When you were growing up, what did you imagine your DC would be called?

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And have you ended up using any of those names?

Lots of twins in my family. Thought of Edward & Sebastian & Emma & Clara
Had twin girls first no Emma or Clara , then a singleton no Emma or Clara . That’s it for me . I was convinced I would have sons .

Molly, Jenny or Zach.
I only had one child and it has that name.

I once thought I’d have a daughter called Cherry Rose. I don’t, but as it happens, Rose is her middle name.

I loved the name Callum in the 90’s - I’d never met one, but it was the name of a Scottish character in an old sit-com. I was quite dismayed when the name became super-popular, then dated. I still think it’s lovely.

I was going to have Daniel, Danielle, Michael and Michelle.

My DCs are horrified by the matching names and have pointed out no end of problems with the inspired combinations. None of them have any of those names as first names or middle names.

I wanted Courtney for a girl and Morgan for a boy.

In my head, my 4 are Barnaby, Clementine, Tobias and Titus.

Much to their relief, they all have sensible ordinary names, though my "flowery" names for them cause them great amusement.

I was going to have twins called David and Dawn. I’ve no idea why.

Stevie-Leigh.

Wow.

My kids names aren't even close to that 😂

Anya, Leona.

No I didn't, though DS is Leo.

(By the time DD2 arrived on the scene, Leo and Leona would have been overkill...)

I was going to have Benedict and Lucille.
They didn’t happen.

Then when pregnant I was going to have Daisy and Poppy but they were both boys.

DS1 has said he’s very glad he wasn’t Daisy (he’d have been Double D). He’s definitely not a Daisy - too twee.

They have shortened versions of very normal, traditional boys names.

When I was a teenager I was obsessed with names beginning with J. Thinks like Joss, Jess and Josh. Guess I wasn't the only one, because the time I had children 'J' names were way too overused!

Julia, Antonia, Marcus, Gaius, Octavia, Claudia, Titus and Lucius 🤣

I drifted away from Ancient Rome and didn't use any of them, but I'm looking at them written down and wondering why not because they're all excellent names. I also didn't have the eight children I thought I would have.

I found my dream boy name when I was 14. Over 20 years later, I had my boy and he has this name. He has one of two other names I also loved as a middle. Can't say as extremely outing.
By around the same age, I had three girls' names I loved. My daughter, born 25 years later, has one as her first name, and one as a middle.

If I had triplet girls, I wanted:
Jacqueline, Samantha, Francesca. I still absolutely love these for a trio sib-set. I have picked far more unusual names for my children though.

My favourite triplet dream boy names were:
Jack, Tom, Max. Also still love.

Rufio.
I was a big fan of the film Hook.
DS does not have this name (I did pitch it as a middle name but DH vetoed it).

Jason - never had a son
Stephanie and Leanne . Didn’t use.

Madison
like the mermaid in Splash

i did not use the name when the time came. Far too popular

Drake and Layla.
Dylan and Tia.

Layla is nice, I'd consider it for another DD but it probably wouldn't make my top 10. Drake absolutely not. I still like Dylan too but unlikely I'd use it. Tia is a no but very close to my actual DD's name which I've only just realised!

As a child, I imagined I would have have two girls (Victoria and Eloise) and one boy (Simon).

Funnily enough, I loved the same girls' name for 17 years before my DD was born. I did use it, but it grates on me now and I call her a nickname instead.

My best friend and I vowed to name our children after each other. Neither of us did.

I loved Veronica as a child (read it in a book). Dh didn't agree so we used as middle name.

Probably the names I called my guinea pigs - George and Summer (I had lots but these were some of the first!)

Lucy. Still like the name but didn't choose it because it was in the top10.

I thought I'd have a Chloe. Went for Cleo instead 😊

I always loved the name Sabrina and I used It for my first child too.

I also loved Odette, Anna, Zane, Maxim and Jack but never used them.

Lydia for a girl never thought about a boy name