Oooh the joy of a shortlist finally!!!!

[SoozyWoozy]

I finally pinned my husband down ( not literally!! ) to making a names shortlist - was very :o that he actually stopped working for one evening!!!

So here they are, your (gentle) thoughts please?

Girls - middle name will be Lily for family connection.
Megan
Jemima
Harriet (Hattie)

Boys - middle name likely to be Austin
Leo
Henry
Arthur
Luke
Possibly Austin as first name.

Disclaimer: I'm a fussy old bat and prone to changing my mind :)

I love Megan and Luke.

DD (8yo) said - if we call her Hattie, will she need lots of hats? I have some she can borrow :o

I think we would use Art / Artie for nn if we had Arthur...

So exciting!!

I love Jemima and Henry. I like all the other names too other than Austin...

I think they are all nice names but I love Hattie and Austin. I know a little boy called Austin and not once has it made me think of the films - although that maybe because I haven't seen them.

Bless your DD.

I really like Art and considered it for DS1 until my mum mentioned the likelyhood of kids adding a 'F' to the begining.

Harriet Lily & Henry Austin are both lovely. If Austin is a family name you wish to keep and you have a girl, you could consider using it as a second middle name - we did this for our DD using DH's late Mums maiden name that would have disappeared. All 3 names not used for everyday, but it's there iyswim.

melody that made me laugh... Farty Arty haha! Well, if its a boy and anything like his daddy....

Winnie that's a great idea, I hadn't thought of that, thank you!

Harriet and Arthur.

I like Austin and didn't even think of the Austin powers connection!

Like Megan and Hattie but not Harriet. Leo is lovely.

LOVE Hattie, love it! Your boys names are nice, but, I really hope you have a girl and call her Hattie :)

I love Megan and Hattie, not so keen on Jemima

Boys - Luke is v.popular, but I love the others, as long as it's Henry not Harry (again v.popular)

I like Austin and it doesn't remind me of Austin Powers at all.

I think of it as an old man's name, I know a couple of elderly Irish farmers called Austin, so to me it doesn't seem a new or faddy name at all.

Don't like any of your girl's names really. They're ok but don't thrill me.

I've got 3 DDs, wouldn't be at all surprised if this one is a girl too :)

squoosh you have intrigued me... what kind of girls names do you like? I'm open to new ideas!

love hattie, like megan, like jemima

love luke, like leo, like henry, not sure about arthur (although i know a little arthur and the name is growing on me)