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IMissGin · 28/11/2016 18:39

Surname starts with H ends in by.

girls- middle name options Isobel, Jean or Iris

Eleanor
Claudia
Sylvie

Boys: middle names Nicholas Alan (potentially both) or maybe Marcus if not used

Struan
Marcus
Laurence
Innes

(We're in Scotland)

Any new suggestions also welcome :) thanks

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basketofironing · 28/11/2016 18:47

Is it by as in bye or bee? If the latter I probably wouldn't go for Sylvie as it's practically a rhyme.

I love Jean, one of my DDs middle names. Eleanor Jean is my favourite for the girls.

Love Innes too. Innes Alan out of the boys choices.

IMissGin · 28/11/2016 18:49

Oooh somewhere between... think a bit like the model railway sets

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KlingybunFistelvase · 28/11/2016 19:09

Lovely lists!

I like Eleanor Isobel, Eleanor Jean or Claudia Jean best from your girl list.

Either Innes Alan Nicholas or Laurence Nicholas Alan from the boys.

SeashellHoarder · 28/11/2016 19:51

Lovely choices.

I would have Eleanor Jean for a girl.

I really like Marcus for a boy.

SmallTownTwirl · 28/11/2016 19:52

Love Claudia and Marcus.

Eleanor and Sylvie are also lovely though.

Not keen on Laurence at all, even though I know a lovely adult man called Laurence, I still don't like the name,, so it must be a bad name.
Nicholas is ok.
Innes is not my cup of tea at all. I like some Scottish names but not that one.

Thatwaslulu · 28/11/2016 19:55

I would go with Jean, because the first names all end with a vowel sound which I think Isobel or Iris would be a bit of a mouthful. I think Eleanor Jean is a great choice.

Out of the boys names I really like Struan (in fact I really like all of them) and think Struan Marcus sounds perfect.

CockneyViv · 28/11/2016 19:58

I'm endlessly jealous of anyone with a Claudia. It's my favourite name but doesn't work with my surname. Claudia Iris is pretty.

Marcus is my favourite for boys

Loyly · 28/11/2016 19:59

Claudia and Struan are my favourites.

MadameJosephine · 28/11/2016 20:01

Love Claudia Jean

I know you said you wanted it as a middle name but out of your boys names my favourite is Nicholas so I'd just call him Nicholas Alan

Holding · 28/11/2016 20:43

Claudia Jean
Laurence Nicholas

neonrainbow · 28/11/2016 20:48

Claudia is so beautiful.

Sophronia · 28/11/2016 21:05

I like Claudia Jean and Laurence Nicholas Alan

IMissGin · 28/11/2016 21:58

Thanks everyone! Really struggling to narrow them down... Claudia and Struan were our original picks but I'm very torn now

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ViewBasket · 29/11/2016 18:57

Eleanor or Marcus.

mumsnit · 29/11/2016 19:06

Sylvie and Laurence

..although I really like all your names (not helpful Grin)

AnnieAnoniMouse · 30/11/2016 03:12

Claudia & Struan, both by a long way!

HearTheThunderRoar · 30/11/2016 04:04

I love Claudia, I agree Claudia Iris sounds lovely.

I'm not keen on any of your boys first names, however I really like Nicholas as a first name.

IMissGin · 30/11/2016 09:29

Annie are you my DP?? Wink

I love Nicholas too but we can't use it as a first name

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ABCFamily · 30/11/2016 15:59

Claudia Iris was actually my second choice name combo for a girl, so I'm hugely biased towards that! Sylvie is nice too (Sylvia was another contender for us)

As for boys' names, I like Marcus and Innes best. Alan probably flows best with either of those, although I prefer the name Nicholas.

IMissGin · 30/11/2016 17:12

What was your first choice ABC? Grin

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AnnieAnoniMouse · 01/12/2016 01:53

Nope 😂

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