Georgette Heyer Book Club - shameless diversion

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No point putting this in Baby Names.

Just had a healthy scan at 13+1. Would LOVE to use a GH name as both DSs "coincidentally" have GH first names.

Here's a list. Which do you think are even remotely useable? We have a very plain surname starting in J- and I have removed the DCs we already have.

Barbara, Harriet, Hester, Helen (Nell), Serena, Léonie, Prudence, Horatia, Phoebe, Cressida, Anthea, Venetia, Henrietta, Sophia, Judith, Sarah, Annis, Mary, Drusilla, Arabella, Diana, Cleone, Penelope, Frederica, Abigail, Katherine (Kitty or Kate), Deborah, Elinor, Ancilla, Hero, Jenny

Justin, Sylvester, Adolphus, Dominic, Ivo, Vernon, Julian, Jack, Ashley, Marcus, Gervase, Giles, Anthony, Frederick, Edward, Jasper, Hugh (Hugo), Charles, Waldo, Gareth, Tristam, Richard, Philip, Christopher (Kit), John, Robert, Miles, Max

The boys list is truly horrendous in places, isn't it!

Ooh! How lovely!

Let's think:

Nope:
Barbara, Serena, Horatia, Anthea (I worked with an absolute harriden called Anthea and its killed the name for me , Drusilla, Arabella, Cleone, Penelope, Ancilla

Comme ci, comme ca:
Harriet, Léonie, Phoebe, Cressida, Henrietta, Sophia, Judith, Sarah, Mary, Katherine (Kitty or Kate), Deborah, Elinor, Jenny

Two thumbs up:
Hester, Helen (Nell), Prudence, Annis, Diana, Abigail,

Would LOVE you to use it, but the poor wee thing may struggle:
Venetia, Frederica, Hero

Nope:
Adolphus, Vernon, Gervase, Waldo

Comme ci, comme ca:
Dominic, Julian, Jack, Ashley,

Two thumbs up:
Justin, Ivo, Marcus, Giles, Anthony, Frederick, Edward, Jasper, Hugh Hugo, Charles, Gareth, Tristam, Richard, Philip, Christopher Kit, John, Robert, Miles, Max

Would LOVE you to use it, but the poor wee thing may struggle:
Sylvester

Faves are in bold.

FOAF named her baby girl Charis after Frederica's sister, which is rather nice.

I have known someone who did this... can't say what she chose...

I have to say I would go for something not TOO Heyer. My faves in caps.
Harriet
HESTER
Helen
Serena
Sophia
JUDITH
SARAH
Mary
KATHERINE
Deborah
Elinor
Hero

Dominic
Jack
Marcus
ANTHONY
Frederick
Edward
Charles
Christopher
John
Robert
Max

Deborah

Kitty/Kit would go well with the DSs' names, a lot of them are a bit OTT compared to their names or aren't a good 'fit' IMO.

For a girl, Harriet, Nell, Sarah, Elinor and Penelope would also work.

I love Jasper (obviously!) but I don't think it would 'go'. Richard, Edward, Gareth (I am bizarrely fond of the name Gareth) or Robert would be my vote for a boy.

Or Alverstoke, known as Al? I hate the fact that such a brilliant hero has such a dreadful Christian name but Al could work!!

If I'd ever had a DD, she would have been a Venetia!

Miles and Max would work too, but there are gazillions of Max's in schools ATM. Same with Abigail.

Missed John off the boys' list as well.

I am identical with Leonie's long list, though not sure about Leonie...

Hugh and Hugo and Hester and Harriet are prob my favourites, with Horatia.

Not Hero.

But I love Venetia.

Anthony will become Tony, do you mind?

No to Ancilla, Abigail, Drusilla. Nor Sylvester. Nor the other ones Leonie dislikes.

I like Cleone but everyone will.think she is Chloe unless you are v v posh.

There are too many Jacks and Maxs round us.

Congrats, and you will tell us, please , Horry? If we are very very nice?

Brilliant idea

I love Georgette actually, and from the girls I particularly like Venetia, Henrietta and Leonie.

For a boy I really like Kit, Tristram, Jasper and Gareth. (and Sylvester )

I love how much you are getting into this.

Knew you'd all be name geeks too

I think there's a decent shortlist available even without considering the shelf of baby names book s.

What about Charis?

Anthony is DH's disliked uncle so it is not a likely choice for us

My dd's middle name is Deborah, I would have loved to call her Venetia.

So for a Girl Venetia, for a boy it has to be Christopher (Kit)

Oh yes, Venetia. I would have loved to use it for my DD, but DH issued a veto.

I vote for Kit, Giles or Jasper for a boy.

I'd have liked:

Venetia (unsurprisingly)
Arabella
Phoebe
Cressida
Hero

All were sadly vetoed by DH...

My favourites (knowing little of the works of GH) would be Hester, Cressida, Marcus and Tristram (Tristan).

But why Kit and not Kester? I actually know a Kester (my age, so 40s) and he really is named for GH, how cool is that :)

Anyway, your names:

Girls - I would say yes definitely to:
Harriet, Hester, Helen (Nell), Serena, Henrietta, Judith, Sarah, Mary, Arabella, Diana, Cleone, Frederica, Abigail, Katherine (Kitty or Kate), Deborah, Elinor, Hero, Jenny

My favourites are Harriet, Hester, Nell, Henrietta (nn Hetty) and Hero (DD's name doesn't start with an H - I don't like H names so much in Spanish - so I think everyone else should use them!)

Boys - yes to
Justin, Dominic, Ivo, Ashley, Marcus, Giles, Anthony, Frederick, Edward, Hugh (Hugo), Charles, Gareth, Tristam, Richard, Philip, Christopher (Kit), John, Robert, Miles, Max

My favourites of your boys list are Dominic (I've only ever met nice ones), Ivo (just cool) and Frederick but only if he is a Freddy

This wasn't exactly a "tell me what to name my unborn" but rather "can I keep a sly GH theme and get a great name?" to which the answer appears to be yes. Hurrah!

I haven't spoken to DH about specific names, no. He would get name fatigue this early.