What are your thoughts on these names?

[duggeedoesmyheadin]

Hello!

DC2 due soon, don't know the sex.

Would ideally like something that ticks the English and Indian box as that will be a nod to DCs background.

After going through books, the internet and mumsnet, here's what's made the long list... Let me know your thoughts, and if you have any suggestions!

Thanks so much 😊

Boy names
• Amrish
• Harnam
• Himmat
• Jeevan
• Jordar
• Josh
• Kiran/Kieran
• Raushan/Roshan
• Sachin
• Sarjan
• Shaan
• Vinnie
• Yash
• Arden/Ardan
• Benjie
• Brodie
• Oscar
• Otto
• Paval
• Rory
• Roscoe
• Sidney
• Silas
• Tate
• Wilf

Girl names
• Amber
• Anita
• Anjali
• Anoushka
• Asha
• Avani
• Avi
• Emilia
• Hema
• Ina/Ena
• Kiran
• Nina
• Noorie
• Parveen
• Simran
• Vivika (Viv for short)
• Bridie
• Eleri
• Lowri
• Mara
• Marnie
• Mila
• Mischa
• Naomi
• Nia
• Sadie
• Shona
• Sian
• Sonia
• Uma
• Trudy
• Venetia
• Zina

Vinnie
Brodie
Roscoe

Avani
Nina
Marnie
Sadie

These are the ones I like and if I had to choose I'd go for Brodie and Sadie

I like Sarjan and Yash and I like Anita and Lowri.

Favourite from your girl list is:

Sadie
Marnie

Really perfect names, wish I could use them

Favourite from your boy lists:

Josh
Otto
Sidney
Wilf
Oscar
Vinnie

Amber, Shona, Sian, Ciaran, Rory.

A lot of names on your list don't sound indian to me...?

For boys I'd say Kieran. Like the sound of it.

For girls I like Anita, Mischa and Zina (but I'd assume Anita was spanish and Mischa/Zina was russian tbh).

Josh
Silas

Nina
Marnie
Sadie

@Malysh quite a few are Sikh/Hindu names e.g. Himmat, Sarjan, Avani, Noorie. Some are crossover e.g. Kiran, Nina but yes probably about two thirds are English/Western.

Something that's more crossover would be ideal as DC1's name is crossover, but we're open to totally English or totally Indian names too. There just doesn't seem to be any that DH and I get the feels for yet.

I really like Kiran for a boy and Anita for a girl.

You have some beautiful names on your lists!

•Amrish
•Harnam
•Kiran - Though I prefer this for a girl
•Raushan/Roshan
•Sachin
•Sarjan
•Arden/Ardan
•Otto
•Paval
•Rory
•Silas

•Amber
•Anjali
•Anoushka
•Asha
•Avi
•Emilia
•Ina/Ena
•Kiran
•Nina
•Noorie
•Parveen
•Eleri
•Lowri
•Mara
•Mischa
•Sadie

@duggeedoesmyheadin I like Jeevan and Anjali. I used to know a girl of Indian origin called Angelie and always thought it was beautiful... don’t know if that’s an anglicized version of the name but I prefer the Anjali spelling. Also like Rohan for a boy.

Boy names
•Jeevan
•Jordar
•Kiran
•Vinnie
•Benjie
•Brodie
•Oscar
•Otto
•Rory
•Roscoe
•Sidney
•Silas

Girl names
•Amber
•Asha
•Avani
•Bridie
•Eleri
•Lowri
•Mara
•Nia
•Sadie
•Venetia
Theyre my favourites narrowed down they are graceful and classy names x

I love Sidney!

And for girls I love Mila and Marnie.

I like Sachin and Asha 😍

I like these 🥰
•Oscar
•Otto
•Rory
•Sidney
•Wilf

•Nina
•Marnie
•Mila
•Nia

I really like Kiran and Nina, they are both crossover names too so you can’t go wrong.

•Amrish- No
•Harnam- No
•Himmat- No
•Jeevan - No
•Jordar- No
•Josh- like
•Kiran/Kieran - ok
•Raushan/Roshan- No
•Sachin- don't know how to pronounce this one
•Sarjan - No
•Shaan - No
•Vinnie-no
•Yash- no
•Arden/Ardan- def not
•Benjie- no
•Brodie- like
•Oscar -No
•Otto- No
•Paval-no
•Rory - like
•Roscoe- like
•Sidney- no
•Silas- not bad
•Tate- no
•Wilf- no

Girl names
•Amber- ok
•Anita- no
•Anjali- ok
•Anoushka- like
•Asha- ok
•Avani-no
•Avi- no
•Emilia- nice
•Hema- no
•Ina/Ena- like
•Kiran- no
•Nina- ok
•Noorie- no
•Parveen- no, although knew a lovely parveen
•Simran- no
•Vivika (Viv for short)- like
•Bridie- no
•Eleri- no
•Lowri- no
•Mara- love
•Marnie- no
•Mila- ok
•Mischa- ok
•Naomi- ok
•Nia- no
•Sadie- like
•Shona- like
•Sian- ok
•Sonia- no
•Uma- no
•Trudy- I like
•Venetia- no
•Zina- no

Boy names
•Amrish - not keen
•Harnam - nope
•Himmat - no
•Jeevan - no
•Jordar - no
•Josh - no
•Kiran/Kieran - like it
•Raushan/Roshan - like it
•Sachin - like it
•Sarjan - nope
•Shaan - like it
•Vinnie - like it
•Yash - really like it
•Arden/Ardan - its ok
•Benjie - sounds like a dog name
•Brodie - love it
•Oscar - no
•Otto - like it
•Paval - no
•Rory - its ok
•Roscoe - no
•Sidney - no
•Silas - no
•Tate - like it
•Wilf - no

Girl names
•Amber - its ok
•Anita - no
•Anjali - like it
•Anoushka - love it
•Asha - love it
•Avani - LOVE it
•Avi - like it
•Emilia - no
•Hema - no
•Ina/Ena - no
•Kiran - no
•Nina - no
•Noorie - its ok
•Parveen - no
•Simran - no
•Vivika (Viv for short) - no
•Bridie - no
•Eleri - no
•Lowri - no
•Mara - no
•Marnie - no
•Mila - like it
•Mischa - like it
•Naomi - like it
•Nia - no
•Sadie - no
•Shona - no
•Sian - its ok
•Sonia - no
•Uma - no
•Trudy - no
•Venetia - no
•Zina - its ok

Yash and Avani

Isn't Sian an Indian surname.
The welsh names don't really work.

The surname makes a difference - is it a traditional UK surname or an asian one?

@MikeUniformMike Possibly. I know Shaan is Hindu boys's first name, but Sian (pronounced in the same way) is a Welsh girls first name.

There is also Sharn. I went to a school where a Sikh girl had the name Sharnjit, but everyone called her Sharn.

The surname is a solid English surname.

I think the Indian one is Sigh-an.

I don't think the welsh, cornish and irish names really work because of pronunciation and spelling. Amazingly, Nia causes problems! Siân isn't quite Shahn.
Eleri and Lowri will both be mispronounced, and none seem like current baby names. They are all nice though.
(Nee-ah, El-ERRy and Low-ry not like the painter). The are you Welsh questions would be a PITA.

I think I'd go for a really pretty Indian or Sanskrit name for a girl - Anjali, Priya, Anoushka or Shria.

Kiran can be male or female. The Kierans and Kirans I know are middle aged. None of the boys' names grab me. A friend has an Arjan - that's quite nice.

Go for a name you love.