Names you considered that you're now glad you didn't go for...

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Kaitlee

Ginnifer if DS had been born a DD. I loved Ginny but hated every other name it was short for.

And Matthew for DS. Nothing wrong with it but I'm a bit meh about it now.

Ursula for dd1 and glad I didn't use it, Lucien for Ds1 which was vetoed by dh and by ds1 once he knew about my love of the name but I still really like the name Lucien, I think there is a kitten or puppy in the future which will get the name.

Imogen if DS1 had been a DD. It's an ok name, but has got quite popular. We did have our DD eventually, but she has a much nicer and more timeless name IMO.

DD would have been a Francesca, I am so glad I didn't call her that, I think it is a vile name now.

If a boy she would have been Reuben or Zacharias. I don't know what was going on in my head at the time, what crap names.

DD is called Sophia.

Theres some right horrors here

Jeremy

When I had dd 11 years ago - Morgan!! Oh thank goodness I didn't call her that!

Ds2 was nearly Luca as he is half Italian, but he took after me and is v v blond and it just wouldnt have suited him. Also, it makes me squirm hearing some accents saying it.......

Sebastian. I still quite like it, but with the double-barrelled surname I might as well have been thinking of calling DS2 Little Lord Fauntleroy.

Nearly called ds2 Leo and went off it the minute he was born. Still dont like it!

Quentin

Olivia and Sophia were both on our shortlist. Nice names, but so popular now, I am glad we didn't use them.

Ava. DD (if she turned out to be a girl, of course) was going to be Ava all the way through my pregnancy, then I changed my mind in the last fortnight.

Then Myleene Klass called hers Ava around the same time and I was glad I hadn't. Still a lovely name though, but DD is not an Ava anyway. She really suits her name

Taylor or Tyler for dd. Not that it's any excuse, but I was only 20 at the time...

All sorts of crazy things. Dahlia and Fresia

Genevieve, I still really like the name and she would have been a Genny but my MIL would have pronounced it the French way and my parents kept going on about the film.

Clodagh

What was I thinking of? Thank goodness I had a boy.

Archie and either Amelia or Megan....can't stand any of them now!

Linnet. I still love it but she would have spent her whole life explaining it was a completely different name from Lynette.

DD1 was going to be Ricky for a boy (variant of xp's name), or Bianca.
Disclaimer- this was in the days before EE, just a bizarre coincidence!

DS Tico or Lucas

I really wanted to call DS2 Riley (he's nearly 16 so I was VERY ahead of the curve ) but everyone over-ruled me, so he got it as a middle name instead. I'm so relieved now as it has turned out to be the new Gary/Darren/Lee of its time.

Clodagh is lovely! (although a little too popular here in Ireland)

DD1 was going to be Ralf (I know), George or Mallory (again)

Jade - considered for DD2, to be fair we were living in Asia at the time and thought it was kind of a cultural reference.

Elliott - also considered for DD2 when we thought she might turn out to be a DS1!