go on then, hit me with it.......

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what do you think?

Boys
Adam
Archie
Benjamin
Charlie
Jamie
Joseph
Matthew
Miles

Girls
Charlotte
Emma
Erin
Heather

Joseph or Matthew, they would go well with Thomas.
Joseph Anthony is my favourite combination.
Not really keen on the girls names, sorry.

Boys
Adam - a nice, what I would call 'classic' name that won't date
Archie - I heard a Mum call her Son this today, DP & I commented on how 'middle class wannabe' it sounded (sorry, it may have just been the voice she used to be fair!)
Benjamin - love it, again a 'classic', I would love to use it but we have a B surname that makes it sound like Benjamin Button!
Charlie - v. cute but I fear it will date, I think it goes well with Thomas though
Jamie - an idiotic ex of mine so it has bad connotations for me but it is a lovely name
Joseph - will always be shortened to 'Joe' no matter how hard you try
Matthew - again, will always become 'Matt' but a nice name nonetheless
Miles - quite cute & unusual but not for me I'm afraid

Girls
Charlotte - a 'classic', lovely
Emma - a bit overused IMO
Erin - becoming v.popular, I love it but a chav girl I know from school has just used it :(
Heather - lovely name, I know two who are also both lovely

Heather should be born 1960...

Joseph is lovely.

The others are nice but dull.

Fanjo, what a small world...I had a Grace (b 2001) when not too popular and I also have an Esme born a few years later. There aren't any others round here, but according to mn it's becoming super popular!

Excellent taste flatstomach!! I have only met two other Esme's since she was born and I chose Esme from a list including Camille and Claudia and I went for it because the lady who does the hearing tests in the hospital said she'd never heard of one. Then we told SIL her name who informed us that Esme was the name she wanted for her future child and was really pissed off about it - although she has no intentions of ever being pregnant...

Eskimo, both of the Heather's I know are more circa 1990s

I like Joseph and Benjamin from your boys' list. From your girls names I love Erin, and like Heather and Emma. The Heather I know is 9 and utterly lovely :).

you guys are fab, it is so good to get different opinions.

we had decided against miles, because we thought it sounded a little bit 'posh' and we are keen not to give baby any reason to be picked on if we can help it. We are aware that this might be rediculous . HOWEVER, it is back on the list now after so many nice comments

so thank you!