*Oh what to choose....*

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We are expecting our second DC in a few weeks time and sill a little unsure over names. Any feedback would be gratefully recieved:

Girls
Imogen
Felicity
Annabel
Rosie
Martha
Harriet

Boys
Edward
Felix
Xander
Milo

I like Martha and Milo.

Edward and Imogen

Imogen or Martha - will go for Imogen as nn Immy is nice.

Edward

If you like Xander what about Xavier? I only like Xander as a nn for Alexander, not as a name in itself

Harriet and Felix for me.

Felicity or Harriet
and Edward

Martha and Felix.

I have a 6-year-old Harriet (nn Hattie) so I'd choose that. Felicity was the other name we had lined up for her but DH said she looked more like a Harriet when she was born. I also like Imogen but with Mo as a probable nickname.

Edward or Milo are my favourites from your boys' list. Felix makes me think of cats.

Edward and Harriet.

Felix and Felicity (twins in The Chalet School books)

But I think all the names on your list are lovely!

Some really nice names there...

Love Felicity, Annabel, Martha and Harriet.

From the boys list, I like all of them.

That's not much help, is it?

Thanks for your quick responses. Please keep them coming. After a lengthy discussion over a glass of wine, at the moment I am swinging towards Annabel, Martha or Felix and my other half is swinging towards Felicity and Edward . Any MN got any preferences out of those?

Imogen - Quite a 'sensible' girls name IMO
Felicity - love it
Annabel - love it more
Rosie - boring
Martha - bit dull
Harriet - ok bit not an attractive name

Edward - great (but common)
Felix - love it
Xander - no, no, no. Not a fan. Think its ok as NN
Milo - love it

Girls
Imogen - yes
Felicity - yes
Annabel - ok
Rosie - not v exciting
Martha - lovely
Harriet - the best one. I wanted it for dd2 (with nn Hattie) but dp wouldn't play

Boys
Edward - lovely
Felix - dislike
Xander - no
Milo - no

Felicity and Edward. Good, solid names. Not particularly 'trendy'. Some of your names are very 'in' in certain areas/ circles - there may be loads of them around.

Imogen - bit trendy in certain slightly posh-ish circles
Felicity - like it
Annabel - hate it, baby Annabel
Rosie - sweet but not for grown ups
Martha - like imogen
Harriet - nope

Edward - nice, simple and classic
Felix - goes with imogen and martha for sure
Xander - quite like it because it is the most unusual of the bunch!
Milo - another one of the imogen and martha's

Wartha and Edward

Martha even!

Edward and Imogen. Both lovely classic names for a baby/ child and work into adulthood also! x

Thanks - anyone else?

We have now narrowed it down to:

Girls
Annabel or Martha

Boys
Edward or Felix

Martha and Milo for me.

I actually like all your boys names.

Milo was in the running whilst I was having DS...but too many people mentioned the dreaded Tweenies association. Thankfully The Tweenies seem to have disappeared from our teevee screens these past couple of years so I may be considering it again for DC2 (due in May).

Leave it till the day/ or few days after you give birth. Not so you can see what 'suits' the child )hard to tell imo), but just to try a few out. Call your child the names and see what you feel comfortable with saying.

(But I will keep me fingers crossed it's a boy as Edward's much nicer than Martha!)

Thanks for your feedback. I have noticed Annabel doesnt seem to get many votes. Is it too 'girly'!!!

The 'bel' names are quite popular i.e. Isabel/le, Mirabelle (at least on MN) which may be why it doesn't get many votes. Personally, I love Anna but dislike Annabel completely irrational, I know!).

Like all your names except Edward, can't stand it for some inexplicable reason.

As for your short list I like Annabel or Felix.

Harriet or Imogen for a girl
Edward for a boy