Struggling for both girls and boys!

[SiblingStruggle]

Baby is due in about two months and it's our first. What do you think of name possibilities? Any others you would add to the list?

BOYS:
-Guy
-Francis
-Jonah
-Nathaniel
-Sebastian
-Alexander

GIRLS:
-Ada (this is a family name which I love, but worried about the popularity/similarity to Ava, etc.)

• Clementine

-Iona -Hallie -Wallis -Phoebe -Francesca -Josephine

Each will probably have two middle names as well. For a boy, one middle name is likely to be John. For a girl, Jane.

Thanks!

From your boys list I like Nathaniel.
From your girls I prefer phoebe.

I think Sebastian John and Phoebe Jane

Sebastian John or Alexander John

I don't like any of the girls names sorry.
How about
Genevieve Ada Jane ?

@Spied no, hate Genevieve, sorry! I want something that's not too popular but not too old fashioned either. It's a difficult balance to strike!

I know a few Adas - it has become quite popular.

I love Clementine and Hallie (reminds me of the parent Trap).
Do not like Wallis

I like Nathaniel and Sebastian.

I HATE Genevieve too! One of my worst names 🤣 funny as lots of people love it!

BOYS:
-Guy - not keen
-Francis - ok
-Jonah - nice
-Nathaniel - love (favourite)
-Sebastian - love (favourite)
-Alexander - love (favourite)

-Ada - I like it but sounds like you’re unsure

• Clementine - love (favourite)

-Iona - ok -Hallie - no- downmarket -Wallis - no- sounds masculine to me -Phoebe - love -Francesca - dislike as all the ones I know have nn Franny (which sounds too much like Fanny), but it’s popular on here -Josephine - ok

Suggestions for girls:

Greta
Martha
Willa
Sadie
Edith / Edie
Margaret /Maggie
Roxanne/Roxanna/Rosanne
Pearl
Delilah
Ottilie /Ottie
Cora
Liberty
River
Winter
Jemima
Holly
Cleo
Mabel
Peggy
Margot
Wren

Boys suggestions:

Christopher nn Kit
Wilf(red)
Barnaby
Rafferty / Raffy
Sidney or just Sid /Syd
Laurence nn Laurie
Vincent nn Vinnie
Rudy/Rudi * (favourite)
Eli
Ellis
Miles / Milo
Seth
Cole
Otis
Eric
Casper
Dexter
Blake
Angus
Dominic
Idris
Percy
Chester
Caleb
Marley
Austin
Griff
Tristan
River
Bodhi
Otto

Phoebe and Alexander are my favourites from your list.

Really not keen on Guy or Wallis. I like Sebastian and Francesca best.

Ralph
Edmund
Franklin

Pandora
Imelda
Ivy
Ida
Edie
Enid
Gwen
Gwyneth

My top picks are Sebastian (love!) and Phoebe. Really dislike Francis and Wallis.

I like Guy and Josephine

I like:

Guy, Sebastian, Alexander

Phoebe, Francesca, Josephine

Suggestions: Giles, Felicity.

I really dislike Wallis in particular, sorry!

I like your boys’ names, except Jonah, which sticks out like a sore thumb in your list. It’s very different to the other names, and as it’s an actual word in the dictionary, make sure you know what it means. Guy is my favourite, I think.

For girls, I like Josephine most. Phoebe and Francesca are nice. Also Clementine - but you’ll get pronunciation issues. Wallis is too much Mrs Simpson for me. Iona is OK. Not keen on Hallie, but it’s not awful.

Thanks, everyone. Lots to think about!

Seems like Sebastian and Nathaniel are the favourites for the boys, and Clementine (which we would pronounce Clemen-teen, not -tyne) or Phoebe for a girl.

I like Guy, but I think as my husband and I both have long names it might stick out a bit. Wallis seems to be the most unpopular. Agreed it's a bit controversial but it's a family name so it's on the list (albeit pretty low down!)

From your boys I like Nathaniel, Alexander and Guy.

From your girls Francesca and Josephine

I like Jonah the most from your list - it’s top of our current shortlist and its bad luck associations don’t bother me (but each to their own obviously!) however I don’t think it goes with mn John.

Ada is lovely and I also like Hallie.

@Whatsyourflava how would you pronounce Clementine?