Trying to expand "The List"...with picky partners!

General Name Discussion
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Hello! I’m [name_u]Jess[/name_u] and I’m new around these parts, though in no way new to name collecting (I have memories of an AOL based naming board on dial-up internet from my childhood)! My husband and I are planning on trying to conceive in the next year or so, and we’ve been discussing names for a while now. We’ve already decided that our first son will have the middle name [name_m]Daniel[/name_m], after my husband and his father, and our first daughter will have the middle name [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] (or [name_u]Rue[/name_u]) after my beloved grandmother.

I’m looking to expand our list a little, we’re both quite picky but are always open to suggestions!

The list as it stands today:

[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilya[/name_f] ([name_f]Lily[/name_f])
Maëlys ([name_f]Alys[/name_f])
[name_f]Annora[/name_f] ([name_f]Nora[/name_f])

[name_m]Abel[/name_m]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u] ([name_u]Frankie[/name_u])
[name_m]Cleary[/name_m]
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u]
[name_m]Riordan[/name_m]

As you can see, our tastes run towards the more unusual end of the naming spectrum and we both love Irish/Scottish/Gaelic/Celtic names. Anything in the top 50 is an absolute no and I’m not crazy about gender-ambiguous names on girls (I don’t mind them on boys though).

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[name_f]Love[/name_f] your list! Great choices!

[name_m]How[/name_m] about:
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_m]Angus[/name_m]
[name_m]Roman[/name_m]
[name_f]Romilly[/name_f]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u]

[name_f]Ione[/name_f]
[name_f]Iona[/name_f]
[name_f]Caoimhe[/name_f]
Ailidh
[name_f]Annaliese[/name_f]

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and [name_m]Cleary[/name_m] I think.

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[name_m]How[/name_m] do you pronounce [name_f]Maelys[/name_f]? Not like “malice”, I hope? :slight_smile:

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Maëlys is pronounced my-elle-EESE. The last syllable sounds like fleece. :wink:

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[name_f]Isla[/name_f] - love it but it is getting popular
[name_f]Lilya[/name_f] ([name_f]Lily[/name_f]) - like the [name_f]Lilia[/name_f] spelling better, its a gorgeous name and [name_f]Lilia[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] sounds adorable
Maëlys ([name_f]Alys[/name_f]) - not to keen on this one, the sound is nice but i am not a fan of how it is spelt
[name_f]Annora[/name_f] ([name_f]Nora[/name_f]) - love it, this and [name_f]Lilia[/name_f] are my favouries [name_f]Annora[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] also sounds nice

[name_m]Abel[/name_m] - very cute but [name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] doesnt have the nicest flow
[name_u]Francis[/name_u] ([name_u]Frankie[/name_u]) - love it and [name_u]Francis[/name_u] [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] is such a handsome and strong name
[name_m]Cleary[/name_m] - not my favourite
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u] - like it
[name_m]Riordan[/name_m] - makes me think of [name_m]Rick[/name_m] Riodan, again Riodan [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] doesnt flow the nicest

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From the names that you have listed, for girls I really love [name_f]Isla[/name_f] and [name_f]Annora[/name_f]. From the boys I really like [name_m]Riordan[/name_m], [name_u]Darcy[/name_u], and [name_m]Abel[/name_m].

Other Suggestions - all the suggestions are Irish and Scottish names as you said you and your DH are partial to them.

Boys
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_m]Finnigan[/name_m]/[name_m]Finnegan[/name_m]
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u]
[name_m]Nolan[/name_m]
[name_m]Alastair[/name_m]
[name_m]Nigel[/name_m]
[name_u]Niall[/name_u]
[name_m]Callum[/name_m]
[name_u]Douglas[/name_u]
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]
[name_u]Lyle[/name_u]
[name_m]Stuart[/name_m]

Girls
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]/[name_f]Brigid[/name_f]
[name_f]Deidre[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Moira[/name_f]
[name_f]Elspeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] some of these help!

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You may want to give this site a try, it’s a baby name compromise tool:

http://www.babynamester.com/compromise/settle/babyname/disagreement

You each plug in the names you like, and it suggests more names that you might both like.