Help! Narrow down our top 5!

[firsttimemumintraining]

Three weeks to go and still undecided on our baby name. I know our names are not to everyone’s taste/an eclectic mix but could you possibly rank them or state your favourite/s please as husband and I have different front runners. No alternatives as we are struggling with our list as long as it is! Middle names negotiable depending on what we pick as the first name. Thank you.

Sylvie
Winter
Lyra
Effie
Betsy

Otis
Orion
Griffin
Wilfred
Idris

Sylvie is my favourite
Wilfred or Idris are both excellent.

Lyra

Idris

I love Winter! Definitely the nicest on your girl list. Lyra is a bit blah to me now as I know a few and it just sounds like another Lola, Lilah, Lara type name.

I love all your boy names except Idris. I don’t dislike Idris either, it just isn’t as nice as the others. I think Wilfred is more to my taste but Otis and Griffin also lovely.

Sylvie is ok too, but I far prefer Sylvia (Plath, Pankhurst - what’s not to like)?!

I love Lyra, Effie, Sylvie.
And Idris, Wilfred.
Good luck!

Love Sylvie, from boys list maybe Wilfred / Otis

I like Sylvie the best from your girls' list. I do like Effie and Betsy too as close seconds.

I really like Orion - that was on my list for DS but too similar to DH's name. Idris is nice too!

In order of favourite to least favourite:

Sylvie
Lyra
Winter
Betsy
Effie

Wilfred
Griffin
Orion
Otis
Idris

Order of preference from favourite to least-

Winter
Sylvie
Betsy
Lyra
Effie

Tbh, I like all your girls names - they're super cute!

Wilfred
Griffin
Otis
Idris
Orion

From your original list, Sylvie by miles - although I would prefer Sylvia. Most of the others are too nicknamey for my taste. From the reduced list, probably Lyra. Winter is a good middle name, I'm not sure about a first name.
For boys from the original list, Idris and then Wilfred (but not keen). I don't really like the others, but they're fine as middle names.

My favourite of your girls is Effie closely followed by Betsy (though i'd use Elisabeth on bc as I imagine Betsy is a name that wont suit every adult

I don't mind Sylvie

Not a fan of Winter or Lyra (makes me think Lycra)

Otis - makes me think of the lift brand
Orion - not a fan sorry
Griffin - it's ok
Wilfred - I quite like it. I like Wilf but you could use Freddie too
Idris - love it

Have you considered Emrys or Ivor? They seem similar style

Love Sylvie and Orion!

Effie Winter is my favourite...have you considered a ‘grown up name’ for Effie and maybe use Effie as a day to day nickname?

Wilfred Idris nn Wilf is lovely too. Good names OP

1.Lyra
2.Effie
3.Sylvie

1.Otis
2.Orion

1. Wilfred

Have you picked one op?