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Not long to go now so time to post a baby name thread. Top 5 boys are Eli, Sebastian, Gianluca (Luca) Giacomo & Leonardo (Leo) (not Italian but baby conceived in Sardinia!). Top 5 girls are Rohanne, Cecily, Genevieve (prob shorten to Eve), Maeve & Bridie. No idea if baby is pink or blue so need to have one of each. Off work for a couple of days now with bad back so could do with some chuckles from you witty MNers! Let rip ladies, promise no offence will be taken! PS I love Queenie but DP disapproves. Is he right?

p.s. i know a grown woman called Queenie. I think it's very sweet, actually - a true cockney London name . However, the Queenie I know is constantluy having to tell people that yes, Queenie really is her name, and no it's not a nickname or short for something...

Boys - Sebastian but biased as that is waht we have chosen.

Girls - Genevieve

Are you and dp fair or dark? I REALLY think you need to be dark to carry off the Italian names!

Be aware that a Bridie is a pasty in Scotland.

I love the name Cecily and like Luca too.

And I think Mrs Mattie's reaction to Queenie is interesting. DO you really want a "sweet" name when you're an adult woman with a kick ass career?

I think we need to remember that we are naming teenagers and 50year olds as well as babies and toddlers.

You're taking the piss surely. Queenie? For a human being? My word

Oh dear Lord, Seeker - A PASTY? Really? This is why I ask. Bridie now off girls list (was at the bottom anyway as DP grunted rather than agreed. Hoping child will inherit my dark features - black hair & almost black eyes. DP of the mousy persuaion with green eyes, I think my genes will win. MrsMattie, Queenie is just soooo sweet isn't it? I appreciate all other comments on it and agree that as I'm naming this child for life maybe its not so suitable for anyone betwen the ages of 2 & 60. Perhaps I'll get a cat.

I like queenie maeve and bridie amd eli and leo.

Luca and Maeve for me. Queenie evokes an Eastenders type matron for me. Would also steer away from very Italian names but thinl Luca would sound fine.

True - maybe you don't want a sweet name. But to me, all those Evie/Gracie/Katie/Sophie/Ellie/Lily type names that are so popular are just as cutesy. Queenie is a bit rock n roll. I can imagine Paula Yates would have liked the name

well there is a good reason to avoid it

I was at school with a Queenie

Madame, thanks for your post. Have no idea whats what in the world of children at the mo. Mentioned the name Milo at work and all the mothers laughed at me. I'd never bloody heard of the tweenies!

Like Sebastian and Cecily the best

I agree something like Gianluca Smith might not "go" my Dad has a very common Italian first name but my Gran remarried so he has v Italian name - very Scottish name and it just doesn't sound right.

Queenie is vile!

also if you have an Italian surname then an Italian first name is fine but imho an italian name with an english surname sounds daft!

Gianluca Maynard does not sound good.

As I say on all these baby name threads DO THE TEST!!!!!

'This is your Captain, Cecily Pritchard, speaking....'

'This is Gianluca Ashton, News at Ten, in Iraq.'

Of the names you have I would go for Seb and Cecily.

and HATRICK, IMHO Nico is a great name but go for Nicolas and not Nicola as it is a totally different sound in Italian to English. More a Nic-ola than Nickerlar iyswim! Nickerlar is the girly sounding English one!

Sebastian is OK, Cecily is fine too.
Your DC will NOT be amused that they are named after a place where you had sex. A teenager will die of embarrassment.
Your DP is right about Queenie, by the way. Didn't you ever read Adrian Mole?

Queenie is dreadful! I don't like Eli much either. Sebastian and Leo are nice and I like Cecily and Maeve best for girls.

Luca or Maeve. Don't like the rest.

I don't really like any french or italian names unless you are french or italian. (conception taking place there does not count!)

Luca and Cecily!

and NO to Queenie. Must be the hormones getting you there

named my DD Sienna after the Italian city Siena and we do totally enjoy remembering that connection, despite the awful "oh like Sienna Miller" comments ...

But Luca is too popular these days! There are two Lucas at my son's nursery and one at his toddler group, and none of them are even bleedin' Italian!

Maeve also set for major popularity, you mark my words. It'll be like Niamh / Neve in a few years time.

Not that popularity bothers most people...but I do quite like unusual names...

p.s. still rooting for Queenie for a girl!

remember that if your child has a lisp and you call it cecily it won't be able to say its own name properly!

Love Sebastian, that is fab.

Love love love Cecily for a girl. But don't do what my dad did. He was in such a flap registering my sister that he wrote it down wrong and registered my dear sister as Cecil.

Like Eli, but would name him Elijah and just use Eli as shortening.
Also like Sebastien.
Gianluca will always be a footballer to me.
Leonardo will always be a baby faced actor.
Giacomo too Italian.

Like Cecily and Genevieve, and sort of like Bridie, but don't think I could bring myself to use it.