Hi all,
It's been a while since I posted here! DH is being a real pain when it comes to naming this little bub! He no longer likes Clara and is continually changing his mind about boys names!

Here is a list of names that we semi agree on. Any suggestions or comments are welcome. The only thing that bothers we is that our last name is a 8 letter name beginning with a 'J' - do you think having a first name beginning with the same letter as a first name is ok?

Middle names will either be Elizabeth, Clare or Philippa or Alexander, James or Phillip.

Emma/Emily
Lucy
Madeleine
Lila
Sarah
Phoebe

Daniel
Jesse
Riley
Jordan
Brody
Zachary
Joah

TIA (any suggestions greatly appreciated!)

I love Madeleine, Lila, Emily and Lucy. Will you shorten Madeleine to Maddie- i wouldnt i think it is lovely longer. I think Madeleine elizabeth sounds wonderful together. As does Emily Clare. I also like Clare spelled Claire too.

Not a fan of philip or phillipa sorry.

For boys I like Riley Alexander. I wouldnt do a JJ name unless you wanted to have that as a nn. Could also do Brody to have bj as a nn too.

I have always had to spell my name so i like that you have gone with names that are not in the top 10 but are still not hard to spell!
Good luck with it all!

I asked DP for a male perspective too.
For a girl, we both liked Sarah or Emily Clare.
For a boy, we liked Riley Alexander or Zachary James.
If only it had been this easy to pick DD's name!

Wow, your list looks a lot like mine, and we are still having problems agreeing as well!

I really like Lila as a first name (although I was reading a forum the other day that said people could probably call her "Lee-La" which I don't like instead of "Lie-La"). I hope to call my little one Lila Mae (pending DH's opinion).

Out of your boys I like Daniel James - a classic, strong, masculine name!

Good luck, choosing names is hard work!

Here is my feedback for you (as a teacher)
Emma/Emily - lovely
Lucy - lovely
Madeleine - lots of atm (Maddy's)
Lila - lovely
Sarah - lots of always
Phoebe - lovely

Daniel - lots of and can be cheeky
Jesse - bad connection (for me)
Riley - great
Jordan - bad connection (for me)
Brody - great
Zachary - great - had a lovely Zac last year!
Joah - great

Hope this helps?

I love all the names you've chosen!!

I'm not as keen on Jordan or Lucy as the rest of them but otherwise I think you've made good choices!!

GIRL
Emma/Emily- I love Emily but Emma is ok too
Lucy- love, prefer as a nickname to Lucia/Lucille/Luciana/Lucinda though
Madeleine- love
Lila- dislike
Sarah- ok
Phoebe- like

BOY
Daniel- like
Jesse- really, really dislike for a boy, like as a nickname to Jessica for a girl
Riley- like
Jordan- like
Brody- ok
Zachary- like
Joah- dislike


My favourite combos are, in order:
1. Madeleine Claire
2. Emily Elizabeth
3. Emily Claire
4. Emily Phillipa
5. Phoebe Claire
6. Lucy Elizabeth

1. Riley Alexander
2. Riley James
3. Riley Phillip
4. Daniel Alexander
5. Daniel James
6. Zachary James

I like Emma, Lucy, and Brody from your list

Lila Claire is so pretty.
What about spelling it Lyla.

All the boys names I like except Joah.

Oh Hola! I've been looking forward to your little Clara (maybe) being born - it's one of my favourite names!

that your DH comes around, but otherwise here are my 2c:

Emma/Emily - I love Emily, Emma is gorgeous too
Lucy -
Madeleine - nice, but I don't like Maddy
Lila - very pretty, I would definitely pronounce it Lie-la (but hey, I thought the character in Lilo & Stitch was pronounced Lie-lo, like the inflatable bed )
Sarah - I always thought this was boring because it was so common, but I suppose it isn't anymore.
Phoebe - gorgeous, I have a niece Phoebe Elizabeth.

Ok I didn't like any of your boy names except Daniel, which I love, especially with James or Alexander.

Good luck!

I like pretty much all your girls' names (and I miss Clara!). Lucy is by far my favourite. I like it either as a stand-alone name or as a nickname for Lucinda, which I love.

Of your boys' names I really only like Daniel (which I love) and maybe Zachary. Riley, Brody, Jordan are all a bit surnamey, trendy and effete. I know Jesse is a legitimate name but I just can't take it seriously. Joah I must confess I'm not familiar with and I'm not sure I like it. Joachim, Joseph or Noah would be great though.

ETA - I like all your middle names. My picks (dependent on surname) would be Lucy Philippa or Lucy Elizabeth, and Daniel Philip or Daniel James.

Emma/Emily- love Emily, not as keen on Emma
Lucy
Madeleine- cute
Lila - NMS
Sarah -not keen on
Phoebe -like

So either Emily Claire or Lucy Elizabeth are my picks!!

Daniel - not keen on
Jesse - dogs name to me
Riley - NMS
Jordan - dont like
Brody - not bad
Zachary - like
Joah - NMS

but love Alexander & James!!! Not keen on Phillip or Phillipa...

HTH, Good luck!

Madeleine & Riley