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HelpIf you had to *England and Wales*
Since Lily did one like this for the US top 10 I decided to do one for a couple of other countries. Choose only one name for each gender and then mention why you chose it. Also no spelling changes.
P.S. It was hard for me to find data from official sites other than this, I found some non official top 10 lists from babycenter but they included all the different spellings when they complied their data and I'm not certain if they got the data from the governments censuses or from their name site polls. This data all came from the countries official government websites.
England and Wales
2011
1. Amelia
2. Olivia
3. Lily
4. Jessica
5. Emily
6. Sophie
7. Ruby
8. Grace
9. Ava
10. Isabella
1. Harry
2. Oliver
3. Jack
4. Alfie
5. Charlie
6. Thomas
7. Jacob
8. James
9. Joshua
10. William
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P.S. It was hard for me to find data from official sites other than this, I found some non official top 10 lists from babycenter but they included all the different spellings when they complied their data and I'm not certain if they got the data from the governments censuses or from their name site polls. This data all came from the countries official government websites.
England and Wales
2011
1. Amelia
2. Olivia
3. Lily
4. Jessica
5. Emily
6. Sophie
7. Ruby
8. Grace
9. Ava
10. Isabella
1. Harry
2. Oliver
3. Jack
4. Alfie
5. Charlie
6. Thomas
7. Jacob
8. James
9. Joshua
10. William
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I like these names, especially for boys, a lot better than the US names. Nice to not see Jayden anywhere lol. I would go with Charlie and Amelia. Love the name Charlie because it sounds so friendly and Amelia has always been one of my faves! I also really like Harry, Jack, and Oliver on the boy's side. And, while I would prolly never use it, Alfie is nice too!
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Olivia & Jacob
If I were to choose combos:
Olivia Grace & Jacob William
If I were to choose combos:
Olivia Grace & Jacob William
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Olivia and William
The same names I picked out of the US top 10. I also really like Emily, Ava and Grace but Emily feels 90s dated, Ava includes the trendy AY sound and Grace is so overused as a middle name.
If I had to make combos: Olivia Isabella and William James. I really like James. I don't like Isabella as much as Emily but as it is just the middle name I'd prefer Isabella. It flows much better with Olivia and makes the combo sound regal whereas Olivia Emily just sounds choppy.
The same names I picked out of the US top 10. I also really like Emily, Ava and Grace but Emily feels 90s dated, Ava includes the trendy AY sound and Grace is so overused as a middle name.
If I had to make combos: Olivia Isabella and William James. I really like James. I don't like Isabella as much as Emily but as it is just the middle name I'd prefer Isabella. It flows much better with Olivia and makes the combo sound regal whereas Olivia Emily just sounds choppy.
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Lily Jessica & William Oliver
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Grace --It's a family name
William --It's also a family name and I really like the nn Will.
William --It's also a family name and I really like the nn Will.
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Harry and Sophie. But I like Oliver too. And Lily and Ruby.
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For girls:
Olivia (My great gradmother's name was Ollie so I want to honor her)
Sophie (Its such a beautiful name and it works on a litte girl or a grown woman)
Lily (Same as Sophie.)
Grace (Same as Sophie.)
For Boys:
William (Its a nice classic name plus my great
grandmother's maiden name was Williams)
Thomas (This was my great great grandfather's name, I definitely want to use it)
James (This was the middle name of my bother who died at birth and I'd love to use it to honor him)
Olivia (My great gradmother's name was Ollie so I want to honor her)
Sophie (Its such a beautiful name and it works on a litte girl or a grown woman)
Lily (Same as Sophie.)
Grace (Same as Sophie.)
For Boys:
William (Its a nice classic name plus my great
grandmother's maiden name was Williams)
Thomas (This was my great great grandfather's name, I definitely want to use it)
James (This was the middle name of my bother who died at birth and I'd love to use it to honor him)
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Grace and William.
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Grace. Classic and pretty. Combo: Grace Olivia
James. A family name for me (as it would be for many people) and I like it. Combo: James William "Jamie"
James. A family name for me (as it would be for many people) and I like it. Combo: James William "Jamie"
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For a girl: Ruby - this name was on my list anyway - and I didn't actually realise how popular it is in England. Combo: Ruby Isabella.
For a boy: James - this is also a name on my list but as a middle name, I've been crushing on James "Jimmy" lately after watching a period drama with a guy named Jimmy in it. Combo: James Thomas.
:)
For a boy: James - this is also a name on my list but as a middle name, I've been crushing on James "Jimmy" lately after watching a period drama with a guy named Jimmy in it. Combo: James Thomas.
:)
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My favorite girls name is Olivia, but I also like Amelia, Lily, Jessica, Emily, Ruby, and Ava. I came very close to choosing Amelia and Ruby was my third choice but I slightly prefer the sound of Olivia to Amelia. Also growing up I knew a very nice girl named Olivia and I love the nn's Olive, Liv, Livie / Livy / Livvy, and Lia. I prefer Olivia's potential nn's to Amelia's which are Amy and Lia.
My favorite boys name is William, but I also like Oliver, Thomas, James, and Joshua. I like Alfie and Charlie only as nn's. I came very close to choosing James and my third favorite is Oliver. Really I mostly love William because it sounds so good and I love the nn's Liam and Will. James doesn't really have any good nn's imo.
P.S. Yes I know I chose Olivia and William for the US top 10 as well. :P
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My favorite boys name is William, but I also like Oliver, Thomas, James, and Joshua. I like Alfie and Charlie only as nn's. I came very close to choosing James and my third favorite is Oliver. Really I mostly love William because it sounds so good and I love the nn's Liam and Will. James doesn't really have any good nn's imo.
P.S. Yes I know I chose Olivia and William for the US top 10 as well. :P
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For combos I'd do Olivia Ruby and William Oliver, but I'd only choose Oliver if I wasn't having a daughter named Olivia as well. If I did have a daughter named Olivia I'd use the combo William James instead.
For non top mn's I choose Olivia June and William Arthur. June is honoring because both my mother and my nana had June birthdays.
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For non top mn's I choose Olivia June and William Arthur. June is honoring because both my mother and my nana had June birthdays.
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