Sorry I haven't read the whole thread so I don't know if these have been mentioned.
How about Caradoc (Cerideg) for a boy. It's Welsh and very traditional.
My elder son is called Davon which is apparently a Welsh name also - I named him after a friend because I liked the name. My younger son is called Austin.
For a girl you could go with something really unusual like Gwyddhien (pronounced Gwithien), Tabitha, Tamara or something really traditional like Peony or Ruby I guess.
Sorry Queen to butt in on your thread but I have suddenly started to panic and feel I should start making a list of all the things that need to be bought - any ideas where to get a guide on this? 
I'm not sure where to start 
I'm not sure where to start 
Hi Queenie, just thought i'd share my children's names with, Christopher Adam, although we call him Adam. Jennifer Frances, Sophie Elizabeth and Nicholas Boyd. 
Holly, would just like to say I think you would be a truly wonderful mother, such a shame there are not more lovely people like yourself in this world. Good luck to you. 
Holly, would just like to say I think you would be a truly wonderful mother, such a shame there are not more lovely people like yourself in this world. Good luck to you.
quote:Originally posted by pussycatj:
Hi Queenie, just thought i'd share my children's names with, Christopher Adam, although we call him Adam. Jennifer Frances, Sophie Elizabeth and Nicholas Boyd.
Holly, would just like to say I think you would be a truly wonderful mother, such a shame there are not more lovely people like yourself in this world. Good luck to you.
Thank you so much Pussycatj..you're a darling
Sebastien,Samuel,
Or
Emily, Jessica, Rebecca or Charlotte.
Or
Emily, Jessica, Rebecca or Charlotte.
I really like Ellis as a name Queeny. My brother is called Robbie Ellis and I would like to take his middle name for one of my kids (if and when I ever get any!!!).
I also like Tessa, Megan, Heather and Evelyn for girls, and Finlay, Evan, Joseph and Harry for boys. Good luck choosing!
I also like Tessa, Megan, Heather and Evelyn for girls, and Finlay, Evan, Joseph and Harry for boys. Good luck choosing!
quote:Originally posted by scatterby:
Sorry Queen to butt in on your thread but I have suddenly started to panic and feel I should start making a list of all the things that need to be bought - any ideas where to get a guide on this?
Don't worry, I've just gone into panic mode myself.
Mothercare and Babies R Us catalogues both have really useful shopping lists in them which includes categories for everything you'll need for feeding, bathing, travel, sleeping etc. I've found them really useful. I've only just started buying stuff myself. I had no idea how much stuff you have to get and I hadn't even thought about the fact that there are lead times of up to 8 weeks for some things like prams, cots and furniture. So far I've had to order my pram, car seat (they won't let you out of the hospital without that btw), a wardrobe and changing unit. I bought a Moses basket and some bedding which is on offer at M&P. I've only bought a couple of sleep suits and babygrows and I've been given quite a few things by friends too but there's still loads to get. I don't know where you're based but if you like Mamas & Papas stuff there is a small factory outlet here in Huddersfield which has M&P stuff at a fraction of the store prices. There are some pretty good sales on at the moment too. 
It does get a bit stressful when you're trying to make decisions on the big things, especially prams 
, but it's also lovely when you get to go shopping for 'pretty things'. quote:Originally posted by Queen of the High Teas:quote:Originally posted by scatterby:
Sorry Queen to butt in on your thread but I have suddenly started to panic and feel I should start making a list of all the things that need to be bought - any ideas where to get a guide on this?
Don't worry, I've just gone into panic mode myself.
Aww thanks Queen - I'm the same, I just had no idea of how much stuff you actually have to get. Also never thought of the waiting times so thanks for that aswell - I think we'd better get shopping quick
I'm actually in Worcestershire but will look on the Mama & Papas website and will order the catalogues as you suggest - thanks - I will no doubt be asking you other things aswell if you don't mind 
Have't read the whole thread so these may be repeats.
Girl
Grace
Maisie (my granddaughter's middle name)
Hannah
Anna
Elizabeth
Cecelia
Celia
Cecile
Katharine (shortened to Kitty)
Boys
Aubrey
Edwin
Rowan
Robin
Leyton
Lawrence (shortened to Larry)
James (good strong Scottish name)
Maurice
Girl
Grace
Maisie (my granddaughter's middle name)
Hannah
Anna
Elizabeth
Cecelia
Celia
Cecile
Katharine (shortened to Kitty)
Boys
Aubrey
Edwin
Rowan
Robin
Leyton
Lawrence (shortened to Larry)
James (good strong Scottish name)
Maurice
quote:Originally posted by scatterby:quote:Originally posted by Queen of the High Teas:quote:Originally posted by scatterby:
Sorry Queen to butt in on your thread but I have suddenly started to panic and feel I should start making a list of all the things that need to be bought - any ideas where to get a guide on this?
Don't worry, I've just gone into panic mode myself.
Aww thanks Queen - I'm the same, I just had no idea of how much stuff you actually have to get. Also never thought of the waiting times so thanks for that aswell - I think we'd better get shopping quick
No worries, I'm sure we'll be able to muddle through all of this together.
Remind me when you're due again - I think you're about a month or so after me, isn't it early October? If it is you've got a while to go yet before the panic needs to set in. I think the trick is to try and stay rational. My impulses are telling me that I should have everything here ready for when the baby comes but realistically I won't need a cot for a few weeks because baby will be in a Moses basket, and I certainly won't 'need' the wardrobe that we've ordered for a while yet. Still, it feels nice t know we've made a start. If you haven't started looking at prams though I'd seriously get looking now. That's REALLY complicated. I swear we didn't spend as much time buying the house as we did with the pram.
Girls Rosamund,Rosalind,Grace,Eve,Connie,Lydia,Imogen,Adele,Ivy
Boys
Alistair, Owen,Rory,Hayden,Lewis,Ned,Gregory
Boys
Alistair, Owen,Rory,Hayden,Lewis,Ned,Gregory
quote:Originally posted by Mazzystar:
Girls Rosamund,Rosalind,Grace,Eve,Connie,Lydia,Imogen,Adele,Ivy
Boys
Alistair, Owen,Rory,Hayden,Lewis,Ned,Gregory
I wanted Ned.
Until a couple of weeks ago I thought we'd agreed on Nathaniel Edward Duncan and we'd call him Ned for short. But hubby changed his mind and now says it sounds like a horses name. quote:Originally posted by Queen of the High Teas:quote:Originally posted by scatterby:quote:Originally posted by Queen of the High Teas:quote:Originally posted by scatterby:
Sorry Queen to butt in on your thread but I have suddenly started to panic and feel I should start making a list of all the things that need to be bought - any ideas where to get a guide on this?
Don't worry, I've just gone into panic mode myself.
Aww thanks Queen - I'm the same, I just had no idea of how much stuff you actually have to get. Also never thought of the waiting times so thanks for that aswell - I think we'd better get shopping quick
No worries, I'm sure we'll be able to muddle through all of this together.
I will take heed of your advice and have now got OH into a panic aswell so feel I have done a good job Yes, I'm a few weeks later than you - 9th October - but I was speaking to my neighbour whose baby is 6 months now and he came 5 weeks early. I think well if you have to order stuff just in case it came early, I'd better start to panic now It's difficult though isn't it cos you don't want to start too early or tempt fate but there comes a point where you just have to get going. Thanks for advice - starting to look at prams now!!! It is nice to have somebody whose going through it all at the same time too 
Hiya Queenie
Haven't read the whole thread and I'm useless at boys names (was going to call Aila 'Angus' if she was a boy
) but what about Clementine? Shortened to Clemmie? Very unusual.
Oh and I know what you mean about an unusual name , I spent ages choosing it and I dread any celebrity calling their sprog it
Haven't read the whole thread and I'm useless at boys names (was going to call Aila 'Angus' if she was a boy
) but what about Clementine? Shortened to Clemmie? Very unusual.Oh and I know what you mean about an unusual name , I spent ages choosing it and I dread any celebrity calling their sprog it
Eloise
I haven't read the whole thread Queenie so forgive me if i'm just repeating what someone else has submitted:
Girl:
Olivia
Charlotte
Molly
Bernice
Rebecca
Ruth
Clemency
Boy's:
Cain
Darius
Gideon
Elliott
Lewis
Mitchell
Victor
Thats about all the 'old' names i can recall
My son's are Scott John, Jaime Ross and Jared Muir... my daughter is Kimberley Jean ..... it's so hard trying to keep family names and still find a name you like and suits your baby
Girl:
Olivia
Charlotte
Molly
Bernice
Rebecca
Ruth
Clemency
Boy's:
Cain
Darius
Gideon
Elliott
Lewis
Mitchell
Victor
Thats about all the 'old' names i can recall
My son's are Scott John, Jaime Ross and Jared Muir... my daughter is Kimberley Jean ..... it's so hard trying to keep family names and still find a name you like and suits your baby
Thanks for all your suggestions peeps. So far it looks like Ellis John is back at the top of the list for a boy, and Harriet Elizabeth or Hermione Jayne for a girl, although that will probably have changed again by the morning. Keep the suggestions coming though, you never know, something totally fabulous might just come up. 
So far it looks like Ellis John is back at the top of the list for a boy, and Harriet Elizabeth or Hermione Jayne for a girl, although that will probably have changed again by the morning. Keep the suggestions coming though, you never know, something totally fabulous might just come up. 
Ellis can also be a girls name.
There was one at school with my older sons.
There was one at school with my older sons.
I would love to help but I am in the same situation with my daughters name, took me a week to decide on a first name, she is now 16 days old and still not decided on middle name.
It fries my brain thinking on what to call her. Will she like it when she is older etc.
Im no good at choosing names, my poor dogs had 6 names each before I decided on theirs lol
It fries my brain thinking on what to call her. Will she like it when she is older etc.
Im no good at choosing names, my poor dogs had 6 names each before I decided on theirs lol
quote:Originally posted by Sheep In a Jeep:
I would love to help but I am in the same situation with my daughters name, took me a week to decide on a first name, she is now 16 days old and still not decided on middle name.
It fries my brain thinking on what to call her. Will she like it when she is older etc.
Im no good at choosing names, my poor dogs had 6 names each before I decided on theirs lol
Lol! Have you got a shortlist of middle names? I think Marni Louise and Marni Carys are both pretty, but then I like traditional names. It's hard isn't it?!
How about Esme for a girl, it is Scottish for beloved i belive, I also like Anya..Caleb for a boy and also luke..
quote:Originally posted by forgetmenot:
How about Esme for a girl, it is Scottish for beloved i belive, I also like Anya..Caleb for a boy and also luke..
I like Esme but we called one of the puppies that so it's a no no.
Nancy for a girl.
Clemency HA HA HA HA HA.
Go for that.
Go for that.
For anyone who can't be bothered reading the whole thread, I have compiled a list of the most dreadful names so far, and reasons why they will be bullied:
Edmund - Blackadder
George - granddad name
Henry - You are not naming a hoover
Eleanor - annoying posh girl
Harriet -You are not naming your grandmother
Jonah -too fishy
Finn -too fishy
Fraer -not a real name, also too fishy
Rosalind or Rosamund - you are not naming your grandmother
Martha -You are not naming your grandmother
Maude -You are not naming your grandmother
Christabel - Wasn't she one of Thomas The Tank Engine's friends?
Audrey -You are not naming your grandmother
Benedict - monks
Edwin - granddad name
Arwen sian cerys megan madison - Needs caps or will end up like kd lang
harrison owain dafydd Ieuan neville - seriously, you don't want a songwriting lesbain in the family.
Macauley - Home Alone
Corey - appley
Hollee - misspelt tree
Matilda - waltzing
Miley - Hannah Montana
Anita -You are not naming your grandmother
Niamh ( pronounced Nom nom nom) - lolcats
Riley - my year 7 maths teacher.
Max - cat name
Aoife ( pronounced Ayooooooooofeeeee) - sounds like a name for your 'fairy'
Caoimhe (pronounced Quim) - see above, minus "sounds like".
Diarmuid ( pronounced Deer maid) - TV gardener with fondness for metal balls. I prefer that Alan Titchmarsh
Caolan (pronounced Cauliflower)- Alan knows how to grow a good Cauli.
CiarÃĄn - isn't he one of Westlife? Always bad.
Conaire ( pronounced Connor)- just call it Connor if you want to call it Connor.
Eoghan (pronounced X Factor reject) - I prefered G4
Seren - needs more letters.
Ursula -You are not naming your grandmother. also, Little Mermaid baddy.
Regan - Ronald
Miles - we use Kilometres these days
Mathew - tterrible
Danial - Danial is not just a river in Egypt
Corieann - sounds Korean
Henryetta -You are not naming your grandmother
Shellana - that's not a real name.
Constance -You are not naming your grandmother
Xavier - baldy X Man. Wolverine is cooler.
Xanthe - annoying posh girl
Kelly - might be a bit special.
Willow - tree
Joclyn - needs more letters.
Annalise - sounds bum disease-y
Laurence - only if Arabian
Charles - minor royal with big ears
Moris - rrubbish
Isiiah - Bible-y
Tonita Olwyn - half Ricki Lake guest half your gran
Redvers - not a real name.
Zeke - not a real name.
Caradoc - chemist-y
Gwyddhien (pronounced Grannypants)- brackets are never a good sign.
Tabitha - cat name
Peony - what about Tradescantia?
Sebastien - annoying posh boy, French one
Finlay - fishy
Aubrey - D Dawg
Leyton - Orient
Ivy -You are not naming your grandmother
Hayden - I don't like hay. makes me sneeze.
Ned - horsey. neigh!
Clementine - citrus-y
Clemency - HA HA HA HA HA
Cain - Abel
Darius - Can you feel the love in the room?
Gideon - annoying posh boy. also, Bible-y.
Go for Woolworth Bathsheba Fleance.
Edmund - Blackadder
George - granddad name
Henry - You are not naming a hoover
Eleanor - annoying posh girl
Harriet -You are not naming your grandmother
Jonah -too fishy
Finn -too fishy
Fraer -not a real name, also too fishy
Rosalind or Rosamund - you are not naming your grandmother
Martha -You are not naming your grandmother
Maude -You are not naming your grandmother
Christabel - Wasn't she one of Thomas The Tank Engine's friends?
Audrey -You are not naming your grandmother
Benedict - monks
Edwin - granddad name
Arwen sian cerys megan madison - Needs caps or will end up like kd lang
harrison owain dafydd Ieuan neville - seriously, you don't want a songwriting lesbain in the family.
Macauley - Home Alone
Corey - appley
Hollee - misspelt tree
Matilda - waltzing
Miley - Hannah Montana
Anita -You are not naming your grandmother
Niamh ( pronounced Nom nom nom) - lolcats
Riley - my year 7 maths teacher.
Max - cat name
Aoife ( pronounced Ayooooooooofeeeee) - sounds like a name for your 'fairy'
Caoimhe (pronounced Quim) - see above, minus "sounds like".
Diarmuid ( pronounced Deer maid) - TV gardener with fondness for metal balls. I prefer that Alan Titchmarsh
Caolan (pronounced Cauliflower)- Alan knows how to grow a good Cauli.
CiarÃĄn - isn't he one of Westlife? Always bad.
Conaire ( pronounced Connor)- just call it Connor if you want to call it Connor.
Eoghan (pronounced X Factor reject) - I prefered G4
Seren - needs more letters.
Ursula -You are not naming your grandmother. also, Little Mermaid baddy.
Regan - Ronald
Miles - we use Kilometres these days
Mathew - tterrible
Danial - Danial is not just a river in Egypt
Corieann - sounds Korean
Henryetta -You are not naming your grandmother
Shellana - that's not a real name.
Constance -You are not naming your grandmother
Xavier - baldy X Man. Wolverine is cooler.
Xanthe - annoying posh girl
Kelly - might be a bit special.
Willow - tree
Joclyn - needs more letters.
Annalise - sounds bum disease-y
Laurence - only if Arabian
Charles - minor royal with big ears
Moris - rrubbish
Isiiah - Bible-y
Tonita Olwyn - half Ricki Lake guest half your gran
Redvers - not a real name.
Zeke - not a real name.
Caradoc - chemist-y
Gwyddhien (pronounced Grannypants)- brackets are never a good sign.
Tabitha - cat name
Peony - what about Tradescantia?
Sebastien - annoying posh boy, French one
Finlay - fishy
Aubrey - D Dawg
Leyton - Orient
Ivy -You are not naming your grandmother
Hayden - I don't like hay. makes me sneeze.
Ned - horsey. neigh!
Clementine - citrus-y
Clemency - HA HA HA HA HA
Cain - Abel
Darius - Can you feel the love in the room?
Gideon - annoying posh boy. also, Bible-y.
Go for Woolworth Bathsheba Fleance.
quote:Originally posted by Pol Pot Noodle:
Clemency HA HA HA HA HA.
Go for that.
Your soul needs cleansing Pol Pot
quote:Originally posted by Pol Pot Noodle:
For anyone who can't be bothered reading the whole thread, I have compiled a list of the most dreadful names so far, and reasons why they will be bullied:
Edmund - Blackadder
George - granddad name
Henry - You are not naming a hoover
Eleanor - annoying posh girl
Harriet -You are not naming your grandmother
Jonah -too fishy
Finn -too fishy
Fraer -not a real name, also too fishy
Rosalind or Rosamund - you are not naming your grandmother
Martha -You are not naming your grandmother
Maude -You are not naming your grandmother
Christabel - Wasn't she one of Thomas The Tank Engine's friends?
Audrey -You are not naming your grandmother
Benedict - monks
Edwin - granddad name
Arwen sian cerys megan madison - Needs caps or will end up like kd lang
harrison owain dafydd Ieuan neville - seriously, you don't want a songwriting lesbain in the family.
Macauley - Home Alone
Corey - appley
Hollee - misspelt tree
Matilda - waltzing
Miley - Hannah Montana
Anita -You are not naming your grandmother
Niamh ( pronounced Nom nom nom) - lolcats
Riley - my year 7 maths teacher.
Max - cat name
Aoife ( pronounced Ayooooooooofeeeee) - sounds like a name for your 'fairy'
Caoimhe (pronounced Quim) - see above, minus "sounds like".
Diarmuid ( pronounced Deer maid) - TV gardener with fondness for metal balls. I prefer that Alan Titchmarsh
Caolan (pronounced Cauliflower)- Alan knows how to grow a good Cauli.
CiarÃĄn - isn't he one of Westlife? Always bad.
Conaire ( pronounced Connor)- just call it Connor if you want to call it Connor.
Eoghan (pronounced X Factor reject) - I prefered G4
Seren - needs more letters.
Ursula -You are not naming your grandmother. also, Little Mermaid baddy.
Regan - Ronald
Miles - we use Kilometres these days
Mathew - tterrible
Danial - Danial is not just a river in Egypt
Corieann - sounds Korean
Henryetta -You are not naming your grandmother
Shellana - that's not a real name.
Constance -You are not naming your grandmother
Xavier - baldy X Man. Wolverine is cooler.
Xanthe - annoying posh girl
Kelly - might be a bit special.
Willow - tree
Joclyn - needs more letters.
Annalise - sounds bum disease-y
Laurence - only if Arabian
Charles - minor royal with big ears
Moris - rrubbish
Isiiah - Bible-y
Tonita Olwyn - half Ricki Lake guest half your gran
Redvers - not a real name.
Zeke - not a real name.
Caradoc - chemist-y
Gwyddhien (pronounced Grannypants)- brackets are never a good sign.
Tabitha - cat name
Peony - what about Tradescantia?
Sebastien - annoying posh boy, French one
Finlay - fishy
Aubrey - D Dawg
Leyton - Orient
Ivy -You are not naming your grandmother
Hayden - I don't like hay. makes me sneeze.
Ned - horsey. neigh!
Clementine - citrus-y
Clemency - HA HA HA HA HA
Cain - Abel
Darius - Can you feel the love in the room?
Gideon - annoying posh boy. also, Bible-y.
Go for Woolworth Bathsheba Fleance.
quote:Originally posted by Queen of the High Teas:quote:Originally posted by Mazzystar:
Girls Rosamund,Rosalind,Grace,Eve,Connie,Lydia,Imogen,Adele,Ivy
Boys
Alistair, Owen,Rory,Hayden,Lewis,Ned,Gregory
I wanted Ned.
My friends just had a Ned.Shes also got Evelyn and Constance which I think are lovely.
With mine I wanted names common enough to be recognised,but unusual enough that there werent ten on the register!!
Regan for a girl and Caleb for a boy?
Emily and Elizabeth are both traditional and pretty names as well as still being 'modern'.
I also like Matthew, David and Mark for boys names. They are more modern than some of the suggestions made.
I agree with some of Pol Pots views, some names are laughable, imo, and may lead to the child being teased and bullied in later life. What sounds 'cute' for a baby may not necessarily sound 'right' on a teenager when fitting in with peers is important.
I also like Matthew, David and Mark for boys names. They are more modern than some of the suggestions made.
I agree with some of Pol Pots views, some names are laughable, imo, and may lead to the child being teased and bullied in later life. What sounds 'cute' for a baby may not necessarily sound 'right' on a teenager when fitting in with peers is important.
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mazzystar:
My friends just had a Ned.Shes also got Evelyn and Constance which I think are lovely.
I love all of those names.
My friends just had a Ned.Shes also got Evelyn and Constance which I think are lovely.
I love all of those names.
I like Foy for a girl
My sister in law is having a baby in october, she loves Freddie, my family hate it and so does my brother, but they like Lohan, which is better than Freddie, if she has that the only face i'll see is his off BB for the rest of my life
quote:Originally posted by Mercedes78:
My sister in law is having a baby in october, she loves Freddie, my family hate it and so does my brother, but they like Lohan, which is better than Freddie, if she has that the only face i'll see is his off BB for the rest of my life
I like the name Freddie, it's on my favourites list. Sorry to say this, but I think Lohan is awful. That's the trouble with picking names, everyone has differing ideas of what's good and bad.
One of my favorites is Angharad for a girl
quote:Originally posted by Biscuits:quote:Originally posted by Pol Pot Noodle:
Clemency HA HA HA HA HA.
Go for that.
Your soul needs cleansing Pol Pot
Yes, yes it does.
girls:
i love this name Saoirse its Irish and is pronounced Sirshar.(i know you didnt ask for Irish names though)
i also like Lillian - Lilly
Rose- Rosie
Catherine- Kate- Katie
for boys:
Matthew- Matt
William (my OHs name)- Will- Billy
i love this name Saoirse its Irish and is pronounced Sirshar.(i know you didnt ask for Irish names though)
i also like Lillian - Lilly
Rose- Rosie
Catherine- Kate- Katie
for boys:
Matthew- Matt
William (my OHs name)- Will- Billy
quote:Originally posted by Pol Pot Noodle:
For anyone who can't be bothered reading the whole thread, I have compiled a list of the most dreadful names so far, and reasons why they will be bullied:
Zeke - not a real name.
You're entitled to your opnion but I think that Ezekiel as a name has been round for a while now and we just didn't fancy the full version. It's hardly worthy of being on the 'dreadful' register.