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can't agree on a name!

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blazingarrows · 16/08/2015 09:01

DP and I cannot seem to agree on names for DC2. DS is called Alexander (known as Alex). This took us ages to agree on and he wasn't named until a few days after he was born.

I'm in the early 2nd trimester for this one so we have a while until crunch time. We will be finding out the sex of the baby which will narrow things down however I want to be prepared!

For a boy I absolutely love Harris, it ticks all the boxes for me and I was so happy to have found it a while ago but we can't use it as DP has difficulty pronouncing the letter R especially in the middle like that, hard R's aren't so bad. So that's completely out as we can't have a name for our child that Dad can't pronounce!

Other boys names we are drawn to (but don't love):
Blair
Innes

Love the following (but too "out there" for us to use):
Cassius
Atticus

Girl's names (I like) :
Madeleine (hate Maddie)
Ottilie
Vivienne

I love longer names for either sex that can be shortened.

DP likes (plainer names):
Zoe
Emily

We both like Olivia and Amelia however to much of a mouthful with our surname.

Any other suggestions??

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Hellionandfriends · 16/08/2015 10:34

Lawrence - Law

Hellionandfriends · 16/08/2015 10:35

Tess

Bess

Hellionandfriends · 16/08/2015 10:35

Elinor with nn Nell

Hellionandfriends · 16/08/2015 10:37

Olive

I like olive on its own

Hellionandfriends · 16/08/2015 10:42

Ezekiel with nn Zeke

Hellionandfriends · 16/08/2015 10:46

Esme

janetandroysdaughter · 16/08/2015 10:47

Vivienne is beautiful. Love it so much.

Melissa
Sylvie
Susannah

Izaak, Izak or Isaac
Victor
Maddox

Lunastarfish · 16/08/2015 10:56

I'm not a fan of any of your of DH names, but, I know a Madeleine in her 40s who is know known as Madeleine, never Maddie.

Hellionandfriends · 16/08/2015 11:08

I think you could insist on Madeline and find a nicer nickname

Hellionandfriends · 16/08/2015 11:11

Viola

Mrsjayy · 16/08/2015 11:12

Both of my pregnancies i wanted blair for boy babies i didnt get boy babies so no Blair I really like it. You will find a name for your baby

Hellionandfriends · 16/08/2015 11:13

Stella

Mrsjayy · 16/08/2015 11:14

Olivia is a lovely name

BertrandRussell · 16/08/2015 11:23

I really, really wouldn't use Blair. It's going to be a name increasingly in the news over the next few years, and probably not in a positive way.

SmugairleRoin · 16/08/2015 16:19

No, you can't insist on her always being Madeline. She'll grow up, may love it and decide to use it herself - seeing as she'll be a person independent of you.

If you really, really hate Maddy, then no.

Estelle, Serena, Vivienne?

blazingarrows · 16/08/2015 16:20

Thank you everyone. Lots of choices to mull over.

Going out for dinner soon so will corner him then Wink

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SmugairleRoin · 16/08/2015 16:20

Ugh meant to say Verity, not Vivienne!

Vivienne is nice too though.

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