Partner and I can't agree from the list below!

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We don't know the gender yet but every time I suggest a name my partner either says flat out "no" or "hmm that's ok I suppose". He doesn't seem to love any! The names below are the ones I like. What are your opinions on them and do you have any similar alternatives?

I've listed them and next to them put my partners opinion

Erin - ok
Grace - ok
Molly - dogs name
Evelyn - hates it
Emilia - hates it with an E
Mia - ok
Isla - ok
Sophia - ok
Rosie - no

Oliver - no
George - no
James - ok
Jack - no
Louis - ok

I feel like we're never going to name our baby at this rate!

Sophia or James

They’re all pretty boring and safe. What does he suggest?

Put the subject away till baby is here. Then you'll know what to call them.

@TootenCarMoon I must admit I agree but they’re the sort of names I like.

He’s suggested Amelie which I like spelt out but I think sounds a bit harsh phonetically. But again he wasn’t in love with the name he just thought it was okay.

for boys he has no idea

@Tumbler2121 I think that’s what we’re going to have to do and just hope we agree on a name then

They are all nice names except Molly which I agree should be saved for a dog. Similar suggestions,

Amelia
Eloise
Hannah
Isabel
Sarah
Sienna
Zara

Arthur
Benjamin
Finley
Jared
Lucas
Nicholas
Zachary

Amelie is really nice. Or Emily / Amelia which are similar? I like the look of Emilia but I'm never quite sure how to pronounce it.

Emilia is pronounced same as Amelia I think.

my husband and I feel like we will never agree on a name. My suggestions are similar in style to yours OP. His are ridiculous - think names of Viking gods or obscure American sports stars, none of which are ever heard in this country. Literally no idea what to do!!

I can see where he’s coming from TBH - Evelyn, Emilia/Amelia (they are pronounced almost the same), Mia, Isla, Sophia, Oliver, George, James and Jack have been collectively done to death. As has Amelie/Emily BTW.

Grace and Molly are alright. Louis is ok if a bit wet IMO. Erin is a 90s throw back and a bit low end

Maybe

Alicia (AH-LISS-ee-uh)
Serena
Susannah
Saskia
Maria
Marianne
Elodie
Ida
Esther
Philippa (Pippa)
Zoe
Verity
Jasmine
Clara

Miles
Alistair
Laurence (Laurie)
Rufus
Alexander
Nathaniel (Nate)
Daniel
Matthew
Michael
Tobias nn Toby or just Toby
Zachary (Zach)
Jacob (Jake)
Issac
Guy
Elijah (Eli)
Owen

I like from your list:

Erin
Grace
Sophia

Oliver
George
Louis

Some suggestions:

Alice
Charlotte
Kate
Ella
Laura
Zara
Frances
Juliet
Emily

William
Angus
Thomas
Adam
Jeremy
Sebastian
Nicholas
Benjamin

Has so does he think that all of your suggestions are just ok or does he prefer any of them?

And I prefer Sophia or James too

Erin or Louis then.

Personally I would pronounce Emilia and Amelia differently, I can’t see how you would pronounce them the same. I pronounce the first syllable of Emilia like the beginning of Emma and the first of Amelia like the beginning of Amber.

I like all of your names except Oliver, you have my sister and DS on there. Can you offer DH some nickname alternatives- like, James could be Jamie?

If you don’t know the sex of the baby, then I’m guessing it’s fairly early on.

Maybe he just feels it’s too soon to be seriously choosing a name?

So these are the names he thinks are OK?
Erin
Grace
Mia
Isla
Sophia
Amelie

James
Louis

They are all lovely names!
Which one of these do you prefer? Do you have a favourite?

Is the baby due very soon? Can you try not talking about it at all for a month? Then you can both look at it with new eyes.

These are all your suggestions.

Does he have a list? If not why not?
Get a baby book and go through it with a colour pen. Mark all the names that you woudl consider. Get him to do the smae with a different colour. See where the overlaps are.

At 37 weeks I was told on a friday that I had to be induced on Monday and they told us it was a girl (we hadn't wanted to know).
Over the weekend we sat up in bed with the name book and went through all the girls names until we foudn one we both liked.

But don't expect him to properly engage with names until you are 6 months plus!!

Favourites are Rosie or Isla for a girl and Louis for a boy out of those. I’m into slightly more unusual names though, these are lovely but all just a bit too safe for me I think. Very unlikely to find anyone who outright hates them though

You need to find a name you both love, don’t settle.

we individually wrote a list of names we liked and compared lists until we had narrowed it down to a boys name and a girls name.

There's a app called "kinder" where you can each swipe right or left on names (yes like Tinder) and see your matches. May be worth doing to get him to commit to some names...

I like Mia and James best from your list x

Not everyone wants to know the sex until baby arrives though! OP could be about to pop for all we know, just saying! 😂 💛

We did this too. Names were then struck off next time we looked at it.

OP, you have a lovely lost of ideas. Which do you prefer?

Both download the Kinder app. He can then just swipe left and right on a list of names and it'll create a list of names you both like.