Are these names too plain?

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] berries,

[name_f]My[/name_f] husband and are composing a list of names and are worried because we both like very classic/biblical names for firsts and family names for middle. That the names are too plain as we have a pretty ordinary last name which is Edwards. It doesn’t really bother me too much except that someone close mentioned that they’re very boring and they cannot imagine these names on a child. but we like them because they age well on people on all ages and they are not super popular or trendy that they are tied to a particular time eg [name_m]Joshua[/name_m] and [name_f]Caitlin[/name_f] 80s to 90s etc and less likely to have double ups in school etc Feedback would be great if you can give any.

Boys:
[name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m] Edwards
[name_m]Paul[/name_m] [name_m]Joseph[/name_m] Edwards
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m] [name_m]Gregory[/name_m] Edwards

Girls:

[name_f]Isabel[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] Edwards
[name_f]Joanna[/name_f] [name_u]Vivian[/name_u] Edwards
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Pamela[/name_f] Edwards

I don’t think there is anything boring about any of those names. Beautiful, classic and timeless.

This makes me happy :slight_smile:

There’s absolutely nothing wrong with your names! That person, I’m sorry to say, was being kind of rude. She/he may think they’re boring but that absolutely does not mean that they are or that they can’t work as a name. I like almost all your names and find them interesting to boot (I love [name_m]Paul[/name_m] [name_m]Joseph[/name_m] & [name_f]Isabel[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] :)) They have a rich history, a tonne of interesting namesakes behind them and, like you said, won’t become dated, unlike ‘interestingly’ named Nevvaeeeuh or Rhilee. Honestly, I find trying to be ridiculously unusual with your baby names to be one of the most boring things going :stuck_out_tongue:

Ok, [name_m]Tobias[/name_m] and [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] are totally opposite of boring! They are so cool and I love those names! [name_m]Paul[/name_m], [name_m]Jonathon[/name_m], [name_f]Isabel[/name_f] and [name_f]Joanna[/name_f] aren’t boring either, they’re just not my style. If I could make my own combos out of your names, the two I would do would be [name_m]Tobias[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m] Edwards and [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_u]Vivian[/name_u] Edwards.

Thanks guys :slight_smile:

Your names are definitely not boring! [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] and [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] are two of my favorite names. You have great taste! :slight_smile:

Beautiful, classic names! I don’t think they are boring at all! :slight_smile:

[name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] Edwards might get flack for having a similar name as a disgraced politician, though I much prefer it to [name_m]Paul[/name_m] and [name_m]Tobias[/name_m]. The girls’ choices are better–love [name_f]Lydia[/name_f]!

Would he get flack in Australia though ? That’s where I live.

[name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] Edwards is an American politician correct ?

I’m from Australia too, and never heard of [name_m]Jonathon[/name_m] Edwards- I really don’t think it’s a big deal. :slight_smile:

With such a common last name, I agree you shouldn’t choose very common first names like [name_m]William[/name_m] or [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]. It just turns into what I call a “[name_m]John[/name_m] [name_m]Smith[/name_m] name.” Odd but I have trouble remembering which famous person with the last name [name_m]Smith[/name_m]/[name_m]Jones[/name_m]/etc. is which! (e.g. [name_u]Sam[/name_u] [name_m]Jones[/name_m], is that the politician or the author? oh right the author- the politician is [name_m]Mike[/name_m] [name_m]Jones[/name_m]!) I could imagine myself having that problem with people I know too, but this is probably not common…

That being said- I don’t think any of your names are common at all! They may feel common because they’ve been in use for a long time, but none of the names are super popular right now except [name_f]Isabel[/name_f] being close to [name_f]Isabella[/name_f]. I don’t think I’ve met a baby or child by any of these names for awhile. I especially love [name_f]Isabel[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]. :slight_smile: But they’re classics that will never date- they’ll never feel trendy nor out of style.

About [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] Edwards, are you aware that there was a famous theologian name [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] Edwards?

No I wasn’t until I typed the name into google :stuck_out_tongue: what’s wrong with him ?

There was also an British Olympic athlete called [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] Edwards. I don’t know of half these people until I google them. don’t think it’ll be a big deal in Australia.

These aren’t too plain at all. They are lovely choices!

They aren’t boring at all! I would absolutely love to meet a little [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] , [name_m]Paul[/name_m] or [name_f]Lydia[/name_f]!

Very nice

I don’t find these boring; I find them solid names. I guess compared to [name_f]Tundra[/name_f], they are bland, but that is OK!

Thanks everyone :slight_smile: