What do you think of these names?

[Fatimalovesbread]

Dh and I are TTC. To occupy my mind i've been looking at names, amongst other things. DH wont talk baby names properly until there's a baby on the way (sensible I know) but I wanted your opinions on a few names i've been looking at.

Some of the ones below I like but don't know if I could get away with.

Boys:
Seth
Freddie
Jasper
Frankie
Jonah/Jonas
Rory
Louis
Arlo
Rafferty

Middle names would probably be Thomas or Patrick.

Girls:
Sophia
Meredith
Maya
Lara
Alana
Aoife
Elodie
Saoirse
Arwen
Effie
Romilly

Middle names perhaps Elsie, Edie, Olive and Fern.

I don't know if I'll be diffeent when I am pregnant but none of the "popular" names my friends like jump out at me at all

Not fond of any of the boys' names tbh.

Love Meredith.

From the boys, Frederick or Jasper; and the girls, Sophia, Lara or Elodie.

Colonel Thanks, I can't get myself excited over boys names at all. But I love love LOVE Meedith

Love Seth, Rafferty and Rory for a boy! Lara and Romilly are lovely for a little lady

I like Louis and Alana best.

Not sure about Jonah because of the Bible story. Both love the other boys names.

Not sure about Saoirse, basically because I've no idea how it would sound and I don't think most people would. Arwen is a bit Lord of the Rings, but I like Anwen which is similar?

Seth,Jasper,Jonas,Arlo,Rafferty,Meredith,Elodie and Romilly are my favourites

I like your list more then most on here.

Boys:
Seth-were you an OC fan? Is nice enough, if a bit too biblical for my liking.
Freddie-never copy Jade Goody! It's not even a proper name, uless you count Buffy's RL hubby.
Jasper- ok if it suits the temperament of the child
Frankie- girl's name, or maybe from Angela's Ashes?
Jonah- I like it but the child could get teased at school for sounding a bit girly
Jonas-too much like the pop group
Rory- a bit trendy atm, and a bit of a dog name
Louis-If you pronounce it lewis, there are millions of them and it will be constantly misspelled, if you pronounce it louie it sounds a bit like a toilet
Arlo-good
Rafferty- too Sadie/Jude

Thomas is much better than Patrick.

Girls:
Sophia- great
Meredith- even better
Maya- how to pronounce? I love My-a, not keen on May-a
Lara- do you knoe this is a nn for Larissa? Love both
Alana- lots of spelling variations, nice though
Aoife- too difficult to pronounce
Elodie- nice
Saoirse- see Aoife
Arwen- good strong girl's name
Effie- too nicknamey
Romilly- too much like Romany, prefer Romy

Middle names perhaps Elsie- v old fashioned, Edie- Wisteria Lane?, Olive Oil and Fern is the best of this bunch.

Boys names I like are - Rafferty (although would have to be Raffy) and Arlo

Girls names - I LOVE Romilly, like Elodie and also Aoife which is so pretty but no-one will ever be able to spell it or pronounce it properly

Louis and Lara are by far the nicest.

Some random reactions, very subjective

Seth - like it but makes me think "Starkadder"
Freddie - Hmmm, bit wet though...
Jasper - Regency villain, dog nasty man who sacked me - don't go there!
Frankie - I prefer Frank or Francis but Frankie's rather nice for a little boy
Jonah/Jonas - not keen, makes me think whale
Rory - don't particularly like the sound and what if the poor little thing can't say his Rs?
Louis - lovely but rather precious - in this country anyway...
Arlo -what?
Rafferty - surname

Middle names would probably be Thomas or Patrick. - I think your son might prefer his middle name to some of the above, at least until he's in his mid/late teens or twenties.

Girls:
Sophia - love it, elegant and timeless
Meredith - also very elegant, lovely ring to it
Maya - naah... not IMHO such a nice sound, but does have association with my favourite chocolate Green & Black's Maya Gold :)
Lara - very pretty diminutive of another lovely name, Larissa, have you considered that?
Alana - not keen, sounds like such an arbitrary feminisation of Alan
Aoife - lovely, but a nuisance to keep spelling
Elodie - not keen, sounds like Melody (not keen on that either) with the M left off
Saoirse - pretty but again nuisance to keep explaining spelling/pronunciation
Arwen - OK but not that wonderful
Effie - just Effie? I don't think it's much of a name on its own... but then Euphemia might be a bit of a cross for a toddler to bear :)
Romilly - lovely!

How about Rhiannon and Myfanway if you like Welsh names?

Boys:
Seth - lovely (a favourite of mine)
Freddie - prefer as a full name, Frederick
Jasper - not keen, think 'carrot'
Frankie - again, full names: Francis
Jonah/Jonas - nooo, like the Jonas Brothers, that Disney tween band
Rory - lovely, beautiful name
Louis - I can't get over names that have "loo" in them; I realise how mature this makes me
Arlo - sounds like how someone from Harlow would say 'Harlow' (speaking as someone whose siblings were born in Harlow)
Rafferty - I heard a woman call out this name to her son, and I couldn't stop laughing. It just seems such a silly name. Sorry, parents of Raffertys.

Girls:
Sophia - lovely
Meredith - lovely
Maya - the 'May-a'/'My-a' problem as listed above, though you'd only have to tell people once
Lara - lovely
Alana - lovely
Aoife - beautiful
Elodie - growing very popular - I know three of them
Saoirse - she would have a lifetime of saying "That's Saoirse, spelled S-A-O-I-R-S-E." Every time someone wrote her name down. Ever. And then having to explain the pronunciation for anyone reading that written word. (I had a lisp until I was about ten, which meant my name was heard and written and spelled wrongly until I got some confidence and a louder speaking voice. It was hellish for a shy child having to spell and repeat my name over and over.)
Arwen - lovely
Effie - no.
Romilly - really nice

Freddie and Rory
and
Sophia

I like Jasper and Rory, and Seth is nice. I like Arwen, Lara and Maya. I think you have picked lovely names, lucky baby

Thanks for all your comments, all things to think about.

I never thought of the jonas brother, more thought about Jonas Armstrong of Robin hood fame

Just have to say I LOVE Saoirse!!!! And it is truly not a bother at all to explain to people! I usually just have to do so once. Plus, I carry a personalized diaper bag with her name stitched on it... Easy as ever to flip around and point to the letters (for a visual) as I quickly explain the Gaelic grammatical rules. Actually, people quite love it, and I often get the remark that they wished they had the guts to use a name like that!

Boys:
Seth - OK
Freddie - Love
Jasper - sounds like a magician
Frankie - Not great
Jonah/Jonas - don't like
Rory - very nice
Louis - really like
Arlo - not sure
Rafferty - cute

I'd go for Freddie, Rory or Louis

Girls:
Sophia - beautiful, but very popular at the mo (and I prefer Sofia)
Meredith - personally don't like
Maya - don't like
Lara - OK, prefer Larissa
Alana - OK
Aoife - Gorgeous, but no one knows how to pronounce
Elodie - I personally LOVE this
Saoirse - see Aoife
Arwen - not sure
Effie - cute, but I'd have a longer name on BC for her to use when she is older
Romilly - not really

Favourites are Elodie, Effie and maybe Sofia

Rafferty goes well with either middle name. Would love to use Rafferty but doesn't work with DS name or surname. Please use it for me :)

If not Arlo is nice, not keen on any of the others tbh.

Love Lara and Romilly of your girls names. Edie sounds best as a MN IMO.