What do you think of these girls names for baby #3?

[coconuttymummy]

GIRL:

• Bella-Rae (not decided on 2nd names for girl yet)
• Miley-Rae
• Mila-Rae

BOY:

• Neo Cian Phoenix

My eldest son (18 yrs old), from a different relationship, is Jordan Joseph. I had slightly different name taste way back then, as its not as uncommon as id go for nowadays.

My 2nd child (8yrs old) is Brody Rocco Shae.

I prefer modern, uncommon names, with a bit of attitude!

Any other suggestions gratefully received!

I loved the name Theo, but its waaaaaay too popular. Hence Neo. xx

I like Mila-Rae best.

Neo is very matrix! But it’s fine and goes well with Brody. Cian reminds me of Lidl’s Cien range of budget toiletries but that’s probably just me lol.

Can I suggest the girls name Nova-Rae? It’s got the same meaning as Neo and is quite kick as and modern too.

I like Mila best. Miley Rae is Miley Cyrus name! And Bella is v popular now

How about Leo instead of Theo?

Mila is my favourite of your girl names

I like mila and neo and they sound nice with their brother's names.

I really don't like hyphenated names so would just have mila as the first name and Rae as the second name.

@NameChange84 Oooh, i do quite like Nova. Hadn't considered it, but it's going on the list! Just wondering about possible nicknames for Nova? Any ideas? Thank you. xx

@eccentricalice Gosh - Bella is definitely out then, if it's popular. xx

@violetteskies I don't know why, but im not very keen on Leo. xx

@GeoffreyAndBungle I think Mila, Nova and Neo are my current faves. xx

Another girl's name I quite like is Eden... but I think Edie would be the only possible nickname and im really not keen on the old-fashioned name craze.

Rae is really off putting to me. Every other little girl has it tacked onto the end of her name at the moment, which really makes them lack individuality imo. If you don't like Theo because it's too popular I'm surprised you're up for Rae when it's absolutely everywhere at the moment (and will therefore date really quickly).

Bella, Miley and Mia are all nice without being try-hard on their own.

I really hate Neo - it's very 'trendy' but I can't see it ageing well. I much prefer Cian. You might also consider Cillian.

I wouldn't say the names have 'attitude' more that they're pretty awful, particularly with Rae stuck on the end of the girls names. Mila on its own is OK, as is Eden.

All awful

The Nova I know is nicknamed Novi but most people won’t shorten it.

The Eden I know is just plain Eden and her nicknames are more for character traits than a shortening of her name. It really suits her and is a lovely name.

Have you thought about Milo for a boy?

Cosmo

The girl's names are really horrible and Neo is just daft.

Your girl names are really awful. Why would you make them tackier by sticking hyphen Rae on the end? I could come round to Neo maybe but it makes me think of neonatal, etc, so gives the impression of a weak and small premature baby. How is Cian pronounced? The Irish way? That’s nice.

Lots and lots of Miley/Millie/Mia about, so might be easily confused

They’re all awful and tacky, especially Miley-Rae.

They’re awful - it might be unfair, no it is unfair, but giving your children names that sound like that will mean they’ll always be judged - in school, when they apply for jobs, university etc
I don’t agree with it, but it will happen.

I do think they are names that have ‘attitude’ if that’s what you’re going for. They sound like ‘will not listen to teachers, wont be bothering with a job’

Mila and Cian are nice. The rest are not very nice, I'm sorry.

Maybe Nico as an alternative to Neo?

Brody is lovely (prefer Brodie, but still) but I think your girls names in particular are a bit down-market.

Bella is nice but prefer Isabella. The rest are terrible.

Nova really doesn't need shortening. My daughter has a two syllable name and my family have chosen a nickname with two syllables. It winds me up a bit cause she has a really beautiful rare name and they've just started calling her a different name all together 🙄 for example.. Say her name was Mika, they now sometimes call her Missy!

Anyway if you want a nickname that's upto you 😂 nevermind me..

I love your other names! I'm not fond of the hyphenated - Rae though as I saw a million of those whilst looking through the ONS list the other day!

Can’t stand hyphenated names and Rae is a complete cop out as a middle name.

Nova-Rae sounds like something Darth Vader would power up on the Death Star to wipe out a planet.

Mila-Rae = mile away