Names

[07Hannah]

We have 10 weeks to go before our 2 year old Matilda Ivy becomes a big sister. We dont know what we are having, we are stuck on both boy and girl names. All suggestions welcome. I like Sophie for a girl and Albert for a boy but we have that problem in that my best friend is a Sophie and my partners best friend is an Albert. we havent ruled them out completly but would like some more options please.

Florence
Alice
Penelope
Clementine
Beatrice
Jemima
Harriet
Lucinda
Elisabeth
Isabella
India
Eliza
Felicity
Thea

Henry
George
Gabriel
William
James
Patrick
Joseph
Arthur
Lawrence
Elijah
Magnus
Theodore

Emily
Georgia
Elspeth

Rupert
Sebastian
David

Clara
Alice

Quentin
Arthur

I wouldn't put Sophie with Matilda anyway if I'm to be perfectly honest. It's a lovely name but it's in a separate name pond to Matilda.

Name ideas.
Penelope
Florence
Beatrice
Eleanor
Dorothy
Claudia
Josephine
Rosabelle
Vivienne
Tabitha

Arthur
William
Alexander
Andrew
Conrad
James
Oliver
Gabriel
Christopher
Francis
Richard
George.
Steven

Jessica or Alexander

I think Sophie's in the same name pond as Matilda - both Roald Dahl heroines!

I know twins called Matilda and Sophie, always kind of felt Sophie got the ‘boring’ name.
Florence sounds good with Matilda.

Alfred
Isaac
Oscar
Elliot
Hamish
Oliver
Archie
Wilfred

Annabelle
Scarlett
Lydia
Violet
Imogen
Rosie
Serena
Ruby

Matilda and...
Beatrice
Rosalind
Iris
Jemima
Francesca
Florence
Alice
Eleanor
Katherine
Louisa
Phoebe
Eliza
Imogen
Constance

Edward
Edmund
Francis
Alfred
Frederick
Benjamin
George
Arthur
Henry
James
Nathanial

Mary
Josephine
Rosemary
Eliza
Eleanor
Louisa
Penelope
Victoria
Natasha
Rosanna
Frances
Athena
Catherine
Marianne
Daphne
Georgiana
Beatrice
Xanthe

Benjamin
Louis
John
Henry
Alexander
Edward

I think most traditional boys names will work well with Matilda.

I wouldn't use William though as William the Conqueror's wife was named Matilda. Not sure how many people would know that but some would definitely make the link

I don’t see anything wrong with Matilda and Sophie.

How about Sylvie for a girl or Alban/Albin for a boy?

Tabitha
Lydia
Clara
Jessica
Chloe
Francesca
Charlotte

Archie
Lewis
Barney
Nathan
Daniel
Lucas

Barnaby

Lola
Lottie
Elsie
Kayla
Lana
Betsy
Martha
Bethany
Felicity

Lucas
Elijah
Arthur
Oscar
Alfie
Miles
Ronan
Miller

Just a random bunch of names. Not all to my particular taste,
but just thought i'd throw a few suggestions out there!

Good luck.

Florence
Iris
Martha

Freddie
Arthur
Alistair

thank you all for your suggestions. I do like a more traditional name. Eddie is one for a boy i seem to keep coming back to but my partner isnt so sure. I think one that we do seem to have both liked out of these names is George, my only worry with it is we always wanted our boys middle name to be Patrick for sentimental reasons... whats your thoughts on George Patrick? Out of these girls names i quite like Pheobe and Jemima but im not sure Dad will be as keen. Thank you all again.

My DC are Edward and Matilda and we always get compliments on their names and they both suit them splendidly. They are my favourite names from childhood luckily hubby knew how much they meant to me and loved them also. Your on the right track with traditional names

Oddly with Edward/Eddie it came up before we knew the exact due date of baby but when we found out the due date is the birthday of my late Great Granddad Eddie, Matilda's middle name is Ivy after my Great and her Great Great Nan. They are the first children of the sixth generation in the family as Great Great Nan Ivy is still with us at a very healthy and outgoing 93.