Naming baby number 1. Any opinions or ideas?

General Name Discussion
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So I just found out I’m having a baby and have decided to start thinking of names as quickly as possible. These are my and my husbands ideas so far. Thankyou to anyone who replies.
We want the gender to be a surprise so we have no idea if we’re having a boy or a girl yet.

Girls:
[name]Hazel[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] / [name]Hazel[/name] [name]Aurora[/name] / [name]Hazel[/name] [name]Aeronwen[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Bellatrix[/name] / [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Seren[/name] / [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Frances[/name] / [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Rosanna[/name]
[name]Eve[/name] [name]Madeline[/name] / [name]Eve[/name] [name]Arabella[/name] ‘[name]Evie[/name]’
[name]Lila[/name] [name]Seren[/name] / [name]Lila[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] / [name]Lila[/name] [name]Madeline[/name] / [name]Lila[/name] [name]Adelaide[/name] (we also love [name]Lola[/name] and [name]Delilah[/name])
[name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Eve[/name] / [name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Frances[/name] ‘[name]Maggie[/name]’
[name]Seren[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Bellatrix[/name] / [name]Arabella[/name] ‘[name]Bella[/name]’(haven’t come up with mn for these yet)
[name]Camille[/name] (sounds too like Camel perhaps…but I really like the nn [name]Cammie[/name])
[name]Calista[/name] ([name]Callie[/name] - love that nn)
[name]Oralie[/name] / [name]Alia[/name] ‘[name]Allie[/name]’ (need mn for these)
[name]Juno[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] / [name]Juno[/name] [name]Seren[/name]
[name]Charley[/name] [name]Rosanna[/name] / [name]Marlie[/name] [name]Rosanna[/name] / [name]Marlie[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Hester[/name] [name]Eve[/name]
[name]Florence[/name] [name]Delilah[/name] ‘[name]Ren[/name]’
[name]Henrietta[/name] Eirlys / [name]Henrietta[/name] [name]Quinn[/name] ‘[name]Ettie[/name]’ (we love [name]Ettie[/name] and [name]Etta[/name])
Other names we really like are [name]Aurora[/name], [name]Oriel[/name] / [name]Orielle[/name] (nn [name]Ellie[/name] or [name]Ori[/name]), [name]Ariella[/name], [name]Sybil[/name] (nn [name]Billie[/name]), [name]Maisie[/name], [name]Tessa[/name], [name]Nessie[/name], [name]Eira[/name], [name]Nia[/name], [name]Lily[/name], [name]Hester[/name], [name]Bea[/name] (maybe short for [name]Ruby[/name]), [name]Sylvie[/name], [name]Eliette[/name], [name]Gina[/name] and [name]Daisy[/name].
We also thought maybe [name]Teddy[/name] as a nn for [name]Theodora[/name].

Boys:
[name]Frederick[/name] [name]John[/name] ‘[name]Fred[/name]’ (we also thought of [name]Alfred[/name])
[name]Noah[/name] [name]Isaiah[/name] / [name]Noah[/name] [name]Flynn[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name] [name]Flynn[/name] / [name]Elijah[/name] [name]Reginald[/name] / [name]Elijah[/name] [name]John[/name] ‘[name]Eli[/name]’
[name]Rory[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name] / [name]Rory[/name] [name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Charles[/name] [name]Reginald[/name] / [name]Charles[/name] [name]Isaiah[/name] / [name]Charles[/name] [name]Moriah[/name] ‘[name]Charlie[/name]’
We also like [name]Isaac[/name], [name]Zachary[/name] ‘[name]Zach[/name]’, [name]Jake[/name], [name]Harry[/name] (perhaps [name]Harrison[/name]), [name]Todd[/name], [name]Ned[/name], [name]Hal[/name], [name]Kit[/name], [name]Judah[/name], [name]Connor[/name], [name]Finn[/name], [name]Angus[/name], [name]Leo[/name], [name]Darcy[/name], [name]Archie[/name] and [name]Ori[/name].

Sorry the lists are so long. Also please feel free to make any suggestions or combinations, we could do with some help to narrow it down. Thankyou.
[name]One[/name] last thing, [name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]John[/name] and [name]Reginald[/name] are family names. We also thought about using [name]David[/name], [name]Muriel[/name], [name]Dulcie[/name] and [name]Judith[/name] (all family names) but we haven’t come up with anything that uses them. We’d like to use family names but we’re planning on having a large family so it’s not urgent.

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I love: [name]Hazel[/name], [name]Eve[/name], [name]Juno[/name]
I like: [name]Magnolia[/name], [name]Arabella[/name], [name]Camille[/name], [name]Alia[/name], [name]Aurora[/name], [name]Tessa[/name], [name]Lily[/name], [name]Nia[/name], [name]Bea[/name], [name]Sylvie[/name], [name]Seren[/name]

You might also like: [name]Camilla[/name] (ca-MILL-la) or [name]Camila[/name] (ca-MEE-la), [name]Bellamy[/name], [name]Beatrix[/name], [name]Beatrice[/name], [name]Mina[/name], [name]Margaret[/name] (lots of nn potential including [name]Mae[/name], [name]MAisie[/name], and [name]Daisy[/name],) [name]Vanessa[/name], [name]Quinn[/name], [name]Brynn[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name], [name]Georgiana[/name], [name]Sarai[/name], [name]Thomasina[/name]/[name]Tamsin[/name], [name]Marietta[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name], [name]Cecilia[/name], [name]Coralie[/name], [name]Cecily[/name], [name]Zoelie[/name], [name]Rosalie[/name], [name]Vivian[/name], [name]Vivienne[/name], or [name]Viviana[/name], [name]Leila[/name], [name]Eliana[/name]

The names I don’t like and why:
[name]Ivy[/name]- I don’t like the sound, and “poison [name]Ivy[/name]” is just way too easy.
[name]Lila[/name]- No real reason, I just can’t stand the sound. That’s very personal, though; it’s a perfectly fine name, I just prefer [name]Leila[/name].
[name]Bellatrix[/name]- I love it, but it’s too [name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name] to actually use, imo.
[name]Oralie[/name]- a homonym for “orally,” definitely a bit embarassing. [name]Coralie[/name] sounds virtually identical without the association.
[name]Marlie[/name]- too much like all the -lee names like [name]Carly[/name], [name]Kaylee[/name], [name]Hailey[/name], [name]Bailey[/name], [name]Miley[/name], etc. I love [name]Charlie[/name] as a nn for [name]Charlotte[/name], though.
[name]Hester[/name]- very hefty and clunky to me.

Boys:
[name]Frederick[/name] [name]John[/name] ‘[name]Fred[/name]’ (we also thought of [name]Alfred[/name])- I prefer [name]Frederick[/name] to [name]Alfred[/name]. Not my favorite here, but not my least favorite either.
[name]Noah[/name] [name]Isaiah[/name] / [name]Noah[/name] [name]Flynn[/name]- I like [name]Noah[/name] [name]Flynn[/name]. I also love [name]Flynn[/name] as a first. [name]Isaiah[/name]'s nice, but too biblical for me with [name]Noah[/name]. I also really love [name]Noam[/name].
[name]Elijah[/name] [name]Flynn[/name] / [name]Elijah[/name] [name]Reginald[/name] / [name]Elijah[/name] [name]John[/name] ‘[name]Eli[/name]’- I like all these combos. I also really like [name]Elias[/name] as a way to [name]Eli[/name].
[name]Rory[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name] / [name]Rory[/name] [name]Gabriel[/name]- I like them both
[name]Charles[/name] [name]Reginald[/name] / [name]Charles[/name] [name]Isaiah[/name] / [name]Charles[/name] [name]Moriah[/name] ‘[name]Charlie[/name]’- I love [name]Charles[/name] [name]Isaiah[/name]
We also like [name]Isaac[/name], [name]Zachary[/name] ‘[name]Zach[/name]’, [name]Jake[/name], [name]Harry[/name] (perhaps [name]Harrison[/name]), [name]Todd[/name], [name]Ned[/name], [name]Hal[/name], [name]Kit[/name], [name]Judah[/name], [name]Connor[/name], [name]Finn[/name], [name]Angus[/name], [name]Leo[/name], [name]Darcy[/name], [name]Archie[/name] and [name]Ori[/name].- I like them all except [name]Angus[/name], [name]Darcy[/name], and [name]Todd[/name]. I think [name]Ned[/name], [name]Hal[/name], [name]Kit[/name], and [name]Ori[/name] would work better as nicknames.

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Wow, you’ve got a great list going!

I don’t have time to comment on everything right now, so I’ll just list my favorites and some suggestions.

Combos I love:
[name]Hazel[/name] [name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Lila[/name] [name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Lila[/name] [name]Seren[/name]
[name]Seren[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]

Also, [name]Florence[/name] nn [name]Ren[/name] is great! I love [name]Tessa[/name] and [name]Ruby[/name] too!

[name]Tessa[/name] [name]Eve[/name] would be a nice combo!

Instead of [name]Camille[/name], here are some other ideas for the nn [name]Cammie[/name]:
[name]Cameo[/name]
[name]Cambria[/name]

You might also like:
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Jessamyn[/name]
[name]Eliora[/name]
[name]Marilla[/name]
[name]Linnea[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Laurel[/name]
[name]Esther[/name] nn [name]Tess[/name]
[name]Lilac[/name]
[name]Dahlia[/name]

For boys, I love [name]Isaiah[/name], [name]Nathaniel[/name], [name]Isaac[/name], [name]Harrison[/name], [name]Hal[/name], [name]Judah[/name], [name]Charles[/name], and [name]Darcy[/name].
[name]Yo[/name] might also like:
[name]Gideon[/name], [name]Ezra[/name], [name]Ezekiel[/name], [name]Percy[/name], and [name]Hugo[/name].

[name]Hope[/name] that helps!

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First of all, congratulations!!!

I like these names for girls:
[name]Ivy[/name], [name]Seren[/name], [name]Juno[/name], [name]Aurora[/name], [name]Tessa[/name], [name]Eira[/name], [name]Daisy[/name] and [name]Theodora[/name]. I find [name]Bellatrix[/name] very cute, but the character in HP was so evil I don’t think I would use it. Have you considered [name]Beatrix[/name] or Viatrix?

I really don’t like:
[name]Oralie[/name], [name]Marlie[/name] and [name]Charley[/name]. They sound wrong.

For a boy I like:
[name]Fred[/name], [name]Flynn[/name], [name]Finn[/name] (love this one), [name]Darcy[/name] and [name]Ori[/name]. And [name]Zachary[/name] is nice too.

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[name]Love[/name] [name]Eve[/name] for a girl, and [name]Eve[/name] [name]Arabella[/name] is really lovely. I like [name]Noah[/name] the best for a boy but it’s really popular lately, so I think you have to decide how much popularity means to you.

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My favorites from your list:

Girls:
[name]Hazel[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] / [name]Hazel[/name] [name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Frances[/name] / [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Rosanna[/name]
[name]Eve[/name] [name]Madeline[/name]
[name]Lila[/name] [name]Seren[/name]
[name]Calista Frances[/name]

Boys:
[name]Frederick[/name] [name]John[/name] ‘[name]Fred[/name]’
[name]Noah[/name] [name]Flynn[/name]
[name]Rory[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name]
[name]Charles[/name] [name]Reginald[/name]

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Thanks so much!!
I love [name]Camilla[/name], [name]Zoelie[/name], [name]Rosalie[/name], [name]Eliana[/name], [name]Eliora[/name], [name]Laurel[/name], [name]Esther[/name], [name]Lilac[/name], [name]Hugo[/name] and [name]Beatrix[/name]. Definateky adding them.
And I thanks for noticing the [name]Oralie[/name] / Orally connection. Thats been struck of the list now.
We’ve also starting thinking about [name]Felix[/name]…our list seems to keep getting longer and longer (:

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I like [name]Hazel[/name] [name]Aurora[/name], [name]Eve[/name] [name]Arabella[/name], [name]Lila[/name] [name]Madeline[/name], [name]Lila[/name] [name]Adelaide[/name], [name]Arabella[/name] [name]Juno[/name] (my suggestion), [name]Juno[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Aurora[/name].
As for the boys, I like [name]Noah[/name] [name]Flynn[/name] a lot!!! I also like [name]Rory[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name] as well as [name]Finn[/name], [name]Leo[/name] & [name]Darcy[/name].

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Congrats! I love some of your name choices and have half of them on my list already! I like [name]Oralie[/name] too until I said it out aloud hehe. I have a little girl called [name]Mila[/name] and love names with i’s, e’s and a sounds. I am thinking this wee girl who is courrently cooking will be [name]Nia[/name] [name]Rose[/name] but will see how my husband progresses with that one. I also liked [name]Elizabeth[/name] for a middle name but it’s a family name and we have not used family names for our previosu three children and would feel like it might cause conflict if we use it now. Other names I have on my list are [name]Alia[/name], [name]Olea[/name], [name]Naia[/name], [name]Amelie[/name], [name]Ophelia[/name] and [name]Thea[/name]. It’s having something I like but not too close to [name]Mila[/name] so we are struggling a bit. [name]Nia[/name] is my favourtite so far. For boys, I love [name]Noah[/name] : )

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Most are nice. The only stand outs to me are:
[name]Florence[/name] [name]Delilah[/name]
[name]Lila[/name] [name]Madeline[/name]
[name]Hester[/name] [name]Eve[/name]

[name]Elijah[/name] [name]Flynn[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name] [name]Reginald[/name]
[name]Rory[/name] [name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Charles[/name] [name]Isaiah[/name]