Name your children: call the midwife style šŸŒø

General Name Discussion
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Iā€™ve been binge watching call the midwife for the millionth time and was hoping that you would all indulge me once again in my fantasies of naming babies from times gone by!

Pretending that nothing went out of fashion and, using my extensively gathered list of names taken from 1950s-1960s [name_u]England[/name_u], [name_u]Ireland[/name_u], [name_u]Scotland[/name_u] & Walesā€¦ what would you name your children?

boys

[name_m]Abdul[/name_m] | [name_m]Adam[/name_m] | [name_u]Adrian[/name_u] | [name_u]Aidan[/name_u] | [name_m]Alan[/name_m] | [name_m]Alasdair[/name_m] | [name_m]Alastair[/name_m] | [name_m]Albert[/name_m] | [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] | [name_m]Alistair[/name_m] | [name_m]Allan[/name_m] | [name_m]Andrew[/name_m] | [name_m]Angus[/name_m] | [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] | [name_m]Antony[/name_m] | [name_m]Archibald[/name_m] | [name_u]Arthur[/name_u]
[name_u]Barry[/name_u] | [name_m]Bernard[/name_m] | [name_m]Brendan[/name_m] | [name_m]Brian[/name_m] | [name_m]Bruce[/name_m] | [name_m]Bryan[/name_m]
[name_m]Carl[/name_m] | [name_u]Charles[/name_u] | [name_m]Christopher[/name_m] | [name_m]Ciaran[/name_m] | [name_u]Clifford[/name_u] | [name_m]Clive[/name_m] | [name_m]Colin[/name_m] | [name_m]Colm[/name_m] | [name_m]Craig[/name_m]
[name_m]Damian[/name_m] | [name_m]Damien[/name_m] | [name_u]Daniel[/name_u] | [name_u]Darrell[/name_u] | [name_u]Darren[/name_u] | [name_u]Darryl[/name_u] | [name_u]David[/name_u] | [name_u]Dean[/name_u] | [name_u]Declan[/name_u] | [name_u]Denis[/name_u] | [name_m]Dennis[/name_m] | [name_m]Derek[/name_m] | [name_m]Dermot[/name_m] | [name_m]Desmond[/name_m] | [name_m]Dominic[/name_m] | [name_m]Donal[/name_m] | [name_m]Donald[/name_m] | [name_u]Douglas[/name_u] | [name_m]Duncan[/name_m]
[name_m]Eamon[/name_m] | [name_m]Eamonn[/name_m] | [name_u]Edward[/name_u] | [name_m]Eric[/name_m] | [name_m]Eugene[/name_m] | [name_m]Ewan[/name_m]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u] | [name_m]Frank[/name_m] | [name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_m]Gareth[/name_m] | [name_u]Gary[/name_u] | [name_u]Garry[/name_u] | [name_m]Gavin[/name_m] | [name_m]Geoffrey[/name_m] | [name_u]George[/name_u] | [name_m]Gerald[/name_m] | [name_m]Gerard[/name_m] | [name_u]Glenn[/name_u] | [name_m]Gordon[/name_m] | [name_m]Graeme[/name_m] | [name_m]Graham[/name_m] | [name_m]Grant[/name_m] | [name_m]Gregory[/name_m] | [name_m]Guy[/name_m]
[name_m]Hamish[/name_m] | [name_u]Harry[/name_u] | [name_u]Henry[/name_u] | [name_u]Howard[/name_u] | [name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_m]Iain[/name_m] | [name_m]Ian[/name_m]
[name_u]Jack[/name_u] | [name_u]James[/name_u] | [name_m]Jason[/name_m] | [name_m]Jeffrey[/name_m] | [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] | [name_u]John[/name_u] | [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] | [name_u]Joseph[/name_u] | [name_u]Julian[/name_u]
[name_m]Karl[/name_m] | [name_m]Keith[/name_m] | [name_m]Kenneth[/name_m] | [name_m]Kevin[/name_m]
[name_u]Laurence[/name_u] | [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u] | [name_u]Lee[/name_u] | [name_m]Leonard[/name_m] | [name_u]Leslie[/name_u] | [name_u]Liam[/name_u]
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m] | [name_m]Mark[/name_m] | [name_m]Martin[/name_m] | [name_m]Martyn[/name_m] | [name_m]Matthew[/name_m] | [name_u]Maurice[/name_u] | [name_u]Michael[/name_u] | [name_m]Mohamed[/name_m] | [name_m]Mohammad[/name_m] | [name_m]Mohammed[/name_m] | [name_u]Murray[/name_u]
[name_u]Neil[/name_u] | [name_u]Niall[/name_u] | [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] | [name_m]Nigel[/name_m] | [name_u]Noel[/name_u] | [name_m]Norman[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] | [name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_m]Padraig[/name_m] | [name_m]Patrick[/name_m] | [name_m]Paul[/name_m] | [name_m]Peter[/name_m] | [name_m]Philip[/name_m] | [name_m]Phillip[/name_m]
[name_m]Raymond[/name_m] | [name_m]Richard[/name_m] | [name_u]Robert[/name_u] | [name_u]Robin[/name_u] | [name_m]Roderick[/name_m] | [name_m]Roger[/name_m] | [name_m]Ronald[/name_m] | [name_u]Rory[/name_u] | [name_m]Ross[/name_m] | [name_u]Roy[/name_u] | [name_m]Russell[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] | [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] | [name_u]Sean[/name_u] | [name_u]Shaun[/name_u] | [name_m]Simon[/name_m] | [name_u]Stanley[/name_u] | [name_m]Stephen[/name_m] | [name_m]Steven[/name_m] | [name_m]Stewart[/name_m] | [name_m]Stuart[/name_m]
[name_m]Terence[/name_m] | [name_u]Terry[/name_u] | [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] | [name_u]Timothy[/name_u] | [name_u]Tony[/name_u] | [name_m]Trevor[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m] | [name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_u]Walter[/name_u] | [name_m]Wayne[/name_m] | [name_u]William[/name_u]

girls

[name_f]Agnes[/name_f] | [name_f]Aileen[/name_f] | [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] | [name_f]Alice[/name_f] | [name_f]Alison[/name_f] | [name_f]Amanda[/name_f] | [name_u]Andrea[/name_u] | [name_f]Angela[/name_f] | [name_f]Anita[/name_f] | [name_f]Ann[/name_f] | [name_f]Anna[/name_f] | [name_u]Anne[/name_u] | [name_f]Annette[/name_f] | [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] | [name_f]Avril[/name_f]
[name_f]Barbara[/name_f] | [name_f]Bernadette[/name_f] | [name_f]Beverley[/name_f] | [name_f]Brenda[/name_f] | [name_f]Bridget[/name_f] | [name_f]Brigid[/name_f]
[name_u]Carmel[/name_u] | [name_u]Carol[/name_u] | [name_f]Carole[/name_f] | [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] | [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f] | [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] | [name_f]Catriona[/name_f] | [name_f]Cheryl[/name_f] | [name_f]Christina[/name_f] | [name_f]Christine[/name_f] | [name_f]Claire[/name_f] | [name_u]Clare[/name_u] | [name_f]Colette[/name_f]
[name_f]Dawn[/name_f] | [name_f]Debbie[/name_f] | [name_f]Deborah[/name_f] | [name_f]Debra[/name_f] | [name_f]Deirdre[/name_f] | [name_f]Denise[/name_f] | [name_f]Diana[/name_f] | [name_f]Diane[/name_f] | [name_f]Donna[/name_f] | [name_f]Doreen[/name_f] | [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_m]Edel[/name_m] | [name_f]Eileen[/name_f] | [name_f]Elaine[/name_f] | [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] | [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] | [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] | [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f] | [name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Gail[/name_f] | [name_f]Georgina[/name_f] | [name_f]Geraldine[/name_f] | [name_f]Gillian[/name_f] | [name_f]Glynis[/name_f] | [name_f]Grace[/name_f] | [name_f]Grainne[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f] | [name_u]Hazel[/name_u] | [name_f]Heather[/name_f] | [name_f]Helen[/name_f] | [name_f]Helena[/name_f] | [name_u]Hilary[/name_u]
[name_f]Imelda[/name_f] | [name_f]Irene[/name_f] | [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] | [name_f]Isobel[/name_f]
[name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] | [name_f]Jane[/name_f] | [name_f]Janet[/name_f] | [name_f]Janette[/name_f] | [name_f]Janice[/name_f] | [name_f]Jayne[/name_f] | [name_u]Jean[/name_u] | [name_f]Jeanette[/name_f] | [name_f]Jennifer[/name_f] | [name_f]Jill[/name_f] | [name_u]Joan[/name_u] | [name_f]Joanna[/name_f] | [name_f]Joanne[/name_f] | [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] | [name_f]Joy[/name_f] | [name_u]Joyce[/name_u] | [name_f]Judith[/name_f] | [name_f]Julia[/name_f] | [name_u]Julie[/name_u] | [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Karen[/name_f] | [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] | [name_f]Kathleen[/name_f] | [name_f]Kathryn[/name_f] | [name_u]Kay[/name_u] | [name_u]Kim[/name_u]
[name_f]Laura[/name_f] | [name_u]Lesley[/name_u] | [name_f]Linda[/name_f] | [name_u]Lisa[/name_u] | [name_f]Lorna[/name_f] | [name_f]Lorraine[/name_f] | [name_u]Louise[/name_u] | [name_f]Lynda[/name_f] | [name_u]Lynn[/name_u] | [name_f]Lynne[/name_f]
[name_u]Mandy[/name_u] | [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] | [name_u]Maria[/name_u] | [name_u]Marian[/name_u] | [name_u]Marie[/name_u] | [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f] | [name_u]Marion[/name_u] | [name_f]Mary[/name_f] | [name_f]Maureen[/name_f] | [name_f]Maxine[/name_f] | [name_f]Melanie[/name_f] | [name_u]Michele[/name_u] | [name_f]Michelle[/name_f] | [name_f]Moira[/name_f] | [name_f]Monica[/name_f] | [name_f]Morag[/name_f]
[name_u]Nicola[/name_u] | [name_f]Nora[/name_f] | [name_f]Noreen[/name_f] | [name_f]Norma[/name_f] | [name_f]Nuala[/name_f]
[name_f]Pamela[/name_f] | [name_f]Patricia[/name_f] | [name_f]Paula[/name_f] | [name_f]Pauline[/name_f] | [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] | [name_f]Philomena[/name_f] | [name_f]Phyllis[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f] | [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f] | [name_f]Rhona[/name_f] | [name_f]Rita[/name_f] | [name_f]Rosaleen[/name_f] | [name_u]Rose[/name_u] | [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] | [name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Sally[/name_f] | [name_f]Sandra[/name_f] | [name_f]Sara[/name_f] | [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] | [name_f]Sharon[/name_f] | [name_f]Sheena[/name_f] | [name_f]Sheila[/name_f] | [name_f]Sherri[/name_f] | [name_f]Sherry[/name_f] | [name_u]Shirley[/name_u] | [name_f]Siobhan[/name_f] | [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] | [name_f]Susan[/name_f] | [name_f]Suzanne[/name_f] | [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Teresa[/name_f] | [name_f]Theresa[/name_f] | [name_f]Tina[/name_f] | [name_u]Tracey[/name_u] | [name_u]Tracy[/name_u]
[name_f]Una[/name_f] | [name_f]Ursula[/name_f]
[name_f]Valerie[/name_f] | [name_f]Veronica[/name_f] | [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Wendy[/name_f]
[name_f]Yvonne[/name_f]

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[name_m]Vincent[/name_m] [name_m]Ross[/name_m], [name_m]Gerard[/name_m] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m], [name_m]Damian[/name_m] [name_u]Murray[/name_u]

[name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_u]Hazel[/name_u], [name_f]Ann[/name_f] [name_f]Veronica[/name_f], [name_f]Christine[/name_f] [name_f]Rachel[/name_f]

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For some reason, I feel like doing twelve children for each.

Boys

[name_u]Arthur[/name_u] [name_m]Eamon[/name_m]
[name_m]Bernard[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Clive[/name_m] [name_m]Andrew[/name_m]
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m] [name_m]Russell[/name_m]
[name_u]Edward[/name_u] [name_m]Graeme[/name_m]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u] [name_u]Howard[/name_u]
[name_u]George[/name_u] [name_u]Laurence[/name_u]
[name_u]Henry[/name_u] [name_u]Joseph[/name_u]
[name_m]Ian[/name_m] [name_u]Maurice[/name_u]
[name_u]Jack[/name_u] [name_u]Walter[/name_u]
[name_u]Leslie[/name_u] [name_m]Matthew[/name_m]

Girls

[name_f]Audrey[/name_f] [name_f]Siobhan[/name_f]
[name_f]Brigid[/name_f] [name_f]Isobel[/name_f]
[name_u]Carol[/name_u] [name_f]Georgina[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Eileen[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f] [name_f]Michelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f] [name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_u]Hazel[/name_u] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f] [name_f]Colette[/name_f]
[name_f]Judith[/name_f] [name_f]Philomena[/name_f]
[name_f]Kathleen[/name_f] [name_f]Morag[/name_f]
[name_f]Linda[/name_f] [name_f]Rachel[/name_f]

Your list is always a joy do go through! :heart_eyes:

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arthur charles
edward james
thomas alexander
william henry

sylvia katherine
victoria hazel
helena rose
mary philomena

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Iā€™m currently rewatching it too! [name_u]Love[/name_u] this show so so much :two_hearts:

DD: [name_f]Jayne[/name_f] [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]
DS: [name_m]Stephen[/name_m] [name_u]Edward[/name_u]
DD/DD: [name_u]Hazel[/name_u] [name_f]Kathryn[/name_f] & [name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
DS: [name_m]Paul[/name_m] [name_u]Henry[/name_u]
DD: [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] [name_f]Bernadette[/name_f]

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I decided to go with ā€˜old-fashionedā€™, clearly Call the Midwife era inspired :slight_smile:

[name_m]Roger[/name_m] [name_u]Leslie[/name_u]
[name_m]Angus[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Leonard[/name_m] [name_u]Maurice[/name_u]
[name_f]Pamela[/name_f] [name_f]Janet[/name_f]
[name_f]Melanie[/name_f] [name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Judith[/name_f] [name_f]Pauline[/name_f]

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So many of my favorites!

[name_m]Ewan[/name_m] [name_m]Albert[/name_m]

[name_u]Julian[/name_u] [name_u]David[/name_u]

[name_m]Peter[/name_m] [name_u]Aidan[/name_u]

[name_f]Nuala[/name_f] [name_f]Bridget[/name_f]

[name_m]Ewan[/name_m], [name_u]Julian[/name_u], [name_m]Peter[/name_m] & [name_f]Nuala[/name_f]

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just one of each:
Arthur Edward Robin & Eleanor Dorothy Joyce

or:
Arthur Alasdair Hugh
Robin Walter Joseph
Ewan Edward Craig
Padraig Steven Michael
Ciaran Samuel Thomas
William Anthony Francis
Eleanor Frances June
Isobel Philomena Louise
Lorna Josephine Ruth
Diana Dorothy Joyce
Julie Siobhan Lorraine
Catherine Edel Brigid

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No surprises here! [name_f]Pretty[/name_f] sure I am the most predictable person ever when it comes to names. I looked at the names I ended up with an was thinking ā€œin other news: water is wet.ā€

[name_m]Christopher[/name_m] [name_u]Henry[/name_u]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m] [name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_u]Timothy[/name_u] [name_u]Jack[/name_u]

[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_u]Marie[/name_u] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f] [name_f]Annette[/name_f]

[name_u]Kit[/name_u], [name_m]Peter[/name_m], [name_m]Timmy[/name_m], [name_f]Elsie[/name_f], [name_u]Marie[/name_u], and [name_f]Ruth[/name_f]

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@missniwalyra nothing wrong with naming 12 children! The more combos the better!

@jalexis15 call the midwife never gets old!

@Greyblue sometimes the oldies are the best!

@may.rose Iā€™d be exactly the same! We canā€™t help but choose our favourites if they are on the list! ā€œIn other news: water is wetā€ cracked me up but itā€™s so true hahahaha!

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I will do 5 kids like what I want!

DD(6): [name_f]Nora[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
DD(5): [name_f]Elaine[/name_f] [name_u]Marie[/name_u]
DS(3): [name_u]Declan[/name_u] [name_m]Brian[/name_m]
DS(2): [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Mark[/name_m] ā€œOllieā€
DD(nb): [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] [name_u]Rose[/name_u]

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What a nice compilation. :star_struck: I love these kids of posts from you! Babies of yesteryoreā€¦ mine would be:

[name_f]Agnes[/name_f] [name_f]Joanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_u]Joyce[/name_u]

[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_m]Raymond[/name_m] [name_u]Laurence[/name_u]
[name_u]Edward[/name_u] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]

šŸ«¶šŸ¼

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audrey caroline
eleanor frances
sylvia marie (or perhaps sylvia maxine!)

james ciaran
samuel dean
peter vincent

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DS1: [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
DD1: [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] [name_u]Rose[/name_u]
DD2: [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_m]Edel[/name_m]
DS2: [name_m]Fredrick[/name_m] [name_m]Wayne[/name_m] ā€œFredā€
DD3: [name_f]Melanie[/name_f] [name_f]Michelle[/name_f] ā€œMellieā€

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[name_m]Alistair[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_u]Henry[/name_u] [name_m]Damian[/name_m]
[name_m]Philip[/name_m] [name_u]Edward[/name_u]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] [name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f] [name_f]Phyllis[/name_f]

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[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] [name_f]Isobel[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]
[name_m]Grant[/name_m] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_u]Adrian[/name_u] [name_u]Stanley[/name_u]
[name_u]William[/name_u] [name_m]Alistair[/name_m]

[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f], [name_u]Rose[/name_u], [name_f]Dodie[/name_f], [name_m]Grant[/name_m], [name_u]Adrian[/name_u], and [name_u]Will[/name_u]

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[name_m]Martin[/name_m] [name_u]Douglas[/name_u] and [name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Helen[/name_f]

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Iā€™m loving the idea of a big (for me) family today! :cherry_blossom:

DS: [name_m]Matthew[/name_m] [name_u]Noel[/name_u]
DD: [name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
DS/DD: [name_u]Daniel[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] / [name_u]Hazel[/name_u] [name_u]June[/name_u]
DD: [name_u]Joyce[/name_u] [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]

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ā€œoldiesā€
[name_m]Norman[/name_m] [name_m]Alistair[/name_m]
[name_u]Walter[/name_u] [name_u]Douglas[/name_u]
[name_m]Angus[/name_m] [name_u]Laurence[/name_u]
[name_m]Nigel[/name_m] [name_m]Raymond[/name_m]
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f] [name_f]Gillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Philomena[/name_f] [name_f]Beverley[/name_f]

What I might genuinely use

[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] [name_u]Lex[/name_u]
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m] [name_m]Gordon[/name_m] [name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_m]Gregory[/name_m] [name_m]Colin[/name_m] [name_u]Gus[/name_u]
[name_u]Julian[/name_u] [name_u]Dean[/name_u] [name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_f]Bernadett[/name_f] [name_u]Alba[/name_u]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f] [name_f]Lorraine[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] [name_f]Nellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Una[/name_f] [name_f]Irene[/name_f]

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[name_u]Clifford[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] (already a combo iā€™ve had)
[name_m]Roger[/name_m] [name_u]Henry[/name_u]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_u]Jack[/name_u] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]

[name_f]Bridget[/name_f] [name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f] [name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_u]Marie[/name_u] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] (also a combo i already have)

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