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21 replies

Hope85 · 24/05/2018 11:26

Hi our second DC is due in a few weeks. We’ve chosen two names for each sex but not sure which to make first/second name. Please help us decide!

If it’s a boy we like either:

Oliver James
James Oliver

If it’s a girl we like

Chloe Ava
Ava Chloe

Any other similar suggestions welcome. Thank you!

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Namechange128 · 24/05/2018 11:28

All are nice! Why not wait until you meet your baby, in our experience they often just don't look like one name or the other, and 2 is a short list.
Personally I like Ava more than Chloe, it's cute but also classy when she's older, but both are great 😊

Hope85 · 24/05/2018 11:33

Thank you! I think waiting might be a good idea. I think I’d be happy with any of the combinations really although Ava is my preference for a girl Smile

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InkSnail · 24/05/2018 11:37

James Oliver = Jamie Oliver, so I'd go for Oliver James.

I like both Chloe Ava and Ava Chloe, and of the two think Ava Chloe flows better.

Sophronia · 24/05/2018 14:03

I like James and Ava best as first names.

redmini4 · 24/05/2018 16:43

James Oliver and Ava Chloe are really nice.

MinisterforCheekyFuckery · 24/05/2018 16:55

The Jamie Oliver association would put me off using James Oliver as I can't stand him. Oliver James is nice though.

I would go with Chloe as a first name purely because there are so many Ava's about. They seem to be as ubiquitous as Amelia's and Olivia's now.

bridgetreilly · 24/05/2018 19:01

Oliver James

Ava Chloe

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 24/05/2018 21:16

As namechange say James Oliver =Jamie
Oliver.
So Oliver James.

I prefer Ava to Chloe to a first name but I think Chloe Ava flows beautifully and Chloe is a very pretty name

Emelro · 24/05/2018 21:21

Please help me with baby name ideas!

I have a little girl called Eliza and a son called Reuben. Expecting baby no 3 later this year and found out we're having another girl 😊 I need with name ideas please! Something unusual but not too put there that go with my other children's names.

Thanks!

KataraJean · 24/05/2018 21:23

I think Oliver James is a psychologist who writes about parenting. He used to have a column in the Observer, and somehow always used to annoy me (as I am a single, working mother, fail). So that would put me off.

Emelro · 24/05/2018 21:31

I'm new to this...think I've jumped on someone else's conversation...sorry! Have I? I clearly have no idea!

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 24/05/2018 21:52

Oliver James and Chloe Ava.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 24/05/2018 21:54

@Emelro, you need to start a new thread.
I think Martha goes well with Eliza and Reuben.😄

Joeybee · 24/05/2018 21:55

Oliver James and Chloe Ava both flow better. However I actually prefer the name James to Oliver, when you meet baby you might be better able to decide what they look like more.

Baubletrouble43 · 24/05/2018 22:04

Oliver James definitely
Ava Chloe

Baubletrouble43 · 24/05/2018 22:05

Emelro your kids have lovely names. Martha is lovely . Sofia is my suggestion . Congratulations btw!

ellalouise90 · 24/05/2018 22:10

I would pick Oliver James 💙
I really love the name Ava a lot but don't know if it sounds right with the second name Chloe however Chloe is a lovely name on its own💖
How about Ava Grace , Ava Rose , Ava Francesca , Ava Lilia
Chloe Sofia , Chloe Rose , Chloe Grace , Chloe Florence , Chloe May 💖

ABitOTT · 24/05/2018 22:17

Oliver James would be my boy choice.

I like the names Ava & Chloe, but not the two names together. Probably prefer Ava with a middle name of Juliet or Marrianne?

Emelro · 24/05/2018 22:44

Thanks Baubletrouble 43...those are great names 😊

stopbeingadramallama · 24/05/2018 22:54

Please don't call your baby James Oliver.

RedDwarves · 25/05/2018 04:22

Oliver James, because James Oliver just = Jamie Oliver in my mind. And I also cannot stand him.

I prefer the name James, but Oliver is lovely too and would void any Jamie Oliver association.

Ava Chloe goes better, but I do prefer the name Chloe to Ava.

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