Please help; DH has rubbish taste in names!

[GreatJoanUmber]

I'm 39w pregnant with DC3. We made name shortlists a while ago, but had another name conversation a few days back with DH which made me despair!
I think we are pretty much set for a boy name, but really cannot agree on a name for a girl. The problem is that DH has awful taste in names likes names that I'd say are 70s to 80s names: Rebecca, Beth, Natasha, Emma; to name a few. Nothing wrong with those, only to me they are too much names of my generation and I couldn't imagine naming a baby one of those (with the exception of Emma which is a bit more timeless, but still not my cup of tea). It's like naming your baby Brian or Howard!! (No offense to those who named their baby any of those).
Now I like names like Cecily, Cordelia, Mirabel, Thalia, Lorelai, Viola; which he finds too 'hoity-toity'.
Middle ground ideas include Susannah, Beatrix, Iris; which I find ok but don't love.
Any other suggestions??

Oh and DS1/2 are Theodore/Albert respectively.

I think the names your oh likes are lovely, simple, classic, timeless, pretty, feminine names. I think yours could be become dated and some sound like you are just trying to be unusual. You could get unusual but still stay within yours oh's good taste.

I prefer your Dhs names.

What about Claudia, Bethan, Florence

Emily

I agree with your Dh......I have an Emma

But how about these for between your two extremes:
Tabitha
Thea
Elise
Phoebe
Imogen
Sasha

Sorry, but I prefer your DH names as well.

Much prefer your DH's simple, classic tastes to yours too I'm afraid

The middle ground name suggestions sound like a good compromise.

I think it's you that had rubbish taste sorry

I like Rebecca & Emma and Cordelia & Thalia. I agree with you in a way as I was one of five with same name in my class (was top baby name at time) and I don't think I'd pick a name so associated with my generation. Having said that I do think you could compromise on say Cordelia Rebecca/Rebecca Cordelia/Thalia Emma? Xxx

Sorry I like your dh 's names .

I like Emma, Beth(an) and Natasha. Of your choices I like Cordelia.

Florence
Anya
Lydia
Francesca
Miranda
Iris
Cora
Arabella
Martha
Orla
Matilda

Sorry - I prefer your OHs names too- I find your names a little pretentious.

Rebecca and Emma are lovely names.

Of your choices I would only go for Cecily or Cordelia.

Don't pick Mirabel - it has become really popular.

I agree with you and much prefer your names! I like Beatrix and Ivy too though!

How about....
Matilda
Mabel
Martha
Florence
Edith
Ivy
Olive????

What is the boys name you've agreed on?

The middle ground names are the best. Love Susannah and Beatrix.

Oh I much prefer your names. DS would have been a Josephine had he been a girl. It was our compromise name and we would have used Sephie as a nickname. DH liked names like Sarah and Emma (classic but popular when we were at school) and I preferred slightly more interesting/unusual names.

Our list for ds was...

Josephine
Aphra
Mirabel
Cordelia
Genevieve
Jessamy
Miriam
Hester
Norah
Willa

Sorry but I also prefer your husbands choices.
And definately not Mirabel, makes me think of the elephant on cbeebies.

Your names are much better in my opinion.

How about:

Isabelle
Arabella
Araminta (NN Minty)
Cosima
Romilly
Penelope
Celeste
Harriet

We have Cecily on our Baby List. Beautiful Name.

You like older, frillier names; he likes plainer, more recent though currently out of vogue names. One obvious potential area for compromise names that you both like is the plainer (hence less 'hoity-toity') end of vintage names -- perhaps

Grace
Eleanor
Bella
Susannah
Isabel
Lily
Rose
Alice
Ada
Tessa
Ivy

Your DH is wrong.

Your names are much much nicer and classier.

His are very 80's and boring.

Your names are much nicer. Faves are Cordelia and Cecily!

I prefer your DH's names. I like Emma and Beth(any).

Of your names I only like Cordelia, but don't love it (frilly)

Mirabel is prissy

I like a mix of your names actually (Emma, Beth, Lorelai, Thalia).

I think Isabelle/Isabella might work?

You already have your answer. Use one of the compromise names. It's the only way!

How about Laurel? That feels like it's more in the middle of your choices.

I prefer your names (just) but they do feel more "on trend" than your DH's, which means they will be the future names that age them to a certain decade later on.