Fight over names.. Whose are better, mine or his? Juniper or Jane...

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Ok, my top 3 girls names:
Juniper
Evangeline
Lilias

DP's:
Jane
Violetta
Constance

Compromise seems hard

Please not Magadlene - it's synonymous with some of the most widespread and horrific abuse ever perpetrated. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdalene_asylum

Just to clarify a point you complained about some time ago. I didn't say "they're all dreadful". I said "they are equally dreadful". In my opinion. Which was in direct response to your thread title wanting to know our opinions on the relative merit of the two lists. Usually with these sort of threads I much prefer one option or the other, it's unusual not to be able to pick.

Tanith which someone suggested a few pages back is lovely I did also know a lovely Irish wolfhound named Tanith though

Not Clover that's too countryside for me!

It's the 'nip' in Juniper I'm struggling with I think. And Lily/Lili--- type names are 10 a penny round here so Lilias would just get lost in the noise.

Constance and Jane are inoffensive enough.

I love Sorrel and Linnet though.

I'd throw Selva and Alma out there too.

Tbh, I have to second Fenella.

I personally can't imagined using Magdalene for a little girl. Maybe Madeleine or Magdalena?

Magdalena is much nicer than Magdalene, and it has none of the connotations.

Usually with these sort of threads I much prefer one option or the other, it's unusual not to be able to pick.

Okdoke 🙄

Please tell me you are actually pregnant OP and this is not all speculation?

And folk are allowed to question and voice opinion too you know, why the , I see nothing wrong with that statement.

I'm not desperately, massively keen on any of the choices. But that's cool, they're your choices and I wish you all the best in your deliberations and pregnancy.

Usually with these sort of threads I much prefer one option or the other, it's unusual not to be able to pick.

Okdoke 🙄

OP you are too funny. You ask a question, don't like the replies to said question, and then get shirty about honest replies.

Hope you manage to agree on a name without any more fights with your DP. Some nice suggestions in the thread.

I am not shirty 😏 People seem oddly overinvested in trying to prove me so, just seems rather unhelpful

"I am not shirty"

I beg to differ, sorry. I like some of your name choices as it goes, but you are definitely coming across as shirty. I'm sure you don't mean to, but some of your posts just sound a bit ill-tempered and confrontational to me tbh. I'm sure they're meant with a wry smile, but it isn't coming across well, to me at least.

Anyway, good luck fighting it out some more with your OH. I hope naming your baby is as fun and exciting task for you as it should be, regardless of fighting / differences in opinion .

Ill tempered and confrontational...

I don't think DP and I have actually fought about it, more just been stubborn and wound each other up a bit - me with Bramble for example

"Ill tempered and confrontational... shockwine"

Sorry, I'm not really sure what you mean?

Rockaby has objectively outlined how your posts come over OP. Without making it personal, just stating how her/she reads the posts. Your response justifies her comments.

Fwiw, that's how the read to me too. I am simply stating factually how I find them. That's all.

Also consider that you DC will also be a teen and an adult. So it's worth considering whether what works on a small child also works later in life.

Again, good luck.

This is very odd

Is it?

As someone who wasn't brave enough for Juniper and loves January, would love to know what you decide, OP.

Love loads of the other suggestions. Actually think Jane is one of those names which sounds boring but is actually quite nice and won't be common in a couple of generations.

Jane is very uncommon now- there are more baby Junipers than baby Janes!
And always remember who is it who has to be brave when it comes to "off the wall" names. Clue, it's not the parents.

To be honest OP, a lot of stuff on MN wafts over me, but you have jumped down at least one poster's throat here, over this.

Ah I remember now, Rowan/Rowen was the name a friend's DD (now grown up) has.

Nonsense, all this solemn lecturing about behaviour. Some random poster came on to berate me for starting the thread in the first place (??), and some other people helpfully commented that they hated all the names, or asked 'what fresh hell is this' regarding a name I love. And I can't answer that? Please.
I really like Rowan for a girl, it's going on my Linnet list 😊

Well maybe your sense of humour isn't coming across well in text... No worries!

Glad you like Rowan.

Lydia is a nice name along the same lines