Name for baby number 5...we've used all the good ones already!

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Baby 5 due in about 8-10 weeks.

We don't know the sex.

These are the names we already have (including some of their middle names, as they do show our name taste a bit), and those few we've already got on the short list.

Nothing is really jumping out so far. With so many names already used (we'd rather not repeat initials) and when cousins names and nicknames are factored in too, I feel like there isn't much left! Don't want to land this kid with a dud, after his/her siblings have (if I do say so myself!) such cracking names!

Suggestions please!

Clementine
Lucia
Adelaide
Elise
Francesca
Eleanor
Beatrice
Elsie (elisabeth)

James
Elijah
Billy (William)
Alfie (Alfred)
Samuel

I adore your first four girls names.

Also James, Elijah and William.

Can't get on board with Alfie, and don't find Francesca, Eleanor or Beatrice pretty.

Would love to know your other kids' names!

Mabel
Elodie
Alyssa
Miranda

Thomas (tommy)
Daniel (danny)
Reuben

I came across a Rosalind recently. Not heard the name in ages but I think it's beautiful. Very Shakespearean.

That list included her children's names!

Oh! Bugger. I missed that.

Well, they are all lovely, I just like some better than others!

Love Lucia, but it depends on how you're pronouncing it. I'm only a fan of the loo-see-ah pronunication (not loosha, or loo-chee-ah).

Otherwise, I like Elsie.

For boys, I love James and Samuel, and like William with the abbreviation Billy (love Billy!). Can't warm to Alfie (Alfred is fine), but it is very popular so I must be in the minority.

Ottoline
Delilah
Elizabeth
Theodora

Guy
Alexander
Frederick
Hugo
Hector
Rafferty

Rosanna
Benjamin

Love your girls names!

Also like Clara or Antonia.

For a boy how about Quentin- it's derived from 5th in Latin and is a great name imo. Nickname Quinn?

Robert
Peter
Miles
Benedict

Louisa
Amarys
Emmeline
Marissa

It's kinda funny the amount of people who don't actually read the original post before replying. I'll have to keep it in mind next time I start a thread.

Yeah, you do that, caju.

While you're at it, make sure you write your OP nice and clearly.

No need to be grumpy Koala OP's post was pretty clear!

These are the names we already have (including some of their middle names, as they do show our name taste a bit), and those few we've already got on the short list.

I love your name choices! If it's a girl and you haven't already used Eleanor or Beatrice, I love these best. If you like these, you may also like Juliet and Annabel.

Boys-wise, I love William best. If not, how about Thomas. You can't go wrong with your choices though- beautiful timeless names xx

I wasn't attacking you, Koala. You just made a mistake that's all. What I was laughing about is the number of people making the same mistake! It's always drilled into us at school to read the question properly before you start writing your answers, because so many people don't - and I guess old habits die hard.

Okay, sorry - but I still don't think it was clear!

These are the names we already have I read as 'These are the names we already have on our list'.

'These are the names of the children we already have' would have been clearer, IMO.

Anyhoo - comprehension and grumpiness fail on my part. Sorry caju

Marcella
Rosalie
Meridith
Violet
Ida

Alexander (nn Xander)
Ezekiel
Monty
Ezra

You say you don't want to duplicate initials, so could you point out which of these names are first names or else it's unnecessarily limiting e.g. If Francesca is only a mn, that puts Felicity back in the game.

Yay for Adelaide! That's our chosen girl's name. Also really like Francesca and Elise - love your taste!

Hmm, suggestions... Willa, Carina, Alberta, Selina, Zara?

I really struggle with boys' names.

Thanks for the replies - we went away for the weekend hence my lack of presence on the thread.

The first initials we already have are L, E, F and C. Would rather not reuse, but it's not a rule we have set in stone.

Most names on the lust we can't really use because already have cousins with the name, or it's too close to one of our kids' names or nicknames. Struggling!!

Lust = list

Imogen
Talitha
Monica
Martha

Giles
Alistair
Patrick

Ottlie
Annabel
Violet
Ceciily

Seth
Stanley

Sorry, typing on my phone and didn't see spelling mistakes