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If a baby was handed to you..

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Greeneyedgeek83 · 18/07/2018 19:06

If a baby was handed to you and you had to name it on the spot, a name it would have to carry it's whole life..what would you choose for each gender. Just one first name..go

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LemonBreeland · 20/07/2018 21:54

Boy Stirling
Girl Clementine

champagnesupernouveaux · 20/07/2018 22:28

Toby

Rae

bridgetosomewhere · 20/07/2018 22:54

Henry
Beatrice (bea)

wowsaidtheowl · 20/07/2018 23:00

Nancy & Thomas

Kingkiller · 20/07/2018 23:00

Kit and Astrid

Lynne1Cat · 20/07/2018 23:01

JADE
LIAM

Enko · 20/07/2018 23:47

would dh have a say? as if so a boy would be Bertram or Soren
If he doesnt then Otis I love that name
girl likely Karenza

Shmithecat · 20/07/2018 23:47

Lois
Matthew

pallisers · 20/07/2018 23:47

Juliet
Thomas

Deadringer · 20/07/2018 23:52

Jane for a girl, Austen for a boy.

LovelyLemurs · 21/07/2018 11:58

Skye
Evan

WhiteHartLane · 21/07/2018 12:35

Daphne
Leo

susurration · 21/07/2018 14:01

Imogen and Isaac

Redact · 21/07/2018 14:03

William and Victoria

Clawdy · 21/07/2018 18:25

Maria
Zachary

trueblueari · 21/07/2018 21:47

Girl - Esmeralda
Boy - Luka

Dadsbigsausages · 21/07/2018 21:50

Keir-boy
Evelyn-girl

didyouseetheflaresinthesky · 21/07/2018 21:57

Emily after someone very dear to me.

James after two very kind men who between them, saved my life.

drspouse · 21/07/2018 22:04

Sarah, Henry.
Both on shortlists we had but weren't used.

Kittykatmacbill · 21/07/2018 22:51

Assuming I don’t need to take dh’s opinion into consideration:
Greta Elizabeth
Hector Ian Robert

largepinotplease · 22/07/2018 00:23

Sidney (Sid) DH vetoed for DS 😡
Emma as it's my first middle name and the name my dad wanted to call me but my mum chose my first name and Emma got bumped to my first middle name (I've got two) so a tribute him.

housewifeoflittleitaly · 22/07/2018 00:25

Primrose
Edward

Chocolatecoffeeaddict · 22/07/2018 00:26

Girl- Alicia or Freya
Boy- Casper or Oscar

kaytee87 · 23/07/2018 15:02

James or Emma

skankingpiglet · 23/07/2018 15:44

Aurelie and Otis