we have got our boy name down pat - I can do boys names, its what I know.
I thought we had the girls name down pat as well. Then today I came across another name I like that is sticking in my head. no idea what Dh thinks of it yet so it all might be for moot but


Erin
or
Carmen????

middle name was to be Paige - but Dhs brother is very sick at the moment so I suspect we would go with Shane or a more femine version of it.

Surname is the same as a stinky male polli called Mark who gets in trouble a lot starts with L

I like Carmen...a bit more exotic and interesting than Erin, I think....

Carmen is better than Erin but Paige is better than both

I prefer Paige to either of those but Erin is definitely far better than Carmen. Carmen is too dated sounding for my liking.

Yeah but if she's a Carmen then she gets to wear fruit on her head!

THIS

I love Erin...but do not love Carmen.

But I think your surname ends with M and if it were me I'd be looking for something that ends with a different sound. That's just me though...very pedantic that way.

Do love Erin and Erin Paige is lovely.

I prefer Erin.

I prefer Erin, but like Paige more..

I agree with PP that the two names ending with "en" sound may not be great with "am" surname..?

I think Erin Paige is just stunning-- Good luck with your decision

Definitely Carmen! Erin does nothing for me, and I don't think it's very pretty at all.

Carmen Paige is gorgeous.

Erin

I'm not a fan of Paige.

I like Erin, and I would like Carmen if I didn't have a negative association with someone with that name - so either is lovely.

Unfortunately they don't match as first and middle name...

ETA : A friend of DP's daughter is Erin Kendra, which I think is gorgeous.

Don't like Carmen, prefer Erin....but like pp, I think Paige is better than both. Erin Paige is really pretty though.

Well its going to be Erin - dh said no way pretty darn quick, thanks all.

Erin Paige is a beautiful name.

def more towards Erin than Carmen

Both great but Carmen is wonderful. I'd go Carmen.

carmen

Paige Erin would be my favourite, but if I had to pick out of Erin and Carmen I would definitely go with Erin.

Erin

Carmen reminds me too much of another Australian former politician.

I like Erin Paige or to honour his brother you could pick Erin Shayna.

Erin Paige sounds lovely!

Erin Paige does sound lovely

Erin definitely. They are not even in the same boat!

Yay for Erin - I love this name. I nearly had a granddaughter Erin but he was a boy. I really don't like Carmen.

Definitely Erin for me, and unlike most of the PPs I don't like Paige at all.

My pick would be Carmen, which is lovely, and not heard much these days, but if you chose Aerin instead of Erin, then I would say they're both equally lovely.

Erin is great.

But I'm biased as that is my name

Just be aware, it can often get shortened to "EZZAAAA!!"

Erin is a beautiful and very underused name I reckon.

Not at all keen on Carmen though, sounds too 80's to me, NMS....

I prefer Erin.

Hey there

I'd go with Erin

Erin Paige