Well this IS a surprise...

[CheerfulYank]

I've just POAS and found I'm expecting DC3. In total shock. So, I figure I'll start a baby name thread! :o

We already have Samuel (7) and Margaret (almost 16 months) mostly called Sam and Maggie, so I sort of would like to continue the formal name with nickname trend.

Also I am sure it is a boy. :o

Some names I like and were on our shortlist for the others were Jack (doesn't really go with our surname, but would if I went for Jackson), William called Will, and Alexander called Alec. We loved Charles/Charlie but a close friend is using that. Also briefly considered were Nathaniel/Nate and Benjamin/Ben.

Our surname is the same as a certain "journalist" who thinks she's gorgeous, married to a Frenchman?

For girls I like Phoebe, which doesn't fit with the nn thing, or Phillipa/Pippa, which does.

My friend has an Elizabeth. They call her Betty!

Love that.

Congratulations on your third!

Sam, Maggie and Bea

Sam, Maggie and Tom

Sam, Maggie and Seb

Sam, Maggie and Betty

I absolutely love sam and maggie!

What about Judith shortened to judy and Frederick Freddie

Many congrats and safe and healthy pregnancy to you.

Sam, Maggie and Will.

Maybe not Frederick with surname

Hmmm

Johnny

Yay another Margaret . hardly get any of those. Mine is mostly Daisy. i also have a William Gilbert an Arthur James. If ds2 had been a girl he would have been Miriam Alice.

Wooohoo congratulations!!!

Will have a think re names.

What about Penelope/penny for a girl?

Eleanora (Ellie/Nora)
Evelyn (Evie)
Gertrude (Trudi)
Helena (Nell)

Christopher (Chris/Kit)
Edmund (Ed/Ned)
Isaac (Ike/Zac)
Phillip (Pip/Phil)

Congratulations, I read your thread earlier today.

Dominic
Nicholas
Christopher (Chris, Topher, Kip)

Olivia (Liv) not sure how you feel about popularity
Estella (Stella)
Sarah (Sadie)

Ooh congratulations! I saw your thread earlier too

I think Elizabeth/Betty is fab with Sam and Maggie.

I can't work out your surname tho... Can we have more clues?!

Sorry I've just realised that the obvious shortenings of Dominic and Nicholas won't work with your surname

Lawrence
Vincent

Congratulations!
Ernest - Ernie
Albert-Albie

No name suggestions, but YAY to number!!!!! I sort of follow you as I have a 6 year old Samuel.

Actually,

Nathan/Nate (I like Nathaniel better, but it sounds silly with Samuel)
Edward/Ned
Frederick/Freddie (DD would have been Frederick)
Anthony / Ant

Eleanor/Nell
Elisabeth/Libby
Caitlin/Katie
Anna/Annie (DD would have been Anna if very good friends hadn't just had one)

Beatrix nn bibi

Can't work out surname, so apologies if any of my sugguestions are obvious no-goers. Unless if begins with B? I might have it if it begins with B.

Catherine/Katherine - Kitty, Kate, Katie etc.
Jane (just to throw you off!)
Amanda - Mandy, Manda
Celeste (just like it, so classic)
Vivienne
Anna
Josiephine
Rachel
Georgina

Gabriel - Gabe, Gabey
Thomas - Tommy, Tom, Tommo
Luke
Zephaniah (thought I would chuck that in too - love it)

I love Jack, and Alexander nn Alec. I prefer Billy to Will as a nickname for William.

Edward (Ted/Teddy)
Jonathan (Jon/John/Jonny)
Frederick (Fred/Freddie)
Thomas (Tom/Tommy)

Surname is something you build with. Rhymes with sick. Pink Floyd sang about it

So I think Frederick is out but I do love it, it was my beloved grandfather's name.

Thank you for the suggestions, keep them coming!

If you're giving clues like that about your name why not just come out and say what it is or am I missing something

woo hoo congrats :)

lawrence would be great

For googling purposes I think, red glitter. Feck, I don't know! It just seemed the Done Thing.

Many congratulations

PP said Penelope but I prefer Nell or Nellie as nn, Nell goes best with your existing two.

I've no ideas about names, but just wanted to say congratulations! What lovely news.

Congratulations, CheerfulYank! We don't know each other, but I always enjoy your posts.

Umm...something with the NN Ned. Sam, Maggie and Ned. So...Ed-something? Edward, Edmund, Edwin?

Lillian for a girl?

Yes it's for googling purposes :)

Right, so given you thought it might be a bug yesterday, you know it's a boy today

I like Nate :)

I like Grayson - Gray - but not with your surname

You can't use Frederick!!

Benjamin - Benjie
Edward - Teddy/Eddie

Just in case -

Jessica - Jessie
Matilda - Tilly
Elodie - Deedee
Georgia - Georgie