Help & inspiration needed!

[piglet75]

Ok ladies... I'm not sure whether it's the pg hormones but I can't seem to find any names I really, truly, properly love! Would love your thoughts on my shortlist & also any that you can add that are similar in feel. I'm finding boys the hardest.

I already have an Oscar who is 2.5 - next baby (sex unknown) due in 6 wks. I am obviously after something that works well with his name.

So far I have....

Girls:
Annelie (like but our surname is also a girl's name that ends in 'ly', might be a bit of a mouthful!)
Ava
Isla
Saskia
Aurelia

Boys:
Arthur (like the most but worried about what it will get shortened to)
Archie
Leo
Dominic

Isla and Felix

I love all of your girls names! Ava and Isla are extremely popular at the moment, so you may want to consider that. Saskia and Aurelia are more unusual, gosh they're all lovely, I simply can't decide

Arthur is a personal favourite of mine, it goes to well with Oscar too! Like Leo too, not a fan of Dominic, I feel it's quite effeminate name for a boy (but that's just me), and Archie is also very popular at the moment.

It's Arthur for me ...and I think Ava ...or saskia ...or maybe Aurelia
Good luck choosing! x

That should be 'so well' x

Annelie - no
Ava - dull
Isla - OK
Saskia - lovely
Aurelia - OK

Arthur - lovely
Archie - OK
Leo - no
Dominic - lovely

Arthur is wonderful. Our Arthur is currently just Arthur. I think the general shortenings are Art or Artie.

Isla and Ava are my favourites of your girl options.

Artie is so cute, so long as you don't add Dee-Two as his second name! Though my other half would love that

From your list I like

Ava
Isla
Aurelia

Arthur
Achie
Dominic

Aurelia or Saskia for girls. I think Aurelia edges Saskia -- Oscar and Saskia have too many SKs between them for calling across the park.

Leo or Dominic for boys. The Os complement the O in Oscar. Both lovely.

Oscar is lovely...personally adore Arthur but think Leo sounds great with Oscar.
girls are all pretty, like Isla and Saskia best
xx

Like Isla and Saskia for girls, though there are hundreds of Islas in my neck of the woods.

Arthur is lovely. It was on my shortlist with Archie as a nn (don't like Art/Artie much), but DH vetoed it. Leo is fabulous and great with Oscar.

Annelie - haven't heard of this but like Anneliese
Ava - OK but extremely popular along with Eve/Evie/Eva
Isla - OK, a bit "fashionable" so prefer Iona
Saskia - OK
Aurelia - lovely :)

Arthur - not keen
Archie - OK
Leo - OK
Dominic - OK