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Pre-dh veto short-list

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mynameisnotmichaelcaine · 22/03/2013 20:46

Hello all,

I would really appreciate some thoughts before I take my short-list, cap in hand, to DH. If I can get some support for names on there, they are less likely to meet with instant dh veto!

This is dc3 - we have a dd with a v "normal" name (which was much more unusual a decade ago when she was born!), and a ds with a v unusual one.

Boys:

Joseph
Gregory
Rufus
Francis (I have gone off this quite a lot since the new Pope chose it!)

Girls:

Tess
Greta
Faith
Vita
Clarissa

DH likes Frances, but I have the Pope issue again. Also there is the fact that I am a Southerner living in the Midlands, so I say Frances with a long a, whereas dh, my other kids, and virtually everyone else I know says it with a short a. I think that this would irritate me. It doesn't bother me as much for a boy, as he would be Frankie, at least to us, but a girl would remain Frances, so it would be more of a problem.

Other suggestions welcome, although nothing beginning with A or M please :)

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FriggFRIGG · 22/03/2013 20:54

I like these best Smile

Rufus
Tess
Vita
Greta.

NoMoreMarbles · 22/03/2013 20:54

I'm only keen on 1 of your choice of boys names- Joseph and 1 girls name - Greta and even then they wouldn't appear on my own short list...

How about...

For boy

Nathan
Ashley
Andrew

For girl

Erin
Rachael
Eliza

Grin
MortifiedAdams · 22/03/2013 20:58

Much prefer Gregor to Gregory. Sory but thats the only boys name.

Girls-wise, like Greta and Tess. Prefer Rita to Vita.

Ill chuck a few suggestion in - Rex and Anouk.

SergeantSnarky · 22/03/2013 20:59

the two most out there for me are rufus and vita - quite like them both

pope has put me off francis too gah!

tess is nice
joseph okay

not keen on the others

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mynameisnotmichaelcaine · 22/03/2013 21:04

Thanks everyone :)

Nomoremarbles, I love Nathan, but was a dh veto last time. Not considering any names beginning with A, as both other children have A names, and I don't really want it to look like I gave them all the same initial on purpose.

Mortified, Rex and Anouk are a bit "out-there" for me. My ds is called Asher, so unusual, but not particularly trendy.

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Assajjventress · 22/03/2013 21:05

Love Joseph and Gregory from your list

How about
Dominic

For girls you like Tess and Clarissa and immediately thought Vanessa.
Lovely name nn Ness, Nessa etc

wigglesrock · 22/03/2013 21:15

I would stay away from Francis but that is solely because you have no idea of how many John Pauls I went to school with. I like the other boys names. Dominic was on my boys list as was Leo?

I love Tess and Greta - Francesca?

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mynameisnotmichaelcaine · 22/03/2013 21:23

I really like Dominic. I am fairly sure dh doesn't, which is why it's not on the list, but can try again :) Not over-fond of Dom as an nn though.

I don't like how Francesca sounds - don't like it ending with that harsh "k" sound. Objectively, I should love Vanessa, but it reminds me of Vanessa Feltz, and she irritates me.

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NoMoreMarbles · 22/03/2013 21:27

Ooo Asher is a lovely and very cool nameSmile

Grin

I seem to have an abundance of A names on my list

Ashley
Aaron
Andrew
Amelia
Alexia
Alicia

I need to move on to another letterGrin

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mynameisnotmichaelcaine · 22/03/2013 21:42

NoMoreMarbles, A is an excellent letter :)

As an SEN teacher, I always feel the need to point out that alexia is an aquired inability to read, almost like a word blindness caused by an injury or illness. Probably not many people would actually know that, but I think I would like to know before naming my dd that.

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NoMoreMarbles · 22/03/2013 23:07

Well I never knew that!Smile

simplesusan · 22/03/2013 23:40

I like Joseph and Clarissa best.

nooka · 23/03/2013 05:39

I like Gregory and Francis (aka Frank/Frankie). Although the new pope might lead to a resurgence I guess.

I don't really like any of your girls name choices I'm afraid.

Eskino · 23/03/2013 05:54

Joseph - really nice. Plus Joe is one of the best names for a boy IMO.
Rufus - Adorable

Tess - strong, love it.
Vita - again a name for a strong independent spirit

The others I'm not so keen on

Timetoask · 23/03/2013 06:22

Joseph and Tess

gertrudestein · 23/03/2013 10:24

^^ what she said!

thegreylady · 23/03/2013 13:17

I only like Tess and Faith of the girls' names.
All the boys' names are fine although Rufus isn't a favoutite-dare I say a bit 'doggy'?

CarriMarie · 23/03/2013 13:48

Gregory Joseph & Greta Faith.

TheSecondComing · 23/03/2013 13:55

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mynameisnotmichaelcaine · 23/03/2013 14:56

Clara is a bit rhymey with our surname. Forgot to say middle names will be family names: Elisabeth for a girl and probably William or Francis (if not used for a fn obv!) for a boy.

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Littlecherublegs · 23/03/2013 15:38

Like all your boys names apart from Francis.
Dislike all your girls names apart from Clarissa.

Other suggestions:
Hugo, Christian, Rafa, Sebastian, Joel, Oscar

Juliet , Bridget, Opal, Lucille, Celia, Faye

IroningBoredDaily · 23/03/2013 16:11

What is ur dd's name?

I like Greta from your girl's list.

fussychica · 23/03/2013 16:17

Hate Gregory - you know it will be Greg.
Try Luca, Nathan, Adam, Nathan

May ,Mae, Alice, Freya

Hassled · 23/03/2013 16:20

Joseph or Tess.

soontobeslendergirl · 23/03/2013 16:29

Jonah or Blythe?

Miles or Marissa?