Your thoughts appreciated.

[Blondebrunette1]

Hi, so I am not sure if we need a boys or girls name and have plenty of time to pick but what do you think of..,

Boys: Harry, Charlie, Finley, Hayden.
Girls: Sophia, Annalynne, Lila, Elin.

TIA xxx

I like strong names usually that end in n I like your Erin I like shorter names that can't be shortened.

Sorry Elin.

Annalynne is dreadful and redneck sounding.

Everything else is fine.

Lila is really lovely.

That's about the only positive comment I can offer you .

Harry and Charlie are ok. Finlay and Hayden, hate them

Annalynne is awful, Elin is ok but prefer Erin. Lila not sure

Missed Sophia, I love that name

Harry, Charlie, Sophia are nice.

I like Finley, I don't like any of the others (Harry and Charlie are over used, and Hayden is awful).
Girls, my favourite from your list is Sophia but I wouldn't use it, everyone seems to be using it these days. Instead of Elin, could you use Erin (which is really nice). Lila is ok.

Don't like Hayden, Annalynne is awful, sorry!

The others are ok, but a bit too overused apart from Elin.

Annalynne is awful. Like the rest.

Harry and Charlie fine as nns. Sophia isn't a name I'm fond of, but it is much better than the others. Annalynne is dreadful.

Elin is Welsh - I know a 17 year old Erin.

Have you considered Annaliese, rather than Annalynne.

Know lovely a Finley and equally lovely Hayden.

Names are all lovely but it's a no from me for Annalynn

Lila is lovely it was on my list

Harry - boring and overused
Charlie - nice but again, overused
Finley - I wouldn't spell it like that, and again overused!
Hayden - Chavvy
Sophia - fine, bit boring
Annalynne - awful. Very Chavvy
Lila - very nice
Elin - nice but often sounds like Erin with a lisp

The only one I hate is Annalynne.
Elin could sound like you've misspelt Ellen.

Sophia, Lila and Elin are very pretty. My Dniece is called Elín, so I love Elin a lot. However, I prefer Erin.

Sophia is fairly popular (for good reason!) if you wanted to avoid that, although all my DC's names are in the top 20s, so don't listen to me! I think it also holds good nickname potential with Sophie, as Sophie is much stronger sounding, whereas Sophia is a more elegant sounding name, giving leeway for their personality.

Lila is short but strong and pretty and is my favourite from the list!

Annalynne sounds a bit made up although I've met one before. Maybe hyphenated Anna-Lynne, or a name like Annaliese would be easier, for spelling and because it sounds less exhaustive.

For the boys:I love Harry, very popular, strong sounding but can fit a variety of personalities. I would go for a longer name though- Harold, Harrison, Harris etc;? Simply as it could be better for them in adulthood. Although that is my personal opinion, and I love Harry loads on it's own.

Charlie is very sweet. I love it. My favourite of the list.

Finley. It sounds handsome. I love it too, but prefer Finnian/Finn.

Hayden. I really don't like the sound of it. I like Kayden/Kaiden/Caiden/Cayden though.

I love Elin.

On seeing it typed/written down, Annalynne is setting her up for being called Anal-Lynne - bad, bad, bad plan!

Since you asked for thoughts, well, mine are pretty negative I'm afraid. Sorry OP!

Elin is ok.
The rest are awful.

Sophia is my fave, I am concerned about Harry & Charlie being too popular (but my other children have top 20 names saying that.) I liked Annalynne as I've only ever known 1 and it seemed a softer version of Annaleise (which I do like but not for a baby.) I did like Annabelle but that nice lady that screamed and whined on I'm a celeb put me off completely. Elin I like but believe its pronounced ee-Lin whereas I like el-in (correct if I'm wrong.) I like Finnian actually so thanks for that suggestion. I hate labelling names as chavy (although I can understand with some) but Hayden is old English I believe and the only one ive met was 50 and not at all chavy so guess that association doesn't put me off. Does anyone else agree a child can change your perception of a name instantly for the better? My friend named her child a name I hated and I now love it as he's so perfect and suited to his name.

I like Finlay spelt this way. Harry amd Charlie are ok, but I would go for Henry and Charles as their full names.
I like Sophia and Lila.