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Old fashioned names new again....

AmateisGal

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Congratulations! I named my daughter Molly.

I also like Beatrice. I have a great aunt named that and we call her Aunt Bea!
 

scottyrocks

I'll Lock Up
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Isle of Langerhan, NY
First, congratulations!

There are lot of great choices here already. I would just keep in mind that your child will have to live with the name, and the resulting childhood peer fallout, you give him/her.

One of my favorite names for a boy is Vladmir. Again, though, let the buyer (or namer) beware.
 

Miss sofia

One Too Many
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East sussex, England
Congratulations Missis!

My son is called Massimiliano or Maxi for short. (I loved where the wild things are too)!

I do like the name Araminta, i used to have a chum called Araminta Lambert Lambeth, he he....Now that's a name.

The names i had on my list were or just plain love are:

Luigi
Hector
horatio (i love it, but, well.....)
Kit
Theo (my fave)
Amelia
Giovanni (my father's name)
Maud (another fave)
Pearl
Kitty
Betty
Elizabeth (my mothers name)
Cora
Giulia (grandma's name)
Saffron (well, i like my name!!)

and a host of others i can't remember.....
 
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Classydame

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Bellflower, CA
Always loved my grandma's name=Philomena (people called her Phil)
My great-grandma's name=Gladys Ariel
My great-grandpa's name=Julius Gilbert (went by Gil)
My grandpa's name=Lloyd Vernon
My other grandma's name=Gloria Maxine (went by Maxine because Gloria was to racy due to the views of movie actresses of the day) :)
I have always liked Lydia, Natalie and Cara
 

hellsbellslolly

Familiar Face
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Suffolk, England
Awesome suggestions, thank you so much every-one. I am quite spoilt for choice. I am edging towards something like Beatrice which I can shorten to Bea bea or Araminta I adore Minty or Minnie very sweet. Does any-one like Seraphina? Too out there?
 

Dan'l

Practically Family
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Somewhere in time
We named our son Olin. He is named after one of my great uncles. It’s an Old Norwegian name that means holly bush, which signifies hope.

Mycroft (as in Holmes) is another name I like. Mrs. Dan’l said no way were we giving that name to our son.
I also suggested James. Mrs. Dan’l was quick to realize that I was trying to name baby after Jim Morrison. So our son’s name is Olin.

As for girl names:
Abigail Jane
Loretta Mae
 

Sam Diamond

Familiar Face
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Location
N California
Congratulations! Do keep in mind the "getting beat up on the playground" syndrome. I've always liked the names Nigel and Basil (big fan of the old Sherlock Holmes series).
 

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