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Judge my list pls

50 replies

OnlyFoolsnMothers · 20/05/2020 16:22

Girls:
Luna
Ruby
Melody
Nina
Honey
Rose

Boys:
Benjamin
Dominic
Nicholas
Ross
Dexter

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LotusClover · 20/05/2020 16:45

Luna - I personally love it but lots of people think it's chavvy
Ruby - love it, but very popular at the moment
Melody - don't like
Nina - hate (sorry), just sounds silly
Honey - a bit cutesy and twee
Rose - classic and beautiful

Benjamin - classic and timeless, love it
Dominic - nothing wrong with it but not my taste
Nicholas - quite like
Ross - quite like
Dexter - really dislike, don't like the nickname Dex either

RoseHarper · 20/05/2020 16:48

Rose, Nina and Dexter. Possibly Luna. Don't like Honey, it's a term of affection, not a name.

Shmithecat2 · 20/05/2020 16:49

Nina is ok.
Benjamin is lovely.

Hate the rest.

disappear · 20/05/2020 16:50

What @LotusClove said, but I like Nina and Dominic.

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 20/05/2020 16:54

Girls:
Luna - don’t have any strong feelings about this name
Ruby - overused
Melody - really dislike
Nina - a bit like Luna. No feelings either way
Honey - sounds a bit wet
Rose - overused

Boys:
Benjamin - fine
Dominic - sounds a bit dated to me now
Nicholas - don’t like
Ross - don’t like
Dexter - makes me think of a dog’s name

If I had to choose from your lists: Luna and Benjamin

SionnachRua · 20/05/2020 16:55

Luna - ok
Ruby - fine. Popular, nice name.
Melody - I like this in theory but don't know if I would want to named it, so no.
Nina - love
Honey - no. Lovely pet name but I wouldn't want to be lumbered with it.
Rose - love this, so pretty

Benjamin - like it a lot, Ben is a bit bland maybe but a good solid name
Dominic - love
Nicholas - meh
Ross - PIVOT! PIVOOOOT! 😂 In all seriousness though Ross is ok but just...ok. Nothing especially nice about it.
Dexter - the serial killer? Nah.

OnlyFoolsnMothers · 20/05/2020 16:58

Literally LMAO at pivot!!

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SionnachRua · 20/05/2020 16:58

I would probably choose Dominic and Rose. Nina would be a strong contender too.

TheDaydreamBelievers · 20/05/2020 16:59

Girls:
Luna - pretty, quite popular
Ruby - also pretty and quite popular
Melody - pretty, but somehow a bit twee for my tastes
Nina - I like it, close 2nd, pretty but quite sharp (which I like for a girl)
Honey - least favourite, makes me think "oh, honey" like in How I Met Your Mother
Rose - my favourite, a classic, good for a child and adult

Boys:
Benjamin - a nice classic
Dominic - my favourite, classic but a bit more interesting, several possible nicknames
Nicholas - again, classic
Ross - a bit boring to me
Dexter - least favourite. Connotations of both Dexter's Lab and the serial killer

doughnutmuffin · 20/05/2020 17:01

I'm naming my DD Nina so I love that name and out of the boys I'd pick Benjamin

OnlyJudyCanJudgeMe · 20/05/2020 17:04

Girls:
Luna:- it’s not the worst...meh.
Ruby:- reminds me of the song....it’s alright though.
Melody:- NOPE that annoying girl of CBeebies. I don’t like it.
Nina:- It’s the best of the bunch.
Honey:- Meh....
Rose:- Dull. Dull. Dull.

Boys:
Benjamin:- I like it.
Dominic:- Meh
Nicholas:- Meh
Ross:- Good Scottish name. Prefer Benjamin though.
Dexter:- I don’t like it.

userabcname · 20/05/2020 17:13

Luna- love! Was on the shortlist if dc2 had been a girl.
Ruby - like, it's pretty.
Melody- not a fan
Nina - lovely! One of the best.
Honey- a bit much.
Rose- very nice. Elegant and classic.

Benjamin - love!
Dominic - don't like at all
Nicholas - it's ok but dislike Nick.
Ross - no, don't like.
Dexter - great name!

daisypond · 20/05/2020 17:18

Nina, Rose and Ruby are great.
Luna, Melody- dislike. Honey rather appeals but I wouldn’t use it.
Benjamin, Dominic, Nicholas are good. Probably Ross too. Not sure. Dexter is OK but wouldn’t use.

MikeUniformMike · 20/05/2020 17:18

Girls:
Luna - no
Ruby - maybe, not keen
Melody - maybe, not keen
Nina - yes
Honey - no
Rose - yes

Boys:
Benjamin - yes
Dominic - no
Nicholas - yes
Ross - yes
Dexter - no

17caterpillars1mouse · 20/05/2020 18:42

I Like Ruby and all your boys names apart from Dexter

123Dancewithme · 20/05/2020 19:13

I like Nina, Rose and Nicholas best.

NameChange84 · 20/05/2020 19:15

I only like Nina, Benjamin and Nicholas.

peperethecat · 20/05/2020 19:20

Luna - pretty
Ruby - nice
Melody - OK
Nina - lovely
Honey - stripper name
Rose - beautiful, classic

Boys:
Benjamin - love
Dominic - nice
Nicholas - OK
Ross - nice
Dexter - dislike

VirginWestCoast · 20/05/2020 19:25

Luna- Not keen really
Ruby- Nice
Melody- Prefer Melanie, still good though
Nina- I'm a Nina, I can vouch for the name Wink
Honey- She'll be an adult one day, remember
Rose- Not a fan but a decent enough name

Boys:
Benjamin- Good name, works for all ages
Dominic- Really hate, sorry
Nicholas- Like, you don't hear it very much now
Ross- Not bad
Dexter- Like PP said, tis a dog's name

MrsAmaro · 20/05/2020 19:27

Ruby, Luna and Rose
Benjamin, Dominic and Nicholas

blancheduboiss · 20/05/2020 19:32

Luna - I like it. It means moon in Italian, and that always sells me.
Ruby - Not keen.
Melody - Also not keen
Nina - Lovely
Honey - I know a Honey and I think it suits her. However, I would worry how it would age.
Rose - I prefer Rosemary or Rosie.

Benjamin - Not keen on the inevitable nickname, Ben.
Dominic - Yep, I like it.
Nicholas - I like that too.
Ross - I know too many unpleasant ones Grin
Dexter - A bit too American for my liking.

Goostacean · 20/05/2020 19:32

Girls:
Luna - apparently quite popular nowadays. I don’t like it too much, reminds me of Harry Potter
Ruby - not keen
Melody - pretty. Wouldn’t use it myself, but like it. Melanie?
Nina - love love love. Was my favourite girls name (we had boys) although others told me it made them think of sirens
Honey - don’t do this to your child pls
Rose - classic and beautiful

Boys:
Benjamin , Dominic, Nicholas - all lovely, nice nickname potential. We used Nicholas as a middle name, I like how international it is but actually that’s true for all 3 I think.
Ross - meh. Feel like it would be weird to meet a baby Ross. It’s growing on me the more I think about it though.
Dexter - like the serial killer tv show? No.

EveryoneLoves09876 · 20/05/2020 19:45

Love Ruby and Nina.
Luna is cute but common now.
Rose is nice but boring.
Honey please no. A middle name if anything. Will not be good for jobs.

AragornsManlyStubble · 20/05/2020 19:48

blanche

You must know my ex husband Ross. Grin

Azure83 · 20/05/2020 19:50

Luna and Dexter

I used to love Nina but ds1 ruined it for me with his love of fire engines and the constant nee nah nee nah.