now our list is too long

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Registered: 10-18-2005
now our list is too long
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Thu, 10-27-2005 - 2:13pm

I came here and got some great advice and suggestions on names. Now we have a big list and we really need more help.

Our girl list is I put the

Ivy
Phoebe
Elle
Romy
Lucy
Mae
Tess
Roma
Belle
Rose
Roxie

We really like all of the names and can't seem to discard any. Are there any you really like? The middle name will be Ellen, Kathleen, Louise, Ruth, Margaret or Julia. Also what do you think of us using my middle name Meredith as a middle name? It was after my mom's paternal aunt. Our sons do not share my husband's first or middle name.

For a boy our list is

Thatcher
Flynn
Reed
Truman
Forrest
Barrett
Everett
Fletcher
Dashiell

Has to work with the middle name David, Martin or Roy. I have a lot more questions about boy's names. Our last name is 3 syllables starts with an H and ends in an AN is this going to be a huge problem with the first name Truman? To me they don't sound bad together. We do really like it. Do you think Forrest is to much with our son Sawyer since there is a newscaster named Forrest Sawyer? We're also hearing that Dashiell is just plain weird. We got the same comments about Sawyer though from the same people. So I'm wondering even if it isn't your style is Dashiell weird? Sorry for all the questions, but I really appreciate all the help.

Our last name as I said starts with an H is 3 syllables and ends in an AN. Our sons are Pierce Kenneth and Sawyer James. Thanks again :)

Amanda

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Registered: 04-28-2003
Fri, 10-28-2005 - 2:08pm

I haven't read any of the other posts, but here are my thoughts;

Girls:

I really like Ivy, Phoebe, Lucy and Tess with your other boys names.
Elle and Belle are just NMS, Belle is so princessy to me and with all the little Ellies out there I wouldn't mess with Elle. Romy and Roxie seem way too nicknamey to me and don't match up well with your boys. Roma is okay, I just don't like it as well as some of your others. Mae and Rose are both nice, but I think I prefer both as mns.

My favorite combos:

Ivy Ruth
Tess Kathleen
Lucy Margaret

Boys:

Some great names here, some from my own short list. My favorites are Truman, Forrest, Fletcher and Reed. I like Flynn, but not with your other boys, I had Barret on my own list but figured that someone somewhere would shorten it to Bear and I hated that, Everett is nms, and Dashiell is not weird at all to me, but not a name that I would chose, nice though if you love it.

Favorite combos:

Truman David
Forrest Martin

Good Luck!

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Registered: 01-22-2005
Fri, 10-28-2005 - 2:16pm

With brothers Pierce and Sawyer:

Girls:
Very nice:
Elle, Lucy, Mae, Tess, Rose

OK:
Ivy, Phoebe, Belle

Bad reaction to:
Romy, Roma, Roxie

Boys:
none are my style, but:

OK:
Flynn, Forrest, Barrett

Bad reaction to:
Thatcher (Tom Sawyer and Becky Thatcher - - too much together)
Reed - feminine
Truman - trying to hard to be different
Everett and Fletcher - a bit too over-the-top W.A.S.P.Y.
Dashiell - think of Dashiell Hammett and makes me want to giggle. Trying a bit too hard to be different, imo.

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