Favourites, least favourites and general opinions on these lists please

[Rockaby]

Bridget
Sylvia
Esther
Nancy
Harriet
Serena
Rosanna
Arianna

Christopher
Francis
Gabriel
Peter
Patrick
Caspar
Lawrence / Laurence

Suggestions also very welcome.

I don't like any of your names in your list sorry although Juliet is lovely and Christopher is fine.

Orlando

Whaaaaat exaaactly is sooooo wrong with Bridget that it would make you react like thaaaaaaaat?????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My favourites from your girls list are Esther and Rosanna, and from your boys list, Francis and Gabriel. Also love Caspar!

Bridget (Bridie), Esther, Patrick.
Makes me broody for three more!

Please don't call your baby Bridget!!!

I like Harriet, Rosanna and Nancy.

For boys I like Gabriel.

Juliet a lovely name!

Sylvia, Serena, Rosanna, Juliet are all pretty. Wouldn't choose Esther, I find it ugly sounding. Others are fine.

for boys I'd pick Christopher (Kit NOT Christie - ugh), Gabriel, Lawrence or Patrick (Paddy). But the others are ok.

Other suggestions:

Romilly
Cecily
Bryony
Miranda
Melissa
Sabrina
Corinna/Carina
Alicia
Felicity
Valerie
Marianne
Belinda

Boys

Dominic
Leo
Raphael
Rafferty
Morgan
Theo

Love Nancy and Caspar.

Love Esther, Sylvia, Rosanna, Francis, Pet r and Laurence.

How about...

Susannah
Aphra
Adelaide
Agnes
Beatrice
Caroline
Cecily
Constance
Dorothy
Daphne
Genevieve
Gloria
Henrietta
Jemima
Josephine
Ellen
Frida
Hester
Jane
Julia
Lydia
Louisa
Marianne
Margot
Rosalind
Rowena
Tabitha
Tess
Vivienne
Willa

Alistair
Conrad
Adam
David
Dominic
Edward
Frederick
Gregory
Hector
John
Jonathan
Luke
Marcus
Matthew
Miles
Nathaniel
Nicholas
Owen
Philip
Robert
Thomas
William

Bridget - no
Sylvia - like
Esther - horrid
Nancy - ok
Harriet - ok
Serena - like
Rosanna - love
Arianna - like

Christopher - lije
Francis - like
Gabriel - don't like
Peter - a special name to me so I love it
Patrick - fab
Caspar - no
Lawrence / Laurence - no, unless you call him Laurie and you like 'Little Women'

Bridget - no
Sylvia - like
Esther - horrid
Nancy - ok
Harriet - ok
Serena - like
Rosanna - love
Arianna - like

Christopher - lije
Francis - like
Gabriel - don't like
Peter - a special name to me so I love it
Patrick - fab
Caspar - no
Lawrence / Laurence - no, unless you call him Laurie and you like 'Little Women'

Favourites: Rosanna & Arianna, Patrick & Peter

Least favourites: Nancy & Esther, Caspar & Francis

I like all the boy's names except Peter.

Of the girl's names, I like Nancy, Serena and Rosanna best.

Quite like Sylvia and Esther.

Arianna is a bit overdone.

Really dislike Bridget and Harriet. I find them awkward-sounding names.

Adore Juliet way above any other name on your list!
Nancy is lovely
Esther & Arianna are ok

LOVE Lawrence
Gabriel is cool
Not keen on any of the others

Thanks for all the responses and suggestions. Some of them I love and are on my longer list, but DH has vetoed a lot of them. Others I hadn't thought of yet, so I've got some more to add to my lists!

I'm surprised at the stein dislike to Bridget (ok only by maybe two posters). It's fairly common in Ireland. Definitely not "noooooooo" territory .

Ditto Christie as a pet name! Fairly well used where I'm from.

Bridget - love! It's an underused classic
Sylvia - I want to like it as it's my style but I just can't seem to
Esther - really like. Has a classy feel about it
Nancy - not a fan sorry
Harriet - I like it, I love Hattie
Serena - nice and I like Sera
Rosanna - prefer Rosalind or Rosalin or even Rosa
Arianna - dislike

Christopher - love with nn Kit or Topher
Francis - love
Gabriel - love
Peter - nice but not a favourite
Patrick - gorgeous
Caspar - ok if you kid definietly won't be pale. Much prefer Jasper
Lawrence / Laurence - love because I love Lawrie / Laurie

Tessa
Maude
Jasmine
Leanna
Hazel
Estelle
Lucille
Naomi

George
Daniel
Adam
Neville
David

Oh I absolutely love the name Hazel, but sadly can't use it. I also love Maude, (Empress Maude and Maude Gonne connections are so cool), but it isn't to DH's taste.

I like Adam and have added it to my list.

Favourites are Esther, Sylvia, Rosanna, Serena - in no particular order.
Boys - Christopher - Kit is really nice. Laurence. I'm coming round to Francis. Peter - probably due a revival, so yes.

I don't like Peter because of the "pee" sound, and peter is also the French verb for fart.

Yes there's a little rhyme in Les Mots by Sartre which is forever stuck in my head:

"A cheval sur mon bidet, quand il trotte, il fait des pets"

Can't do accents on my pesky phone and my French spelling and grammar are very rusty, but I'm sure you get the idea .

It doesn't put me off the name though as the French verb and the name don't sound anything alike when I say them.

I love love love Esther - but I sit here cuddling my 2 week old Esther as i type!

I also really like Bridget. Rosanna, Harriet and Sylvia are nice too.

Christopher (Kit/Christie) is gorgeous! And i love Peter too. I'm not so keen on Francis but I love Frank! Not so keen on the others I'm afraid!

Love your boys names and Gabriel, Laurence & Casper were all on my shortlist for DS too, maybe so we have similar taste (named him Gabriel in the end). I like Sylvia, Esther, Rosanna. How about:

Rosalie
Flora
Florence
Margot
Beatrice
Ariella