Help please in whittling down our (very long!) list.

[yorkshiremummy75]

Hello, I'm knew to this so please bear with me! My husband and I already have a DS and a DD and are expecting again. It seems most people can't find a name they both love but our problem is the opposite - our list is waaay too long! Please help us to sort out the lovely names from the ones that only seem good in my jumbled pregnancy brain and shorten our list! :o

BOYS
Atticus
Augustus
Bay
Cuthbert
Fergus
Gabe
Gray
Inigo
Merrick
Otto
Percy

GIRLS
Ariana
Astra
Cleo
Elodie
Etta
Lucia
Matilda
Paloma
Rowan
Thea
Zeta

Honest opinions please, I can take it! :o

I like Fergus and Otto from your boys list.

I love Thea, followed by Lucia from the girls names.

If I could change it slightly, I would have Elsa over Etta and Eloise over Elodie... although I do appreciate that's not what you were asking for .

I like Rowan but for a boy. None of the boys names appeal otherwise, sorry. I like Thea for a girl and Elodie's pretty but becoming too widely-used for my personal taste now.

BOYS
Atticus no
Augustus no
Bay no
Cuthbert no
Fergus
Gabe
Gray
Inigo
Merrick
Otto
Percy

actually no to all the boys suggestions except maybe fergus.

GIRLS
Ariana
Astra
Cleo like it
Elodie dont know how to pronounce
Etta
Lucia
Matilda like it
Paloma
Rowan
Thea
Zeta

and no to the girls names i havent commented on

Rupert, Alexis and...

Cleo
Thea
Gabriel
Fergus (at a push)

I also like Atticus, Inigo, Rowan, Lucia and Ariana from your list, but don't think they work with your other children's names.

BOYS
Atticus - lovely
Augustus - Gloop
Bay - sweet as a nickname
Cuthbert - Dibble and Grub
Fergus - nice
Gabe - prefer as a nickname, maybe for Gabriel
Gray - again, maybe as a nickname for Graham
Inigo - Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die!
Merrick - ...
Otto - not keen
Percy - lovely

GIRLS
Ariana - a favourite of mine
Astra - bit too much like Asda
Cleo - lovely
Elodie - lovely
Etta - not keen
Lucia - lovely
Matilda - lovely
Paloma - not keen
Rowan - lovely
Thea - lovely
Zeta - very unusual and really nice!

Fergus or Otto

Etta or Matilda

As mother to a Lucia Rowan, I like your taste!

For girls I also like Matilda, but all are nice.

For boys, I like Fergus, Augustus and Atticus.

BOYS
Atticus - Cool, quite hip and a few celeb kids called this though.
Augustus - Quite posh but I like it
Bay - Seems like it should be nickname to a longer name
Cuthbert - Too wet
Fergus - Nice
Gabe - Very nice if a nickname to Gabriel but not a real name imo on its own
Gray - Nice
Inigo - Montoya (don't do it! all the kids will know this cartoon)
Merrick - After the elephant man?? No really No!
Otto - Nice, modern but classic
Percy - Hideous

GIRLS
Ariana - Pretty and a nice European feel
Astra - Vauxall
Cleo -Renault
Elodie - I think a bit common now
Etta - As a nickname to a longer name ok
Lucia - Very pretty
Matilda - I think a bit plain but is a nice enough name
Paloma - I think a bit try hard posh
Rowan - Better for a boy imo
Thea - I think will date, is fashionable now along with Tia and will be very much of it's time in 20 yrs
Zeta - A bit kooky, not keen at all

Gabe
Lucia

the rest suck

HTH

I'm going to be honest, hope you don't mind!!

Atticus- To Kill a Mockingbird- works as a grown up name, not sure for a child
Augustus- Gloop!!

Bay- Hmmmm
Cuthbert- No
Fergus- Okay
Gabe- Hmmmm
Gray- Like!!
Inigo- Hmmmm
Merrick- Reminds me of the smelly cleaner at work!!
Otto- Quite like
Percy- Nooooooooooooo!!

Ariana- Like!!
Astra- Car!!
Cleo- Car!!
Elodie- Hmmmm
Etta- sounds a bit harsh
Lucia- Like!
Matilda- LOVE!!
Paloma- hmmmm
Rowan- ok
Thea -hmmmm
Zeta- Jones!

Oooh, I like lots.

Boys - my favourites are Gray, Inigo and Otto.

Girls - my favourites are Lucia, Rowan and Thea.

Atticus-no
Augustus-Augustus Gloop
Bay-hate
Cuthbert-don't do it to him!
Fergus-probably the best of the bunch.
Gabe-no-or only Gabriel
Gray-why a drab colour?
Inigo-no
Merrick-hate surnames
Otto-no
Percy-even wetter than Cuthbert

GIRLS
Ariana-no
Astra-no
Cleo-no (bit better than Ariana and Astra
Elodie-no
Etta-definitely no
Lucia-Lucy is lovely
Matilda-Yes
Paloma-no
Rowan-OK
Thea -OK
Zeta-NO

Would have to be Fergus and Matilda as my choice.
(But preferably Gabriel and Lucy.)

I am going to answer on a personal level with no deep thought, so please disregard me, lol!

BOYS
Atticus- Quite an aggressive kind of name, not really a common one now, would probably be the only one in the class!
Augustus- I imagine a fat emperor!
Bay- Actually quite like this, hadn't considered it as a name before.
Cuthbert- The Beano comic!
Fergus- Reminds me of a particularly sexy vet I knew! Nice name.
Gabe- Noo, don't know why just nooo!
Gray- Again quite like (what's with me liking the colour ones, this and bay?) Think I'd be happier with non-american spelling though.
Inigo- Different, not sure what I think.
Merrick- Where does this come from? Don't think I like it.
Otto- Quite like. Different but not nuts.
Percy- Thomas the tank engine.

GIRLS
Ariana- Bit poncey
Astra- Car. Crap car.
Cleo- Also car. Not great car!
Elodie- Pretty.
Etta- Different, not sure it floats my boat though.
Lucia- Holiday! Think I like Lucy more.
Matilda- Very common compared to your others.
Paloma- Faith. Not keen.
Rowan- Like, but could see it working for a boy too?
Thea- Like .
Zeta- Wouldn't myself.

Love
BOYS
Fergus - would end up using Gus as name though
Gray
GIRLS
Thea
Matilda

Like
BOYS
Gabe
Otto
Bay
GIRLS
Rowan - like as Boys name too
Paloma
Etta
Cleo
Astra - would be in Love list if Astrid

Dislike
BOYS
Cuthbert
Merrick
GIRLS
Ariana

Hate
BOYS
Atticus
Augustus
Inigo
Percy
GIRLS
Ariana
Elodie
Lucia
Zeta

Just my opinion. What are your other DCS called?

Sorry, just seen Rupert and Alexis

In that case, id say Boy: Gus, Girl:Thea

DCs are Rupert and Alexis, BlackFlameCandle

BOYS
Atticus - very cool, but maybe hard to live up to
Augustus - nah
Bay - no way
Cuthbert - too religious
Fergus - LOVE
Gabe - meh
Gray - no
Inigo - no
Merrick - yes
Otto - nice
Percy - no

GIRLS
Ariana - pretty
Astra - pretty
Cleo -no
Elodie - no
Etta - yuk
Lucia - yes
Matilda -no
Paloma - no
Rowan - yes
Thea - no
Zeta - no

YES
Fergus
Gabe
Percy
Ariana
Elodie
Etta
Matilda
Rowan
Thea

NO
Augustus
Gray
Merrick
Otto
Lucia

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING? [win]
Atticus
Bay
Cuthbert
Inigo
Astra
Cleo
Paloma
Zeta

that should be

Boys - Bay or Gray (I like Bay best)
Girls - Cleo or Rowan

I like the way you've organised your response, Hecate!

That's the kind of reply I was after :)

BOYS
Atticus - Could grow on me, strong, does make me flashback to Gregory Peck
Augustus - Not a fan
Bay - American?
Cuthbert - Monastic
Fergus - Like it! A rugged looking man with a ginger beard in an Aran jumper
Gabe - Like it!
Gray - A colour
Inigo - Not for me
Merrick - Something to do with the Elephant Man
Otto - Ambivalent
Percy - the green Tank Engine, beloved of my son, "Puh see! Puh see!"

GIRLS
Ariana - Pretty, exotic, pleasant
Astra - A car
Cleo - Another car [sic]
Elodie - Beautiful
Etta - Perhaps
Lucia - Pretty
Matilda - A Roald Dahl book
Paloma - thoroughbred, horsey, animal
Rowan - my favourite of your girl's names, would also use for a boy
Thea - A close second
Zeta - Makes me think of fertility issues

Hope not too blunt!

Gray and Lucia for me