Need names!

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I am currently 1 week overdue, and still haven’t finalised names. Don’t know what we’re having, so need to have boy and girl names up our sleeves.

Interested to hear what people think of my favourites so far... and any suggestions of names I may like, based on current list?

Fay
Charlotte
Georgia
Imogen
Emily
Penny
Eloise

Morris
Leo
Joe
Doug
Simon
Jack
Louis

Thanks!

Simon
Fay

Fay - like
Charlotte- like
Georgia- like
Imogen - ok
Emily - ok
Penny - not keen
Eloise - too fussy, another Ellie

Morris - ooh, I like it
Leo - popular but nice
Joe - ok
Doug - like
Simon - like
Jack - ok
Louis - ok

Fay - I like it, it reminds me of Faeries :)

Charlotte - it's nice enough, a little bit dull. There are Lottie's everywhere though. I prefer the nn to be Charley

Georgia - I really like it

Imogen - nice but quite popular for young children in my local area

Emily - pretty

Penny - I love Penny but dislike nns for full names and also dislike Penelope. Lovely on somebody else's child though

Eloise - not a fan

Morris - too surnamey for me

Leo - nice but dd5 has 3 in her class

Joe - love Joseph not keen on Joe on its own though

Doug - not a fan

Simon - simple Simon and the pieman
Jack - love it
Louis - hate it, I find it such a whiney name

Love Fay and Leo

Really not keen on Georgia but that’s because it’s my ExSIL name and she’s a moody old cow

Connie
Phoebe
Madeline
Ruby

Evan
Francis
Jeremy

Fay - I quite like, but prefer the Faye spelling.
Charlotte - Timeless classic. I love Lottie.
Georgia - I quite like.
Imogen - I've never really taken to this, but perfectly fine. Just not my taste.
Emily - I've always liked. It doesn't seem as over popular these days.
Penny - I like, but would have Penelope as full name.
Eloise - Pretty.

Morris - not keen, sorry.
Leo - I really like.
Joe - I like Joseph as a full name.
Doug - Dislike, sorry.
Simon - Can't really judge as it reminds me of my ex.
Jack - I like.
Louis - I like, but would be confused whether to pronounce it like Lewis or Louie as I've heard both for that spelling.

Other suggestions

Freya
Clara
Rosanna
Emma
Hannah
Elodie

Isaac
Reuben
George
Theo

Fay - prefer Faye spelling but love love love the fairy vibe
Charlotte - yeah classic
Georgia - on my mind
Imogen - hate Immy
Emily - decent
Penny - love as long as it was Penelope
Eloise - wet

Morris - love
Leo - safe but lovely
Joe - Joseph is very handsome
Doug - love as long it was Douglas
Simon - meh
Jack - solid
Louis - wet

Fay - nice and quite unusual at present - just so long as your family is not exceptionally tall and statuesque. As you know it means 'fairy' and traditionally fairies were small and slight.
Charlotte - fine
Georgia - I very much prefer Georgina
Imogen - fine but not my taste; there are nicer Shakespearean names
Emily - a pretty name but very 'safe', if that matters. It might not, of course.
Penny - Vastly prefer Penelope.
Eloise- trendy and might - in retrospect - look to be very much of its time

Morris - Am not keen on any surname as a first name. Rather irrationally dislike the first name Maurice.
Leo - As others have said, a great name but very popular. Might you consider Leonard?
Joe - Joseph is a lovely name
Doug - I really like Dougal
Simon - Fine, though personally I'm rather neutral about it
Jack- Fine, though I think John is even better.
Louis - Very popular, but nothing wrong. Pronouced 'Loo-ee'.

I love Charlotte, Georgia, Emily, Simon and Jack from your list.

Maybe you'll like

Matilda
Vivienne
Colette
Maisie
Ramona
Gemma
Daphne
Eden
Autumn
Maggie
Flora
Elodie
Pearl
Olive
Poppy
Iris
Jane
Audrey
Annie
Josephine
Beatrice
Mabel
Claire
Estelle
Freya
Ada
Stella

Kelvin
Nathaniel
Byron
Quentin
Grant
Cole
Brennan
Joel
Maxwell
Elliot
Miles
Henry
Wesley
Rhys
Spencer
Malcolm
Calvin
George
Rory
Owen
Declan
Peter
Vincent
Kieran
Phillip
Theo

I like Georgia and Jack.

Thanks everyone!

I think the issue I have is that I like a lot of the nicknames, but not too keen on the long versions. Not sure if it’s too strange to put the “nickname” on the birth certificate. ie Penny rather than Penelope

I do worry about how popular Leo is.

Love Madeleine, Hannah, Elodie and Annie for the girls, and love George, Cole, Henry and Vincent for the boys. They’ve been added to the list!

I'm your opposite - I can't stand using nicknames instead of names on the birth certificate. In general I wouldn't do it even if you prefer the diminutive, because people will always assume "Penny" is Penelope and call her that. Also because she might like the option for a grown-up name rather than a diminutive to use on CV, with her boss, etc.

That aside I do like Faye in your list. For your boy's names I'd vote Louis or Leo. I find Jack so overused that it's just bland.

I really don't like any of your girl names. They're very safe, even a bit boring.

From your boy name list I like Joe (if short for Joseph), Doug (if short for Douglas), Leo, and Louis (if pronounced lou-ee).

Suggestions for girl names:
Rosemary
Josephine
Leonie
Louisa
Carys
Rowena
Elin
Alice

Also:
Cleo
Philippa
Katherine
Chloe

Eloise and Leo are my favourites

Other suggestions

Louisa
Hannah
Elizabeth
Clara
Nancy
Heidi
Sophie
Grace
Alice
Abigail
Rosie
Pippa
Sadie

Leon
Jude
Joshua
John
Lucas
Ted
Alex
Ben
Ray
Liam
Zach

Imogen or Penny
Louis

Love
Fay
Charlotte
Emily
Jack
Simon
Leo

Hate Morris and Doug

Fay - dated 90s
Charlotte - love it
Georgia - love
Imogen - love
Emily - like
Penny - nn
Eloise - love

Morris - hate. Sounds like a wizened old man
Leo - too common and cheap
Joe - nn
Doug - old man
Simon - it’s ok at a push
Jack - too common
Louis - it’s nice enough

Sorry. Love your girl’s list!

Georgia and Douglas (not Doug)
Rest are either overused or wet