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countrybum · 29/12/2020 11:45

So we've now got a short list for baby number two. Still not sure if boy or girl, was wondering what your thought were on our chosen names?...

Boy:
Sidney or Rowan

Girl:
Lois or Rosa

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2pinkginsplease · 29/12/2020 11:47

Sorry I'm not a fan of your boys names. My friend has a daughter called Rowan so I always associate it as a girls name.

I do however love Lois and Rosa is a pretty name too.

Orphlids · 29/12/2020 13:13

The only name on your lists I don’t like is Sidney. Goodness knows why, but it has a sort of grimey feel for me. Doesn’t sound quite as classy as the others.

Rowan is one of those unusual names that really does work for both boys and girls. I really like it. I love the gentle sound it makes. I can’t imagine a horrible man named Rowan. Rowan sounds kind, and intelligent.

Lois and Rosa are both smashing, both very pretty and sophisticated. They would both work well on a grown woman, as well as a little girl. I think I prefer Lois, but only because the ‘is’ ending is so unusual compared to the more common ‘a’ at the end of Rosa. But both are excellent choices.

SummaLuvin · 29/12/2020 13:13

Rowan for boys. I have a preference for slightly feminine, pretty boys names.

Rosa, but I don't love either of the choices.

LarkDescending · 29/12/2020 13:24

I like Rosa very much.

partyatthepalace · 29/12/2020 13:35

Love Lois. Quite like Rosa

Don’t mind either of your boy names.

disappear · 29/12/2020 13:48

Love Lois. Like Rosa and Rowan. Not keen on Sidney.

Firebird83 · 29/12/2020 16:54

I like Sidney and Rosa. Prefer Rowan for a girl.

finallychangedmyusername · 29/12/2020 16:56

Rosa is lovely but I'm not keen on either of your boy names, sorry.

NeonSparkle · 29/12/2020 16:58

I like all your names apart from Lois which I detest. Reminds me of family guy

SionnachRua · 29/12/2020 16:59

Not keen on either Sidney or Rowan. Sidney if I must choose one.

Both girls names are nice but Rosa is nicer imo.

Lotsachocolateplease · 29/12/2020 16:59

Prefer Stanley to Sidney
Like Lois from your girls list.

CinnamonTeaForMe · 29/12/2020 17:02

Rowan and Rosa.

Whatsyourflava · 29/12/2020 17:11

Love 3 of your names: Sidney, Rosa and Lois
Used to like Rowan before it got too trendy

Sidney - love this name and love the nickname Sid. Unusual but familiar - the perfect mix.

Rowan - unisex in England but prefer this name for a girl (it's a girl name in Scotland for example and slowly going that way in America). Hate the nickname Row and find the name extremely '2020 trendy'. It's rising fast in the top 100 for first time in history at the same time as other really similar names like Roman with M (which is the fastest rising boy names). So it's already getting popular in its own right but feels even more so with the all similar sounding names that are also popular (Roman in particular but also Rohan, Ronan, Reuben).

Girl:
Lois - love this name, numbers are falling too so a good time to pick it. Less than 200 babies a year.
Rosa - adore this name too. also outside the top 150 names so still sounds fresh and underused. Lovely.

ThirdTimeLuckyIHope · 29/12/2020 17:40

I think Sidney and Rosa are very nice

Bluesername · 29/12/2020 17:45

Sidney and Rosa

FluffyEggsontoast · 29/12/2020 18:05

Love Sidney and Lois and Rosa.
Rowan is alright but too popular for me now. I know quite a few girls and boys, and lots of RoMans about now.
Ronnie, Rory, Reuben all in the top one hundred. Rohan, Roan. All blend into one for me.

TheDaydreamBelievers · 29/12/2020 18:09

Rowan and Rosa (assuming these are not boy/girl twins)

Joolsin · 29/12/2020 18:39

Sidney and Rosa - by far

Toomuchtooyoung01 · 29/12/2020 18:42

Rowan and Rosa for sure

PurBal · 29/12/2020 19:07

I know 3 Rowans. All boys. It's one of my favourite boys names. Your girls names are very different from each other and I like both.

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 29/12/2020 19:17

Rowan and Rosa are nice. I find Sidney and Lois a little dated.

Quercus3 · 29/12/2020 19:23

I adore them all! Lovely list.

Sidney is on our list for boys, and Lois, Rowan and Rose are on our girls list (I love Rosa too though). Don't think you can go wrong, although apparently Rowan is increasing in popularity.

DrWard · 29/12/2020 19:27

Rowan is rising in popularity at the moment and is a unisex name so some may associate it as a girls name (I see it as a boys name though). I like it, but I personally prefer Sidney.

Rosa is my favourite of the girls names and is in my shortlist too.

TildaTurnip · 29/12/2020 19:32

I really dislike Sidney. Sid is awful. I know two female Sydneys and no male Sidneys. It’s similar to Stanley and other miserable sounding names.

Love the others though!

crabette · 29/12/2020 19:37

I really like Rosa.

Think Sidney is a love or hate one, and I'm not in the love camp unfortunately - but it's a perfectly good name! I like Rowan, and know a male in his sixties with the spelling Roan, which I always liked.

Rosa and Roan are lovely.