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be brutally honest, I don't mind

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ch1134 · 09/04/2015 20:24

Obviously we all have our own ideas and opinions so I won't be offended. But I'm interested in what others might think of these names:

Ray, Daniel (Dan), Jeffrey (Jeff)
Anna, Helen

Thanks

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CrispyFern · 09/04/2015 20:26

Love Anna and Helen. I like Daniel most of the three boy names. I don't really like Jeff.

pigwitch · 09/04/2015 20:27

Ray and Jeff - sorry just awful.
Daniel and Helen - quite middle of the road names that I neither like or dislike.
I do like Anna though , very pretty or Annabel.

Hassled · 09/04/2015 20:29

I don't like Ray. Makes me think of a sleazy cop from the 70s - Gene Hunt's sidekick. I wouldn't trust a Ray. Dan is nice. Jeff - a rugby player? Not the name for a delicate soul.

Anna and Helen are both lovely.

PrimroseVilliers · 09/04/2015 20:30
Calia · 09/04/2015 20:34

I like Daniel, not keen on Ray or Jeff. Prefer Anna to Helen - what about Hannah?

confusedandemployed · 09/04/2015 20:35

I quite like most of them, but then I'm a child of the 70s. I also used to work with a young guy called Ray who was lovely, so it has positive connotations for me. Love Daniel and Anna, not mad keen on Helen but I am a Helen so maybe I'm just bored of it

MehsMum · 09/04/2015 20:38

Like them all, actually.
I have a lovely cousin called Ray so possibly I am biased.

I think Jeffrey/Geoffrey is due a revival.

TheFutureSupremeRulersMum · 09/04/2015 20:39

I like them all other than Ray but prefer the Geoffrey spelling.

BlacknWhitePanda · 09/04/2015 20:40

Anna, everyone think you're going along with the frozen phase.
Helen I'm not a fan of.
I love Daniel
When I joked about calling my ds Jeff my cousin said I was holding him up to be the dim one of the family. Put me off the name there...
Ray is a real old man name, I dislike.

schopenhauer · 09/04/2015 20:43

Daniel and Anna are very nice, Ray and Jeff are bad imo! Also like Helen and think Hannah or Ellen are good options.

AddToBasket · 09/04/2015 20:45

All great.

Now I am singing the Breeders. Jefrey, with one f, Jefrey.

stormyboots · 09/04/2015 20:47

I really like Daniel and Jeffrey as they are great solid boys names that are not over popular and quite timeless

I don't like the sound of Ray at all, also feels a bit like a nickname to me.

Anna and Helen are lovely classic names and i like the simplicity of both but they are a bit too safe for my taste

mumofthemonsters808 · 09/04/2015 20:51

The only one I do not like is Jeffrey, but each to their own.

Hulababy · 09/04/2015 20:51

Of your choices I prefer Daniel and Anna. I really like Anna.

Muskey · 09/04/2015 20:56

Helen is a bit ordinary. Don't like Jeff not sure why

sweetpeame · 09/04/2015 21:08

Anna is lovely, classic. Daniel is fine if a bit boring. Don't like the others.

Bowlersarm · 09/04/2015 21:11

Love Daniel/Dan. Dislike Ray and Jeff.

Love Anna. Don't mind Helen but prefer Helena.

CleverPlansAndSecretTricks · 09/04/2015 21:11

I heard 70s names are coming back. I think you are just super cool and a bit ahead of the curve. No one likes them now but they will in 5 years time.

CleverPlansAndSecretTricks · 09/04/2015 21:12

Jeffrey does make me think of the guy in coupling. But who will remember that in a few years?

BigfootFilesHisToesInYourTea · 09/04/2015 21:15

I like all of them. Apart from Ray. It's a shame about Ray.

coalscuttle · 09/04/2015 21:15

I am 44 and have an Uncle Ray and an Uncle Jeff. HTH

FunkyPeacock · 09/04/2015 21:16

Helen is a classic that is due a revival, I also like Helena a lot

Anna/Daniel - perfectly decent names but a bit dull IMO

Ray/Jeff - both a bit retro but if you like the names then go for it, I prefer Jeff to Ray

coalscuttle · 09/04/2015 21:18

Helen is lovely though. Anna is nice but I know more of them of all ages than you can shake a stick at

KeturahLee · 09/04/2015 21:18

I really like Raymond.

Jeff is awful.

Anna and Daniel are nice, safe choices.

Helen is not a name I like but is perfectly acceptable.

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ch1134 · 09/04/2015 21:21

Thanks for the comments, really helpful actually! I like 70s names but don't want a 70s theme! I want a name which is timeless and will endure, not faddy or too now... I like real, solid names, and I don't want my child laughed at!
Big brother to bump is Louis.

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