Thoughts on my name list

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We have been struggling to get together a list of names we both really like (truly the only boys name on the list that we are in full agreement on is Hector!). Looking for a name which is not too popular (ideally out of the top hundred) or rising quickly, but not too bizarre or ‘poncey’ sounding.

Girls:
Alice
Diana
Juliet
Marina
Vita
Boys:
August
Gideon
Hector
Patrick

I would love to hear any thoughts on other names which might appeal, especially for boys. For context, these are some of the names I like that he doesn’t:
Girls:
Polly
Valentina
Boys:
Lysander
Robin

And some names he likes that I don’t/ think are too popular:
Girls:
Holly
Lily
Boys:
Dylan
Flynn

August and Vita. I adore these two names

Love Hector for a boy!

I know about 5 Alice's that are young kids and about 4 adults! So that's super popular! Love the name Marina.

Holly isn't as popular as think .
I'll check the statistics again but it's on a massive downward trajectory year on year and is lower down than Alice
I love it

Yes holly has gone from being the number 12 name 20 years ago to now about to leave the top 60 names. The way it's declining, by the time the 2020 stats are released it'll probably be outside the top 100

This is Hector (middle)

If I had to choose from your lists I'd choose Lily & Flynn.

Daisy?
Nate?(Nathan)?

Don't like Marina or Vita. Or August or Gideon. Also dislike Lysander - far too pretentious.
The others are all lovely.

Really lovely lists OP (apart from Gideon, which I must say is horrendous!) Love Vita and Alice - Vita was on our shortlist for DD and Alice is now one of her middle names (we decided it was just that bit too popular as a first name). Also like Juliet, and Holly is very pretty too.

Of your boys’ list August is the standout for me - great name.

Girls’ ideas:

Cleo
Sylvie
Greta
Etta
Miranda
Helena
Lucia
Hermione
Cora
Rosa
Gaia

Boys’ ideas:

Magnus
Torin
Stellan
Gustav
Laurie
Gabriel
Orson
Otto

Oh and not keen on Lysander - but I do know a very lovely Leander (who goes by Leo).

I have a young hector and wherever we go we never meet any others with that name so it's not popular but people always love it. I'm tempted to say use it as long as ur not in London near me 😂😂

I love Juliet and Patrick.

I like Alice, Vita and Hector.

I don't like Diana, Marina, August or Gideon.

Other ideas:

Girls:
Astrid, Ada, Bronte, Blythe, Cara, Cecily, Dana, Daphne, Etta, Edith, Faith, Fenella, Giselle, Greta, Honor, Heidi, Inez, Iona, Jemima, Jacinta, Kate, Kiera, Livia, Leonie, Mala, Mara, Nadia, Naomi, Opal, Ottilie, Paloma, Pearl, Romy, Rivkah, Sadie, Sylvia, Thea, Tamara, Verity, Vashti, Willa, Winona, Xanthe, Xenia, Zeryn, Zia

Boys:
Artie, Alonso, Benedict, Christian, Conor, Damien, Elliot, Ellis, Fergus, Frasier, Gareth, Gabriel, Hal, Harvey, Ivan, Inigo, Jesse, Jared, Jude, Jasper, Justin, Kit, Logan, Lachlan, Milo, Nico, Orson, Quentin, Rory, Raphael, Solomon, Victor, Walter, Xavier

I love Vita, Valentina, Marina, Dylan and Flynn

My favourites would be Juliet and Hector.

You might also like:
Lois
Linnet
Camilla
Rosalind
Edgar
Angus
Ivor
Richard

Girls:
Alice❌
Diana❌
Juliet✔️
Marina✔️
Vita❌
Boys:
August❌
Gideon✔️
Hector❌
Patrick✔️

Holly ✔️
Lily❌
Polly✔️
Valentina❌

Dylan✔️
Flynn❌
Lysander ❌
Robin❌

ILOVE August. Hate all girls names

Thanks for all of your opinions and suggestions. Looks like Hector is widely liked (and no I'm not in London ), the girls list more varied. I'll go through all the suggested names today with my partner.

I know how popular the name Alice is, and in all honesty would probably use another name above it due to this. I think the fact that Alice has been perennially popular helps - if it had a popularity trend like Luna, shooting up out of nowhere then that would probably bother me more. But it's a good point and something which I need to decide how I feel about.

You might think I'm mad but could you compromise with Dylan for a girl? I love Dylan spelt that way for a girl and I have known of a few so it's not so out there

I love Marina! Hector and August are great too.

Girls:
Alice - it's nice enough, a little bland

Diana - pretty but very associated with the people's princess

Juliet- nice enough, just not my style

Marina - I like it, pretty but unusual. Pretty sound

Vita - I quite like it, but prefer Marina

Boys:
August - I like it and like Auggie as a nn

Gideon - I like it. I used to know a lovely adult Gideon

Hector - it's OK, I've heard it a few times in the last few years - do you like Dexter, I think it has a similar vibe?

Patrick - love it, lovely classic name, not overly used. I know a gorgeous 4 year old Patrick

August is amazing

Patrick for a boy--it's such a nice solid name. I am not keen on your other boy choicesGideon is Giddy, Hector is another word for nag, and I would assume an August was a girl.

For girls, Marina and Juliet are the nicest. Alice is OK. Not sure about Diana. Vita makes me imagine a breakfast bar or nutritional supplement.

Alice - like it a lot
Diana - Yes. Do it.
Juliet - ok. Not keen on Jools. A bit too linked with Romeo?
Marina - yes
Vita - makes me think of Ryvita

Boys:
August - no
Gideon - no
Hector - What the Hec, it's better than the previous two
Patrick - really like it

Girls:
Polly - like it a lot
Valentina - no
Boys:
Lysander - no
Robin - too many R names around at the moment

And some names he likes that I don’t/ think are too popular:
Girls:
Holly - nice but no
Lily - nice but no
Boys:
Dylan - dislike
Flynn - not keen

Not on your list but how about Victor?

Harriet, Jemima, Verity, Adelaide

Henry, Neil, Owen, Kevin