Help. We only like / agree on one name

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We both like Thomas.

But it doesn't really work with our surname... And we seem have really different tastes in girl's names.

I'd be really grateful for suggestions / advice.

I was going to say. It's better than having a snaking long list. However if it doesn't go with your surname.
Would just Tom work.
Other ideas.
Boys
Alexander. Benjamin. Oliver. James. Peter.
Conrad. Sebastian. Nathan. Elliot. Andrew.
George. Samuel. Matthew. Gabriel. William.

Girls.
Florence. Isadora. Abigail. Jessica. Dorothy. Elizabeth. Alexandra. Olivia. Amelia. Natalia. Mabel. Evelyn. Martha.
Claudia. Felicity. Aurora. Georgia. Vivienne.
Matilda. Bryony. Melanie. Violet. Helena.
Kate. Lydia. Harriet. Cora. Rosa. Adalaide

Oh, and the name should sound nice in German and English (which shouldn't be too difficult, but just adds an other "layer" of complicated).

TIA :)

Faye. Luna. Harlow. Harper. Elliana. Phoebe. Ebony. Elodie. Eloise. Keira.
Erin. Amanda. Eva. Mia. Molly. Evangeline.
Sadie. Heidi. Nancy. Bonnie. Hannah. Nina.

Can you give some examples of the girls names you like and the ones your husband likes?

How about Francis, it's a great name !

Would just Tom work.?

I don't know. It would be a bit like calling your child Andy Anderson (our surname isn't Thomas but contains the name Thomas....)

It's not horrible but a bit "cartoonish", I suppose.

Alexander. Benjamin. Oliver. James. Peter
Conrad. Sebastian. Nathan. Elliot. Andrew.
George. Samuel. Matthew. Gabriel. William.

I like Sebastian. I also like Peter but I have some weird (although not unpleasant) associations with that name...

Florence. Isadora. Abigail. Jessica. Dorothy. Elizabeth. Alexandra. Olivia. Amelia. Natalia. Mabel. Evelyn. Martha.
Claudia. Felicity. Aurora. Georgia. Vivienne.
Matilda. Bryony. Melanie. Violet. Helena.
Kate. Lydia. Harriet. Cora. Rosa. Adalaide

I love Claudia and like Florence but I'm not sure if I'd use Claudia as a first name (it's my middle and my mother's first name).

I like Helena :) I wonder whether my OH likes that one...

Can you give some examples of the girls names you like and the ones your husband likes?

Yes :)

He likes Emily, Hannah, Charlotte, Louise and my own name.

I like Francesca (so much!), Alma, Leona, Elena and Selma.

Francis
Sounds weird in German, tbh. And it reminds me of the pope...

Thank you :)!

Well it seems to work for David Davis.

Suggestions that may work for you :
Thomason
Tommy
Tom
Tomkin

Stefan
Albert
Frederick
Markus

Margo
Arabella
Lorelei
Emmeline

Mammie

Thomason is worse than Thomas with our surname, tbh.

Tommy sounds childish

Tom is short but nice.

Tomkin? Hm... I like it! But my OH won't.

David Davis? But doesn't it sound somewhat silly?

Right, didn't realise your surname was Thomas. How about one of the other classics like James or Robert or Timothy?

Tobias
Quentin

Helena
Antonia

I don't know. It would be a bit like calling your child Andy Anderson (our surname isn't Thomas but contains the name Thomas....)

Personally I love names like that. Don't rule it out!

I love the German name Sophine for a girl.

A friend with similar criteria has a Bruno and Emilia both of which I love

*mammie"

DH loves Robert. I like it but it's a bit "middle aged" imo...

Our surname isn't Thomas. But it would be like Andrew Andrews or the already mentioned David Davies...

I like Tobias! Thanks :)

allegretto

Really? It wouldn't give you an impression of "they were unable to come up with a first name"?

Emilia:

I like Emilia but there are girls named Amelia, Emily, Amelie, Emmeline...

How about Arnold?

Arnold isn't a name I like, tbh.

What do you think about Emil, Francesco and Frank / Franco?
I love those names but DH doesn't. I'm just wondering whether I should bring them up again...

Timothy?

Theo

Really? It wouldn't give you an impression of "they were unable to come up with a first name"?
Erm, no. I like it.

What about Max or Ferdinand?

Don't like Francesco/Franco - call him Francis if you want Frank.

Francesca for a girl is lovely. What about Clara, Alba, Charlotte?

Erm, no. I like it
I might be overthinking it. ;)

Theo is too popular imo.

harriet

Not Francis. Too pope-y, feminine and doesn't sound nice in German (unfortunately...)

But I do like Frank.

I'll have to ask my OH (again...) this evening...