Please help with our girl/boy shortlists for DC3

[YesIKnowILookHugeThanks]

Time is ticking away quickly now - 5 wks to edd. It's been much harder this time to find names we both like.

I'd love to hear your honest thoughts on our (v. short!) shortlists.

Girls
Esme (we'd go with the Ez-may pronunciation but is this one of those names that would give her a lifetime of correcting people???)
Eliza
Harriet

Boys
Toby
Aaron (pronounced Arran, so maybe that should be the spelling???)
Adam

Not in love with any of them really so alternative suggestions welcome. Can't be anything ending in an s sound, runs into our surname in a way that often produces hilarious results (gutted as love Tobias and Lawrence) and can't end in th either for similar reasons (gutted as love Seth and Meredith).

Siblings are Eleanor and Tabitha.

Hmm lots of food for thought, thanks.

Asked DH about Tristan as I do like it but he was very noncommital, think maybe it's too 'posh' for us though DH didn't think so.

Funny that lots of the ideas suggested are names of people in our family. Both my and DH's names among them!

So far Toby seems to be the winner of the boys names (it is my favourite, wish we could use Tobias but it really does produce very silly possibilities when teamed with our surname).

The split between Eliza, Esme and Harriet looks pretty equal. DH likes Harriet best, my reservation is - is it a bit prim when compared to Eleanor and Tabitha?

Don't mind the vampire connection with Esme, many people think Tabitha is feline or witchy - so it would fit nicely!

I take the point about the potential for friends to nn both Eleanor and Eliza Elle/Ellie and it's making me think twice about Eliza. We'd never shorten either name but you can't stop the girls doing it themselves or their friends as they get older.

A name I loved a few months ago but have kind of gone off is Reuben. I'm warming to it again though - any thoughts on that one?

Just thought I'd add my two penneth!

Your lists are very similar to mine with DD. DH vetoed practically all of them so we ended up with an Isobel but loved Imogen, Harriet, Meredith and Esme (pronounced as you would). I know an 18 yo Harriet and its not prim at all.

Quite like Toby. Think it would be fine for an adult. I do try and imagine a man in a suit introducing himself to a potential boss. IMO some names do sound a bit silly in this scenario.

I like Raphael but does sound quite posh. That being said my DS is called Gabriel so who am I to talk . Quite like Reuben.

I'm pregnant with DC3 and still have lots of names I like, DH has completely vetoed most of them so I think this ones just going to be called baby! Then we'll change it as they get older...Man / Woman are fine for names right?

It's been really useful to hear other's opinions.

Think we're probably settled on Toby for a boy but still uncertain about a girls name. All will become clear once baby arrives though I reckon.

From your list I love Harriet! For boys I like Toby but also love pp's suggestion of Arthur.

I think I would go with Harriet so that you would not have two names beginning with E!! Even though I adore Eliza! I will be honest and say I actually don't like any of your suggestions for boys names!

Esmé (the accent shows it's ez-may, not ez-mee) is beautiful.
Eliza - doolittle. I find the Liza sound harsh.
Harriet - again quite harsh sounding and not very feminine.

Toby - jug
Aaron - I like this pn. air-run. I like Arran pn. and spelt that way
Adam - lovely, classic, timeless yet not overused like Thomas, James etc. Suits all ages.

My choices are Esmé and Adam by a mile!

Eliza is gorgeous!

I give you

Bea
Romilly
Clemency
Gabriella

and

Theo
Finn
Rufus