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After much debate we have finally short listed names. Just looking for opinions.

Boys:
Thomas Andrew
Sebastian Andrew
Finley Andrew

Girls:
Ava Zosia
Keira Zosia
Edie Zosia
Niamh Zosia

Just wondering what you would go for or absolutely avoid? (I realise the middle name for a girl would not be everyone’s choice but we have chosen it to keep the Polish connection in the family)

I like Thomas Andrew (it reminds me of Thomas Andrews, which is a good thing but certainly a niche reference!) followed Sebastian Andrew.

And I like Ava Zosia best, followed by Keira Zosia.

Sebastian and Ava are really lovely.

1. Thomas Andrew
2. Sebastian Andrew
3. Finley Andrew

(Love Zosia!!)

1. Ava Zosia
2. Niamh Zosia
3. Keira Zosia
4. Edie Zosia

All lovely except Ava

Can I ask how you pronounce Zosia? Is it Zosha?

Thomas would be ltop for me, as well as Naimh and Keira.

I prefer Finlay with an A but the name is nicest.

Then i don’t like the “ah” ending first names with Zosia so not Keira or Ava. So Edie first choice then Niamh second.

Thomas and Niamh

Another vote for Thomas and Niamh.

Sebastian and Edie are my faves

I love Thomas and Edie (although I'd possibly use Meredith with Edie as the daily NN)

Sebastian Andrew - I like the others too but I love the name Sebastian! Thomas Andrew if not, but it doesn't have the edge that Sebastian does.

Edie Zosia - I agree that a name ended in -a doesn't flow as well. Zosia is the name of the girl from the first (children's!) book I ever read by myself in Polish and I've always thought it's a great name.

Congrats!

Sebastian and Edie get my vote

I like all 3 boys' names, Finley the least and Sebastian the most.

The Irish/Polish combo with Niamh looks a little complicated but sounds nice out loud Edie and Ava are used a lot and don't flow as well; I don't like Keira.

I don't know your surname but have you checked that the combinations don't spell a word you'd be unhappy with.... TAT, SAD, FAT, SAG, TAR?

I like Thomas and quite like Sebastian but am not so keen on Finley. I like all your girls' names, and think Niamh Zosia sounds best. Ava has been super-popular recently along with Eva, Evie, Eve. I like Edie but prefer it as a nickname for a longer name.

Ha! @superbeagle beat me to it. Thomas Andrews who built the Titanic.

I really like Thomas, Sebastian and Niamh from your list. Not mad about the others.

Thanks for your opinions a good mix so we aren’t going terribly wrong whatever we end up deciding on! We were a bit unsure about all of the A endings with the girls name and the poor kid spelling out Niamh Zosia too 🙈 I guess we will continue to figure it out- we have a few weeks left yet!

@Cavender yes you are correct that is the pronunciation

Thomas Andrew or Ava Zosia.
Loving Zosia, how about Zosia Eden.

@belindasredplastichandcuffs that’s pretty cool about the Polish reading! It was Zosia or Joasia but I am strongly leaning towards Zosia and the husband prefers Zosia too!

@superbeagle I hadn’t even put that together! My brother is in the Navy so could be a funny thing to point out to him 😊

@sugarpiehoneyeye I wish I was brave enough to go with Zosia as a first name as we have had a real time trying to come up with girls names and Zosia as the middle name was the only thing we had up until this week!! It’s just as a teacher I know how annoying it can be for students to always have to correct people on pronunciation 🙈. It’s still an option though as it quite possibly is the only name I 100% love for a girl!

You are brave enough, it's a beautiful name, and she'll love you for it ?
Give it some thought ! 😄

Why would you need to be brave to use Zosia as a first name? I looked for the pronunciation on line and it was just as I thought and I don't speak Polish . The spelling is fairly straightforward. And it's a lovely name, much nicer than the ones you suggested.

I'm not keen on Finley or Sebastian at all but like Thomas a lot.

I like Z names! Can I ask how you pronounce Zosia? I've never heard it before.

Fwiw I like Sebastian from the boys list.

I like Zosia as a first name too. I don't think you have to be brave to use it.

Zosia is Zo (as in Zoe) Sha Apocalypse

Zosia is gorgeous! I agree it goes best with Ava as a first name, but personally I'm a little bored by the current popularity of Ava. Edie is great. I love Niamh but find the Irish/Polish combo of Niamh Zosia a little odd. Can I ask why you wouldn't use a Polish middle name for a boy? All your shortlist are great but if you went for Thomas it would be fabulous with a Polish name as a middle name. Thomas Maksymilian or Thomas Konrad perhaps?