Thoughts on this list? Boy and girl list

[MistyF]

I'm interested in your opinion on these names. I definitely plan to use some of them in close future, but I do love lot more names than number of kids I plan to have. I plan to have only two kids.

Girls list
Amoret
Aurora
Cecily
Cordelia
Eilonwy
Hermione
Juliet
Lumina
Matilda
Melusine
Rosalie
Rosamund
Valkyrie
Charlotte
Elaine
Giselle
Lenore
Louise
Thisbe

Boys list
Arthur
August
Cedric
Clarence
Gareth
Gustav
Magnus
Percy
Remy
Roland
Sylvan
Caspian
Dimitri
Frederick
Lucius
Rafferty

I love some of these only as middle names. Melusine is French medieval mythological name.

Really nice names - classic but not overused. My favourites are

Girls list

Aurora
Cecily
Cordelia
Hermione
Melusine
Rosalie
Lenore
Louise

August
Cedric
Clarence
Magnus
Remy
Sylvan (although I know a Sylvain)
Caspian
Lucius

If you're looking for more suggestions how about

Antonia
Celeste

Quentin
Marcus

Amoret - never heard this. Ok for a middle name
Aurora - a bit princessy and not keen on Rory nn
Cecily - dislike Cess or cece nn’s
Cordelia - too frilly, no good nn’s
Eilonwy - could be lovely, but pronunciation and spelling issues
Hermione - HP association too much
Juliet - lovely
Lumina - no
Matilda - lovely
Melusine - no
Rosalie - lovely
Rosamund - prefer Rosalie (“mund” sound not as nice)
Valkyrie - no
Charlotte - lovely
Elaine - a bit dated but like Lainey as a nn
Giselle - model association too much
Lenore - fabric conditioner. I love Leona / Leonie / Leonora
Louise- lovely
Thisbe - no

Boys list
Arthur - lovely if you don’t mind popularity
August- ok
Cedric - no
Clarence - no
Gareth - ok but dated
Gustav - no
Magnus - ok
Percy - pig
Remy - ok but trendy
Roland - no “Roly” nn is awful. Rowan / Roman / Rohan all lovely
Sylvan - too feminine sounding
Caspian - too fancy for me
Dimitri - nice if linked to heritage
Frederick - lovely but popular
Lucius - Malfoy in HP
Rafferty - nice

Favourites -

Juliet, Matilda, Rosalie, Charlotte, or Louise

Arthur, Frederick, Rafferty

Girls list
Amoret - not a fan
Aurora - nice
Cecily - ok
Cordelia - not a fan
Eilonwy - not a fan
Hermione - HP association
Juliet - lovely
Lumina - no
Matilda - nice
Melusine - not a fan
Rosalie - nice
Rosamund - not a fan
Valkyrie - no
Charlotte - love
Elaine - middle only
Giselle - no
Lenore - nice
Louise - ok
Thisbe - no

Boys list
Arthur - love
August - not a fan
Cedric - not a fan
Clarence - no
Gareth - nice
Gustav - not a fan
Magnus - not a fan
Percy - lovely, due a revival
Remy - nice
Roland - no
Sylvan - no
Caspian - nice
Dimitri - ok
Frederick - not a fan
Lucius - not a fan
Rafferty - not a fan

Im Struggling to decide on names for my bump, this list is fab!

My faves are;
Aurora - I know one and she gets called Rory, I love it!
Cecily
Cordelia
Hermione - I do like but I think you’d get Harry Potter references a lot?
Juliet - beautiful 😍
Matilda - love it!
Valkyrie - wow!
Charlotte - I like, but in general don’t like “royal name”.

Boys list is great!
Arthur - love this. I also don’t know a single Arthur, popularity is area specific.
August
Cedric
Gustav
Magnus - Yas!
Caspian
Dimitri
Frederick
Lucius
Rafferty

names I don’t like/ would avoid
Elaine - scheme name.
Louise - vanilla, meh.
Gareth - similar feelings to Craig/ Barry/ Gregg etc.
Percy - pig?
Remy - sounds like a dogs name to me.

Amoret no
Aurora ok
Cecily love
Cordelia ok
Eilonwy ok
Hermione no
Juliet ok
Lumina ok
Matilda love
Melusine love
Rosalie ok
Rosamund no
Valkyrie WTF???!
Charlotte ok
Elaine no
Giselle ok
Lenore it's a fabric conditioner
Louise love
Thisbe no

Have you considered Ondine?

Boys list
Arthur ok
August no
Cedric no
Clarence no
Gareth ok
Gustav ok
Magnus ok
Percy no
Remy no
Roland love
Sylvan love
Caspian ok
Dimitri love
Frederick ok
Lucius ok
Rafferty no

I love:

Cordelia (also Cornelia and Celia)
Juliet (my French partner claims that this is the only "acceptably contemporary" -et(te) name, but I also love Nicolette and Odette)
Rosalie (this is maybe a tiny bit more twee than I'd ideally like, but I love names that end in an -ee sound but are trad full names rather than nicknames - Ariadne, Daphne, Eilidh, Felicity, Ione, Marsaili, Naomi, Phoebe... )

Arthur (pretty classic, very popular, but never boring)
August (one of the best virtue names, IMO)
Magnus (one of my fave boy names)
Rémy (or Rémi)
Sylvan, I want to like (and I love Sylvie for a girl), but it feels a little off - maybe Sylvian?

Do not call your child Valkyrie

I like Juliet, Matilda and Rosalie
Arthur, Gareth and Caspian

Girls list
Amoret - WTF GTHOH
Aurora - too lispy
Cecily - ok
Cordelia - she’ll be called Delia
Eilonwy - lifetime of wrong pronunciation
Hermione - ugly
Juliet - the second best on your list
Lumina - sounds like an Ikea lamp
Matilda - never liked this name
Melusine -WTAF sounds like a skin disorder
Rosalie - m’ok
Rosamund - she’ll be called Rosie
Valkyrie - are you hallucinating? She’l be called Val whatever
Charlotte - the best on your list
Elaine - how do you go from Valkyrie to this?
Giselle - dislike
Lenore - fabric softener?
Louise - pretty but over used esp as middle name
Thisbe - too lispy
Boys list
Arthur - ok
August - just no
Cedric - nooo
Clarence - dislike
Gareth - not a fan
Gustav - nah
Magnus - great name
Percy - noooo, pigs from M&S
Remy - god no
Roland - no way
Sylvan - nah sounds annoying
Caspian - awful
Dimitri - hard no
Frederick - not a fan
Lucius - ugh no
Rafferty - please god not another one

Girls list
Amoret - never heard it, don’t mind it
Aurora - pretty, but becoming very popular now
Cecily - lovely
Cordelia - lovely
Eilonwy - Black Cauldron. Pretty but a pain to spell
Hermione - Harry Potter
Juliet - pretty
Lumina - hair removal device
Matilda - lovely
Melusine - Melchett from Blackadder
Rosalie - lovely
Rosamund - don’t mind it
Valkyrie - dreadful
Charlotte - lovely, classic
Elaine - Elaine the Pain from Tracy Beaker
Giselle - Bundchen
Lenore - fabric softener
Louise - classic but plain
Thisbe - meh

Boys list
Arthur - lovely, classic
August - nice
Cedric - lovely
Clarence - not a fan
Gareth - okay
Gustav - quite cool, I like it
Magnus - lovely
Percy - lovely
Remy - Ratatouille
Roland - Rat or Grange Hill
Sylvan - okay
Caspian - Sea, or Narnia. Nice though.
Dimitri - odd if you’re not Greek or Russian
Frederick - gorgeous
Lucius - lovely
Rafferty - pompous, I don’t like it at all

Girls list
Amoret - sounds like a dessert
Aurora - yes
Cecily - no
Cordelia - yes, prefer to Ophelia
Eilonwy - never heard, depends how it goes with surname and how easy to say correct
Hermione - Potter ruined
Juliet - yes like Shakespeare names
Lumina - yes, would have Mina or Minnie as nickname?
Matilda - yes a good old strong woman name, Roald Dahl
Melusine - yes for a fairy delicate girl but what is she is a rugby player, then could feel unsuited
Rosalie - meh
Rosamund - better
Valkyrie - no as bad as Angel / Angela
Charlotte - boring, always think of the dessert
Elaine - boring even if like King Arthur legends
Giselle - think of ballet
Lenore - prefer Leonora
Louise - middle aged woman
Thisbe - never heard of, would have thought is a surname

Boys list
Arthur - really dislike
August - hm
Cedric - yes
Clarence - maybe
Gareth - yes very masculine
Gustav - maybe pronounced wrong in UK
Magnus - as above
Percy - no way
Remy - nope
Roland - yes very masculine, a hero name
Sylvan - thought this is a girl's name
Caspian - yes, the sea
Dimitri - yes like
Frederick - hm no
Lucius - yes or Lucien
Rafferty - no

Nice names!

My favourites from your lists are
Amoret
Aurora
Hermione
Matilda
Melusine
Rosalie
Rosamund
Giselle
Lenore
Thisbe

August
Cedric
Gareth
Gustav
Magnus
Roland
Frederick

Are you Nordic/Scandinavian? Some of the names from your boy names list are common in the Scandinavian countries. Frederik is the name of the Danish king. Carl Gustaf is the name of the Swedish king.
I'm Swedish, and Magnus is a common name in my generation in Sweden, and all the men I know with that name are very nice.
The famous Swedish author August Strindberg wrote the play "Miss Julie".

Juliet
Rafferty

Girls list
Amoret- pretty but would spell Amourette (not sure if that’s a different name though!)
Aurora- beautiful
Cecily- beautiful but I prefer Cecilia personally
Cordelia- reminds me of cordial🤣
Eilonwy- how do you pronounce? Is it like Elowen?
Hermione- reminds me of Harry Potter but if you like Harry Potter then go for it
Juliet- pretty, I’d spell as Juliette though but that’s just me!
Lumina- so pretty and can have Lumi for a nickname which is adorable
Matilda- I love
Melusine- beautiful
Rosalie- beautiful
Rosamund- prefer Rosalie
Valkyrie- stunning
Charlotte- classic and perfect
Elaine- not a fan but I do like Elena
Giselle- cute and I love Gigi for a nickname
Lenore- isn’t this a laundry brand x
Louise- beautiful and I like Louisa too
Thisbe- reminds me of a frisbee

Boys list
Arthur- I love
August- I love
Cedric- adding to my list now!
Clarence- so cute and vintage
Gareth- I love it
Gustav- not a fan but I do like Gus for a nickname
Magnus- I love it
Percy- perfect
Remy- cute
Roland- not a fan
Sylvan- not for me
Caspian- I love
Dimitri- not for me
Frederick- I really like this one
Lucius- not for me, I prefer Luca or Louis
Rafferty- one of my favourites