Final shortlist for DC4

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We've had great difficulty deciding on names for DC4 and time is running out! We both like names with a vintage feel, but my taste is a little more adventurous than DH's. Ada, Avis and Leopold are all names I love but he has vetoed this time round.

So the shortlist is:

Rose Vita
Matilda Rose
Mabel Rose

Ivan Stanley
William Stanley
George Stanley

sibling for Elizabeth (Elsa/Eliza), Henry and Anna (Annie)

Poor DD2 was nameless for five weeks, so please save us from indecision!

What about Adelaide known as Ada?

Ada is my top tip for a name to come back in a big way.

I think Ada is a lovely name, and really not one I can imagine anyone getting bullied for. As you say it's a very similar spelling/sound to Ava which is very popular right now, so I don't think anyone would find it odd.

Mabel sounds far more 'old-fashioned' to me anyway - and not as nice as Ada!

I think it's compulsory for Henrys to have a brother called George - I know several sets.

If you like Matilda, how about Mahala? It was popular in the early 20th Century, so has that vintage feel, but doesn't seem to have come back into fashion the way that Ruby, Rose, Milly etc have. I think it's pretty.

Another thought,what about Dulcie

I like Ivan for the boy, yeah, William and George go better with your other names but they are all individuals after all and Ivan isn't completely mismatched. In fact, I think I like it so much I'm adding it to my short list if you don't mind

For girls I like Matilda Rose or even Rose Matilda. But please no Clara Rose, it's too much!

I also have an Ada, we get loads of complements on it (despite the fact that complementing you on your kid's name is a very weird thing to do), but some people do get it confused with Ava.

How long have you got to decide?

Ivan Stanley is fantastic! William and George are nice but a bit dull. Ivan is a cool name. Ivan sounds great with your other kids' names, too - a bit less predictable than George/William.

I love Rose Vita. I've never been a big Matilda fan - it's a great name, but it will almost definitely get shortened to Matty or Tilly or something. Mabel is a nice name too but Rose is prettier. Rose is also a bit overdone as a middle name - nice to see it up front for a change.

I disagree very much with your DH over Ada. Maybe you could show him the name statistics to prove it's coming back?

Thanks for all your suggestions!

DC4 is due at the beginning of Oct, so we have a while to go yet. At least when he/she is born we can discard half the names.

Yes it was my Great Grandfather's name