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Your favourite single syllable names

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IWantDogger · 28/06/2014 17:23

I would love suggestions of single syllable names (or nick names) for girls or boys.
Expecting dc3, have 2 DDs with quite classic 2 & 3 syllable names ending in -y/-ie , think Rosie and Emily. Names ending with -a or -er don't work v well with our surname and I feel that dc3 would work best with a single syllable name to give some contrast with the others.
So far I thought of

Beth
Eve

Sam (Samuel)
James

Any other ideas?

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Alisvolatpropiis · 28/06/2014 17:25

Girl - Haf

Boy - Rex

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bouncingbelle · 28/06/2014 17:26

Faye
Anne
May
Belle
Kay

Shay
Joe
Will
Neil

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Alisvolatpropiis · 28/06/2014 17:26

Haf is prn like Harv in Harvey.

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ThinkIveBeenHacked · 28/06/2014 17:27

My dds name Grin Meg.
I also love
Kate
Liv

And for boys I really like
Sid
Gus
Rex
Max

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miffybun73 · 28/06/2014 17:30

Dan (Daniel)

Joe (Joseph)

Will (William)

Beth and Eve are lovely, as is James. Quite like Sam too.

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eatyourveg · 28/06/2014 17:30

grace and huw

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BetterWithCheese · 28/06/2014 17:33

Grace and Miles - my top choices if we ever have DC3

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keepyourchinupdear · 28/06/2014 17:36

Ch

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keepyourchinupdear · 28/06/2014 17:38

Che (pronounced Shay)

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BlueStarsAtNight · 28/06/2014 17:50

Paige
Rose

George

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IWantDogger · 28/06/2014 17:54

Thanks for all of the suggestions, some great ideas. Some are a little out there for me and think we should go fairly classic to fit with the girls. Love Meg/Megan in particular.

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squoosh · 28/06/2014 17:55

Jude
Rex
Seth
Saul
Lyle

Wren
Tess
Liv
Pearl
Nell

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Alisvolatpropiis · 28/06/2014 17:58

Dammit squoosh!

I was just coming back to post Jude, Pearl and Liv!

Rafe is my other suggestion.

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Ninetysixpercent · 28/06/2014 18:02

Jack
Ben
Josh

Eve
Meg
Pearl

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Nereida · 28/06/2014 18:26

Jane
Mae
Ruth
Elle
Skye
Clare

Kit
Luke
Max
Paul
Tom
Zac/Zack/Zach
John

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RobinSparkles · 28/06/2014 18:27

James and Rose

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badtime · 28/06/2014 18:40

Joy
Fern

Leigh

Paul
John

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littlemissblue · 28/06/2014 18:42

My baby is called Faith :)

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BikeRunSki · 28/06/2014 18:51

Ned

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Castlelough · 28/06/2014 19:02

I love Anne and John.
Both so classic and underused.
They can always be Annie or Johnny (think Johnny Cash!) if you want to call them something more familiar.

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OutragedFromLeeds · 28/06/2014 19:08

For a boy my favourites are;

Jake (Jacob)
Seb (Sebastian)
Jude
Josh (Joshua)
Ben (Benjamin)
James

but also;

Paul
Pete
Rich
Max
Will
Dave
Sam
Rod
Craig
Jim
Lee
Al
Sid
Cass
Mark
John
Luke
Bill
Tim
Tom
Ned
Ted
Ed
Nick
Jay

For a girl I like;

Nell
Beth (Elizabeth or Bethan)
Grace
Liv (Olivia)
Kate

but also;

Clare
Leigh
Jade
Sam
Bess
Tess
Hope
Brooke
Paige
Dawn
Jen (Jennifer)
Kat
Meg
Lou
Kay
May
Faye
Sue
Anne

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OutragedFromLeeds · 28/06/2014 19:12

and Niamh is really lovely too.

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RabbitSaysWoof · 28/06/2014 20:05

Kip
Nate

Maeve
Elle
Rae

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TessOfTheFurbyvilles · 28/06/2014 22:08

squoosh has listed mine, my sister's and my brother's name in her lists.

The single syllable name were my parents' names of choice!

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gamescompendium · 28/06/2014 22:10

Anne.

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