Baby due today, still haven't agreed on a name. Something similar to Cecily or Helena - can you help???

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Ok so DH and I cannot agree.

We don't know the sex but are a bit more stumped with girls names.

I love both Cecily and Helena, he thinks they are ponsy. I also love Romily but a close friend has named her baby that about 6 months ago. Same with beatrice and martha.

Dh likes names that are now too popular in my opinion (I think the are nice but I have a popular name and it drove me bonkers at school). eg Poppy, Hannah, Evie, Olivia

Can you help??? Think this baby might be nameless... Looking for classy names that won't date, are pretty but not too girlie and ideally outside the top 30/50.

Boys - maybe alexander or adam. urrghh who knows.

DS 1 is Louis.

HELP!!!!!!
(have name changed)

Josephine.
Should have got my thoughts together before posting!

Flora (my DD's name) meets your '30s literary style and your DH's modern/floral style...

Annabel
Mirabel
Christabel

all FAB

Verity? Bit like cecily and romilly

Ruby

Cecilia

Cadence

Lennie

Alexia

Constance?

Stella?

Philippa?

William, Dominic or Sebastian for a boy?

alicia
flora
amelie
sophia
elisa

Claudia
Tabitha

ILGH - Stella is lovely and it would be sooo much fun to shout it across a playground and sound like you're rehearsing Street Car every time!

All the names on your list of faves are really lovely. I don't think you can go wrong. If you still want other ideas:

Elsie (close to Elsa with that ie ending that you like)
Ivy
Violet
Beatrice
Alice
Adeline
Rosalind/ Rosalie
Tess
Agnes
Francesca

Gabriel
Lucas
Rufus
Joseph
Jasper
Benedict
Frederick
Sebas tian
Charles

Let us know what you decide!

Aurelie
Ottilie

Victoria?
i like Adam

Romy.... shortened from Rosemary?

Tabitha.

Helena is beautiful and timeless

thats what i think - how to convince dh?!!!

thanks for answers guys

no signs yet so hopefully a bit more time o ponder

You let him decide the middle name and put your foot down about Helena!She'll be a cute Helena baby,a strong-willed Helena child and a beautiful elegant Helena woman.Also you rarely hear of the name.Good luck!

Helaina... Lilly... Dorothy... Dorothea... Margarette... Milly... Gretta... Laoisa (irish, pronounced lee-sha)
Love ur boys names

When i read ur dh favs Evalin popped into my mind that ye both might like as its kinda similar to evie but classic and elegant without being too popular... Good luck wit labour by day way

Arianne (like Anna-ish)?

Do you like Elaine? It is near to the French pronunciation of Helena so Helena could just slither in without him noticing .
Lily is a great name;
Rosamund
Elizabeth
what about something easy but not common nowadays like Caroline (I love this name, and Carrie for short)
Or Katherine called Kitty?

Helena - best name in the world.

Mind you I am biased because if you remove 1 letter it is my name

Elsa! Not old ladyish - it's so achingly beautiful!

hmmm yes think we like it. elsa that is. so difficult! next time round going to give it a bit more time to think about it...

Elsa is stunning