Summer/Autumn

[mandbaby]

Currently pregnant with DC3 and he/she is due on the equinox in September (the equinox is the official end of Summer and start of Autumn and I think it's when there's exactly the same amount of daylight as darkness.

I am now considering the names Summer and Autumn for a girl. If she's born on or before 22nd Sept, call her Summer, and if she's born after call her Autumn.

I've suggested this to hubby and he straightaway said no (although we definitely considered Summer during our previous two pregnancies, so I'm sure I could convince him!)

What do you all think to the names? Our only other alternative for a girl is Scarlett.

What's your favourite? Scarlett or Summer/Autumn?

How about Augusta for an August baby?

Or Julia for a July one?

Not keen on Summer/Autumn names myself.

Love the name Winter though!

For some reason I'm not keen on Summer, but love Scarlett & Autumn. If she's the end of September then Autumn Scarlett is a name to be proud of!

I much prefer Autumn to Summer . One of my daughter's goes to school with an Autumn & it's really lovely when you hear it said out loud. I'm not the world's biggest fan of Scarlett in general.

Both lovely names . We have both scattered in our family

I know a Summer and it really suits her. I like all those names so I'm afraid I'd be useless at choosing.

Watching with interest as my name may be either Summer or Winter.

I think Summer, Scarlett and Autumn are all beautiful names

I wanted Autumn for DD but DH said no. He then said he liked it after she was named.

Not keen on Scarlett, but I really like Summer and Autumn.

I have a Summer, she's 10 :)

If i'm honest, i wish i had called her Autumn as i think it'd suit her better & i love it just a bit more than i do Summer.

My daughter was born in February, no one ever said it was odd to call my daughter Summer when she was born in February.

I love both name, so not much help really.

I don't like any of them but especially Scarlett. If I had to be named one of them myself I would prefer to be called Summer out of the three.

Autumn is lovely..... I wanted for number 3 but it's a boy.

I think it sounds more sophisticated than Summer IMO!

I'm not keen on Scarlett. I know 3. It's just not one of the names I would choose.

I really dislike Scarlett.

Autumn is lovely.

Summer is a bit...done for me.

Haf prn Harv (Harvey without the ee sound) is Welsh for Summer. Bit more unusual?

Well January Jones is named after a month so what about September?

I think Autumn is lovely, also like Scarlett but not as keen on Summer I don't know why.

I love the name Autumn think it's wonderful and would wack it in my almost ready DDs name if DP would agree. Something like Autumn Rose is lovely

Not to keen on Summer - something about it reminds me of a stripper name, absolutely no idea why sorry. Used to quite like it actually.

Love the idea though.

Not keen on Summer; Autumn is slightly better; Scarlett is fantastic!

I have a Scarlett It's an awesome name.

I know a beautiful little Autumn. I don't think I've met a Summer since the '90s...may be due a comeback?

Scarlette is lovely, not sure about the other 2. Don't offend me or anything, just not to my taste. But would be a boring works if everyone chose from the top 10! X

Never met an Autumn - really pretty name. Not as keen on the others.

I like Summer and Autumn. The names now remind me of the film '500 days of summer' which I love! I especially like Autumn and like both of them much more than Scarlett.

Love love love Autumn! It's beautiful and would be the top of my list if I were to ever have another daughter.

Summer is nice (but I way prefer Autumn), hate Scarlett though, all I see is the horrible word 'scar'!

Wow, a mixed bag of replies. Thanks to everyone who's commented.

Must admit, I am leaning more towards Autumn (it's my favourite season too) but I just can't convince hubby. Yet.

May have to play the "well I gave birth to her and carried her for 9 months" card

After all this, it will probably be a third boy!!