Name shortlist - opinions please!

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Here is a list of current favourite names we're considering for our firstborn due later this year. I'm not discussing them with family other than DP, so would love your honest opinions!

Girls
Madeline Joy
Audrey Jane
Jane Valentina
Melita Olive
Jane Emerald
Vera Joy

Boys
Barnaby Cole
Romeo Wynn
Mylo Henry
Aubrey Cartier
Morris Aubrey

Love Madeline Joy! For your boys names, Barnaby and Aubrey are nice.

I like Madeline Joy & Audrey Jane very much.

I think once you meet the little person, they tend grow into the name so although I don’t love any of them (bar Joy, adore Joy) I know they’d grow on
me. Albeit I don’t think Melita Olive ever would - sorry. Neither am I keen on your 2 Aubrey choices although I do like the name Aubrey, just not with Cartier (sounds like a watch) or Morris (a car). All these, of course, depend on your surname. Congrats, by the way & hope it all goes smoothly!

Madeline Joy is beautiful for a girl, although Audrey Jane comes a close second.
Definitely Barnaby Cole for a boy. At a push Mylo Henry is ok too.

Madeline Joy is my favourite by far. Madeline Jane/ Valentina/ Olive/ Audrey/ Vera would also be nice. Audrey Jane is pretty too.

Melita sounds like a brand name, especially with Olive, and Esmerelda is much nicer than Emerald.

Mylo Henry or Barnaby Cole (or even better Barnaby Henry/Mylo) is nice, though I prefer the spelling Milo. Cartier and Romeo sound like celebrity baby names.

Girls - favourite is Madeleine Joy (I much prefer the this spelling to Madeline, it also makes far more if you want to pronounce the ending Lynn, and not Line)

Second favourite = Vera Joy

I quite like Audrey Jane.

I don’t like Jane Emerald or Jane Valentina though - I think Jane is very boring as a first name, and Emerald has a lot of gypsy/Disney princess vibes for me. Valentina is a bit of a soppy name in English in my opinion.

And I don’t really like Melita either. Melissa is a lot nicer imo.

Barnaby Cole - Ok
Romeo Wynn - very Beckham-ite and try hard, loads of potential for easing/bullying, especially if he doesn’t grow up to be particularly attractive. I can imagine some bullying teenage bigs having a field day with it.
Mylo Henry - ok, but Milo for me will always be one of the Tweenies. I know the name is getting more more popular though. Your spelling is a little pretentious however.
Aubrey Cartier - Cartier is horrific.
Morris Aubrey - ok, best of a bad bunch

Madeline Joy - Meh, Madeline is becoming so over used.
Audrey Jane - LOVE
Jane Valentina - dare I say 'plain'
Melita Olive - love Olive, Melisa not so much
Jane Emerald - again with Jane?
Vera Joy - LOVE Vera. Actually I think Vera Jane would be lovely.

Boys
Barnaby Cole - I really like this
Romeo Wynn - not a fan I'm afraid
Mylo Henry - I prefer the alternate spelling.
Aubrey Cartier - LOVE!!
Morris Aubrey - LOVE!! Can't decide which of the last two names I prefer tbh

Thanks so much everyone - loving the brutal honesty!!

In order, I like:
Madeline Joy
Vera Joy
Audrey Jane
Jane Valentina
Jane Emerald
Melita Olive

Boys
Barnaby Cole
Morris Aubrey
Mylo Henry
Aubrey Cartier
Romeo Wynn

I would use Valentina for a first name. Jane is too plain. I prefer the Madeleine spelling and it's nice with Joy. The others aren't my taste at all. Vera is absolutely dreadful as is Melita.

Barnaby is quite nice.

I love Jane Valentina.❤️

Love love love Audrey Jane.

I'm quite surprised at how controversial Jane is - I thought everyone would say it was too plain, but seems like some of you love it too 😊

Nice names! I like Vera Joy and Jane Emerald best. Audrey Jane is nice too. Not keen on Madeline as I don’t like Maddie.

From your boys list I like Morris Aubrey. I like Aubrey as a first name too but don’t like Cartier. Aubrey Morris would be better.

I really like Madeleine Joy, I also much prefer the proper French spelling.

Jane & Vera, not so much.

Barnaby Cole is great, he will probably be known as Barney when he starts school.

Perhaps Maurice would be a preferred spelling to Morris?

Romeo is a bit footballer.

Madeline Joy is lovely ! The others are a bit too old fashioned for my liking.

Not overly keen on any of the boys names tbh. Aubrey is a girls name to me ! Of all the first names listed I think Mylo (although prefer Myles).

Love Madeline Joy.

Mylo Henry is the nicest of your boys names, but why spell it Mylo? Milo is fine. Miles even better, with the nickname Milo.

I love the name Vera. Jane Emerald is so classy though

Love the names Audrey and Joy. Of your boys names, I like Henry.

Madeline Joy- like Madeline but not Joy
Audrey Jane- Audrey is very old ladyish
Jane Valentina- nice! But will get 'plain Jane
Melita Olive- no no no
Jane Emerald- ok
Vera Joy- like Vera but not Joy

Barnaby Cole- not keen but isn't bad!
Romeo Wynn- Romeo is nice but not Wynn
Mylo Henry- love Henry but not Mylo
Aubrey Cartier- no no no no no
Morris Aubrey- horrendous

Sorry OP! I feel mean but I thought you'd prefer a blunt response!

Madeline Jane
Emerald Jane
Jane Valentina
Don't like Melita, Olive or Vera at all, sorry

On your boys list I only like Henry.

Madeline Joy is lovely, but I think you need to rethink your boys names some are shocking

Audrey Jane or Barnaby Cole. Lovely! Not mad on any of the others.

Audrey Jane
Morris Aubrey