What would you name...? (England & Wales)
What would you name siblings or twins using pairings from the new England and Wales popularity ranks? (i.e. #1 Amelia and Oliver, #17 for Wales Freya and Archie, etc.)
I would choose:
Amelia and Oliver (1, both)
Phoebe and Alexander (22, combined)
Lydia and Ellis (94, combined)
Oscar and Dylan (8, England/Wales)
Harry and Jack (3, England/Wales)
The Potter geek in me might choose:
James and Lily (9, combined)
Arthur and Molly (41, combined)
Ottilie's post might be useful (http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4636334), or Nameberry's blog post on it (http://nameberry.com/blog/breaking-news-top-100-british-names-in-2014).
I would choose:
Amelia and Oliver (1, both)
Phoebe and Alexander (22, combined)
Lydia and Ellis (94, combined)
Oscar and Dylan (8, England/Wales)
Harry and Jack (3, England/Wales)
The Potter geek in me might choose:
James and Lily (9, combined)
Arthur and Molly (41, combined)
Ottilie's post might be useful (http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4636334), or Nameberry's blog post on it (http://nameberry.com/blog/breaking-news-top-100-british-names-in-2014).
Replies
I like these pairings (*favorite):
Felix and Victoria (98)
Connor and Thea (79)
Gabriel and Leah (78)
Theodore and Hannah (59)
Arthur and Molly (41)
Finley and Matilda (36)
Benjamin and Sofia (28)
Isaac and Alice* (25)
Samuel and Freya (21)
Henry and Ruby (15)
Oliver and Amelia (1)
Thomas and William (6)
Noah and Oscar* (11)
Felix and Victoria (98)
Connor and Thea (79)
Gabriel and Leah (78)
Theodore and Hannah (59)
Arthur and Molly (41)
Finley and Matilda (36)
Benjamin and Sofia (28)
Isaac and Alice* (25)
Samuel and Freya (21)
Henry and Ruby (15)
Oliver and Amelia (1)
Thomas and William (6)
Noah and Oscar* (11)
I'm just going to do all boy/girl combined.
Noah and Grace (11)
Leighton and Esmae (154, less than thrilled about that spelling)
Hayden and Eve (159)
Malachi and Zofia (246)
Zia and Fay (2690)
The spreadsheets linked in Ottilie's post are so nice. I wish the US would do that, but it'd probably take them forever. They even have it by month!
My top boy name and top girl name are practically right next to each other, but aren't the same number. So close. (Helena is 291, Ashley is 295.).
Noah and Grace (11)
Leighton and Esmae (154, less than thrilled about that spelling)
Hayden and Eve (159)
Malachi and Zofia (246)
Zia and Fay (2690)
The spreadsheets linked in Ottilie's post are so nice. I wish the US would do that, but it'd probably take them forever. They even have it by month!
My top boy name and top girl name are practically right next to each other, but aren't the same number. So close. (Helena is 291, Ashley is 295.).
I can only go by Ottilie's post here, since Nameberry is inaccessible for me now. Every time I go there, a "Security Error" pops up that I can't click out of so I end up having to shut my machine down. Is this just me? I've noticed other people here still linking to Nameberry, so I'm kind of curious how widespread it is, if at all.
Anyway! Sets. I'd do...
Seren & Joshua (12, Wales/England)
Evie & Thomas (14, England/Wales)
Megan & Ruby (15, Wales/England)
Ethan & Ethan (19, England/Wales. I don't care for any of the boy names together, so if I had two sons, the only option would be to name both of them Ethan)
Anyway! Sets. I'd do...
Seren & Joshua (12, Wales/England)
Evie & Thomas (14, England/Wales)
Megan & Ruby (15, Wales/England)
Ethan & Ethan (19, England/Wales. I don't care for any of the boy names together, so if I had two sons, the only option would be to name both of them Ethan)