SHORTLIST

[sharon818]

finally got a shortlist of names!
looking for opinions as I can't seem to narrow it down further and it's still a bit long.

boys:
darcy
ezra (is this one getting too common?)
marshall
moses

girls:
effie/effy
lainie
lucah
murphy
piper
stella

Effie needs to be short for something,

Marshall is a lot more common than Ezra round here right now. Moses is also quite common

I'd go for Ezra/Stella

Darcy is becoming more of a girls name now (usually spelled Darcey, like Darcey Bussell)

Ezra - depends on your surname

Marshall - ditto. If it's Foch, Earp or Mathers, avoid

Moses - I like it

Effy - I'd go for a full name with Effy as a NN

Lainie - ditto

Lucah - Luca is a very popular boys name in some places now

Murphy - no

Piper - I like it more than I thought I would

Stella - love

thank you both

My favourites are;
Ezra and Moses for a boy.
Piper for a girl x

Clearly we have very different taste in names, as I don't really like any of them
However, specifically,

I've only every heard Darcy / Darcey used for girls.

Murphy ?? A surname surely (although also the name of a friend's dog).

I'd choose Stella, as the least worst.

Ezra and piper for me.

Murphy? For a girl? Just no.

Stella is nice, but I don't like the rest of the girls' names. I don't like the boys' names either. Sorry OP, we clearly have very different taste in names.

still can't get over Murphy

Ezra and Stella are lovely.

Don't like Murphy for a first name, and not Marshall - I've seen too much Paw Patrol.

I like Piper as well.

Ezra and Piper (surprised I like this but I do!).

Not Lucah or Murphy!

Marshall and Stella

None of the boys, sorry. Like Piper though.

Darcy - Although unisex it is more popular for girls now.
Ezra - I don't think it's too common. I don't know of any and only heard it on forums so far.
Marshall - I don't know of any.
Moses - I like this.

Effie/ Effy - I quite like. Prefer the spelling Effie.
Lainie - I quite like.
Lucah - I've only heard on boys, but like Lucia for a girl.
Murphy - Not keen sorry.
Piper - I like this.
Stella - I don't like due to a personal association. Only ever met a grumpy old lady with this name, but that's not to say it's not a nice name.

I LOVE Ezra and Moses. I think Moses is less common, but will be a “marmite” name. My dh wouldn’t countenance it for ds.

I don’t love any of your girl names (sorry - not really my style). My favourite of the liar is Stella though. It’s a nice name and I know two lovely little Stellas. Also like the Streetcar connection.

Of your choices I must go with Stella and Ezra.

Liar? List!

darcy- what if he's not charming or handsome? He'll be teased I think

ezra (is this one getting too common?)- not bad but seems very popular on here!

Marshall- Mathers

Moses- I like it!!

effie/effy- sounds like a pixie name. A bit frilly and childish IMO

lainie- sounds American. I'm not keen

lucah- boys name. Don't like it

murphy - for a girl? No!! It's a dog's name

piper- horrible

stella- lovely! Prefer Estella but Stella is lovely

Moses and Piper are my favorites on your list.

I love Ezra but have always felt like it should be a girls name and it is getting quite popular.

I hear of a baby girl Ezri when I was in hospital as she was in the same room as us!

boys:
darcy - girls name to me, wouldn't use
ezra - I like it but a bit faddy
marshall - surname , but not bad
moses - sorry, no. Too out there .

girls:
effie/effy - I really like this
lainie - pretty
lucah - no, boys name
murphy - no, surname
piper - love this actually ! Never considered it before
stella - the beer. No

Not overly keen on any of the boys names sorry , Ezra is the best of them. Piper, Lainie and Effie are all lovely

Ezra and Stella are nice.

For me, Darcy is a girls' name.
Only like Stella from the rest.

Murphy for any human being is hideous. Stella and Piper are ok but the others are dreadful.

Ezra is nice. Don't like the others.