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Come and indulge me - 2009 has been a shocker thus far and I need to think about lovely fluffy things like what to call dc2 :o)

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TigerFeet · 19/02/2009 16:01

dc2 due mid-September, 10+1 today

I have a dd, Lucy. Surname sounds a bit like Chaplin.

What shall I call her sibling? It will probably be something fairly traditional as dh has conservative tastes. FIL has already said he'd like a grandson called Thomas - I like Thomas but we have friends with Thomases so it's probably a non-starter. This is the only suggestion anyone has made so far.

I have no idea where to start! I just hope I'm not getting ahead of myself.. it's two weeks before I have my dating scan.

I'm on medication for HG, dh currently in hospital, both our jobs are at risk of redundancy. I want to think about nice things for a while

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FiveGoMadInDorset · 19/02/2009 16:02

edward
william

VeryAnnieMary · 19/02/2009 16:04

Alice or Margaret?

Edward - my fave too

Timothy?

Lizzylou · 19/02/2009 16:04

Alexander Thomas (surname)
James Thomas (Surname)

DS1's middle name is Thomas, was always my choice for name, but DH's cousin is Thomas.

VeryAnnieMary · 19/02/2009 16:04

ps sorry to hear you're having a rubbish year to date - things can only get better hopefully xx

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TigerFeet · 19/02/2009 16:05

I have a close friend with a baby Edward!

William is good - I like Billy as a diminutive.

I need girls' names too!

We knew dd was going to be a girl after the 20wk scan so never discussed boys' names properly, although dh said he likes Aaron but it rhymes with our surname and sounds a bit matchy-matchy iyswim.

I liked Amelia but dh said no.

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FiveGoMadInDorset · 19/02/2009 16:05

elizabeth

Lizzylou · 19/02/2009 16:06

Ooh, girls names

Alexandra
Thea
Imogen
Louisa

Hope you have a lovely rest of 2009!

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TigerFeet · 19/02/2009 16:08

Margaret is MIL's name I'd like to use it as a middle name perhaps.

Alice Margaret is nice isn't it? Lucy and Alice. Hmmm

I like James, middle name would probably be RObert, after FIL, dh's middle name is Robert. ALexander, not sure, I think I know too many. You'd think I'd know more Jameses wouldn't you? I knew one when dd was a baby but I don't know any atm.

As a family we tend to pick a first name because we like it then choose a family name as a middle name.

A solid, traditional name, as yet unused by family and friends - it's tricky isn't it?

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Lizzylou · 19/02/2009 16:10

Benedict is a lovely name

I put that there so you'd know not to slate it too much!

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TigerFeet · 19/02/2009 16:12

I like Joseph

Joseph Robert. Is it a but tum-te-tum-te with a 2 syllable surname?

Imogen is lovely but I don't think dh would like it. Louisa - I like but want to avoid having the same initial as dd.

Elizabeth - ooh yes, and Beth for short

This is fun

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TigerFeet · 19/02/2009 16:14

Benedict is the sort of name that I love but dh absolutely will not countenance

A friend of my mum called her baby Barnaby. Utterly, utterly wonderful name imo, especially with their single syllable surname. DH phsl

I shouldn't let him have a say should I?

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Lizzylou · 19/02/2009 16:16

NO, your DH shouldn't have a say!

Benedict is fabbo name in extreme, my Benedict is Benny normally, but I do love the name. Was surprised when DH agreed with me tbh, but may be becuase he hero worships Benedict Allen

I like Robert as a first name as well, though.

pooka · 19/02/2009 16:22

Hi tigerfeet.

I have dd Lucy and ds is Tom. Just Tom, not thomas.

The names go beautifully IMO - so I wasn't surprised to see that shirley hughes wrote books called "Lucy and Tom".

I'm now pondering No. 3 (Sept like you). Girls am sorted for (and then some, so many lovely names). But boys' names - so difficult!

I have many male cousins and it seems to me that my aunts pinched the best names - Edward, William, James, Tom. I don't think I can get away with another. Charles? Peter? Joe?

Sidge · 19/02/2009 16:24

Ooh I love traditional names. Lucy is lovely!

How about

Sophie
Imogen
Jessica
Hannah
Claudia
Clara
Susannah

Benedict
Gregory
Jonathan
Willia m
Alexander
Samuel

BonsoirAnna · 19/02/2009 16:25

My sister has a Lucie (half French) and her brothers are called Hugo and Thomas. Lucie's middle names are Constance Beatrice. They all "go" pretty well together. My DD is a Flora which also sounds good with Lucy/ie.

sweetkitty · 19/02/2009 16:26

James
Andrew
Matthew
Mark
Stephen
Benjamin
Toby

Girls
Elodie
Isobella
Annabel
Abigail
Bethany
Ellie (I know a Lucy and Ellie)
Katie
Emma
Ruth

Lizzylou · 19/02/2009 16:26

OOH, great list Sidge!
Gregory!
I love the name Gregory (vetoed by DH for me)

BonsoirAnna · 19/02/2009 16:26

My DD Flora's middle names are Elisabeth Zoe...

Lizzylou · 19/02/2009 16:28

Love the name Flora, Anna
Abigail is a lovely name too

Why am I getting so excited about baby names when I have no intention of ever having anoth one?

BonsoirAnna · 19/02/2009 16:29

I know, I've already name hypothetical DD2 and DD3. I shall be one of those very annoying grandmothers who tries to push names onto grandchildren.

Lizzylou · 19/02/2009 16:30

I am certain to be MIL from hell (2 DS's), in years to come I will be slated on MN

BonsoirAnna · 19/02/2009 16:32

I'm going to be a stepMIL (2 DSSs) before being a grandmother...

Lizzylou · 19/02/2009 16:33

OOh, you can be really evil in that case

sweetkitty · 19/02/2009 16:34

I lurve baby names as well

I was choosing names for my virtual twin girls yesterday and

Lucy and Abbie
although you might not want two -ie names
Lucy and Emma are pretty too

BonsoirAnna · 19/02/2009 16:34

It will happen without even trying I suspect...