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Baby names
I'm NOT pregnant, so tell me what you think of these before I am hormonal please.
Astrophe · 30/01/2008 13:41
Boys:
Emmanuel (manu)
Jesse
Elmo
Alfred (alfred)
Barnabas
Girls:
Ana (our surname starts with a vowel though...)
Analia (as above)
Amelie (Milly)
Edie
Jane
Mathilda (Tilly)
Poppy
Any other sugestions along these lines?
MotherFunker · 30/01/2008 14:04
Emmanuel - love it, but are you religious? it has incredibly Christian connotations for me.
Jesse NO
Elmo HELL NO
Alfred (alfred) NO
Barnabas HELL NO
Ana - Pretty
Analia - no, looks like 'anal' when written down
Amelie (Milly) - nice, but incredibly common (that's not necessarily a problem, just as long as you're aware
Edie - sweet, but hate the name Edith
Jane - NO NO NOOOO
Mathilda (Tilly) - same as Amelia/Milly
Poppy YUK
branflake81 · 30/01/2008 14:05
Emmanuel (manu) - like Manu Chao? - bit exotic
Jesse - NO
Elmo - NO!!!
Alfred (alfred) - No
Barnabas - NO!!
So none of them, I'm afraid
Girls:
Ana (our surname starts with a vowel though...) - OK
Analia (as above) - OK
Amelie (Milly)- Yes (but not Millie)
Edie - YES
Jane - YES
Mathilda (Tilly)- NO
Poppy - Agree, very twee
FAQ · 30/01/2008 14:05
Boys:
Emmanuel (manu) - yes like this - my SIL's DH's name
Jesse - not sure
Elmo - too cartoony
Alfred (alfred) - bit old
Barnabas - like that - but shortened to Barny/
Girls:
Ana (our surname starts with a vowel though...)
Analia (as above)
Amelie (Milly)
Edie
Jane
Mathilda (Tilly)
Poppy
Not sure on Edie - but the others are all ok
PrincessSnowLife · 30/01/2008 14:09
Emmanuel - why not, has a nice ring to it
Jesse - not so keen
Elmo - makes me think of sesame street
Alfred (alfred) - nice
Barnabas - no
Ana - nice
Analia - love it
Amelie - nice
Edie - very nice
Jane - why not, can't be that many babies called Jane around these days!!
Mathilda (Tilly) - no
Poppy - no
TigerFeet · 30/01/2008 14:11
Boys:
Emmanuel (manu) - Like it but not sure it works in England as well as in France and there are footballer connotations so could be considered a bit chavvy?
Jesse - Yes, like it
Elmo - NO NO NO NO
Alfred (alfred) - not sure, Freddie is a cute nickname though
Barnabas - prefer Barnaby
Girls:
Ana - Yes but would spell it Anna. Depends which vowel your name starts with
Analia (as above) - No agree re Anal
Amelie (Milly) - Gorgeous, love it
Edie - not sure
Jane - No
Mathilda (Tilly) - again, gorgeous, love it
Poppy - Nice for a small girl but not for a grown up
Not sure on Edie - but the others are all ok
MrsDandOllie · 30/01/2008 14:22
Emmanuel (manu) - no
Jesse - love it, was on my shortlist for this lo
Elmo - no way
Alfred (alfred) - cute, but will be alfie and there are lots of them around now
Barnabas - like that - but shortened to Barnie
Girls:
Ana (our surname starts with a vowel though...) ok
Analia - no because of the 'anal'
Amelie (Milly) - lovely
Edie - no
Jane - no
Mathilda (Tilly) - lovely, prefer without the h
Poppy - cute, ok
Blandmum · 30/01/2008 15:02
Emmanuel (manu) No
Jesse No (it is a slang term for someone who is gay round with us)
Elmo (red thing on TV)
Alfred (alfred) No, little old man name
Barnabas OK at an absolute push, but there are nicer names IMHO
Ana (our surname starts with a vowel though...) No, I dislike odd spellings of name
Analia (as above) Teachers will miss spell it and yuo will spend hours on MN compaining, save yourself the hassle, no
Amelie (Milly) No
Edie No
Jane No (plain)
Mathilda (Tilly) No
Poppy no,
Soz!
mylovelymonster · 30/01/2008 15:18
Jonah!
Love amelie (gorgeous film, amelia nice too) - & milly shortening, and Matilda (Tilly).
Not keen on Analia, Jane, poppy, jesse (my cat) or elmo, but everything else nice.
I've always thought Benedict (Ben) a really good alternative to benjamin (can't bear).
HonoriaGlossop · 30/01/2008 15:33
of your names I like Jesse, (but the child will get 'ooh, ya great Jessie' and 'ooooh that's postman pat's cat) but I think it's cool for a boy. I also like Alfred.
i also like Edie but as a shortening for Edith, I think that's a gorgeous name. Also like Matilda as Tilly and Matty are lovely.
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