[Opinions] Birth announcements
From The Times
To Monika and Olawoyin, a daughter, Emily, a sister for Amelia
To Naomi and William, a daughter, Flora Grace, a sister for Dominic
To Daniel and Gemma, a daughter, Kitty Fleur, a sister for Oliver
To Tavia and Charlie, a son, Inigo Robert Trevithick, a brother for Coco
To Caroline and Bruce, a son, Daniel John, a brother for Joseph
To Brigitte and David, a daughter, Isabella Coco de Lisle, a sister for Emilienne and Robert
To Jason and Ruth, a daughter, Ria Liberty
To Jodi and Thomas, a son, Joshua Emmanuel Benjamin, a brother for Francesco
To Chris and Sally-Anne, a daughter, Sian Elizabeth, a sister for Luke
To Tamara and Simon, a sixth child, Ruaraidh Richard
To Elise and John, a son, Daniel, a brother for William and Charles
To Antonia and John, a son, Alastair Thomas William
Wdyt?
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To Monika and Olawoyin, a daughter, Emily, a sister for Amelia
To Naomi and William, a daughter, Flora Grace, a sister for Dominic
To Daniel and Gemma, a daughter, Kitty Fleur, a sister for Oliver
To Tavia and Charlie, a son, Inigo Robert Trevithick, a brother for Coco
To Caroline and Bruce, a son, Daniel John, a brother for Joseph
To Brigitte and David, a daughter, Isabella Coco de Lisle, a sister for Emilienne and Robert
To Jason and Ruth, a daughter, Ria Liberty
To Jodi and Thomas, a son, Joshua Emmanuel Benjamin, a brother for Francesco
To Chris and Sally-Anne, a daughter, Sian Elizabeth, a sister for Luke
To Tamara and Simon, a sixth child, Ruaraidh Richard
To Elise and John, a son, Daniel, a brother for William and Charles
To Antonia and John, a son, Alastair Thomas William
Wdyt?
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Replies
Emily, sister to Amelia.-> If you have an Amelia why would you name the next one Emily?! It makes no sense to me. Way way too similar.
Flora Grace, sister to Dominic. -> I like both of them. How refreshing.
Kitty Fleur, sister to Oliver. -> Poor girl. She won't even have a middle name to fall back on. What were they thinking? Oliver's nice though.
Daniel John, brother to Joseph.-> How original. Did they think these ones up themselves? *sigh* I know I sound mean but they're just so generic.
Isabella Coco de Lisle, sister to Emilienne and Robert-> I like it. Maybe because our mothers have the same name? Haha, no I really like it.
Ria Liberty-> Don't like Ria. Don't like Liberty.
Joshua Emmanuel Benjamin, brother to Francesco-> Okay, I'll admit it; it's not bad. But I prefer Francesca, as a girl's name. The male version doesn't do it for me.
Sian Elizabether, sister to Luke-> Je l'adore! Really, they're both so nice.
Ruaraidh Richard-> Wow, I wonder what the other five were...
Daniel, brother to William and Charles-> Now, remember the generic thing I was talking about?
Alastair Thomas William-> The William feels out of place. It should have come before Thomas. Other than that, fine.
Flora Grace, sister to Dominic. -> I like both of them. How refreshing.
Kitty Fleur, sister to Oliver. -> Poor girl. She won't even have a middle name to fall back on. What were they thinking? Oliver's nice though.
Daniel John, brother to Joseph.-> How original. Did they think these ones up themselves? *sigh* I know I sound mean but they're just so generic.
Isabella Coco de Lisle, sister to Emilienne and Robert-> I like it. Maybe because our mothers have the same name? Haha, no I really like it.
Ria Liberty-> Don't like Ria. Don't like Liberty.
Joshua Emmanuel Benjamin, brother to Francesco-> Okay, I'll admit it; it's not bad. But I prefer Francesca, as a girl's name. The male version doesn't do it for me.
Sian Elizabether, sister to Luke-> Je l'adore! Really, they're both so nice.
Ruaraidh Richard-> Wow, I wonder what the other five were...
Daniel, brother to William and Charles-> Now, remember the generic thing I was talking about?
Alastair Thomas William-> The William feels out of place. It should have come before Thomas. Other than that, fine.
Emily - Chronically overused, and too close to her sister Amelia's name
Flora Grace - I think of the margerine when I hear Flora, but it's dated in a cute way; Grace is just a filler, nothing much to say there.
Kitty Fleur - Kitty is not formal name material imo.
Inigo Robert Trevithick - Inigo is cool; Robert is extra boring alongside it
Daniel John - Yawn!
Isabella Coco de Lisle - Would be OK without the Coco bit. "De Lisle" is very pretentious but might be a family name.
Ria Liberty - nice
Joshua Emmanuel Benjamin - Joshua is too popular, and I dislike that all 3 names are Biblical - there should be more variety! The combo is also much too long. 3, 4 and 3 syllables, it's too much.
Sian Elizabeth - Just so-so, not very interesting.
Ruaraidh Richard - I love the fn; the mn is boring.
Daniel - Boring, as are his brothers' names.
Alastair Thomas William - Yawn!
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"There are few more distressing sights than that
Of an Englishman in a baseball cap
Yeah we'll die in the class we were born
That's a class of our own my love"
♥Elinor♥
Flora Grace - I think of the margerine when I hear Flora, but it's dated in a cute way; Grace is just a filler, nothing much to say there.
Kitty Fleur - Kitty is not formal name material imo.
Inigo Robert Trevithick - Inigo is cool; Robert is extra boring alongside it
Daniel John - Yawn!
Isabella Coco de Lisle - Would be OK without the Coco bit. "De Lisle" is very pretentious but might be a family name.
Ria Liberty - nice
Joshua Emmanuel Benjamin - Joshua is too popular, and I dislike that all 3 names are Biblical - there should be more variety! The combo is also much too long. 3, 4 and 3 syllables, it's too much.
Sian Elizabeth - Just so-so, not very interesting.
Ruaraidh Richard - I love the fn; the mn is boring.
Daniel - Boring, as are his brothers' names.
Alastair Thomas William - Yawn!
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"There are few more distressing sights than that
Of an Englishman in a baseball cap
Yeah we'll die in the class we were born
That's a class of our own my love"
♥Elinor♥
On the whole, I'm never a huge fan of Times announcements names. Some of these names are nice (I love Daniel and Joseph for brothers), but on the whole they're a little OTT for my tastes. I think Emily and Amelia are way too close for sisters, Kitty Fleur sounds like a character from a story or something, Ruaraidh Richard is quite a mouthful (as well as a feat to pronounce if they're living outside Scotland!), and I'm surprised that Coco appeared twice. Inigo and Coco is the kind of sibset that would get beaten up without a doubt in the kind of places I've lived. Emilienne is quite pretty, but again too OTT for me.
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - Angus, Elvin, "The Brow", River, Orlando, Fritz, Hayden, Hubert, Liza, Angeline, Carmella, Xanthe, Tabea, Clara, Jocasta and Violet.
~~~~~ - Sparkleflower, Moonrain, Honeybud, Twinklesun and Sugarberry.
Emily, a sister for Amelia - too alike for siblings
Flora Grace, a sister for Dominic - Ooh, love this sibset!
Kitty Fleur, a sister for Oliver - Ahh, well, too cute. Prefer Katherine Fleur. I love Oliver too.
Inigo Robert Trevithick, a brother for Coco - Unique. All I can think of is Inigo Montoya and Coco Arquette/Coco Chanel.
Daniel John, a brother for Joseph - Love Daniel, like Joseph.
Isabella Coco de Lisle, a sister for Emilienne and Robert - Ehh? It's pretentious. I prefer Isabel de Lisle. Pretty.
Ria Liberty - ok
Joshua Emmanuel Benjamin, a brother for Francesco - ok
Sian Elizabeth, a sister for Luke - I've thought about the name Sian today, quite like it.
Ruaraidh Richard - R.R.?
Daniel, a brother for William and Charles - Nice enough
Alastair Thomas William - I like all names
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I like:
Emily, Amelia
William, Flora Grace, Dominic (I prefer the spelling Dominick)
Daniel
Charlie, Robert (I prefer Charles with Charlie as a nickname)
Caroline, Daniel John, Joseph
David, Isabella, Robert
Jason
Thomas, Joshua Benjamin
Chris and Anne, Elizabeth (I prefer Christopher with Chris as a nickname)
Richard
John, Daniel, William and Charles
John, Thomas William
Every woman is a mystery to be solved. - "Don Juan DeMarco"
Emily, Amelia
William, Flora Grace, Dominic (I prefer the spelling Dominick)
Daniel
Charlie, Robert (I prefer Charles with Charlie as a nickname)
Caroline, Daniel John, Joseph
David, Isabella, Robert
Jason
Thomas, Joshua Benjamin
Chris and Anne, Elizabeth (I prefer Christopher with Chris as a nickname)
Richard
John, Daniel, William and Charles
John, Thomas William