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Ok. Here goes.

James
Tristan
Noah

Dorothea
Penelope
Marie
Tabitha

Comments and suggestions welcome

James - lovely
Tristan - doesn't do it for me, sorry, bit wimpish
Noah - OK

Dorothea - don't like
Penelope - lovely
Marie - OK
Tabitha - lovely

James - I love
Tristan - a bit "wet"
Noah - no objections!

Dorothea - not my cup of tea
Penelope - OK
Marie - OK
Tabitha - not really my taste

James and Dorothea

Jamie and Thea

Perfect.

James - timeless classic with plenty of variation options, can't go wrong.
Tristan - I also think this is a bit wet, not sure why though.
Noah - I detest. Someone on here said it sounded like someone farting down a drainpipe and they were spot on.

Dorothea - very pretty & elegant and again, plenty of room for manoeuvre.
Penelope - meh. One of those names which is never used in full, in my experience. Except if it's an author or cartoon character.
Marie - any form of Mary is a winner, but this one does have ambiguous pronunciation.
Tabitha - it's such a shame that this lovely Biblical name is inextricably associated with a cat in a dress and apron.

I feel similarly to Percy. James is the best of your boys (not as good as Duncan obviously) and Dorothea best of the girls. I prefer Dorothy though. SiL is Dorothea and I don't like her.

James is ok.
Love Tristan.
Love Noah.

Dorothea is lovely.
Penelope is great.
Marie is ok.
Tabitha is awful.

James
Dorothea

James
Penelope or Tabitha

James and Dorothea

James - like, classic
Tristan - like, if you're looking for something less traditional
Noah - OK but a bit faddy

Dorothea - not keen
Penelope - like, with Penny as nickname
Marie - OK
Tabitha - dislike

James - lovely
Tristan - lovely
Noah - lovely

Dorothea - too "fancy". Would be nice if it were shortened to Thea
Penelope - ok
Marie - bit plain?
Tabitha - I think this is old fashioned

Dorothy is a lovely name :)

I like James. But none of the others I'm afraid.

James - safe but boring
Tristan - awful, wet, boring.
Noah - ok but a bit try hard

Dorothea - No, Thea is nice though
Penelope - No
Marie - ok but boring.
Tabitha - No also a bit try hard

James - nice
Tristan - I don't like it. Tristan to me is a member of a not very good, 90's American boyband. I think he may have been someone from the game Dream Phone....that might be why
Noah - lovely

Dorothea - no. just no.
Penelope - quite sweet if using Penny
Marie - bit dull
Tabitha - not to my taste

I'd go with Noah and Penny

i love penny. i wish i'd dared use it for my dd

I know a Penny- her mother wishes she had used Penelope and shortened it to Penny.

James is a good, solid name with nice nicknames.

Noah is meh. Loads of them everywhere now.

Not keen on Tristan, I'm afraid. It's a bit wet. Sebastian nn Bastian? Love this.

I like Penelope best from your girl's list.

Dorothea is sweet.

Tabitha is OK.

Marie is boring. Maria or Mary are far nicer.

James is nice but safe.
Tristan is horrible.
Noah is... chavvy.

Your girls names aren't pretty, sexy or intellectual (except Penelope).

Sexy? Does anyone choose a baby name on that basis?

Why would you choose a name that has no sex appeal? Rather hard on your DCs...

Love- James perfect name
Like- Tristan
Noah- ok bit now faddy
Dorothea- dont like
Penelope- like
Marie- just ok
Tabita- strongly dislike

I am of the opinion that my DC would define their name rather than the other way round, so kong as the name wasn't extreme in one way or another

Dorothy and Dorothea are both on the list - I like them equally.
Penelope would be nn Penny.

I am a bit disappointed that so many see Tristan negatively. Oh well!
'Chavvy' and 'try hard' not really applicable as we are not in the UK and as such are not constrained by the UK's social definitions - just by our own

Thanks for the comments so far !

Love all of your boys' names - Tristan is gorgeous.

Not over-fond of any of the girls' names but Marie probably pips it.

Really dislike Tabitha and Dorothea.

I love Penelope. Would have been DS's name. I like Nell for a NN as a tot and Penelope will be perfect for when she is an adult - works equally well for an astute young businesswoman, politician or artist/musician.

James from your boys list.