Name our baby!

[pilotedgrey]

Almost at the end of my pregnancy and DH and I couldn’t agree on any names so we decided to ask DC and DSC to give us two names for their new sister each and we picked our favourite of the two names they each gave us which are:

Coco
Hermione
Esme
Eva
Cleo
Margot

So can you critique that list and say what you like/dislike about each name! Thank you

I like Marlow and Cora. neither are on your list though, sorry

I'd pick Cleo.

Esme is lovely and I also like Margot perhaps as a middle name?

Eva

Then Esme

I like all of them but I think Eva is quite popular at the mo.

I love Hermione - I did before HP.

I would pick either Eva or Cleo

All lovely. Eva will get lost in all the Eves and Evies and I prefer Coco as a nickname. All great names though-I am also going to throw Claudia into the mix!

Cleo is cute!💙

Eva Cleo and Margot are all hugely hugely popular (London based) so not sure if that will bother you? I know handfuls of each in the baby groups I attend over the last 18 months

The other three names are just as nice and less popular currently :)

Cleo!

Cleo or Eva.

Coco sounds stripper like, Hermione is just Harry Potter to me and I just plain don’t like Margot

@Chillisauceboss London based also but have teenagers and so do all my friends so I don’t know too many babies

I knew Margot is much more popular than it was when DDs were born throughout the ‘00 but didn’t know Cleo was that popular. DD1 has a friend called Cleo who’s 16 but we don’t know any others Might need to reassess

I love Cleo. I've only ever met 2 as well.

I also like Esme and Eva but agree they are more popular.

But you could have

Cleo Esme

Or Cleo Eva

Personally I'd go for Cleo Eve

Coco
Hermione
Esme
I like. The others just not keen on.

Coco - reminds me of chocolate. Very current but might sound odd in a few years.
Hermione - they've been reading Harry Potter
Esme - quite like it, it's pretty although slightly weak for my liking. 2nd choice from list
Eva - quite like it, 1st choice from list although a bit short for my liking.
Cleo - not really a name IMO
Margot - sounds a bit like maggot

@pilotedgrey yes they are such lovey names but wanted to warn you if popularity was something you were considering! I was surprised to see so many replications in baby groups! I think Hermione is lovely and could have lots of play in terms of nicknames :)

A pretty good list considering the innovative way to come up with it! All good usable names. I know of 2 teenagers called Coco (neither is short for anything). However it would only suit a quirky person I think. Eva is smart but there are too many similar names. Cleo and Hermione are my favourites.

Your DC and DSC did well. If mine were in charge of naming your baby it would be Anakin Rainbow Horse Angel.

I think you're right about Eva being mixed up with all the Evie, Ava etc. Hermione is beautiful but sadly too associated with Harry Potter for me. Personally love Coco but I know some people think it's nicknamey. I love Margot. I would probably choose Cleo from your list though.

Coco - i really dislike this sorry!! It just sounds made up! And it would be an awful name to have as an adult imo!
Hermione - pretty
Esme - pretty but popular
Eva - pretty, but i agree about it being lost in the Evie's/Eve's/Evelyn's etc
Cleo - i don't like this sorry, it sounds unfinished to me
Margot - nice.

Other names you might like...
Freya
Sienna
Leah
Lola
Polly
Leonora
Marissa
Phoebe
Lara
Maeve
Meredith
Adeline

Definitely Cleo

Hermione or Margot would be my picks from those.

Cleo definitely!

I like Cleo and don't know any :)

Cleo of those. It's lovely.

Coco is a nice nn but never on its own.
Eva is gorgeous but perhaps over popular.

The rest are ugly.

Coco - horrid. Brings to mind an ageing porn star living in LA
Hermione - pretty, very Harry Potter
Esme - overused
Eva - pretty but overused
Cleo - I really like cleo actually. Like Chloe but nicer
Margot - also pretty. Also a bit more unusual