mummynerves' baby name shortlist

[mummynerves]

Here's the shortlist of baby names I'm considering that I generated with Mumsnet's Baby Name Finder. Let me know what you think.

Boys
Angus
Everett
Falkner
Sawyer

Girls
Evangeline
Grace
Lillian
Olivia

I like Angus from your boys' list, and I like all of the girls' names.

Angus- Very cool, love Gus
Everett- In my mind, that's a surname. Are you big fans of Kenny Everett because people will refer to him ALL THE TIME if you call your DS this.
Falkner- Don't like it, it's too bird-of-prey for me.
Sawyer- Well, now, I actually quite like this. You will get Tom Sawyer all the time though...

Evangeline- NOt my cup of tea, but quite pretty
Grace- Too common
Lillian- Nice
Olivia- See Grace.

I love all your girls names but agree that Olivia and Grace are top 10 names so there will be lots around (not necessarily a bad thing!)

I don't mind any of your boys names but they do all sounds like surnames to me apart from Angus which is my favourite. I do quite like Sawyer too. Make sure that your surname doesn't sound like a first name eg Thomas or James or your child will forver be correcting the order of his names when called out in doctor's waiting rooms etc James Sawyer rather than Sawyer James.

The boys are horrid.

Olivia and Grace are yawningly common. Pretty enough, but just so Karen-in-the-70s.

I like Evangeline a lot. I'd never dare use it but I think it's fabulous.

Thankyou ladies

Evangeline and Angus are my favorites. My DH is in need of some convincing about Evangaline but I am going to persist I think.
Olivia is DH's choice I agree with you bucharest very common.

Angus and Evangeline were my favourites from your list. Get your DH to watch Nanny Mcphee, he will come round to Evangeline.

Angus

Evangeline

Do you watch Lost?

Angus
Olivia or Grace

Eve is nice. But Evangeline is a bit .... like adding cream and icecream and sprinkles to Eve. And then you just get sick.

No offence meant to mums of Evangelines. Sorry.

I love the name Evangeline personally

I also really like Falkner, sounds like a good strong boy's name and you won't have to worry about there being 10 other Falkners in his class (unlike Oliver for example).

Everett and Lillian get my vote.

How about Angela or Evaline?

Evaline is lovely not so keen on Angela

I love Angus if i ever have another DS this is what we will call him.
I like evangeline from your girls list i used to know a little 4yr old who was called this with Angel as nn. Also think Lillian is rather good to.

Angus is fab. Quite like Evangeline.

Falker would be called Fucker for 6 years at secondary school. (So would a Tucker)

Did you do American Literature by any chance?

I like Angus and Lilian - an underused name

Evangeline.

Faulkner and Sawyer beyond poncy.