My shortlist .. unleash your worst!

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Girls:

Olivia
Florence
Pippa
Rosemary
Charlotte

Boys:

Edward
George
Liam
Reuben
Raphael
Winston

Forgot one : Albert

I usually come on the baby name threads to point and laugh (and I make no apology for that - some of the threads are frankly hilarious) but I actually really like most of your choices

Except for the afterthought, which is a bit bald and ugly on the ear. I'd avoid Winston as well.

Olivia - lovely, but very popular
Florence - nice
Pippa - ok as a nickname, maybe not good for an adult?
Rosemary - nice, good nickname potential
Charlotte - classic but quite uncommon at the moment

Boys:

Edward - bit dull
George - nice, safe bet
Liam - not keen at all
Reuben - lovely
Raphael - pretentious?
Winston - screams "cool" to me, maybe a bit try hard

Olivia - nice but common
Florence - not sure, but pretty. Think about how you feel about shortened versions
Pippa - very pretty, and know an adult Pippa.
Rosemary - lots of shorter options, if you choose this, accept that she won't get called "Rosemary" for long
Charlotte - pretty, but be sure you like Charlie/Charl as shortened name (it won't be your choice as they get older!)

Boys:
Edward - like
George - like
Liam - like
Reuben - ok, but wouldn't choose
Raphael & Winston - sorry, don't like

(oops sorry, common = popular, no other meaning intended!)

Olivia or Charlotte
Reuben or George

Florence or Reuben

Pippa is lovely and I haven't heard it for years .I like a lot of the others too but not Winston,or Liam .

I like Florence (DS2's name if not DS!)

Also like Edward, George, Albert.

Olivia and Charlotte are overused. Ilike Florence very much, Pippa and Rosemary both sweet.

Liam - has slightly rough connotations round here.
Winston - oh no

The other boys names all fine - Raphael is a beautiful name but you might have to live in Hampstead to get away with it

Olivia...too popular, dislike Oli
Florence...ok, bit old granny
Pippa...ok
Rosemary....not keen but Rose/Rosie nice
Charlotte...bit boring

Boys:

Edward... dislike
George..boring
Liam...too popular, not keen
Reuben...not keen
Raphael ....awful
Winston...reminds me of that guy of child of our time
Albert...ok

I forgot Albert.
Fantastic name but only if shortened to Albie

I'm not so sure about Pippa - could you use Philippa and have Pippa as a nickname? Also, there are many, many Olivias about so if you want a slightly more unique name then perhaps avoid that one (though it's a nice name).

The only one I don't like out of the boys names is Liam - reminds me of Liam Gallagher.

Olivia - like but popular.
Florence - ooh, I love this. She could be Flora without failing the Prime Minister test.
Pippa - fails the PMT (acronym pun not intended)
Rosemary - I think it's stodgy, and there's a billion little Roses out there at the moment
Charlotte - love it, but didn't this shoot up in popularity due to SaTC?

Edward - adore
George - depends on your cultural associations. Around here, it's a Greek lawyer's name. There's also Curious George the monkey. But don't know if any of that resonates in England, so might be great.
Liam - trendy, not in a good way
Reuben - Don't like, but couldn't tell you why
Raphael - I like it a lot. Rafe is a good nickname
Winston - Well, Churchill, and 1984, but I think it's probably due for a comeback
Albert - my favourite along with Edward

So I'd go Florence, Edward or Albert

Charlotte

or

George

Not keen on Liam, also Olivia v. popular, but otherwise they're all lovely. I particularly like Florence, Reuben & Raphael.

I like Florence, Pippa, Rosemary, Edward, George.

Olivia - fine but a bit boring and overused
Florence - pretty
Pippa - quite cute
Rosemary - nice, my cousin is rosemary with rosie as nickname
Charlotte - lovely, this would be my pick from your girls names

Boys:

Edward - nice handsome name
George - has been growing on me, a good name
Liam - never liked it, seems a bit rough... sorry
Reuben - great name
Raphael - nice but don't think I would dare to actually use it
Winston - sounds like the parents are trying to be cool, but actually seems a bit geeky
Albert - Not keen on at all, too old and stodgy sounding. What about Arthur?

I would go for Charlotte or Reuben

Reuben and Florence.

Beautiful.

Florence lovely, our choice for ds (2nd dc if he'd been a girl)

Rosamary nice too, lovely old fashioned name

Pippa, don't like

Charlotte too popular

Boys, like Edward esp. if shortened to Ted.

I know Liam is a bit scallyish esp round these parts but I still love it!

george okish all other boys names horrible, sorry, and Winston is a dog name.

I like all your girls' names apart from pippa.

Rosemary, with Romy for short would be my favourite. I like lottie and olivia too.

Reuben and Edward are good names. I like George and LIam as well. Raphael is lovely too. Albert and Winston... no. I know it was a former prime minister, but I am picturing a boxer dog here. I like George too. Liam is lovely and not 'rough'. It is the gaelic form of William.

Raphael or Rosemary

Olivia yawn. There are trillions. She would be one of 348 in her schoolyear.
Florence- lovely lovely lovely
Pippa- is either a pet poodle or a pornstar
Rosemary-Janet/Brenda-esque for me.
Charlotte- Lovely, classy elegant, not too many newborns now, they are all about 15.

Boys:

Edward- I hate this, irrationally.
George- ditto
Liam- I imagine Liam to be a bit thuggy and naughty
Reuben- like this
Raphael- too flowery
Winston- too surnamey and clumpy for me
Albert- flat cap and whippets.

Don´t like Pippa, Rosemary, Winston or Albert.

Girls:

Olivia.... pretty
Florence... like it
Pippa.... dated for me and a bit little girly
Rosemary.... not keen, bit old lady without being classic for me.
Charlotte.... bit dull, sorry

Boys:

Edward... really want to like Edward, but struggle, though like most of the NNs
George... LOVE
Liam... very nice
Reuben... ok
Raphael ... as a name I like it, but think you have to be quite a character to carry it off
Winston... makes me think of dogs

Struck at how diverse your choices are...not a certain type or style. Good for you!

Love the honesty! Thank you