My Baby Names List 2025

[AubernFable]

I thought this might give Mumsnet a giggle. My baby name opinions are like Marmite, definitely not popular on here from what I’ve seen, but I’d love to hear your opinions, suggestions, and jokes equally. Both DH and I have long names, and I think that’s what made me so nerdy about names because of the history behind them. I love the sound of a longer first name with two middle names, as well as classic, literary or vintage names, but ideally avoiding the ‘three in the same class’ scenario.

I have collected these names from all over the place, working with young children has ruined a good few names for me- these are the survivors! I’m not currently pregnant, but I would use any of these in some combination. Since I’ve been curating this list for over a decade, I doubt anything you say will change the fact I love them- so please, keep it lighthearted! x

Also, I struggle with boys names a little more, if you have any suggestions with a similar vibe I would appreciate it.

Girls

First Names:
Florence
Cordelia
Meredith
Lavinia
Delilah
Beatrice
Matilda
Antonia
Lavander
Henrietta
Guinevere
Althea
Isadora
Camille
Felicity
Emmeline
Rosalind
Millicent
Tallulah
Veronica

Middle Names:
Ingrid
Blythe
Mabel
Violet
Bryony
Edith
Tamsin
Leona
Amelie
Sybil
Love
Sabrina
Iris
Maeve
Flora
Daphne
Juliette
Estella
Rebecca

Boys

First Names:
Archibald
Gabriel
Nathaniel
Benedict
Augustus
Constantine
Caspian
Quentin
Tristan
Evander
Valentine
Maximilian

Middle Names:
Tobias
Corbin
Able
Dylan
Basil
Silas
Soren
Spencer
Alistair
Verne
Rowan
Henry
Rupert

Florence I like
Cordelia
Meredith - Family Stone
Lavinia
Delilah - Tom Jones
Beatrice - Much ado
Matilda - musical. I like Tilly though.
Antonia - okay. Toni is often the nn
Lavander
Henrietta cow
Guinevere - Prefer Rosalind
Althea
Isadora
Camille - I like if French pronunciation
Felicity wishes
Emmeline cow
Rosalind I like
Millicent
Tallulah try hard/Bugsy
Veronica - Prefer Verity
Middle Names:
Ingrid I like
Blythe
Mabel okay
Violet
Bryony I like
Edith okay
Tamsin I like and Tasmin
Leona - Prefer Liana
Amelie - Prefer Aurelie
Sybil
Love
Sabrina teen witch Sienna or Savannah
Iris I like
Maeve I like
Flora marge
Daphne Frasier
Juliette - okay
Estella - prefer Stella
Rebecca - okay
Boys
First Names:
Archibald
Gabriel I like
Nathaniel I like
Benedict I like
Augustus Gloop
Constantine
Caspian
Quentin
Tristan I like
Evander - prefer Lysander
Valentine I like
Maximilian - prefer Maxim
Middle Names:
Tobias - okay
Corbin
Abel
Dylan - okay
Basil
Silas
Soren - maybe
Spencer
Alistair prefer Alex
Verne
Rowan - okay
Henry I like
Rupert

Camille - won't be pronounced properly
Florence - hate Flo though (Fleur?)
Rosalind WINNER

Bryony - briar/rose
Ingrid - two n sounds Rosalind Ingrid
Iris - too flowery with Rosalind?
Tamsin - two n sounds Rosalind Tamsin
Maeve - not sure why it doesn't go

Rosalind Iris or Rosalind Meredith

Benedict - cucumberpatch
Gabriel - homophobic bullying
Nathaniel - Nate
Tristan - WINNER
Valentine

Henry

Tristan Henry or Tristan Valentine

Florence - too frilly; prefer Flora
Cordelia - prefer Cornelia, more Scandinavian/ Germanic
Meredith - dislike; harsh, clunky, charmless
Lavinia - "lav"
Delilah - a bit try hard boho
Beatrice - a little fusty, prefer Beatrix
Matilda - like, nicely clunky
Antonia - this name has everything
Lavender- "lav"
Henrietta - delightfully clunky; love Hattie and Hettie as NNs
Guinevere - definitely a mood (nice)
Althea - lovely name
Isadora - sweet name
Camille - insipid; prefer Camilla
Felicity - fussy, too frilly
Emmeline - lovely
Rosalind - a bit matronly; dislike "Roz"
Millicent - fussy, too frilly
Tallulah - a bit try hard boho
Veronica - stealth flower name; Ronnie is a sweet NN (like)

Ingrid - nicely Germanic/ Scandinavian
Blythe - lovely
Mabel - a bit trendy but nice
Violet - nice for a middle name
Bryony - a little witchy; nice
Edith - gorgeous name
Tamsin - gorgeous name
Leona - very blue-haired Long Island matron, Nixon voter circa 1972
Amelie- drippy and insipid
Sybil - great name, very 1930s
Love - nice in theory but has some drawbacks in real life
Sabrina - the teenage witch
Iris - a little stuffy
Maeve - lovely but faddy
Flora - great name
Daphne - great name, '30s vibe
Juliette - prefer "Juliet"; lovely name
Estella - prefer "Estelle", and especially "Stella"
Rebecca - prefer "Rebekah" for some reason

Archibald - can't get past "bald"
Gabriel - nice but popular
Nathaniel - great name
Benedict - not keen
Augustus - big name to live up to; I'd steer clear and use Augustine or August instead
Constantine - great name
Caspian - lovely name
Quentin - nice
Tristan - a bit wet
Evander - lovely name
Valentine - this name is gorgeous
Maximilian - another gorgeous name

Tobias - good, solid name; like the Germanic vibe
Corbin - has a good ring to it; stealth nature name
Able?
Dylan - too widely used
Basil - Brush
Silas - makes me think of silage and silos
Soren - good, solid Scandinavian feel
Spencer - meh
Alistair - nice
Verne - no
Rowan - nice but a little dull
Henry - great name
Rupert- wet

Suggestions:
Elspeth
Rowena
Christabel
Leonora
Louisa
Vera
Constanza
Flora
Beatrix
Cornelia
Daisy
Letitia
Laurel

Casimir
Ambrose
Clement
Conrad
Anthony
Willem
Alaric
Dorian
Nicodemus
Ivo
Ludovic
Florian
Julius

And Agatha

To me these are pretty bog standard mm names. You have a couple less so (Blythe, lavander, isidore, Leander) however if you were to tell me you named the baby any of the others I wouldn't raise an eyebrow.
They are fine pretty normal names.

I like Flora but coiud not use with our air name. Daphne was 2nd on the list for dd2 ita a gorgeous name.

I am fond of Leander but it doesn't get much love on mn.

Love is also on my list of middle names. I also like Loveday, it’s Cornish.
From your list my favourite is combinations are:

Florence Juliette
Felicity Blythe
Rosalind Edith
Tallulah Love
Isadora Violet

Caspian Silas
Gabriel Tobias
Augustus Verne
Quentin Soren

My personal favourite ‘soft’ boys name is Shiloh James.

To me these are pretty bog standard mm names. You have a couple less so (Blythe, lavander, isidore, Leander) however if you were to tell me you named the baby any of the others I wouldn't raise an eyebrow.
They are fine pretty normal names.

I agree and don't think they are particularly 'marmite'. Maybe some of your middle name suggestions are more unusual, but they hardly ever get used anyway.

My faves from your list:

Girls
First Names:
Florence
Delilah
Antonia
Henrietta

Middle Names:
Ingrid
Violet
Daphne
Juliette

Boys
First Names:
So sorry I didn't have any

Middle Names:
Dylan
Silas

Some of these are so specific, I love it! Thank you for the reply, really was a giggle.

Also love the suggestions 🥰

I like

Florence
Cordelia
Delilah
Beatrice
Matilda
Althea

Middle Names:

Mabel
Violet
Edith
Amelie
Iris
Maeve

I would say Cordelia & Althea are less common than the others, where I am at least.

Boys
First Names:
Gabriel
Nathaniel
Caspian
Tristan
Evander
Maximilian

Middle Names:
Tobias
Corbin
Dylan
Spencer
Alistair
Rowan
Henry

May I suggest for boys - Cassius/Cassian, Elliot, Felix, Austin, Jude.

My favourites are (but I like most of them)

Florence
Cordelia
Delilah
Matilda
Antonia
Isadora

Nathaniel
Benedict
Constantine
Caspian
Quentin
Tristan

Rosalind
Isadora
Camille

Ahhhhh . . . . beautiful.

You have some stunning names on there- I especially adore Antonia, Guinevere, Rosalind and Juliet (prefer this spelling) and Maximilian (with the nn Maxim), Rowan, Caspian and Nathaniel for boys. Those in particular have lovely literary and kind of romantic vibes to me.

But the only ones I really dislike personally are Archibald and Lavender (or even Roman Lavinia) - as I don’t think names with “bald” or “Lav” (lavatory) sounds are the best. Valentine might also get a few jokes- Valentin might be easier to live with.

I’d probably be tempted by Loveday as a middle rather than just Love, as I like its Cornish history. I also think Shakespearean Corin is nicer than Corbin for boys and prefer Alethea over Althea for girls but that’s personal taste.

For girls you might also like Corisande or Nerissa/Nereia? As for other boys name ideas - Heath has a similar vibe to some of those of your list imo, as does Octavian for some others and maybe Orin, Leal or Ivo too?

I'd choose:

Rosalind Juliet Blythe (I like the literary vibe)

Or

Gabriel Henry Tobias

I like your name style. My favourite first names from your list are

Florence
Cordelia
Beatrice
Felicity
Emmeline
Rosalind

Gabriel
Nathaniel
Benedict
Augustus
Caspian
Quentin
Tristan

The only ones i don't like are Veronica, Lavinia and Archibald

I never noticed the ‘lav’ in Lavinia or the ‘bald’ in Archibald before this thread and now I’m looking at them differently 😂

I like your name suggestions on this thread a lot more than those on your other thread.

Boys:

Everard
Peregrine
Thaddeus
Lucian
Edwin/Edmund
Hector
Isidore
Montgomery
Wilfred
Gideon
Dorian

Girls:

Araminta
Celestine
Seraphina
Evangeline
Clemintine
Marcella
Honoria
Lucinda
Vivienne
Marigold
Coralie
Mirabelle

Love most of your names op (with the exception of Veronica or Archibald)

My faves are
Beatrice
Felicity

Quentin
Gabriel

I know a lovely Veronica.