me and dh have complied a list!! so please do tell me your thoughts!!

[Rosbo]

girl:

Madeleine
Camberly (dh thought of this! cam for short)
Jessica (jess)
Caitlin
Roma
Florence
Venetia (venny?)
(Yes, we like Italian cities!)
Amelia (mia)
Emmeline (Ems)
Hope
Beth
Anna
Poppy
Daisy
Louisa
Imogen
Sally

boy:

Charlie
Finlay (fin)
William (will)
Joseph (joe or seph)
Alexander (alex)
Nicky
Timothy (tim)
Jack
Harry
Griffin (dh thought of this!)
Sebastian
Noel (Yes I love Noel Fielding)
Russell

all your thoughts both good and bad are appreciated.

sorry...bumping my own thread up
I just love naming my kids.

Madeleine [like]
Camberly [like I think]
Jessica [like]
Caitlin [like]
Roma [dislike]
Florence [like]
Venetia [dislike]
Amelia [dislike]
Emmeline [dislike]
Hope [dislike]
Beth [dislike - too common]
Anna [dislike]
Poppy [dislike - too common]
Daisy [dislike - too common]
Louisa [like]
Imogen [dislike]
Sally [dislike]

boy:

Charlie [like]
Finlay [dislike]
William [LOVE]
Joseph [like]
Alexander [LOVE]
Nicky [dislike]
Timothy [dislike (nice but dim anyone)]
Jack [dislike - too common]
Harry [dislike - too common]
Griffin Just no lol
Sebastian [like]
Noel [like]
Russell [not keen]

There's my thoughts Can elaborate if ness

I used to live near Camberley so that would be a big no for me. Makes me think of Tescos.

Yes to the rest but some are more common than others, if that matters to you, and it would depend on your surname

Surname is a one syllable very common name beginning with an S! So you don't like Camberley? But NutterlyUts does? Hmmm. Why don't you like Griffin NutterlyUts? And Finlay?
Thanks for all your comments, much appreciated

Griffin sounds too try hard to be different imo, and Finlay I have never liked for reasons i'm not sure off.

I'm not sure on Camberley. Its one of those names that'll either work fantastically, or fail miserabley and its hard to tell which side it falls on

If you don't live near Camberley, I'm sure it's fine. But it may be a bit like naming a child Bristol or Guildford.

Lots of Finns over here. I quite like Louisa. DS has a friend named Luiza and she's lovely. My sis's friend Louisa is always known as wheezer.

We live quite near Bristol but nowhere near Camberley lol.
DH is ever so keen.
Why not keen on Roma? I like it but was thinking of something linked to it such as Romy? Your thoughts on that?

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Madeleine YES
Camberly (cam for short)NO
Jessica (jess) OK
Caitlin NO
Roma NO
Florence YES
Venetia (venny?)- OK (but not venny)
Amelia (mia) - OK
Emmeline (Ems) NO
Hope NO
Beth NO
Anna OK
Poppy NICE FOR A CHILD, NOT SURE ON A 40YR OLD
Daisy SAME AS POPPY
Louisa OK
Imogen NO
Sally OK

boy:

Charlie - OK
Finlay (fin) NO
William (will) YES
Joseph (joe or seph)OK
Alexander (alex) YES
Nicky NO
Timothy (tim)NO
Jack - OK
Harry NO
Griffin (dh thought of this!) NO
Sebastian NO
Noel (Yes I love Noel Fielding) NO
Russell OK

I've got a Madeleine!! Lovely (the name and the dd)

Always wanted a Sebastian. Like Finlay too.

Please don't call your baby Russell

Too many girls for me to comment on, but here in Nairobi I know an Emmeline, and its lovely, though I do tend to call her Em. Also as an alternative to Roma, I know of a Romilly, which i think is very cute. I have a Daisy so am biased on that one.

As for boys imo Griffin, Russell, Jack, Noel, Noel are no nos. Charlie Finlay Wiliam Alex Harry I know millions of. Personally I rather like Tim. DS1 (4) announced yesterday could he change his name to Tim

I like all your girls' names, except Camberley. The one Venetia I know is shortened to Nisha.

Boys names are nice too, apart from Griffin and Russel (maybe Ross?).

Love:

Roma or Romy
Emmeline
Florence

Finlay
Joseph
Griffin

What about:

Clementine

Roscoe
Theodore

Girl's names:

Like: Hope, Florence Imogen, Beth, Daisy, Anna, Emmeline, Amelia (although has to be in the top 10 most popular names for 2007/8?)

Don't like: Camberley (please don't name your daughter after a dull town in Surrey!), Venetia, Roma (too poncy), Jessica (vanilla), Caitlin (yuk), Sally (ewwww)

Boy's names:

Like: Joseph shortened to Joe - but please not Seph! It's like people called Christopher who call themselves Topher - wrong! William, Nicky, Alex, jack 9althpugh he will be one of about 10 in his school!)

Dislike all the rest, sorry

Girls

Madeleine - nice, I like Maddy for short too
Camberly (- not keen
Jessica - OK
Caitlin - not keen
Roma - not keen
Florence - like this
Venetia - not keen
Amelia (mia) - like this, but would prob go for Milly for short
Emmeline - OK
Hope - OK
Beth - pretty, but like Elisabeth as full name
Anna - lovely
Poppy - love this
Daisy - love this too
Louisa - OK
Imogen - not keen
Sally - not keen

Boys

Charlie - nice, but would have Charles as full name
Finlay - like this and Finn for short
William - like this and shortened to Will
Joseph - love this
Alexander - OK
Nicky - not keen
Timothy - not keen
Jack - like this
Harry - like this too
Griffin - not keen
Sebastian - OK
Noel - not keen
Russell - not keen

I like;

Madeleine
Jessica (jess)
Caitlin
Florence
Amelia (mia)
Emmeline (Ems)
Beth
Anna
Daisy
Louisa
Imogen
Sally

Not keen on
Hope
Poppy

REALLY don't like
Camberley
Roma
Venetia (venny?)

boy:

LIKE

Charlie
William (will)
Joseph (joe or seph)
Alexander (alex)
Timothy (tim)
Jack
Harry
Sebastian

NOT KEEN ON

Finlay (fin)
Noel
Russell

DON'T LIKE

Nicky
Griffin

girl:

Madeleine - lovely
Camberly (dh thought of this! cam for short)- absolutely not - if you want Cam then have Camille
Jessica (jess) - like but common
Caitlin - so so
Roma - nope
Florence - like
Venetia (venny?) - weird
(Yes, we like Italian cities!)
Amelia (mia) - love but common
Emmeline (Ems) - not keen
Hope - pretty and simple
Beth - boring
Anna - boring
Poppy - nice but quite common in my circle
Daisy - nice but getting popular
Louisa - like
Imogen - love but will be shortened to Immy which I don't like
Sally - like

From your boys list I like Joseph and Sebastian.

like Madeleine, Jessica, Caitlin, Beth, Amelia, Poppy and Daisy

Charlie, Finlay, William, Joseph, Alexander, Jack and Harry

madeleine or caitlin

will or alex

Madeleine LIKE
Camberly (dh thought of this! cam for short) NO, It reminds me of 'commuter towns'
Jessica (jess)LIKE
Caitlin NO

Roma NO
Florence NO
Venetia (venny?) NO
(Yes, we like Italian cities!)
Amelia (mia) YES LOVE IT
Emmeline (Ems) PREFER EMMA (seriously- I know its my name, but I think its a lovely classic name)
Hope NO
Beth NO
Anna YES
Poppy NO
Daisy No
Louisa NO
Imogen YES
Sally YES

boy:

Charlie YES
Finlay (fin) NO
William (will) NO
Joseph (joe or seph) YES
Alexander (alex) No
Nicky NO
Timothy (tim) PREFER TOM
Jack TOO COMMON
Harry YES ( My DS1)
Griffin (dh thought of this!) NO
Sebastian NO
Noel (Yes I love Noel Fielding) NO
Russell
NO

girl:

Madeleine - Yes
Camberly - No
Jessica - No
Caitlin - yes
Roma - no
Florence - yes
Venetia - yes (venny?) - no
Amelia (mia) Yes
Emmeline yes (Ems) no
Hope - yes
Beth - yes
Anna - yes
Poppy - yes
Daisy - no
Louisa - yes
Imogen - YES, YES, YES!
Sally - no

boy:

Charlie - no
Finlay (fin) - yes
William (will)- yes
Joseph (joe or seph) - no
Alexander (alex) - yes
Nicky - no
Timothy (tim) - yes
Jack - no
Harry - no
Griffin - no
Sebastian - YES YES YES!
Noel - no
Russell - no

I like:

Madeleine
Jessica (jess)
Caitlin
Venetia (NOT Venny though)
Amelia (mia)
Anna
William (will)
Joseph (joe or seph)
Alexander (alex)
Griffin (dh thought of this!)

I don't like:

Camberly - wrong
Roma
Florence
Emmeline (Ems)

Charlie
Hope
Beth
Poppy
Daisy
Louisa
Imogen
Sally - all of these are a bit meh IMO

I really dislike:

Nicky
Timothy (tim)
Jack
Harry
Sebastian
Russell

Finlay and Noel are alright...you've got to be a strong personality to make Noel work though, I reckon.

Just my opinion, obviously!

My name is Emmaline,(from the Hot Chocolate song) I'm known as Em now, but when I was little I was Emmy.

You wont find many of them either, I'm 31 years old and have met 1 other Emmeline in my whole life!

Madeleine - LIKE
Camberly - NO - BIT CHAV
Jessica (jess) - OK
Caitlin - OK
Roma - NO - ROMILLY IS OK
Florence - LOVE
Venetia (venny?) - LIKE - FRIEND CALLED VENETIA IS NN NETTY
(Yes, we like Italian cities!)
Amelia (mia) - OK - BUT POPULAR
Emmeline (Ems) - LIKE
Hope - BIT DULL WITH SURNAME
Beth - DITTO ABOVE
Anna - DULL
Poppy - OK
Daisy - LOVE
Louisa - OK
Imogen - NOT KEEN
Sally - YUK

boy:

Charlie - LIKE
Finlay (fin) - LIKE
William (will) - LOVE
Joseph (joe or seph) - OK - BUT NOT SEPH
Alexander (alex) - LOVE
Nicky - NO
Timothy (tim) - NO - BUT DIM
Jack - OK BUT POPULAR
Harry - LIKE
Griffin (dh thought of this!) - ACTUALLY QUITE LIKE BUT NOT SURE I'D HAVE AS A FIRST NAME - MIDDLE MAYBE ?
Sebastian - LOVE
Noel (Yes I love Noel Fielding) - REALLY LIKE
Russell - YUK - MAKES ME THINK OF RUSSELL GRANT