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Sibling for Stanley

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Joeybee · 07/02/2019 10:04

Hi all, just found out I'm pregnant again. Have a son called Stanley. Don't know the sex of the new baby yet, but wondering if anyone had suggestions for girls and boys names that compliment Stanley.

My criteria - not an overly popular name (not in top 20)
A name that's easy to say/spell
Ideally has a good nickname as well as the full name
Can't have a strong R or W sound as it'd clash with our surname.
TIA

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LokiDokiArtichoki · 07/02/2019 10:09

I have a Stanley - he’s 14. His older sister is Amelia and younger brother is Leonard (Lenny)

Currently pregnant with #4 and the names we have on our list are

Albert (Bertie)
Vincent (Vinny)
Francis (Frankie)

Elspeth (Elsie)
Nancy
Eleanor
Annabel

NewName54321 · 07/02/2019 12:23

John/ Jack
Joseph
Thomas
David

Elizabeth
Suzanna
Caitlyn

Imogen

ChubsyMcChubFace · 07/02/2019 12:56

Oh I LOVE Elspeth^^! Fab name.

Nancy^^ also goes very well with Stanley imo.

How about Audrey?

Girls...

Stanley and Nancy
Stanley and Elspeth
Stanley and Audrey
Stanley and Edith

Boys...

Stanley and Wilfred
Stanley and Arthur
Stanley and Guy
Stanley and Hamish

Petalflowers · 07/02/2019 13:05

Ernest
Victor
Clarence
Harold
Austin
Michael

Doris
Harriet
Kathleen
Maisie
Esme
Rita
Pearl
Margot

tammytoby · 07/02/2019 13:35

Edith
Helena

Quentin
Vincent

Joeybee · 08/02/2019 01:01

Your replies are amazing guys thank-you.
A lot of these names were names I'd considered for Stan and are, therefore on my list for this baby.
Albert I love - husband isn't keen.
Arthur is a name we both like, but I'm not overly keen on it.
Vincent is a name I think is great and works well, plus Vinny 😻

Elspeth is my Husbands fave girl name but I hate it.
In fact girls names...I can't seem to find one that makes me excited...I feel like every girls name is just a bit boring or too cutesy or reminds me of someone I didn't like at school.
Edith is a name we've considered.
Audrey - I really like it, but I know my Husband will just say it reminds him of the character on Corrie and he won't consider it.
In a similar vein I do like Agnes (Ags/Aggie) but wonder if it's not a bit too dated.
Nancy isn't a name I've considered before, but it does go with Stanley. Only thing is the lack of nicknames for it.

I've also thought of Leonard...I really like it and it is a family name too. Lenny is a cute little nickname.

It's only 5 months since I had Stanley, can't believe I'm thinking about baby names all over again!

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Joeybee · 08/02/2019 04:39

Margot, Harriet, Ernest and Clarence are also names I'd really consider...will have to run them past my Husband though...he's so fussy with names.

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sonlypuppyfat · 08/02/2019 05:02

Ollie?

Ricekrispie22 · 08/02/2019 05:48

Martha
Dorothy
Agatha
Gwyneth
Iris
Imelda

Alfred
Hector
Clifford
Arnold
Edmund

Icklepup · 08/02/2019 18:25

I like Ernest!

Norman

Dorothy

bridgetreilly · 08/02/2019 19:24

Eric
Edgar
Fergus

Annis
Elsie
Enid.

Joeybee · 09/02/2019 08:37

Ollie- LOVE that name, one of my favourite...however I have an ex called Ollie so that'd be strange for me!

Dorothy I love, I was all for Dorothy until i started to put the Wiggles on and now think of Dorothy the dinosaur!

Imelda might work, can't think of another nickname but Immy though, and that's a bit too frilly for me.
Agatha is a name I've thought of, and Ingrid (which for me has a similar vibe).

Alfred would clash with our surname, which is a shame as I love it.

Ernest I love
Norman - was thinking about that and put it to OH who gave it a firm no 😭
Elsie is my OHS Nannas name and he'd been close with her, we were thinking of Elsie as a middle named baby is a girl.

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KnockMeDown · 09/02/2019 08:39

Surely it has to be Oliver for a boy?

Grin
Batshitcraziness · 09/02/2019 08:41

Bradley can be shortened to Brad?

MelinaM · 09/02/2019 09:06

Albert (Albie) will soon be in the top 20 I fear.

Arthur - Artie
Charles - Charlie
Edward - Teddy
Emmett
Percy
Quinn
Rufus
Thomas
Walter
Wilbur

Agatha - Aga, Aggie
Elisabeth - Lizzy, Bessie
Emma
Harriet - Hattie
Margaret - Maggie
Margot/ Margaux - love this name!

FrancisCrawford · 09/02/2019 09:09

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Ricekrispie22 · 09/02/2019 15:08

Mildred
Millicent
Penelope
Tabitha
Beatrix
Pandora
Evangeline

Shadow1234 · 09/02/2019 18:11

Marcus
Gregory
Douglas
Nathan (Nate)
Joshua (Josh)
Oscar
Jacob
Dylan
Tobias (Toby)
Elias
Elijah

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