Please come and rate/slate my shortlist!

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Our surname is 2 syllables beginning with H.

Girls (middle name will be Emma):
Allegra
Coral
Dorothy
Heidi
Meredith
Wendy

Boys (middle name will be James):
Amos
Gideon
Otis
Percy
Phoenix
Silas

Allegra & Silas.

Am not mad on any of the girl names, sorry. Wendy, Coral especially no, Heidi with two Hs is a bit too much and sounds like a story book name...Allegra and Meredith are the best.

First three boys are nice. Not keen on other three.
Sorry.

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Girls: Meredith. Hate Allegra and Coral
Boys: Amos or Silas. Hate Otis and despise Phoenix.

I lie Otis and Silas from your boy list.

Dorothy is a nice name, but mad on the others. Maybe meredith at a push, as Merry is a sweet nickname.

Please not Wendy or Percy!

not mad on the others

Like Dorothy and Meredith from the girl's list and Amos. Gideon and Silas from the boy's

meredith was on our list for a girl, i love it :)

boys i like Otis and Silas.

sorry not keen on any of them, I did try to like one of them but couldn't.

I was only thinking yesterday that Wendy is never suggested!

I like Dorothy and Otis

Silas and Phoenix, but don't like any of the girl's names though, sorry.

OK, you did say "slate" so we can all be totally honest...

Girls (middle name will be Emma):
Allegra - its very posh. So fine if you are very posh!
Coral - nice, unusual.
Dorothy - quite like this actually. Not heard it on anyone under the age of 85 in these parts.
Heidi - like, but not sure with a H surname
Meredith - pretty.
Wendy - ugh, dear god no.

Boys (middle name will be James):
Amos - hmmm, ambivalent.
Gideon - as above
Otis - don't like at all.
Percy - no, sounds like a cartoon character.
Phoenix - hell no.
Silas - quite like, but not mad for.

So, I guess Silas and Meredith would be my faves from your list.

Girls (middle name will be Emma): Love Emma
Allegra - no - sounds try hard posh to me (or you may BE v posh)
Coral - ok but doesn't do much for me
Dorothy - don't like
Heidi - like but not if your surname begins with H
Meredith - love
Wendy - this is my middle name and I DETEST it, sorry

Boys (middle name will be James): Love James
Amos - horrible
Gideon - love it
Otis - horrible
Percy - horrible
Phoenix - ridiculous: wannabe rock star parents name
Silas - one of the worst names ever imho

Sorry. You've got a couple of gorgeous ones mixed in with some really terrible boys' names there.

Meredith Emma
Gideon James
Both gorgeous.

Meredith Emma
Gideon James

Out of your list are the best names IMO.

My 4 year old is Amos, I adore it. Best name ever!
Gideon is also lovely, but not mad on Silas, Phoenix or Otis.
Percy is nice, but I have a feeling it will be huge in a Stanley/Felix/Archie type way, if that would bother you.

Coral, Dorothy and Wendy are all gorgeous. Wendy and Dorothy are both on our list, and Coral would be too if we didn't already have a Pearl. I prefer Wendy as a nn for Gwendolen though.
Meredith and Heidi are absolutely vile (sorry)
Allegra - not bad, not good. Fine, a little dull.,

I actully think Percy is an absolutley gorgeous name. Really love it and Percy James sounds so lovley!! aww i might even steal it myself. If we have a boy his middle name will also be James after his Daddy. To be honest im not too fussed on any of the girls names but i do find girls name very difficult i thought of lots of boys names and typically ended up with a daughter who dh named because i couldn't decide on anything. Hope this helps OP. (o:

You did say 'rate/slate' - brace yourself

Allegra - model of car (Vauxhall)
Coral - Reef & very dated
Dorothy - Red Shoes (Wizzard of Oz)
Heidi - Not wildly fussed but the pick of the bunch and I like HH or HEH initials.
Meredith - Kercher and dated
Wendy - Peter Pan and dated

Amos - No, not unless it fits in with your beliefs, even then...no.
Gideon Pick of the bunch, but not very keen
Otis - Lift
Percy - Train
Phoenix - Theatre
Silas - No

Sorry - when are you due??

Girls (middle name will be Emma):
Allegra, nice, could have 'Allie' as nn
Coral - good but avoid if your surname is Hunter!
Dorothy - love it
Heidi - not keen myself
Meredith - great
Wendy - no

Boys (middle name will be James):
Amos - lovely
Gideon - great
Otis - alright
Percy - no
Phoenix - yes like it
Silas - always reminds me of silage, sorry

Allegra - doesn't go with Emma IMHO
Coral - don't like
Dorothy - Not keen
Heidi - pretty, are you ok with first name surname same initial?
Meredith - my fave from your list
Wendy - ugly, dated, sorry...

Boys (middle name will be James):
Amos - love it
Gideon - bibles
Otis - lifts, (aardvarks?)
Percy -
Phoenix - like, but there's a fine line between chavvy and cool here I think!
Silas - love this too!

Yes to Wendy! Haven't heard that for ages. You would be obliged to build her a gorgeous Wendy's Wendy House

Like Dorothy & Coral too. Know a nice (adult) Coral.

Love love love Amos. Whenever I mention it on here people say it will lead to Anus teasing. Up to you how bothered you are by that.

Otis my next preference from your boys list. I also raised that on here, & got The Advark back... always a reason not to name someone something on MN! The MN masses declared DD's name an awful cow's name. Still live it

I just think Percy is gorgeous (I am sure my one-yr-old DS sd be one) BUT I would never do it... Best kept for a puppy.
How about Cyrus rather than Silas? Meredith a very lovely name but wld always make me think of the poor Kercher girl. And what about Charlotte (Lotte) rather than Heidi?

Really not keen on any of those names!

They seem so opposed to the traditional middle names as well, sorry!

If I absolutely had to pick I'd say Meredith or Silas but not mad keen.

You'd probably hate my boys names (lots on MN do!) but I'd have never been brave enough to start a thread!.

I didn't comment on Percy - oversight! I think it's probably due a comeback like Stanley, I like it actually, the more I think about it...

Dorothy and Gideon

Blurrr,really don't like any. Love Emma and James!