Names

Now that I have made it 1/4 of the way through this pregnancy, Mr and I are thinking of going public soon. We will wait until after our 12 week scan before news spreads too far, but I will start telling people as I see them. The other thing I have started to do is think about names. I don't mind if you want to give feedback, but don't be surprised/upset/offended if I ignore it. I am a bit of a name nerd, and I have a few naming criteria. I like names with: - one dominant spelling - one dominant pronunciation - long formal name - short, easy to spell shortening/nick-name which can be used as a real, stand alone name. - uncommon but not unheard of Girls names aren't TOO hard, because we have a few options from before Bear was born. So far, the list is: - Francesca (Frank/ie) - Penelope (so many nick-name options, but I like Nell, Poppy or Polly) - Josephine (Jo or Josie) Boys are much more difficult. The boys names I love (and Mr loves too) are very old-fashioned and what my sister describes as "wanky poofter names". Not that I generally use her as my style guide in life. Our frontrunner boys name at the moment is Percival (Percy). Mostly because it is the only one we both like. I also like Gilbert and Malcolm. Mr likes Frederick, but Fred and Ted would be a bit much for me.