Impasse over boys' names. Opinions on girls' names?

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This is the way my husband and I pick a film to watch. I suggest things I like or am willing to watch. My husband passes on all of my suggestions. He has no suggestions of his own. We either watch nothing or watch something neither of us is keen on.

This is the exact same situation we find ourselves in for baby names. I'm due in one week!

Boys
For me, I always loved Henry for a boy, but my husband's boss and boss's boss have sons with the same name.

Does anyone have any ideas similar to Henry? I also quite like Alexander, Joseph and Benjamin. I also secretly like Peregrine, but would never dare.

Girls
Shortlist for girls:

• Audrey
• Heidi
• Charlotte
• Jemima

We somewhat agree on that list! Help with opinions/similar suggestions would be gratefully received.

Boys...
Aidan
Corey
Ethan
Daniel
Freddie
George
James
Jonah
Isaac
Noah
Samuel
Theo
Vincent
William
Elijah/Elias
Sebastian
Callum

Girls...
Aurora
Brianna/Bryony
Carrie
Emily
Georgia
Isobel
Lara
Olivia
Theodora
Alexandra

Hamish
Rupert
Jack
Louis

Annabel
Harriet
Clara
Alice

From your list, I'd choose Benjamin or Jemima

I like your boys' list with the exception of Peregrine and your girls' names are all nice apart from Heidi, which in my opinion is twee. If pushed to choose I'd say Alexander or Charlotte.

What's wrong with Henry? Your husband will change jobs, and your son is unlikely to be hanging out with your DH's bosses sons in any case.

Agree you should just use Henry!

Otherwise, how about Edward, Hugo, William, Jasper, Theodore?

I love Jemima for a girl. How about Tabitha, Matilda, Claudia, Clara, Margot, Adeline?

Or Camille?

You have described my husband exactly. Quick to say no but slow to give it out any ideas.

If you like Henry then don't rule it out for the reasons you have.

I love the name Heidi.

@LivininaBox I have said this to him but he is very stubborn. It is my favourite boys' name, so I am struggling to stop myself from feeling disappointment.

I'm a teacher, so in my mind, many names already belong to children I know and love. I've never taught a Henry, strangely, so it felt meant to be!

@Phebes I love Tabitha! Adding to the list

He is a boy and we called him Henry.

Birth started well and I went to 8cms at home. Then went to the midwife led centre and was in the pool. Things were obviously not right after I'd been pushing for 4 hours with his head presenting but him not actually moving further than that. I had a spinal and they manually tried to turn him three times. My husband was appalled by this barbaric process. Then I had to have a general anaesthetic and he was delivered via Caesarean section.

When I came round, my husband was holding Henry and the midwife told us both he's a boy. I asked my husband what his name was and he said he thought his name was Henry, without missing a beat.

I don't feel any sense of triumph over this, I'm just so grateful that this was one of my husband's ways of acknowledging what a physical trauma birth can be for women.

Congratulations on baby Henry.
I always argued tvat as I did all the hard work I got to choose the name

Congratulations on the birth of Henry.

Please can we have a photo of this latest mn baby?

Thank you!
Here he is, Mr Korma Knickers himself.

Wow he is gorgeous! Congratulations Op

What a lovely little Henry!

Congratulations on your lovely boy. Henry was the name of the son I never had.

Aww he’s so cute! 😍 congrats x and Henry’s a fab name !

Oh he's lovely. I am biased on the name, it's a good one!

What a cutey!

Cute name for a cute baby:)

He is absolutely adorable. Congratulations, sorry you had a traumatic time

What a beautiful little boy and a lovely name too (one of my faves).

Congratulations, and wishing you as speedy and simple recovery as possible from that traumatic birth

Congratulations, and thank you for updating us.