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35 replies

Gobletoffire · 08/06/2019 09:04

Please give your opinions on the following names for our second DC, we already have a DS called Reuben. Any suggestions also welcome:

Jasper
Henry
Ellis
Jude
Ezra
Elliot
Max
Louis
Chester
Hugo

Sylvie
Violet
Edith (nn. Edie)
Ada
Elodie
Lily
Harriet
Eliza

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Fulltimemummy85 · 08/06/2019 09:08

Love them all except Chester, Ezra, Edith and Lily

BarrenFieldofFucks · 08/06/2019 09:08

Jasper Like
Henry. Like
Ellis. Nope
Jude. Nope
Ezra OK
Elliot. Nope
Max like
Louis. Nope
Chester. Nope
Hugo. Like

Sylvie like
Violet like
Edith (nn. Edie) like
Ada. Love
Elodie like
Lily ok
Harriet. Ok
Eliza. Ok

Aquamarine1029 · 08/06/2019 09:09

Chester is horrid.

Cyberworrier · 08/06/2019 09:14

I prefer your girls list overall to the boys- think they’re mostly lovely (Violet and Eliza being least pretty IMO). Of the boys, I can imagine Reuben having a brother called Max or Elliot or Ellis best. I really don’t like Jasper or Chester, i think Reuben is a great name and would feel sorry for Chester having a less good/cool name than his brother! The other names are fine.

Eustasiavye · 08/06/2019 09:15

Jasper - like it.
Henry - don't like it.
Ellis - like it.
Jude - not keen.
Ezra - awful.
Ada - prefer Eva.
Eloise -ok
Lily - inoffensive and nice
Harriet - good name
Eliza - makes me think of a mousey type of girl.
Elliot - nice but reminds me of ET.
Max - no dated.
Louis - lovely name.
Chester - no reminds me of a chest of drawers.
Hugo - posh name.

Sylvie - like but prefer Sylvia
Violet - ok
Edith - love it

Rainbowqueeen · 08/06/2019 09:17

Hugo and Silvie are my faves

AdaColeman · 08/06/2019 09:30

I like Jasper and Hugo from your list, but not keen on any of the others, my least favourites are Chester and Ezra.

I’m not keen on Eliza or Elodie but like the rest of your list, Edith is my favourite.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 08/06/2019 09:54

Jasper. Carrot..
Henry. Pretentious and hooty tooty
Ellis. Feminine. Better for a girl.
Jude. Gorgeous..
Ezra. Nice, but like Ellis it sounds feminine to my ears. Maybe because it ends in an A sound.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 08/06/2019 10:16

Max. Meh
Louis. Nice
Chester. Don't be silly.
Hugo. Where
Elliott. Adore this.

Sylvie. Neither like nor dislike.
Violet. Gorgeous
Edith. Horrible and very harsh. I think its because of the "Th" sound
Ada. Not keen
Eloise. I don't know why but this name gives he me the creeps
Elodie. Nice name.
Harriet Nice name
Lily. Nice name, but I'm.not keen
Eliza. Gorgeous.

Smoliver · 08/06/2019 10:28

Jasper - nice. Would go well with Reuben.
Henry - it's ok.
Ellis - not a fan personally.
Jude - nice, although I can't help singing Hey Jude, not that's a bad thing!
Ezra - again, not a fan of this name.
Elliot - I like this name. I too get the ET reference when hearing this name, but that's not a bad thing in my opinion.
Max - it's ok.
Louis - classic. Again, would work with Reuben.
Chester - not a fan.
Hugo - I wouldn't use this name, but I do like it.

Sylvie - it's ok, but I prefer Sylvia with the nn Sylvie
Violet - nice name
Edith (nn. Edie) - not my taste, but I do like it
Ada - love this name
Elodie - it's ok
Lily - nice, but a bit popular
Harriet - this is growing on me recently, especially with the nn Hattie!
Eliza - love it! Eliza is an underused classic in my opinion! This would be my pick.

lucymegan · 08/06/2019 10:33

I only like violet from your girls list, not a fan of any of the boys names. What about Reuben and Isaac?

Penny4Thoughts · 08/06/2019 11:32

Jasper - word for wasp ? Not a fan
Henry - love
Ellis - love
Jude - love
Ezra - nice
Elliot - love
Max - nice
Louis - love
Chester - don’t like
Hugo - love

What a great list of boy names !

Sylvie - love
Violet - Don’t like
Edith (nn. Edie)
Ada - love
Elodie - don’t like
Lily - ok
Harriet - nice
Eliza - love

Shadow1234 · 08/06/2019 12:20

Reuben and Elliott go lovely together
Eliza for a girl

MikeUniformMike · 08/06/2019 13:32

Jasper - maybe
Henry - yes
Ellis - maybe
Jude - no
Ezra - no
Elliot - maybe
Max - yes
Louis - maybe
Chester - no
Hugo - maybe

Sylvie - no
Violet - maybe
Edith (nn. Edie) - no
Ada - no
Elodie - no
Lily - so many of them - maybe
Harriet - yes
Eliza - yes

itssquidstella · 08/06/2019 13:41

Jasper - I used to like this name but have gone off it as it's risen in popularity
Henry - love it
Ellis - no
Jude - love it
Ezra - not for me but I think it's a nice name
Elliot - no, boring
Max - nice but boring
Louis - nice but boring
Chester - no
Hugo - love it

Sylvie - love it
Violet - love it
Edith (nn. Edie) - not for me but nice enough
Ada - not for me but nice enough
Elodie - not for me but nice enough
Lily - nice but boring
Harriet - dull
Eliza - love it

Astronica · 08/06/2019 13:52

I love: Jasper, Henry, Louis, Hugo. All these very cool. I don't mind Max.
I'd cross Ezra off first.

I love all your girl's list except Ada - which is still fine - just not a favourite of mine. My top 2 are Harriet and Eliza.

LolaSmiles · 08/06/2019 13:57

Jasper - not my style but sounds nice with reuben
Henry - nice
Ellis - not a fan
Jude - i don't lile
Ezra- nice
Elliot - lovely
Max- I don't like
Louis - not my style but nice
Chester - I dont like because it sounds likea pet name to me
Hugo - too pet like

Girl wise most of them are a bit twee for my personal taste but I think they're lovely names in their own right. I think Sylvie or Lily would be my choice there.

Enko · 08/06/2019 14:02

Chester is great and will go well with Reuben I kinda like Sylvie of your girls names and Elodie is sweet too, None of the girls names are wow names for me though.

SoupDragon · 08/06/2019 14:04

I love Ezra. I would ditch Chester, Ellis, Elliott, Louis and Max for various reasons (but get a pet and call them Chester! It's a great name for a pet :))

From the girl's list, I would ditch Sylvie, Violet, Ada and Lily.

indigo13 · 08/06/2019 14:09

Jasper and Elodie, definitely 🙂

Time40 · 08/06/2019 14:12

Jasper - like
Henry - OK
Ellis - like a lot
Jude - don't like at all (instantly reminds me of Jude the Obscure)
Ezra - hate it
Elliot - love it
Max - boring. done to death
Louis - OK
Chester - it's a city, not a person
Hugo - OK

Sylvie - absolutely love it. Gorgeous name
Violet - boring
Edith (nn. Edie) - all right, but still a bit old lady
Ada - awful! really awful
Elodie - I don't actually know this name. I wouldn't know how to pronounce it
Lily - boring. done to death
Harriet - very nice (was my grandmother's name, so I may be biased)
Eliza - boring and harsh-sounding

schnubbins · 08/06/2019 14:28

Jasper and Sylvie are my favourites

Brakebackcyclebot · 08/06/2019 14:33

Jasper - a dog name, and a wasp in Bristol!
Henry - ok
Ellis - no
Jude - like it
Ezra - No, bit Dickens
Elliot - ok
Max - ok but lots of them
Louis - ok but lots of them
Chester - a dog name
Hugo - too posh

So I'd choose Jude off that list

Sylvie - nice
Violet - ok
Edith (nn. Edie) - I like Edie but not Edith
Ada - ok
Elodie - I really like this one
Lily - too many!
Harriet - too posh!
Eliza - like it

I like Elodie best off this list

How about:
Eloise
Juliet

taylorlynn · 08/06/2019 16:28

I prefer your boys names to your girls names.i like all the boys names except for Elliot.

Elodie is my favourite but I don't love it. Sylvie is growing on me but the others aren't my taste

Lobsterquadrille2 · 08/06/2019 17:25

I love Jasper and Ada/Violet.

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