Recent London Telegraph Baby Names

Well, I know [name]Pam[/name] and [name]Linda[/name] already did a blog post on eccentric British baby names (if you’re reading this [name]Pam[/name] or [name]Linda[/name], I loved it), but that was a few months ago and since then, lots more British babies have been born and named. Here are some recent name combinations to talk about:

[name]Sophia[/name] [name]India[/name] (perfect!)
[name]Georgia[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Poppy[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Scarlet[/name] [name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name] [name]Ellen[/name]
[name]Jessica[/name] [name]Lily[/name] (this one seems so usable in [name]America[/name] too)
[name]Amelia[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Isabella[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Flora[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Nell[/name]
[name]Poppy[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name] [name]Alexandra[/name] (pretty but the initials spell PEA)
[name]Alice[/name] [name]Lucy[/name] [name]Nina[/name]
[name]Alice[/name] [name]Isabella[/name]
[name]Ella[/name] [name]Martha[/name]
[name]Emma[/name] [name]Jane[/name] [name]Helen[/name]
[name]Rowan[/name] [name]Christina[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Darcey[/name] [name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Freya[/name] [name]Vivien[/name]
[name]Cleo[/name] [name]Rose[/name]

[name]Alastair[/name] [name]George[/name] (my favorite)
[name]Toby[/name] [name]Francis[/name] [name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Montgomery[/name] [name]John[/name]
[name]Samuel[/name] [name]Edward[/name]
[name]Josiah[/name] [name]Christian[/name]
[name]Digby[/name] [name]David[/name] [name]Rufus[/name] (I’ve heard [name]Digby[/name] as a surname but never as a first)
[name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Easton[/name] Wardlaw (is this a baby or a law firm?)
[name]Theodore[/name] [name]George[/name]
[name]Max[/name] [name]Edward[/name] (funny, this was the only [name]Max[/name] I found, it’s so popular here but not there)
[name]Oscar[/name] [name]William[/name] Pethebridge
[name]Lachlan[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Laurence[/name] (I prefer this spelling to [name]Lawrence[/name])
Twins [name]Archie[/name] and [name]Eliza[/name] (love it!)

Now that you’ve seen the List, I want your feedback. Which ones are your favorite? Least favorite? Why?

I’m British and mostly I love our naming style. Note the mostly.
name combinations to talk about:
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] [name_f]India[/name_f]- I love love love [name_f]India[/name_f] and I prefer that as a first name but still lovely

[name_f]Georgia[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]- nice

[name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]- nice

[name_f]Scarlet[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]- nice

[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Ellen[/name_f]- I’m rather sick of [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] if I’m honest but still a nice name

[name_f]Jessica[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f] (this one seems so usable in [name_u]America[/name_u] too)- nice but overused

[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]- lovely

[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]- gorgeous

[name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Nell[/name_f] - so fab!!

[name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] (pretty but the initials spell PEA)- pretty

[name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Nina[/name_f] - I like the addition of the [name_f]Nina[/name_f]

[name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_f]Isabella[/name_f]- lovely

[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Martha[/name_f] - nice

[name_f]Emma[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_f]Helen[/name_f]- I’d prefer [name_f]Jane[/name_f] or [name_f]Helen[/name_f] as a first

[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_f]Christina[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]- nice

[name_u]Darcey[/name_u] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] - I prefer the spelling [name_u]Darcy[/name_u] but still lovely

[name_f]Freya[/name_f] vivien - I prefer [name_u]Vivian[/name_u] but still lovely

[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] - lovely

[name_m]Alastair[/name_m] [name_m]George[/name_m] (my favorite) - love this

[name_u]Toby[/name_u] [name_u]Francis[/name_u] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] - very nice

[name_m]Montgomery[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m]- [name_m]Montgomery[/name_m] is a bit clunky but still lovely

[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]Edward[/name_m] - nice but [name_u]Sam[/name_u]/[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] is so overused here

[name_m]Josiah[/name_m] [name_m]Christian[/name_m] - a bit religious for me to have both names together but [name_m]Josiah[/name_m] is one of my fave Biblical boys names

[name_m]Digby[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m] [name_m]Rufus[/name_m] (I’ve heard [name_m]Digby[/name_m] as a surname but never as a first) -goodness I don’t like [name_m]Digby[/name_m] but oh well! [name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_m]Rufus[/name_m] though.

[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] [name_u]Easton[/name_u] Wardlaw (is this a baby or a law firm?)- Senastian’s alright. Maybe the mns are family names

[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]George[/name_m] - love love love

[name_u]Max[/name_u] [name_m]Edward[/name_m] (funny, this was the only [name_u]Max[/name_u] I found, it’s so popular here but not there)- I think [name_u]Max[/name_u] is pretty popular especially in the 4-10 age group at the mo

[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m] Pethebridge - nice

[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_u]Laurence[/name_u] (I prefer this spelling to [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]) - [name_u]Love[/name_u].

Twins [name_m]Archie[/name_m] and [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] (love it!)- cute!

oh gosh. I clicked last page instead of next page and have replied to a post from years ago. Oops.