Opinions on these names?

[Dustyspringfield1]

For boys: Michael
Really not sure on a middle name.

For a girl: either Katherine or Elizabeth. Maybe Katherine as a first name and Elizabeth as a middle.

I know some people might find these names a bit boring and old-fashioned?

Lovely names! And refreshing. Not at all boring.

I know a lovely little three year old called Michael, he gets called Mikey. I think it’s a sweet name and not too popular at the moment.

My SIL is Katharine and a friend is Catherine. I prefer your spelling, but also feel its a name that people will spell differently each time and be a life long of correcting. I prefer Elizabeth and it has less risk of mis-spelling. If she finds it too long, there are SO many options. Beth, Betty, Liz, Liza, Bethany etc.

Personally, I think of Mary as religious and rather plain. I like Michael though.

Good, traditional names.

Lovely names. I like all your options.

Just check none of the common shortenings make you grind your teeth as people will shorten them.

I like them all. Least keen on Elizabeth but maybe that’s just because it is heard more so in comparison doesn’t sound as fresh!

Like Kathryn and Katherine more than Catherine

Four of my favourite names in one post!

However I think that putting Elizabeth & Katherine together might be too much of a good thing. So I'd go for one or the other with Mary as the middle name.

Michael is great for a boy.

I think they're lovely traditional names. Why bother with a middle name?

All fine. You'd obviously have to like all the nicknames too though!

I'm a Katherine, I hate my name. Nobody ever calls it me, just a shortened version

Yes boring but they are also classics for a reason, they're lovely

Lovely classic names, all of them. You can't go wrong with any of them.