DP & I have massively different tastes in names

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I have 3 DC who all have what I would call 'proper' names, not massively traditional and not very common but all real names who everyone knows and who people will always know how to spell

DP has 1 DC who has a very modern name which IMO is very of its time iyswim

Now we're having a baby together and we cannot agree on a single name or even on a style of name - I'm slowly going insane

I know it's a big ask but can anyone suggest any names that tick both boxes?

So far he's said no to -
Thomas
Reuben
Jasper
Ferne
Erica
Alba

So far I've said no to -
Jackson
Ronnie
Reggie
Emme
Lola

Help!!!

Violet
Esme
Vinnie
James
Scarlett

Erin
Ruby
Chloe
Maya

Max
Zak / Zach
Seth
Liam

I think it is fair to say that you have far better taste in names - good luck!

Anita
Gemma
Kirsten
Leonie
Nina
Sadie

Boaz
Caleb
Guy
Isaac
Ivo
Levi

Lara
Clara

Rory
Jack

Thanks Lego I agree

Couple of girls suggestions that we both 'don't mind' which is serious progress! Thankyou!
Boys seem to be harder to agree on though

I am NOT a fan of calling a child Ronnie or Reggie when that is a shortening of a 'proper' name like Ronald or Reginald.

Could that be an option though? Giving your child a 'proper' name and then shortening it to something more like his suggestions?

E.g.
Vincent / Vinnie
Henry / Harry
Wilfred / Wilf

If it is a massive issue, would you consider finding out if the baby is a boy or a girl? This would cut your workload quite a lot!

I honestly don't think your styles are as far apart as you say - Alba and Emme or Lola would both seem of equal degrees of unusual and not particularly modern nor classic to me. Would it help to not think in terms of "my style, his style" as I really don't see an enormous gulf from Reuben to Jackson for example. And surely no-one can accuse Ronnie or Reggie of modernity.

For concrete suggestions, for a bit what sprung to mind for me as potential middle ground names are Luke or Lucas, for a girl, perhaps Dawn?

Best of luck!

Emma
Katherine/Kate

Wilfred
Edward/Ted

Boys names are always trickier.

Alec
Clive
Carl
Fabian
Giles
Jago
Keir
Leon
Nathaniel
Simeon
Victor

Brio I've tried that, when I said Thomas he said he would call it Tommy but not Thomas
I tried Edward with Eddie as a NN, he said he wanted just Eddie on the birth certificate
I really hate this new trend of giving your child just a NN and not a full name

Sycamore honestly I think Reuben and Jackson and Alba and Lola are miles apart in terms of style

I'm trying really really hard not to use the c word, but that's what springs to mind with most of the names he suggests

Evie
Ellie
Ruby
Millie
Carys

Ethan
Aiden
Daniel/Danny
Joe
Charlie
Jack

I don't think they're that different. Ronnie and Reggie are both known shortenings of very traditional names, for example.

If it was one parent like Elizabeth and one parent liking Chanel, I could see your point.

Jack instead of Jackson? Lilllian nn Lily instead of Lola?

Ronnie and Reggie is your DP wanting to call your offspring after the Krays.

It really is the same as Elizabeth and Chanel. If not worse.

Thankyou Hulder I thought I was going mad for a second there

Yes Ronnie & Reggie are shortenings of traditional names, but he doesn't want to use them because he likes the traditional names, he just wants the nicknames, which IMO has become a c word thing to do; using old man nicknames but not using the real names (Alfie, Archie, Ronnie, Vinnie etc)

He likes names like (his DS's name is included in this list) -
Riley, Harley, Ronnie, Levi, Alfie
Whereas I like (one of my DS's names included here) -
Joshua, Cameron, Jasper, George

I think they're as Elizabeth/Chanel as you can get

What are the girl's names you both quite like? Might help people find some more.

My suggestions:
Madelaine
Lucy
Jacob / Jake
Tamsin
Daisy
Rosa
Blue
Ben
Toby
Mac
Peter

Anyway I'm getting a bit caught up on proving we have different tastes - I appreciate the suggestions please keep them coming

Tean we both quite like Violet, Erin & Sadie from earlier suggestions

Ronnie and reggie?! Like the kray twins?! Your names are loads better tbh... Looking at your list I think Cara for a girl and Miles for a boy sort of sit in the middle of your 2 name styles

Rhodri
Caleb
Ioan
Elijah
Noah
Iestyn
Evan/Efan

Hope
Angharad
Rebecca
Louise
Emmy-Lou
Flora
Betsan
Maisie
Eleri
Heulwen

Rufus Rafe Emily Emma

Estell
Willlow
Saskia
Robin
Alexandra
Rhea

Calvin
Ira
Hudson
Felix
Levi
Asher
Benjamin
Gabriel
Troy
Franklyn

Felicity/Fliss
Marnie
Jenna
Beth
Scarlett

Zach
Jonah
Flynn
Fergus
Felix
Rufus

Esme or Zoe?

Finlay or Louis?

Che
Louis
Angus
Ferdie (although could get confused with Freddie)
Nathan