Please give your brutally honest opinions on our list!

General Name Discussion
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Hello, my dear Berries!

I’m expecting my first, and DH and I cannot seem to narrow down our choices–we love them all–and so we were hoping that you guys could help.

Our first doctor said our bump was a boy after much deliberation as the baby was being particularly modest, but Dr. [name]Green[/name] fell (poor guy) and so we had to go to another, who said we can’t be sure. Because of this, we’ve decided that bump wants to be a surprise, so we’re going with that and not finding out until the birth. So, long story short, we need to get our lists in order.

We’ve made tentative combos, and here’s what we have so far:

[name]Violet[/name] [name]Helena[/name] [name]Esme[/name] / [name]Violet[/name] [name]Matilda[/name] [name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Alice[/name] [name]Matilda[/name] [name]Piper[/name]
[name]Nora[/name] [name]Clementine[/name] [name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Elodie[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] ([name]Didi[/name] or full name)
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Penelope[/name] [name]June[/name] ([name]Lola[/name] or full name)
[name]Emmeline[/name] [name]Georgia[/name] [name]Lark[/name]

[name]Leo[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Felix[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Sullivan[/name] [name]Drake[/name]
[name]Felix[/name] [name]Everett[/name] [name]Oscar[/name]
[name]Milo[/name] [name]Harrison[/name] [name]Drake[/name]
[name]Charles[/name] [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Felix[/name] ([name]Charlie[/name])
[name]Henry[/name] [name]Atticus[/name] [name]George[/name]
[name]Lucas[/name] [name]Elliott[/name] [name]Roman[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name] [name]Augustus[/name] [name]Poe[/name]
[name]Maxwell[/name] [name]Everett[/name] [name]Jude[/name] ([name]Max[/name])

These aren’t listed in order of preference, except for [name]Violet[/name]–that is the only name that we’re pretty confident about.

Could you please give your honest opinions on our lists? We’d really like your help in determining the perfect name for our bump.

Also, we’d like to know your favorite from each gender.

Another question: should we use two middle names? We’re still a bit iffy on that one.

Thanks so much!

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[name]Hope[/name] my few thoughts helped a little.

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Im not a fan of the two middle names unless one is very short ([name]Kay[/name], [name]Gus[/name], [name]Eve[/name] etc). I love all the remaining girl names mixed and matched any which way. The boys I like the way I placed them. I added a few named I thought suited the ones you had. Hoe this helps :smiley: Good luck!
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Nora[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Lark[/name]
([name]Juniper[/name] instead of [name]June[/name]<3)

[name]Everett[/name] Lucus ([name]Luka[/name]) or [name]Henry[/name]
[name]Atticus[/name] [name]Harrison[/name] ([name]Liam[/name])
[name]Roman[/name] Lucus
[name]Oliver[/name] [name]Harrison[/name] ([name]Gus[/name])
[name]Everett[/name] [name]Jude[/name]

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To be brutally honest they’re all amazingly lovely!

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The boy name that jumped out at me was [name]Jasper[/name] [name]Sullivan[/name] [name]Drake[/name] love it!
I like [name]Violet[/name] [name]Matilda[/name] but would stay away from [name]Ruby[/name] since its also a “color” name. Maybe [name]Violet[/name] [name]Matilda[/name] [name]June[/name]?

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To be brutally honest, I don’t like any of your full girl combos.
My favourite firstnames on your list are [name]Alice[/name] and [name]Nora[/name]. favourite middles are [name]Helena[/name], [name]Beatrice[/name], [name]Pearl[/name] and [name]Lark[/name].
I guess I’d vote for either [name]Alice[/name] [name]Helena[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] or [name]Nora[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name] [name]Lark[/name] :slight_smile:

I don’t like any of the full combos for boys either, but I like more of the names (probably because there are more names…)
Favourite firsts: [name]Milo[/name], [name]Henry[/name] and [name]Maxwell[/name].
Favourite middles: [name]Sebastian[/name], [name]Sullivan[/name], [name]Everett[/name], [name]Elliott[/name], [name]Poe[/name], [name]Jude[/name] and [name]August[/name], not [name]Augustus[/name].
So:
[name]Milo[/name] [name]Jude[/name] [name]Everett[/name] or [name]Milo[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Poe[/name]
[name]Henry[/name] [name]Sullivan[/name] [name]August[/name] or [name]Henry[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Jude[/name]
[name]Maxwell[/name] [name]Poe[/name] [name]Everett[/name] or [name]Maxwell[/name] [name]August[/name] [name]Elliott[/name]

Keep in mind that this is very much my personal opinion though. I don’t have the same taste in names as you obviously, so my opinion is only MY opinion!

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First of all. I’ve never been a big fan of double middle names. I tend to think that its overkill. I do like a your combos, but for the most part I would drop one of the middles.

These are the ones I like,

[name]Nora[/name] [name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name] [name]Georgia[/name]

[name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Felix[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Sullivan[/name]
[name]Milo[/name] [name]Harrison[/name]
[name]Lucas[/name] [name]Elliott[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name] [name]Augustus[/name]

Of these my favorites are [name]Nora[/name] [name]Clementine[/name] and [name]Jasper[/name] [name]Sullivan[/name].

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handsome boy names!!! :slight_smile:

I have two middle names… the second middle name is never used. it’s a family name. I don’t mind it either way to be honest.

I’m not crazy about your girl names, sorry. but if you love them, that shouldn’t stop you from using them.

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I have two middle names and love it so I would definitely use two if that’s what you want. I am from New Zealand and two middle names there is fairly common, however when I moved to the US three years ago, I did have problems at the social security office when I went to get my social security card and when I went to get my driving permit. [name]Both[/name] times I was asked “[name]Do[/name] you want all those names on your card?” Yes, of course I do, that is my name. But if that won’t bother you, then go for it.

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First of all, I [name]LOVE[/name] your list! Almost all of my favorite names are incorporated in some way in these combos. In fact, I think it’s more the combos that need a little work. The flow is sometimes off and the styles can contrast a bit as well. As for the two middle names, while I don’t see myself using two, I think it’s nice and if it flows with your surname, it would be fine.

[name]Violet[/name] [name]Helena[/name] [name]Esme[/name] / [name]Violet[/name] [name]Matilda[/name] [name]Ruby[/name]- [name]Violet[/name] [name]Matilda[/name] [name]Ruby[/name] seems to have a better flow but I love [name]Violet[/name] [name]Helena[/name] more. [name]Esme[/name] doesn’t seem to fit with [name]Violet[/name] [name]Helena[/name] though. What about [name]Violet[/name] [name]Helena[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] or [name]Violet[/name] [name]Helena[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name]? By the way, [name]Violet[/name] and [name]Ruby[/name] being in the same name kind of bother me as they’re both colors in a way.

[name]Alice[/name] [name]Matilda[/name] [name]Piper[/name]- I love [name]Alice[/name] [name]Matilda[/name] but [name]Piper[/name] seems to be a glaring contrast in style. Instead, what about [name]Alice[/name] [name]Matilda[/name] [name]Violet[/name], [name]Alice[/name] [name]Matilda[/name] [name]Ruby[/name] or [name]Alice[/name] [name]Matilda[/name] [name]Lark[/name]?

[name]Nora[/name] [name]Clementine[/name] [name]Ruby[/name]- [name]Nora[/name] is a little too cutesy for my taste as a stand-alone name. I prefer [name]Eleanor[/name]/[name]Eleanora[/name] nn [name]Nora[/name]. [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Clementine[/name] [name]Ruby[/name] sounds wonderful. What about [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Georgia[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name], [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Penelope[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] or [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Matilda[/name] [name]June[/name]?

[name]Elodie[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] ([name]Didi[/name] or full name)- [name]Elodie[/name] is pretty but I much prefer the sophisticated elegance of [name]Eloise[/name], which feels more classic and whimsical to me. [name]Beatrice[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] is beautiful though. What about [name]Eloise[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name] [name]Pearl[/name], [name]Penelope[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] or [name]Violet[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]?

[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Penelope[/name] [name]June[/name] ([name]Lola[/name] or full name)- I prefer [name]Eloise[/name] without a nickname as it is so beautiful on its own. However, the nn [name]Ellie[/name] would be my pick if I had to choose. [name]Lola[/name] feels a bit like a stretch to me. The combo itself is sweet, though I’m a bigger fan of [name]Jane[/name] or [name]Mae[/name] to [name]June[/name]. What about [name]Eloise[/name] [name]Clementine[/name] [name]Ruby[/name], [name]Eloise[/name] [name]Penelope[/name] [name]Pearl[/name], [name]Eloise[/name] [name]Matilda[/name] [name]Ruby[/name] or [name]Eloise[/name] [name]Emmeline[/name] [name]Lark[/name]?

[name]Emmeline[/name] [name]Georgia[/name] [name]Lark[/name]- I think [name]Emmeline[/name] is beautiful but it isn’t my favorite. The same goes for [name]Georgia[/name] and [name]Lark[/name]. Paired with other choices though, all three could be rendered absolutely gorgeous. What about [name]Helena[/name] [name]Emmeline[/name] [name]Lark[/name], [name]Emmeline[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name] [name]June[/name], [name]Emmeline[/name] [name]Alice[/name] [name]Matilda[/name] or [name]Alice[/name] [name]Emmeline[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]?

My favorite of your pre-existing combos would have to be [name]Eloise[/name] [name]Penelope[/name] [name]June[/name] because it flows the best aloud. Now to the boys! :slight_smile:

[name]Leo[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Felix[/name]- I love all these names (especially the first two) but think they’re a bit too much to carry all together. [name]Leo[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name] is divine but [name]Felix[/name] adds just too much more energy and sounds. I think something more classic and well-used would work as the second middle. What about [name]Leo[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name] [name]George[/name], [name]Leo[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Henry[/name], [name]Leo[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Drake[/name] or [name]Leo[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Charles[/name]?

[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Sullivan[/name] [name]Drake[/name]- [name]Jasper[/name] is great and [name]Sullivan[/name] is nice as well. I’m not a huge fan of [name]Drake[/name] but it works in the flow of the name. The flow is excellent but I think [name]Jasper[/name] could become much better when complimented with other names. What about: [name]Jasper[/name] [name]Everett[/name] [name]Felix[/name], [name]Jasper[/name] [name]Harrison[/name] [name]Oscar[/name], [name]Jasper[/name] [name]Atticus[/name] [name]Drake[/name], [name]Jasper[/name] [name]Maxwell[/name] [name]Jude[/name] or [name]Jasper[/name] [name]Elliott[/name] [name]George[/name]?

[name]Felix[/name] [name]Everett[/name] [name]Oscar[/name]- I think all the names are great (not my favorites though) but this combo isn’t doing much for me. What about [name]Oscar[/name] [name]Atticus[/name] [name]George[/name], [name]Felix[/name] [name]Augustus[/name] [name]Roman[/name], [name]Lucas[/name] [name]Everett[/name] [name]Poe[/name] or [name]Everett[/name] [name]Maxwell[/name] [name]Oliver[/name]?

[name]Milo[/name] [name]Harrison[/name] [name]Drake[/name]- I think this is my least favorite of your combos. [name]Milo[/name] has always felt a bit soft to me, [name]Harrison[/name] trendy and as I mentioned before, I’m not a fan of [name]Drake[/name]. I’ll try incorporating these names into other combos. What about [name]Charles[/name] [name]Milo[/name] [name]Harrison[/name], [name]Milo[/name] [name]Augustus[/name] [name]Jude[/name], [name]Elliott[/name] [name]Harrison[/name] [name]Jude[/name] or [name]Milo[/name] [name]Maxwell[/name] [name]George[/name]?

[name]Charles[/name] [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Felix[/name] ([name]Charlie[/name])- I love [name]Charles[/name] and [name]Oliver[/name]! They’re also great together: [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Charles[/name] works well too. However, the flow of [name]Charles[/name] [name]Felix[/name] and their similar endings are bothering me a bit. What about [name]Charles[/name] [name]Elliott[/name] [name]George[/name], [name]Charles[/name] [name]Everett[/name] [name]Poe[/name], [name]Charles[/name] [name]Oliver[/name] [name]George[/name], [name]Charles[/name] [name]Elliott[/name] [name]Henry[/name] or [name]Charles[/name] [name]Maxwell[/name] [name]Henry[/name]?

[name]Henry[/name] [name]Atticus[/name] [name]George[/name]- I love this one! Enough said. Well, actually I’ll give other options just in case. What about [name]Henry[/name] [name]Elliott[/name] [name]Roman[/name], [name]Henry[/name] [name]Augustus[/name] [name]George[/name], [name]Henry[/name] [name]Everett[/name] [name]Jude[/name], [name]Henry[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Jude[/name] or [name]Henry[/name] [name]Atticus[/name] [name]Jude[/name]?

[name]Lucas[/name] [name]Elliott[/name] [name]Roman[/name]- This isn’t my favorite just because I like other combos more and [name]Roman[/name] isn’t a favorite of mine. What about [name]Lucas[/name] [name]Maxwell[/name] [name]Jude[/name], [name]Lucas[/name] [name]Sullivan[/name] [name]Jude[/name], [name]Lucas[/name] [name]Everett[/name] [name]Leo[/name], [name]Elliott[/name] [name]Augustus[/name] [name]Poe[/name] or [name]Elliott[/name] [name]Oliver[/name] [name]George[/name]?

[name]Oliver[/name] [name]Augustus[/name] [name]Poe[/name]- [name]Oliver[/name] is great! [name]Augustus[/name] is nice too, though not one of my favorites. [name]Poe[/name] strikes me as a bit sudden and offbeat compared to the rest of the combo but maybe that’s a good thing :slight_smile: What about [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Lucas[/name] [name]Poe[/name], [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Sullivan[/name] [name]Jude[/name], [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Jasper[/name], [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Elliott[/name] [name]Drake[/name] or [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Henry[/name] [name]Roman[/name]?

[name]Maxwell[/name] [name]Everett[/name] [name]Jude[/name] ([name]Max[/name])- [name]Maxwell[/name] is a cool name: unfortunately it seems many agree. It’s rising in popularity thanks to the spotlight of celebs and I can see it vaulting to the top of the charts soon. So if popularity is a problem for you, I would confine [name]Max[/name] and his variants to the middle. [name]Everett[/name] is cool, just not one of my favorite. It does flow well with a lot of names though: a bonus. [name]Jude[/name] is a great, stoic name that stays strong and handsome through thick and thin. It’s not my ideal choice for a first name but I think it’s great in the middle name spot. What about [name]Everett[/name] [name]Augustus[/name] [name]Jude[/name], [name]Maxwell[/name] [name]Jasper[/name] [name]Drake[/name], [name]Maxwell[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Poe[/name], [name]Maxwell[/name] [name]Leo[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name], [name]Maxwell[/name] [name]Henry[/name] [name]Atticus[/name] or [name]Maxwell[/name] [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Lucas[/name]?

My favorite pre-existing combo for the boys is [name]Henry[/name] [name]Atticus[/name] [name]George[/name], which I love!

Good luck! :slight_smile:

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[name]Hi[/name] and congrats! I don’t have time to respond fully, but just a few scattered thoughts. I think your choices are lovely and I’ve really been crushing on [name]Elodie[/name], which I think is so lilting and elegant and fun at the same time. I think [name]Beatrice[/name] as a middle name gives it a bit more structure, and each would work in either English or French, so nice . . . Oh, and I love [name]Didi[/name]! I’m not against two middles, but a lot of your first-middle combos feel really full to me as is ([name]Elodie[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name] is a case in point), so adding a third name, unless it has very specific significance not expressed in the previous names, feels a bit like overdressing to me.

[name]Violet[/name] is very pretty, and though I prefer [name]Helena[/name] to [name]Matilda[/name] generally, I think [name]Violet[/name] [name]Matilda[/name] sounds better than [name]Violet[/name] [name]Helena[/name]. I think [name]Violet[/name] [name]Matilda[/name] [name]June[/name] could work.

[name]Love[/name] [name]Eloise[/name] and [name]Penelope[/name], but I think there’s too much “el” when I hear them together. [name]Eloise[/name] [name]Daphne[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]? [name]Eloise[/name] [name]Clementine[/name]? [name]Just[/name] playing . . .

[name]Emmeline[/name] [name]Georgia[/name] [name]Lark[/name] . . . pretty. As a three-name combo this may get my vote (though as a single name I prefer [name]Elodie[/name], or [name]Elodie[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name], as a double). [name]Georgia[/name] and [name]Lark[/name] have clean sounds and I love the spirit of [name]Lark[/name]–the perfect spirit for a third name, I think . . . Though now that I say it a few times, maybe the rs in both names get a bit slurry? What do you think of [name]Emmeline[/name] [name]Greta[/name] [name]Lark[/name]?

I like a lot of your boy combos, maybe especially [name]Henry[/name] [name]Atticus[/name] [name]George[/name] (though I may prefer [name]Henry[/name] [name]Atticus[/name] [name]Jude[/name]) and [name]Leo[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name]. . not sure how I feel about [name]Felix[/name].

Anyway, best wishes!

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[name]Violet[/name] [name]Helena[/name] [name]Esme[/name]- adore this! [name]ADORE[/name] this!
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Matilda[/name] [name]Ruby[/name]- I don’t love it, but I like it.
[name]Alice[/name] [name]Matilda[/name] [name]Piper[/name]- So incredibly sweet and spunky!
[name]Nora[/name] [name]Clementine[/name] [name]Ruby[/name]- [name]Nora[/name] seems out of place with the likes of [name]Clementine[/name] and [name]Ruby[/name], how about [name]Clementine[/name] [name]Nora[/name] [name]Ruby[/name]?
[name]Elodie[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]- I like this, but it comes off as the name of a character from a fantasy/[name]Alice[/name] in wonderland inspired novel.
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Penelope[/name] [name]June[/name]- Very very sweet!
[name]Emmeline[/name] [name]Georgia[/name] [name]Lark[/name]- I don’t like the flow at all.

I would like to begin by saying I like only one mn for a boy, but you may turn me :wink:

[name]Leo[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Felix[/name]- I like [name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Felix[/name] better
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Sullivan[/name] [name]Drake[/name]- This one passes ([name]JAsper[/name] is my 2nd fav boys name)
[name]Felix[/name] [name]Everett[/name] [name]Oscar[/name]- Bad flow, bad, bad flow.
[name]Milo[/name] [name]Harrison[/name] [name]Drake[/name]- I’m enjoying the [name]Drake[/name] choice, it’s very unique!
[name]Charles[/name] [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Felix[/name]- very predictable
[name]Henry[/name] [name]Atticus[/name] [name]George[/name]- Very good choices, it gives off a male quality without being overt
[name]Lucas[/name] [name]Elliott[/name] [name]Roman[/name]- I don’t like the flow, how about [name]Roman[/name] as a fn? I knew a [name]Roman[/name] and he loved his name, we all did!
[name]Oliver[/name] [name]Augustus[/name] [name]Poe[/name]- I don’t like any of these names. together or appart, but feel free to ignore this as it is purely personal preference here.
[name]Maxwell[/name] [name]Everett[/name] [name]Jude[/name]- I adore [name]Maxwell[/name] [name]Jude[/name]!

I like-

[name]Violet[/name] [name]Helena[/name] [name]Esme[/name] & [name]Alice[/name] [name]Matilde[/name] [name]Piper[/name], they are both such opposites and at the same time work so well together. If bump comes out a girl I would wait and observe her personality, then choose. Save the other for a possible sister!

[name]Milo[/name] [name]Harrison[/name] [name]Jude[/name] & [name]Henry[/name] [name]Atticus[/name] [name]George[/name] (as I said, I adore [name]Maxwell[/name] [name]Jude[/name]) again, these are opposites that attract and I would wait on the personality or their look to shine through!

[name]Hope[/name] all this helped! You have superb name taste!