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Which would you choose from our final Top 2?

111 replies

MamaLoLo1 · 20/12/2025 22:01

Baby is nearly here and we don't know if it's a boy or a girl. This is our third. Our older two don't have any kind of theme in their names and neither name is in the Top 100 for the UK - not that that's a requirement this time!

Our top choice for a girl are Nancy and Celeste.

For a boy, it's Rudy and Lucien.

What are your thoughts? Which would you choose?

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Isadora2007 · 21/12/2025 09:10

Rudy and Nancy ❤️❤️

renthead · 21/12/2025 09:49

Celeste and Rudy

CurlewKate · 21/12/2025 09:53

Please don’t send a child to school called Rudy!

Onelifeonly · 21/12/2025 09:54

Nancy and Lucien

WhereAreWeNow · 21/12/2025 09:55

Love Celeste and Nancy. Celeste probably my preference though.

Not so sure about the boys' names.

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 21/12/2025 09:56

Nancy and Lucien. I knew a Lucien who was a lovely lad, so I might be biased there.

timoteigirl · 21/12/2025 09:56

Celeste and Lucien. I personally really dislike Nancy.

Gardener82 · 21/12/2025 09:58

Nancy and Rudy

Cigarette · 21/12/2025 10:05

Nancy. I don’t like either of your boy choices. Rudy just makes me think of red-faced people, rudeness, The Specials, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and Lucien I find a bit mimsy unless you’re French and pronounce it the French way.

RuthW · 21/12/2025 10:53

Not keen on any but Nancy and Lucien.

Rudy is awful especially this time of year.
I just keep singing ‘message to you Rudy’ too. It’s also slang for being rude.

Neveranynamesleft · 21/12/2025 10:57

None sorry. Not helpful maybe but being honest.

luckylavender · 21/12/2025 11:06

I like Nancy & Celeste. Don’t like either of the boy’s names.

AwfullyGood · 21/12/2025 16:32

Not keen on them but if pushed Celeste & Rudy.

If it's a girl, Ruby is a much nicer name than those listed imo.

Dorsetlucky · 21/12/2025 16:50

HomeStress · 20/12/2025 22:02

Lucien and Celeste. I love those.

This.

Proudofitbabe · 21/12/2025 16:56

Nancy is sweet.
I really dislike the boy options, think both would be quite tricky names to live with in their own way. I just hear Lucifer and Rudy Poody 🙈

awrbc81 · 21/12/2025 17:18

Nancy or Rudy (but not too keen on either boy name)

ZoomPup1 · 21/12/2025 17:43

Nancy and Rudy

Alexandrine · 22/12/2025 00:26

Celeste and Lucien sound quite French chic and are nice enough. Nancy and Rudy seem trendier and are not my cup of tea - and to be honest I mostly think of tragic Nancy from Oliver and “Nudey Rudey” when I hear those two.

SnowFrogJelly · 22/12/2025 00:29

None of the above

DiscoBeat · 22/12/2025 00:29

Hmm none of them to be honest but if I had to I'd go for Celeste and Rudy

SleepingStandingUp · 22/12/2025 01:27

I love Lucien, it was on our list.

I know two lovely Nancy's so probably Nancy out of those two

Anyahyacinth · 22/12/2025 01:30

Rudy...reminds me of Trumps lawyer pal, awful New York Mayor and his sweating black dye from his hair in a press conference...definitely unpleasant associations sadly

Anyahyacinth · 22/12/2025 01:31

Alexandrine · 22/12/2025 00:26

Celeste and Lucien sound quite French chic and are nice enough. Nancy and Rudy seem trendier and are not my cup of tea - and to be honest I mostly think of tragic Nancy from Oliver and “Nudey Rudey” when I hear those two.

Yes my mind goes to Nancy in Oliver Twist too

NannyOf8Girls · 22/12/2025 02:01

Celeste Rudy

theunbreakablecleopatrajones · 22/12/2025 02:48

Nancy and Lucian - I like them both a lot

Celeste makes me think of the pill and/or sad 50s housewives. Cecile maybe?

Rudy is a bit too ho ho ho, and a bit too I wish I belonged to soho house. Rory is a great alternate, but v popular.