Opinions on these names?

[ActDottie]

Still in my first trimester so a while until baby is here but been brainstorming names and wondered what people thought and if there’s any similar ones you think I should consider?

Boys:
Hector
Harvey
Rex
Archie
Oliver
Luca
Maximilian
Arnie
Jacob
Finley
Zachary

Girls:
Ivy
Emilia
Sienna
Phoebe
Zara
Lucy
Lyra
Elodie
Pippa
Alexandra
Amelie
Niamh
Verity
Cora

Congratulations!

Hector - not keen. Heck?
Harvey - ok, not popular on here
Rex - ok, but a bit of a dog's name
Archie - never liked it. overused
Oliver - like
Luca - too trendy, too italian
Maximilian - Max is ok
Arnie - not unless short for Arnold
Jacob - ok
Finley - ok, but a bit wet
Zachary - ok, Zac's quite nice but it's popular

Ivy - clingy and hard to get rid of
Emilia - nice but too similar to Amelia, which I don't like
Sienna - not keen
Phoebe - ok
Zara - shop but ok
Lucy - like
Lyra - don't like
Elodie - long and nothingy
Pippa - prefer Philippa but fine
Alexandra - ok but long
Amelie - dated and too similar to Amelia. Emily is nicer
Niamh - ok but seemsa bit dated
Verity - ferrety
Cora - thing for removing apple cores

My favourites from your list:

Boys: Hector, Maximilian

Girls: Ivy, Cora

Since you asked - but really, any name you give you'll find people who love it and people who hate it.

Boys:
Hector - really don't like this
Harvey - don't like it
Rex - dog's name
Archie - overused
Oliver - overused but nice
Luca - don't like it
Maximilian - quite like max, wouldn't bother with Maximilian
Arnie - no
Jacob - don't really like it
Finley - ok but not great
Zachary - don't like it

Girls:
Ivy - pretty, a bit overused
Emilia - better than Amelie
Sienna - don't like this
Phoebe - fine
Zara - quite nice
Lucy - nice but dull
Lyra - don't like this
Elodie - really don't like this
Pippa - don't like this
Alexandra - like this, not too common, good options for shortening
Amelie - prefer Emilia, or even better, Emily
Niamh - I really like this name, but as someone with an often misspelt name, it can be a bit of a faff.
Verity - don't like this
Cora - nice, unusual, I like this one.

Hector - dreadful. Really.
Harvey - er, no.
Rex - really bad.
Archie - infantile and ten a penny.
Oliver - boring
Luca - faddy, love Luke though.
Maximilian - no
Arnie - even worse than Archie
Jacob - nice
Finley - overused
Zachary - love

Ivy - dull
Emilia - billions of them
Sienna - footballers wives
Phoebe - ok
Zara - love this
Lucy - wet
Lyra - not a proper name
Elodie - ok
Pippa - short for?
Alexandra - nice
Amelie - no
Niamh - ugly, clunky name
Verity - no
Cora - dislike but love Cara

I think there's some lovely names on those lists. Here are the ones I prefer...

Boys:

Oliver
Luca
Maximilian
Arnie
Jacob (but don't like Jake!)
Finley (prefer with an A)
Zachary

Girls:
Ivy
Emilia
Sienna
Phoebe
Zara
Lucy
Elodie
Pippa
Alexandra
Amelie
Niamh
Cora

Only removed a couple from the girls' list. Congratulations! And I agree with a pp that there'll always be names that some people hate so choose the name that you love best, not us!

Boys:
Hector - Decent name
Harvey - Either the guy from East 17 or Katie Price's son.
Rex - It will always be a dogs name for me
Archie - So overdone and the son of Prince Harry
Oliver - So overdone too
Luca - A Disney Movie
Maximilian - I quite like. Strong sounding.
Arnie - No. There is only one Arnie
Jacob - Nice
Finley - I've never liked but not sure why.
Zachary - It's ok

Girls:
Ivy - Old lady name
Emilia - Prefer Amelia
Sienna - Nice
Phoebe - OK but people misspell it a lot
Zara - Reminds me of the shop
Lucy - Ok
Lyra - Ok
Elodie - People would mishear Melody
Pippa - Means hand job in Italy and something else sex related in Sweden
Alexandra - Really nice. Not a fan of Alex though
Amelie - Ok
Niamh - Overdone
Verity - ok
Cora - Like

My faves are Harvey and Rex and Lyra, Elodie and Cora (although prefer Cara).

Thanks all, I think Cora is my favourite for a girl but was worried it was too different but don’t think it is :)

Boys names I’m completely stumped on! There are names I like but don’t love.

My husband said the same about Harvey! Tbh it’s probably off the list cuz he doesn’t like it enough.

Just told my husband that Cora was my favourite then he ruined it by saying that it rhymes with our dogs name! (Dora!) can’t believe I didn’t think of it

Hector & Niamh my faves from those!

Oh what a shame!
Yeah, it wouldn't be good to rhyme with the dog.
Choosing a name is so hard!

Hector - Not for me
Harvey - Seems more like a surname
Rex - Is your child a dinasour??
Archie - It's okay, will get a lot of royal connotations
Oliver - It's fine but quite popular now and a bit plain
Luca - Lovely name
Maximilian - I love Max but not so much this as it's too long

Arnie - I actually quite like it
Jacob - Lovely
Finley - It's alright
Zachary - Quite nice

Girls:
Ivy - Gorgeous
Emilia - I like it but it'd get misspelt a ton and it's a bit plain
Sienna - I think it's nice enough
Phoebe - Lovely
Zara - I've never liked this makes me think of a shop
Lucy - Yes, this is so pretty
Lyra - Beautiful, one of my fav girls names
Elodie - Beautiful too
Pippa - This is so pretty
Alexandra - It's quite nice
Amelie - I love this
Niamh - Pretty too
Verity - It's nice but I'm not one for virtue names
Cora - Apples. Also don't do it considering your dog is Dora lol

Fav boy name would be Luca and I like Jacob+Zachary too. I love most of your girls names but favourite would be Lyra and then I adore Ivy, Phoebe, Lucy, Elodie and Pippa too.

Alexandra Cora

Oliver Luca or vv

Firstly, congratulations 😊

Boys:
Hector - not keen, not sure why!
Harvey - ok
Rex - like it but reminding me of Toy Story dinosaur!
Archie - cute.
Oliver - don’t like it, only because a boy in DD’s school is an Oliver and he’s naughty!
Luca - love it.
Maximilian - not too keen.
Arnie - Arnold Schwarz.. and so on!
Jacob - yes.
Finley - too cute maybe? Maybe won’t suit a 40 year old!
Zachary - Zac for short, ok.

Girls:
Ivy - cute.
Emilia - really cute.
Sienna - nice.
Phoebe - cute.
Zara - nice but not too keen.
Lucy - nice but again, not too keen.
Lyra - No
Elodie - Like it.
Pippa - No, knew a Pippa who wasn’t very nice!
Alexandra - No
Amelie - Yes
Niamh - too popular these days.
Verity - cute.
Cora - cute.

just my opinions!

I like all of those names.

I have two boys whose names are on your list!

One of the girls names is my daughter's middle name!

Actually really like all the girl names. I have a Zara so I'm biased on that one but there are no others in her school/clubs so quite unique.
Boys - I like the last 4 in your list.

I like Oliver, Luca and Finley, but they're all massively overused, really popular.

Not keen on Maximilian, Rex or Zachary. I just don't like the sound and they're all a bit doggy.

Archie is dull and overused.

Arnie as in Schwarzenegger? Definitely no.

I like Hector and Harvey and neither are massively popular.

Jacob would be my choice. Lovely.

Rex, Jacob and zachary

ivy, Cora and lyra

Fave boys name from your list: Zachary. Girl: Sienna.

Hector - i really like but not sure i'd have the confidence to use it
Harvey - truly awful
Rex - only if you're naming a dog
Archie - too over-done a few years ago
Oliver - it's a sound name but popular
Luca - ok but merges into all the Lucas / Lewis / Louie type names
Maximilian - ok
Arnie - awful
Jacob - ok
Finley - nice but popular
Zachary - nice

Ivy - nice but feels very "of the moment" in terms of name trends
Emilia - ok
Sienna - not a fan
Phoebe - nice
Zara - nice
Lucy - nice
Lyra - awful
Elodie - awful
Pippa - ok
Alexandra - ok
Amelie - ok
Niamh - nice
Verity - nice
Cora - nice

OP, if you really like the name Cora then I wouldn't be put off because your dog's name sounds similar. With the greatest of respect to your dog, Cora will be around a lot longer than the dog will - and how often are you going to be using their names in the same sentence anyway?

You can find potential issues with almost any name, but if you've found one that you really like I wouldn't be put off that easily. Just a thought

I love Lucy and Zara. I loathe Ivy, reminds me of Ivy Tisley from Corrie or a little old lady in a care home.

Love Hector and Alexandra!

How about Adelaide, Dorothea, Douglas or Harris?

Boys:
Hector - nice
Harvey - ok
Rex - nice
Archie - no
Oliver - nice
Luca - no
Maximilian - nice
Arnie - prefer Arnold with NN Arnie
Jacob - ok
Finley - no
Zachary - nice

Girls:
Ivy - nice
Emilia - no
Sienna - no
Phoebe - ok
Zara - ok
Lucy - no
Lyra - nice
Elodie - no
Pippa - ok
Alexandra - no
Amelie - no
Niamh - nice
Verity - no
Cora - no