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alessandrae83 · 26/07/2019 16:16

Girls

• Evangeline
• Esther
• Cassandra
•Giselle
•Elizabeth
•Genevieve
•Helena
•Emmeline
•Hannah
•Marianne
•Bethany
•Vivienne
•Louisa
•Lucy
•Stella
•Frances
•Phaedra

Boys

• Isaac
• Lucas
•Oliver
•Edward
•Patrick
•Albert
•Francis
•Nathaniel
•Ezra
•Robert
•Zachariah
•Conor
•Ryan

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Pineapplefish · 26/07/2019 16:21

My favourites are Esther, Helena, Lucy and Edward.

Least favourites are Evangeline, Genevieve, Phaedra, Albert and Francis.

IggyAce · 26/07/2019 16:23

Girls

• Evangeline: love very pretty.
• Esther: no
• Cassandra: ok
•Giselle: no
•Elizabeth: lovely and lots of nn
•Genevieve: ok
•Helena: love I know one who goes by Lena.
• Emmeline: ok
•Hannah: pretty
•Marianne: no
•Bethany: no very dated.
•Vivienne: lovely
•Louisa: no
•Lucy: ok
•Stella: no
•Frances: yes
•Phaedra: no

Boys

• Isaac: ok
• Lucas: prefer Lucian
•Oliver: no too popular
•Edward: yes but popular
•Patrick: ok
•Albert: ok
•Francis: ok
•Nathaniel: love
•Ezra: love
•Robert: underused and good choice of nn.
•Zachariah: no
•Conor: ok.
•Ryan

Courtney555 · 26/07/2019 16:24

Girls

• Evangeline - lovely
• Esther - pretty
• Cassandra - Geraldine McEwan's Red Dwarf character
•Giselle - gorgeous
•Elizabeth - ok, as long as you like "Liz" or "Lizzie"
•Genevieve - pretty, "Jen" not so much
•Helena - lovely
•Emmeline - lovely
•Hannah - nope
•Marianne - "Maid"
•Bethany - nope
•Vivienne - lovely
•Louisa - ok
•Lucy - overused
•Stella - Artois
•Frances - ok
•Phaedra - Real housewives of Atlanta

Boys

• Isaac - nice
• Lucas - lovely
•Oliver - overused
•Edward - lovely
•Patrick - yes but can you live with "Paddy"
•Albert - pretentious
•Francis - lovely
•Nathaniel - Spaniel
•Ezra - faddy
•Robert - nope
•Zachariah - nope
•Conor - nope nope nope
•Ryan - ok

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FreddiesMammy · 26/07/2019 16:25

I like Elizabeth, Helena and Louisa for a girl.

And Isaac, Lucas, Edward and Patrick

crazycurry · 26/07/2019 16:26

Girls

• Evangeline - it's OK
• Esther - dull and boring
• Cassandra - too out there
•Giselle - if you are French
•Elizabeth - classic
•Genevieve - no
•Helena - it's ok
•Emmeline - no
•Hannah - very popular
•Marianne - no
•Bethany - dated
•Vivienne - no
•Louisa - no
•Lucy - it's ok
•Stella - no
•Frances - no, very stick in the mud
•Phaedra - too out there

Boys

• Isaac - very popular
• Lucas - no, cheeky monkeys!
•Oliver - too popular
•Edward - it's ok
•Patrick - ok
•Albert - no chance
•Francis - no
•Nathaniel - no
•Ezra - no
•Robert - yes
•Zachariah - no
•Conor - no, it's Connor and it's dated
•Ryan - no, trouble makers!

Madlove · 26/07/2019 16:28

Beautiful names, not keen on Esther, Frances, Vivienne or Ryan.

FindaPenny · 26/07/2019 16:44

• Evangeline--a bit fussy
• Esther--quite dull
• Cassandra--beautiful and lots of nicknames
•Giselle--pretty but a bit frilly
•Elizabeth, OK but dull
•Genevieve, nice
•Helena, classic and beautiful
•Emmeline, dislike it
•Hannah, lovely
•Marianne, pretty
•Bethany, don't like it
•Vivienne, hard sounding
•Louisa, OK but dull
•Lucy, dull
•Stella, pretty but a little hard sounding
•Frances, prefer francesca
•Phaedra, don't like it or the myth

Boys

I like Nathaniel, Robert and Ryan

MikeUniformMike · 26/07/2019 16:46

Evangeline - too frilly
• Esther - nice
• Cassandra - no
•Giselle - only if French or Belgian. She'll be Jiss Elle
•Elizabeth - classic
•Genevieve - not keen. Nice if French
•Helena - fine
•Emmeline - not keen
•Hannah - ok
•Marianne - not keen but it's ok
•Bethany - not keen but it's ok
•Vivienne - - not keen but it's ok
•Louisa - lovely
•Lucy- lovely
•Stella - nice
•Frances - fine
•Phaedra - not sure

Boys

• Isaac
• Lucas
•Oliver
•Edward - yes but not Teddy or Ned
•Patrick
•Albert - no
•Francis
•Nathaniel - no
•Ezra - no
•Robert
•Zachariah - no
•Conor - so dated
•Ryan - so dated

Bellaposey · 26/07/2019 16:50

Favourites are Helena and Emmeline. I have a Helena who goes by Nell but there are lots of lovely nickname options. Not keen on Frances or Phaedra. Others are ok.

Boys I like Edward, Isaac and Nathaniel.

AverageMummy · 26/07/2019 17:23

• Evangeline - ok
• Esther - ok
• Cassandra - love the nn Cassie
•Giselle - no way
•Elizabeth - ok but boring
•Genevieve - ok
•Helena - nice
• Emmeline - nice
•Hannah - nice
•Marianne - dislike but for no real reason
•Bethany - really like this
•Vivienne - not my style but quite cool & quirky
•Louisa - love
•Lucy - really nice
•Stella - nice but the drink puts me off
•Frances - not a fan
•Phaedra - dislike

Boys

• Isaac - don’t like
• Lucas - love
•Oliver - love
•Edward - love
•Patrick - v Catholic and dated but ok
•Albert - it’s ok
•Francis - ok
•Nathaniel - quite like
•Ezra - dislike
•Robert - ok but dated
•Zachariah - like this
•Conor - really awful
•Ryan - even worse

neighbourhoodwitch · 26/07/2019 17:26

lovely ! - Zac & Louisa!

Kanga83 · 26/07/2019 17:32

Girls

• Evangeline - l like it
• Esther - love it
• Cassandra - don't like
•Giselle - no
•Elizabeth - yes but hate lizzy/liz
•Genevieve - yes but will be Ginny at school
•Helena - love, also Elena
•Emmeline - love.
•Hannah - yes, classic and timeless
•Marianne- hate it.
•Bethany - hate it
•Vivienne- hate it. Reminds me of vivisection.
•Louisa - I have a Luisa so love it (DH Spanish)
•Lucy - twee
•Stella - don't like.
•Frances - hate
•Phaedra - hate

Boys

• Isaac - yes but becoming popular
• Lucas - no
•Oliver - so popular
•Edward - hate Ed like Edward
•Patrick - love it
•Albert - yes but don't like Bertie
•Francis- hate
•Nathaniel - love but hate Nathan
•Ezra - no
•Robert - love it. Timeless
•Zachariah - love but not a fan of zac
•Conor - no but then my brother is a Connor so I'm bias as I hate him 😂
•Ryan- no. Awful.

HMArsey · 26/07/2019 17:32

• Evangeline - makes me think of vagina for some reason. Also you can't walk 10 feet without falling over an Eve of some description nowadays.
• Esther - Doesn't it mean sun? Love it.
• Cassandra - Only Fools and Horses. Dated and Gilly Cooper-esque
•Giselle - love love love. But would jizz be an issue?
•Elizabeth - really like it
•Genevieve - only like the French pronunciation
•Helena - a bit wafty
•Emmeline - I like, Up the Pankhursts! Although will she spend her entire life saying, "No, not Emily"?
•Hannah - a bit doughty, same camp as Martha
•Marianne - can't get into this for some reason
•Bethany - really don't like it
•Vivienne - elegant and lovely, provided the EN ending doesn't turn into Vivi-un.
•Louisa - prefer Eloise
•Lucy - boooooorrrrrriiiiiiing
•Stella - love
•Frances - hhm, a bit old lady?
•Phaedra - no

Boys

• Isaac - too popular
• Lucas - OK
•Oliver - tooooooo popular
•Edward - not to my taste
•Patrick - OK
•Albert - like but prefer Arthur
•Francis - chinless wonder
•Nathaniel - prefer Nate
•Ezra - I used to love it, but is it going the same way as Milo and Arlo?
•Robert - no
•Zachariah - love
•Conor - like it a lot
•Ryan - don't like it

Your girl names and boy names seems to be in different camps to me.

Peachbubble · 26/07/2019 17:39

Girls - I like
•Evangeline
•Cassandra
•Helena
•Emmeline
•Louisa
•Lucy

The only boys' name I like is

•Albert

Frith2013 · 26/07/2019 18:58

Evangeline - ok
• Esther - ok
• Cassandra - ok
•Giselle - not my favourite
•Elizabeth - dull
•Genevieve - no
•Helena - meh
• Emmeline - meh
•Hannah - 1970s
•Marianne - faithful
•Bethany - no
•Vivienne - no. The Young Ones
•Louisa - ok
•Lucy - ok, but dull
•Stella - actively dislike. Spiky, ugly looking and sounding word
•Frances - great
•Phaedra - Great

Frith2013 · 26/07/2019 19:00

Isaac - ok
• Lucas - prefer Luke
•Oliver - too common
•Edward - dull
•Patrick -middle aged plumber
•Albert - grandad
•Francis - ok
•Nathaniel - meh
•Ezra - George
•Robert - Middle Aged accountancy
•Zachariah - ok
•Conor - no
•Ryan - 1970s

KirstyT11 · 27/07/2019 22:26

From your girls list preferred names are
• Evangeline
•Genevieve
•Hannah
•Bethany

Boys

• Lucas
•Oliver
•Ezra

Josiefuzz · 27/07/2019 22:56

• Evangeline - bit try hard
• Esther - cute
• Cassandra - 80s name
•Giselle - a deer. Not a name
•Elizabeth - really like it
•Genevieve - try hard
•Helena - OK but prefer Helen
•Emmeline - like for the suffragette connection, but would prefer Annie (Kenney)
•Hannah - dated
•Marianne - faithful, also name of bellend cousin 😂
•Bethany - 90s
•Vivienne - granny name
•Louisa - boring
•Lucy - nice
•Stella - love
•Frances - masculine
•Phaedra - nope

Boys

• Isaac - nice
• Lucas - done like
•Oliver - too popular
•Edward - dated
•Patrick - dated
•Albert - like in a vintage way
•Francis - middle name
•Nathaniel - like
•Ezra - ok
•Robert - like due to family connection
•Zachariah - try hard
•Conor - 90s
•Ryan - common

Fozzleyplum · 27/07/2019 23:04

Girls: Esther, Helena, Stella
Boys: Edward, Patrick, Robert

I favour names that are not "try hard" or popular, but are established, possibly underused, classics. That's why I like these six, but not the others.

CakeRattleandRoll · 28/07/2019 16:09

Girls
Love: Esther, Genevieve,
Like: Giselle, Vivienne

Boys
Love: Edward, Robert
Like: Nathaniel

autumndreaming · 28/07/2019 17:53

Evangeline - love
• Esther - love
• Cassandra - dislike
•Giselle - dislike
•Elizabeth - love
•Genevieve - like
•Helena - dislike
•Emmeline - neutral
•Hannah - hate
•Marianne - dislike
•Bethany - hate
•Vivienne - neutral
•Louisa - like
•Lucy - love
•Stella - hate
•Frances - love
•Phaedra - hate

Boys

• Isaac - like
• Lucas - hate
•Oliver - love
•Edward - like
•Patrick - dislike
•Albert - like
•Francis - like
•Nathaniel - like
•Ezra - neutral
•Robert - like
•Zachariah - like
•Conor - hate
•Ryan - hate

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