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

Just actually read thread.

Augustus Gloop! Too true! And the fat emperor.

Atticus - no
Augustus - no
Bay - no
Cuthbert - no
Fergus - OK
Gabe - no
Gray - no
Inigo - no
Merrick - no
Otto - best of the bunch, but not that keen on it
Percy - no

I do like Gus though

GIRLS
Ariana - OK
Astra - no!
Cleo - nice
Elodie - nice
Etta - like
Lucia - no
Matilda - no
Paloma - no
Rowan - no
Thea - LOVE
Zeta - not sure

my mum was friends with an Etta, and she married a man called Salmon!

I have a Fergus (but we are in Scotland). It's a bit marmite for some but I find they often come back and say that it's really grown on them and they then think it's cool. We call him 'fergie but I think that's cos he's a baby -he'll probably end up a ferg. Good strong name meaning man if strength. Go for it - I'm not biased

Ariana, Elodie, Lucia and Matilda are very nice but I'm not keen on your boys names at all.

Only read OP so as not to bias myself:
BOYS
Atticus - Finch, nice, getting more popular now
Augustus - Gus? cute
Bay - American sounding
Cuthbert - spoilt English kid
Fergus - like this one
Gabe -why not Gabriel?
Gray - It's ok, bit dull
Inigo - Montoya
Merrick - Elephant man
Otto - spolit German kid
Percy - Ok

GIRLS
Ariana - Bit wishy washy
Astra - Vauxhall
Cleo - Ok, bit of a cat name
Elodie - I see this a lot on MN but never met a real one, it's pretty.
Etta - Ok
Lucia - Like this one
Matilda - Very nice, doesn't seem to fit with the rest of your choices though
Paloma - Reminds me of horses for some reason, Palomino?
Rowan - like it
Thea -like it
Zeta - Jones

I like:

Atticus
Fergus (although it's probably quite common ? as in popular, not as in 'I think I'm better than you'!)
Inigo

Astra ? although even nicer IMO is Astrid
Elodie
Etta
Rowan

Atticus - I love it but it is a wee bit pretentious

I quite like Otto, too. Quirky.

The others are dire. Just awful, sorry

I love your taste in girl's names, however

Etta, Thea, Astra and Cleo are my personal faves.

I love Percy. It makes me think of the Dukes of Northumberland in a dashing, history-defining way.

Elodie is absolutely gorgeous!
And I quite like Percy

Atticus or Gabe if it's short for Gabriel.

Ariana.

Love Bay, 'tis gorgeous! Fergus and Inigo are also lovely.

Matilda and Lucia would be my girls pick.

Gabe and Ariana are my favourites.

Love Thea and Atticus.

What about Archie? I know I am not helping by adding, but that seems to sit well with your list.

Boys: I like Fergus, Gray and Merrick. Also like Rowan as a boy's name.

Cuthbert and Percy are (IMVHO) dreadful.

Girls: I like Cleo, Elodie, Etta, Lucia, Matilda, Thea.

Ariana and Elodie are the only ones I like.

Hate all your boys names - sorry.

Out of your girls names I'd choose arianna.

Elodie and Lycia also nice.

Gabe and Elodie for me

Inigo & Matilda - gorgeous names

Maybe what the initials would spell out, and possible nicknames, could help you to eliminate some.

Have a friend with a lo called Merrick. They shorten it to Mack if that helps.
Atticus is an ace name. I love love love it. Also love Thea and Cleo from your girls list. It's so exciting choosing names isn't it?!?

I love your lists!

BOYS
Atticus - Like
Augustus - nn Gus
Bay - Not keen on 1 syllable
Cuthbert - Love!
Fergus - Love!
Gabe - Prefer Gabriel
Gray - No
Inigo - Like but a bit faddy
Merrick - No
Otto - Like
Percy - LOVE!

GIRLS
Ariana - Like
Astra - nn Ass
Cleo - Love
Elodie - Like
Etta - Not keen
Lucia - Not sure how to pronounce (LUcia or luCIA)
Matilda - Like but hate Tilly as nn
Paloma - Makes me just think of Paloma Faith
Rowan - Boy's name
Thea - Like
Zeta - Like