If I like these can you help with suggestions

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Struggling for names for both girls and boys.?We have one of each already and could only ever agree on one name each time!
For girls we like simple and classic, like Rose, Evelyn, Grace but maybe not so common.

For boys we like names like Samuel and Daniel but can’t use either.

Any suggestions welcome, I’m drawing a blank.

How about

Alice
Lucy
Clara
Harriet
Georgia
Holly
Phoebe
Iris
Eloise
Lydia
Abigail
Eliza
Jasmine
Imogen
Matilda
Chloe
Zoe
Leah
Alexandra
Madeleine
Philippa

Boys

Benjamin
Thomas
George
James
Matthew
Adam
Sebastian
Alexander
Jonathan
Elliot
Ellis
Louie
Jacob
Joseph
Harry
Luke
David

Poppy
Flora
Sarah
Gemma

Timothy
Michael
Mathias
Lucas

Ivy
Hazel
Rosalie
Hope
Violet

Isaac
Levi
Jude
Raphael
Jasper

Caroline
Ella
Juliet
Eliza
Bethany
Nina
Laura

Adam
Luke
Benjamin
Elias
Thomas
Caleb
George

Rachel. Hannah. Bethany. Caitlin. Abigail. Louisa. Martha. Sarah. Virginia. Natalia. Faye. Madeleine. Nicola. Lois. Teresa. Rebecca. Pearl. Cynthia. Maria. Ruth. Nancy. Katherine.

Robert. Micheal. Liam. Andrew. Edwin. Christopher. Gabriel. Ethan. Patrick. Owen. Philip. Reece. Bernard. Vincent. Richard. Thomas.

I keep thinking Sarah is due a comeback. Caroline is also a beautiful, underused name. I also love Jennifer (Jenny), Victoria (Tory) and Rebecca. I am a teacher and have not encountered one of them in 30 years of teaching primary.

My boy’s equivalents would be Daniel (on your list), Simon, Matthew, Richard and Phillip.

None unusual but all uncommon.

olive
daisy
pearl
lillian
julia
margaret
imogen
hope

benjamin
alexander
dylan
sebastian
rowan
gabriel
nathaniel

Similar to Rose, Grace and Evelyn:
Clare/Clara
Rosalind
Lillian
Florence
Alice
Hope
Catherine
Imogen
Vivien
Emmeline

Similar to Samuel and Daniel:
Nathaniel
Gabriel
Raphael
Michael
Matthew
Joseph
William
Edward
David
Thomas

Claire
Lily
Marie
Josephine
Amy/Aimee
Jessica
Laura
Heather
Helen/Helena
Victoria
Vivienne
Sophie
Marina
Anna
Marianne

William
James
Jason
Jacob
Frederick
Steven
Paul
Michael
Peter
Andrew
Alexander
Lawrence
Jonathan
Timothy
Lucas

Apologies if some have already been mentioned!

Girls:
Isabelle
Isabella
Emilia
Laura
Pippa
Darcy
Evie
Ada
Hallie
Ruby
Penelope
Nellie
Monroe
Madeleine
Ivy
Charlotte
Lottie
Matilda
Rosa
Clara
Alice
Florence
Bethany
Georgie
Tillie
Jessica
Ophelia
Stella
Violet
Francesca

boys:
Thomas
Benjamin
Nathaniel
Freddie
Louis
Matthew
Damien
Theodore
Alexander
William
Henry
Zachary
Otis
Oliver
Robert

I love Evelyn, what about Amelie, Sophie, Isobel, Emmeline, Charlotte

For boys, how about Benjamin, Alexander, Nicholas, Nathaniel, Jacob

Katie
Alice
Emily
Emma
Lucy
Charlotte
Georgia
Eleanor
Lily
Lydia

Benjamin
Matthew
Oliver
Edward
William
George
Henry
Jack
Thomas
James

Robert
Matthew
James
Benjamin
Callum
Peter

Harriet
Lily
Gracie , rather than Grace
Hannah
Esther
Naomi

So many of these names are in our family/wider circle already. I like so many, just don’t love them. I think I’m way too picky!

I do seem to get stuck on a name and can’t get past it. I just love Samuel, it’s always been my favourite but it’s my sons middle name, do you think that definitely puts it out of the running?!

Well it didn't seem to matter to William and Kate in the naming of Louie (which is one of George's middle names) but it's not something I would do as I want my children to all have their own completely separate identities (which, imo. starts with giving them completely different names)

There are no rules - if Samuel feels like the right name then use it - it’s just about how you explain it to your kids over the years - It’ll just become part of your family story 🥰

If you absolutely love Samuel and nothing else comes close to it then I think you'll always regret not using it. How old is your other son? If he's 3 or younger, could you change his middle name to something else? If he's older, it's a bit trickier but I would use Samuel if you can't find something else you love.

Sampson? Solomon? Simeon? Simon? Gabriel? Raphael?

Girls names that are simple and classic but not too popular:
Anna, Anne, Amy, Beatrix, Clare, Clara, Daphne, Emma, Frances, Hannah, Hope, Juliet, Joanna, Kate, Lois, Laura, Miranda, Maria, Mary, Naomi, Rachel, Sarah, Stella, Tessa, Verity

Girls:
Isabella
Azalea
Harriet
Georgia
Iris
Eloise
Nova
Vienna
Willow
Ruby
Verity
Penelope
Violet
Florence

Tommy
Harrison
Oliver
George
Bobby
Teddy
Parker
Cameron
Dylan
Jamie

Louise
Helen
Eliza
Laura
Eloise
Bridie
Johanna
Alice
Christine
Rebecca
Elsie
Gabrielle
Catherine - Cate
Kathleen - Kitty
Margaret - Greta
Mary

Hugh
David
Mark
Patrick
Michael
John
Marcel
Desmond
Rupert
Robert
Jeremy
Walter
Wallace
Alexander
Thomas
Valentino

Ralph
Bertie
Lewis
Clarence
Louis
Ivor
Claude
Owen
Hector
Rafe
Clement

Florence
Peggy
Kitty
Mabel
Constance
Minnie
Maud
Rosina
Freda
Margot

I think it's fine to use your son's middle name if that's the only name you truly love. Middle names are so rarely used, and it's nice to have family connections when it comes to names.

Prince George has Louis as one of his middle names, which was later used for his younger brother. If it's good enough for the royals...

I think Samuel is a very good name, and it's fine to use as a first name even if already used as a middle name.

I suggest, for girl names, Venetia or Sibylla.