Thoughts on my GIANT list

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So many, am attempting to narrow down a bit. Am aware that some aren't hugely traditional and I'm totally ok with that.

To go with DS Rudy Gray Surname.

Any thoughts?

Girls

Alba
Lux
Vida 🖤
Anouk
Pearl 🖤
Dakota
Clara 🖤
Opal
Valentine🖤
Lilith🖤
Ines
Delilah
Ingrid
Coco🖤
Io
Serena
Serephina
Frida🖤
Sabrina🖤
Celeste🖤
Cecile
Camille🖤
Pandora
Delilah 🖤
Scarlett
Audrey🖤

Moon as a middle name
Velvet as middle name
Valentine as middle name
Winter as middle name
Love as a middle name

Boys

Atlas🖤
Ivo
Valentine🖤
Ignatius nn Iggy
Cosmo
Lucien🖤
Indy
Rafferty
Apollo🖤

Ooh, I like your girls’ list! I have a few of them on my list too - Vida, Anouk, and Ingrid. All fabulous. We have Celeste as a potential middle name. I also like Coco. Vida Velvet sounds smashing! A slightly bonkers middle name is perfectly fine. They are rarely used, and much better bonkers than boring.

Your boys’ names aren’t to my taste, but I do think they’re all pretty exciting. Your lists made me smile.

Oh my goodness we have such similar taste in names! Even down to middle names!
My favourite from your girls would be Celeste Love or Coco Valentine. I love Winter as a first name too.
Love Apollo or Valentine for a boy.

Clara is lovely but don't like any of the other names. The boys names arnt proper names to me.

I would avoid Rafferty - Jude Law has a Rudy and a Rafferty.

Wow so many responses thanks! (I know my choices aren't to everyone's tastes so expected more of a bashing than have got tbh)

I'd steer clear of 'Coco Velvet'. Sounds like a lotion-infused loo paper.

Fair point about the hearts! I just keep hoping he'll change his mind on Ivo! I adore it but his best friend has that name (which I think is lovely, and is a portugese name which will reflect the babies heritage)

Girls

Vida 🖤
Pearl 🖤
Clara 🖤
Valentine🖤
Lilith🖤
Coco🖤
Frida🖤
Sabrina🖤
Celeste🖤
Camille🖤
Delilah 🖤
Audrey🖤

Valentine as middle name
Winter as middle name

Boys

Atlas🖤
Valentine🖤
Lucien🖤
Apollo🖤

I think you guys are right we clearly love Valentine. I don't like Valentina for some reason, think is because of the Tina shortening. So Valentine or Winter for a middle name works for both genders I think.

I would use Winter for a girl but I HATE Winnie and it will get shortened to that knowing my luck!

Coco Valentine

Coco Valentine is amazing

Don't do Valentine Valentine.

Also it depends on your surname because although these are lovely names if it is a prosaic English name like Wilkinson it will not work.

I do like Delilah Valentine.

Any more boy suggestions? We're clearly not as sure on boy names, both really like Atlas. I don't like Atticus simply after reading Go Set A Watchmen

Alba - ok
Lux - no
Vida - no
Anouk - love
Pearl - ok
Dakota - nope
Clara - yes
Opal - hmm no
Valentine - no but Valentina yes
Lilith - no, doesn't it have a horrible meaning?
Ines - adore
Delilah - like
Ingrid - no
Coco - no
Io - nope
Serena - OK
Serephina - like
Frida - like
Sabrina - the teenage witch
Celeste - no
Cecile - no
Camille -LOVE
Pandora - box. Nope
Delilah - like
Scarlett - like
Audrey - like a lot

Moon as a middle name - no
Velvet as middle name - no
Valentine as middle name - ok
Winter as middle name - ok
Love as a middle name - no

Boys

Atlas - weirdly like though not my style
Ivo - ok
Valentine - ok
Ignatius nn Iggy - hm no
Cosmo - ok
Lucien - no
Indy - no
Rafferty - yes
Apollo - no

My choice of yours would be Rafferty and girl Ines.

Have you thought of Isolde?

I like:
Alba
Clara
Ingrid
Serena
Cecile

Winter is the only I’d consider for a middle name.

I don’t like any of the boy’s name options, I think Ivo goes best with Rudy though.

It's a double barrelled English and Portuguese.
N-D

Luckily both really nice surnames

boys:
Rufus. Rudy and Rufus?

Coco Valentine or Audrey Valentine are my faves. You have some really gorgeous girl names, I can see why it’s difficult to narrow down.

Boy suggestions:

Kipling
Jago
Stellan
Griffin
Milo
Soren

Atlas is nice but is a weight of expectation!

Arlo?
Inigo?
Charlie Valentine Double-Barrelled is a good name.
Django
Asa
Silas

Oooooo Audrey Valentine does sound amazing.

I'm clearly sold on Valentine as a middle name!

I love Rufus, DH doesn't!

Serena and Opal are good. Sabina and Freda would be good. I don't think middle names are too important so indulge yourselves!
For the boys none I'm afraid, but if I had to - Rafferty

Alba - pretty. I like it
Lux - not a fan, pretty sure it used to be a brand of bubble bath?
Vida - it's OK, I prefer some of the other names
Anouk - love it
Pearl - lovely
Dakota - not my style but I quite like it
Clara - lovely but not very unusual if that's what your looking for
Opal - love it
Valentine - I like, but on a boy
Lilith - I like it but dislike Lily and its likely to be shortened
Ines - pretty
Delilah - I like but I've met quite a few little Delilah's recently
Ingrid - love it, especially with nn Indie. It was on our shortlist
Coco - not a fan
Io - not a fan
Serena - pretty
Serephina - like it but prefer Serephine
Frida - like it
Sabrina - like it
Celeste - not a fan
Cecile - don't like it
Camille - pretty. I like Cami and Milly
Pandora - guilty pleasure
Scarlett - find it a bit meh
Audrey - lovely

Moon as a middle name - no
Velvet as middle name - its ok
Valentine as middle name - yes
Winter as middle name - yes
Love as a middle name - its OK

Boys

Atlas - I like it
Ivo - love it, also love Ivor
Valentine🖤 - yes
Ignatius nn Iggy - no not a fan, though I like Iggy
Cosmo - no, sounds like a nightclub name
Lucien🖤 - love it and considered it but thought it would have a lot of pronunciation issues
Indy - nice as a nn
Rafferty - love it. We also loved Rufus which is similar
Apollo - no

I love Vida! I also love Vida Valentine but I don’t know if that’s a bit too much

(not in a horrible way, just genuinely not sure if that would be the public consensus or not!)

I think Vida is a no with Valentine (pp yes totally got it from My Girl!)

Clara is the only one that I like. The rest I'd never even consider. I do genuinely like Clara though.

If you've ever read A Confederacy of Dunces, you'll steer clear of Ignatius.

What about Linus? I think it has a feel similar to some of your names but is very underused.