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47 replies

ConstanceL · 15/06/2020 13:33

What do you think of these names we are considering for DC2? Please no 'it's a dog's/cat's/guinea pig's name' comments - just what do you think of these names for a human child :)

Girls (middle name would be Penelope after DH's late mum):
Beatrix
Cordelia
Tabitha
Iris
Hazel
Sylvia

Boys (middle name would be Timothy):
Felix
Seth
Otto
Silas
Griffin

Thank you!

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Puppulangstrumpfi · 15/06/2020 13:41

Love Cordelia and Silas!

basketcase1 · 15/06/2020 13:43

From the girls I love iris and hazel
From the boys I like Seth it felix

moonsnake · 15/06/2020 13:44

I like Iris, Hazel and Sylvia.

For a boy I like Seth best.

IckleBear · 15/06/2020 13:45

Beatrix Penelope
Silas Timothy

helpmum2003 · 15/06/2020 13:46

Beatrix -love it
Cordelia - ok
Tabitha - love it
Iris - ok
Hazel - ok
Sylvia - no, old fashioned

Boys (middle name would be Timothy):
Felix - like
Seth - no
Otto - love
Silas - no
Griffin- definitely no

Good luck

Beamur · 15/06/2020 13:48

I like all of your girls names except Tabitha. it's a bit of a mouthful and doesn't shorten well. I think at least 2 maybe 3 of your names were on my shortlist too.
Sylvia is nice, have you also considered Sylvie?
Boys names (I did have a guinea pig with one of these names Grin but that's because I liked the name). I'm not sure about Griffin, but really like Silas/Seth and Otto.

YogaNChocolate · 15/06/2020 13:49

Cordelia and Sylvia.

Felix.

Letthemysterybe · 15/06/2020 13:52

Cordelia and Griffin are a bit much for me, and Sylvia is too “aunt Sylvia”, but I like the others.

elfran · 15/06/2020 14:08

Lovely names overall. In order of my preference:

Hazel - gorgeous name, have always loved it
Beatrix - another fave
Sylvia - not exactly my style but I like it, has a smooth, retro quality
Tabitha - meh
Iris - meh
Cordelia- can never understand the MN love for this one, it's just so flouncy!

Silas - love this
Seth - very stylish, nice
Felix - nice but boring, probably just because I know too many of them!
Otto - I would like this, if only I could pronounce it (NA accent, can't do Ts in the middle of words!)
Griffin - bit much

MikeUniformMike · 15/06/2020 14:12

Girls (middle name would be Penelope after DH's late mum):
Beatrix - ok
Cordelia - ok. Cornelia is ok too.
Tabitha - feel it's a name that's used after Matilda's been taken
Iris - not keen
Hazel - ok
Sylvia - dislike

Boys (middle name would be Timothy):
Felix -
Seth - dislike
Otto - dislike
Silas - ok
Griffin - ok

DoAsYouWouldBeMumBy · 15/06/2020 14:13

I am no help - I like them all Grin

Sylvia is one that I thought of for my DC 🥰

mistermagpie · 15/06/2020 14:15

We clearly have the same taste in names, my baby daughter was either going to be Iris or Hazel (she's Iris) or Felix if she had been a boy!

What I need to point out is that although Iris is a lovely name and we get lots of compliments on it, the timing of her birth has meant that my other children keep calling her Iris the Virus...

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Phoebeboo · 15/06/2020 14:32

Beatrix - love
Cordelia - love
Tabitha - Don’t like
Iris - ok
Hazel - love
Sylvia - Don’t like
Felix - like
Seth- love
Otto - ok
Silas - don’t like
Griffin - don’t like

Whatsyourflava · 15/06/2020 14:44

You have a great list!!! Especially love your boys list!

Girls (middle name would be Penelope after DH's late mum):
Beatrix - love
Cordelia - hate - too cumbersome and long and horrid sound to it "cord" is horrible and reminds me of suicide.
Tabitha - horrible name, horrible sound
Iris - love it - beautiful
Hazel - Ok
Sylvia - love it - beautiful

Boys (middle name would be Timothy):
Felix - love love love
Seth - love love love
Otto - love love love
Silas - never liked this name, just has a horrible sound to it
Griffin - love love love

mamamemmmer · 15/06/2020 14:44

Tabitha
Seth

AdaColeman · 15/06/2020 14:57

I like all your girls' names aside from Hazel, though I think Cordelia has sad associations, and I prefer Beatrice to Beatrix as it has a softer sound and also less likely to get Trixie as a NN.
Sylvia would be my first choice.

I like Felix a lot, and think it goes well with Timothy. Not too keen on the rest of the male names, and Griffin is my least favourite, it's too GOT for me.

20viona · 15/06/2020 14:59

Iris and Seth

HalfTermHalfTerm · 15/06/2020 14:59

You have a great list!!! Especially love your boys list!

You’ve quite vehemently described 3 of the names as horrible Confused

I absolutely love Beatrix, Tabitha, Cordelia and Sylvia OP, although I think Beatrix works best with Penelope. Iris is OK and has a nice meaning, not hugely keen on Hazel.

I’m not a huge fan of any of your boys names except Otto which I do like (and Timothy!), if I were to rank them in order of preference it would be;

Otto
Seth
Felix
Silas
Griffin

What is your first child called, if you don’t mind me asking?

Megan2018 · 15/06/2020 15:03

I dislike Sylvia and Griffin. The others are nice. In order of preference:

Beatrix
Tabitha
Iris
Cordelia
Hazel

Seth
Felix
Otto
Silas

Anni3getyourgun · 15/06/2020 15:17

I like all of your girls names, especially Iris, Hazel and Sylvia.

Only really like Felix from the boys, but that’s one of my favourites, it’s lovely.

PrincessHoneysuckle · 15/06/2020 15:38

Iris and Seth

captainraymondholt · 15/06/2020 16:02

Beatrix - lovely. I do think a lot of people would assume it's Beatrice though. I slightly prefer Beatrice.
Cordelia - gorgeous
Tabitha - gorgeous
Iris - lovely, quite popular
Hazel - not keen at all, mainly because she's an annoying character in a book series I love.
Sylvia - not keen, I prefer Sylvie. Sylvia reminds me of stuffy old person!

Cordelia or Tabitha are stunning, Iris is also great.

Boys (middle name would be Timothy):
Felix - lovely, very popular
Seth - gorgeous
Otto - OK
Silas - gorgeous
Griffin - don't like

Seth or Silas for me.

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Milicentbystander72 · 15/06/2020 16:07

I really

iris
Hazel

Seth
Otto

Not too keen on the others.