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Names you love but won’t be using...

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MrsFoxPlus4 · 04/12/2017 15:40

Thought this would be interesting.

Girl - Bernadine - friends grans name, love it we call her Berdie.
Boy - Mac - cousins son.

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Sugarpiehoneyeye · 04/12/2017 18:06

Both great names, love them !
I know a Bernardine nick named Nina, and a Marcus, nick named Mac.

MrsMoastyToasty · 04/12/2017 18:08

Kerenza (or other spelling ) . I had a son and am now way past reproducing.

Littlepond · 04/12/2017 19:57

Cordelia. Always wanted a daughter called Cordelia.

MaisyPops · 04/12/2017 19:58

I love Atticus but DH hates it and says I'll sound like some sort of new aged hipster. Grin

Kleokat · 04/12/2017 19:59

I loves pearl and violet for a girl bit dp wouldn't have it Confused

loveablether · 04/12/2017 20:03

Flora...too margariney sounding but seriously considered it for my first.

ByThePowerOfRa · 04/12/2017 20:11

Isis

pinyata · 04/12/2017 20:13

Penelope but DP said veto'ed it , I managed to sneak it in as a middle name

crookedhooker · 04/12/2017 20:16

Luke sounded so wrong with my surname.Wink

Smoliver · 04/12/2017 20:53

Marissa and Maia - love these names but they don't work with the middle names I want to use.

Jasper - I watched 101 Dalmatians. One of the evil henchmen was called Jasper. It was a no from me ever since! Grin

MonaChopsis · 04/12/2017 20:58

Merryn. Rhymes with a name already in the family.
Tallulah. Love the sound of this and the nicknames but it would be such a big name to live up to!

DuggeeHugs · 04/12/2017 21:03

Anouk

msatlantis · 04/12/2017 21:14

Posey for a girl.

Murdo for a boy. Strong name with Scottish connections which I love but DP thought it sounded too much like 'murder'

Carolwithane · 04/12/2017 21:20

Robbie - DP hates it! M'eh Hmm

Now 38 weeks and still don't have a name if it's a boy!

QueenNefertitty · 04/12/2017 21:21

Aeronwy
Felicity
Maya
Vela
Prudence
Faith

Sirius
Jasper
Hiro
Jude
Rowan
Darwin

DS is my one and will be my only- his name is lovely, and he is magnificent, but still sad I won't use any of these

StressheadMcGee · 04/12/2017 21:22

Charlie - because my surname is also slang for a certain type of drug Wink

GetTheGoodLookingGuy · 04/12/2017 21:28

Emilio - too similar to my own name Sad

YouBetterWORK · 04/12/2017 23:10

I did like the sound of Alexa (not short for anything, just Alexa on it's own). Obviously Amazon have ruined that now though, people would go "What? After the talking home device?!"

IggyAce · 05/12/2017 05:37

Balthazar (not brave enough and DH would have vetoed)

Ezekiel, found this name after we had completed our family.

Rosalie, DH vetoed but dc2 was a boy anyway.

rizlett · 05/12/2017 05:49

Godart

Hepzibar

Both family names.

hlc123 · 05/12/2017 12:29

Athena - love it but don't think we could pull it off

lilydaisyrose · 05/12/2017 12:32

Clementine

BelfastSmile · 05/12/2017 13:00

Jonas

I love it, but it doesn't work with our surname, and is a bit to similar to my nephew, Joe (Joseph).

Mrsknackered · 05/12/2017 13:24

Alba - love it, every time I suggested it DP said 'tross'

Meg - my grandma's NN but DP won't have it unless it is short for Megan, which I really don't like :(

Iris - "it's a part of an eye, not a name"

Nala/Nahla - took close to DS1's name and is too corny Disney

Ambrose - "old man" "custard" "Kanye wests ex"

FairfaxAikman · 05/12/2017 13:26

Alasdair.
My all time favourite boys name but DH hates it with a passion.