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Help me finish my top 10

rosiebird View Member Profile	11/12/2012, 10:59 AM Post #1
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DP wants to have our names "locked down" even before I fall pregnant because we can't agree on anything! In the interests of marital harmony, we are both going to write our top 10 lists. I have 9 and then another hundred which I can't choose between for the 10th. I like Italian, French and English names, classic or frilly girls names. My current top 10: Mireille Lydia Charlotte Anastasia Matisse Lucia Elena Elise Adelaide ..... My favourite names - Lila, Henrietta, Anais, Anouk, Emmeline, Clementine - have been vetoed years ago. Boys are a little easier, we have some agreement (we both prefer boring solid names!) Christopher Lincoln Harry Hugh James The names my DH loves include: Victoria (lovely but hate Vicky) Cherie Tamsin Arabella Sophia Rebecca Stephanie insert any 80s name here This post has been edited by rosiebird: 11/12/2012, 11:18 AM

Gudrun View Member Profile	11/12/2012, 11:19 AM Post #2
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Could go on forever here particularly with the girls. A start: Elodie Sapphira Serenity Loredana Telesia Teresita Tamarin Tamasin/Tamasine Timothy Mitchell Fletcher Spencer Hugo Sebastian Vincent Daniel Patrick Matthew Alexander Joshua

rosiebird View Member Profile	11/12/2012, 11:28 AM Post #3
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Gudrun, I love your style! Elodie and Sapphira are beautiful Hugo is the name I was thinking of instead of Hugh - I'm tossing between them. Alexander is a great name but I'm still hoping that I will wear down DH with Alessandra for a girl (vetoed a long time ago but yet to be mentioned this time) Spencer, Daniel and Matthew will be added to the list!

la di dah View Member Profile	11/12/2012, 11:40 AM Post #4
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I like Victoria but dislike Vicky. Am cool with Vita or even Tori though. Spin-offs of your husband's list: Annabel Araminta Ariadne Aurora Thomasin Tamar Tamora/Tamara Tatiana Ramona Rosalba Veronica Valeria/Valeriana (hey you said frilly was okay) Viola Viveca Vivienne/Viviana EDIT: Swapped Rosemary and Rosamund for more Italianate Rosalba. This post has been edited by la di dah: 11/12/2012, 11:56 AM

mad madam mim View Member Profile	11/12/2012, 11:49 AM Post #5
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love Alessandra and Anastasia from your girls list Sabine Anya Seraphina Penelope Celestine Estelle Harriette Angelique Claudette Hazel Adeline Florence Clara Leonardo Emmett Myles Mitchell Edward Eric Ethan Isaac Joshua Dean Patrick Harrison Harvey Sebastian Theodore

kerilyntaryn View Member Profile	11/12/2012, 12:27 PM Post #6
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My current top 10: Mireille = ok, prefer Marelle Lydia - love it Charlotte = nice Anastasia = love it Matisse = ok Lucia - ok prefer Lucinda Elena - nice Elise = nice or Elyssa or Alicia Adelaide - I prefer Adeline..... others Emily Amy Amelia Nadia Nadine Miranda Christopher - nice Lincoln - ok Harry - prefer Henry Hugh - ok James - nice others Luke Robert Stewart Anthony Grant Todd Dean Seth Saul Silas Ezra Reuben Levi Timothy Adam Daniel Peter Jared Matthew Nathaniel Victoria = nice what about Veronica, Vanessa Cherie - ok Tamsin - prefer Tamsyn = nice, Tasma is nice ok too Arabella - nice or Marabella, Annabella Sophia - top choice Rebecca - love it Stephanie - nice Jessica Jennifer Felicity Naomi Chantel Eva Eve Samara Tamika Danika Semika Taryn Kerilyn Isabella Candice Bianca Eliza Heidi Juliet Lillianna Lucianna Miranda Penelope Phoebe Suzanne Michelle Maree Naomi Olivia Chloe Zoe

jezebel_joygirl View Member Profile	11/12/2012, 12:37 PM Post #7
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Allegra Ariella Eloise Emilia Fabienne Gabrielle Genevieve Lucinda Luella Phillippa Sabrina Tatiana

Kitty Fantastico View Member Profile	11/12/2012, 12:52 PM Post #8
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I like your girls list . Here are some other suggestions Helena Francesca Natalia Adrienne Adriana Alessandra If your DH loves Stephanie, would like like Stefania/Stephania as an alternative? For boys, some more traditional suggestions which may or may not be your style: Michael Timothy Darcy Anthony Charles Patrick David Mark Nathaniel Andrew Bradley Elliot(t) Vincent Dominic

Gudrun View Member Profile	11/12/2012, 05:28 PM Post #9
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Maybe you like Vika as NN to Victoria? Also Mireia as a variant of Mireille?

Magnus View Member Profile	11/12/2012, 05:37 PM Post #10
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Isadora Aurelia Evangeline Amaryllis Clementine Benjamin Nicholas Samuel Edward David John William

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