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.

all very nice
though I am not keen on Venetia

have never heard of Camberly
what about Camilla if you like Cam?

Penny is sweet though
Penelope is a bit strange
like Daphne

girl:

Madeleine - Will people think of the Mc Canns?
Camberly GOD that's awful and it's not even spelt correctly!
Jessica (jess) OK but very popular
Caitlin Irish
Roma My mum has a lovely friend in her 70s called Roma so I like it
Florence - Magic Roundabout
Venetia (venny?)How do you make a Venetian blind? Poke him in the eye! Sorry... sounds chavvy
(Yes, we like Italian cities!)
Amelia (mia)Mia is sweet but Amelia too poncy for me
Emmeline (Ems) No
Hope Sweet old fashioned if you like that sort of thing
Beth ditto
Anna ordinary but nice
Poppy too twee unless she will end up under 5'2"
Daisy ditto
Louisa ordinary but nice
Imogen I like that one but it's very popular now
Sally I like it but maybe a bit 60s?

boy:

Charlie ordinary but nice
Finlay (fin)ordinary but nice
William (will)ordinary but nice unless he gets teased and called Willy
Joseph (joe or seph)Pretty classic
Alexander (alex)ordinary but nice
Nicky Nicholas/Nick but not Nicky. (My mil calls dh that and he LOATHES it!)
Timothy (tim)poncy but I like it
Jack ordinary but nice
Harry ordinary but nice
Griffin (dh thought of this!)Dear God
Sebastian poncy but nice
Noel (Yes I love Noel Fielding)Don't go there...
Russell - who would name a child after Mr Brand?

Every Penny I know is short for Penelope.
Daphnes an odd one isnt it!
I'm not keep on Cam! DH is.
I told him last night i'd rather call my baby Chertsey than Camberley. Lol.

Lol fortyplus, we clearly don't share the same taste in names! what names do you like?

Florence Anna Will are nice

Madeleine - Never been keen. Dislike Maddy (will get mixed up with the Madisons)
Camberly (dh thought of this! cam for short)- Ditto what everyone else has said
Jessica (jess) - OK
Caitlin - OK
Roma - Not keen
Florence - LOVE
Venetia (venny?) NO
(Yes, we like Italian cities!)
Amelia (mia) - Love Amelia but not Mia
Emmeline (Ems) - Lovely
Hope - Not keen, nice as a middle name though..
Beth - No
Anna - OK
Poppy - OK
Daisy - Nice
Louisa - Not keen
Imogen - Love
Sally - Ok

boy:

Charlie - Not keen
Finlay (fin) - Love
William (will) - Never liked
Joseph (joe or seph) - Really nice
Alexander (alex) - Never been keen
Nicky - No
Timothy (tim) - OK
Jack - No
Harry - No
Griffin (dh thought of this!) - Yuk
Sebastian - Never liked thos
Noel (Yes I love Noel Fielding) - No. How about Noah?
Russell - Hurl.

Florence, Amelia, Daisy and Imogen are my favs from the girls. Finlay and Joseph are my favourites from the boys.

Top 2? Florence & Sebastian

How about Florence May?
And Sebastian Noel?

Rosbo... I have a secret penchant for Hugo or Rollo but I've never call a child of mine that!

Lol! I know a couple of Hugos actually. Never come across a Rollo though!

I've just realised PAOLO.
Love it.

bump

I reckon quite a cool selection here.

Anyway, here's my thoughts

girl:

Madeleine
Camberly
Jessica (jess)
Caitlin
Roma
Florence
Venetia (venny?)
(Yes, we like Italian cities!) how about Lucca then?
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 (i prefer that as a girl's name)
Timothy (tim) NO NO NO
Jack
Harry
Griffin (dh thought of this!)
Sebastian
Noel (Yes I love Noel Fielding)
Russell

Madeleine - nice name but not one I would use personally
Camberly - has he ever been to Camberly?!?Jessica (jess) - never really like this but not sure why
Caitlin - OK
Roma -- no
Florence - OK
Venetia (venny?)- no
Amelia (mia) - OK
Emmeline (Ems)- like the longer version, not sure about Ems
Hope - I love it nut I am biased
Beth - no
Anna - love it
Poppy - no
Daisy - no
Louisa - growing on me, know another one just born
Imogen - nice but a lot of them about
Sally - growing on me.

boy:

Charlie - no too many of them around
Finlay (fin)- too many of them around too...
William (will)- yes
Joseph (joe or seph)- OK
Alexander (alex)- I always think of Alex as a girls name but that is just me I think!
Nicky - no used to know a horrible one
Timothy (tim)- no
Jack - yes
Harry - lots of these around too
Griffin (dh thought of this!)NO!
Sebastian - growing on me
Noel (Yes I love Noel Fielding)- not for me but I can see what people like it
Russell - OK

I think you need a word with your DH though

I love Hugo and Rollo. I know a perfectly delightful adult Rollo, whose three brothers have even more unusual names.

From your list I like:
Madeleine
Jessica (jess)
Caitlin
Amelia (mia)
Emmeline (Ems)
Hope
Beth
Anna
Louisa
Imogen

I like Poppy & Daisy too but always think of them more for little girls than grown ups.

boy:

Charlie
Finlay (fin)
William (will)
Joseph (joe or seph - I don't like Seph personally)
Alexander (alex)
Nicky
Timothy (tim)
Jack
Harry

Madeleine YES
Camberly ok
Jessica (jess)like jesse not jessica
Caitlin too common now
Roma yes its my grandmas name
Florence no
Venetia (venny?)NO
(Yes, we like Italian cities!)
Amelia (mia) too common like the name mia though
Emmeline (Ems) no
Hope HMM
Beth YES
Anna NO
Poppy NO NO
Daisy yes
Louisa no
Imogen NO
Sally NO no no

boy:

Charlie - ok
Finlay (fin) yes
William (will) no
Joseph (joe or seph)yes
Alexander (alex) YES its a very well used name in our family
Nicky no
Timothy (tim)omg NO
Jack yes
Harry yes
Griffin (dh thought of this!) NO NO NO
Sebastian no
Noel (Yes I love Noel Fielding) NO
Russell NO WAY!

Lol

Love Joseph (it's my ds' name!). I also like Alex for a boy too but not keen on Alexander.

Love Anna and Beth. Both of which we considered if ds had have been a dd!

Madeleine No
Camberly Simply awful - please don't do it!
Jessica (jess) won't sound nice when you are telling her off
Caitlin like it if you are Irish
Roma Not really
Florence Too twee
Venetia (venny?) as in Williams. Like it.
(Yes, we like Italian cities!)
Amelia (mia) Like Amelia and know a child shortened to Milly.
Emmeline (Ems) No
Hope No
Beth OK
Anna OK
Poppy NO
Daisy Absolutely No
Louisa OK
Imogen OK
Sally Quite like but old fashioned.

boy:

Charlie - Yes like a lot (name of our dog)
Finlay (fin) OK
William (will) Yes
Joseph (joe or seph) OK
Alexander (alex) YES
Nicky No
Timothy (tim) Not really keen
Jack Yes
Harry Yes
Griffin (dh thought of this!) Is he mad?
Sebastian OK as Seb
Noel (Yes I love Noel Fielding) NO
Russell NO WAY!