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Fancy helping us with our shortlist?

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TiffanyAtBreakfast · 19/11/2015 10:42

Not due until next year but still excitedly thinking about names Smile

So far this is our shortlist, would love opinions please!

GIRLS: Tabitha, Erin, Aria

BOYS: Ethan, Joseph (Joe), Max

P.S. It goes without saying that many people see Tabitha as a cat name but we love it Wink

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GastonsChestHair · 19/11/2015 10:53

I love Tabitha.

And Ethan (I am biased though as I have one!)

From an unbiased pov, love Joe/Joey. If we'd had a boy he would have been Joey.

RiverTam · 19/11/2015 10:59

Ethan definitely

Not that keen on any of your girls' names. Tabitha at a push.

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TiffanyAtBreakfast · 19/11/2015 11:01

Ooh thanks Gastons! Out of interest, did any nicknames happen naturally for Ethan or does everyone just use his full name?

Joe literally popped into my head this morning so I turned to DH (asleep) and said "are you awake?! do you like Joe?!" haha

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Bellejournee · 19/11/2015 11:07

Lovely girl choices, esp Tabitha. It's in our list too, but appears to be mentioned quite a lot on here lately, which doesn't concern me too much - just hope it doesn't become too popular :-/

I like Joe too, as a name in its own and Max.

GastonsChestHair · 19/11/2015 11:13

Nope, no nicknames for my Ethan. Actually, someone did once try to call him Eeth which was quickly shot down with a wtf face!

Pleases me greatly to be honest because that's really one of the big reasons I picked it.

I call him Blue but that's neither here nor there

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TiffanyAtBreakfast · 19/11/2015 11:21

'Eeth' or 'E' is exactly what I was fearing! Haha glad it hasn't been used too much!

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Bellejournee · 19/11/2015 11:27

If the middle name begins with J, you could always call him EJ?

Sophronia · 19/11/2015 11:27

Tabitha and Joseph are my favourites.

Bellejournee · 19/11/2015 11:27

...if you want a nickname that is!

LizKeen · 19/11/2015 11:28

I know of a baby Aria and tbh I don't like it. I see it as a chavvy name, but that may be just my personal association with it.

I love Erin, DD2 was almost Erin. Don't mind Tabitha.

Love all your boys names. Epecially Max. I think Joe is nice as it doesn't feel overly popular atm, but is a well known name.

TillyTolly · 19/11/2015 11:33

Love Tabitha, really like Erin. Think Aria's only going to get more popular - it's climbed from 1100th ish to 170th in just a few years. I'd avoid for that reason alone, but people assuming that you're really really in to GOT might be another consideration.

Kim82 · 19/11/2015 11:38

I love Erin, it was very nearly dd3's name. If she was a boy we were going to call her Max so that's my fave out of your boys names too. I do love Joe/Joey too though.

Sunshine511 · 19/11/2015 11:48

Tabitha is my favourite from your girls list, followed by Erin.

Max is my favourite from your boys list, followed by Joe :)

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TiffanyAtBreakfast · 19/11/2015 12:12

I'm happy there are so many votes for Tabitha! It's definitely our favourite at the moment.

Ethan and Joe flow better with our surname than Max does, which is a consideration I guess.

Middle name for Tabitha would be Rose.
Middle name for Ethan would be James.
Not sure for Joe or Max Smile

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celtictoast · 19/11/2015 12:31

Aria is beautiful, and unusual.
Erin is OK.
Sorry but I really dislike Tabitha.

Ethan, Joseph and Max are all very nice.

Mama1980 · 19/11/2015 14:03

Joe and Aria are my favourites

MitzyLeFrouf · 19/11/2015 14:07

Aria is one of those names that is getting really popular due to Game of Thrones.

Erin is one of those cheesy Irish American names.

Tabitha is lovely.

I like Ethan, Joseph, and Max equally.

CakeRattleandRoll · 20/11/2015 01:09

Love Tabitha - really wanted it for DD but was vetoed by DH. The 'cat name' thing doesn't bother me at all. Also like Aria, but I have no idea about the GOT reference, it makes me think of music.

Joseph/Joe is lovely.

Wheresthattoo · 20/11/2015 17:21

I love Tabitha shame idiot DH can't get past the cat association and Aria. My favourite of the boys is Max then Joe, not overly keen on Ethan personally but doesn't have any bad associations I can think of.

manicinsomniac · 20/11/2015 19:26

I love Aria, really like Erin and am not keen on Tabitha

I like Joseph and Ethan. Less keen on Max but it's ok

IoraRua · 20/11/2015 19:29

Erin - leave it to the Irish Americans
Tabitha - cat or a witch
Aria - pretty, the best of the girls list but not really keen

Ethan - yup. Grand.
Max - meh
Joseph is lovely

elotrolado · 20/11/2015 19:59

Well I have a Joseph Ethan, so a I'm bit biased. Max is nice too though. Love Tabitha, this would have been on the shortlist if we'd had a girl.

HappydaysArehere · 20/11/2015 20:28

Do you think Tabitha would end up as Tab or Tabby (cat). Like the boys names, especially Jo or Joseph.

MoriartyIsMyAngel · 20/11/2015 21:14

I love Erin. It is popular in the US, but still quite rare here.

MitzyLeFrouf · 21/11/2015 14:49

Actually out of the three names Erin is by far the most popular in the UK.