Criticise my names please

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Not pg but thinking about DC2 now (in fact, thinkng about nothing but )

So...

Samantha
Lydia
Susannah
Beatrice
Verity
Elizabeth

Dominic
Nathan(iel)
Jonathan
Edward
Patrick
Michael (but surname begins with M)

As you can see, traditional names are my bag

Samantha - reminds me of bitchy school girls
Lydia - PFB
Susannah - Nice. Lots of variations for shortning
Beatrice - I love this name
Verity - Very horsey, head girl image
Elizabeth - to many around

Dominic - Mmm don't like it. Don't know why
Nathan(iel) - my ex bf name so I love it
Jonathan - Prefer John
Edward - classsic. Can be Edward if he is a lawyer of Ed if he is a plumber
Patrick - never met an unsexy Patrick
Michael - Nah

Yes, I did ask for criticism and note I have asked before there are any hormones whizzing around so I won't take offence and get all flouncey so criticise away!

Hmm, ok. I only really like Susannah spelled like that, for some reason makes it a nicer name even though the sound is the same IYSWIM

Am going off Beatrice rapidly now actually.

Am Irish, well born here but family Irish so could get away with Patrick. Family name as well.

I'm a bit perturbed at the lack of support for Samantha, I'm really liking that at the moment. Oh well...

Nothing to critisise except I don't like Lydia!

Love Jonathon, Edward, Patrick and Michael. Samantha, Beatrice, Verity and Elizabeth are all lovely.

I actually like Susannah as long as it doesn't have a z in it. I think it is a nice classic name with great nickname potential.

Samantha isn't quite such a classic, it's also tainted badly by idiots called samantha (the twin from big brother and her sister go by 'samanda'), and other vile samanthas in the media...
However if you really like the nn sam, for a girl, use it, as that is undoubtedly what she will end up as eventually. It's unique in a way as nobody else in her class will be called it, it's not like it's a really bad name so, it's ok

I thought about Lydia as I thought it was quite a classic really, but dp vetoed on basis that it sounds like 'lid' and he couldn't get over that association

Samantha like
Lydia no
Susannah - ok
Beatrice - ok
Verity - no
Elizabeth - ok has good nn

Dominic - no
Nathan(iel) - no
Jonathan - no
Edward - love (my DS1)
Patrick - love (my dad)
Michael (but surname begins with M) - ok

No to Samantha, Verity and Michael. Yes to all the others.

Samantha - like but not when shortened to Sam
Lydia - very pretty
Susannah - yes but not the shortened versions
Beatrice - not so keen on this one
Verity - 100% love it
Elizabeth - quite like this too

Dominic - quite nice
Nathan(iel) - nto sure
Jonathan - love it but I am biased
Edward - love it too
Patrick - unusual these days
Michael - yes but not Mike

Samantha QUITE LIKE THIS
Lydia NOT KEEN
Susannah NOT KEEN, DON'T LIKE SUE
Beatrice DISLIKE
Verity DISLIKE
Elizabeth LIKE BETH AND LIZZIE SO THIS IS OK

Dominic REALLY REALLY DISLIKE AND HATE DOM
Nathan(iel) ONLY LIKE NATHAN
Jonathan HATE JON BUT LIKE FULL NAME
Edward DISLIKE BUT I LIKE TED ON ITS OWN
Patrick OK BUT HATE PAT, NOT SURE ON PADDY
Michael ITS OK BIT BORING

What about

Samuel
Joseph
Jacob
Seth

Samantha - bit 70s, not due for a comeback yet
Lydia - OK
Susannah - OK
Beatrice - lovely, classy
Verity - twee. Yuck.
Elizabeth - lovely, classic

Dominic - could grow on me
Nathan(iel) - Nathaniel is gorgeous. Not so keen on Nathan.
Jonathan - hideous.
Edward - yuck
Patrick - nice
Michael - lovely. So underused. Def due for a comeback.

Samantha - good
Lydia - good
Susannah - good
Beatrice - hate
Verity - lovely
Elizabeth - good

Dominic - ok
Nathan(iel) - ok
Jonathan - ok
Edward - ok
Patrick - not good
Michael (but surname begins with M)- lovely

go for it and do what you like! x

Susannah or Elizabeth

Dominic or Patrick

Samantha - no
Lydia - no, a bit middle aged
Susannah - hmmmm, ok-ish
Beatrice - ok-ish
Verity - no, see lydia, verging on Jeeves & Wodehouse
Elizabeth - yes, nice

Dominic - no
Nathan(iel) - ok
Jonathan - no
Edward - yes but mainly because I love the nicknames
Patrick - yes, good name
Michael - yes, but maybe not with M surname(but surname begins with M)

Really like Lydia, Elizabeth and Beatrice from your girls. the other three all sound very old fashioned to me.

Not wild about any of the boys names but don't hate them either. I think Nathan is a wee bit chav.

Verity (and I really like Constance, too)
and
Patrick

My favourites are Susannah and Elizabeth, and Michael and Patrick. All classic, underused, and will be uncommon. All also v unlikely to date.

Susannah- susie
Elizabeth- Lizzie
and
Edward

Samantha OK - make sure you are ok with Sam as a 'short version'
Lydia - don't like the sound and a bit too old fashioned for me
Susannah - no unless you can guarentee you will get a sweet girly girl, Susan just makes me think of smug susan from narnia and susie is too giggly and silly
Beatrice - no, sounds pompous and naff
Verity - possibly, unusual without being to out of the ordinary
Elizabeth - OK as it has alot of possible shorts

Dominic - possibly, I like Nico as a short,
Nathan(iel) - this was one of our possible choices though i prefer Nathan (Nate as a short)
Jonathan - yes but a bit common now.
Edward - yes, lovely
Patrick - no, too irish and the only shorts are pat or paddy.
Michael (but surname begins with M) not keen, its either Mick (too irish) or Mike neither of which I like.

Girl: Elizabeth
(although its not a favourite choice of mine)
Boy: Edward - lovely name and I like the shorts (Ed, Eddie, Ted, Ned)

Samantha - No
Lydia - ok
Susannah - ok
Beatrice - lovely
Verity - nice but bit frilly for me
Elizabeth - lovely, an underused classic

Dominic - dull
Nathan(iel) - YUCK
Jonathan - no
Edward - not bad
Patrick - hmmm
Michael - no

Girls: Only one I like is Beatrice if it was shortened to Bea

Boys: Dominic, Patrick nice but others a bit meh

I like Lydia and Dominic.

They are all fine really. Samantha is a bit 80ish, but that probably won't matter to her! Verity seems to be having a bit of a popularity boom at the moment so I'd avoid it given a choice. Susannah would be my favourite of your girls names - lots of choice there (eg Su, Sue, Susan, Susie, Zannah). Beatrice and Elizabeth are also classics with good nick names. Lydia is slightly drippy.

Your boys names are fine, especially with the Irish connection. I prefer Nathaniel (Nate) to Nathan, partly because I like the sound better, but also because Nathan is more commonly used. It's nice to be a little out of the ordinary!

Nathaniel definitely nicer than Nathan

Samantha - ok bit seventies/eighties
Lydia - not keen but think it would grow on me
Susannah - ok
Beatrice - like, but prob because i know a lovely one
Verity - not keen
Elizabeth - nice

Dominic - ok
Nathan(iel) - like nathaniel
Jonathan - ok
Edward - like
Patrick - like but as others said a bit Irish (was my granddads name but his bday was 17 March)
Michael (but surname begins with M) - ok

I don't like any of them but would choose Elizabeth if forced to for a girl, it can be shortened to Beth which is nice (or Liz or Lizzy which are not nice in my opinion!) as for the boys...Edward at a push...Eddy, Ed, Ted (?)