It's gonna be Samantha whether it's a boy or girl!

General Name Discussion
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[name]Hi[/name] all you lovely baby namers!

I posted on here ages ago to get some ideas for names, well we are now 37 weeks pregnant and still have no idea what to call this baby, whether it is a boy or girl.
All through the pregnancy hubby has insisted on calling the bump [name]Samantha[/name], I am now getting very concerned that he would default to that when bubs actually arrives!!!

So the long and short is I need help,
I like names that are unusual but not weird, not names of objects and no made up spellings.
I like surnames as first names, I like unusual but real English names,
I like old lady/man names.

Please, please help!
Thanks in advance :slight_smile:

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Okay, so here are a few that come to mind for me.

BOYS
[name]Cole[/name]
[name]Walker[/name]
[name]Walter[/name]
[name]Colton[/name]
[name]Hudson[/name]
[name]Pierce[/name]*
[name]Hugh[/name]
[name]Nixon[/name]*
[name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Clarence[/name]
[name]Clive[/name]*

GIRLS
[name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Edna[/name]
[name]Louise[/name]/[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Zenia[/name] ([name]Zen[/name]-ya)
[name]Marcella[/name]*
[name]Minnie[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Lorna[/name]*
[name]Marlena[/name]
[name]Hilda[/name]/[name]Hilde[/name]*

I * my favorites. If any of these stick out at you let me know and I can help with some combos. Good luck!

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Here are a few suggestions for you, I hope there is something that appeals to you.

[name]Alistair[/name]
[name]Arlo[/name]
[name]Declan[/name]
[name]Dominic[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Kit[/name]
[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Otis[/name]

[name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Anneliese[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Jacinda[/name]
[name]Indigo[/name]
[name]Mimi[/name]

I will try and think of some more for you. Cheers, [name]Mintie[/name].

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Girls:
[name]Ida[/name]
[name]Lucille[/name] (for which I love [name]Lu[/name] for short rather than [name]Lucy[/name])
[name]Prudence[/name]
[name]Florence[/name] ([name]Flo[/name])
[name]Charlotte[/name] ([name]Totty[/name], [name]Lottie[/name])
[name]Tove[/name] (pronounce Toe-va, author of Moomintroll books, probably not quite your thing, but I heard it recently and loved it.)
[name]Calypso[/name] (a very old name, it’s from the Odyssey. [name]Love[/name] this name)
[name]Esther[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]

Boys:
(sorry, I am crap at boys names, but here’s what we’ve got so far)
[name]Laurence[/name] ([name]Laurie[/name])
Usko (oos-ko. It’s Finnish and means [name]Faith[/name])
[name]Edward[/name]/[name]Teddy[/name]/[name]Ted[/name]/[name]Ned[/name]
[name]Miles[/name]
[name]Mickey[/name]
[name]Quinn[/name]/[name]Quincy[/name]
[name]Nicol[/name]
[name]Forrest[/name]
[name]Charles[/name]/[name]Charlie[/name] (I can’t use these last three for complicated family reasons, of them my favourite is [name]Nicol[/name], which is such a lovely version of [name]Nicholas[/name], though I guess similarities to Nickle might put Americans off. But hey, what would I know - I’m called [name]Penny[/name]. Hmm. Maybe another, non-family reason I shouldn’t be allowed to use [name]Nicol[/name]!)

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Boys;
[name]Jonathan[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Ewan[/name]
[name]Owen[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name]
[name]James[/name]
[name]Jack[/name]
[name]Jackson[/name]
[name]Lincoln[/name]
[name]David[/name]
[name]Peter[/name]
[name]Michael[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name]
[name]Allen[/name]/[name]Alan[/name]
[name]George[/name]
[name]Rodger[/name]
[name]Roy[/name]
[name]Grayson[/name]
[name]Victor[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Spencer[/name]
[name]Greg[/name]
[name]Craig[/name]
[name]Harry[/name]
[name]Harrison[/name]
[name]Matthew[/name]
[name]Tobias[/name] nn [name]Toby[/name]
[name]William[/name]
[name]Liam[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name]

Girls;
[name]Annie[/name]
[name]Anna[/name]
[name]Ann[/name]
[name]Anneliese[/name]
[name]Sarah[/name]
[name]Jenna[/name]
[name]Grace[/name]
[name]Rosanna[/name]
[name]Jacqueline[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Isla[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Kate[/name]
[name]Katherine[/name]
[name]Frances[/name]
[name]Quinn[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name]
[name]Willow[/name]
[name]Zara[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Nicole[/name]
[name]Nicola[/name]
[name]Michelle[/name]
[name]Mirabelle[/name]
[name]Annabel[/name]
[name]Lauren[/name]
[name]Laura[/name]
[name]Louise[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Olive[/name]
[name]Ainsley[/name]
[name]Rebecca[/name]
[name]Leah[/name]
[name]Miriam[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Martha[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Vera[/name]
[name]Melaine[/name]
[name]Melissa[/name]

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Save me from [name]Samantha[/name]!

[name]Reid[/name]
[name]Harry[/name]
[name]Miles[/name]
[name]Grant[/name]
[name]Archer[/name]
[name]James[/name]
[name]Jamison[/name]
[name]Christian[/name]
[name]Winston[/name]
[name]Stirling[/name]
[name]Lachlan[/name]
[name]Toby[/name] (ias or in)
[name]Rupert[/name]
[name]Edwin[/name]
[name]Will[/name]
[name]Leo[/name]

[name]Imogen[/name] must go to the top of the list then for a daughter

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[name]Ada[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Lola[/name]
[name]Freya[/name]
[name]Calla[/name]
[name]Vera[/name]
[name]Elodie[/name]
[name]Cecily[/name]
[name]Viola[/name]
[name]Sadie[/name]
[name]Mira[/name]
[name]Fiona[/name]

[name]Rupert[/name]
[name]Edmund[/name]
[name]Julius[/name]
[name]Quinton[/name]
[name]Lincoln[/name]
Tatcher
[name]Turner[/name]
[name]Peter[/name]
[name]Clark[/name]
[name]Reid[/name]
Truett

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[name]Samantha[/name] is a beautiful name for a girl. The easy choice would be to go with [name]Samuel[/name] or [name]Samson[/name] for a boy.
The first names that popped into my head were:
[name]Benton[/name]
[name]Dexter[/name]
Jospeh/[name]Jozef[/name]
[name]Tennison[/name]

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[name]Brighton[/name]
[name]Benson[/name]
[name]Britain[/name]/[name]Britton[/name]
Jolson
[name]Orrin[/name]
[name]Abel[/name]
[name]Abram[/name]
[name]Lincoln[/name]
[name]Nelson[/name]
[name]Marshall[/name]
[name]Crosby[/name]
Caulfield
[name]Samson[/name]
[name]Harris[/name]
[name]Ellis[/name]
[name]Kai[/name]
[name]Quincy[/name]
[name]Quill[/name]
[name]Jared[/name]
[name]Anderson[/name]
[name]Sanderson[/name]
[name]Nevin[/name]
[name]Levin[/name]
[name]Soren[/name]
[name]Ronan[/name]
Roane
[name]Roman[/name]

[name]Luna[/name]
[name]Magdalene[/name]
[name]Temperance[/name]
[name]May[/name]/[name]Mae[/name]
[name]Adella[/name]
[name]Lola[/name]
[name]Cassia[/name]
[name]Acacia[/name]
[name]Hermione[/name]
[name]Jada[/name]
[name]Jana[/name]
[name]Jessa[/name]
[name]Tessa[/name]
[name]Dessa[/name]
[name]Nessa[/name]
[name]Nola[/name]
[name]Nila[/name]

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Sorry for repeats…

Boys:
[name]Harold[/name]
[name]Eugene[/name]
[name]Howard[/name]
[name]Ernest[/name]
[name]Clifford[/name]
[name]Chester[/name]
[name]Calvin[/name]
[name]Wallace[/name]
[name]Willis[/name]
[name]Woodrow[/name]
[name]Roosevelt[/name]
[name]Stanford[/name]
[name]Frank[/name]
[name]Ralph[/name]
[name]Orville[/name]

Girls:
[name]Edna[/name]
[name]Doris[/name]
[name]Shirley[/name]
[name]Irene[/name]
[name]Marjorie[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Gloria[/name]
[name]Dolores[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Mable[/name]
[name]Henrietta[/name]
[name]Winona[/name]
[name]Frances[/name]