Ambrose

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Please could I have some opinions.

B - Ambrose Augustus William
G - Clementine Goldie Nell

William is ok, Ambrose and Augustus both too cumbersome
Nell is nice, Clementine too fruity, Goldie too much like a dog's name

I hate Clementine but absolutely love Ambrose.

Clementine is lovely but Ambrose is a pain in the bum - he’s never married, still lives at home with “mother”, and spends his days polishing the Rover and putting notes on car windscreens instructing people not to park there.

I really like both Ambrose and Clementine.

I am done with having babies, but if I had another boy, I would definitely call him Ambrose.

Lovely as long as you don't mind the tine/teen problem.

I like all the names but Goldie. That was the name of every goldfish we had as kids.

If you like Ambrose ( good name despite the jibes on here) what about Aubrey?

Custard, rice or an orange 🍊? Lol.

Also there used to be a catalogue for older ladies called Ambrose Wilson.

Ambrose I think custard. Augustus is ugly too (Gloop). William is lovely.

Clementine Goldie sounds like a variety of citrus. Clementine itself is fine but I’d drop both the middle names.

I doubt it.

Ambrose makes me think of rice pudding and custard. Sorry.

Goldie as in Lookin’ Chain??

I doubt it

More likely to be nicknamed custard than Pancake.

Ambrose makes me think of rice pudding. Augustus is great though.

Clementine is lovely but doesn't go with Goldie and Nell IMO....

I think Ambrose works better as a middle name than a first name. I know a William Ambrose and think that's lovely.

Why did you write the spoiler!!!! I was just about to read that book!!!!!

I love the name Nell and it’s my top choice for a girl (ignore comments about nicknames or rhyming 🙄) but I don’t think it works as a middle name, especially not at the end of a long list. It feels oddly like a full stop there.
Whereas I think Nell Clementine is lovely.

William is safe, Augustus is OK but a bit Roald Dahl, Ambrose is pretty bad.
Nell is cool, Clementine too satsuma. and Goldie too something.

The names are far too frilly and the combinations too different to each other.

Ambrosia custard
Augustus Gloop
Goldie lookin chain

William is lovely 😊
Clementine is ok

I'm not as opposed to Ambrose as some others but I think the combination really doesn't work.

I'm a fan of a good "distinctive" or "weighty" name tucked in there like Augustus, but I don't think you can string them together or it gets all too much - a bit like when little girls wear their frilly socks AND their sparkly dress AND their hair bows AND their glitter shoes.

Glitter shoes can look fabulous with a simple dress! And I think Ambrose and Augustus is just too much too muchness. Then William is kind of hanging about looking plain and awkward beside them. I prefer Augustus and Gus is a great nickname.

Clementine works better with the suggested names because Goldie, while unusual (I've never heard of it?) isn't grand or fancy. The Nell sounds a bit lost on the end maybe?

ETA But there are some nice names tucked in there op. Maybe just play round with the combinations - probably getting rid of some and thinking what sits well with what. It sounds a bit like a rag bag of every name you've ever liked!

I love your girl name!

I'm also in the camp of wanting to love Ambrose but somehow can't get past the thought of tinned rice pudding.

Are these supposed to be 6 alternative first names or 2 first names with 4 middle names?

If they're all first names (as i hope) then definitely William and then either Clementine or Nell.

Clementine too satsuma😂

I actually think its quite sweet op but I'd be inclined to give her a more ordinary name to go with it - something like Clementine Jane keeps the fireworks in check! I also quite like Clemency if its the Clem bit you like and it is a little less citrusy.

I don't like Nell with it really because the emphasised e and ll sounds are echoed in both Clem and Nell.

I love Helena and Nell is a lovely nn...?