Can you throw any more options into the mix?

[abbaroony]

My DH and I are struggling to come up with a shortlist of 2/3 names for each sex... I prefer less common names and like if there are nickname options and DH likes classic names and popularity doesn't bother him.

Annie and James will be the middle names respectively.

So far the lists are:

Ottilie
Nora (DH doesn't like)
Imogen (too popular for me)
Goldie (DH doesn't like)
Lia / Leia
Martha nn Marty
Aida
Winnifred nn Winnie / Freddie

Albert nn Bertie / Bert
Cassius (DH doesn't like)
James (DH's absolute favourite, I find it SO boring)
George (too popular for me)
Ernie (DH doesn't like)

Also, if anyone has any suggestions for girl names that could be shortened to Marty it would be great to have an alternative to Martha to throw into the mix.

Martina
Erica
Claudia
Elsie
Olive

Frank
Arthur
John
Leon

Ottilie - awful, sorry
Nora - your DH doesn't like
Imogen - like, don't like Immy
Goldie - your DH doesn't like
Lia / Leia - Leah? Too many spellings, too much like Lily, Layla, Lila, Lena etc
Martha - yes but not nn Marty
Aida - Aid-a (first aider) or Eye-eeda?
Winnifred - Winifred is nice, nn Winnie is ok. nn Freda?

Albert nn Bertie / Bert - don't like
Cassius - your DH doesn't like
James - my and your DH's absolute favourite
George - too popular for me
Ernie - your DH doesn't like. Cracking song though

Martine Martina Marta

Marit, Margarita

With Marty, I think of Marti Caine. She's a comedian (and maybe a singer).

For Marty/Marti could be Martina?

Aida is a cross stitch fabric.

Girls
Carolyn
Harriet
Gwendolyn
Angharad
Bronwyn
Carys
Seren
Elspeth
Morag
Maeve
Orla
Bridget

Boys
Iestyn
Iolo
Osian
Aidan
Meirion
Duncan
Morris
Edward

Mmm most of your girls names don’t flow well with Annie, and yes that is important.

Im with your husband, classical and who cares if popular! They are popular for very good reason.

Goldie is what you call a Golden Retriever dog.

Freya Annie
Meredith Annie
Freda Annie
Juliet Annie
Katya Annie
Nicolette Annie
Saskia Annie
Zara Annie

Timothy James
Ayrton James
Torin James
Elias James
Lincoln James
Quentin James
Kalman James
Wyndham James

Robert
John
Jonathan
John
Jacob
Martin
Jaiden
Marshall
Freya
Martine
Marsha
Teagan
Lara
Georgia
Carla
Esmae
Thea
Cassandra or Cassie
Alexandra
Fay
Verity

Marley
Joel
Judd
Jude
Martin

Marissa
Marjorie
Helen
Hazel
Victoria

There's an Irish author called Marita Conlon-McKenna... haven't heard the name anywhere else but you might like that? Or else Marta, Martina?
I think the suggestion of M T names is a good one as well, something like..
Marissa Tamsine
Marigold Tessa
Maia Tabitha
Marianne Thea

I suppose you could shorten a few Mah- sounding names to Marty even if they didn't have the exact Mart letters...my friend is Madeline nicknamed maisie which I suppose isn't traditional/intuitive but everyone is used to it and most people don't know she's even called Madeline!

Why would you call the poor child Marty?

What about Helen shortened to Nell?

Nora is 6 times more common than Helen!

Marty Maraschino in Grease is Martina.
I know an Ophelia that goes by Philly.

Or
Cordelia (Dee Dee)
Araminta (Minty)
Antigone (Tiggy)

Other ideas

Verity
Cecily
Jessamy
Ianthe
Cora
Oona
Honor
Marianne
Joceline
Emmeline
Adeline
Adelaide
Maryam
Leila
Stella
Tessa
Marina or Maria nn Marnie or Min
Ida
Aphra
Aster

Alberic
Alistair
Issac
Patrick
Cassian
Caspar
Corin
Caius
Joel
Jude
Jerome
Jonah
Jonas
Jethro
Guy
Rafe
Arnold nn Arnie
Elijah / Elisha nn Eli
Ezra

Ottilie - fussy and also makes me think slightly of Nazis. Popular though
Nora (DH doesn't like) - Batty
Imogen (too popular for me) - it’s ok
Goldie (DH doesn't like) - I am not surprised, she’s not a Labrador
Lia / Leia - nothingy / random / made up
Martha nn Marty - Martina I suppose but it’s not great
Aida - fascinating / it’s ok but very overused
Winnifred nn Winnie / Freddie - I like this

Albert nn Bertie / Bert - way overused
Cassius (DH doesn't like) - it’s nice
James (DH's absolute favourite, I find it SO boring) - yes it’s dull
George (too popular for me) - it’s dull
Ernie (DH doesn't like) - it’s nice short for Ernest