rate my list please

[2023wish]

just for fun as i’m only 7 weeks so no idea what baby is yet (and half of these my partner doesn’t like anyway 😂)

alba
violet
ottillie
matilda
orla
martha
daisy
meredith
camille
mabel
ginny
clover

otis
finneas
jonah
spencer
felix
rex
wilbur
luka
scout
maximillion

I’d say Scout is a girls name.

I’d capitalise them all for starters!

I agree, Scout is a girl’s name. Ottilie is more usually spelled with a single L. I prefer the Maximilien or Maximilian spelling to your version.

I like all the girls’ names except Mabel and Ginny. But I’d start crossing out now the ones your partner doesn’t like – no sense getting attached to a name you’re never going to agree on!

alba - fine, don’t love it, don’t hate it
violet - it’s fine, popular though
ottillie - only seen it spelt Ottilie and it don’t love it. Feels very trendy to me
matilda - starting to feel a touch dated to me
orla - fine, don’t love it, don’t hate it
martha - it’s quite nice
daisy - very popular and too twee for my taste
meredith - fine, don’t love it, don’t hate it
camille - dislike Camille, love Camilla though
mabel - very trendy at the moment. Think this one will date
ginny - think of the Harry Potter character (and I don’t like Ginny Weasley so not a good association for me)
clover - not popular on MN but I quite like. It’s a bit bovine, but that doesn’t really bother me

otis - very very trendy
finneas - prefer the Phineas spelling. There are a lot of Finns and Finleys around though
jonah - like Jonah
spencer - don’t like Spencer
felix - like Felix, though it’s popular at the moment
rex - it’s ok, rising hugely in popularity though
wilbur - quite nice
luka - prefer the Luca spelling and so popular right now
scout - I’d assume a Scout was a girl, but I don’t like it for either sex
maximillion - Maximilian is the spelling I’m familiar with, but I don’t like any Max names

alba - ok
violet - ok but not my taste
ottillie - dislike
matilda - like
orla - ok
martha - like
daisy - bit twee
meredith - but if a mouthful
camille - dislike
mabel - ok
ginny - quite like but blatant Harry Potter connection will come up a lot
clover - dislike

otis - love
finneas - dislike
jonah - like
spencer - ok
felix - ok
rex - dogs name
wilbur - like
luka - like it spelt Luca
scout - girls name
maximillion - Maximilian is ok, I like Max

this is what dh has chopped it down to 🥲🥲

alba
orla
meredith
camille
mabel

spencer
rex
maximillion

From your girl list I like: Alba, Violet, Matilda, Orla and Martha.

Boys: Otis, Jonah, Felix, Rex and Maximilian (with that spelling)

sorry yes just realised i’ve spelt a couple wrong haha 😂

alba ok
violet nice
ottillie ok
matilda nice (favourite on the list)
orla not keen
martha nice
daisy nice
meredith dislike
camille ok
mabel dislike
ginny dislike
clover dislike

otis dislike
finneas dislike (never heard it before)
jonah nice
spencer nice
felix dislike (think of the cat food)
rex dislike (think of dog name)
wilbur dislike (think of charlottes web)
luka Like but prefer italian spelling - Luca
scout dislike
maximillion like (favourite on the list)

I like Violet, Otis and Jonah but see none of these have made your husband's list.
Of those left I like Max but only the shortened version. Lots of people on here of course would be horrified at a ‘nickname’ on the birth certificate.

Congratulations and best wishes.

alba - Scotland, cheap hi-fi from the 1980s
violet - ok
ottillie - misspelt. Don't like the anglicised Ottilie pronunciation
matilda - too popular
orla - Don't like the anglicised pronunciation
martha - nice
daisy - ok
meredith - horrible
camille - ok
mabel - not keen
ginny - ok if short for something
clover - don't like

otis- don't like
finneas - isn't it Phineas?
jonah - not keen
spencer - not keen
felix - ok
rex - ok
wilbur - don't like
luka - don't like
scout - awful
maximillion - not spelt like that

alba - no
violet - no
ottillie - big no
matilda - nice
orla - not unless your Irish
martha - love it
daisy - bit twee
meredith - love it
camille - boys' name - how about Camilla
mabel - love it
ginny - nn for Virginia usually
clover - OK

otis - no
finneas - no, but I like Finn. Should be Phineas anyway
jonah - no - reminds me of "and the whale"
spencer - no
felix - love it
rex - love it
wilbur - no
luka - Luca is better
scout - usually a girs's name, but no either way
maximillion - I like Max, but not Maximillion

I like:

Alba
Matilda
Martha
Mabel

Jonah
Wilbur
Luca

orla
camille (I know it can and is used for both male and female but the only one I immediately think of is Camille Pissarro - French impressionist painter)

are nice enough - not stirred much by any of the others.

Orla and Max for me!

alba - like it, it's ancient and beautiful, but lots of people say it makes them think of the cheap electronics brand when it's mentioned on Mumsnet usually
violet - very pretty but becoming overdone
ottillie - I find this name ridiculous and faddy
matilda- very pretty but becoming overdone
orla - pretty but a little dull
martha - adore Martha
daisy - love Daisy, so fresh and cool
meredith - surprised myself by really liking this name. A bit different but very soft, pretty sound
camille - it's pretty but not my favourit
mabel - Mabel is cute and cool
ginny - Nice but nickname-y
clover - nice but a bit cow-ish

otis - reminds me of aardvarks for some reason. Was there an aardvark with this name on TV at some point in my childhood?
finneas - ADORE Phineas, Finneas is a misspelling and I hate it
jonah - Love Jonah, so cool
spencer - I know a Spencer nicknamed Spenny which has put me off the name for like
felix - Love Felix
rex - sorry are you having a baby or a dog?
wilbur - cute but a pig's name
luka - boring and overdone
scout - Its a girls nickname! You can't use it for a boy
Maximilian - it's okay but you spelled it wrong so maybe shouldn't use it 😂 it's not just you, the spelling is so long and fussy. Autocorrect fixed it for me.

I'd choose:
Martha Daisy
Mabel Violet
Meredith Camille

Jonah, Felix or Phineas for boys.

alba - no
violet - lovely
ottillie - love it
matilda - it’s okay
orla - no
martha - dreary
daisy - daft
meredith - old lady name but I like it
camille - 1980s
mabel - it’s ok
ginny - nice, as a nickname
clover - quite like it

otis - yes
finneas - no
jonah - it’s ok
spencer - surname
felix - cat
rex - T-rex
wilbur - absolutely no
luka - pretentious
scout - too American and sounds like a girls name to me
maximillion - too long and fussy

From your reduced list, I'd pick Spencer and Camille.

Ottilie and Otis are my faves from your list

I quite like Mabel and Martha. I also like Maeve which doesn't have the same vintage thing but seems really nice sound and similarly unfrilly.

I like Ginny which you don't see on here much. Is it short for something? Virginia or Genevieve? I like Violet but seems to be on here a lot so seems popular. I don't really get the Otillie thing. Which is a name Ive only really heard lots on this forum so it seems like a very sudden or particular spike or craze but I could be wrong.

Camille is ok. Quite elegant for a grown up. I think I prefer Cecile to Camille but not sure why. Seems a very different style of name to Mabel though!

of the boys names I don't know. Jonah and Max are nice.

alba - ok
violet - nice
ottillie - lovely
matilda - lovely
orla - nice
martha - nice
daisy - lovely
meredith - beautiful
camille - love it
mabel - no
ginny - no
clover - no

otis - ok
finneas -maybe
jonah - no
spencer - no
felix - yes
rex -ok
wilbur -nice
luka -nice if Luca
scout -no
maximillion - prefer Maximilian

Alba - Like
violet - Pretty
ottillie - Ok
matilda - abit Boring but nice
orla - not keen
martha - love
daisy - Pretty
meredith - no
camille - alright (Depends on pronunciation)
mabel - Love
ginny - Weasley
clover - Love

otis - love
finneas - like but don’t like the nn Finn
jonah - Like
spencer - no
felix - yes
rex - Dog name
wilbur - love
luka - alright
scout - no
maximillion - love

Mabel or Camile. Spencer or Maximilian.

Órla seems to be doing the rounds on Mumsnet right now. It will end up faddy (unless you're Irish.)

Martha and Jonah are my top.

I do like Alba for a girl

alba - don't like it
violet - ok
ottillie - ok, think it will date
matilda - classic, lovely, favorite from your list, like the nickname potentials too
orla - Nice enough
martha - ok, bit boring maybe becoming dated?
daisy - bit twee,
meredith - too harsh
camille - prefer Camilla
mabel - will date
ginny - too nicknamey
clover - not sure it would suit an adult

otis - nice but very trendy
finneas - nice enough
jonah - no
spencer no
felix - like
rex - dinosaur
wilbur - like
luka nothing wrong with it but don't like
scout - girls name?
maximillion - max ok not a fan of the long version

Of your shortened list, I like all the girls names except for Mabel.

Not so keen on your boys names. I don't like Spencer at all. Rex makes me think of dinosaurs. I like Max but not Maximilian. I do like the French name Maxime though.