuitLover3678 My dd is a Beatrix, you don’t hear of many so nice to see her name mentioned.

50s. I'd love a boy called Michael (influenced by the film Michael with John Travolta)

Interestingly my son’s name has been mentioned a few times, my daughter’s not at all.

I wouldn’t pick my children’s names again - those were my choices in my 20s, fashions and passions change.

@AmsterdamFleur I’ve only ever met one Edwin; he’s in DDS class at school.

I’m early 40s. My current picks (disregarding things like having to ‘match’ with DD’s name):

Girls: Frida, Flora, Aster, Cleo

Boys: Rufus, Cassian, Auden, William

@midlifecrash I’ve loved Linnet ever since reading/watching The Children of Green Knowe in the 80s.

Noor is lovely. I'd go with orlaith, flora, eammon and oisin. Mix of scottish and Irish.

I'm in my 60s. I'd have
Jade
Dawn
Liam
Siobahn

Me too!! Really excited that I get to hopefully use them!

I'm 43, mine would be

Sabine
Serendipity
Remiah

Felix
Aloysius
Romeo

Grace (gracie) and Reuben

In my 40s.

James / Joshua

Isabella / Lilly

Late 30's.

Sylvia Joan, Vera and for a boy Sam.

40s

Elias or Ezra
Adela or Beatrice