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NotTodaySatan6 · 02/05/2022 13:07

We have a baby bean due in November and we're not finding out the sex of this baby so thinking about girls and boys names

Girls (middle name would be Patricia and then I have a really common last name on the same lines of smith)

Dahlia-Raine
Alice
Hattie
Addison
Wren
Blair
Juniper
River
Meredith
Callie

Boys (we already have a Louis (Lou-ee) , middle name would be Alexander)

James
Finn
Jack
Ezra

To be honest we need some suggestions for boys, took forever to name our son.

Please help Smile

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Sleepyquest · 02/05/2022 17:17

Are you a Greys Anatomy fan per chance?

DelphiniumBlue · 02/05/2022 17:19

Dahlia-Raine is ridiculous, although Dahlia or Delia would be OK.
Addison is a surname, and a taxi firm. Not nice for a child's first name.
Hattie is a sweet nickname for Harriet or Hatice, Blair is a witch project and also a surname. Callie is nice as a nick name, short for...? Caroline? Calliope?
River is too try-hard, Juniper and Meredith quite cute. Wren sounds as if it is the name of a spoilt brat, and a whingey one at that! Alice is fairly classic.
The boys names you listed are all fairly unremarkable, which in my eyes is a good thing. Ezra is a nice mix of classic, fairly global but not overused.

okaytoday · 02/05/2022 17:22

cheapskatemum · 02/05/2022 17:13

Blair is a boy's name? The only woman I've ever heard of with that name spelt it Blaire.

I think the American spelling is Blair - I've only seen it spelt that way!

okaytoday · 02/05/2022 17:24

Sleepyquest · 02/05/2022 17:17

Are you a Greys Anatomy fan per chance?

I've only seen the first season (and not all the eps)

Callie was actually from a book I read when I was a child - it's called noughts and crosses (I didn't know there was a character in greys anatomy called Callie).

elliesmummy19 · 02/05/2022 17:26

Dahlia-Raine- no no no no
Alice- never really been a fan
Hattie- cute but I prefer other names
Addison- not really fussed
Wren- cute
Blair- not a fan
Juniper- no!
River- not a fan
Meredith- I LOVE Meredith!! It would be on my list if I ever had another baby
Callie- a bit boring

James- was our number one name but we had a girl! Can’t go wrong with James
Finn- I like it
Jack- nice but slightly boring
Ezra- loved Ezra but my husband hated it

BonjourCrisette · 02/05/2022 18:00

Dahlia-Raine - really terrible
Alice - nice, classic
Hattie - Harriet is better
Addison - awful
Wren - no
Blair - awful
Juniper - cute, quite like
River - no
Meredith - like this a lot
Callie - good nickname for something else

James - like
Finn - will date
Jack - OK
Ezra - like

KayEmAy · 02/05/2022 18:05

Dahlia-Raine, Alice, Hattie, Meredith - Nice but just not my style

Addison, River - too popular now, they are everywhere

James and Finn - love but so so popular

Wren, Blair, Callie, Jack and Ezra - LOVE, definitely my favorites

Other ideas based on your list -

Girls -

Sadie

Paige

Keira
Daisy

Peyton

Bailey

Esme

Malia

Celina

Naomi

Daphne

Boys -

Dawson

Jude

Nathen nn Nate

Isaac

Jason

Emmett

Rowan

Clay

Jesse

Charlie

Aaron

Troy

Bellamy

Clark

Gavin

Bennett nn Ben

Henry

Rhys

Julian

Holden

Cole

Evan

DoctorZog · 02/05/2022 18:16

Dahlia-Raine - Awful. Maybe Azalea or Camellia if you want to go down the slightly unusual flower name road?
Alice - classic, bit like Lucy
Hattie - quite sweet as nn for Harriet
Addison - horrible
Wren - I think it's had it's day - was a bit hipster a few years ago and now just sounds dated to me
Blair - god no - Tony Blair, Blair Witch Project, bleurgh...
Juniper - ok, prefer Jasmine
River - ok, bit think it will date as having a bit of a moment
Meredith - bit 90s - Merryn? Madeleine?
Callie - meh

James - so dull
Finn - I like Finley or Griffin, nn Fin / Finn
Jack - nice
Ezra - horrible

How about -

Aidan
Joel
Zachary
Rowan
Reuben
Jason
Dylan
Miles / Myles
Nathan

pineapplications · 02/05/2022 18:19

All boys names are fine apart from Ezra, just not my cuppa.

Dahlia-Raine - atrocious
Alice - classic, nice.
Hattie - don't really like
Addison - American surname as first name trend that's creeping over to Britain (like Grayson)
Wren - sweet but a bird
Blair - Tony, Witch Project, American surname thing again
Juniper - no
River - Overdone. 50% of kids these days are called river and that's a fact
Meredith - nice.
Callie - meh

frenchie4002 · 02/05/2022 18:26

Love the Grey's Anatomy inspo :)
My favourite girls from your list are Meredith, Hattie and River.
For boys I like Ezra and Jack though they are very popular. Other suggestions: Theo, Sonny, Harry, Jude.

wildasthewind · 02/05/2022 18:34

Love Alice beautiful name , between then James or Finn, probably James

CP2701 · 04/05/2022 23:31

I like Callie and Blair. I dislike old fashioned names so not keen on Hattie or Alice etc.

Finn is nice! I have a nephew called Ezra, I think it's lovely but rising in popularity a lot now.

I saw a girl called Ezra on tiktok this week. I kinda like it! I like boyish names for girls though.

My own daughters are Kendall and Brodie.

I wanted Brodie to be Harlow but her dad didn't like the name. I also like Jorgie, Paisley and Esme.

ButterRose · 05/05/2022 08:49

Dahlia on its own is gorgeous but definitely not Dahlia-Rayne that's too much
I love Hattie but only as a nn to Harriet also love Juniper
Alice is nice but I think too plain next to your last name the rest I'm not really a fan of

Boys names I love James but don't really like the rest of your list have you considered something like Niall, Rhys, Myles, Ethan?

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