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This past weekend my Fiance adn I went on a vacation to visit some friends from church who moved. we spent a lot of time with them and there new daughter. On our way back we talked a lot about our future and kids. We both want large families. I want 3 girls an 2 boys. And he wants 4 boys and 1 girl.

Here is our list that we came up with. Id like all opinions (positive or negative) Thanks!

Girls

Anna
Cara (car-uh)
Chloe
Elisabeth (nn: Ella)
Felicity
Julia
Kaelyn (Kay-lyn)
Lara
Meredith
Nora

Boys:

Austin
Andrew
Benjamin
Cole
Jacob
Keagan
Luke
Nathaniel (Nate)
Noah
Owen
Patrick

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Girls

Anna - i like it in a classic kind of way, but i don't think i'd use it... maybe as a middle name though.
Cara (car-uh) - don't really like it (which is sort of hypocritical since it rhymes with my name, but then again i pronounce my name differently than how you are showing it)
Chloe - not a big fan
Elisabeth (nn: Ella) - i like the nn, but i prefer the 'z' spelling of Elizabeth
Felicity - LOVE
Julia - this name works so well on certain people
Kaelyn (Kay-lyn) - don't like
Lara - no
Meredith - nah
Nora - eh

Boys:

Austin - it's all right
Andrew - eh
Benjamin - love it
Cole - no
Jacob - love
Keagan - nah
Luke
Nathaniel (Nate) - don't like
Noah - i have very mixed feelings about this name
Owen - not a fan
Patrick - nah

I also have mixed feelings about Noah...
Felicity is great isnt it. It will probably be a middle name bc my fiance hates it but I put it on the list anywyas :)

Julia will be one of those names that will always be on the list but will only be used if I see mydaughter and i think Julia :)

Anna - Like it, but it's kind of plain.
Cara - Like it, but I like it better Kara.
Chloe - it's OK, but I don't really like it
Elisabeth - LOVE this, especially spelled with an s instead of a z. I like Ella as a nn, too.
Felicity - don't like it, but I don't really have a reason.
Julia - LOVE this name.
Kaelyn - it's OK, but it looks/sounds like you just forgot the t, and it also looks like the type of name that could become quite trendy in the near future.
Lara - I LOVE THIS NAME!!!
Meredith - Like it, but don't love it.
Nora - Love it. :)

Austin - ugh, I hate this name and it seems like everyone and their brother is naming their son Austin lately.
Andrew - Like it, but doesn't really do anything for me.
Benjamin - LOVE it.
Cole - Like it, but I think I like it better as a nn for Nicholas or Colby or something. It seems sort of unfinished to me.
Jacob - LOVE it.
Keagan - see Austin.
Luke - LOVE!!!!111!!!ONE!!! Haha, this is #2 on my list of boys' names, so maybe I'm a little biased.
Nathaniel (Nate) - Love it.
Noah - I LOVE this name. I doubt I'll ever use it, but it's battling with a few others for my #4 spot.
Owen - I have a friend with this as his last name, so I've always seen it as a last name. I hate it as a fn.
Patrick - LOVE it.

Some mn ideas:

Julia Elisabeth
Nora Elisabeth
Lara Elisabeth

Noah Patrick
Noah Andrew
Luke Andrew
Luke Jacob
Jacob Andrew
Jacob Austin
Nathaniel Cole

Luke is our number one name. I love the simplicity and the fact that it will be great as a kid and adult name (which today with popular names usually is not the case). I love the combo Luke Jacob I never even thought of that. Cole is our number two named as a nickname for Nicholas. and Benjamin is number 3 :) thanks for the comments. We seem to have similar taste.

I know a little boy whose name is Nicholas Charles and he goes by Cole. I think it's a cute name - cute for a little boy, but when he's older he can go by Nick and have it seem more grown up. And as a kid, he even has some options (Nick, Nicky, Cole)

Kaelyn, Kaylyn, Cailin, etc are all already very trendy.

I like:

Anna
Cara
Elisabeth (Ella)
Julia

Austin
Andrew
Benjamin
Jacob
Luke
Noah
Owen

Chloe's always seemed like it should be a nickname or something to me, and the one Kaelyn that I knew gave negative connotations to the name. I also prefer Lara as Laura, and I prefer Nathan to Nathaniel (without the Nate nickname - all the Nathans I've known have been better than the Nates), but, over all, I like your list!

Thanks for the comments. Chloe does seem like a nickname.. but for what? any ideas?

I love Chloe, Meredith and Nora. Of the boys, I think I like Cole and Nathaniel best.

I stabbity-stab Keagan with a vengence.

You seem to like classic-style names. Nice! :)

Anna ~timeless and beautiful.
Cara (car-uh) ~love it, the only drawback is the pronunciation factor.
Chloe ~lovely but overused right now.
Elisabeth (nn: Ella) ~timeless, no matter how you spell it.
Felicity ~love it but a bit trendy.
Julia ~popular but a gorgeous classic nonetheless.
Kaelyn (Kay-lyn) ~trendy, I don't like it.
Lara ~how is it pronounced? Spell it Laura and I like it.
Meredith ~okay, but it doesn't ring my bell.
Nora ~love it. It's old fashioned and sassy at the same time.

Austin ~trendy.
Andrew ~I've never cared for this name.
Benjamin ~popular but I still love it. Reminds me of The Graduate with Dustin Hoffman.
Cole ~love it.
Jacob ~way too overused.
Keagan ~trendy.
Luke ~okay but overused.
Nathaniel (Nate) ~love the name Nate.
Noah ~overused.
Owen ~not a fan.
Patrick ~never been a fan of this name.

Thanks. I do love classic names :)
Lara is pronounce LAR - UH

luke is overused...? I honestly hear people liking Lucas a lot on here. but I dont know a single Luke. I know a lot of Madisons, Madelyns, Sophies, Kates, Jakes, Jacks, Ryans but no lukes

Luke/Lucas is one of those names that I think will always be a bit popular, but for good reason. It's a very nice name.

I like Cara (or Kara) pronounced the way you have it, but you might have trouble making people say it that way (teachers, etc).

I like most of your names. Owen seems better as a MN to me. For some reason, Keagan seems more like a girl's name.

Not really a fan of Elisabeth or Meredith though. LOVE Kaelyn and Felicity, Patrick and Cole

Yea I worry about that with Cara but I know someone with that name and once people learn it its all good :)

Girls

Anna - I like this. I think it's a classic, timeless name.
Cara (car-uh) - I can't decide. I kind of like it, but knew such a horrid girl with the name. plus I prefer it prn. Care-uh
Chloe - like it, becoming popular though.
Elisabeth (nn: Ella) - I like Ella, but Elisabeth is a bit average to me...
Felicity - I LOVE this. it's one of my new top possibilities for girls names.
Julia - it's ok
Kaelyn (Kay-lyn) - meh. might as well use Katelyn...
Lara - I like this one a lot.
Meredith - love it. one of my top mn choices
Nora - another one of my new faves

Boys:

Austin - this is on of my guilty pleasure names, so yeah I like it.
Andrew - it's ok
Benjamin - I like this but w/Ben as a nn, NOT Benji
Cole - this name is growing on me too
Jacob - I like it but it's WAY popular
Keagan - I'm wishy washy about this one
Luke - love it, wish I could use it
Nathaniel (Nate) - I like this name. I knew a kid w/it growing up & he went by Than as his nn. I always liked it & it seems like this should be the automatic nn for this name to me now.
Noah - LOVE it. dh won't let me use it...
Owen - so so for me
Patrick - it's ok

my fiance isnt really a fan of noah either and Im on the fence.. I used to love it but his influence has made me not like if. and Felicity is a great name!

cara means "face" in spanish.

i like owen, noah, cole...well most of your boys names. and girls names too, but not Nora. it sounds like what a hamster does (gnaws).

Thanks :)

Cara also means dear one in hebrew and friend in greek

Anna Beautiful. I'd like to name a child that one day.
Cara I like it pronounced this way. It's not my absolute favourite name ever, but it's very pretty.
Chloe A little too cutesy for me. It feels trendy, too, but there's nothing wrong with the name itself.
Elisabeth I love Elisabeth; I prefer Ellie over Ella for a nickname, but Ella is pretty too.
Felicity Lovely.
Julia Lovely as well.
Kaelyn I don't like it at all. I'm not sure why, though.
Lara It's pretty, but I knew the most horrible Lara once. Now I can't hear the name without thinking about her.
Meredith Lovely.
Nora Also one of my favourites.

Austin Austin feels trendy to me, though there's nothing wrong with it. It's not my style, but not bad.
Andrew Something about the 'drew' sound always bothered me--it's a bit harsh to me. It's not a name I like, but again, it's not bad, either.
Benjamin I like it.
Cole I like it.
Jacob My dad's name. I think it's so classy and just great. Love it.
Keagan Really not my style. I don't like it so much because of the K and G together. They're strong sounds.
Luke Love it.
Nathaniel LOVE it.
Noah I like it.
Owen Like it.
Patrick Like it.

Good list!

Girls

Anna - don't like
Cara - I like Care-uh, Car-uh sounds pretentious to me
Chloe - cute but childish
Elisabeth (nn: Ella) - LOVE it, I like Libby as a nn though
Felicity - love it
Julia - pretty
Kaelyn (Kay-lyn) - trendy and childish, hate it
Lara - very pretty
Meredith - nice, I like it
Nora - don't like

Boys:

Austin - okay
Andrew - don't like
Benjamin - don't like
Cole - don't like
Jacob - like
Keagan - hate
Luke - prefer Lucas or Luca, but Luke is okay
Nathaniel (Nate) - nice
Noah - don't like
Owen - okay
Patrick - nice!

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