Rate and slate our names

[Onceuponatime123]

As the title suggests. I am looking for opinions on our name choices (positive and negative). Surname will be Clarke.

Boy:
Jacob
Lucas
Henry
George
Elias
Ralph
Ezra

Girl:
Lois
Penelope (penny)
Rosie
Olivia
Amelie
Elena
Evelyn
Erin

There is a famous George Clarke - although obviously not that famous as no one else has mentioned it.

Other than that, I really like your shortlist. Ezra and Penny are lovely.

Henry and Lois/Penny/Erin all go really well with your surname.

They ALL go really well. My favourites are Ralph and Penny.

Very nice selection of names.

Isn't George Clark that bloke who does house programs?

Love all your boys names except Elias. George I wouldn’t use because of the TV architect. My favourite is Henry.

Girls names are lovely too but I don’t think Lois goes with your surname because of the superman connection. Elena would be my pick from your list.

Boys Jacob George Ralph

Girls they are all ok but not overkeen on any Rosie is the best

Jacob and Erin are my favourites, with Lois and Ezra in second place.

Boy:
Jacob - like it but it's likely to be shortened and Jake Clarke sounds a bit clunky

Lucas - like
Henry - like
George - like
Elias - no
Ralph - god no! Ralph will forever be the godawful nickname for the boy's penis in Forever by Judy Blume
Ezra - don't love it but it seems to be quite trendy

Girl:
Lois - no, doesn't work with your surname
Penelope (penny) - not keen on Penny, not as nice as some of your other options
Rosie - ok
Olivia - ok but very overused
Amelie - bit meh, reminds me of the annoying movie character
Elena - love this
Evelyn - would call her Eve, think it's a gorgeous name
Erin - love this

Amelie. Can’t agree it’s too popular. I’ve never had one although I’ve been teaching donkeys years. Mind you who knows what next year might bring. Sorry but I don’t like any of the boys names. Too common except for Ralph, Elias and Ezra and I really don’t like them.

Jacob or Penelope

I think they're all good solid names. You want something that us going to sound respectable if they choose to have a professional career in the future. I personally love George, Henry, Olivia and Evelyn. I recommend trying them out in your most hated accent/imagine them being called on a school register. We're from Northern Ireland and a lot of names can sound horrible in our accent so it ruled out a lot for us.

You have lovely names, OP. My thoughts:

Jacob - have always loved this, shame it's quite popular
Lucas - love (also love Luke and Luca)
Henry - fine, but a bit boring
George - ditto
Elias - I want to like this but it's not my fave
Ralph - love it pronounced Rafe, but otherwise hate, just think of The Simpsons
Ezra - love this name a lot, would be on my list if not for popularity/knowing a few little Ezras personally

Girl:
Lois - gorgeous, my favourite by far but agree not the best with your surname
Penelope (penny) - love, my choice for you as I think a longer name with your surname works well
Rosie - lovely, but I'd go Rose or Rosa on BC as I prefer a name with flexibility
Olivia - not for me, too popular
Amelie - ditto
Elena - never warmed to this name
Evelyn - like in theory but too popular for me
Erin - good solid name but reminds me of a nightmare boss (obviously that's a personal objection not everybody will have!)

Jacob - really like! I think it suits all ages.
Lucas - don't like. Any name with a 'Luke' kind of vibe is quite wet-sounding imo.
Henry- great name but very popular if that bothers you; I know many little boys with this name.
George - one of my favourite boys names ever! I wanted this for ds1 but unfortunately DH didn't like it. This is my top pick for a boy from your list.
Elias- really like this too.
Ralph - don't like.
Ezra - not a fan.

Lois - no, don't like, I think it's an ugly name.
Penelope- love! My top pick from your girls list. Also on my shortlist if I ever have a girl.
Rosie - lovely, like a lot.
Olivia - really great name, suits all ages. It is popular too but for good reason.
Amelie - not fussed. It's ok I guess.
Elena- again, it's ok, I wouldn't use it personally.
Evelyn and Erin - have the same thoughts for both so will put them together: both seem to be becoming more popular but I don't understand why, I find them very bland / dull names.

Jacob - I like this. Popular but pleasant
Lucas - OK. I prefer Luca.
Henry - nice. Again popular but pleasant
George - not a fan but there's nothing wrong with it, just boring to me
Elias - I really like this
Ralph - I like Rafe but prefer it spelt like this. Not keen on Ralph if pn Ralf
Ezra - I like this. I know a few babies with this name though so I think it will massively increase in popularity

Lois - ok, I can't get over the Superman reference especially with your sn
Penelope (penny) - not a fan personally
Rosie - I like Rose or Rosa or Rosamund or Rosalind - - not keen on Rosie as a given name
Olivia - less popular now but still very popular. It's ok
Amelie - I love this,
Elena - not keen. Prefer Eleanor
Evelyn - too many of them, boring
Erin - not keen on this

I would use Elias or Amelie

Elias and lois my faves.. lois is super lovely

None really to my taste but all ok. I’d go for Jacob or Henry (like Harry Clarke) Penelope or Amelie

Putting a spanner in the works here, but whilst I like the name Henry, and your surname, I think together they sound and look boring. Both with other names are fine. Same applies to Harry, although that is slightly better together. So as I said up thread, it would be George for me!

I love love love Amelie & Ralph. Also think they sound lovely as siblings (if you have anymore!) xx

Can we suggest names to go with your surname?

From your list, the boys names are a little 'meh'
I like
Zachary
Zach
Zeke
Sebastian/Seb
Owen
Jude

On your girls list..
Lois is the nicest.

Also like,
Elise
Ava
Harper
Freya
Darcey
Penny
Willow
Lottie

They all go nicely with Clarke.

Ezra is lovely. Penelope is one of my absolute favourite girls names but I can't bear it shortened to Penny, which is why we didn't use it. All your other choices are quite over popular and whilst they're very classic, I wouldn't think oooh that's a good name choice. If that makes sense. But many would.

I think they're all solid. Generally, since your surname is short and fairly recognisable, I like the slightly longer first names best.

Love Elias and really like it with Clarke. Henry and Ezra are nice too. George is OK.

Jacob and Lucas seem a bit too much C with Clarke, esp if they get abbreviated (Jake, Luc).

Ralph always confuses me as I never know if it's RALF or RAFE.

Like Penelope.

Lois Clarke reminds me of the explorers Lewis and Clark (I only saw the Superman connection when PPs pointed it out).

Rosie seems incomplete to me - would use as a diminutive. Lots of choices but my personal favourite is Rosalie (or Rosario, but that might be a bit much).

Olivia, Amelie both nice but popular. Amelie for me gets lot a bit in a sea of Amalie-Amelia-Emilia-Emily (but not sure it matters).

Jacob - like
Lucas - really like
Henry - dull
George - even more dull
Elias - it's ok
Ralph - like
Ezra - really like

Lois - love this
Penelope (penny) - pretentious
Rosie - it's ok
Olivia - so bland
Amelie - pretty but getting a bit dated
Elena - boring
Evelyn - really like it
Erin - nice

Love: Elias, Jacob, Penelope, Lois

Like: Ezra, Henry, Rosie, Olivia

Not keen on the rest.

Boy:
Jacob - ok, not so good with surname ( Jake Clarke)
Lucas - ok, not so good with surname (Luke Clarke)
Henry - ok
George - ok, why am I thinking about amazing spaces?
Elias - no, too long, too vowely
Ralph - no, dislike
Ezra - no, dislike

Girl:
Lois - ok, doesn't flow all that well
Penelope (penny) - ok
Rosie - ok
Olivia - overused
Amelie - no
Elena - no
Evelyn - no
Erin - no

General comment, you have a common surname and the first names are a bit ordinary.

George and Rosie would be my choice, but would probably go for something longer than George.