This is impossible!!! Help me!!

[redheadbedhead]

Ok, so we're having a baby. Don't know what it is yet. We have had a boy's name down for ages - James - names after loved and deceased family member.

Girls name, however, is impossible. And finally this morning we thought we'd done it - Rose, nn Rosie.

Except that if we have two kids, as planned, and these would be the names, they would then be Rosie and Jim. Like the shitty horrible ugly puppets from when I was a kid. And now that's in my head I can't get it out.

As I write this I feel like a knob for even thinking of it, but it's like Pandora's box.

And yes, we thought about Pandora. And no, it's not happening.

So I need some girls names that go with James. I realise I may never have two kids and this is all ridiculous, but just go with it.

Names we both like in some way but have yet to agree on:
Chloe
Ivy
Esme
Lyra
Bella
Edie

Not at all - we have Joseph and Angus, but I also liked Patrick. DH liked Edward (we have Edward Patrick as middle names for Angus, and Joseph's middle name is Hamish, followed by my maiden name). If we'd gone for James, we were planning Jimmy as a nn.

Love Angus. I can get away with Scottish names as a redhead with a celtic surname...

You definitely could, then, redhead. We have an Irish surname with Scottish roots (both sides). My (Scottish) FIL wondered why we'd picked a Scottish name .

redhead - you seem to have similar taste to me - and I'm loving a lot of the other suggestions for girls' names on here. I have a Maya - any good to you?

Beautiful name, but I know too many already. Thanks though!

Hey redhead...Bethan. James and Bethan. My 2 penneth...
I also like 'Rowan' for a girl, but noone else seems to...

Thanks for planting the "Rosie and Jim" theme in my head. Must only have ever seen 1 episode of it, hated it. Agree, freakish, angermaking puppets... BUT I seem to know the theme...haunts me...
"Rosie and Jim, Rosie and Jim, chugging along on the old Rag Doll, Rosie and Jim, Rosie and Jim tralalalalalaalalalalal".

I KNOW!!!!! I hate it so much!!!! (the theme tune that is) sorry for planting...

I love Rowan and Beth, but OH doesn't. In fact my brothers second name is Roan.

Ooh I love your brother's second name! That's great. Not tempted?
James and Eloise go very well together.

You are definitely having a James first now after putting yourself through this agony trying to find a girl's name to match

Probably followed by another boy

I think all your choices go with James fine but I think Esme and Edie are both particularly lovely and flow well with James (or Jim )

bird I expect I will have two boys and then end up calling one of them Edie and trying to persuade myself and everyone around that it's a modern version of Eddie...

We have James on the list for a boy also, as with last time it is a first name and middle name candidate. John is also a middle name candidate. Both name are family.

I know a few James that are known as Jim, all adults though.

love Lilly as a first name but cant help but think of Harry Potter's mum and when thinking of that the same thing applies with James.

I knew a lovely sweet little girl called Eloise.

Ida?

Love Lyra and Esme as well. Bella makes me think of Twilight.

Going down the Scottish line, there is always Eilidh, Morven, Moraig, Fiona, Shona, Rhona.

If we go for James this time we will have Hannah & James, also quite like Cameron..

Lyra is fabulous, its a constellation of stars that you can look up and see, how nice is that? I would put it in glow stars on her ceiling :-)

I have a Chloe so that gets my vote! Although a lot of people don't like names in the top ten which I believe it still is. Would you prefer a slightly more unusual choice? I know a few child James's and their siblings are Emily, Sophia, Amy, Max and Ben

I never realised Chloe would be in the popular lists now, I teach lots of small girls and it's never come up - one of the reasons I liked it! but if it's in the top ten I can see myself teaching a few in the years to come, so it's putting me off a bit....

nightstar is Lyra a constellation??? that is fantastic. making me like it even more. I think we're getting closer.

the shortlist is becoming:
Lyra May
Eloise May
Rosie/Rose/Rosa May (it's still on there, can't quite get rid of it yet...)
Esme May

Never realised Bella was a Twilight name- I'm too old and behind the times!! But it's definitely out now for that reason!!

Esme May only works if you're pronouncing Esme like Es-mee not Es-may.

Rose May is v close to Rosemary, not sure if that's a problem?

Eloise May or Lyra May are both great. Will the boy be James Angus?

Esme would be pronounced Es-mee, yep. I didn't even know you could pronounce it es-may!

The boys middle name isn't settled yet, but Milo is quite high on the list because of the cute boy in the Phantom Tollbooth, which was one of my favourite films as a kid. But if the girl is Rosie, then the boy might end up being Milo James, or something else James...

i know now I'll end up with 2 girls, and THEN what will I do!!

red Esme is also a Twilight character. But not as big a character as Bella. I do love Esme.

I know a Milo, good kid, his hair is so red it looks like he is on fire! His brother is Zack.

Just remembered I also like the name Ralph. Doubt my OH does tho!!

What about Henry or Henrietta?

Or
Polly
Lucy
Lilian
Fleur
?