Opinion a on shortlist!

[Frankie2015]

After going back and forth for ages with DH as we have totally opposite tastes in names this is our shortlist’s for DC2. We’re not finding out the gender. What do you think? Please dont be too brutal 🙈

Girls
Nancy
Betsy
Hallie
Lila
Xanthe
Effie

Boys
Spencer
Freddie
Fletcher
Rory
Stanley

Sorry not sure what happened to my title and don’t know how to change!

Nancy & Spencer.

I like all the girls names (would knock the i out of Halle though) but only like Rory of the boys names. I think I just know too many Freddies etc

Love Xanthe and Nancy, and Rory.

Effie and Spencer😍

Love Lila for a girl. Quite like Hallie and Effie as well.
The only one I like for a boy is Rory but I’d personally prefer the Ruaridh spelling.

From your list, I like Betsy and Freddie

Xanthe (love!) and Rory.

How about Fraser?

Thanks everyone!! Interesting responses on the boys I’m definitely not in love with any of them but really struggling to find somethings classic but not over used! I like Fraser!! Thank you! I’ll have to run that by DH

It’s so hard trying to agree! Nancy, Betsy and Xanthe are my current favourite but my DH hates Xanthe (I’m refusing to take it off the list yet!)

Lila and Stanley. I had both of these in mind myself!

You have come on here and asked people not to be brutal!!! Lol!!!

Nancy and Rory

Rory is my favourite of the boys' names.

I'm not a fan of surnames for first names (which Spencer and Fletcher are to me) or shortened names for when they're adults (Freddie) and I'm just not keen on Stanley!

I think some of the girls' names are cute for a baby or young girl but probably only Nancy (at a push) for a grown woman.

Just my opinion, obviously!

Xanthe and Rory

Girls

Lila and Xanthe are my favourites

Nancy and Hallie are ok

Betsy is too cutesy and Effie is too frumpy

Boys

Rory is the best, Freddie is nice if short for Frederick but not on its own

Spencer is ok, Fraser is ok too

Dislike Stanley and Fletcher

Of the list, I prefer Betsy and Freddy

Hallie

Rory - although I don't really like it that much

What about:

Michael
Patrick
Matthew
Louis

I don't like cutesy girls' names which rules out most of them.

Lila and Xanthe are both quite nice.

I adore Rory, but really dislike the rest of the boys' list. Sorry!

Nancy and Lila are my favourite girls' names from your list.
Betsy is a dog's name IMO, Effie is a nickname and Hallie will have a lifetime of mispronunciation (Holly).

Spencer and Stanley are my favourite from your boys' names.
Don't like Freddie or Fletcher. Rory is very popular and is likely to be one of a few in his class at school.

I love Nancy and Betsy for a girl and Freddie and Stanley for a boy. Freddie is super popular around here though.

Suggestions:

Sadie
Marnie
Nora

Hector
Sidney

Nancy - Don't like it. Seems old fashioned to me.
Betsy - ditto Nancy. They're both kind of Enid Blyton or Victorian
Hallie - quite like it. Prefer Hayley
Lila - like it. Pretty and sweet.
Xanthe - love it. I have a 3 year old Xanthe. Comes up a lot on here but think it's actually pretty unusual
Effie - love it. Very sweet and different.

Boys
Spencer - like it. I'm quite a fan of surnamey names
Freddie - not keen but it's ok
Fletcher - quite like it
Rory - quite like it
Stanley - not keen at all.

Love Nancy (top of the list for possible future DD) and Stanley (DS's middle name)

Love Nancy,Betsy, Effie and Freddie

Lila and Rory. Effie makes me think of Effing.