Have just read 40,0001 baby names - help me choose from the final list xxx

[Boobz]

I have just spent the last 2 hours avoiding tidying up after the Christmas relatives' departure by reading "40,001 Best Baby Names" from cover to cover and compiling my short list for the babe due in March.

Have already cut it down with DH's input, so now need to get down to final two. Do you like any of the combos we have already or can you see a better one from the names on the list?

Thanks xxx Boobz xxx

Last name is Reed

Boys

First name:

Angus
Charles
Christian
Christopher (Kit)
Daniel
Dashiell
Dominic
Elliott
Gabriel
Castor
Harry
Hector
Isaac
Joseph
Kit
Leo
Nathaniel
Ruben
Rudy
Tristan
Zachary

Middle name:

Alexander
Artemus
Augustus
Benjamin
Bishop
Blake
Edward
Henry
James
Logan
Oliver
Patrick
Samuel
Sebastian

Possible combos we like so far:

Christopher (Kit) Leo Reed
Dashiell Benjamin Reed
Castor Samuel Reed
Zachary (Zach) James Reed
Isaac Elliott Reed
Elliott Angus Reed

Girls

First names:

Annie
Ava
Cara
Carys
Claudia
Dasha
Dita
Ella
Evangeline (a)
Genevieve
Guinevere
Gwyneth
Hester
Jocelyn
Josephine
Lana
Marianne
Megan
Molly
Mischa 
Natasha
Penelope
Sasha

Middle names:

Beatrix
Elena
Ella
Gabriella
Hazel
Isobel
Lucy
Lyra
Morgan
Nina
Rosa
Sophia
Te ss

Possible combos we like so far:

Claudia Nina Reed
Gwyneth (Gwynnie) Isobel Reed
Penelope (Penny; Penn) Lucy Reed
Josephine Ella Reed
Marianne Tess Reed

Boys

First name:

Angus-love it
Charles-ok
Christian-ok
Christopher (Kit)-really like Kit but don't like Kit Reed as a name, sorry.
Daniel-great name imo
Dashiell-ok
Dominic-ok
Elliott-like it
Gabriel-ok
Castor-yuck
Harry-not for me
Hector-like
Isaac-like
Joseph-ok
Kit-see above
Leo-great
Nathanielp-like it
Ruben-ok
Rudy-you can't call a child Rudy Reed!
Tristan-not for me
Zachary-ok

Middle name:

Alexander-nice
Artemus-not keen
Augustus-makes me think of glop form Charlie and the Chocolate factory
Benjamin-fine
Bishop-no, no,no!
Blake-no
Edward-lovely
Henry-lovely
James-fine
Logan-ok
Oliver-ok
Patrick-like it
Samuel-like it
Sebastian-like it

Possible combos we like so far:

Christopher (Kit) Leo Reed-see above re Kit Reed
Dashiell Benjamin Reed-sounds nice together
Castor Samuel Reed-hate Castor
Zachary (Zach) James Reed-ok
Isaac Elliott Reed-flows nicely
Elliott Angus Reed-flows nicely but I prefer, in fact probably like best, Angus Elliott Reed.
I also really like Nathaniel Leo Reed.

Girls

First names:

Annie-lovely
Ava-too trendy for me
Cara-nice
Carys-prefer Cerys
Claudia-nice
Dasha-ok
Dita-ok
Ella-a bit dull
Evangeline (a)-no
Genevieve-love it
Guinevere-too Round Circle
Gwyneth-sounds a bit wet but think it's just the Paltrow association.
Hester-no
Jocelyn-like it
Josephine-ok
Lana-no
Marianne-no
Megan-ok
Molly-ok
Mischa-like it 
Natasha-like it
Penelope-love it
Sasha-ok

Middle names:

Beatrix-love it
Elena-very pretty
Ella-no
Gabriella-like it
Hazel-ok
Isobel-love it
Lucy-ok
Lyra-like it
Morgan-no
Nina-lovely
Rosa-nice
Sophia-nice
Te ss-lovely

Possible combos we like so far:

Claudia Nina Reed -like both names but not this combo
Gwyneth (Gwynnie) Isobel Reed-not sure on Gwynnie
Penelope (Penny; Penn) Lucy Reed-like this a lot
Josephine Ella Reed-ok
Marianne Tess Reed - not keen

I would also suggest
<strong>Penelope</strong> <strong>Isobel</strong> <strong>Reed</strong> <strong>Sasha</strong> <strong>Beatrix</strong> <strong>Reed</strong> <strong>Mischa</strong> <strong>Lucy</strong> <strong>Reed</strong> <strong>Genevieve</strong> <strong>Elena</strong> <strong>Reed</strong>.

Marianne Sophia for a girl

Gabriel Patrick for a boy (bit biased with this one! )

This is brilliant - lots of good combos coming through...

Like Sasha Beatrix Reed...

(Agree, Rudy Reed sounds a bit like a porn star...)

xx

Gabriel Isaac

Jocelyn Sophia

I always look into the meaning of the names as well. This is a fab link;

www.name-meanings.com/

so my choice above =

Hero Of God - He Will Laugh

Light Hearted - Wisdom

i think you shoudl go for a less popular but not too way out first name, as your surname isn't unusual

so not Lucy, harry, Daniel, Isaac, Ellie, Ella, Isobel,

nothing that starts with R

if you choose a longer name you must be happy with all the usual abbreviations. there is no point in thinking that you can force everyone to call your DD Josephine - they wont they will call her Jo. So do you like Bea, El, Gaby, Penny, Danny, Gabe, Nat and Zac???

You need a polysyllabic first name - so not Leo or tess. personally i think the three syllable names sounds better then the two, but the two are OK. so claudia reed has more impact that Nina Reed

i like most of your names except castor ( sugar) and blake

and do you like unisex names, like Jocelyn or Elliot?

and not Bishop, unless its a family name of course

Bishop Reed is a job not a name

Christopher or Marianne

Boys:

Christopher (Kester) Benjamin

Tristan good, but not sure what with. Not Benjamin. Blake, maybe.

Marianne and Hester my faves from the girls' list. Hazel and Nina very good as first names too. What's your name Boobz? (Other than Boobz of course.) Us that in the middle.

Ooh people like Marianne, don't forget it has the Jane Austen pedigree.