Opinions on girl name shortlist and inspiration needed for boys names too

[lou4791]

Due in a couple of weeks and struggling for both girls and boys names that we both love. We have a girls shortlist which i'd appreciate your views on:-

Emmeline
Rose/Rosa
Genevieve
Elizabeth nn. Betty
Matilda
Esther
Juniper nn. Juno

Really stuck for any boys names as we have used our two favourites on our DS1 and DS2, Joseph and Arthur. Any inspiration would be welcome.

Love Emmeline.
Love Rose.
Adore Genevieve.
Elizabeth is lovely,but Betty is awful.
Matilda is lovely.
Esther is great.
Juniper is dreadful,as is Juno.

Emmeline - lovely
Rose/Rosa - I like Rose but it's a bit boring
Genevieve - fluffy
Elizabeth nn. Betty - Elizabeth is lovely but Betty is not
Matilda - ok
Esther - pretty but prefer Hester
Juniper nn. Juno - horrible

Jpseph, Arthur and Hester or Elizabeth both sound good
Joseph, Arthur and Laurence
Joseph, Arthur and Timothy
Joseph, Arthur and Terence
Joseph, Arthur and Horace
Joseph, Arthur and Luke
Joseph, Arthur and Rowan
Joseph, Arthur and Barnabus

Love all your girls names except Juniper, a bit out there and doesn't go with your DSs names. Also like Constance for a girl. For boys

Francis
Fabian
Nathaniel
Rufus
Raphael
Reuben

I love Juniper. Genevieve is nice too, but hard to spell.

Emmeline - maybe yes
Rose/Rosa - too many Roses already, Rosa is more interesting
Genevieve - like a lot, sophisticated, vivacious and can be Jenny or Eve / Evie too.
Elizabeth nn. Betty - hmm, Elizabeth is classic but Betty is a bit deliberately nostalgic, ref 50s / 60s. Why not Beth, Eliza or Lizzie (and why can't children choose their own nicknames, or wait for them to emerge?)
Matilda - like
Esther - like
Juniper nn. Juno - Juno's ok

Emmeline - Pretty
Rose/Rosa - Not too keen. Rosie is sweet
Genevieve - a bit fancy
Elizabeth nn Betty - Elizabeth is okay but hate Betty
Matilda - love it
Esther - like it
Juniper nn Juno - really like it.

I like them all except Juniper... I think Juniper is awful, sorry.

oh, and boys - hard to know what you'd like really but working off Arthur and Joseph ...
Barnaby
Christopher
Edward
George
Henry
Michael
Nathaniel
Thomas

Love Fabian too.

Emmeline -- love
Rose/Rosa -- ok
Genevieve -- nice but maybe a bit on the fussy side
Elizabeth nn. Betty love Betty is a gorgeous NN imo
Matilda -- love, and suggest Tilda as a NN
Esther -- love
Juniper nn. Juno -- prefer Juno as a name

For boys:
Henry
Dominic
Samuel
Leo
Albert (Bertie)
Richard
William

Emmeline - gorgeous1
Rose/Rosa - nah
Genevieve - pretty
Elizabeth nn. Betty - OK
Matilda - lovely
Esther - bit harsh
Juniper nn. Juno - unusual but not sure I would want to be called Juniper now.

Emmeline Juniper Rose would be my full name choice.

Boys

Arthur Joseph and Freddie
Arthur Joseph and Max
Arthur Joseph and Caleb
Arthur Joseph and Theo
Arthur Joseph and Tom

Emmeline - horrible, though I quite like Evangeline
Rose/Rosa - ok, bit dull
Genevieve - quite nice, unusual
Elizabeth nn. Betty - Love Elizabeth, but not keen on Betty
Matilda - Nice, but very popular
Esther - don't like it
Juniper nn. Juno - Juniper is truly awful, Juno is ok though

I know a lot of Arthurs and Josephs and their brothers are;

Dominic
Oliver
Anthony
Aidan
Frankie
Daniel
Ben
and one has a sister Elizabeth

I'd suggest Lucas, Samuel, Thomas

Emmeline - like Emma better
Rose/Rosa - yes to Rose
Genevieve - not to my taste don't don't hate it.
Elizabeth nn. Betty - think Lizzie or Izzy is better than Betty imo
Matilda - Love, not keen on Tilly as a nn
Esther - Don't love, don't hate..ok
Juniper nn. Juno - DO IT. Bloody brilliant esp Juno!!!

Boys:
Joseph, Arthur and Guy
Joseph, Arthur and Hugh
Joseph, Arthur and Nicholas
Joseph, Arthur and Edward
Joseph, Arthur and Robert
Joseph, Arthur and Henry / Harry
Joseph, Arthur and William
Joseph, Arthur and Christoper nn Kit

I like all your list really

Emmeline - yes, like a lot esp the suffragete connotations
Rose/Rosa - like both but would choose Rosa myself (again lots of good connotations, esp Rosa Parks)
Genevieve - like, but what would you shorten to?

Elizabeth nn. Betty - Like Elizabeth, Betty isn't my fave shortening, but still good
Matilda - good name, but seems very heavily used right now, I wouldn't go for that one
Esther - good strong name but not my fave of your list
Juniper nn. Juno - I think I'm going to go against the crowd & say I like this one the best, especially the nn Juno.

I like Emmeline, Rosa an Elizabeth of your girls list. Not as keen on Matilda, Esther or Juniper.

Suggesting Eloise, Louisa, and Elsa.

I love the name Joseph (have an 8 week old one :) ).

Suggesting Isaac, Samuel and Elijah.

I love Esther.

Genevieve is gorgeous, Juniper is awful. The rest are 'meh'

Love Emmeline, Rose, Rosa and Elizabeth.

Esther is also very nice.

Matilda is sweet, but not my cup of tea.

Not keen On Juniper/Juno or Genevieve

Ideas for boys:

Joseph, Arthur and...

Frederick / Freddie
Gabriel
Dominic
Louis
Sebastian
Laurence nn Laurie
Nicholas
Henry
Wilbur
Jacob
Tobias
Rowan
Barnaby
Charles/Charlie
Isaac/Zac
Silas

Thanks for all the opinions.

Juniper seems to be a love or hate name. I love it but my husband isn't keen , so it's off the list. Matilda is my husband's favourite but i'm not so keen, and there is a view that although lovely, it's suddenly become popular, so it's off the list.
Esther is our joint least favourite of the rest so it's off the list too. So we're left with:-

Emmeline
Rose/Rosa
Elizabeth (Lots of negative comments on Betty, but I do really like it)
Genevieve ? nn. Jen/Jenna/Gen/Genna

Thanks for the boys name suggestions. I like Dominic and Leo.( I like a few of the others too but some are already taken by family and close friends.) Boys names are so difficult.

Any more suggestions/opinions very welcome.

Louis and Henry are nice too- thanks.

I have a Rosa, and Emmeline is top of my list if I ever have another girl, so think we have similiar taste!

I love Elizabeth too - less keen on Genevieve.

Dominic and Louis are my all time favourite boys' names.

I also love:
Vanessa
Susannah
Juliet
Eloise

Love Matilda and Esther. I also really like Miriam. And Rita.

For boys, how about Felix, Lawrence, Leon, Frank or Hector?

Also, I think Juniper would end up being shortened to Juney, which would be quite terrible imo.

Emmeline - not keen
Rose/Rosa - fab
Genevieve - love in theory, but the pronunciation is always a bugger with this
Elizabeth nn. Betty - fab
Matilda - pretty trendy, and somehow deeply unfeminine to my ears.
Esther - not keen unless using Spanish pronunciation, which seems unlikely!
Juniper nn. Juno - not keen

Boy suggestions: Dominic, James, Leo