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[user271991]

Due next month and we still can't agree on a name.

Boys

William
Blake
Jude
Dexter
Jenson
Quinn
Samuel
Vinnie
Casper
Rex
Woodrow (Woody)
Dominic
Elliot

Girls

Molly
Penelope
Maeve
Ada
Darla
Gwen
Mia
Francesca (Frankie)
Darcie
Pippa
Josie
Zara
Lena

You’ve got lots of choices! The one that sticks out for me is Woodrow; I don’t really like that.
With so many on the list I think id
probably wait until baby arrives and then try and narrow it down. Hopefully one will feel right.

If I had to only pick one from each list I would pick Elliot and Penelope.

I LOVE Darla for a girl 😍
but for a boy, to me, Jenson gives slightly Aiden/kaiden/made up vibes. Bit hipster-y for me 👵🏻 (That’s me being a mean old grandma)

I like out of your list... Vinnie or Jude for a boy and Zara and Mia for a girl.
I would try narrow it down to max 3 of each lol

Boys

William - a classic but I know loads of varying ages so find it a bit meh

Blake - not a fan at all. I met an awful one once, violent teenager, and I think that's put me off for life.

Jude - I like but prefer as a nn for Judah which I think is gorgeous but dh says no

Dexter - it's OK, I know a few under 10s and a few dogs

Jenson - down market

Quinn - i really like it since watching homeland

Samuel - i like but prefer Samson

Vinnie - nope
Casper - no, just think of the ghost
Rex - ok, a bit dinosaur

Woodrow (Woody) - I actually know 3 young Woody's, but I'm not a fan

Dominic - i like Dominic but dislike Dom

Elliot - love it but Elliott

Girls

Molly - its a bit twee
Penelope - ok, i like Penny and Nell
Maeve - lovely
Ada - nice enough
Darla - not a fan though strangely love Dervla

Gwen - nope
Mia - too popular for me
Francesca (Frankie) - like Francesca, not Frankie. I prefer Cesca or Chess
Darcie - no
Pippa - lovely
Josie - lovely as a shortening of Josephine
Zara - nice
Lena - not a fan

From your list my favourites are Jude, Samuel and Elliot for boys. Penelope, Pippa and Zara for girls.

Jude
Samuel
Rex
Elliott

Penelope
Ada
Pippa
Zara

My four favourites from each of your lists:

Boys

William
Dexter
Samuel
Elliot

Girls

Francesca (Frankie)
Darcie
Pippa
Zara

Quinn
Caspar
Darla
Zara

All are fabulous.

Love:

William
Blake
Samuel

Ada
Zara
Francesca

Boys

William - love
Blake - no
Jude - ok
Dexter - no
Jenson - no
Quinn - no
Samuel - love
Vinnie - ok
Casper - no
Rex - yes
Woodrow (Woody) - doctor call your son Woody!
Dominic - love
Elliot - ok

Girls

Molly - ok
Penelope - love
Maeve - nice
Ada - ok
Darla - no
Gwen - no
Mia - nice
Francesca (Frankie) - yes to Francesca, no to Frankie
Darcie - no
Pippa - no
Josie - yes if Josephine/Jocelyn on bc
Zara - love
Lena - no

Dominic or Casper
Francesca or Gwen

William - fine but done to death
Blake - nah
Jude - nice but suddenly got VERY popular

Dexter - no
Jenson - no, it’s the Ryan of the early 20s
Quinn - it seems to be popular for teen girls who are non binary so I wouldn’t
Samuel - perfectly nice
Vinnie - thuggish
Casper - nice
Rex - only for a dog
Woodrow (Woody) - no!
Dominic - nice
Elliot - ok

Girls

Molly - nice enough
Penelope - ok but can’t stand Penny. Nell?
Maeve - Mauve. I don’t like but it’s popular
Ada - I think it’s harsh
Darla - no!
Gwen -great
Mia - done to death
Francesca (Frankie) - lovely
Darcie - it’s the Tracy of the early 20s
Pippa - only short for Philippa, too babyish alone
Josie - ok
Zara - nice
Lena - ok but too many Lara/Lyra/Luna/Lola/Leah/Leila/Lila names about

William
Darla

Boys

William - nice, strong, won’t go out of fashion
Blake - nice name, I’ve only looked after 2 of them
Jude - nice but I know lots of them
Dexter - nice but (I’m old) reminds me of Dexter’s laboratory!
Jenson - this is okay, I think it’s getting more popular because I know a few
Quinn - reminds me of the girl from Glee. Not keen.
Samuel - really nice, I like Sam too
Vinnie - I like Vincent. I don’t like Vinnie alone.
Casper - the friendly ghost
Rex - seems like a dog’s name to me
Woodrow (Woody) - awful, really bad. Wood?
Dominic - nice enough but I don’t like Dom
Elliot - nice but really really popular

Girls

Molly - it’s ok, I know so many
Penelope - nice, I know a few
Maeve - I find this ok
Ada - there are a lot of Ava/Ayda/Ada. It’s nice enough though
Darla - not keen. Makes me think of a child beauty queen?
Gwen - it’s ok. Reminds me of Gwen from Malory towers. Never met one in real life!
Mia - it’s ok, very well used
Francesca (Frankie) - really nice
Darcie - okay. Well used but nice enough
Pippa - same as darcie
Josie - same as Pippa and darcie!
Zara - nice enough
Lena - very pretty

Depends what flows well with your surname, but my favourites are:

William
Samuel
Elliot (my fav)

Ada
Francesca
Zara

Casper, Rex, Penelope would be my picks but lots of other nice ones on your list too!

Your lists have a range of quite different names. I'd narrow it down and think of how it goes with the surname.

OK:
William - safe classic, will be Will or Billy
Samuel - classic, will be Sam

Not sure:
Rex - ok but seems to be getting popular
Dominic - nice but I don't like Dom
Elliot - nice but Elliot, Eliot or Eliott spellings and lots of El- names popular
Blake - ok but a bit nothingy, and Dynasty
Casper - Casper, Kasper or Caspar spellings

No:
Woodrow (Woody) - awful
Jude - don't like it
Dexter - Dex Dexter, Dynasty
Jenson - will be Jens. F1 driver name. Not keen
Quinn - Quim. Just No
Vinnie - Vinnie Jones. Ugh!

OK:
Molly
Gwen - like it, but wouldn't use a longer form. People will assume it is short for something like Gwendoline, and it will get misspelt as Gewn (yes, really)

Not sure:
Penelope - seems very popular in here, will be Penny
Francesca (Frankie) - don't like Frankie much, prefer Fran
Pippa - if short for Philippa
Josie - if short for Josephine
Zara - know quite a few of them so a bit ordinary
Lena - Leena, Lena, Layna pronunciations - too complicated

Don't like:
Mia - 'mere', overused
Maeve - don't like it, too many May, Mae and Mabel
Ada - I know lots of Adrians (Ade/Adey)
Darla - nothingy, Carla's nice though
Darcie - don't like it
Lena - Leena, Lena, Layna pronunciations - too complicated

Caspar and Zara ❤️

Quinn/Elliott
Ada love this name!

William - like it. Good, solid, traditional choice. Will never date.
Blake - quite like it but seems a 'trendy' or 'faddy' kind of name.
Jude - like it. Well known but relatively uncommon.
Dexter - not keen. Seems more like a pet name to me somehow - like 'Champ' or 'Buster'
Jenson - not keen but no particular reason why.
Quinn - really like it but for a girl. Not sure about a boy.
Samuel - it's ok but it's been so popular for so long that it seems overdone.
Vinnie - quite like it as a nickname for Vincent. Not as a standalone.
Casper - quite like it but been really put off it by knowing a couple of tricky ones.
Rex - not keen. I see it as a name for a dog.
Woodrow (Woody) - Do not like Woody for a person. Woodrow is fine but I just add Wilson in my head and can't dissociate it.
Dominic - quite like it.
Elliot - love it. This is my favourite from your list by a very long way.

Molly - quite like it. Cutesy but well established.
Penelope - not overly keen but it's grown on me in the last year or so.
Maeve - quite like it.
Ada - really like it.
Darla - not keen. No real reason why.
Gwen - dislike this. It feels unfinished but I don't like Gwendoline either.
Mia - like it. Perhaps not quite as popular as it was.
Francesca (Frankie) - love Francesca but I wouldn't shorten it.
Darcie - really like it but would spell it Darcey.
Pippa - really like it though would prob use Philippa as a full name.
Josie - really like it and feel this does actually work as a standalone but would probably go with Josephine on birth certificate.
Zara - love it.
Lena - like it.

My choices would be Elliot followed (after a long gap) by William then Jude and Zara followed by Francesca then Josie/Pippa/Darcie equally.

I love

Jenson
Vinnie
Jude

Penelope
Darcie
Francesca

Blake really stands out to me, and not in a good way. Your other names are all very classic/traditional (eg William) or trendy/bit hipster (Maeve, Quinn, Jude). Blake sounds like a chavvy teenager hanging around a shopping centre being rude to old ladies.

Boys

William - It's okay - I prefer just Liam
Blake - Love Blake
Jude - Beautiful
Dexter - No
Jenson - I do like it actually but might get merged with all the 'son' names
Quinn - It seems more like a girls name to me
Samuel - Nice but plain
Vinnie - Absolutely not
Casper - Love Casper. So wanted to use it but got too scared because of the ghost.
Rex - No, dislike it
Woodrow (Woody) - Absolutely not, worst name on this list
Dominic - It's okay but makes me think of Dicky from Nicky, Ricky, Dicky and Dawn as his full name was Dominic.
Elliot - Seems a bit wet

Girls

Molly - I actually think Molly's super sweet
Penelope - This is defo just me but I see it as the two words pen and elope put together and can't get it out my head! I also just dislike Pen/Penny
Maeve - Love Maeve! Becoming more and more popular though
Ada - Beautiful
Darla - Sounds like darling...not for me
Gwen - Lovely
Mia - Pretty but has missing in action associations for me
Francesca (Frankie) - My youngest is Francesca!! So I obviously love the name haha. But she doesn't go by Frankie, she's either her full name or Fran. I do like Frankie though, it just doesn't fit her.
Darcie - I like Darcy but not Darcie
Pippa - Love Pippa, it's so sweet
Josie - Same as Pippa
Zara - The shop...I just don't like the name
Lena - It's nice but would get mispronounced.

Fav boy names are Jude and Casper and fav girls names are Francesca, Pippa and Josie.

My favourites are William, Elliot, Molly, Ada and Pippa.